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erted considerable influence. Mr.. Chester's
efforts were signally successful, and he re-
turned to this country in 1864, and became
the war correspondent of the Washington
Chronicle and Philadelphia Press, from the
ARMY Of the1James
In 1866 Mr.. Chester went again to Eng.
land, and early, in 1867 appeared in st.
Petersburg, Russia, as an agent Of the
Freedmens Educational Society, estab-
lished in Philadelphia under the presiden.
cy Of the phiAnthropist Mr.. Stuart.
While in the Russian capital his creden.
tials from the prominent men Of his native
country insured him the entree to royal
circles, and the recognition Of the noble
classes. The New York San, last Janu.
airy, gave long sketch of Mr.. Chester
appearance on the staff Of the Emperor, al
grand review of SO. 1000 troops The dis
tinction with which he was treated occa.
stoned much comment at the time.
Leaving Russia, Mr.. Chester visited
nearly all of the principal countries Of
Europe, and was received at the courts oil
each with marked honor, as the represen-
tative of the celored people of the United
States. He also visited Paris during the
grand exposition there, after which he re-
turned to England, where he was received
by Her Majesty the''Queen of England
In London, DESTROYS of being admitted
to the London bar, he entered the temple
for three years, and in. April 1870 was
called to the bar as barrister-at-law, and
with his wig and gown took his seat rs the
peer of gentlemen of the English bar.
Moncure d. Conway, in his letters to the
Cincinnati Commercial, speaks of listening
to Mr.. Chester conducting the defense OF
a man charged with murder, and his sue
cess in clearing his client Mr. Cheste
was the first black man of the United
States ever called to the English bar, and
his success is matter Of pride not only
to his race but to every American. His
abilities as man, his education and
cultivation, have surrounded him with
friends abroad, who have treated him with
high personal consideration regardless
of his dusky color Mr.. Chester is full
blooded negro, tall, well formed, with q
sensible face adorned with a short nous.
tache and beard. He has a good voice
and a cultivated pronunciation, and above
all, possesses pleasing manners.
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COOPERATION.

The fundamental principles upon
which shall at some not far distant
day rest the happiness of the whole
human family is the law of compen-
sation or cooperation. In q not
very delicate sense we say, you
tickle me and I will tickle you," OF
in more elegant language, a reci-
procity of action toward harmoni-
GUS fellowship in the whole family,
will tend more to reconciliation
OF those elements of contention il
society, which now agitates and
commands the attention of philoso-
pliers, statesmen and socialists.
Reason, right, justice and morality
are the corner stones of that spirit
ual building on earth, not made
with hands, but built upon thepure
divine characteristics of man, that
building, world-body or society in
which the whole race shall dwell on
terms of brotherly love, relief and
truth. Relief, we mean q recipro-
catlve action of every being with
and for his fellow-man. The good
order, peace and moral attributes of
a social order, rests upon the study
OF those divine princes enunciated
from the first cause" the fountain,
the source of all truth-principles
of truth coming from God. The
religion of reason or free will is the
only system of q divine character
which will bring about harmoni-
GUS indweling Of man with his
Maker, the only system which will
bring about o reconciliation of the
conflicting interests, opinions and
principles Of sects with sects orders
and societies, in fact of man with
man. National questions of gov
ernments, social questions of evils.
moral questions in society all must
be solved by a mutual discussion
and concession and cooperation
and reciprocation, and it will ct
once cut the gordon knot and solve
The question for the good Of the
man race. s.,f u -ss
4hen it u incumbent upon each
a and every individual e lay aside
his prejudices be 81 political or
social, and give his ~ md coun-
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-24
T. MORRIS CHESTER, ESQ.

Elsewhere in our columns APP
pears the notice of lecture by T..
Morris Chester, Esq, to be delivered
at st. James A. NJ. E. Chapel, (Ro-
man street, on Thursday Evening,
the 28th instant, when Lieutenant
Governor Dunn will preside.
Mr.. Chester is lawyer of whom
America may justly heproud. Not
withstanding the frequent and per-
sistent announcement in high places
that the negro is incapable, and in
efficient in the profession, in Mr..
Chester's high attainments we have
indisputable evidence, not only of the
negro's capacity, of his indomitable
will and perseverance under diff
culties, but of his ability to cope
with the most favored of the races,
and to win success.
This gentleman is making tour
through the South to secure a more
intimate knowledge of his people,
whose elevation has been the con-
slant purpose of his life.
The subject of his lecture, these
are they that came out of great trib-
ulation,) is suggestive, and we be-
speak for him a generous welcome.
The Louisville Commercial of July
9th, has the following:
Mr. Chester's career in Europe has been
of SO markedly distinguished character
that short sketch of his career will not
be inopportune.
Mr.. Chester was born in Harrisburg, in
1854. He went through course of study
in Avery College, Allegheny City, and in
1853 went to Liberia, where he studied the
condition of the Africans, making frequent
excursions to the interior, and acquainting
himself with the customs and peculiarities
of the natives. A year later he returned to
the United States, and entered Thetford
Academy, in Vermont where he graduat-
ed in 1856, and made second journey to
Africa. In Monrovia, the largest city in
the Republic of Liberia, he practiced law,
and engaged in teaching, obtaining all the
information in his power of the capacities,
inclinations and habits of the people of
the coast settlements, and the tribes of the
interior. BY personal observation he Oh
tanned practical knowledge of the coun.
try, and can speak. intelligenuy of it. In
1861, feeling desire to assist in the pre-
servation of the Union, he returned to this
country, and was extremely active in the
organization of colored troops in the
East In 1863 Mr.. Chester went to Lon
don, and at the instance OF Mr.. Adams,
and other distinguished Americans, went
into the naanafActurine districts 10 speak
among the people. and creaGs . sentimsnt
Of sympathy ior the Union At that time
q Southern Aid Society was in existence,
with headquarters in Manchester, and ex.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-24

The Shreveport Republican OF
September 18th, gets off the follow
ing at the expense of its city:
eve heard on the street a few
days since remark derogatory to
the enterprise of our citizens, that
the market house was disgrace to
the city. Another person, a by
stander, replied I'VE had better get
something to put in market house
before we build a new one Which
is it, a new market house or q bet
ter supply of marketable products !?
We opine it is both"
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Lieu. Gov. Rinser of South Car
DINA does not like the proposition
that martial law be proclaimed IN
any part Of that State. He thinks
the remedy would be worse than
the disease, and that the civil pow
er is amply sufficient to repress {, DIS
order. The result of the patroniins
of Spartanburg County shows thai
only military force can keep peace
N the country.-M Y. Tribune
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Those of us who have crossed the
sea, and among other sightseeing
have gone to look upon the private
apartment of the great Queen Elz-
abeth, carefully preserved as she
left it, have doubtless been most
forcibly struck with the difference
between the comforts and luxurieS
enjoyed then and now. In many
respects, the merchants, or even
mechanics wife, in America, enjoys
more real luxury than all her pow
er could purchase for the "Malaeu
Queen" The coarse mating Vi
rushes which covers her floor forms
O contrast with the soft velvet Oh
which "Young America treaa',
Her breakfast was said to consist VI
bread, meat, and a pint OF oee',
Our fair American queens wo''''
turn up their dainty noses al S"''
q meal as that!
To our apprehension, the mos
distin ,tive feature of this wohu''
full age-so full Of invention anu -
marked By great discoveries ~
number Of hppy homes. fone .,;:.'
only the favored tew-the noO'''''
and the weather. merchants-"e''
enabled to live in ease and to envy;
even such privileges as then ez'S'sN
The gred majority dwelt in po'e'''
az serfs of the fortunate class aOo'0
them, never expecting to imP'o'
their condition, nor to ada WV
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
MACON, GEORGIA, /
September Is, 1871. {

Possibly, no contemplated as
semblage among colored people
ever attracted so much attention in
advance as the Southern States Con-
vention, which expects to meet in
Columbia s. c. Oct. 18th. 1t has
given rise, not only to a deal of crit
icism from the rebel press, but to q
host of speculations from Republi-
can newspapers. The all absorb
ing question appears to be, what
are the colored people going to do.
Are they going to draw distinctly e
lines between the white and color
ed. Are they going to recommend
emigration to Africa, to Hayti, to
the West, to New Mexico. Are
they going to memorable Congress
and ask for the State of Texas, for
the use Of the freedmen, for free
schools, for more protection, or are
they going to organize counter
ku Klux associations, or are they
going there to spout and gas, and
adjourn and do nothing, as has to
|
frequently been the case in our
colored conventions.
I am not prepared, Mr.. Editor,
to speak for the convention in q
manner that might appear to. de-
fine what will be its characteS. but
I think previous colored conven-
tons will be no criterian for to
measure the standard OF this by. The
men that will mainly compose this
convention. it is true, will be
strangers to each other, but are
men who have already made their
characters at home. and have been
trained to business eth in consti-
tutional conventions lseislatures,
or ip Congress, heretofore the color
ed men who essayed to lead were
inexperienced in business transac-
tons, and in to many instances
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The New York Tribune of Sept.
10, furnishes this item:
"The Pittsburg Post of to-day
contains an editorial proposing a
Sixteenth amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn, to remove the disability
from citizens of foreign birth from
being eligible for the Presidency,
giving Carl Schurz an even chance
with Fred. Douglass. It is the in
tention to push the matter with
earnestness,
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Don't bother editors when they
are busy. Quilp stepped into the I'M
perial sanctum this morning to ask
what he'd better write about
Write about ?" growled the di'-
gusted chief; 81 think you had be-
ter right about facet" and he did
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s@The city papers of Thursday
report Robert Randolph as having
come again to grief. He has been
detected in an effort to obtain mon
ey from the National Banking As
ISOLATION, on forged check. Ac-
cused is in prison to await his trial,
having failed to procure bail for his
aODQ0rQnCe
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appearance

wWe acknowledge with many
thanks to the donor, the due re-
ceipt of a copy of "Mardi Gras =
a tale of Ante ellum Times, by
Jim Linkinwater. The work may
be had at Isl Camp street.
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thought they were doing their
constituents great service in de-
livering windy declarations, SEEM
ingly forgetfnll that their rhetorical
fiourishes would never reach be-
yond the threshold of the house in
which they were speaking.
This convention will be made up
of material quite different the
gentlemen likely to attend this
convention will be adopts in par
liamentary rules, accustomed to
committees, and experts on re-
ports, resolutions, &c. This will
not only accelerate business, but
will give it shape, and clothe it
with power that will command
public attention. And while no
one can conjecture what will be the
work of the convention, yet, there
is one thing sure, the amount OF
brain and learning that is coming
together, will find plenty to do, and
will doubtless do it well. We CLEAN
the following from a few prominent
gentlemen if reports can be relied
upon, but if we are mistaken, We
hope the gentlemen will not think
hard.
1t is likely MIR. harding, of Ten
nessee, will strongly advocate the
prosperity of the colored people
settling on government lands, as
fast as they can get to them.
Mr. Isaac Myers, Of Baltimore, will
strongly advocate cooperative asso-
Citations, and urge this rule for the
colored people in stores, trades, etc.
Mr.. J. G. Gibbs, of Florida, will
urge upon the colored people, the
necessity of fifty or a hundred thou
sand moving from Democratic States
to Florida, and keeping it Repub-
lican forever.
Mr.. Frederick Douglass will likely
urge the colored people to support
President Grant in purchasing San
Domingo, and annexing it to oul
Government etc.
Mr.. NJ. M. Turner, of Georgia,
will likely advocate a thorough or
ganization of all the Southern
States, with a salued President who
shall lie known as chief of freed
mems affairs, and who shall take
cognizance of all matters relating to
the colored people.
Mr.. I. Nj. Harris, of North Caro-
lima, will likely advocate the pros
perity of the colored people endors-
ing the denomination of General
Grant.
A prominent gentleman from
Virginia, will strongly advocate the
separation of the white and colored
people, and try to show the folly OF
the two races, trying to live per-
manently together.
And we might continue this train
of thought further, but it is useless
to do so, I think 1 have satisfied
those anxious to know what we are
going to do, that something will
likely be done or done at.
SOCRATES.
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LECTURE.

On Thursday evening Sept. %,
T. Morris Chester, Esq, will de-
liver a lecture in st. James Chapel.
Theme: "These are they that come
out of great tribulation."
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D@The latest Geographic infor-
nation from Washington, with re-
ference to the disposition which
President Grant will make of the
Customhous gunners, will be that
of dismissal from Office of Messrs.
Packard, Casey and Lowell.
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The Mississippi weekly Leader
says that Ex-Governor Holden, of
North Carolina, has become editor
in chief of the Washington I'd. CO
Chronicle. sf r.,
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The Louisianian.
OFFICE ia CARoNDELET STREET,
New ORLEANS La.
Vim. G. BROWN. Editor and Publisher.
P. 3. S. PiNCHBAcK, Manager.
OUR AGENTS.

MISSISSIPPI = Daniel E. Young,
Greenville
LOUISIANA John A. Washington,
Black Hawk, Concordia Parish; Hon. G.
Y Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine & Sterrett,
Shreveport, A. c. Ruth, Carroll Parish.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA james
A. D. Green, Washington City.
ILLINOIS Lewis B. White, Chicago
KENTCCKY:-Dr r. A. Green, Louis
ville
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D@ We had the pleasure on
Thursday, of welcoming home, and
to our sanctum, Hon. A. E. Barber.
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SUNDAY SEPT. "a 1871.
STATE Central committee.
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
PREs'r-P. r. S. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
RECORDING SRc'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
CoRIEspoNDING SEC'Y-J. W. FAIRFAX.
MEMBERS.
(FoR THE STATE AT LARGE.
EDWARD BUTLER, of Plaquemines.
S. S. SCHMIDT, of Orleans.
THOMPSON COAKELY, of Rapides.
ALBERT CAN'T, of st. Landry.
JOHN PARSON, of Orleans.
A. W. SNIYTH, of Orleans.
II. RABY, of Natitoches.
JAMES McCLEERY, Caddo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
F. J. HEBRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District Hugh j.
Campbell, II. M.honey.
Second Congressional Distriet-A. f.
Barber, James l.. Belden.
Third Congressional District-Thomas
H. Noland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional District E W.
Devices, Raford Blunt
Fifth Congressional District-A W.
Faulkner, A. Ii. Harris.
SUB.ExECUTlvE COMMITTEE.
Hon. HUGH j. CAMPBELL, Chair
man.
Hon. p. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. +. j. HEBRON.
Hon. A. b. HARRIS.
Hon. A. Z. BARBER.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Hon. T. J. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. J. holland.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER.
Hon. A. W. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq.
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'.His faculty of selection in the use
of words is his most remarkable gift !;
he has IN ambition f0G polysyllables !;
and even in the former days OF slavery
there was not a negro Who had ever
the advantage of listening to educated
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OFFICERS.
PREs'r-P. r. S. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
RECORDING SHc'Y-WILLIAM VIGERS.
CORRESPONDING SECY-J. w. FAlRFAA.
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sUB.ExEcuTIvE COMMITTEE.

Hon. T. J. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. J. holland.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER.
Hon. A. w. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1871-05-13

tanisme dams toute 50 grandeur. Washing.
ton etc Franc MACON, ct Washington dh
sasseoir plus dune fois cote du plus in.
connn des ouvrers de la Vrginie.
| On reproche /; Ia Maconuerie de TRAVELLER
dams lombre. Et pourquoi La main
droite, dit le Livre, doit ignorcr le bicn que
fait Ia main gauche." Au reste, ses secrets
sont connus de tous, ct ses mysteries mont
jamais confondu Ia raison humane. Tonte-
fols, cou,me nous l'avons dit, ce nest pas
',ne religion. On entire librement. on en-
sort librement Ceux qui en- franclissent
oranairement le seui sont, pour Ia plnpnrt,
des priviltgies de Ia fortune, de leducntion
ct du loisir ; car les classes pauvres ont pen
de loisirs, ignorent, ct Sc tiennent discrete-
ment a r6cart.
Or, insulteurs ct mfchants, que viennent
de faire les bourgeois de Ia Maconnerie pari-
sienne? Ont-ils cru que lie penple etait TN
MANASSAS de voleurs, de partageux, de gale
riens ct de miserables ST Ia Commune est
une bande CONNIE vous lie pritendez, douze
mile Francs Macons sontils des insenses on
des laches?
Oui, Ia Fraternit& parisienne envoyi
dabord une delegation NJ. Thiers NJ.
Theirs o souri,. Estce que Ie nal ne SQUIRT
pas, lni aussi C'est alors que cent vingt
Loges, environ douze mile hommes de cHnr
ont etc planter leurs bannieres de paix sur
les fortifcations que Versailles ct Ihiers
sans respect pour les femmes ct les enfants
mitraillent avec IN advancement aussi feroce
que crmineI.
All nous sayons bien que les hannicres
maconniqnes ct leurs dafenseurs nempeche.
ront point Ia PROCLAMATION, le bombartlement,
Ii destruction, Ia rhine, l'igorgement ct Ia
mort. Est-ce que les freres ne sont PAS
impitoyables dams Ia haine, parcequ'ils an-
raient dh etre pitoya5es dams l'nmour ?
Mais Versailles est condamn4, condamna
dans sa yictoire, condamne dams son triom-
rhe sanglant, ctnlamne par Paris vanc,,,
conGlamne rar Ii Prusse qui Ie s,.lne ct 'e
fe!icite, conlumne par les missionaries de
raix qni sont tombis sur les remparts lie Il.
vile eterneile.
Oui, Versailles est condamne par Paris.
| 1T dependant Versailles triomphe.
1 II ne nous reste plus, i nous, que de saI,,el
la g,unde capitale vaincne ct que de pIeurel
sur les ylctimes de cette aponvantable guerre
civile, de cette affreuse 'o,cLere, de &C
crime que Dic,l scu! rattacheru tot on tarl i
sou anteur tpouvant6.
Le, yictinles sont les morris, tons ce,lx qu
ne m:lrseront plus 'e pain lie IL royantt
siti>talte on le pain du proletariat maudit.
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Nouvelles.

Paris resste ton jonrs nvec une indomp
table enerSie. Les yieiIalas demnndent lies
nrmeS, ct les conservntenrs euX mcmes con-
nan,nent Versailles. I;ossei Il remlac6 CIn-
selef, ct Ion par;lt c,oire Ell ni.-Ihers de
son cots, adresse une proclamation de Prns-
sien anx Parisiens ct les prie d'onvrir les
portes dune vile qn'il devait prenlre ell
hult jours. QUAINT son ami Tavre, il nfgo.
Gle avec Bi~mark Ia rettlition dies forts encore
occupies par les soudurls de Gui!!aume. On
pnlle dun armistice de % jours ct dnn
Congress Bordeaux, mais le Picard est
faroce an s"jet de paix ct de Congres.-
G.mbettl a etc alrete !; Lyon par orlre de
Versailles. Les Bonnpartistts conspl;.ilent
dams les districts rnraux - L., France, soft
remue pas mais ellie he conlumne pout
Paris 4 mort Les ,lerniers engagements ont
donne dies moltS. non lies vainqucnrs. Forts
ct rempnrts prs, il fandra prentlre Paris
larlicnde par barricade, ct Paris mine, on
hien fincenaer uvec des bombes de petro.e,
don't Mac Mahon n le srcret.-Mais ii Com
mime he manquerat. ellie pas bientut dc
munitions de guerre?
Aux Etats Unis, rien de nonvean, excep
ts une epidemic Il ttphantasis a New lorl
ct dams Ia Nonvelle- AnS Seterre. .-Au Mexi
DERNlEREs NouvELLEs = Issy est pris
Vanvres est en- hamnles les Nationanx on
etc dtfaits a NeuiIIy, Ia Commune semble el
desaccorl, Rosse Il donna sa tlamis>lo,, Par
est bombarle. on sattenl a lassaut general
LIE grand drame touche a sa fin.
]
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Feuilleton du LOuisi,,,,0is.
LES CHIENS.
-:O-:
Chap. XXXlX.

Et 81 les chiens, CONNIE nous venons de le dire,
ont degenere, cest qu'ils ont trop vecu parni les
hommes.
Mas CONNIE nous avons commence i pronver
que la d6gen6rescence est donbement faale dams les
classes privilegiees ct royales, prouvons qn'ell.
nest pas noins fatale chez les empereurs pour
lesquels un pigeon n'apporta jamais du ciel une
petite iiole etiqueGe.
Napoleon fut le premier de sa race.
L lie de Corse la WI naitre, ct c'est en- Corse
qni mangca les premieres prunes.
Tn hasard de date la fat Francois.
Angais gu aurait-il fait?
Italien, aurait-i maltrat6 Pie Wiz
Les deslinees dun homme tiennent bien per
de chose, Ell verite, ct Deu sans doute connaft Is
pensee de Dieu.
Mais nous 6norgueillissons pas trop dune
naonalit6 qui NEST pas notre euvre, qui aurait p,
etre point la n6trc, aquclle nous devons toute