The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-23

mates and none of their good points
and none of his own either, Is
JOHN OSBORN
the District Judge here, elected b,
the darkies led on by DeLacey il
1868, when large number of on
white voters were disfranchised, bea
ten in 1872 by majority of 5000 bu
still holding on by the grace of Kel
logg and the Lynch Returning Board
| He is so ignorant as to be tn
laughing stock Of the more intelli
gent negroes. He could not do
sum in rule of three if his life wer
at stake, though he understands sub
traction when money of other people
is laying round, and multiplication
when it is time to draw salaries. H,
loses his warrants every year ant
gets the Radical Legislature to issue
new ones. He gets pay as Judge ane
takes law business on the sly. Acts
as United States Commissioner tt
take evidence and is lawyer for thu
party in whose case it is taken. HI
can't spell a word of two syllables
right nor write sentence of gram
NAUTICAL English, and there isn't &
stable boy that don't talk BETTER
He can't repeat the names of the
Presidents of this country in or out
of the order of their terms, nor tell
you the date or cause of any remark
bic event in history. He knows less
of manners than he does of books,
and is so unattractive, so useless.
and so villainously vile that Kellogg
won't let him come in his room and
Field snorts with disgust at the men
ton OF his name. But be- is good
enough for the Rapides Radicals to
put in the most important office.
Where did such an animal come
from? We forbear to say. We have
some good people. from the same
place and their feelings might be
hurt. 1t is o skunk and a catfish
combined, belonging neither to the
land or water. That it bears some
resemblance to animals or fishes is
certain.
There is apolitical thieves gallery
at Washington now. When the Rad
icals were so badly beaten this fall,
the blame was laid on the corrupt
and incompetent Office holders the
party had sustained in the South.
and the leaders said they must be
got rid of. The faithful were order
ed to send on likenesses of the worst
of the pack, those whose notorious
unfitness could not be denied
Johns face was sent on. The Sec.
rotary of the Republican Committee
was handed the photograph, when
this conversation occurred:
''What did you bring this here
for?' holding between his thumb and
forefinger Johns picture, "w h v |
1idn't you carry this to the Smithso
lian Institute?"
"That, sir, why that is the like
less of one of our Judges down
South"
'You've got things mixed. This
belongs to the department of Natural
History and should be carried to the
institute. It's the belly of a sea
urtle."
This man is trying public patience
low. He has gone away, went Sc
reilly as if he was going to do some
hing bad. He was heard to say he
Intended to pay us for the September
york, and in New Orleans that the
Board would count all the Rapides
republicans in by sixty majority ex-
ept Daigre's place where the major
ty was too big to be overcome. No
ne imagines that he has any infu-
nee with the Board Or any body else,
ut he expressed his wish as we'll as
is hope. He had no need to 20
way. No one would have hurt him,
ut VIC can't say as much if he comes
ack. He had better make it long ,
arewell. Goodbye, old Turtle-Belly.
QUILL never oficiate again as cham
ermaid on the Salt River Packet
Oh! WHISTLE, AND I'll Come TO {
GU: My LAD.-Kellogg replied to {
entleman. saws the Now Or3o,nc
who was demonstrating with ,
i'm on the course of the Returning i
oard as calculated to create trouble {
nd endanger the peace of the City,
psbaw, if they should try anything
the kind, all / have to do is to
histle and the troops will come at