The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-18
THE JUBILEE.

tends to our good or the salvation
earthly humankind here below, should
be praised or embalmed into praise
when it turns out well and good.
Just by way Of preface to what we
are going to place on record, thus so
plainly and 1ien autre do we it.
The nation, the American people, at
least the decent and intelligent Dem
ocratic portion thereof, which just
now have loomed into q revolutioned
majority, are having grand and glo-
rious and jolly good time of it, and
from Fort Jessup, so miles North of
us, clear to Speaker Blaine's New
England home, their exultant shouts
are reverberating in the pure atmos-
phere of a redeemed and newly freed
people. And right here at home, in
Rapides, in Alexandria, we have
moved to the electric shock, kept
pace with the glad music and awaE
ened to the same tattoo! Without the
fears of Radicalism, despite the clank
of Selye's hand cuffs, the frown Of
Mrs. Williams, the sorcery Of Pack
ards Snoao-y warrants, the threats Of
the Returning Board, we too have
met and communed together and been
made happy, gloriously so, in the eel
ebration of our home victories! b.,
In the Town Hall Square, on Sat-
urday night, our people met and GER
tainly had a bully, jolly time of it
and did not mince words either, but
called things by their proper names,
thus giving vent to their feelings, ex-
ultant'and buoyant by the charms
and graces Of a well earned victory.
The Square was illuminated in the
old cheap, democratic-pin knot style,
with a large and suitable Speakers
stand in the centre, the fine Alexan-
dria Brass Band and two sections of
Vallery's Artillery pealing forth the
powdered thuuders Of our success
All of our orators, two of our Repre-
sentatives and several colored ones
treated us to speeches, good speeches,
just suitable to the times, to the &C.
casion and in behalf Of rights which
have now been indicated, and which
we take peculiar pleasure in record
ing. Now that the fight is over, a
fight in which we came out first and
foremost, and in which every man
in Rapides has right to be proud
of, and the Jubilee is over and was a
good one, let US thank all alike and
in this brief mention pass over names
and specialities, and only lay aside
our armor for another fight, which
we must soon be called upon to take
a hand in. Honor and thanks to all
who made part and parcel of our Ju-
bilee'! every thing is lovely and
the Goose hangs high !! -
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CO. Some of that same old Radi-
cal sort have been at their old tricks
again, and have launched into the
certificate business anew, believing
the old spawned trick may once
more throw them on the winning
side. A faithful one, who has fat
tened on this sort of business before,
was the special messenger who con-
veyed the precious gems to Packard,
and his friends here are on the anx-
ious stool waiting to see if clubs will
turn up trumps again.
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~ The live and enterprising
firm Of Ferguson & Schnack are still
on the increased path Of pleasing and
suiting the wants and desires of their
many customers. Continually re-
ceiving fresh novelties in their line,
they offer increased facilities for ev-
| cry one to deal with them. A call at
their establishment will yindicate
our assertion.
New CONTROVERSIAL the recent
elections, whose glorious results we
cannot too often comment on, Gov
errors were elected in the following
States, all Of whom are Democrats
except those of Kansas, Nebraska
and South Carolina: Alabama, Kan
sas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jer-
sey, New York, South Carolina and
Tennessee. ...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ca Among the many good re-
suits of our late election in this State,
is the election by big majority of
our old friend, Joe Elan, of De Soto,
to the State Senate, beating no less
an individual than the notorious
Twichell Of Coushatta fame. With