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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

WATER ABAT1No.-We are glad to
notice the steady recession of the
water from the recently inundated
portions Of the city. Many families
who took temporary refuge with
their friends in various "dry places"
are daily being enabled to return to
their homes. Much praise is due
to all Of those departments through
whose constant and strenuous ex-
ertions the water has been drawn
off and thrown into the canals. The
work still goes bravely on, and we
hope that in few days the rear Of
the city will be sufficiently drained
to enable the pent up and de-
pendent poor to resume the occu-
pations by which they earn their
daily bread"
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
COMMON SENSE.

We once heard of a man accused
by wiser man than he was, of
being unstable, and the reply was:
81 am always stable where it pays"
We think this is a good maxim for
the ordinary affairs of life. st. Paul
says: che that taketh not care of his
own household is worse than an in
f1del;" and when we add, that self
preservation is the first Law OF ma
ture." we conjoin devine authority
with human experience.
Now what is the result of person
al preferences in cases of business ?
Suppose, for instance. firm in
New Orleans is crotchety, fault-find-
ing and particular. but prompt, in
sales, advances, and remittances:
while another firm is PLAUSIBLE,
noisy, pretentious but irregular;
which firm would we choose to do
business with? Experience itself
answers the question.
Every man buys in the cheapest
market and sells in the dearest. The
necessities of life, political economy
itself, and all suggestions of concili-
alton lead to efforts to find out the
best mel and to shun the worst.
This is precisely what we have to
do in our party. Let us ask our
selves who has the most talent or
the best combination Of talents, to
secure the success of our ticket
Then let US ask, who under the cir
cumstances can best serve us as q re-
preventative man, who can most
successfully bear our banner to the
front, and who will best utilize the
f., victory If it is won?
And when we have decided this
above all thingsslet us keep another
question in view, and that is, can
We afford the defeat of our princi-
pies for the qualification of the am
bition Of any set of men, or to gra-
tify our personal preferences in re.
gard to them.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
OUR CORESP0NDENCE.
For the LOuIsIANIAN.

Nh. EDrron-Having just ar
rived in Mobile l have been taken
i'm mot in the sense that the whamps
take a fellow in who feed their
friends then make them pay for it,
but as a welcome guest in the
BOSOM of a jovial family circle. /
can assure You that it is a beautiful
sight to travel on the Mobile and
Texas Railroad through the
swamps of Louisiana. 1t is GER
tainly one of the wonders of the
10th century that q substantial
Railroad could be constructed
where there are for miles not one
foot of dry land to be seen, and
nothing but lake not only around
you but under you while you are
steaming along at the rate Of 25
miles an hour and the bridge at
Bay st. Louis, / can't say how long
it is, but on timing it we found it
took z minutes for the trains to pass
over, they going at rate of 10
miles an hour. You may well say,
that there ia water below. water
around, and that there is water
enough. The political status Of
this place looks very gloomy indeed.
A year ago the city boasted Of Re
publican Mayor, Council and Board
Of Aldermen, and the police through
the liberality Of the Republican
party could boast Of about 4 colored
men out Of -, the s being white Of
course. Now to-day / venture te
say that their are not 20 white Re.
publisans in Mobile. Why? Be.
cause Horst is Mayor, and Horst is
Democrat. So those colored police
are no more, but they are still trut
Republicans, but can you say thu
same of there white brothers nov
that Horst is Mayor I? They hav.
either disappeared or been mixed
up with the victorious party. VIII,
is this SO / will reserve thu
reply for another letter. You pro
missed to send me q few copies o
your valuable paper that I ma,
show it to some of our good citi
Gems The storm of last Frida,
did not reach here. If this be &C
ceptable I will call again.
Elk. WHAMPS.
| Jnne II, 1871
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

of Legislation as the chivalry did in
the olden time, when, as We have
said, one part of them became such
consummate thieves as to make an
other part of them ruthless muir
derers.
During the initial steps of recon-
struction, the southern people were
so chagrined by defeat, or so gen.
orally disqualified to hold Office,
that government could not be car
ried on by them, so that the carpet
baggers had to be accepted in their
stead The colored people made al
Iances with them, because they
were the advocates of the rights
we now possess, and we thank them
heartily for their agency in the
work already done. But after all
we are lovers of our State and SEC
ton, and if the Times and its class
will fully acknowledge our right to
live where we were born, to serve O
country we fought to save, to be
treated like men when we deserve
tobe, there need be no further fight
between the white natives and the
blacks; and therefore we repeat that
bad blood is bad policy
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
BENEFICENCE IN CALAMITY.

Who ever may be to blame for
the overflow in our city, certain it is
that few calamities have called forth
a more general and more hearty
response. The City Corporation,
the various benevolent societies and
many business firms have united to
furnish with almost q lavish hand,
provisions for the suffering poor.
Administrator Lewis has been
distributing rations at his head
quarters at the little market since
the second day ofthe food.
We learn that he is having cooked
from five to six beeves, about sew
enty-fve barrels Of pork and be-
tween four and FIVE thousand loaves
of bread daily.
Captain Lewis deserves credit for
the efficient and gentlemanly man.
ner in which he has discharged his
arduous duties. Men, women and
children are crowding every NOR
ming to this center of supply, and
their appearances are such as no. on
ly to excite pity, but also to suggest
the extent of our recent calamity
The kindly attentions of chance
spectators and Interested visitor
tend to show how deeply the hearts
OF our citizens have been touched
Apparently, even the old deep-seat.
ed prejudice against our race j,
modifedby the frighful scenes Of
our peoples suffering.
We record with profound graft
tude the evidences of humanity to
wards the poor, and cordially com
mend the noble labors of such ju
dicious and noble minded men o
Capt. Lewis and H. Hei1enheim.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

If any event in the whole history
of our connection with the late war
embodied more features Of disgrace.
full neglect, on the part Of the union
whites, or exhibited more clearly the
necessity ofprotecting ourselvesfrom
insult, than this behavior at Airing
ton heights, we at least acknowledge
ignorance of it.
We say again that no good, but
only harm can result from keeping
up the recollection of the bitter
strife and bloodshed between North
and South, and worse still, in fur
nishing occasion to white Unionists
of proving their hypocrisy towards
the negro in the very presence of
our dead.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

~Our old friend ]. NJ. Hawks
NJ. d. late of Boston, but now a
resident of Florida paid us a call
yesterday. Mr.. Hawks is here
reading the proof sheets Of Florida
Gazetteer, work which is to be
voiuminous. and we predict as ac-
curate as voluminous. The work
Will soon be issued from the press
and we doubt not it will be desir-
able addition to what may be called
state literature.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
PRO-SLAvERY DEVICES.

The trump card Of the old system
was fat, sleek and professedly con-
tend slave. Such a specimen was
always on hand to be exhibited to
the unbelieving yankee or British
err" when they came South. The
trump card now is an extravagant
negro legislator. He is pointed out
as bond-bloated and warrant
stuffed specimen Of reconstruction
the accursed thing of the 18th
Amendment. Yankees are import
ed to describe thepresent specimen,
in letters to Northern papers, and
they do their work in as ford a
style, and employ rs much extrava-
gance Of description as the pro-sla-
very devines of the Nehemiah Adams
type of the old regime. Mr.. Adams
went SO far as to say he would con-
sign his mother to slavery in obedi-
ence to what he believed to be the
biblical sections Of slavery, and what
he knew, from experience, to be the
beauties Of the divine institution.
And his successor of to-day virtu-
ally says that he had rather see the
whole South ruined by encouraging
spirit of resistance to reconstruc-
ton Legislation and Of hatred and
prescription towards the only lab
orers the South can have, than to
abandon his fight against Provi-
dence, and cease to but his head
against the stone wall of events.
But distorted communications "a
northern newspapers is not the only
device. The chief device is to gel
hold of some man of large business
enterprise in New York and other
northern cities, and poison his mind
by representations Of carpet-bae
and negro corruption, o. q hind.
rance to bu9nesa We see they
have succeeded with old man Gree.
", and that he has added carpet
bag scoundrelism to the rest of hi
crotchets. Well brethren we may
say ike O'Connell once said this j,
but weak device of the enenmy.
We can defeat its purpose ani
destroy it's effects. by harmon,
among ourselves and . thorough
support of the principles by which
we have reached our present posi-
ton. There are but two thing
than can harm us-personal treach
cry and party in6delity.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

GRArFYNa.-It will doubtless be
q pleasing piece of intelligence to
our citizens generally, but those of
the second and third districts espe-
cially, to be informed that the Park
Commissioners have resolved to
improve and embenish the present
city park at the foot of Canal
street.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
DEATH.

LoTr-On Monday last, June IL,
1871, in this city, Of hemorrags OF
the lungs, James Leroy Lott, aged
81 years. His remains were inter-
red on Tuesday morning, in the
Girod street cemetery.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15

THANKs-We have the pleasure
of acknowledging Il g receipt from
William Syphax Esq, Of a report
of the Board of Trustees Of Colored
Schools of Washington and George
town D. G.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-15
DECORATION DAY AND HY-
POCRISY.

xuc CuSIOIu "a OCCOAbShA6 ohO
graves of soldiers who fell in the late
war, seems to be doing more harm
to the living than it does honor to
the dead. In every Southern State
there are not only separate localities
where the respective defendants Of
Unionism and Secession lie buried,
but there are different days of OBJ
servance, rivalry in the ostenta-
tious parade of floral wealth and
variety, and competition in extra
VACANT eulogy, moro calculated to
inflame the passions than to soften
and purify the affections, which
ought to be the result of all funeral
rites.
Besides this bad effect among the
whites there comes still more evil
influence from the dastlrdly dis
ordinations made by the profess
sedly union people themselves.
Read this extract from the Wash
ington Chronicle:
SAT THE CoLoRED CEMETERY.
While the services were in progress
at the tomb of the Unknown" Com
rade Charles Guthridge, John S. Brent,
and Beverly Tucker, of Thomas r.
Hawkins Post, No. IA G. A. R., fol-
lowed by Greene's Brass Band, Colonel
Perry Carson's Pioneer Corps Of the
18th district, Butler Zouaves, under
command of Colonel Charles B. Fisher,
and large number Of colored persons
preceded to the cemetery of the col
ored soldiers to the north of the man.
sion, and on arriving there they found
no stand erected, NO orator or speaker
selected, not q single flag placed on
high, not even a paper flag at the head
boards of these loyal but ignored deal.
not even q drop Of water to quench the
thirst of the humble patriots after
their toilsome march from the beauti-
fully decorated grand stand above to
this barren neglected spot below. At
p o'clock P. NJ, no flowers or other
articles coming for decorative purposes.
messengers were dispatched to the Of
ficers of the day for them; they in
time returned with . half dozen (per-
haps more) rosettes, and basket Of
flower leaves. Deep was the indigni.
ton and disappointment of the people.
A volley Of musketry was fred over
the graves by Col Fishers company.
An indignation meeting was impro.
vised, Col Fisher acting PRECEDENT A
short but eloquent address vas made
by George Hatton, who was followed
by F. G. Barbados. who concluded
his remarks by Offering the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
"Reoleed, That the oolorsd citizens
Of the District of Columbia hereby 10
spectfully request the proper anthori
ties 70 cause The removal Of the remainl
Of all loyal soldiers now inferred in thu
north end of the Arlington cemetery
among paupers and rebels, to the mali
body OF tho grounds at the earies
possible moment
"Resoloed, That the following nance
gentlemen are hereby created q com
mittee to prefer our request and I.
take such further action in the matte
as may be deemed necessary to q sue
cessful accomplishment of our wishes
Frederick Douglass, John NJ. Langs
ton, Rev. DR.. Anderson, William ]
Wilson, Col Charles B. Fisher, VIII
liam Wormley. Perry Carson, DR.. A
T. Augusta, F. G. Barbados"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-30
European immigration to the South.

The Simultaneous practical efforts which are
making in different quarters Of the South TO
start European immigration in that direction
it is to be hoped will yet rise to something of a
tide. The Louisiana Immigration Bureau is
about dispatching It's agent-a naturalized
FTenchman-to Alsace and Lorraine, with a
view to stimulating emigration from those in
poverished provinces to Louisiana. Forty
Swedish laboIers have just been landed at
Barnwell Island, South Carolina, to work on a
tract of / 800 acres, owned by Northern mel,
to be followed Immediately by more. On the
Goth ultimo second lot sailed from Glasgow
for ST. Augustine, Fla, to work on q planta-
ton belonging to the same owners. The STR
king fact in connection with these cases is tha
Northern men procure this emigration. Why
then, cannot Southern men do the same? 4
few days ago ten Engishmen arrived upon
some land which had been secured for them in
Southern Virginia, and an organization has
been formed at Norfolk to disseminate In Eng
land information touching the inducements Of
feTed by Virginia for immigrants, which is GER
tainly better locality, as is Maryland, for Ep-
ropeau emigrants than the far South. A let
ter from Mr. j. Foss, Swede, has been re-
ceived at Monticello, Ga, stating that he has
secured two hundred young men and women
under his orders from that State, has had ap-
plications from FIVE hundred, and could as cas-
lily bring back with him | 900 if he hal orders
for them. This fact but confirms the views
l Lo-o LaEo. fb. !,
dlvidual Or loca! effort was sure means OF Sc
curing European elnigrants. The action OF
Alabama to the same end was published In
The Sun few days ago. A pamphlet descrip-
tive of the natural resources of the State, in
German and French, had been prepared and
circulated in Switzerland Alsace and Lorraine,
and an agent, endorsed by the Swiss consul
general, was on the point of starting for those
countries to follow up the matter. On Thurs
day. May LIST, two State conventions will be
held, one at Memphis, Tenn, called the Plan
tiers and Landowners and the other at Balti
more, the Agricultural and Labor Convention.
The former also contemplates Alsace and Lor-
raine as field of operations La none Of
these schemes for promoting the common good
is there any suggestion of dipping into the pub
lie treasury. Each is set afoot and maintained
by private enterprise and means. Some ear
nest of success has been already secured, and
the prospect is not discouraging. In order to
render an immigration board or agency wholly
worthless it appears necessary to organize 1T as
a State institution, and support it out OF the
public treasury.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-30
"
President Capitol Memorial Association.
For the Spectator
MnSinal Cnnventinn.

According to arrangement the Musical Con-
vention was held at Waynesboro, In the Pres
byterian Church, beginning on Tuesday, the
23d Of May, and continuing from day to day
until Friday night.
The Convention was conducted by Professor
Evans, who possesses extraordinary powers in
vocal music, and is an exquisite performer on
the piano and violin.
Pretty ladies abounded, coming from the vii
llage of Waynesboro, Augusta county general
~, and the adjoining counties.
A most bountiful supply Of nice things was
spread each day, in the way Of eatables, that
would have tempted, under ordinary circum-
stances, the appetites of the most fastidious
But who could eat when there was such feast
tor the soul in other and higher ways? The
man who was not moved by the melody and
sWan-like notes of the ladies
us fit for treason, stratagem, and spois
The motions of his spirit are as dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus:
Let no such man be trusted"
When we consider the beautiful mountain
scenery that presented itself to the view, and
the mountain breezes that gently famed the
gossamer curls of the fair ones, driving away
the depressing influence of the warm weather,
and drawing from their sweet souls the fire.
quent expression, "What delightful breeze!"
aud he concord Of sweet sounds falling upon
the ear at the same time, we felt like exclaim-
ing
80, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day;
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by cloud takes all away"
But from observation only, your correspon-
dent thinks there were few cases in which the
impressions made were sufficiently deep to last
for age He will not speak for himself as his
own case is too lamentable to bear mention.-
But he will say this much He saw there
something that had somewhat the appearance
Of an earthly being, and perhaps he would
have taken her for one of terrestrial order,
had he not heard her sing After hearing her
he was unable to decide to what order of be-
iugs she belonged, [ fear she has become
part of his being, and entirely unconscously
SO on her part. | have no doubt that many of
the masculines left the Convention in the same
predieament as your correspondent. carrying
only the image of some fair one home with
him. To all such viii say, do not do as the
writer will be compelled to do, but seek them
again, and take them gently by the hand, look
at them softly in their eyes, and tell them what
is the matter with you.
VIAToR.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-30
Caution 70 Debtors.

Our attention has been called to the fact
that whenever judgment is rendered against
any one, in our Courts, the judgment is certi-
fed to the Clerk Of the County Court, to be
there recorded, on the lein docket. This judg-
ment, so recorded, constitutes a lien on the
real estate of the debtor, which continues I'M
til it is discharged, by payment or otherwise.
Most people when they pay off a judgment,
rest content without seeing that satisfaction is
entered On the record. This a grave mistake.
Although the debtor may have paid the debt,
unless he sees to having the satisfaction en-
tered on the record, the judgment still stands,
as recorded lien on his real estate, to the in
jury of his credit. And, in case he should lose
his receipt, or other evidence of payment, he
may be required to pay it over again, Or be put
to great trouble and expense in establishing the
fact of payment. The judgment stands as pri-
ma .tacie evidence of debt, and the burthen Of
proof is on the debtor to show that it has been
paid
Very few persons, where they pay bond OF
note, are willing to leave it outstanding in the
hands of the creditor This is clearly right
yet the same person if he pay off judgment,
would not think it necessary to have satisfac-
ton entered on the record Nevertheless the
necessity to have the judgment lien cancelled
is even stronger than to take up the bond, be-
cause the judgment is evidence, not only of a
more permanent, but also of higher and
more conclusive character.
Our advice to every debtor is, therefore,
whenever he pays an execution to the Sheriff,
or in any other way discharges a debt, on
which judgment has been obtained, not to rest
satisfied until the entry of satisfaction is re.
corded with the judgment
If this be neglected, his credit may be Sc
rlously impaired, and the title to his land in
volved in confusion and difficulty. "a stitch
in time saves nine," and little timely atten-
ton to matters of this kind, often avoids Sc
rious difficulty. Evidences of payment and
the testimony of witnesses, are perishable the
entry of satisfaction on the record is perma-
nent, and closes the matter forever.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-30
. PpGCOte Sales.
ALE OF VALUABLE And Highly

q ALE OF VALUABLE AND Highly
y improved REAL ESTATE, in Rockbridge
county, miles from Lexing ton.--The under
signed offers for sale his highly improved and
valuable farm, lying on both sides of the Valley
Plank road, 2 miles south of Lexington, Rock
bridge county, Virginia. The real estate con-
sists of 3S24 acres, about 100 acres are in fine
timber and woodland, the balance in high state
of cultivation. The improvements consist of a
NEW BRICK DWELLING HOUSE
with tin roof porticos, &c, and contains eleven
rooms, and q brick kitchen, cistern, etc. Also
stabing for horses, cattle, etc., granary, coach
house, ice house, wood Sheds and every neces-
sary out house. The garden adjoining the dwell
ling house comprises Is acres, drained and high
ly improved with all permanent beds of fruits.
etc, necessary for a market garden. A vineyard
in bearing now of 5000 vines, and an orchard of
1000 trees
The place is well watered, and has upon it five
tenant houses of four rooms each, well finished
plastered and painted, with stables attached
thereto, so as to enable the farm to be convent
emily divided and worked by different pureha-
sers. The farm will be sold as a whole or will
be divided to suit purchasers. There is upon the
tract a quantity of limestone and fine site for a
kiln, and the fencing is nearly all new, and in
fine order. For terms, &C., address,
JOHN 3. LADY,
or my agent F. w. HENDERSON,
janlO-f z. D box 60, Lexington, Va