New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-07
BY Last Nights Mails.

H
Owing to a report that the Louisiana
Legislature was to be invaded by an armed
mob, General Buchanan yesterday sur.
| rounded the Capitol with a small bedy of
cavalry, infantry, and artillery, and the
body proceeded with its business without
molestation. The committee to whom Gen
eral Grants communication was referred in
the Senate, reported that, in their opinion,
the action Of the President in recurring
members to take the test oath should be
fully sustained. They. however, added:
"A due respect, however, to the wishes of
the General commanding the armies Of the
United States induces the committee to
recommend a discontinuance of the test
| oath, and hereafter members may qualify
in accordance with the constitution Of the
State"
The report was adopted as it came from
the committee, and fifteen Democratic Sen
ators were sworn in under the constitution.
Neto York Commercial.
The committee appointed by the Louisi-
ana Senate to consider the message OF Gen
eral Grant relative to the test oath reported
yesterday in favor Of discontinuing that
oath. The report having been adopted, the
| Democratic Senators, who had previously
kept aloof, were sworn in. The House also
permanently organized. The threats of the
ku-Klux Klan forced General Buchanan
to give the Legislature military protection
yesterday.-Ne1o York Tribune.
WASHINGTON, July S.-The tax bill as re-
ported to-day in the Senate will be taken
up on Monday, and continued from day to
day until finished, and will probably occupy
all the week. Nearly all the important
amendments have been heretofore indi.
Gated. One adopted this morning restores
the meter system for distilleries substantial
ly as under existing laws. Four dollars per
barrel on whisky in bond is retained, but
NI,,As ,fplI ~ 1
ed from six months to twelve months. The
special license tax on wholesale and retail
| whisky dealers is retained at the same ir.
ure as in the present law.
The President has signed the bill provid-
ing that in case of the removal of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court from his
death, resignation, or inability to discharge
the powers and duties of said office, the
same shall devolve upon the senior associ.
ate justice until such inability is removed
or another appointment made.
The only feature worthy of note was the
defeat again in the House of the proposition
to increase the pay of government clerks,
which was laughed down with all sorts of
funny amendments, and then rejected by
more than twothirds vote. Mr.. Stevens
says he will call it up again on Monday.
One of the members of the Ways and
Means Committee has figured out that But
ler's scheme for taxing government bonds
will yield twenty millions Of dollars, The
committee will not be in hurry to call up
their bill for action.
The bill removing political disabilities
from twelve hundred citizens of North Caro-
lima, including Governor Holden, one Con-
gressmau, and several State officials, was
signed by the President yesterday.
The "Blak Man by Josh BuIinEs.
The blak man emigrated tew this free
and Plus country about 200 years formerly,
in the lower story of a vessel; he was kind
~ furnished with a free ride, and some rice
and water for vittles.
Immejitlv upon his arrival he commenced
bizness for other folks on our eastern coast,
and had plenty to do.
He wuz very ekonomickal in his habits OF
clothes, wearing but fu, and those seldom
made out oV cashmere.
Al He okkashunally changed his lokation,
moving into an adjoining State, but in these
journeys he was always kindly furnished
) with guide, so there was no danger of his
/ gittin lost.
In these trips he seldom took his family
: with him; they were either allowed to re.
main at hum, or made excursions to other
} States in search of work, under the guild
, ance of experienced guides.
Once in a while the Blak Man would stray
away to the cold and bitter North, and git
cruelty lost.
Hiz guides would mourn for him then, and
| 5ShICu IOI ululi DuL LIZ ldLllly 5OOu gOl
? reconciled to the loss.
Everybody sed, where he lived, that he
was the happiest critter that had ever been
discovered yet, with nothing to do but work
and kind guide to watch over him all the
time, and mourn for him when he got lost
, But the Blak Man is a very phoolish
critter.
After 200 years NV this bliss, he grew cross
to his guides, and would not follow the
guides, and the contzequeentz IL that the
!. guides have got mad, and 1 am afraid tha'
the Blak Man will have to take care ov him
self now.
e He will find it very different now from
. what it was before.
: He haZ got tew educate his own young
1 ones now, and learn them how to spell cor
, rektly, one of the most difficult things in
she world; and he has got teW vote, and
, keep his familee together, and pay when he
rides in the street kars.
l am afrade the Blak Man hez made
Z mistake; if he haz, it is a bad one, for hi:
guides will never take him into their hands
again-no, never They are mad, and dom
Z like the way the Blak Man quit
them, when they wuz driv with bizness
: and after they had took SO much care Of
: him for so many years.
: feel sorry for the guides; they aIWuz
Z seemed to have a great interest in the blak
Man, but they are mad now and l don't
, know az | blame them much, Ior blak IN
! | gratitude IL the poorest kind Nv pay.
! 1t perhaps would be well enuH for me to
Y stait for the benefit of new beginners the
! Black Man formerly resided ia Afrika be.
Y fore he came here TO look for work.