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Robert Josselyn, of the Dal-
los Herald, has found it hard
work to swollow Honest Hor-
ace, but he has finally gobbled
him down, and now seems to
be much gratiied that the
thing is done. Hear him:
We hoist the National
Democratic ticket this week
as in duty bound. 1t looks
very odd to our old eyes, we
confess, but there it is by or.
der of the highest tribunal
known to the democratic par.
ty. This is not our doing-but
hurrah for Greeley and Brown
Anything to beat Grant
Boys, come up to the fight
Democrats should never be
"passive." Hurrah! again
Who is afraid. Go it, m!
Greeley. Off with the ole
white hat and give it to tht
"bull pup" aa
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Tresham, James A.. Bookseller, Stationer
u &c, 90 Camp Street. .r.
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The Duty of Participating in PoIiti-
cal Affairs.

hSS' +" ASctS g. ~ tNA
tics and political discussions.
We frequently meet men Of
high standing, of good princi-
Piles, and of exemplary life.
who will teIl us, with an air of
self-satisfaction, that ''they
never meddle with politics.
they never interest themselves
in political discussions, and
never mean to be politicians"
And this they will say in a
manner which evinces that
they feel as if they had ex-
pressed sentiments which were
entitled to respect, and that no
man could possibly find fault
with them for this Indifference.
Now, we beg leave to dissent
from this doctrine. We be-
lieve that every citizen of a
republic is bound to be a poll
tician. Start not at this asser-
ton. We do. not mean a tra-
ding politician, an intriguing
politician, or a babbling poll
tician. We do not mean that
class who make politics a
/ trade, and a fraudulent trade:
who set out with a determine
ton to live out of the public
crib, and whose politics con
sists In repeating certain cant
phrases, following implicitly
certain leaders, and crying out
at all times to those above
them in power, give, give
We yield to no one in con
temptfor political demagogues
J the unprincipled band whose
only aim is to mislead by vul
gar clamor and noisy declama
ton, and who hope to rist
over talents, character, anG
sterling merit, by loud profes
sions and time-serving subser
, viency. But we do not meal
; to say that no citizen of thi
Republic, who has opportuni
ties of information, has a NOR
: al right to refuse to take an,
e part in political affairs. w
I are now on the eve of an i'm
portant election. The Radi
Gals have purchased a fey
9 democratic traitors with tn
n hope of again robbing the pee
pie they have so long plur
dered. Every State in tn
! South is now groaning unde
. the exactions, the misrule, tn
4 knavery and incompetency
. the Radical party. From e7
e cry one of them comes th
same cry, and in such an hot
Il instead of deprecating polite
k every good citizen should b
IS come an active working pol
. tician, or else we may fall, b
I our own fault, into their situi
al ton. Political alarms are O
ten enough sounded in idl
:, ness, or disproportioned to tt
;, gravity of the facts. Thi
such is not now the case, ever
] man knows. For, first, we a
n. agreed that it will be a publ
y calamity Of quite measurele;
II
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THE FUsIoN.-Hon- Angus
tus Schell, Chairman of the
National Democratic Com
mittee, has written the follow
ing letter to Hon. Emile La
Sere, Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Com
mittee:
New York, July II, 1872.
Hon. Emile LaSere, Chairman
Dem. Elk. Com. of Louisiana,
New Orleans:
Dear Sir-I beg earnestly to
call your attention to the inn
portance of fnsing in your
State all elements of opposition
to the present federal admin
istration. Unless this be done
the eight electoral votes Of
Louisiana will be lost to the
cause of Greeley and Brown.
The democracy of the entire
nation, though theirrepresenta-
tiyes in convention, have made
this coalition by adopting the
liberal ticket as their own, and
thus opening the way for CO.
operative action in all the
States. This fusion will ex-
tend not to only the electoral
ticket, bnt Will run through
the State and Congressional
officers. In this way we hope
to stimulate the energies and
the enthusiasm of the people and
largely augment the vote of
the national nominees. We
do not deem it necessary to
address your understanding in
this matter. The eight votes
of Louisiana may determine
the fate of the country for the
next four years. 1t must be
obvious that the interests of
the nation at large, certainly in
Louisiana, can hardly afford
another term of Grant. Yours
very respectfully,
AUGUSTUS SCHELL,
Chairman Nat. Dem, Com.
| Louisiana, so far as we
have learned, is the only State
in which the officials of the
, organization of the democratic
| party are making an effort to
) defeat the fusion of the hber-
ais and democrats upon a
State ticket. We trust the
Executive Committee, of which
Mr.. LaSere is President, will
see their folly and retrace their
steps. The people of the
whole country have gene into
! this fusion, and the effort of &
few individuals 10 resist Sc
irresistible a movement, would
: be comical if it did not imperi
the vote ofthe State.-[Shreve
port Times. ~ taa.91l
The beliefs gaining ground
that habitual drunkenness is
disease and should be treated
as such. A committe of the
e British House of Commons hal
IS lately made a report on TIT
i subject and recommends th,
It establishment of reformator,
IT institutions similar to THAT il
le Binghamton, New York
- Much Of the evidpnca taken M
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| CHr, rr& Haker Sewing Machines, sales
| VI rLOm No. Us Canal street.
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Ucnrv, John & Co, Wholesale dealers in
Al Bu1ts. Shoes and Hats, Common St
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Hart, E. ]. & Co, Dealers in Groceries
IL Drugs, &c, Tchoupitoulas street.
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Tooper, Wm. Z. N Coz, General Southern
" Agent Singer Sewing Machine, SO Canal.
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THE BOSSIER BANNER.
Advertising Rates :

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Or each subsequent insertion up to one
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memphis Appeal.

a. Memphis Appeal.
Our friend Burnside is fun
ny but not consistent. In
April when be says the speech
was written of which he was
safely delivered on the night
Of the 26, the democrats had
not formed an alliance with
the liberals. They have since
done SO, or the mass of them
at least, and it is certainly bad
policy to abuse ones allies.
There has been no change of
principles but decided one of
circumstances. There are still
grand ditferenences of opinion
between the democrats aud
the liberals but upon the real
object of this campaign. the
defeat of Grantism, they are a
unit and they do not propose
to peril their success by quar-
reling over issues at present
irrelevant.-ShFeveportT Times.
Boys seem to grow more and
more precocious every day,
especially in the "great West" !"
They commit murder like
grown up people and explain
their acts according to the
latest philosophy. Two ten
der juveniles at West Point,
Iowa, lately murdered their
own mother and on being
questioned as to their motives
said that their mother had to
be killed, aud they thought il
would be better for them to dc
it than their father, because
their youth would prevent
them from being punished
! and if they were put in Jail
money would get them out
When they get older they will
probably become subject t.
sudden fits of insanity.
The Bangor Democrat make
its point rather cleverly wher
: it says: Our genial neighbol
' of the Whig is anxious that W,
3 should quote some of the har'
things that Horace Greeley
used to say about the Democ
. racy. We prefer the goo'
;. things he is now saying. Th
things that Paul said afte
that remarkable noon day Wis
ion are remembered by tn
whole Christian world, Will
the things that Paul did befor
! the vision of light are forgot
. ten. . gE.
Keep it before the peopl
that while Horace Greeley ha
, been pretty thoroughly ident
! fed with emancipation, ye
I his sense of justice would nc
: permit him to sanction th
e casting of the entire burde
It and expense of this nieasuI
y on the shoulders of the lat
e slave holders. 1t is a part
C his record" that he persis
IS emily advocated the due con
@ pensation of the South for th
n loss of slave property.
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d. H.. Scott,


a ENOUNCES to his friends nf ltuci1y
a Mount and vicinity. that he stIll CON
tiaues the practice OF medicine IN that place
Thanking bis old constituents for past pa
srouage respectfully solicits contihuahce
a.las sauls.
Special attention given to the treatment
OF ali chronic diseases. O4lice consultation
fras vllDi6
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and a motion was made that the town
should be christsued by reclamation
"Jane," which was done with loud
cheers aud many drinks. It stood now
''JANE Loo" This name did well
enough for week or Two, but soon the
good people decided that Loo" must
Be changed too. And the brains CT all
the sages were racked for the next
edition Of the name. Meetings were
called, the whole town sat upon empty
dry goods boxes on shady days, aud
cOnvcrsed the whole thing over time
and again; but sall to no purpose
nothing would sound we'll with "Jnnc.
The LEO" would do, but it was con-
uected with "Cmck Loo" and Loo
must go-but it would not. When all
had nearly given up in despair, W
rode a gentleman long known for hi;
sagsci,y and learning in this country.
lie was hailed with delight; aud after
a moments reflection, taking in the
whole state Of affairs ut once, be called
for pen and wrote LEW" and
passed it to the crowd. Round after
round Of applause greeted him. Tho
Gordian Knot was cut; aud from
lhenceforth Jane Lew received Ter
baptism-with many drinks-and the
baptising continues to this day. The
classic gamc is still played; but the
young men who now 'toss" so often
and so well little dream what relation
"Crack Loo" bears to Jane Lew.
II is a mooied question who named
the county of Lewis. or for whom it
was named. The belief is gaining
ground thai it was named after a GER
tain Mr.. Lcwis-whcthcr our represen-
tatiyc or uGt is not known; but the
argument is now being used that Il was
named after him, aud that to recipro.
cate the honor conferred by him, the
voters Of the county recently placed him
in tho high position he so justly msr-
tied.
hope to receive many thanks for
my untiring energy, aud | await pos
terity to thank me. 10 DARrER.
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TnE NAV CONsrIrllrLnN

The Convention is bringing ITS labors
to close: Tho reports Of the Committees
have all been adopted in Committee Of
tue Whole, aud O,,revisOry Committee has
been appointed to correct the instrument
aud let the Convention pass upon It at
once. From all the light before us,
that body will have completed its labors
by the 10Th Of April and returned home
to tell their constituents what they have
done: TO our mind they have done
some very good things and some that
arc equally bad.
The Governor is to be elected for
four years, aud made ineligible for the
succession till after the lapse Of four
years. The Auditor, Treasurer, State
Superintendent of Free Schools and At.
tOrnOy General are all elected for four
years. The secretlry Of the State is
made an appoiutoo Of the Governor, by
aud with the consent Of the Senate
The salaries Of these officers are as now.
except the Governor, who gets 50, 100
year, and no house rent. Tho Gov.
ornOr isinvcsted with tho veto power,
which We are not at present ready to
endorse 1t may do for the President
of the United States, but its power III
the hands Of State executive may
be well doubted.
The Legislature is to meet once ia
tro years, unless in extraordinary cases,
when the Governor Is authorized to
call q session. The members Of the
House are elected fot two years, aud Of
the Senate for four years, Their per
diem is fixed q. SO, and no postage
stamps.
Tic number Of delegates is fixed at
6j, aud Of Senators at %. The appOr.
liolmsnt Of representation is unfair,
unjust, aud an,i.ncpublican. II dis.
crilninatcs in favor OF some counties aud
against oIhers-examplo- gives Ra.
leigh, with population Of 3,G73, Que
delegate, and lewis, with a population
Of l0,l93, but one delegate.
10 tho judiciary, we are to have four
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals, instead
Of Mee, With Falari,s increased to
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80, 500 per unnum, and nine Circuit
Judges, with salaries at 81 900 each
per Onuum. We see no good reason for
more than three judges Of the Court Of
Appeals. Three is plenty-two is q
majority Of three, and decisive Of a
question but t,ro Of four is dirided
court. If five Judges could do the
business when Virginia was entire, why
surely three should do it now, in a
State only one.iLird as large.
The County Court of Magistrates is
to be revived in all its pristine glory
We are to have six sessions a year
with its tardy movements, its stalls and
locks, and back-outs, its greasing the
wheels, and tryingit over again and it.
confusion worse COMPOUNDED by learned
dispositions Of the law, and those nice
legal distinctions drawn by Mr.. Fearnt
on contingent remainders and executor
devises, and the Limitation of estate!
aud Of uses aud trusts, and til. changes
by recent laws, which make ones head
sweat to think over, much less to eluci
date and explain-nnd haze a correc,
decision made by court that never
read law book in all their lives. W,
predict sweet time for jurors, witnes.
SEES, suitors and Taxpayers.
Many of the Circuits seem to have
been made for Mterior purposes. Oul
Circuit commences with Gilmer ant
runs around by Webster. Randolph
Upshur, Barbour, Tucker, and down tt
Preston, on the Pennsylvania lin,
quite as large as the State of Della
ware; whereas, in the Eastern Pan
handle, Jefferson, Berkeley and The
small county Of Morgan are made .
Circnit. Two members of the Copyen,
ton wanted Judgcships in that neck o.
the State. and 10 accommodate them, ttc
Circuits are made out of one.
The ballot system of voting is 70.
tanned against the protest Of the people.
And the two great Railroads
running cast and wcst-the Baltimore
4 Ohio on the north of US, and the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio on the south Of US,
have made their foot prints on tue fu.
ture internal improvement policy ofthc
State. 1t remains to be seen whether
another Railroad will ever be built
through our young State. The ninth
section Of the article ION Corporations, y
reported BY that Committee, (ifadoptcd
by the Conysntion) will be settler Of
the question.
We will wait.nad see the whole dOcu.
mGnt wleh 1t comes from the Conven-
tioh, and will decide then whether We
will support it or not.
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I Judas to the scafold for high treason
You see the relation which such an act
bears to Christianity" You perceive
that in Christ it would not be Christian
And il not Christian in him, how can
it be in you aud /. WHO hold mp the
hands OF the sheriff when hO destroys
the life Of n fellow.crcsture?
No, my reader, the true Christian
can never aysuge bimselfon the sinner.
Our law for killing is sud to be hN-
mane !: for while it demands the life oil
the offender, it requires that he be cx'
OcutCd in the quickest possible manner
ana in tue way that shall produce tue
least pain. But twas not thus with
our fathers. As we have seen, our
fathers not only killed, but they Tor
iured, IN q manner the most diabOlical;
by burning-by the rack-by pulling
out toe and finger nails, unjoiating the
limbs-Aaying alive, &c Christian
writer's have detailed a long list Of
modes Of killing, MS perpctraiCd by tue
Church, and which were rcsor.ed to
only to wrGak vengeance on the poor
victim, by producing the greatest pos
siLls suffering. Among these may be
mentioned the following: "CruciiSion,
burning, roasting, hanging by the leg
or rib, starving, saving asunder, eG-
posing to wild.beasts, rcndiDg nsundcr
by horses drawn opposite ways, burying
alive, blowing from the mouth Of a
cannon, compulsory deprivation Of
sleep, rolling in barrel stuck with
nails, pressing slowly to death by n
weight laid on the breast, casting
headlong from rock, tearing out the
bowels or the heart, pulling TO pieces
with red.hot piucers, stretching CD The
rack, breaking on the wheel, squeezing
the marrow from the bones by screws
or wedges. &c,
Now, is all that Christidn ? Is il
not rather diaLoIicGi? And when
men have been Pvt death from this re-
vengeful, this hcllish spirit, have they
not been murdered? What is mur.
der! 1t is to kill with prtpene, ana.
lice or ctore.houyht' 1t matters not
whether one man or tcn thousand con-.
nit the deed, il we destroy human
life with premeditated vengeance, lre
murder Every man, therefore, who
says, "Shing him up'-"Crucify
him"-stretch his neck Dc.
serves to be killed." ETC., has the spirit
Of murder in bis soul, which is un.
and should never DO cher
iShGd. ! again say, The gallOws is
sustained by this spirit, and should
therefore be abolished, for we profess
to be Christians. ANTl-CnoKER,
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6coRBII8EsfgSFl5sHG !
GAlSS,,.3,ZgAIRIeL@
FROM BARBOUR.
INDEPENDENCE, BARBOUR Co.,
NI.l =

ANbAi 1NNbFNhf DAAhgAA W.
March 5.
TO Me Editor of The Democrat
DEAR Sin AS | have never seen
anything in your columns from our
place, | will try to give you short
history Of matters aud things in gen.
eral, and some in particular here, Our
village (?) is composed Of a dwelling
house, schOol.housc, md is situated
two miles south Of philIippi, and sur.
rounded by thriving ncighbothOoi.
Our population is largely Democratic,
aud is composed Of farmers. though
when our land is cleared sufficiently to
Justify it, it is better adapted for graz
Ing purposes.
We have had school the past four
months, which closed the evening Of
the 2nd inst, with a grand exhibition,
which was witnessed BY an audiensc OIL
more than three hundred persons, all oil
whom were deeply Interested and cx.
ceedingly pleased $50 far as heard from
except an old fogy, who prctends to
believe that school exhibitions ara i'm.
moral. For the exhibition there was a
splendid stage erected. The cxhibi.
ton commenced at three o'clock. and
closed at 10 7. NJ. during which
time there were IS dramas aud ad
dresses delivered, all Of which did
credit 20 the occasion, and 10 the per.
formers, and some of them are un,ur.
passed in our country. Among them,
"Th. Barber" by G W. Pridiey and
A, +. Rusmissel, "pry and Sly" by
+. A. Polling and G. S. Rusmissei,
The Three Gucsses," The Everlasting
Talkcr' and 1.-THE Fortune Teller de.
serve special notice. The whole affair
said much for the Improvement aud
control Of the school, and the indeiati.
gable efforts of the teacher, j. N. Rus.
misiel During the intervals between
the acts on tie stage. the audience
were entertained by excellent music
from seven instruments, under the
superintendent Of Professor Glen.
We are having very cold weather.
The mercury this morning stood at
sixteen degrees below zero The Val.
ley river frole over last hight. We
are waiting patiently for the spring, rs
We want to hear what is being done AT
the Permanent Seat. Hope 10 hear by
next Fourth Of July. N.
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LEWIS CoUNTY-JANE LEW.
wrsIoS, March IA
10 lie Elitnr nf III n.,uo.....,

WEsioS, March II
To de Editor Of The Democrat.
In your lnstissuc you ask the origin
Of the name Of "Junc Low and why
or how our county received its present
name.
The lots were laid out. and the
name given to the village Of Jane Lew
by Hon. Lewis Maxwell, who for
many years resided in Weston. and for
some II years represented this District
in the United States Congress. His
mothers name was Jane, and BY add.
ing tho FIRST three letters ofhis own
name, be arrived at til, name Of Jane
Lew.
Our county was created in 1916, and
was named by General Mercer, ftbcu A
member of the Legislature from ono Of
the eastern counties) after Colonel -
Lewis, who fell, MORALLY wounded Mt
tho battle with the Inji.ns, that oc.
CURED at or near the present site Of
the town of Point Pleasant.
kEcoLLEcTloSs OTAS OLD CITIZEN.
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COL. ADDISON MCLAUGHLIN

With deep sorrow We chronicle the
fact that Colonel ADDISON McIAuGlr.
LIN, Of Brax,Ou county, departed this
life on the 18th inst. He left his home
on the l2th, to transact some business
in Webster county, and while there, was
suddenly attacked by disease, and as
sundeuly passed away"
Col. Mclaughlin was somewhere
between 10 aud so years of age, but
was remarkable even at that advanced
period III life for his acute mental and
physical strength He had served over
20 years in the Legislature of the Ola
Dominion; had held many positions Of
honor and trust, and was universally
popular. As Il lawyer 10 possessed
the confidence aud esteem Of his pco.
pie, and us a citizen was respected by
all who knew him.
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West Nirnin ia

West Virgin ia:
Vat Rules held Ia the Clerks Office of tho
Circuit Court Of Lewis county, for The month
1872. '''"
+. NJ. Chalfant !
vs.. I'm Cboroo,,
n. B. Bland & others,
TIME OBJECT OF THIS SUIT IS TO
i enforce the lien Of fierl ilcias issued
by !. 7. Mcbride, Justice Of Jane Lew
Township Lewis county, against N. d.
Bland, In favor ofthO Plaintiff, for ss5.15, with
interest from the 10th Of Nov. | sos and costs
against the interest Off. u. Bland In a Ger.
tain debt due him aud John T Bland from
John 7. Peterson and Thomas L. Swisher,
for the lanyard property In Jane Lew, and
U ordered by the Court, 10 settle the estate Of
Thomas lllaRd, deceased, and ascertain the
debts Of his estate, which may be PAYABLE
out Of the funds In the hands Of said Peter.
son and Swisher, and 10 dispose ofsaid fund.
And II appearing by affidavit filed Thai
the defendant, John I. Bland, Is not a resi.
dent Of this State, and he not appearing, /,
Is ordered that lie do appear here With
one month after the date Of the first public.
ton Of this order, and do what Is neces
10 protect his interest in this suit.
A CUpy-Atteste
-. J0HNC. JACKSON, Clerk.
HENRY BRANNoSi Pl'G'I atty
mAr4-4i
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RAILROAD MEETING

We arc requested to announce that n
meeting Of the friends of the Northern
and Southern West Virginia Railroad
will DO held at Clarksbnrg on the 25th
inst. Any persons from tho counties
through which the road will pass will
be considered delegates; and il is nee
essary that as many as possible be
present. 1t is time that our people be-
gan to take more interest in matter of
such vital Importance to them, and we
trust that Lewis and Braxton will be
fully represented at tic meeting refer
red to.
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GGLMER VS.. BRAXToN.


To he EdtT.ef The Democrai:
When | wrote you some time since 4
short communication in regard to the
Northern aud Southern West Virginia
Railroad, over the signature Of "Gil.
mer, | had no though, or intention Of
troubling you again with another let
ter on the same subject But the com.
muuication in your issue Of the 18th