The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-13
DasHEs HERE And THERE.
Sad and dismal Saturday NOR

~A~eA~s -
he newsmongers and sensational
SITS. as the backbone Of their Kissing
wants had faded and vanished in the
!ir. Our two journalistic corgreres
lad changed base, taken the good
.dvice Of the peace Democrat, buried
hat tomahawk, washed off that sui
luxurious paint, and with the immor-
,al Bard exclaimed:
Farewell the pluned troop, and the
big wars,
That make Ambition Virtue! y, fare-
we'll!
Farewell the neighing steed, and the
shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear pierre
ing fife, ,..
The royal banner; and all quality
Pride, pomp and circumstance OF Glo-
rious War"
And our Caucasian friends treated
their patrons to a good reading and
entertaining sheet, which proves to US
when in proper harness and on the
right track, they cannot fail to reach
their best and highest aims
Whilst the Official Journal, with
here and there few parting and
harmless last ticks at their magnanl-
nous foe, trotted out its usual
amount of good radical hash and
such like, with usual vim and en- bon
Doint, and behold what pranks it
plays:
"Compound for sins they are inclined to
By damding those they have no
mind to-"
The old one Of the Gazette pays
a left-handed compliment to the
Democrat, in regard to al article
of ours and graciously sticks in eve
did not expect to see touched in that
quarter" All, indeed! you don't
say so? The Democrat editor will
be excused in this instance ii he
bees to state to the old man clio.
ouent, that these complaints and
rubs have always been a speciality
with him, but unfortunately they
have fallen still-born in our midst
and he always has been minus for I
second for his motion. One or two
base outrages hereabouts lately hav'
: been skipped, except in our columns
, and alone have we dashed them OF
| record, but
ssDifereut men have different opinions
/ Some like apples, and some hk
ing'ons."
y From the middle Of the old di
lapidated ladder there are but fey
steps to the Court "where all bel
holds festival" and to which eau
casia paid his pious regards, with tn
hope Of piercing the thickest hide o
record, but all to no avail; pearls
{ these hard times, to swine would b
4 more profitable, for you can't cate
j the conscience Of the Court. Their
II she sits, wrapped in the plenitude
II her bayonet might and the robes
l. usurpation, fraud and perjury, di
> grazing q bench to which she has Z
Il claims or shadow Of title, and lordin
\ iynora1tly over people and COMM
; nitv, whose ballots at the last ele
y ton were fairly cast against her by
u majority Of over fifteen hundrt
p votes. Such she is, such is our II
A. and Caucasia now can we help GU
" selves?
ID -Kcllogg's body guard has be-
&c reinforced the past few days, al
old Vidocq, were he alive, would
Il the first to compliment him!
t. Capville and Berlin, the right al
left bowers Of all burglardom, ha
H. escaped from the penitentiary
W Baton Rouge and have swelled t
~ ranks of the faithful and bold, a
+; tired waiting for pardon. The
~ shoat has been killed and all K
of loggism rejoices thereat.
nv Donald McMickle, our gushi
cd Insurance Agent, with the ambros
fl. locks and ruddy countenance, Ii
m Monsieur Tonson, has come again
in He touched here on the Maria Lou
Of and Ferry boat on Thursday, a
th dropped a few subpenas for the v
,n- nesses for the defence in the case
rn- the Colfax prisoners. The trial
w. come off on the 18th inst, and II
nv to be hoped all witnesses for the
,on fence will attend; we understand t
no this time they will be paid the sa
tho as those for the prosecution.
, is Judge Ryan goes to the City
yill again volunteers his valuable
Mo able services in behalf Of our pei
TO cuted citizens, who are falsely
ent cused by the Governments the
the fax affair, We have not learned