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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16
LOUISIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
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This Conference will hold its next

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This Conference will hold it's next
session in our town, commencing on
Che 9Th Of NEXT Januaryy Bishop
Payne will'be the presiding Bishop,
but we understand that Bishop ,Kee
uer will also be present, as we'll %
many other distinguished ministers,
from other Conferences. Doubtless
the various colleges, schools, papers
and periodicals belonging to, or un-
der the patronage Of the NJ. E.
Church South will be represented
Chief among these, as well as chief
among thegreat literary and scien-
tifc institutions of the country; will
be the Vanderbilt University - At
Nashville, with its donation of$600,-
600 by Vanderbilt, and it's patronage
from the 100000 members ;of the NJ.
E. Church South. But after all that
representation which will interest US
most will be its 116 members besides
lay members from every nook and
corner Of Louisiana, who can tell US
of it's every day life, of its every day
schools, of the Sunday schools, and
Of it's churches, which are the little
rills that make up the great tide Of
education and christianity.
There are still other matters of in
terest and higher: enjoyment TO those
who delight in learning and elo-
quence, for among it's minister are
many, who as pulpit orators, have
made. for themselves . national repu
tation. No more interesting occa
sion has been offered to our citizens
since the war, and we hope that one
and all will embrace the opportunity
to enjoy it. They may there meet
with old friends, not seen for years,
and learn Of many more. Of whom 1T
will be'a delight to- hear. ffonas-
Arrangements are made, and being
made for this by our citizens, for en-
teGr.taeining this large gathering, Of Wis
itors, and we hope that Whe4 they:
leave, they will be as favorably i'm
pressed with our kindness and well
COME as they must be With ont I'M
rivaied country. A''''s ~ J III '1 "a.
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The WHITE LEAGUE IN New Or
LEANs.--We have been surprised
that this excellent and formidable
organization has not before now vim
dictated itself from the aspersions of
the blatant Radical demagegues who
have SO long misrepresented its pur-
poses. A publication of it's Consti-
tuition or bylaws would have an
swered these calumnies. That pub
LEGATION has now been made. In an
other column will be found communi-
cations from Mr.. southmayd and
Gen. Ogden to the New York World,
from which paper we extract them.
The vindication is timely and COM
plete.
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RAPIDES In RETURNING BOARD.

Our turn has come in the turning
board as the darkies not inaptly call
it. The Board have taken up the re:
turns from this Parish and the N. O.
Republican thus introduces us +;
"This is another of those parishes in the
Northern part of the State where the voice
of Republicans has been stifed by the
reign OF terror inaugurated by the White
League in the early part of last summer
and kept up until after the election"
Does the Republican pervert the
truth wilfully or from ignorance of
the actual facts? There is not now,
and there was not last summer, nor
has there ever been a White League
in this parish. There has not been
and there is not now any man or
body of men in Rapides organized in
a White League. The only pretext
for such hlunder as the Republicans
statement (if it is not a deliberate
and intentional falsehood) is that at
the Mass Meeting held here to inau-
gurate the late political campaign, it
was determined to call the party the
"White Mans Party" and so it was
called by those who liked that name
better than the old one of COnserva-
tive Democracy. But the Republi-
can is not content with one misrep-
resentation. In the next line it says,
"Rapides in a free and fair election .un-
der our present law of suffrage, has repeat
edly gone Republican by majorities ran
ging from 1900 to 1900"
When did it ever give that major
ity at any election for the Republi-
cans? The organ has got this mixed
up with the affidavits of Lott and
Kelso in DurelPs Court to the effect
that 1900 Republicans were prevent
ed voting here in '72, the perjury be-
ing manifest from the fact that that
number added to the vote actually
cast very far exceeded not only the
registered votes but all the males in
the Parish over twenty-one years old
The official organ of the Republi
can Party at New Orleans has notice
ably stifened it's backbone. Its is
sue of the 9th was holder and more
defiant than Of late and since then it
has repeated its threat-"let them
undertake to set aside the decision of
the Returning Board, and they will
probably begin to bring down upon
their heads some such hail storm as
they saw in 1861"
To all which we answer, that we
will set aside the decision of that
Board if it is contrary to the already
ascertained result. No power-not
even the hail storm of 1S61-can
compel US to submit to a Govern
ment, either State or Parochial, that
has not for its sanction the consent
of the governed. We submitted in
1'72. Once is enough. Let our friends
in New Orleans be of good cheer.
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Wednesday, -. December Is, 1874,
RE MIN DIE r.!


THE DEMOCRAT has many coun-
try subscribers who are in arrears
one, two, three and four years, and as
the crops have turned out well, and
Christmas times approaching, we
would suggest to these delinquents,
who have enjoyed our paper SO well
and long, to now come to our help
and send US some little remittance in
way of payment. Where the whole
amount cannot be spared, we will be
satisfied with half, and be thankful
at that! IT, y
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and aiding the popular authorities /,
ishing it, better state of feeling wo ~ KY
inculcated, and Cue Seoue0 NJ III, Ja ~ %
the States fri indeed Sfsaulaie tha.e
own domestic a9airs. I believe I, 'a !.
kRart Of oqr citizens of thsypatApu Statase
|tns sett ! c 2! then, y En- dispos.
ton 70 g hw;sbiding aVd0 80 viz
leles, either Il hidivfdu1Ism nv lay. .
existing Butsdo they "a. rigl 6 jms nav.
lng the exfstepee Of viGaetee I'D Emx.
shSd in rpsistance to. Constituted e,th"S thou
|tyi sympafhize with theie prostr Saa.
condition, dnd Would doNlt III nv Dosss
to relieve them; acknowledging that ST." =
some instances they have had most trvina
governments to live under, and opnress;.ss
ones in the way Of taxation for nomin.I
improvements, not giving benefits enpsi
to the hardships imposed. But can thsr
proclaim themselves entirely irresponsible.
for this condition They cannot, Wa
lence has been rampant in some loea,itis.
and has either been justifee br >sdeaed Nv
those who could have prsySnted Il. ~.
theory is even raised that there is to he nv NJ
'ftifther sfnteffefence 6i 81 the basft th v
General Governments to proteet scitizens
ALL cVsctkfC uCfAAS ATTACHMENTS. TO R1
ENFORCED WITH vfG6R. ~'
In a State where the State authorit;t.
fail to give protection, this is great mis-.
take. While, remain, Executive al tho
laws Of Congress and the provisions IF thu
Constitution, including the recent amend.
,meuts added thereto, will be enforced with
vigor but with, regret that they should
have added one jot OF title TO- the execu-
tive duties or powers. Let there, be far.
ness in the discussion If Southern anea.
tions, the advocates Of beth parties giving
Eonest, truthful reports of occnfrences
cohdelnning the wrong aud upholding thu
right, and soon all will BE- well.nn9
Under existing. conditions the peptn
votes the Republican ticket because +" h.
knows bis friends are OF that iparty-
Many 9 good citizen votes! the Opposite.
not becaase he'agrees with the great prin.
ciples Of State; which separate parties, but
because generally he is opposed to negro
rule, This is a most ldelusiye crxs.9;.
THE COLOR I4MRs ga.s,t
Pat ele negns ~ ~ Citizen sstRsroter
as he is, and must remain and soon par.
ties will be divided, notch the color lima.
but on principle. Then we shall have No
complaint of sectional interference.;
The report of The Attorney General con.
tains valuable recommendations relating
to the administration of justice in the
conrts OF the United States, to which Lin
v'te your attention: respectfully sug-
gest to Congress the propriety of increase
ihg the number Of judicial districts il the
United States to eleven the present hum.
Der being miner sad Y1le lerJation uf two
additional judges. 4 ~, 81 GRANT.
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a MODEL sroRE.-B. c: Duke, who
has full charge Of the establishment
Of Mrs. E. S. Hetherwick, who is now
the Oldest business man in Alexan-
dria, and whose experience ranks
with the best of ante bellum m err
chants, still successfully keeps that
reputable business house high in the
calendar of a first class and varied
Wholesale and retail country store,
and still holds it good toits well earned
and inherited honor, and is deter
mined to receive and merit the pat:
rohage Of a just and appreciatiye
public. "''%1' o. '"I''H t'0''%'''1 ~.
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MIR. Wiltz and the Speakership,

Our neighbor the Caucasian don't
mean either injustice or unkindness
to ex-Mayor Wilt, but it has done
both. 1t "don't bring any charge of
dishonesty or incompetence against
him." Our creole friend ought to be
very grateful for that. Considering
that. Mr., Wiltz's personal character
is above reproach, he gains much by
this abstinence Of our neighbour
The Caucasian confesses that it
don't know him." and it might with
equal frankness have confessed it did
not know the facts of his candidacy
for reelection to the Mayoralty of
New Orleans. .st .... /:
Mr.. Wilt was nominated for re.
election. When the count disclosed
that he was nominated by one vote,
there was a clamor that the count
was wrong and the Secretary was Or
dered to count again, but pending
this three persons changed their
votes from Wilt to Leeds, and the
latter was declared the nominee
Mr.. Wiltz's friends insisted that
votes could not be changed after a
count had been made and the result
proclaimed, and they declared their
purpose to insist on his candidacy
There was imminent danger of a
split. Mr.. Wilt nobly came forward
and declared there should be no d.
vision. He refused to have his name
used-refused to discuss whether he
was beaten by jugglery or Leeds was
fairly nominated. He compelled his
partisans to support Leeds. The
people Of New Orleans were so i'm
pressed by the magaanimity Of Dir.
Wilt, that they sought some way Of
exhibiting it. The nominations for
the Legislature had been made, but
one Of the candidates withdrew for
the express purpose of having Wilt
take his place, and since his election
he has been everywhere marked as
the probable Speaker. There is lit
tie doubt that he will be chosen, and
we say this, endorsing every word of
the praise given by the Caucasian to
the one of our Representatives men
toned for the same honor.
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b. ~ In the report of the Inspec-
tor General of the Army he comes
out hot and heavy against soldiers
marrying without permission, takes
strong grounds against the ''boys in
blue" having wives, even laundress-
es; states that it is we'll known that
it takes as much transportation for
four laundresses as it does to move a
whole company, and winds up by
stating that soldier can be detailed
to do the washing just as well as the
laundresses.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

~ The cargo of the Sabine,
when she sunk, consisted of 615 bales
of cotton, l35 hogsheads of sugar,
25l barrels of molasses, 80 sacks of
cotton seed, 81 sacks Of seed cotton
and one barre! Of sugar.
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10. The Senior of the firm o.

n. E~ The Senior of the firm Of
Ferguson schnack has returned from
New Orleans, and everybody may N be
assured that his purchases for the
Holidays have been commensurate
With the Importance Of the times, and
the promises made in. the card of the
firm have been more than fulfilled.
a mere casual, but business e,,,see
to The Bazaar win prove al of our as,
sertions certain facts. Z
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m Julius Levin is home and I

M julius Levin Levin is home and to
i, his post, under the Town Hall, just
now the centre Of attraction with all
Holiday devotees. Everything Il
the eating line, substantial, luxuri-
Gus, princely can be found at his es:
tablishment.. No, one coming t .
Town for Christmas doings can fin
ish off without giving him call.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

~ In our columns this week
among other interesting reading mat,
ter, will be found in full the proceed
ings of the Police Jury, at its first
and recent session.
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ga ~ Bear in mind that on Satur-
day comes off the grand letting of the
fine plantations, as advertised in our
columns by Judge Ryan, the Attor-
new of the Citizens Bank.
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MoDEsr.-Among many exhorbi-
family modest sums asked for by the
Secretary Of War, in his recent re-
port, are the sums Of $515, s52,77 for
payment Of arrears Of pay due to Of!
flcers and men of, volunteers" and
1884, l47,2s for payment of arrears
Of bounty due the same.p '
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The 81. 1s Lotus ST ffMIEEs,.e11rhis sound.
able &ndl ortfIo llox Dem cratic Jour
nal, to which, We called attention last
- ~ =, t-h !, q - &, .3F . oil
week, can now be understood in q
business'pointSo of view, by reading it's
Prospectus in to days Democrat.
We'again cordially endorse the Times
a; az /, q first class newspaper, published
in the great City of, St. Louis, and at
really cheap rates 'Weqwill take
pleasure in aiding a4 Clubs n behalf
of the Times. IIf a.aViH 81
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RAFFLE.-The rattle for the large
wax Doll will be held at the Convent
OF Mercy, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on Sat
urday next.
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|" Another gobbler has been
added to the Democrats Christmas
commissary.
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" Moses Rosenthal is selling
his goods cheap for the Christmas
Holidays-do not fail to give him a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

~ Jonas Rosenthal is just back
from from the the City with a replenished
stock OF every novelty in his line. :
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Prepared Mince Meat for
. Christmas Pies, at Julius
Levin's. >~
"~"-~-~""->>->-a> os.-.>-o~~--~~~~
Fighting at Vicksburg.

The columns of the Democrat have
more than once startled with the cap
tion Of this article, but that was du-
ring the late serious unpleasantness,
and now in peace times a la radical,
we again fall! back on it. Our people
Of Mississippi, like we of Louisiana,
have seen fits at the hands of the
same sayiours, and are now going
through a 14th Of September emuete
in which they are ofcourse victorious.
The story is short one and is soon
told. The chief municipal and
county officials of Vicksburg are ne
groes, and of the real patented stamp,
who have been acting simply in infa-
nous ways, regardless oflaw and the
purse Of the county, which the whites
and property owners could no longer
endorse, hence they took short means
of abating the nuisance. All the Off
Gals, save the negro sheriff, ran off
to jackson, the latter resigning and
remaining. But by some means, al
ways known to negro radicalism, the
faithful were summoned to arms and
at once 700 Strong made for vicks--
burg ready to take her s6lees vole,.s,
but the whites would moi; consent to
this nice put up job, but rebelled,
which brought on fight. The ne
groes were badly whipped, losing 70
Of their numbers, as killed and
wounded. The white loss was very
slight. At last accounts all Was Sc
rene again and the Whites masters of
the situation. s'.sj I1h5jt&a YT"0
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

|. ~ The Bart. Able, Capt. Dick
Sinnott's excelsior packet, is ready
to take her place in our trade at. 2
minutes notice. The river rising as
we now write,z.she will find water
sufficient to leave on her maiden trip
this Saturday. I1l.H I,irlLE. ~ =.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

~ The, c, H. D arl:fses,,. Fl the regu-
lar Monday Packet to reach here,
came up to sharp time, and leaves.
for New Orleans early this morning.
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~ ~ Grant Seems to have some
doubts about the grinding of the
outrage mill in Louisiana, for he he re-
conmends Congress to hitch 'uupt am NJ
other smelling committee and report
all about it. Verify tie old hulk
dies hard and yet clings to ,allsits rp-
ling passions strong in DEATH "a, II
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~ Commodore Heinn's Packet,
the Garry Owen, on her up trip Mon
day had full load, the champion
trip Of the season. She goes down
to7-morrow evening at 5. O'Clock. Her
chief clerk, William Culberson, left
US the. biggest bundle Of varied news
papers we have received this season.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16

|" Mince Meat for Christmas
pies at J. Leyiu's.
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m ANOTHER Boat SUNK.-The Bos-
sier, Captain Boardman, while de-
scending over the Upper Falls, took
a shear on the pilot, struck one of the
rocks aid the shaft o the sunken R.
w. Adams, and in a few minutes
sank barely over her guards. She
|had ON board cargo Of 800 bales of
cotton, $50 of which were thrown
overheard in double quick time to
save the boat from breaking in two;
many bales of the cotton foated
down here, and were saved in big
hurry and with energy by many of
our people. The cotton is held here
for salvage, and many and varied are
the discussions we have heard of the
probable amount of oney the
j"wreckers'' will divide among them
selves. The boat is supposed not to
be total loss, and efforts are being
made to raise her.
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- ? .r--5@ |So0"@~~~@s~"0eI~,1N1~N~ -
We owe thanks for papers
to the clerks ofthe Lotus Nos G.
II. Dnrfce and Garry Owen.
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TIE WqRLL.pl.-A According. 10, prom.
Use we publfsh the prospectusfof the
New York WPpFF!ldf the best, ablesit
and most 2 Is complete, Democratic Jour-
nal in America and: have 10 doubts
our people will club Itegetheria its
b sshlaal1f, aqpaa thus secure fof ISIS
something worth reading Our fel-
low.sownsmaaj Hilton, has, already
sS aAt gfa'.'i a for
the first Club since which we have
had handed "u's three names,,"f OF
70 make al up another Club, and either
Mr.. Hilton or the 9Demeorat viii a.
tend ',aF , y s'f those of ogr people wish
ing to become subscribers to the
Weekly World, price one dollar, pos
tage paid, for the year 1872 5 / 81
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Law and Order. !

Aiding the civil authorities to keep
the peace sand preserve good order,
has been the patent hue and cry Of
radicalism, even its excuse, for the
presence of the military in our midst,
whenever asked what they were sent
for. A recent disgraceful scene in
the Court House at Colfax, Grant
Parish, forcibly reminds us that the
RAIDS don't always hit the truth on
the head or make good excuses for
their misdeeds. A few days since,
while, the notorious cur, Register, the
spurious Parish Judge, was holding
Court and scattering his legal lore
broadcast through the cesspools of
classic Colfax, fight, free fight,
took place between soldier cavalry
man, stationed in Colfax. by orders,
to preserve the peace and aid the Jul
dietary in its sittings, and Shelby,
the Deputy Sheriff of the Parish,
Registers Court officers. 1t was a
regular good old-fashioned, rough and
tumble dog fight, lasted for ten min-
utes, in which the bold soldier boy
came Of first best. Though yictorii;-
Gus, our prescryer Of the peace was
not fully content, for he, then struck
"a eMgigadtic positions and tufhing
his attention to the Court, gave Reg
lister round, sound cursing, in lam
guage though appropriate oto| the oc-
casion, won't bear repeating here for
fear of offending ears polite. After
all this side show in full Court, for
over half an hour, the guard came to-
the relief Of the Court and it's offend.
ed dignity, Ia; and ' afttst several ether
rohndssg la tHeenan, Gande boisterous
cdlsing the"Dppll1y :. bso,yvho. i Whipped
the Court peace officer IN full ,ses..
sion, was dragged ted olfftaS ', tue GUARD
house, not, however, without part
ii'ng r,'o,ana of roagh EcuttstesatG the b,
.Coprttapd whole audience,;w ,aa ~
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Z. ~ - -1 3. 4. eszse $500
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
SOUTHERN AFFAIRS.

Your. attention will be drawn to the
unsettled condition of affairs in some 81
| the Southern States. On the 18th of
September last the Governor of Louis
lana called upon me, as provided by the
Reconstruction and laws of the United
States, to. aid in suppressing domestic
violence III that State. That call was
made in view of a proclamation issued
on that. day by D. B. Penn, claiming
fthat'iit was elected Lieutenant-G Govern
or in 1872, and calling upon the militia
of that State to arm, assemble and drive
from power the usurpefs, as he designa-
ted the officers of tire State Government.
On the next day issued my proclama-
ton commanding the insurgents to dis
perse within FIVE days from the date
thereof, and subsequently learned that
on. that day. they had taken forcible
possession 81 the Statefo,tse. Steps
were taken by me to support the exist
ing and recognized State government,
but before the expiration of The five days
the insurrectionary movement was
practically abandeued, and the officers
of the Stat6guvernMeflt, with some mi
fnor exceptions, resumed their powers
and duties, g Considering that the pres
fent State, administration ;of"Louisiana
has beensthe only government in that
State for nearly two years; that it has
been tacitly ACKNOWLEDGED and acqui-
esced in as such by Congress, and more
than once expressly recognized by me,
/ regarded 1t as my clear duty, when le-
gally called npon$ for that purpose, to
prevent itsoverthrow by an armed mob,
lander pretense Of fraud aud .irregular-
|ity in che election, of 1872. / have here
tofore called the attention Of Congress
to this subject, stating that on account
of the frauds and .forgerics committed
TAT that election, and because it appears
that the returns thereof were never le-
gally canvassed, it was impossible to
tell thereby who were chosen; but'from
the best sources of information 5at my
command | have always believed the
present State officers received majori-
ty Of the votes actually cast at that cleo
tion. repeat what ! said in my spe--
cial message Of February %, 1873, that
in the event of no action by Congress, 1
must continue to recognize. the govern
ment heretofore recognized by me. /
regret'to say that, with preparations for
the late elections, decided indications
appeared iii some localities in the
Southern States Of II discrimination
by. acts Of cs~, .,saa ,,.... ....,..,,,.. -.
ft.E4f v1YOy sAyv> ~
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"The actual expenses Of the
War Department for the ffJcaf year,
ending nssas. 1874 we're s4L,32e,-
N41l rough sum indeed for
profound peace times. aA t'@these
rates n was times, we will take 5
days interest on the amount for our
share i"if3''H '''''a't 10 EsiiW