The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-08
DASNES HERE AND THERE.

ocratic pride, points to the path OF
duty and victory which the Democ-
racv of Maine have marked on the
legend of their States escutcheon,
and endorses them as the true doc
trine, the watch words and sacred
pledges to a iburdened people-open,
bold, plain-not a word that trims,
not asyllable that'palters. Will Lou
isiana endorse and follow them?
"A Barbecue, a grand Makeup
Jake rally is proposed to be given at
Colfax, the Parish seat of Grant Par
ish, and all for thanks and rejoicing
at the release of our prisoner-boys.
This Dasher heartily approves and
seconds the motion, and hopes the
true and proper steps will be taken,
and at once, to make it an affair wor-
thy the cause, which breathed it into
life. No better, nor more appropri-
ate place than Colfax to give vent to
our feelings for this our first declar-
alton of independence since we were
enslaved and the negro freed, so men
of VIM, Natchitoches, Vernon, Cat
ahoula. Grant and Rapides heed the
invitation and make ready to attend.
-Dashing about Colfax and her
Easter Sunday emuete, dashes us
right on the newest wonder Of this
world, which always turns up stu
pendous wonders. This wonder of
wonders is the grand pirouettc of
the Gazette, the official organ OF Rad
icalism, negro radicalism, and the
property and home organ of colored
: Senator, George Y. Kelso, which
breaches anthems and shouts halle
luiahs aloud in praise of Judge Brad
ley's decision, and actually dominates
, the prosecuted white men of the Col
fax recent trial, as candidates for all
the Parochial offices of Grant. This
! is indeed a change of base, q great
change for the better, and henceforth
we must count Kelso and his inhu-
ence in the ranks Of decency and hon
} est principles
Aud the glorious Fourth Of Ju-
: ly she has come again and gone
again, unhonored, unsung and not
: even cheap patriotism, and the proud
bird of liberty with pinioned wings
soaring high in heavens cloud cap
e ped towers, not even these two fel.
p lers, came to nations relief. What
| times we have fallen heir to, what 8
: dropping tear to the good old past
yet lingering in the treasured and
e lively memory Of this Dasher, when
/ the Declaration Of Independence was
! always read, and a spread eagle
: speech delivered to an unclaimed au
e dience, and all met and embraced or
e one common platform Of friendship
love and truth. No bloody chasm te
: look across and shake fists at one an
other, but clear, plain, manly sailing
and honest brotherhood.
\ -Thunder and continental per
t simmons! This Dasher, with his
8 free and easy steel pen, has RAISED
q HI on his watch, and without mean
I ing it at that. He must dash here
t and there, prospect around generally
: and in so doing he made one faux
q pas, and all in that internal CHECKER
y pie line, which has dashed some ugly
r feelings entire our two Third Ware
), contemporaries, and caused the jot
0 ting ire of one Of them to crop GU
: pretty harshly and in no unmeanins
v verbiage.
Y The Caucasian defines it's posi-
D ton and has its home and hearth
e talk on the political situation, which
e when sifted means right, but has
f little of the drive game, and in SOM
o respects is a little wide Of the mari
/, in its differences and deductions, bu
+ we are not inclined to take issu
r with it because we are driving 70
d the same end and have the same out
: come, and look to a Convention o
i the people to settle this little start
d ing difference and heal all our sores
4 This Dasher is an old hard shell
d Bourbon, and his Democracy whe7
d defined means the will Of the people
J. and nothing shorter, and that will
o suit him; but he trusts for the SAX
t of all that is good, pure, grand AM
g. beneficial in store for his poor lace
rated Louisiana, there will be n
more new names, no more chameleo1
banners!
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