The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-12-13

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brought from California here, and
who pretended to have most valuable
evidence in regard to the " Nathan
Mystery" has been sentenced to sew
en- years and half at hard labor in the
State Penitentiary for crimes COIL
mitted years ago. It was at his own
request that he was taken from CAL
ifornia where he was held for burglary.
The Undertook murderer has been
found guilty appeal for new trial
made. Three or four defaulting bank
clerks and presidents soat sur le tapis.
THE ACTION OF CONGRESSMAN MoREY
in introducing a Supplemental Civil
Rights bill, meets the approval of his
friends here. Let the rights be ae-
corded those brawny sons of the South,
whose conduct since the shackles were
taken off them has been the most
cOmmendable and noteworthy in the
history of nations. Now that the dis
abilities have been removed from all
those who participated in the rebel
ion-from the President, jefferson
Davis, to the lowest soldier-let the
same rights be extended to those who
stood up for the government, and
who on many a well fought battle
ground gave up their lives for the
flag which they loved, and to which
they looked for their full and untram-
melted rights.
Some months ago it was my pleas
ure to attend an allegorical drama at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and
I there saw sight which was really
refreshing-the colored people Occu-
plying all parts of the house in COM
mon with the whites. And yet, strange
to say, the performance I witnessed
Just as well as if / was in the COM
pany of the Prince of Wales or any
other crowned head of Europe. Were
the same rights extended to the col
ored race throughout the States, as
they receive in New York there would
be no need of a
cFrppT EMrNrAr rrvTT. RIGHTS RTII.
but in the absence of the courtesy
| which they receive here, the measure
is indispensable. If a nigger-not in
the sense it is generally applied, but
| according to its true meaning-can
| enter bar-room in New Orleans, and
present his dirty profile at the counter
| and receive his poison, why should
not colored man, even if he was rs
low in character as his brother of the
pale complexion. Thaddeus Stevens
died in his attempt to bring about
this great reform, Charles Sumner
has greatly impaired his health in the
same work, now let our champion
from Ouachita wrestle with the evil,
and if possible overthrow the demon
of caste. Let him, like these other
statesmen, do or die.
We have been anxiously looking
for something from the " Mineral
Congressman from the "Sugar Bowl,
but SO far he has done samght. Cipher
it as we may we come to one conelu-
sion, and that is, that
| PRIVILEGE AND PER DIEM,
multiplied by 0, divided by the same
and the same added to the result
gives 0-the same we started out with
This is an improper fraction accord
ing to Mrs. What you-may -cah-ems
rhetorical arithmetieal problematica
solution. "Still tongue makes wis,
head" and "silence is golden "-bu
these are not the qualifications fol
the halls of Congress. Wonder how
the Congressman from Georgia, Alex
H. Stephens, will like the Represen
tative from Louisiana. Think you h
will get his back up. l guess on I
tight pinch he will put up with tin
darned sharp fellow who beat hi
Democratic assailants at their own
little game.
| Monday of the present week igh
snow fell for one or two hours, ant
we were spared the pleasure of sew
eral weeks ago. at the date of writ
ing the weather is not unlike that o
Louisiana, as it is as pleasant as on
May day. When there is little of an,
interest to relate Oneis bound to writ
about o and final come "a.
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