The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-21
NUMBER 81.

WeSe ~ nave SoUU Ill cash ana SJUUU
in bonds. Among the exacting MEM
| hers of the ring were Speaker Carr and
Devices. The price to>he paid to Carr
was S2O.W0 in cash or Sl00,00o in
hnnds.n
Abnnt the total amount paid for
high and low priced votes in this case
can be easily calculated by taking as %
mnltiplier the probable number signi-
tied by the phrase members general
~"
Same witness again: "Knows alont
the Sugar Sael Company. Mr.. Carr,
member of the c"mniittce proposed
fsiat the Commute. would report on it
for 5000, in twn certificates of $500
each. Frank Morey, now memher Of
Congress was on the committee
There WAS u c"lOred man an tlis COM
mittte. He was left out in the cold.'s
This implies II handsome tribute to
he superior morality of the colorcd
member.
Regarding the We'll claim, Mr..
Marks Levy gave snme interesting tess
fim"ny witness WIS partner OF
We'll. We'll told miimss it had cost
more than lie Thought Witness asked
We'll for Il share. We'll said he l,aI
obtained only $4,000. Has sued We'll
for his share. Witness owns one.
fourth. There were four partne b.
Witness did not receive IL cent of the
5i4O,0 900"
Surprising that two othe: partners,
ir-ide Well, received slO.O0D each.
what was The exact disposition OF the
balance, sllO,UO0
1t i "i,ly clear hat it cost in the
corruption mariset- mt less iiis,f $780,
0O6. and perhaps Sll0,DW. to get u
Claim OF sl40,0m through the Legis-
iatiie and the Executive Office.
This will Ito for tn. present. Here
yon have re',lfng STUFF to wire away as
we'll as to e.tify the leisure. loars of
SATURDAY. even should all its hours he
devoted tn vacation III ,,usiness, and
all the days of the week b,. in that
sense II prolonged saturday.
.An's I" sis.h II pass matters will ceIs
tainly arrive, ii they continue 10 go "a
the, have been suirg.
Given unchecked progress In lhas
direction, ;.t length nsbaly will lave
Even the Interpretations to-rnin
business, which has exceptionally and
pr"digioasly tia.rish aStn nlll. one to
whicl. Legislation and political mo ali
ty have been auspicioas, has its limit
III the nature OF things iiivitlions.
distinctions can last no longer titan:
the transit. AT the grand terminus,
the dead level oi bankruptcy, poverty
and misery awaits all alike-passen-
gers, conductors, engineers, route and
railing stock Iroprieiors.
La short, honest people will have
no business for lack of the necessary
conditions and elements of legitimate
industry AMI KNIVES viii have no
business beranse there viii lie nothing
left t" steal,or rob.
Hut you viii iiui come to This. if You
mise yourselves, and nerve yourselves.
aud grid yourselves withequal courage
aud discretion to discharge the re-
qnirenlents ut the supreme emergency.
Break mp the corruption market;
break mp the tfnnspo,tatinn-to-ruin
business. Y"u can do it. if you will.
and do it without lid! cl.nor and
t"hui'. N"renpiv can be completely
lest while they do not a;,aia,on them
selves.-INew. Orleans Pieayune.
= RADICAL TESTIMONY : General
Rufus Saxton. formerly of tho
freetlaaht Bureau, writes as fol-
lows'from Washinston, respecting
the dangers TO the freedmen. He
says: @
"iIc ship of State Of South Car.
olina is now in stormy va ers; yunr
rights are ~ danger. Tile rocks
and sli0ais, torprtI,es and hostile
guns, are ignorancr, intemperamce,
tmnr ra!it., dishonesty and cur.
rnptinn il. nigh pi;u.es. The bca-
co,-li. hts ahead are honesty, pull
IT,. virtue Intelligence, the school
house and the church. Keep her
helm steady towards these, and
soon the ship shall glide gently by
the breakers into the peaceful wa.
ts1's OF freedom, the 81 or;n,, threat.
ching ky shall clear and mel. into,
the. gold mellow light of ,iawning
day. Tlien, y hen the ship OF State
rs safely anchored in the honest
hearts .0i intelligent freedmen, the
year ot freed ms lusiiee shall have
c,ine iDsler.,''
II Several weeks ago we submitted
II written propositions to the Police
jury of Red River pa, isl, to make all
publications required by that irody
far the year 1872 free of any charge
Whatever! This proposition of onrs
WIS ifjccted b, H. n Twiiche!l,