The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-04
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One OF the greatest writers Of this aent
treating of period Of Spanish history %!
ing the known ability of several adminsr IVY COY
labored assiduously and unsuccessfuIly f..
to improve the condition of the cou,,. Sa!,s
equal force. ard elegance, - when n 49, ~, w
enterprising, no effort of Government c,a
So Now, looking to the Incompatible adj, ,'s
the inter oceanic route, proposed by the Men,.
New. Orleans eonventions-its shorter d;ass
superior fertility, agricultural and mineral
gion through which it passes-the greater.
water and torage-its freedom from snov.h,. Y %y5s
its unparalleled eastern connections, beginn.
Kansas City, St. Louis, louisville and 4Ca,,
Northwest, reaching Memphis, Vicksburc s
leans and Galveston in tie Southwest. and M
them and their roads, with all the cities of ii. Hs
tic sea. board-it would seem the height of sk.,s
to doubt the ultimate success OF the road h, g
of Congressional aid But, whether this is
view of the future, it is no less true, that the :
progress of this grand scheme is in the hanas !
people on the line of the route, and that upon n.
tivity and enterprise which they themselves sho.
depend immediate aid from the Government Il, i
are slow, backward and listless it cannot be ax,,
that government so complicated as ours, and =
rassed with so many duties and so much debt vii /
ply all the means and all the energy necessary / Y
plete the worls-or that Government, alone ana
sisted by private and corporate enterprise, will j..
take it. No effort of Government can supply Tho
of enterprise Of the towns, cities, States and ssef
to be benefited by this work. II
GREAT GoD WHAT People !-There liyest;s
good city Of Washington, a man, Dr. Nichols by =,
who has been one of the most senseless fanatic, j.,
land on the negrophilist question His extreme vi.
practices and teachings illustrated by the f,eta
he compelled his three daughters, aged Thirteen
teen and seventeen. to attend a mixed school,.
Howard University built under the auspices Of
Ffeedmens Bureau. Not long aimee while these o
were walking within the limits of the city, A h.
negro violated the eldest, the particulars of which
have been published in the papers, but which We v
reneta Ito lay before our readers, and would not
do so, but to illustrate the depraved morals Of
extreme Radical party of the North A correspon
OF the Picayune in writing at the time Of this hearts
ening occurrence said:
He sprang directly upon her used no violence
cept the exertion Of strength necessary TO accom-
his purpose, land made no attempt to defend hin
by retaliation from the blows showered upon him
the younger girls
This outrage occurred on Wednesday morning.
evening papers of Thursday published graphic del
The outraged father had the detectives on the traf
the brute. On Thursday night other counsels
vailed, and it given out that the affair had res,
in simple assault, without serious consequel
Everybody says yes, and out of consideration for
future life of the unfortunate girl, accepts the SCI
thought-but no one believes it. 1t is doubtful whe
the second thought originated with the father A
lie trial, with these three girls on the witness ST
and hundred columns of details published in til
ands Of papers, would have had a bad effect on
party and SO the fathers abates the chase 81
ems the negro escapes, and in week or two the
pie assault will be forgotten except by the brute
will gloat, and the ruined girl, who will greve owe
to the end of her days.
All this occurred and was published a month
AS fitting appendix, we give the following parag
taken from New Orleans paper of the 21st: g q
The New York Tribune apologies for the Wash
ton negro accused Of making an indecent assault u
a young lady, BY saying he only caught hold of
dress, when the girl screamed and her sisters bega
throw stones, soaring the miserable creature far W
than he had frightened the girls" Poor fellow,
alarmed he must have been Ia
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