The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-11
SPIRIT OF THE COUNTRY PRESS.
fSt. Charles Mirror.

SPIRIT OF THE COUNTRY PRESS.
tSt. Charles Mirror.
The Radical District Convention, of
this Judicial District, will take place
next Saturday. the 10Th inst. at Donald
sonville. The hopes of many asprants
will be ruthlessly dashed to earth Sat
urday, and when they pack those carpet.
| bags for the usual summer trip to their
native heaths, these candidates may Us
well make up their minds to stay in
their foreign homes. Louisiana has
been reconstructed enough already, and
the people can get along better without
any outside assistance. After next No
vember, 20, carry me back" etc, we
recommend to these outsiders as nu ap-
propriate Dir, or else the "Rogucs'
March.
Baton Rouge Advocated
We are told the Federal Administra-
tion Ia going to adopt the policy of ter
rorizing the people of the South during
the present campaign. THIS policy is
easier for the Administration TO adopt
than to carry out. In the first place
the people OF the South do not coulom-
plate any action whatever that will jus.
tify such policy, aud in the next place
they do not Intend to be ntimidated In
the least. They have made up their
minds to shake Off the carpet bag and
scalawag thieves who have all along
oppressed and robbed them, aud they
intend, with the help of God, to do II. II
the scoupdrels in Louisiana think they
can ride into power again and hold iC its
they did In 1872 and 1874 they are radi-
cally mistaken. The temper OF the
people of this State Is for peace and u
fair election, and they intend to have it.
They dou'C intend 10 be swindled the
third time out of what they will win
fairly and honestly at the ballot box.
As American citizens they know thei-
rights and they will mtintain them.
IOuachita Telegraph
The North Louisiana delegations TO
the Packard Convention return thor!
oughly pucked. Some of them are out.
spoken in their expressions OF complete
disgust. We warned them OF their fate.
North Louisiana never has received
anything but blows at the hands OF
radical State Convention.
tsugar PanterI
The glorious old Fourth passed off
without notice 10 this parish so far rs
we have been able to learn In fact this
parish was never 'heavy" on tho Fourth
even in ante bellum times. The parish
Is so long and so sparsely populated,
that it would be next to impossible to
draw them together for any purpose
Even fish fries and picnics, once so com
mon, seem TO pass out OF notice, SO that
we can chronicle none this Centennial
year. Right sorry are we for il, but then
money is scarce and few can be found,
even with the brilliant crop prospects
before us, to venture upon expenditures
without having money on hand for ell
purposes.
West Feliciana Sentnel1
The N. o. Republican. with its accus-
toned accuracy and truthfuIness, when
dealing with matters Of fact, upon re-
ceiving the first number OF our paper, in
forms its readers that the ">entinel has
changed hands" Oh rare and subdu-
ing perceptionl OIL mighty and in
imitable genius! The very soul bows
down in humble admiration before your
dazzling brilliancy. None but thou, oh,
most sapient editor, could have made so
wonderful and astounding a discovery.
A paper changed hands before it exist
ed! Wonderful, wonderful mani The
question Is now suggested, when will
the Repnbltcdn change hands We
think we can venture to say, never,
never, so long as the government OF
Louisiana rests in the hands OF robbers
and the State Treasury is at the mercy
OF consummate thieves. There is GER
tain kind OF political consanguinity be-
tween these and the Republican that
renders them by no means inimical.
Now, we will candidly admit, that we
do not expect that sort OF men to sup
port the Sentinel
Catahouia News.l
We see the Natchez Democrat in anI
editorial says the Hon. w. b. Spencer
is being spoken of considerably for Gov |
ernor. We are of the opinion that Ben |
Spencer would make the strongest run |
of any man in the State and be elected
by large majority. He is immensely I
popular in the parishes whence came /
the large Republican majority and can
carry many Republican votes. He is by |
far the most available candidate and all |
know he has the qualifications of hon
esty and ability. II nominated, he
would be certain of being elected.
Judge John f. Marshall has been |
earnestly solicited by many citizens in |
Grant, Winn and Catahoula to accept /
the nomination for State Senator from
this District, but has number of times
declared he was no candidate and that t
he would not accept the nomination.
though he feels grateful for so many ex-
pressions OF confidence from so MANY
influential citizens.
This determination Of Judge Mar
shall's being known, his name was not
brought before our parish convention
We with all good citizens. irrespectiye
OF party, sincerely hope that Judge
Marshall will he renominated and re-
elected to the Office which he has so well
and ably filed, and that he will be sup
ported by all good citizens and elected
without any Opposition. l.