The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-23
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

Rapides, and not a step retrace till
we have the fruits, the legitimate re-
suits of our recent victory, and Grant,
Imperial Dictator Of the crushed
South, halts us in our glorious march.
Thus far have we moved and
marched, with GOODNESS, moderation
and justice, and we must continue
till we are legally and constitutional
ly redressed and restored. Last
Saturdays sitting sun shed its dying
rays Oh the installation of all our
Parish officials, to which Dasher
shouts Amen, thus sealing our en-
dorsement to the action of our peo-
pie commenced in New Orleans. EG
cunt the foisted Usurpers!
ga Convention Of Southern Re-
publicansr A grand Matched scheme
of lack Chandler, Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, and
his confederates who recently con-
vened at Washington, to procure
troops. This is one Of the latest in
famies which Dasher has to record
Of the sweet scented crew, and he can
easily imagine what sort of a crowd
will be sent by Moses, Spencer, Kel-
logg, Clayton, Pinchback, Casey,
Ames and that crew, who represent
Southern sentiment in about the same
degree as Attila and his Huns repre-
scented Roman opinion and carried
off the money and even the jewelry of
the women of the conquered capital!
Music hath charms to soothe
the savage voice, and lull the little
Indian babies into quiet, undisturbed
sleep. And Music can do just the
same thing for Dasher, and forsooth
he has slavish idolatry for it.! Our
boys, made happy and jubilant by
the excitement enlisted in our home
cause, joined hands with the Brass
Band, and treated many of our Town
folks with a few we'll selected tunes
Saturday night. Dasher'.s humble
cottage by the way side, was visited
too and good and pleasing was his
treat. Thanks, many kind thanks,
does Dasher watt you for the remem-
brance, and he is only too sorry he
could not reciprocate in kind.
Slaughtered, butchered! these
were the Ku-Klux borrowed words of
an old stager, in the last throes Of a
useless and narrowed political exis-
tence, Numbered to the "colored
faithful" as an order to adjourn their
convention on Saturday. The mark
was hit and "outrages''' as usual tri-
umphant and no nominations, there
fore, can Dasher announce or dissect.
Sorry. too sorry indeed, that Dame
Rumor should have started this
slaughter and butchery so quick,
and then let right down to the dark
les being all in Town, and delight
fully fooled by the old outrage cham
pion! Negro is learning fast his
true friends, and that same knowl-
edge will seal the fate of carpet-bag-
gers and scalawags! s F.
War, lively war just now on car
pet-baggers, and thus far happy re-
suits, reminds Dasher that old Brown
low, of Tennessee, a good witness just
now, has sound head on the men
he knows. He has written a char
acteristic letter showing what the
evil effects of the Civil Rights Bill
must be if the mixed schools demand
ed should be forced on the South
Referring to some proposition made to
relieve the bill Of some Of its strong
est objections he said: ''it was scorn-
fully rejected by the bootblacks, bar
bers, pastry cooks, bar tenders, and
thieves in Congress from the Cotton
States" Does any one here realize
the picture?
Better the day, better the deed;
SO Dasher has always believed and
perfected into practice, by invaria-
bly, dashing his "wild roses" into
print on Sabbath day, ready for the
Democrat bright and early on Mon
day mornings! So all his Dashes and
editorials for this number, save the
--latest and the present closing
Dash, were all off before he received
the. New, Orleans papers of Friday
and Saturday. Whew! what a change,
short, quick and -, he won't add
it. Friends, sufferers, brethren,
pause before you act the critic and
remember poor Dasher had good
right to be melodious, just so much
as he now has the same right to have
that melody knocked into fits. He
is not dispairing by jug full, but