The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-04-23
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TIE BJ-ZZARUS IN COUNCIL
AGAIN..


length Of time had been published
and posted, in magnificent posters,
i'll high places, and low places, on
bill tops, and hollows, took place as
the preachers say, on " Saturday
last, at the Scloo,housc, ON the top
Of the HILL Now was the time for
the so-called Committee to prove its
popularity. Wen show You, was
beard from the lips Of the scven's
master as bis glowing eye-balls gaz-
ed upon lis CANDY posters. The
meeting was announced some three
weeks since, and the sn,,l-stirring in
tlaence;, OF the Brass Band were al
ded to the attractions which were to
startle the ears Of the St'rcn's friends.
1t w"s saturday, this day Of rest
which the colorel people use for Wis
ltlng Town, and was substituted for
Cout 7secis, CuruSes and EIastcr
'Sunday's with the felvent expecta-
ton of drawing the people to the
support of the bogus committee, or
at least to induce them to come to
their meetings.
Never was a prettier day heralea
than last Saturday. Not a cloud
oioscurel the blue and transparent
til1nti,.nt. The rain so long defer
red fell III showers sufficient to ally
the dust on the previous Friday
evening. Everything WAS propitious,
there was no wind, there was no
dust, the air was fresh, the sun not
too hot, it wa; Saturday and the peo-
pie were sure to come to town. The
| Brass Band was on hand and blew
the sweet perfume Of their music to
the vacant air. The people sail
what is the fuss about why DO
the Band make music They were
shown the posters, but said it was
not their crowd and though they
liked the music, they could not be
driven by the whisrcrs-in, to so to
that meeting Of what tlla7 (tl1o pec-
p]e) call lisorSanizers and boilers -
The people could not be fooled, they
said there had been several fel|ers'
riding about among decent people,
telling them about the meeting, but
as them fc]lers' wasn't the right
stripe OF politicians, they didn't COME
to the meeting at all, but to buy
goods.
The so-callea Committee did how
ever, get about fcrty little school
children to come in and -" Lear the
Band play" and help to make up ta>.
crowd which consisted Of twenty vo-
tiers, noses counted.
The Committee looked gloomy
and disp;ritod. Prospects were any
thing but brilliant. If the people
Won't come to our meetings said the
Boss, or an occasion OF this sort.
when we want to give them an Office,
(whcn they will have to pay their
their own ezpensas,) what can we do
to get them together
To affect a show of strength. the
Boss put the names Of three ve'y an
.Huent;a's of his supposed supporters
On Il paper and read them us the
names; Of the delegates to the COM
ing Convention. OF course whisky
having been given to the crowd (an,1
secretly Charged TO them) the little
boys whistlod and the President sait
hic-I and the persons named were
declared elected.
Here the Band footed.
Speeches being now in order, Mr.
Oliver riggs, Of ,Hunica, being dele
gate elect, claimed the privilege o
free speech, and said che under
stood this meeting to have been call
ed in the interest of the State Ad
ministration, and that it was no us,
for the Boss to raise his hymn, tina
he, the Boss, had neither sense
friends or influence enough to bur
the Administration or any of it
friends"
OF course this was declaration
of war, and the seven brim full Q