The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-03-09
TALK ON ,CHANGE
sLATUgy.


be Lon. 49, J. i. Casey, ]. Hernandez,
of Na, q Brown, i. ii Og'esby, J. Lock
M n. ". BarTinger, @. I'll, Kilgour,
1870 nv. j Burke, s.. n. Burbank,
be. id Fish, J. M Rawlins, r.. w.
lsldered l.50 J. Mex Brown and T. NJ
thoiigas T.stberton, the Water Works Of the
lis eom .ilv with the privilege to do pretty
os II M whatever they please. The gods,
M. n 'as n 80 Senate grind slowly, at times,
ouio % 4 those III the House grind Easily as
Of thg sl s. surely, always.
Tor example, bills that passed yester-
ffersos u. AZ express speed
$780, IA incorporate the Louisiana Steam
No Company, consisting of i. j. Hig-
3 George ii Rice, j. n. Bofinger, J.
OF say. Oplesbv, J. II. Roberts, q. b.
woods and S. A Stockdale, and to give
Dends. Ia corporation one million Of dollars of
IL /; tsse bonds, for which they are to run
~ nne or more steamships" to some for.
iqn port, not word being said as to
y: N, r9st kind Of vessels they are to be, or
can v Whist port they are to go, SO that
suspend ouPe OF rlckety little steamers run n,
d 4 compliance with the bill, put the
tluIag host rigid construction upon If.
WILL lOs bill. from the Senate, to amend the
to pas ct creating the Mississippi River Pack
for Il, h Company and to grant aid thereto.
Ne have not been able to get the names
1r II the corporators but understand they
~ Uy ne sl colored citizens. They are to re-
hlrtea awe 900, 600 of State bonds as subsi-
for til ~ Mr.. Burch, colored, ohampioned
lis measure. He complained that his
-. people would not be generally accom-
~. nodated on the present boats. An In
GlllS idious distinction was made on those
osts in regard to passengers The Mis-
ar seat issippi Packet Company, he said, would
make no offensive distinction White
not o abn would n3 y q Gwfu tb Tt tab II
W6 DO same as colored passengers. After
Jrles e. BIrch's speech, Mr.. Thos. Green
Davidson took hold and pushed the bill
,sa brouRh. SO that it could have been be-
de ae Sne Ga g n ast s evo soa lol sS
p 20 bilintrodncedb by Mr. Carr, author.
uItH ang the Governor to subscribe for the
8tate Tor 80, 500, 90 Of the stock Of the
IT New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga
Railroad Company, which subscription
b 10 DO paid for in bonds Of the State
cay dragging eight per cent. per annum IN
lGis terest, lSl0l ,00O1 and it is to be taken
by the Company ia lieu Of the S12, 500
aot u bonds, il was to have received under its
au charter for sTerg mile of road COnstruc-
~ ted Eot asiagle vote was given against
Qo the bhl, winch was sent to the Senate
for concurrence. The effect OF the bill
NOV ia this URder the previous law upon
Il mi the sahject bands could only bee issued
"a construction went on, SO 500 for
everv mile but under this bill, without
lngJ Al inch Of road being built, tlle Gov
tedd erpor. by making the State q stock
oiyu no der, issues S9, SOC, 600 OF bonds to the
Company.
To improve tho navigation Of Amite
river $50 600 OF State hoN8s,
1m In reviewing such a days work we ne
uret thut we cannot accord to coored
items members consistency in demanding
i M equality with whites. They seem to be
II, unconscious Of their power, or 70 ba
~ without Moses to lead them,out of the
-rest wilderness into the land Of pork and
hominy. They are the backbone, the
h ribs, the arms, the legs Of the Radical
party az / ouisiann, vet they aIow few
whites ~ be the head that guides and
HVl The stomach that swallows everything,
as@ See how tlte issue ofsbOnds stands IN tho
distribution Of yesterday;
tCs WHrrH--Louisiana Steamship Cona-
TIms p0ny, 8l ,O0O, 900 Chattanooga Railroad
N Company, So, 500, 600; Improving Amlte
T. River, $50, 0O0-I Total, $3.50, 900.
qus CoGopED- Mississippi River Packet
Company, $25, 600.
lawn lit cannot 30 regarded as creditable to
,fL the saracity of tho culored clement that
80 they allow themselves to be thus over
reached. The odds the whites get on
" single day, SlA2 for every "a Is, we
imp nuat say. without intending to otlend
dsgraoeGul. What win white brathern
ID The North think 81 the wards when
IA they look at this comparison Here
they are with an unlimited Held Ter
plumber, with the power, # they knew
woa how t0 exercise ii, OK commanding me
ne hons share, and they are content g
tad come out Of the placer, with 81 agains.
SIa2 the whites panned-s25, 600 against
$3.50 .O0l We repeat. such an exhibit
Me IA dispracefnl IN will he cited AZ caInn'
latlve proof az Tie inability ot the Negro