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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

Messrs Field, Kellogg and
Lewis addressed quite a respe-
table audience in this place
Oh the 10Th. 1t was the big
gest Grant assembly that has
yet been held in Bossier.
We take it that three hun
dred voters with Grant pro-
cliyities attended and one hun
dred who are attached to the
Greeley interest. The speech
es were as moderate --in char
acter as we had any reason to
hope for. They were quite
long and as the audience had
to stand they proved quite
irksome. No enthusiasm was
gotten mp, nor any telling
point made. This we take to
be the last big Grant gun;
the smoke Of it has cleared
away and we see the Greeley
works entirely unbroken.
Mr.. Kellogg was courteous
enough to praise the personel
of the Liberal parish ticket as
he gathered its character
from the information of his
friends here. But "we fea1
the Greeks especially when
bringing gifts" and therefore
shall not diminish our endeav.
ors in the least. We will re
turn his compliment with in
terest by assuring him that
we appreciate him as high as
we do any carpet Dagger in the
State not in the Liberal move
ment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21
RepudiatiOn.

pay what the State does not
owe is not Reputation
The Legislature is the only
power in the State authorized
to contract debts to be paid
by the State. If the Legisla-
ture authorizes a million dol
lars of bonds to be sold and
its agents sell two million
dollars of bonds we are clear
ly of opinion that the State
does not owe but the one
million and refusal to pay
one Of the two millions is not
Reputation. Those who deal
with agents must be circum-
spect; they ought surely to
examine the power Of attor-
ney that the agent has and if
he exceeds his power they
ought not to trade with him.
But perhaps the buyer of
State bonds had no way OF
knowing whether the agent
exceeded his powers or not,
Then he should certainly not
have bought. Ever since
1868 the buyers of State bonds
have certainly been put Oh
guard by the newspapers
Charges of corruption and
malfeasance have been so re
peatedly made that no one
has had the right to be unsus
picious.
1t is said that if the State
refuses to pay the spuriou:
bonds that it will lose all Its
credit. Would to God tina
it could lose all credit. Had
it never had any it would
have now been out Of deb
and by far more prosperous
than it is.
The idea is now advanced
by many newspapers that thu
State should pay all the debt
contracted in its name, wheth
er lawfully contracted or not
If the State agents could bind
it for one million contrary t,
law they could bind it for on,
hundred millions and so bank
rupt the State.
One who pays what he doe
not owe violates his duty, TO
does he not thereby supper
a swindler in his Unjust de
mand?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21
We publish to day the Lib

We publish to day the Lib
eral-Democratic parish ticket
as fixed by the nominating
convention. In the conven-
ton every ward was fully rep
resented, and by men earnest
in our cause. It's acts have
met with general approval
and we hear of no intimation
OF any opponents of Grant
coming out as independent
candidates.
1t may be objected to the
ticket that the colored men are
not as fully represented on it
by colored candidates as they
should be. But it should be
remembered that nearly all
Of our colored men are unable
to read and write and there
fore untitled to hold office;
nor have the Greeley men
among them put any one for
ward as competent or desir-
Gus of holding Office.
A black man was nomina-
ted for coroner, which is moi
an Office of profit in this par
ish. Nevertheless the pay is
excellent for the work requir,
ed. Mr.. Hammond was vii.
ling to serve in that capacity
he is in every way competent
and his color can give assur
ance that he would bring tc
justice the terrible ku klu1
should any arise. BY the by
Mr.. Hammond was a hired
domestic ofHorace Greeley fol
some time. His support O
Greeley now shows Greeley tt
be great even to his raIet d.
chdmbre.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

A GOOD ONE.-We heard a
good story the other day on a
certain Houston county plan
ter. He thought his cotton
was too luXuriant-it would be
a good idea if he could get
rid of some of the surplus foil
age. So he got a few cater
pillars and scattered them
around. In a few days his
field looked as if a fire had
passed over it. He won't do
so any more.-Georgia Tele-
graph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION
With the exception of Camden
the entire Democratic ticket in
West Virginia was elected by ten
Thousand majority. The State
will go for Greeley by $4,000 to
1900 majority.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21
Parish Nominating Convention.

in Bossier, met in their respec-
tive wards on Saturday, Sept.
14th, and selected delegates to
the parish nominating conven-
yention, called to meet in Belle
we, Monday, Sept. 16-
This convention assembled
about II o'clock, and DR.. w.
II. Swami was elected tempo
rary president. The Doctor,
in a short but pointed and APP
propriate speech explained the
object Of the convention, and
the necessity for harmony and
unanimity in their action
closing with thanks for the
honor conferred upon him and
declaring the election Of a
temporary secretary in order,
when l. II. Martin was called
called to the position.
The committee upon creden-
tials, appointed by the chair,
declared the following gentle
men duly elected delegates and
and entitled to seats in the
convention:
Ward ii. II. Braden, F.
F. Gatling, Geo. Moss, w. d.
Mercer, G.. Bush.
Ward Pr. L. Stinson, w.
j. Fish, Capt. Daugherty, John
Hammond, II. w. Ogden alter
nate of j. B. Pickett.
Ward 81. J. Swindle, S.
A. Boggs, VIM. Stroud, J. G..
Allen, f. NJ. Barnett.
Ward A. j. McDade, A.
McClanahan, ]. F. Afford, &C.
NOVEL;, w. NJ. Swami.
Ward 5.-W. II. Rascoe, H.
Barnacastle, ]. N. Bryan, P. B.
Thompson, Thos. E. Mercer.
Ward 6.-J. H. Nattin, j. J.
Mears, S. H. Sibley, Robt. E.
Wyche, r. Y. Graves.
Ward u. G. Belcher, w.
]. Hughes, 1. H. Martin, J. B.
Campbell, E. j. Hall
Upon melton, the report of
the committee was adopted and
the names Of the delegates en-
rolled.
The following gentlemen
were declared to be the perma-
nent officers of the convention:
W. NJ. Swami, president; A.
j. McDade and J. n. Bryan,
vice-presidents, and Col. Burt
and J. A. Lowry, secretaries.
On motinn, it was resolved
That in selecting candidates.
a majority of the whole mum.
Der Of votes cast be required
to nominate, and that each
candidate who presents his
| claims to this convention must
pledge himself, personally OIL
through his friends, to supper
the entire ticket nominated.
On motion, it was resolved
that the nominations be made
by ballot.
Under a suspension of the
rules, B. F. Fort was nominal
ed for Parish Judge, by accla
nation.
Joseph E, Adger was nomi
mated for sheriff on the second
ballot.
John II. Keyser was nomi
mated for Recorder on first bal
| lot.
I. n. Braden was nominated
for District clerk on first ballot
w. ii. Scanland and l.. d
Sandidge were nominated 70,
the Legislature-the former OF
the first ballot, the latter OF
the fourth.
On the second ballot tn,
name of W. r. Head was with
drawn, and John Harmon,
unanimously declared tn
nominee for Coroner.
On the first ballot the follow
ing named gentlemen wer
nominated for Police Jurors :
| Ward . TuOS SMITH,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

Never give a man advice unless
he asks you for it, and then the
less you give the better.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21
Republicans and their Party.

An Administration paper
calls attention to a boosted ev-
idence Of the strength OF its
party, which, on examination,
looks like an evidence of its
weakness. 1t speaks of that
long series of assertions from
the party which began with
General Blair and Andrew
johnson, and is not yet end
ed. After johnson came Sew
ard, Welles, Randall, McCul-
lock, Doolittle, Dixon, Cowan,
Fowler, Chase, Greeley, Trum-
bull, Sumner, Schurz, Palmer,
Fenton, Banks, Upton, and
Farnsworth. Those men we
are told, all successfully "tried
to break up the Republican
party" and all failed.
The Republican party is Ger
tainly not broken up, it must
be admitted, and is not likly
to be for some time to come;
but it is a remarkable fact that
SO many of its most distin-
guished, conscientious and pa
triotic leaders and teachers are
from time to time, falling of
from it. 1t may be thought
strange that the party should
be strong enough to survive
such assertions; but it is far
more strange that a party
should number so many and
such deserterS. What are we
to think of a party that loses
one by one its leaders and
faunders2 1t still lives, be-
cause it has managed to man
ufacture six hundred thousand
African voters to supply the loss
of its leaders; but this source
Of supply is now exhausted,
while the detection of leaders
is still going on. Nearly all
the great statesmen of the par.
ty have left it, and though il
continues to be a great party
it is becoming like an army
commanded by lieutenants
1t may imagine it can do with.
out the distinguished states
men who once lent it dignity
and character, and who gave
Wisdom to its councils; but
the cause, whatever it be, thai
drives these distinguished
statesmen from its ranks will
be the death of it, in the end
-[St. Louis Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

Gov. Scott, of South Carroll
ma, declares that before Grant
got into Office, he (Scott) could
have bought him ten times
over; now Grant is worth more
than ten time what he is
And now Davis the Grant
Governor of Texas, threatens
that, if any attempt is made to
impeach him, he will show
that other Grant men have
stolen an aggregate of S6,O0O,-
600. Let the Conservatives
'push things" in that quarter.
Let us have a general telling
OF experiences" 1t will be
good for the country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

Madame Nilsson Rouzaud will
continue to sing. Matrimony
never yet shut d womau's mouth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

Waco, Texas, wants to be CAPT
tai OF the State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

On motion, the following gentle
men were appointed delegates to the
Senatorial Convention to be held at
Minden on 10th inst, for purpose of
nominating a State Senator, a Dis
trict Judge anda District Attorney
for this District:
Col. J a Snider, Capt. P NJ Butler,
II Barnacastle, Capt. II Carter and
J J Swindle. On motion, the Presi-
dent was added.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-21

FOR PRESIDENT,
Horace Greeley.
a r.Tr OF NEW YORK. .
FOR VICE PRESIDENT. 4.
b. Graft Brown.
v4iy OF MISSOURI
. f.. FOR GOVERNOR, ...
John MCENERY, ca
z.rra of 0uachita.
aTi FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR,
hruf ID. B. PENN,
terf ars of Orleans
10 FOR ATToRNEY-GENERAL,
1T H n. OGDEN,
aft of Orleans. .u
"a FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
SAMUEL ARMSTEAD,
rssrg g of Caddo.
.Tu Dol FOR AUDITOR, ...
FLAMES GRAHAM,
5fil II of Orleans. r.
FOR sUP'T OF PUBLIC.EDUCATIoH,
yqai r. NJ. LUSHER,
of Orleans. .ma
FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE,
=. GEO. A. SHERIDAN,
Al -r of Orleans.
PARISH TICKET.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
nhfr Lip. sANDIDGE.
W. H. SCANLAND.
fs 800 .bt a
FOR PARISH JUDGE, s.
~ B. F. FORT.
A. HT
m FOR CLERK,
E -iTg N BRADEN.
FOR SHERIFF,
JOS. E. ADGER.
FOR RECORDER,
j. H. KEYSER.
FOR CORONER,
JOHN HAMMOND.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
PLAYED OUT.

Why. look you now reformers.
Why don't you go in? There
is the axe and forest, where
are your hands ? AS you have
been preaching reform considerably
of late, why is it you don't practice
it =? Are you like finger boards as
they. call them in Virginia, which
point out a road you won't follow
yourselves {? You are set of cheats
and the people so understand ia
set of deformers. Shut up and go
home. Do any of you Aatter your
selves anybody would miss you
here ? Why don't you come out on
balconies and talk wisdom to the
people, you wouldn't find twenty to
listen. You are played out. A few
records are kept in safe place
rods in pickle-to be drawn out
when the time comes. WAIT.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
THE POWER TO EXPEL.

We stated in an article some days
since that it was our deliberate
opinion that when a quorum Of the
House of Representatives was or.
ganized to do business, two-thirds
of the members present could ex-
pei member.
We cited a number of authorities,
and especially the decision of the
Supreme Court of the State in the
one per cent tax suit, where the
court determined that four-fifths OF
the House meant four-ffths of a
quorum-of those present by
analogy we concluded that two
thirds of the House must mean
two-thirds of those present.
We now propose to cite the
highest authority-the deliberate
decision of the Senate of the United
States. The language of the con-
stitution of the United States and
of our State is the same in regard
to the expulsion Of members. In
1862 the Senate of the United
States consisted of sixty-four men,
bers Two-thirds of sixty-four are
forty-four. But on the fifth day of
February, 1862, Jesse D. Bright, of
Indiana, was expelled by vote of
thirty-two to fourteen. The entry
in the minutes is as follows
So the resolution was agreed to,
two-thirds of the Senators present
having voted in the affirmative
SENATE Journal, Second Session,
Thirty-seventh Congress, page 49,"
July II, 1861, the United States
Senate expelled Senator's Mason,
Hunter, Clingman, Bragg, Chestnut,
Nicholson, Sebastian, Mitchell,
Hemphill and Wigfall, by a vote of
thirty-two yeas against ten nays,
two-thirds of the Senators present
having voted in the affirmative"
With these high authorities we
are content to submit our case.
There is not the shadow OF a
doubt of the legality of the action
of the House in experling Messrs.
Carter, Stevens, Wilson, Schuma-
cher and Kearson-M o. Republican.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
R6TWhile the House of the Fd,

p@While the House of the Fdgs
was crumbling about their heads.
their quorum growing shorter,
their body thinning out, the journal
of this set talked with more audacity
than ever. 'It was ever thus from
childhood's hour" A cause when
hopeless has in brass and effrontery
its only resource. These reformers
indeed-these would be saviours of
the State-these mild hammered
and persuasive gentlemen who only
desire the veal of the public, the
welfare of the people, can see mis-
chief in Election Bills, but none in
Waterworks jobs. They are horri-
fed at the Gubernatorial power on
one side of their faces, while with
the other, they already plot Tor
greater power themselves. When
the plot of a rogue is unravelled and
his forlern hope sped-his only re-
fuge is in swagger. This is the only
resource of the Fogs at present.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

pDDid any one ever see the like
Of the editorial in the Bee, attribut-
ing to Governor Warmoth offers of
a compromise. Some pestilent fell
low has got hold of the Bee and
stuffed that venerable organ to the
examining point. The contrary is
the case. Carter twice offered to
resign and went back. He has
gained nothing in the fight except
That notoriety which belongs to
every man who will so far forget
his manhood as to make himself
demagogue. To say that the State
would offer to compromise to such
a brood is the sublimest impudence.
Governor Warmoth has carried out
his pledges, fulfilled his promises
and accomplished the reforms he
undertook a year ago, when Carriers
bills were stopped. In what have
his opponents the advantage ?--In
wind.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

LorrEEIEs.-While the Judge of
the Eighth District Court was pun
ishing man for contempt in not
obeying an order restraining him
from selling Havana Aottery tickets,
thus interfering with the Louisiana
Lottery Company's privileges, MIR.
kinsella was giving notice In the
House of Representatives of "a Bill
to repeal the charter of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company and
other lotteries in the State of Louis
lana" followed up by the notice OH
Friday by some one elise OF another
chill" to create a Crescent City Lot
terry Company.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

"GEM" OF REpoRTER.-The Fag
after twelve days of unaccountable
forgetfulness, suddenly remembered
that it hadn't published a speech
for Representative Fontalieu; and
SO the fertile Imagination of its
photographer was aroused and a
cut and dry utterance invented for
Mr.. F. But this gentleman empha-
tically objects to such distinguished
consideration, and in his place in
the House on Thursday he used a
very plain word with reference to
it; he said, cit is a LIE" The evil
dence of indignation is proper, but
Mr.. Fontelieu didn't "know how it
is himself" or the yellow feeling"
would surely have prompted him to
make some allowance for the at
ETC., of the "Gem" folks
who Give, move and have their
being" where millions of spirits
throng the air. heightening fancy,
and suggesting the hearing of
speeches when nobody was making
them.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
WEST FELICIANA.

The Customhouse Parish Execu-
tive Committee, of this place, had q
meeting on January ID, and among
other things said and done, they
resolved to respectfully ask
Hons. George W. Carter, J. Henri
Burch. James H. Ingraham and
others to use their power for the re-
peal Of the Registration, Election
Police, Constabulary, and other OBJ
noxious laws"
These people have evidently been
made to believe that the fight the
Customhouse people are making is
to secure reforms which Governor
Warmoth is unwilling to grant. Let
us tell them the very laws which
they have asked their side of Re-
publicaps to repeal, were repealed
by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives meeting in the Mechanics
Institute, on the 18th of this month,
the only day the Senate has been
enabled to procure the attendance
of a sufficient number of men to
legislate.
There is majority of the House
of Representatives meeting daily in
the Institute, but are unable to pass
laws because one half of the Senate
will not take their places, and attend
to their business.
There is an evident binding of
the eyes of the bulk of the simple
minded, honest voters in the parish
es, as to the real object of all the
disturbance now raging and threat
ening to overthrow Republican rule
in the State; and we advise those
who are but imperfectly acquainted
with the characters of the men who
hurry to them so frequently to get
their names endorsing this and con-
demning that, to regard them with
suspicion and abstain from action
until they get information as to the
right course to pursue. It is far
better that you err in not acting,
than to do wrong by lending your
influence to a bad cause.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

ex-senator Thomas whose pre-
sence in the Senate week ago en-
abled that body to form a quorum,
but whose subsequent staying away
again broke it, has determined to
return to his seat and has published
a letter 4 the New Orleans Times
in which he states his reasons for
his conduct. He says:
While 1 appreciate the motives
of my colleagues who have deemed
it their duty to abstain from occu-
pying their seats in the State Senate,
1 have a specific duty to perform
which I owe my constituents and
the people of the State as a Senator
in the General Assembly. There
are times when the good of the
State is above personal or party
considerations, and that particular
period has arrived in the history of
State legislation that demands of
me free and decided action to aid
in bringing relief to our people in
certain reforms which are univer-
sally demanded. 1 therefore with
draw from any further participation
in this contest between the factions
of the Republican party, and l will
resume my seat in the Senate and
act with that party which will give
its aid to pass those measures of
reform which we all profess so
earnestly to demand.
s. M. THOMAS,
State Senator.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

Hon. MILTON MORRIS con-
stituents of this gentleman need en-
terrain no fears of him. He has
no idea of boiling, and never had.
He went to the "Club" rooms where
the Carter crowd were holding a
meeting, to take drink, and they
put him down as endorsing their
mad and ruinous conduct. MIR.
Morris says, Il do, and have ever
endorsed the action of the State
Administration and believed that
Governor Warmoth is the only man
that all true Louisianians can con-
sistently support"
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
SENATE TROUBLE OVER.

Sixteen of the wandering Sena-
tors put in an appearance yesterday
at the State House, and made up
thirty-three.
The body then went to work, the
leader of the wanderers starting to
"reorganize" and to consider one
wild thing and another They were
beat on every essential point. The
contest was hot and close, but was
FINALLY decided in favor of the pre-
sent presiding officer and the Ad-
ministration by the majority vote,
declaring the validity of the extra
session of December, 1871, thereby
putting an end to all controversy
on Lieutenant Governor Pinchback s
election. The burst of this shell in
the camp of the aggressors made
them move for adjournment" but
this was voted down and a bill to
pay the expenses of the General
Assembly in 1872, passed. AS they
want mileage and per diem, as much
as most people, it is presumed they
will continue in their seats and do
the other busidess of the session.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21

Bg More important engagements
demanding the monopoly OF the
time of Lieutenant Governor Pinch
back, the manager of this paper
hitherto, he is compelled to retire
from active participation in the work
Of the LoUIsIANIAN. The conduct
of the business portion of our jour
nal has devolved on another, and
having secured the services of MIR
JOIN c. MCLEOD, this gentleman
will henceforward be our special
agent in this city to solicit subscrip-
tons, enter into contracts and re-
ceive amounts due our paper.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-21
n4-H the flames of a bloody viz

B4-H the flames of a bloody vio-
lent instruction have not been kin
died in the City, it has not been the
fault in the Times. The articles of
that paper for weeks have breathed
the incendiary fires of revolt and
mobocratic deviltry. No wond i
has tanned down. We care as little
for its hooking insinuations as for
it's threats, less for its abuse, than
we do for its praises, for we know
the source whence both kinds of
such oratory comes. Like all empty
things the Times gives out the loud
est noise, when struck. Hollowness
stands in its every issue, as lead
ing characteristic, and where it viii
fies to-day, it will be sycophantic
tomorrow.