The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-29

agent to execute their design. 1t re-
mains to be see whether the white peO-
pie aud the respectable and intelligent
OF the colored race Of this State will con-
firm and abide. by this contract.-EN. O.
Times. ~
DoCToRTNG THE RoLL.-The New Or.
leans Republicans Baton Rouge letter
gives this account of how the roll of
delegates was doetored so as to make
Billings sick and Kellogg happy:
The doctoring of the roll of delegates
by which the name of Billings or any
other administration man is dropped
and Il name is substituted is one of the
most s%candalous and re~prehensible
pieces of business ever shown in d con-
vention. For three days they were
squabbLing and resolntioning over the
roll of delegates which tileyhad accredi-
but which they found fault with, as
from time to time some loose CONVERSE
ton revealed contrary sentiments to adj
mi1iistrationizing.
Gentleman said one delegate, +" the
Customholtse will be the death of us
YETI
Yes,h said General Frisbee, ".and
under their management not one OF You
dare say his souls his own
There is not a cOlOred man but what
feels this to be the case, and vet not one
Of them speaks his mind on the floor.
What do you thinko OF d convention
exclaimed Generation Mudgett, "where
a committee of three has to be appoint
ed to keep the president and secretary
from tampering with the rollsR Whit
did Jim lngraham say when accused of
writing down two new names on the
roll tllat5nO one knew anything about :
(Mimicking Ingraham): The names
were written i'm pencil, and for fear
they would be rubbed out | only wrote
them over in ink so [ could know them
again. That is too thin You kn0w-t0o
thin" Mulgett is working for Billings
and knew this business, if not stopped,
would ruin him. He was about right.
The National Republican saws it is
reported that Mr.. r. X. Diossy was
removed from the Superintenaency of
the Third Educational Division, and
Mr.. Emerson Bentley appointed in his
stead at the instance of Governor War
moth to secure the Democratic vote of
ESt. Landry parish. IL this I've trte, then
we have additional evidence that the
political preiudiees of Il people are
diving out, for III the Democrats of st.
Landry now look with favor upon the
elevation to official honor of a man
whom they-0ry rather a portion OF
tlem-drove from their midst. and
sought to murder scarcely four years
ago because of his political opinions, it
indicates a remarkable change for the
better in their sentiments that angurs
well for the future peace and prosperity
of the State, We hope the report which
the National Republican speaks OF IL
true. ys5
We take the above from the Donald
sohvil1e Chief, a Liberal Republican
paper. The National Republican is TIE
organ of the Custom House Republicans,
and, in this case does not know what il
is talking about, unless it intends to
say anything that will prejudice Repu-
blieans against the Governor.
AINfT DER ALI DAT WAY?-We find
the following in a letter of the Baton
Rouge correspondent of the New Or
leans Republican, written while the
Fconyention was in session there last
week:
1t is said Of Billings that he is I'm,
known. !" Don't you 'euse me OF telling
| Won to vote for a man no one knows
said a dark delegate, in favor Of Bill
ings, when you're gOin' for Kellogg
who don't care no more for q Colored
man than he do for the dirt under his
feet
that Way?n .
When Mosbf indorses General Grant
thr administration papers pretend thai
: the Democrats are coming 0ye tg then
side. When General Beauregard sug'
gests that he will support Mr.. Greeley
the same papers say that Mr.. Greeley
has gone TO the Democrats. Why dt
they not hold til the same conclusion
iii both easesR-S. @. Republican.
The most uncommon OF all railroad
aeefdenfs.-The arrival of a train at tht
appointed time,