The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-19
DASHES HERE AND THERE,

to idolatry, for the Fourth Estate
specially for such good and true ones
as the Shreveport Times, this Dash
er makes his first bow recording .
Just, fitting and sound compliment tt
the Journal above mentioned. A
Committee of the best, honored ant
solid men of Shreveport, a few days
since, waited on the conductors O.
the Times, interviewed them cor
daily and in parting handed tn
managing Editor an envelope, con
tanning a considerable amount o:
money! Well done. we'll deserved
But is not this an oasis in desert
Don't these people understand thu
true value and intrinsic merit of /.
true, faithful and bold exponent O.
the right? Dasher thinks so, will
4 pride dashes it down on record, anc
without further comment.
-Caucasia rushes in the arena
this week, full-fedged, in exultant
pride, and his success acts upon hin
as red rag is said to do upon a tur
key-cock! Full Of ephemereal hon
ors heaped upon him, all that could
be showered on him by the ':Mass
Meeting" is it wonderful that he
should feel his oats and slash &C
cordingly? In this sweet delirium
he makes bold to be witty, sarcasti.
cally SO at that, and at this Dashel
unloads with avengeance, but for.
getting the beauty of his motto!-
Now, Caucasia, when you choose q
text for your wit, pray don't let Il
"be crushed to 9esrth,'' and finally q
spoiler for that wit. This Dashe1
never ''preached sacrilege to the
dead" and you know it, therefore
hold yourself and don't fill your COL
umns with such nonsense. That
graveyard faur pas Of yours was we'll
and legitimately dashed BY US and
you should never come back on it,
till you had legitimate chance.
And now comes Auditor Clinton,
who woefully proves an exception to
Tom. Jefferson's Office holders, "who
seldom died and never resignedr--
Clinton has resigned actually, and
sent forth a storm Of indignation at
the mulatto, Dubuclet, who holds the
purse strings of Louisiana. He tells
and unbosoms it all to Kellogg and
swears he can't stay in the happy
family circle, so long as the mulatto
is considered one. The d--n Con-
vention, over which Boss Packard
presided, can't throw dust in his
christian eyes and endorse the color
ed Treasurer, at the expense of the
white Auditor. Thus thinks, thus
acts, thus swears Charles, and to all
of which We dash amen a thousand
times! Now we will have two State
officers to nominate, and now more
room for patriots. Amen again!
Grave yard is solemn, sepul-
chral name, and carries hint of last
home, sacred and final rest! Yet
this Dasher must note another office.
another "Notice to the Public Of
Caucasia, the many honored Cauca-
STA. We are informed, officially in
formed, that when you shuttle off
your mortal coil hereafter, at or near
Alexandria, before you are put away
in your little grave, you must have a
pass from the bone1yard President,
and in case you have three dollars
with you at that awful moment, you
can have that little grave dug by the
Sexton, but by no one else! Now,
were this Dasher not really afraid of
preaching sacrilege to the dead" he
would piously suggest that which has
been limited to him several times, in
the last few days, that this matter
has touch ofmonopoly on the dead
But Dasher forbears on this point,
for he is consoled that it is not his
funeral, that he owns d private bone
yard Of his own, is Democrat, and
that the grave-diggers, which haunt
his party, will dig his little grave
! without exacting the three dollars
Let us pray, brethren!
And finally honest old Field,
Attorney General, though Radical,
comes at Clinton in legal opinion in
good, plain, Saxon talk. His answer,
why the salary Of Judge Daigre, ST.
250, from January to June, was not
paid, is short and racy, can't be mis-.
understood, and deserves a place in
our Dashes: chat said appropriation