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lively assisted the loyal men of the
State in their efforts to restore Louisi-
ana to her position in the Union, shall
be held to be included among those
herein excepted. Registrars of voters
shall take the oath of any such person
as prima facie evidence of the fact that
he is entitled to the benefit of this pro
viso," shall be stricken from the Con-
stitution, and be null and void, and
the article herein above set forth and
proposed as an amendment, shall be a
part of the constitution, and shall be
published in all official copies of the
same, in place of the article ninety
nine. so stricken out and declared null
and void.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR ]. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of Senate.
Approved Feb. 10, 1870.
(Signed) Fl. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE.
Secretary of State.
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T No.l2.
Joint Resolution

Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitvtion of the State of Louisiana.
Be 1t resoLUed by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State O
Louisiana, IN General Assembly con-
uened, two-thirds of the members elect
ed to each House agreeing thereto,
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State of Louisiana
shall be submitted to the people of the
State at the next general election fol
representatives Of the General Assem-
bly,, and if approved and ratified by g
majority Of the voters at said election
the same shall become part of the
constitution.
ARTICLE -. That prior to the first
day of January, one thousand elght
hundred and ninety, the debt of ths
State shall not be so increased as t,
exceed twenty-five millions of dollars
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of House of Representatives
(Signedl ORCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate
Approved March Is, 1870.
(Signedl III. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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No. IL.
Joint Resolution

OO4A4O 41O9O4SAAk NNA
Submitting an Amendment to the Con
stitution of the State, to the effect
that Article Fifty of the Constitution
shall be abrogated and stricken out,
SECTION I. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the State Of Louisiana, in General As
sembly conrened, two thirds of the mean
bers elected to each House agreeing
thereto, That at the general election
for members to the General Assembly.
which. will take place in November,
eighteen hundred and seventy, an
amendment to the constitution of the
State shall be submitted to qualified
electors of the State for their ratifica-
ton or rejection, in the words following:
"Article fifty of the constitution,
which reads as follows: The Govern
or shall be ineligible for the succeed
ing four year after the expiration of the
time for which he shall have been
elected shall be abrogated and strick-
en- out of the constitution of the State
SEC. 2. BE 1t further rcSOtUed, ETC.,
That at the said general election the
said proposed amendmentto the con-
stitution of the State shall be submit
ted to the qualified voters Of she State
for their ratification or rejection, in the
manner following. to wit: Each voter
shall have printed or written on tick
ct the words ''Abrogate and stricken
out of article fifty of the constitution,
or the words ''Retain article fifty of
the constitution" Upon the closing
of the polls the tickets shall be count
ed, the returns made and the result de-
clared in the manner and form of re-
turning the elections for State officers,
precribed by the general laws relative
to elections.
SEC. 3, Be Il further resOlUed. etc.,
That this joint resolution shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of Senate.
Approved March Is, 1870.
(Signed) Ii. G. WARMOTH.
Goyernorof the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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mo. 81
Joint Resolution
Proposing an Amendment to the Con
stitution of the State.

bLlIOb1OA Va ltiV OJdGOs
SECTION 1. Be IL resoluea By the
Senate and House of Representatives
oftAe State Of Louisiana, in General
Assembly congened, two-third of the
members elected to each House agree
ing thereto, That at the general cleo
ton next ensuing the passage of this
resolution, the following amendment
to the constitution of the State shall
be submitted to the people of the
State, and if majority of the voters
at said election shall approve and rati-
fly such amendment, the same shall
become part Of the constitution, to
wit:
ARTICLE. No person who, at any
time, may have been collector of tax
es, whether State, parish or municipal.
or who may have been otherwise in
trusted with public money, shall be eli
gible to the General Assembly, or to
any Office of profit or trust under the
State Government, until he shall have
obtained discharge for the amount of
such collections and for all public
moneys with which he may have been
intrusted.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
(Signedl OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of Senate.
Approved February is, 1870.
(Signed) Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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The SABBATH.-Oh, the Sab
bath. stillness-how blessed! how
grateful to the eye, the ear, the
soul. Earth's feverish throb is
hushed into quietness. Nature
seems to rest, and her fields and
woodland assume brighter green.
The sun shines with a milder
light, and the breeze whispers
more softly as it passes by. The
ear-t0ned bells break out upon
the still atmosphere, and waves of
sound chase each other away in
undulating melody. The hum of
busy life has ceased for a moment,
and weary men turn to their hous-
es for rest. Welcome the Sab.
bath! It comes like a haven after
a stormy passage on the sea of
life, with the sails of care all furl.
ed, the tossed spirit is moored at
the hearth. The streams flow
more Silly, and the lakes are like
mirrors. AS much as the Sabbath
is trampled ON and disgraced, il
ia Q blessed day for the world.
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TIRE MEMoRY OF A MorHER

THE MEMORY OLA MOTHER
When temptation appears, and
we are almost persuaded to do
wrong, how often a mothers word
of warning will call to mind vows
that are rarely broken. Yes, the
memory of a mother has saved
many a poor wretch from going
astray. Tall grass may be grow
ing over the hallowed spot where
all her earthly remains repose /;
the dying leaves of autumn may
be whirled over it, or the white
mantle of winter may cover it from
sight yet the spirit of her, when
he walks in the right path appears,
and gently, softly and mournfully
calls to him, wandering off into
the ways of error.
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GIRLs.-Girls do not reach their
maturity until twenty-five; yet at
sixteen they are wives and moth
ers all over this land, robbed of
all the rights and freedom of child.
hood in marriage; crippled in
growth and development; the vital
forces needed to build up a vigor-
Gus and healthy Womanhood are
sspped and perverted from their
legitimate channels in the prema-
ture Office ofreproduction. When
the body is overtaxed, the mind
loses its tone, and settles down
into a gloomy discomfort, that
enfeebles the whole moral being.
The feeble mother brings forth
feeble sons, the sad mother those
with morbid appetites. The con.
slant demand for stimulants
among men, is the result of the
morbid conditions of their moth.
ers. Healthy, happy, vigorous
womanhood would do more fol
the cause Of temperance than any
prohibitory or license laws posi-.
bly, can. When woman, by the
observance Of the laws of life
and health, is restored to
her normal condition; maternity
will not be a period of weakness,
but added power. With that
high preparation OF body and soul
TO which I have referred, men and
women of sound mind and body.
drawn together by true sentiments
Of affection, might calculate with
a certainty on a happy home.
with healthy children gathering
round their fireside. One of the
saddest features of woman's pres
emit condition is her idea that she
is cursed Of heaven in her mother
hood; that it is one of natures ne
cessities that she should suffer
through the period of maternity
It is because we ignorantly violate
SO many laws of our being that is
so to-day Mrs. e. G. Stanton
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Cou1d'st Thou not Watch one
HOurp

Thy night is dark-behold the shadeis deeper
In the old garden of Gethsemane,
When that calm voice awOke the weary
sleeper,
Could's st thou net watch one hour alone
with nae
@. thou so,yveary of thy selfdenials,
And so impatient of thy little cross,
Is it so hard to bear thy daily trials,
To count all earthly things gaintul loss
What if thor. al,cays suffer tribulation
And if thy Christian warfare neuer cease
The gaining of the quiet habitation
Shall gather thee to everlasting peace.
But here we all must suffer, walking lonely
The path that Jesus once himself hath gone
Watch thou in patience through this hour
only,
This one dark hour before the eternal
dawn.
The aaptive's oar may pause upon the galley
The soldier sleep beneathhis plumed crest
And Peace may fold her wing Ger hill and
But thou, D Christian, must not take thy
rest
Thou must walk on, however man apbraid
thee,
With hinA who trOd the wine-press all
alone;
Thou wilt not find one human hand TO aid
thee,
One human soul to comprehend thy own !!
Heed not the images forever thronging
From out the toTegone life thou hTest no
more;
Paint hearted mariner, still art thou longing
For the dim line OF the receding shore.
Wilt thou find rest of soul in thy returning
To that old path thou hast so vainly trod :?
Hast thou forgotten all thy weary yearning
To walk among the children Of thy God?
Faithful and steadfast in their CONSIDERATIONS
Living by that high faith to thee so dim,
Declaring before God their dedication,
So far from thee, because 50 near to Him.
Canst thou forget thy Christian super
scriptiOn--
"Beheld, we count them happy which en-
durel'
What treasure wouldst thou, in the land
Egyptian,
Repass the stormy water to secure7
And wilt thou yield thy sure and glorious
For the poor heeting joys earth can affordl
No hand can take away the treasure from us
That rests within the keeping of the Lord.
Poor wandering soul-I know that thou art
seeking
Some easier way, as all have sought before,
To silence the reproachfnl inward speaking
Some landward path into an island shore!
The cross is heav, in thy human measure,
The way too narrow for thine inward pride
Thou canst not lay thine intellectual treasure
At the low foot stool of the Crucifed.
Oh, that thy faithless soul, one hour only,
Would comprehend the christian perfect
life,
Despised with Jesus, sOrrowful and lonely,
Yet calmly looking upward in its strife,
For poverty and self remuneration
Their Father yieldeth back athousandfold
In the calm stiffness of regeneration
Cometh a joy they never knew of old.
In meek obedience TO the heavenly Teacher
Thy weary soul can only find its peace;
Seeking no aid from any human creature,
Looking to God alone for his release.
And He will come in His own time and
power
To set HIS earnest-hearted children free
Watch only through this dark and painful
hour,
And the bright morning yet will break fOl
thee.
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Brigham Young says he don't
understand the utility of bringing
children to church, when they de-
rive no benefit from the teachings
but only annoy other people.
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Mrs. Stanton thinks that court

Mrs. Stanton thinks that court
ing ought to be left entirely to
women. She says: 81 candidly
believe that nature intended man
for the rough work of life; to dig
into philosophy, politics, parallel
ograms and potatoes, and humbly
to wait in his material sphere
until selected by the queens of the
hearthstone." Mrs. Stanton thinks
men are too "vacillating and awk-
ward" in their love-maKing.
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Proposed Amendments to the Con-
stitution ofthe State of Louisiana.

To be submitted to the people Of the
State at the aert General Election
to be held the Seventh dag Of No
Uen,be'', Aaao DOnsiai One Thou
sand EightHupdred and Seventy.
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An Indictment.

The history of King Alcohol is
history of shame and corruption,
of cruelty, crime, rage, and ruin.
He has taken the glory of health
from off the cheek and placed
there the reddish hue of the wine
cup.
He has taken the lustre from
the eye and made it dim and
bloodshot.
He has taken beauty and come
illness from the face and left it i'll
shaped and bloated.
He has taken strength from the
limbs and made them weak and
tottering.
He has taken firmness and elias
ITCHY from the step and made it
faltering and treacherous.
He has taken vigor from the
arm and left flabbiness and weak
ness.
He has taken vitality from the
blood, and filed it with poison
and with seeds Of disease and
death. He has transformed this
body, fearfully and wonderfully
made, Gods masterpiece of ami
NAL mechanism, into a vile, loath.
some, sinking mass of humanity.
He has entered the brain-the
temple of thought--dethroned
reason, and made it reel with folly.
He has taken the beam. of in.
telligence from out of the eye, and
exchanged for it the stupid stare
of idiocy and dullness.
He has taken the impress of en-.
nobled manhood from off the face
and left the mark of sensuality
and brutishness.
He has bribed the tongue to ut
ter madness and cursing.
He has turned the lips to songs
of ribaldry and revelling-
| He has taken cunning from the
hands and turned them from deeds
of usefulness to become instru
ments of brutality and murder.
He has broken the ties of friend
thip, and planted the seeds of en-
nifty.
He has made the kind indul
gent father brute, a tyrant, g
murderer.
He has transformed the loving
mother into very fiend Of british
incarnation.
! He has made obedient and af
fectionate sons and daughters the
breakers of hearts, and the de
strOyers of homes.
He has stripped backs of theil
brOadcloth and silk, and clothed
them with rags.
He has taken luxuries from of
the table, and has compelled men
to cry on account of famine, anC
to beg for bread.
He has stolen mems palaces
and given them wretched novels
in exchange.
He has taken away acres, anC
given not even a decent buria
place in death.
He has filed our streets ant
ways with violence and lawless
ness.
He has complicated our law
and crowded our courts.
He has filed to overlooking ouI
houses of correction and peniten
tiaries.
He has peopled with his multi
tude our poor houses.
He has Strengthened us for room
in our insane asylums.
He has filled our world witt
tears and groans, with poor ant
helpless, with wretchedness ant
want.
He has taken away faith, an,
hope, and charity, yea, and al
that is lovely and of good report
: and given despairs, infidelity, Ell
nifty, and all the motion, an,
, deeds of wickedness.
He has banished Christ fror
the heart, and created a he
: within.
He has wrecked and eufeeble
, the bodies, shattered and destroy
.. ed the minds, imperiled an
! damned the souls of our fellow
!. men.
These are the counts of our il
i, dictment. Let the world Judge {
the truth. !.
THE SABBATH.-Oh, the Sal
: bath. stillness-how blessed! ho'
| grateful tn tha nvn tho cor RI
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o3o,s,;st cana,,;on ,,,nr, M. ,,-,;n.
i've 1,,,,;,,;on c,r.,nn,aa. >. 49, .t'
t:so,m which Groat Britain ia ui,l,1r.,1;no
s:th provincial ui!i,ia. and to garrison nn!3
..ruir che abandoned forts. II i. nr,nsa,
!. maintain standing army of IA Mx MON
i; cost Of some five or sir .nillicps o. dol
'arsn yenr.
What does Canada want with narrisous
::..u forts aIvna Ler southern frra,.er. and
, 1870-08-14

Tie story told by the Paris -Ioniaur of
the manner OF the death of General Douay
at tho battle Of Weissenburg, is very
l~renchy and very theatrical, and may or
may not be true but had better not be
implicitly believed until verified. But, if
tine, the act is not one to commend ns an
example. It WIS more like that of a ma
ni:c than brave n1nn. The duty of m
officer, when he perceives TINT a battle is
iiletlievably lost, is, not to commit xv;eide,
~at 10 exert all his efforts to
withdraw his soldiers in the best
..:aer in his power; TO collect a
rcar guard to project his
retreat, aud to fall back slowly aud de1iber-
"'ely, fighting as he goes, Only a COM
usantcr who hai lost nll presence of mind,
or wEo had behaved 80 badly in the facc OF
! rhe foe that he dare not meet his superiosa,
would he guilty Of the rash or cowardly act
! attributed to General Douny. The account
rays ,hat, when he saw that the day YVES lost
1eyoud hope, instead OF taking steps to So
| euro an orderly retreat, he sent his aids
| away, and then role his horse toward
:a,e approaching enemy. dismonntea,
slot the animal with his 70
v.slyer, and then walked forward
al.til lie fell FROM II discharge of the mus
E.tsy. What is there gallant or com.
u:e.dahle in :idiculous performance OF
5Eis description? 1t was no evidence OF
i,--verY; on the contrary, it was the effect
u i,ns'eele encouragement and faint
Ie::1ted despair. If such feeling is CON-
ii on among tho French officers, they ,nay
j., we'll tall rack to Paris, aud then s,1r1en-
/ s::r ut discretion, for they will never again
:'.ana 10 the Rhine, except as prisoners Of
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The August nuntet uf 3Irs. Rs.ne's Chi
enso .tdSa:ins Of fc.Aion. Attfsc oad HON.
III t,in9 is. with its thick ard tinted paper, ,ts
ssustIrt- tyrcg1ap1sy. it's charming pictorial
Embellishments. ii. e1anis;:elv !eaa,if'l1 fash.
matter. perfect gem. and Demonstrates thai
tic .r'rarli*" Wcstsn nralries are equal to the
n. 6r.tion Of something BESIDES whest and
no.nui,ee*. core aud chills and ferer, ,railos&la
s1.t c,itic:anp, speculation and sharp p7se.
.i.c- 1t il a notice to Eastern Publishers to
lccl snt for their laurels ard thcir business
LtscaEo asTi.es to the empire Of the arss and
sn. .,i:l c.ltIsc, IS we'll rs OF material proiuc-
:i,G- There is oge objection to this lnagBzins
o,1r ssisso,s rcfufe 10 be party to its mutil2,
tic:. slen We are ten 7ted to fnrrish tho read.
r. ot ,hc Pioneer With some Of its racy PART
s.srE-."
sapy { + the Chicago -HaGa1iHe TO cut from.
Hu is evidcrtfy EertirEaan ef ttsse ard cua-
,E1c, cs ell a. eosscitntious critic ChicAso
is Justly proud Of this new enterprise. which
l. a. iadividual enorh and Is pleased 10 see it
rsccive favorable recognition from other GreAs
F+fire
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Gigantic ProJcct for Extrna4n. th<
Ess.rdrt~ OF Sew YuEA t'tfy.

trnfn lAe trtr FORK NIoria, .4r1. T.
It is DOW een understood anong ccr,air
influential political leaders Of this city All
We+tclle&tar County that Erest aancxatiou
srhcGe, previously hiutctf At. aad some ot1erz
arc to te brought forward st the next Session
sion OF the Legislature and carried out.
: Ths fzst and most important scheme at.
fectins tho interests Of the citizens Of West.
chester County is tho projected in.
corporation Of the towns Of Morris snia,
Wctt Farms, Nestchester, and tho 3ouct
section OF fonkcrn, N,lh tho cit: Of New York.
Mary now 60 70 far ns 10 f4vos the annexation
Of the four towns named entire, but also the
;oa1:s Of Eastches:ez, Pelham. New Rochelle,
Mamarsrcck. Sca1Easlc, White Plains. and
Grecnbc1gh; a1so, the lower se:tions OF Has.
rifon and Rye, running the boundary line from,
the ursleon River At Tatry town, alacE The
northern line At GreeH1bursh an White Plains,
ana thence in direct line through thu toxnt
Of Harrison and RYE to the Connecticut line
or Ey.am Hiver at Port Chcrttr.
Great Inducements are held cut to the c,ti.
xens Of the towns named hy the projectors
| ard advoea:es of tho scheme. The couycci.
the Construction of an additional Eese.y,iz il
nt cesstry. and the protection Of tile Metro.
rosltan ltclice and Fire D. ;,1rtnlsnts IRE prou,.
issd, ard se;y l.zse proportion OF tbs ;o2r.
fati, It would doubtless hail such An cveni viii,
sati taction.
Aro,her rroiect alluded to is that of co,.
ve1ting The Bronx River (of historical inter.
eet) from its outlet in the East Eises, uv.r
Ntst Farms. and opposite Rtker's Ia,,.I, to
White Plains, Into gra!ni canal, 100 fee: vide
ard eight feet doep. will. locks At such puin,s Z
r. my he deemed necessary. 80 as to roa3c1
It available at alt hours for the transpcEtation
in ta1ges Of lime, 11tnber, coal. and ctlrr
h.a,, articles Of merchandise 1t IL likanise
suggested 10 cut a canal from the I5.,,a1 River
st : reint jnss telov Williams Hfidse to AiIl
IHcoE ut Fortsbnru, and thence w1dea snj
{, eren that stream, and construct what locks
usr Re necessary. also n1onE The same 20 a.
t. sflstt i: for the purposes Of q canal TO IT,
o..,.et into the Harlem River. portion ot
tl,. rro1.x River water may, br this Arrange
jim b ook. and thus greatly lessen the imp1,
ii ststl latter stream
Ii i. ccrto:led tAas thisiarrosencus woa1l
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The t;etmnsl DRy OF Prhycrs

Frankfort tJsly 50 ce.respo"dsao< of the L'"a"T
.Strs
To-day the shops are closed and tho church
CT arc open. This IL due to TIC hins M o. teas
ssas PROCLAMATION, enjolhin6 knat Nsaaesuay, ~
tue eth el July, was to 10 set apart as i: aiy
OF special prayer. It IL at MI tiu,es ve1S d'ln-
cult TO decide how far religious ob=eFsances,
ttei formed in obedience TO Il decfee, aceula;e-
y It feet the opinions OF people. u t1e
present case outW=rI indications seem 70 WAT.
rant tho csucln4ioa tbs. the inhahitante OF
frankfurt aze predispososl to do wAae taelf
k,ng las commanded. walked through rae
principal streets This morning without dhd!ng
the shutters removed from the "lnuows OF
tirgle shop OF any size- But On ciossr u
srec.ion 1.perceiyed numerous traces Of 9.s. ae.
tire to make the best Of Matters to give
token Of davout obedience to co1il-
for doing business. While tho shut
ters covered the windows, the doors wero
not closed. No real obstacle was placed III the
way Of purchasers. At the same time tue
streots we're crowded With persons hurrying
toward the churches. Entering ono Of the
largest, found that nearly every seat wss oe-
CUPID, lut also renarkee that tho congEe"
CATION VAS chiefly composed OF laiiea- The
proportion Of the female to tho mnie worship
rc1a Naa ~ three to one. Nor was this sns.
prislng- The number OF mou now IN the field
muet te1aibly affect the relative proportion VI
the rc1es in . city like this. Mothers, 1augh-
tels, eiste1s, and wives are ready to join iu
I'll: work which may be deemed 'ikeiy to bring
blessing upon those wIlo Lave gone forth to
The fight. OF the te1yices need SAT but lit
tle H. il common in Gesman churches, tue
most impressive part Is the singing. Tia fiue
old hymns, set to simple but very effective
nueic, are always sung by German conseo-
ga.ion with sn eaEs.eetness aud y correctnes u
Wlicl, nloiuce au extremely Ene result. Or
:his OCCASION they all gang IS II their heart.
! we're i13 The Rotk.