The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

a'ohs our coast would be of great
sue at all times and of inestimable
/. A'ue IN case of foreign war. Nature
mas provided the greater part of this
pu'e and the obstacles to overcome
a@ easily within the reach of the en-
giaeer'
in reference to the question of
cheap transportation in the Presi-
dents message had its effect in the
appointmest of special committee
OF the senas with Senator window
as its Chairman. This committee has
entire summer,snd the report to he
submitted at thssextsession is looked
forward to with tie greatest eager-
ness. It is anticipated that this re-
port will shed more light upon the
important subjects to be treated Of
than any paper that has ever bean
published. Now, this is one Of the
results, only one Of several however.
OF the few words addressed BY pres;-
dent Grant to Congress and to tba
people. Another of the direct results
OF his recommendations was the Con-
gressional convention held at ST
Louis few months since, and the
convention of Governors held at At
lanta about the Same time. Indeek
we are not able to estimate the effecsa
that his words have had. Their ii
huence has been felt even in the FIR.
mers' meetings, and a new impesus
has been given to Improvement. The,
fact that the question was considered
SO important asto warrant so extended
notice in the Presidential message
called to it the attention of men who
would otherwise have passed it By,
and in the eyes OF some men it there
by gained responsibility that il
would not otherwise have had.
Now, it may be that mono of tie
schemes referred to By Presidenk
Grant will be satisfactory to the far.
mers, they would rot be to me- yet
enough is shown to prove that he is
in hearty sympathy with the move
ment. Let q better plan be submitted
and there can be no aoubt that it win
receive his approval. The farmers
must not forget that they ara the debt
Iors of the President in this matter to
ID large extent.
| The colored people Of Charleston
South Carolina, are making a move
On the political chess-board the sig
lifcance of which is apparent and
calls for no commens from my pen.
A hand bin has. been printed and dis
tributed setting forth the demands
which they make, aud as they have.
the numerical strength to make their,
demands heard we may expect to-
hear something further on the subject.
They demand g distribution of the
offices as follows for mayer, white
man; for aldermen, nine colored and
nine white men for chief of police.
eolored nean; for 6Tst lieutenant of
police, a white man for second lieu
tenant, o colored man fog- monsoon
missioned officers and privates Of po-
lice, alternately white and coiored
men. 1t seems to. be the plan to have
the colored people choose the white
candidates and the whites choose the
coiored candidates. The colored peo-
pie will therefese nes select any man
as candidate except such as come
squarely out in favor of the platform
they have laid down. They say eve
also demand an equal alternate pro
rata IN all the other departments of
the city government and share in the
executive patronage and no man, we
care mol whom, shall receive our no.
tice as candidate who does not en-
dorse and advocate these measures. J,
That the eolored people have the
numbers to make this thing tell is
certain, and if they have sufficient or
ganization among themselves they
will be able to force the whites to ac-
cede to their terms.
This movements following on the.
heels OF those in Ohio, in Maryland.and
in this city, of which wrote you last
week, but proves the correctness of
the position I then took, that there
was some cause to which this disaffec-