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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31

THE TH1BoDEAUx SENTINEL.-On the
Sd inst, this paper entered upon its
eighth year. Our old friend, Mai. S. T.
Grisamore, is the English editor. From
his remarks on that occasion we extract
the following:
The future course Of this paper, while
it remains in charge Of the present pro-
prietOrs will be the sa1ne as in the past,
devoted to no party OF faction, but will
use its columns for the development of
the vast resources of State and the pro-
motion OF the happiness Of IL fellow
citizens.
In all matters we speak our own sem
timents.
We make use of the best means of in
formation we can obtain and base our
conclusions upon experience and well
known facts, and pay but little heed to
theories and idle speculatiOns.
Politically we are no partisan: for
twenty years, although generally voting
with the Democratic party, we have
never considered ourselves as one of it's
~adherents, and so far as the National
election in November we Cheerfully
unite with the remnants of that 0nce
powerful organization, and all other op-
ponents of sGrantism in the overthrow
of the present Federal dynasty and in
the establishment of nm Administra-
ton which will estimate the welfare of
the masses above the success of party,
and which will strive to cultivate peace
between the sections and not continue
to stimulate hatred among the various
classes of mankind. We are thankful
to our patrons for their support in the
past and hope to merit the same in the
future,
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A Duel About q Widow.

New YORK, Aug. 12.-Col. J. NJ. Rob
inson and John CARMEL, local politicians,
quarreled about a Jordan widow, and
Carnell suggested~recourse to n duel
to settle the dispute. 1--WE WILL" says
the Colonel, i" mark off the ground and
shoot this OUT CARMEL accepted the
challenge. J. Fl. Robbins was Carnell's
second, and j. D. Armstrong was Sec
ond for the Colonel DIR. Richard Theo,
of Boston, surgeon, and Gen. Lawrence,
referee. The weapons chosen were,
seven-barreled navy repeaters, distance
ten PAGES, and times o'clock in the
morning. It Was arranged that each
should draw at the word fire, and adj
vance, firing until one or the other. fell.
The seconds loaded the weapons and
paced off the ground in the rear of For
dam Hotel. 1t so happened that a large
willow tree stood at each end of the
ground paced OFF, just to the left of each
principal. They shook hands and took
their stand, each man placed his hand
on his revolver and the referee counted
!" one,n two n-befOre three could
be pronounced both principals stimuli
taneously
DODGED BEHIND THE WILLOW TREES
and fired, Col. Robinson's shot went in
the air, and CarnelTs went into the
ground. After the smoke had disap-
peared Carne1l, stuck his head from be-
hind the tree and shouted
Say, Colonel, / don't see any use in
you and I having any fuss +; if you are
a mind to treat the crowd / would just
as soon stop shooting"
I'VE won't insist on the duel going
on If you don't, but | won't treat. | am
willing to leave further proceedings to
the seconds"
After a few moments conference the
seconds decided that # each would
open " q basket of wine the duel might
end here.7 The duelists stepped from
behind the trees, shook hands, invited
their friends into the hotel, and pro-
duced the wine..
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SNAKE BIT.--A lad nine or ten years
old, residing near Sardine Point, while
climbing a tree in search of muscadines,
last Friday, was bitten by a mocasin
snake on the finger. Next day he was
brought to a snake doctor" in Plaque
mine, named Uncle Pierre, a follower of
the healing art ialthough he does not
possess a diploma from the College of
Surgeons who has attained the remark
able age of los years. The boys arm
was fearfrlly swollen and he was suffer
ing acute pain. After the old man ex-
amined the wound he made a slight in
eision near the part and rubbed certain
herbs and simples into the cut. Then
grasning the boy near the shoulder with
both hands, he gradually pressed down
ward until he reached the wrist, when a
considerable quantity of greenish mat
ter wasdiseharged from the wound. The
boy was almost instantly relieved of
pain and the swelling shortly after sub
sided. This il, indeed, q remarkable
cure, and it is somewhat singular that
the experience OF an untutored man en-
ables him to successfully apply remedies
which put to the blush the practitioners
OF q science which dates its discoveries
and Improvements from the DAYS OF
n~lppOerates and Esenlapius.-[Iberyille
News, Aug. %.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31

REPUBLICAN, PARTY UNITED-FUs1oN
AGREED UPoN.-We understand that
the conference committees of the Pinch
back and Packard parties agreed yes
terday upon a State ticket as follows 4:
W. P. Kellogg for Governor.
c. G. Antoine for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
?. 6, Deslonde, Of Iberville, in place
of O. c. Blandin, Customhouse candi-
date, for Secretary of State.
Charles Clinton for State Auditor.
4. p. Field for Attorney General.
William G. Brown for s~uperinten-
dent of Public Education, in place of
Charles w. Keeting, Customhouse can
didate.
P. B. s. Pinchbaek@for Congressman
at large, instead of James Lewis, the
Customhouse candidate.[-N.O o. Repub-
lican, Aug. 20.
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THE PEACE REUNIONINLOUIsvILLE.

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In all the late papers we see notices of
a Peace Reunion to be heldin Louisville,
the 18th and 18th of September. The
time is aptly chosen, as it Immediately
follows the industrial Exposition" in
that place, which will attract multitudes
from every portion Of the Union. The
"Peace Policy" will, therefore, find a
larger audience than it would have
secured by its own merits; but what
amount Of good it will accomplish re-
mains for time to decide.
We earnestly hope the leaders Of that
movement will remember that Peace
does not come merely because it is cried
from the house tops. In this section of
the country it has been dinned into our
ears whilst we were being feeced and
over-weighted-very much on the prin-
ciple of the highwayman who gags his
victims>while he plumbers them. It has
been the watchword in every foray
against our liberties, until we have
grown to distrust the five letters which,
make it up
Peace is a very precious thing, but it
must grow out of an equal adjustment
Of human rights. There is an enforced
peace, which is q smouldering volcano.
There is a despondentpeace, where men
fold their hands and close their lips from
sheer inability to contend against an ad-
verse fate. We have tried both these
"simulacrums," but don't fancy either
of them.
We need a peace policy which will
strengthen our hands in the work of re-
generating distracted country. No
sentimental orations, or preaching the
great abstract principles of Humanity
will aid the work which lies before us.
Here, in Louisiana, our evils are too
great and multifOrm to be reached by
mere words, no matter how eloquent, or
any distractions of good which we are
unable to utilize. What use to tell us of
the refreshing shadow of the Tree of
Peace, and its glowing fruit among the
branches, unless we too can leave the
parched land and taste for ourselves of
the sweet-savoured fruit.
If the Universal Brotherhood" is 60
ing to lend us Il helping hand out of the
slough, we will be only too happy and
willing to accept it. Our foothold has
been so long upon quaking~and tremb-
ling earth that we don't care otrRst our
safety to short rooted grasses and weeds
to which we cling, should the ground
crumble under feet. We need action,
and no sentimental palaver.
We are ready and willing to call the
Peace Convention a blessed Evangel, if
it will give IL material help in this our
strait. The leaders know the present
pressing needs Of the Southern people,
and how near we are to utter and ire
vocable ruin. If it is to be las they call
it, a "Pentecost Of Peace and Liberty"
we trust the "fiery tongues" will con-
sumo to ashes III wrongs, and prophecy
for us a fairer future than we dare to
hope for.
All honor be to those who originated
the movement. The single word en-
blazoned on the "blanche pennon" I'M
der which they gather is, to us, signifi-
cant of all happy and blessed conditions.
Success attend them, and may real help
reach us through their united efforts.
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Save the Democratic Party,
but Let the Country Slide!
The Thibodeaux Sentinel says I:


In every other State Of the Union all
the elements of opposition have come
together and now present n solid front
to the enemy. But here in Louisiana
the Democratic Party falsely assuming
that it possesses q large majority of tho
voters, presents a ticket Of their w
and demands that all other parties,
must come to her, that the safety Of
that party must he maintained, and
that her interests are infinitely superior
to those Of the people of the State.
No Il asks them to break up their or
ganizatiOn-if they are so extremely
anxious to continue on board of tho
old rottOn hulk of Democracy, no one
viii interfere with their pious reverence
for their venerable vessel. But why do
they not adopt the same policy as their
friends have in other sections OF tho
Union? In Missouri, Tennessee, and
Virginia their party has had no exis-
tencG for three or four years-ln In
diana they have formed an alliance
with the Liberal Republicans and are
running a United State ticket, and 40
in Illinois the same thing is dOuc-in
all the other States only in Louisiana
and here a dozen men in New Orleans
propose q State ticket and the wonder
full Democracy endeavOr to force the
people to sustain it.
The claim that they, being 50 much
stronger than any party Ill the S~tateen.
titles them to the nomination il silly ana
SO completely unsupported by facts as
to approach very neal the ridiculous.
They estimate their strength upon
the vote given for Seymour & Blair
four wear ago, and entirely ignore the
fact that d large portion OF that vote has
been withdrawn, not from opposition
to Radicalism-nOt from opposition to
corTuptiOn-but from the support Of
the Democratic Party. They cannot
comprehend the fact that a large NUM-
Der of voters in every part OF the state
composed of the Representative and
influential men of the people have for
mally severed their connection with
Democracy, openly and publicly.
FOurffths Of the German vote, amount
ing to 5000 or 10000 votes, have sew
cred all allegiance to the Democratic
Party.
more than one half Of the Seymour
votes is opposed to the Democratic
Party. Now what hopes can any sen.
sible man have of clecting a ticket tnat
does not include all this. opposition
united. The Liberal Republicans ask
for unity of action, the German Popltiaoo
ton ask for a concert of action inc IogVV
| voters who will no longer act WIN thS
Democratic Party seek to torn Il lt,llttl
| front, hut the Democracy Ill IT'S rule OF
ruin policy says no, you must o U.s.
build uD and sustain our paFt,y-otleI-
wise Won are traitors, ana the cnuh~
trv may go to ruin four years longer
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Harmonious Fusion i'm Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August Cd
The Democratic State Convention held
a ~protracted session last night, and
completed their nominations by chOos-
ing d joint Electoral ticket.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed urging the Democrats to cooperate
heartily with the Liberal Republicans
in their county organizations.
At a late hour the Liberal Convention
met with the Democratic Convention,
WHEN the whole ticket was ratified by
the joint meetings, and brief and con
gratulatory speeches We're made by
Governor Brown and others, after
which both Conventions adjourned sine
die.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31
Enthusiasm for the Liberal
Party i'm North Louisiana.


Especial by Telegraph to the N. o. Tincs,l
SHREVEPORT, August 23.-At d mass
meeting of all tho Greeley and Brown
clubs held last night in this city, the
Penn ticket was enthusiastically and
unanimously indorsed. 1t was the lar
gest meeting held in this city since 1868,
and not an expression of opposition to
the Endorsement. After the adjourn
ment of the mass meeting, a large Penn
club was organized. The Liberal party
is being thoroughly organized in North
Louisiana, and the old Tenth Legion
will go for the Penn ticket.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31

The people of this Statehave now four
State tickets to select candidates from
in the approaching election.
First.-The Kellogg Ticket, a straight
ont Radical affair, under the patronage
of Gen. Grant.
Second.-The Pinchback Ticket, being
DESTROYS Of uniting all the colored ele-
ments.
Third.-The Democratic Ticket, de
signed to perpetuate that party.
Fourth.-The Liberal party composed
Of citizens who have abandoned both
Radical and Democratic parties, and es-
cinnati Platform.-TThibotleaux Senti-
mel.
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Lit New Orleans hCDuOtbCnt, OF the
23d inst, contains a broad assertion rel
ative to the Liberal convention of the
9TH of August, and which, unless it is
contradicted in time, will doubtless be
copied by the Courier and other papers
OF that ilk, as a v%erification of their as
sertion that the Liberal party was crea-
ted inthe interest OF Gov. Warmoth.
The Republican, asserts that it was
well understood, when the convention
assembled, that Gov. Warmoth was to
be its nominee for the first place ON the
ticket-as to what causes brought about
the change in the views of the members
OF the convention, that paper does not
attempt to explain.
Now, for the facts. There were forty
seven parishes fully represented in the
convention. As a matter of course, the
first object of the delegates was, by eau
cuses and mutual interchange of views,
to ascertain tho complexion of the con-
vention in relation to Gov. Warmoth's
supposed candidature. The parish Of
Natehitoeies and the parish of Avoy-
Giles were unanimous in favor of Gov.
Warnoth as the most available candi-
date. In the delegation from Rapides,
o minority were opposedto him, but the
vote of that parish would have been Civ
en- him under a resolution to vote as a
unit. The delegation from East Baton
Rouge was composed of eighteen mem
bers, nine were for Warmoth and nine
against him. The delegation from the
city consisted of fifty members, twenty
four weTe for the Governor and twenty
six against him. There were, doubtless,
some scattering votes besides those emu
meTated.
Thus, it appears that there were three
parishes out. of the forty-seven repre-
scented, that would have given their vote
for Gov. Warmoth as the most available
candidate. No pressure, whatever, was
brought to bear by Gov. Warmoth or
his friends to force him upon the con-
yention, nor was any influence from any
quarter exerted to prevent his nomina-
ton.
These facts are derived from the gen.
tlemen who went from this parish as
delegates, and they will substantiate its
truth.
Gov. Warmoth, himself, 0 ascer-
tanned this fact. and accepted it as a f.
nality. He at once yielded his claims,
and pledged his support to any candi-
date whom the convention might believe
to bemore available than himself. Gov.
Warmoth's conduct, from the beginning
tothe end of theconyention, was discreet
and m~agnanimous, and the resolution
endorsing him for the United States
Senate, wasa voluntary testimonial from
as large, intelligent and respectable a
body of representative men as ever as
sembled together N the State of Louis
lana.
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Controlling Elections.
From the Coushatta Citizen.l

I~-NS~ NNA~NN
AS our people are not well informed
in reference to the attempted action OF
Congress to pass laws enabling Gen.
Grant to control the coming election by
the bayonet, we will state suCciuctIy the
resultOf that attempt, and OwfarG Grant
can legally go in controlling the ballot
in November. 1t will be remembered
by our readers that under the Ku-Klux
bill the President could suspend the writ
Of hdbedS corpus, and that he did do this
during the infamous prosecution OF the
people of South Carolina. That power
expired with the recent session OF Con-
gress. The Senate, by atwO-thirds vote,
passed q new bill giving the President
power to suspend the writ OF h0bedS cor
pas until the next regular session OF
Congress. Itrequired a tWo-thirds vote
also in the House of Representatives to
pass the bill before getting the Presi-
dents signature. The Presidents par
tisans failed to~receive atWo-third vote
and the bill failed. Then Kelloggintro-
duced his famous, or rather infamous,
Enforcement bill, containing the most
odious and direful provisions. But up
on the final passage Of this bill, it had
become cmasculated OF its power and
contained no provision more stringent,
or favorable to the Federal government,
than the one authorizing hepresence OF
Federal supervisors OF election at the
ballOt~box. These supervisors hare no
poper to make arresas, OF, exc" chaitcRJee
roteS. This, therefore, is the extent OF
Grants powerover elections, in addition
to the previous election lawsof the Uni
ted States. Should he attempt to use
the military to overawe and control the
ballot-box in November next, it will be
a mere usurpation of power TO which we
do not believe the people of the United
States will submit without Il struggle.
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ADv1CETo CANDIDATEs.-The follow
ing, from the Homer Uiad, is good ad-
vice to candidates, which we publish
with very little fear that it will be gem
orally followed:
We would respectfully inform candi-
dates that business is business, and we
wantthe moneyfo their announcements
1t is a very disagrceable thing to "dun"
Il man,; but VIC do not carry on a free
trade for the accommodation of the pub
lie. Our terms are cash in advance, and
unless we can get it, we cannot afford to
do the work. If it is of any benefit for
a candidate to announce his name, he
ought certainly to payforit if hethlnks
it Is not, he should arrive at this c0nclr-
sion before he goes in debt tothe printer
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31

The RAILROAD BETWEEN ST.. LOUIS
AND TExAs.-m five months says the
New Orleans Times, "the railroad be-
tween st. Louis and Texas win DO COM
pleted, and the great Texas trade alien
ated into Western channels In a few
terse, vigorous sentences the Times dis
poses of the miserable picayune policy
which has brought us to this pass.
The Texas trade, always of incalcula-
BILE value, and rapidly increasing, we
seemed to have claimed as an inaliena-
BILE right, and it has always presented
itself az the principal solution of our f.
naneia1 troubles. Whilst we are squah-
bling over the feshless bones Of local
politics, and setting up ear-splitting
yells Owe our tribulations, we put aside
all necessary action to secure this trade
for a quieter season. It was orr own
particular bonRe bouche, and who would
interfere with it2 In fact where else
could it 90 il not into this near channe1q
But Western enterprise Is az strong
handed and long-headed as Thor him
self. 1t had hridgedt the Mississippi and
veined the country with railroads in
every direction. Seeing this tempting
nnersel ut hand, what was to prevent it
from stretching ont its iron hand and
appropriatingit a twill be but one trib-
butary TO the immense stream of wealth
which pours daily and hourly unto the
great Western emporinms, but alas! it
was our I one eve lamb and what will
we do without 1t OF course We richly
deserve this probable loss, forwe Id not
believe any action will be taken within
the next fTe montllstO secure usagainst
this misfortune. Appropriations have
never been lacking in this State for any
wild speculation, On individual greed.
We are only thoroughly bankrupt when
1t is q question Of national benefit, and
when large sums are required to secure
ultimate good.
II should no longer be 4 question OF
more u less expense. There ii little
time ID decide whether st. Loqasor New
Orleans shall have fheTexas trade, and
whether the hitter ean afford ID lose itg
There will he ne waiting for IA ID settle
nur miaerahle intestinal warfare, but
now TIN people Oh their rulers are called
-aipon for decision, mud immediate ae-
ton. The success 81 defeat Of any po-
litieal body IN Louisiana il i mere tribe
III comparison with the important ques.
tpnto0nrprosperit 81 this Texas trade,
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An editor says he parto0k of a beyer-
age so very strong that he could not tell
whether it was brandy or n forchIieht
procession going down his throat.
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An ANSWER WANrED.-The Lake
Charles Echo asks the following qnes-
tion-We never heard OF this move be-
fore, and il there is or has been any de-
sign here to run him, it has been kept
secret:
n d If. Moore is the Democratic can
didaIe for the State Senate in this geala-
tOTim District, why il he not announced
in The Opelousas papers?
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It is thought that a fusion of the Lib
erals and Democratsisaboutto be effect
ed in New Orleans. If this fusion is eff
fected in such a way as to throw the
party back into the old ruts of Demo-
cracy, and ALLEVIATE the Republican ele-
ment in the Liberal party, the whole
people of this State might just as well
vote for Grantand Kellogg at once. We
hope otherwise but if such should turn
out to be the case, we will hang up our
fiddle and bow, for there is no use in
nitching straws AGAINST the wind.
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Iced water should be drank very spar
lnglsy, unless the Ice is perfectly ripe.
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Bismark's new cOat-nf-arms will be .
double trcfOil. in a shield of silver, held
hy the two wild men of the Prnsslatn eS11
citcheon, who hold in their other mana
The rolors Of Alsace and Lorraine.
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Sareasm-An undertaken in tears.
IJosl Billings.
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Goodness always cnriches its pos2ea9or>
Smyrna times., 1872-06-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

st. Michaels is to have regatta on the 4th
OF July.
The Knights of Pythias are holding festi-
val in MngOn this week. gold ring to be voted to the
prettieSt lady.
The Davis farm near Prices Station, Queen
Annes Railroad sold last week in Cenrevle for s7s7H
per to John Cook-lOO acres.
A Mrs. Price, daughter Of DIR. Jos. Ii. Mann,
died very suddenly in Wicomico county last week. from
eating crabs and onions for supper.
Sudden Death-Mr. Richard Millington,
residing near Mingon, in Kent county, attacked with
paralysis Wednesday whilst standing in his yard and died
In few minutes
The Town Commissioners of Chestertown,
have given notice that excursonss from Baltimore will
permitted land till further notice owing to the prevalence
OF small pox in that city.
Easton, Cambridge, Chestertown and st.
Mchae Baltimore excursion worse than they do the
pOx Such excursion means TO those towns day
discord, drunken and sometimes bOodshed.
ATTEMPTED Outrage on q White WOmdn.-
On Sunday the Gth named Isaac Burke
and Jim Samps living with Mr. Melvin, IN Tuckahoe Neck
entered the chamber Of Mira Truit, white who
also with Mr. Melvin and attempted to outrage her
son. Mrs rut the alarm and Mr. Melvin repaired 10
and found Isaac Burke concealed under the bed
This attempt frightened Mrs Trutt that she
sensible days. Sheriff Evts of Denton arrested the
Melvin than year Samps travelling
with Keckner Coz Circus and had been Caroline
only week. Both these negroes from Delaware the
Denton Union says.