The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-15
THE MAILS.

as the caption Tor thlS aftlcle, HAS
raised little Hutter and directed two
batteries at our unoffending self,
which, however, have failed to prove
we were wrong, and only made the
matter as clear as mud, if we be not
particular in what we say. The frs
gun comes shoted from Colonel Nc
Ginnis' battery, scattering thick and
wide of the mark, and missing the
target altogether. The Colonel who
en- 1,assann we claim to esteem and re-
spect as a good man and citizen, has
only proved for the Democrat all we
have written about the Mails, and we
think he should have met us in the
disputed point with a little more
facts and figures, and not hurled ut
us his receipted butchers bills, for
we assure him the public and the
Democrat have no business with his
culinary department, and least of all
the Democrat never NEEDLES with a
gentleman's private affairs, and has
no interest therein especially when
discussing mail matters. AS we have
often said we want good mail service
from the paid Contractor, are entl-
tied to it and now more than ever are
determined to have it if proper agita-
ton of the long neglected duty will
do any good. Besides the long suf-
fering public, we, the Democrat, have
been the sufferer too long and there
must be an end to the evil. Why we
have so often written that the mails
should always be brought through,
and nearly every trip, has been fur
nished us by Colonel McGinnis' good
management of the Coaches, which
always arrive here in good time, five
and six hours ahead of schedule time,
thus proving that the roads must be
in good condition, otherwise his ex-
cuse offered for the bad roads only
proves he must have the most extra
ordinary stock on earth and he does
not kill them at that. And mind
you, this good time is made even
when the mails are brought. So the
bad road excuse can't be considered
tenable so long as such good time is
, made, and here let us say we nor the
public do not complain of the Coaches
not reaching here in time, or irregu-
larly, but the mails are left behind
and two thirds of the time reach here
twenty-four hours behind time And
the Coaches reaching here, without
the mails, rest here some six hours
/ when two hours Of that time spent al
+ the Mouth would insure our mails
+ through regularly, and certainly il
: would be far better to reach here three
s hours later with the mails, than ma
f king fast shell road time flying igh
= and resting here six hours. Th'
f second metrailleuse to which we al
S lude is that Of Caucasia, charged
t with a blank cartridge, GRACEFUL,
,, touched off with the slow boats con
e veying the mails and the chroni
n grumbler flash. Your excuse, eau
a casia, thrown in for the Contractor i
i worse than no excuse at all, and i
i certainly news for the Marines il
J. these parts. The idea of the Katie
= Pargoud and Allen being slow boat
V will certainly occasion serious reAec
/, ton on the part of the knowing one
), and make them wish to know wher
d fast boats are to be found and wha
e waters they ply.
d To conclude for this week, for tn
e public can be assured we will con
It tinue to harp on this wrong so Ion
Il as it exists, we shall keep regula
e report Of the arrivals of the Mails
s on the Route in dispute, and publis
It it regularly, wit h out love or fea7
e naught set down in malice, and tn
columns of the Democrat shall not b
f the last to render due justice wherei
e is merited, and above all we are val
II enough to consider the Democrat
n perfectly competent judge in thi
IF matter.
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PAID FOR OLD GOLD AND SIT
:, VERWARE
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o ARMs.-The people should contir
+ ually bear in mind that the negroe
" are organized into secret militar
II league; that they are continual
Z drilled; and that they are supple
II by the Radical leaders with arms