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, 1876-09-02
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

TIfE UNIVERSAL. METRIC SYSTEM: fnErAngD
ESPECIALLY Pun Ht'It0otE oP HriEHck, ENGl'
SEkn. AND OtnEns. liy AtfRED t'nLIA, NJ. e.,
Trnrtral IT n Preparatory Scientific Achnus.
l.mo., Up. 10. New York: ID. Appleton i Cp.
The French Metric System possesses such un'
IcuIabc advantages over every Other III use tint
II must eventually he accepted Us the standard
for uypry natiuu. It wis adopted IN Franre In
1ssD, and became compulsory In lsa0. siacu
then asl Governments have adopted Il, t,-Engtu,u
legalxing ts usu III 1851. ais,l the United States
in l5tU. To facilitate tbs uillvrEtHdn. Ut tllu
syAtctu, the present llttfe work 'las hcen prc-
pared. 1t CONTAINS un exposition VI the acsienl1
1T measurement Us uppltll to length, Surface,
yalul.lr, capacity, ansl weight; aliA CONCLUDES
with srr!es Vi problems inlrsi.cI! to ulake the
use Vi thu systeIu ia,nIIar u1!.l easy,
, 1876-09-02
The Glasses into which Society
Was Divided in Old Japan.
Flora Round. About Chi
cago: The Aster
Family.
Seed. in Ice..-The Appas
hiaus-..Adultoration
Of Claret.


n I A. H.
Won1,Ey. p,nxcrot., Volume VI.-GEoiogr
ANN PALEoNruLour. QEoLp6r.-Hy A.. II.
WnRTnEN and Assistants. Il. G, Broa'lhead md
i. I. Cox. rAt~E"krotoGI.By oAkt1ks b.
. Pp. hl.: pao'lsaed oS A"taos11Y '' LUG ss"''
!.eai1atu!c'
Tie Gcoloeirai Survey OF l'iinoie was placeu
under the direction Of Prof. 4, II. Wort'en Ill
,f,or H., a,,,o .,nronrotc1 sE I'M a,,n,,allv for
mtcA t'e at..s "pp S"'soy s' ~
Tile prosecution ol the fpec'nc "ork VI l.c -.
DEPARTMENT Of Topography. In 1870 the an-
mul approximation was increased for tile term
~ ,,,h vnar. ~ ak M Il, or,,cr that thc r1
VI '"e s,atn W "i'''"u, ~ o.u.' t"as .as ~
work might within that t'me' p5 tlle a,a "
IL sufficient corps Of assistants, he brought 70
q conclusion, At the expiration Of thu regular
ANIMAL nnnronr;ation IN 1872. a further sum
~ 60 nm tv,s o,,nrc., fo, Tho r1ncnsr. of the
Survey for single gear; after which <3,tVo per
aur,,,n was set apart for two years rs salary for
thc Director and Ills assistant and 8, 500 to de-
fro. t,s cost of tl,c lllust r,tnn, fnr lin final
t,"y .as s"ss oe ~. n, ns.. n ..n Nv a.n"s
Report of the Survey Ihe i'fst Two volumes
of tic Report were published in 1896, tho third
In 1868, the fourth In 1870 the fifth In 1872, and
The sixth anl last 10 1915 The several volumes
.s.-., -. ~ .,.a. ..t ..t 1,..
Ha'o ase' Ase" aoout NV 'ase0 e'.u' ""e ".'1
containesl In NIL IT'S ful-pagc plates, besides
numerous wood-cuts.
d Two paramount aims have been steadily kept
IN 1I.w hy Prof. Wnrthcn tbro,,rbo,,t the cot,-
d.. -, ~ evrrav Ttr.t ~ ,,,.ss bo. bon, thc
oust ni lus aiL'eS. % rnst " tr.ss naa osyn ts thc
t u at .s ,% ,n ,ne,+ ~ ~
state, ior tc datsct anu psacINai neneat o. ies
ct'Sens hua sseoau, ~
saen u'scokeias s .ssut ,. y ai VI
1 n'l 4 ~ usu., 4,aa
tcrt;sofy Dcv9t!on " thls ni'1.o oo1Gs. LIMP
fehuGtea .Ie 'n.'oeH e'.nsasea " ts 1sSoat
c1unl'y sauauio 10 t"e la1incI, tne 'nanu,& ~.
t!rTrt t't ne'e!aas{ tno elp..ahs., W. n1 .n9
rie .,,r1u-to. t,,o con7,,,rot;o,, anil Tin
,,,ra;-,i fmt,,rrs ~ rvcrx rn,,nty In TIN Stnte
t3, t,, 10 rnf,,1f,. .in,,i:t al IN hsrnctcr ~
a uass sGn % .t1ai ,tx u =, 'aSt o,'l ~
thclr snl hescF'pco' tiielF auhHtutio" ~ ra1teu'
ar crnna anu mot!es ol agtlculture Ioln,eo.t2nti
nii tliH aNinunt o. ine;f tanDeFeo lanas, she.r
, 1876-09-02

TIE AMERICAN CYcLOFAtntA: \ poruLAH
ulcrIoNAMr or HsNEnAL kkuwLEpGE. Edited
by GEORGE RtFLkr and CHARLES A. DANA
Volume XVI. TnouAuKn .-xtAuylx. New
York: u. Appleton L 70. 1870.
This is tie final volune Of tho most Thorough
DiclloparY ot General knowledge that has ever
, 1876-09-02
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Cottonrillc is notable place.
There arc not lnal.y houses In t1le village, and
people arc cycn scarrcr tllan thu uuses; hut
then tho socIttY-you understand.
got of tie train ut Cottonvltc, onc after
noon, feeling nssurett TINT In this gulct little
place my wcc1S'a vacation rnuld not lp Other
than a 1,cr!o.l OF perfect rest. know nolody.
l,atl no b,isMcRs to look aftcr There was
nothing to lo hlt lounge nl~os. read, andsnokc.
A dream OF delightful tllencsa filled my mini
as followed the gtgAntc black porter to tho
solitary hotel, within Btonc's-tiirow of tile
depot.
a plcnsant room WINS assigned INC, and, after
tolcra!1o supper, I sauntcrcd out upon the
broati piazza A group Of gentlemen were
tlcre beforc me, mil their interested manner
md whispered conversation led pic to suppose
that they we're discussing some mnttcr of tic
graycst Importance. 1 had no desire to disturb
tho deliberations of these village statesmen,
and wns turning away, wllen my landlord aps
preached, aud lii n strangely nervous manner
introduced nac to the respective members Of ZIG
party. As this moyc 'Aale nc ncguasintct! with
complaccnt'y settled down ior fey
prove agreeable md pcrsaps profitable
conversation Certainly, something wortl hear.
l}ooms, Col. Jones, at,.l Sfat Hangs. For
moment my new friends regarded me in solemn
s',snEG: . .tm . ~ .in tme,r ,a., g"he, WIRE" oas
n!ls!lant rg'atH = a""m. :He ,H t,oo. u1a
this yony first rist 10 Cuttony!llul"
replied In the affirmative, ansl expressed my
self rs being we'll plrascd with The glImpae
"IIelations hcrei'' nslsed Judge sfiggs.
"Sonc It ull, y was my answer
"As! You hsrc friends living here, t1hcna"
mi n n Hmm ~ "na.a fw % la%s ''o'' ''''''
4 dead ts!cnce fell upon tie crowd, md In.
ttinet'yeiy fet that something unpleasant WIS
apoHk W oee'r: .,,. o.z;, tt., a..
Judge; o.,, t,,n,, ,,o, mini, III. i,o,, ~ i. ),
ny % ,isr ai',:G hnt ' cvn.lve i rcniv snr,s ~
mischief ad now taken possession ,sg Of me-, ona
"Ms nctetMlsI ~ nns'ie i,ie s"1 oss9,,s
u '"esu to ,,.,, '' a nuit.aa
thsc the nj; v ;sr an%' ~ =, % ihc % niazx, wbis,
the othei enu o5 anc r''.sa' W.ils'
psreti con1a ., ensacu netween ny mntisitors,
anu snouo u, ,gat ca ~ M n a. GAle ho"o
aae'cnt T I,.a, au d 9. r., !sc o .s
lhc duuEc aHa tl'c Nehe1al alpeaieu u pe lug
most imporsunt perso'',agss In thc crowd, and l
eouiu near t'le1F 'oao' Aoa1se "nispes8 feEy ols'
ttnst!y. ,,.. . .,,, 1,.,
nou oM.nt eci iit.GI o9t - an'nt 'auge' Iii,
car Watching A honest sS eissen sa xouId H,d MT ot
hays nesm 70 retSeI't" ,.,,, .no
these , men take mo tor hYIse-tlcft" @
co % pGns wy ~ ~ ha uena %a sn ra Ss @ Enpa sa @
a1tSsmasa. dis a.la,,o ,n.,.>. o,.,, T.. aa. .,,,,,
This atroctotls sentiment sce1nc0 to meet witl1
general approval; blt u maue my bloou curdie.
10 My reisei' Junge M a1Ggs ~ alssented. ! l;, ,,.u
"Ihe casc looks baa'" ne sa'd; y, " but always
"That a9ay d. ~ general ruc," said old
noos; h nnt wnen a tngso Gaspett.oaese1s M sneaK ;
, 1876-09-02

The Wind. Flowera anu tho s'ole1' 6eF Pe'ehc"
And ,hs ii;v; v;l,osc anh tho orehls died amia Tho
Int ea ils lll 'he t'odcn.lsod, nnd tho A'tar III
AM, tic yslow snntlowcr by tho brook, In Autumn.
TIL fcli to frct. fron tho clear, cold 1lcayen, AZ
And hc b!igktnsss of thcis asnile, was gone, from
Thc l'o,nely Fieaea,cs {Ergcro,) blossom
carly IN the summer. Tho Il. Faaadtaae Is
eveiywhere: ths Il , i't,h,5sitsu. w!th larger !'
s"m, 1t cfa,ss!and. Iwo species q D;pispaEgs,,
or Duuble- lirlstlctl Astcr, .arc found at Hyde
Park, VIA: tho y. iparitolins and u. usnotlaas.
The Boltenit gtssfonDaRia, w'Ifcl. cglncs into
Hover n ssptelnl,er' oeeurs ncar the lokc''horo
Thu Golden Ruls {.soitiago} arc so numerous
that again wc cy directly from tic l!st before
us: The y. Cdnatfensts is found near Thatcher;
Aiaywaua; $. ntnsr@i.; Mayw.oa; 3. oI!se,.:
as, swall.p near Graeolansl; s. rigida. Hyde
lnrk anl Stier's; =. strietu, swamp near Gracc-
lnnd; i. f<nnifoia, Hyde Park; ss. ttt'nifo1f.
Naywoo'f; !n s. '1rya'aHrtd' var' h""'0s' Hyde
Tie Leaf.cup tro'g,naia canati.n.ts) oserrs
rurc.y at Thatcher: OF TIC isostn-plai'ts (Sah-
| fnm), We hAve the $. |aeinifann, called tho
arc ,!tsposrl 70 present their cdgcs north aul
south; the s. fert1inthinaefun, thc $. in'tgrifa-
tuns, and the y. 1x!to!iata,m. All arc conl1non
but the lust onc. which 10 indigenous at River
inl ns ilyle park., rho fretty.leayca An.
whcrc, o!erug most desirable foiiag 10 for pou-
Yue.H. 'rhe 4. tr;dGa ls Ices pretty and less
s4is s.oMs 9{ II ts soe9 sr q to % ety
| md un, t!lr Dcsplancs River. Tho Ox-Eyc
tM'loIaa cUai*) lE common ot yartoua points,
hut Tic Purple Cone.Flowcr thrhf"aeea A1gastl,
Ss} bS~ncrs 1 rove: 1T rftfzsf zrae ata 1' Is o
mon ut Rycrsislc anil Hyde pnrk.
y! The Conc-f lowers Radlesidl, We haye the
| II, hiria IN abundance; thu II. smdiemfnfo,a, be.
the suntlowcrs {iitRanfhns). the IL dttapetalns
gruws ncnr Maywoud; tic n gigantens anu the
II. 1aes!HorMs, ut tho antc p!asci thc H gras;,e
rass; s%i Il, tic c. i .oai. l., At IT,, ca!;,; Il
species: the c. nristosa. found on the lakc-e!,ore
near Twc.!ty-ninth street; the e. d!sfohlfa, at
slille,'s; tlf G. ,nat,nata, mud c. 1rishes. s2
at Hyde Park aud Pine Station. Three specie,
Of tho miserable Dcggar.Ticlss aro Included in
VII %hrre; ;'a; tc IT, ] tlo % sd %s ts H. Se eS
sanaitnoidcs, along the lake.ahnrc.
The Fethl Ma'ieold ,tuNoaia, Chrysantht,
nsofdesA first eousn q the Frcuel, Ma'igoltt Of
| the I0HlEnA. U11F he tC1iu occasionally AjGuu
thc flti'tIr r"ntra1 isailroo,] nr nj Twrnty.
srtond street Tic Snceze.yred fIHtaiuu
| autu,aaaie, IL cotnn,on nj Riverside. The Muy.
Weed I'iC1,uta cafnia1 l,ss nat secured a rei,.
rrol Trmrth' vat n,oy he mt nuv and then by
thr wa,sties, ria desicatr.folfagnd Yarrnr'
fJra;I,ni ,u;1ifa,A,,m, is nrnratrnf' 1The tx.
Err Dnj.v ftynrnntbenun1 ,,,Idorel hns brr,,
nHtri ,,sor Ttrrnt v.xernni1 street Thn drfs.
Mild Canadeaas is fonnd everywhere: md tic
Il. hftnnts On tic }ake.ahorc.
osannt' fassil,iS on tfc TilS,,ois Central Xiii.
n,ad. nnrth al HyIe Park. Its nrur yylnttgc,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
YAnlrrtss

Hon. H. A. wiltr n only thirty three
years old and not thirty Ave, as state d
previously.
The markets OF the city were sold for
the month ~ August yesterday. The
aggregate bid for them was sis.2l7.
Subsequently, the bids for the Maya
ziue, Poydras md Pile, ~. Bernard,
81. Mary, French meat and the vegetl-
BILE markets were rejected, and new bids
received to-day, which will be considered
in committee OF the whole. The high
est were, for the Poydras and Pile mar
ket, by Clement Eos, $3.50; vegetable
and fruit, j. II. Dumestre, 1880; st.
Bernard. Pierre Adair, $3.50; st. Mary,
Thos. r. Pickles 1920; Magazine. JOS.
Bilgcry, 1880.
The Baton Rouge Convention adopted
the following:
Resoiped, That the President Of this Conven-
ton appoint fifteen members Tor the State nj
large In the state Central Committee, and that
each parish Of the Sfate and ward of he city OF
New Orleans elect one member Of said commit
tee and thai the President Of this Convention
be er oficio a member Of said committees, and
that seven members shall CONSTITUTES quorum
Gov. Penn has addressed the follow
ing graceful telegram to Gen. Nichols
Nvw ORLEANS, July 2b, 1876.
M Dear Nichols Accept my warmest
congratulations on your nomination n,
and rely upon my most earnest sup
port. D. Il. PENN.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
WAR poEs ~ ukAxi
Rumsrs Of War Cemisr from Washington

A letter received this week from
Washington by gentleman Of this city
brings singular tidings.
II says, In effect. that Grant and his
Cabinet are preparing war on grand
scale against Spain and Mexico and the
Indians, and that In this he will be
backed by one Of the great European
powers, which, the correspondent says,
il supposed to be Russia or England.
He further adds that the plot has
been permitted TO leak out through the
indiscretion OF Grant himself.
At all events. he also says there is
something unusual and mysterious
going on In Washington, which he II
endeavoring to disclose.
The writer is an ex-Federal army Off.
Ger and an intelligent man, but his ap
prehensions are expressed In such gen
eral terms that very little more than the
above can be obtained from II, except
that he expresses It ne his belief that
Grant is matchmaking some scheme tc
get the country into trouble.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

Do the people Of the South habitually eat ne
groes2 We notice disposition on the part Of
some Southern papers to deny such a charge
but for ourself. we are compelled. unwilingly.
to confess that this custom il prevalent far too
prevalent. In Louisiana. at least
We remember dinner we once enjoyed at the
house Of a hoepitable planter on the coast a
nrr hos, no ~-n djpper-gumbo. shrimps. etc
Our most was partichIaa,, --o,,a :, ~ :. -
shrimps. and called our attention !. thsir fat
ness and delicacy: he was getting a large
amount Of them every day. while. strange to
say. his neighbours were shrimpless.
A promenade on the levee after dinner
brought US to the shrimp bags. and they were
pulled up for our benefit. There was something
disturbed. a log-or-wellw we had only interrupt
ed our shrimps at dinner. and at dinner on
a drowned negro. which circumstance may
perhaps. have accounted for the fairness OF his
shrimps.
From our own experience we can therefore
conscientiously assert that however much the
papers of the South may deny it. many leading
Southern gentlemen habitually eat negroes, and
more. like them. metempsychoszed into
shrimps. Now let the Iater- Ocean call us
names
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
HON. J. HARVEY BRIGHAM.

Editor Democrat / have noticed, with
great pleasure, that the Democracy OF
The Fifth Congressional District will
most probably tender the nomination
for Congress to Hon. J Harvey Brig
ham. Of Morehouse. A better selection
could not be made. A native OF Louis
lana. graduate Of Centenary College,
a LAWYER of great experience aud ability,
a gentleman of polished manners and
pleasing address, Mr. Brigham combines
al the qualities that should characterl5e
the representative of the people in our
national assembly. But there are two
qualifications which must be considered
In addition to those above mentioned,
and these are that Mr.. Brigham is es-
seutially an honest, incofruptible man.
and Ia fearless and untirng In the ener-
getic discharge OF whatsoever duty de-
mands of him.
Since Eadicalism began Its lawless
sway in Louisiana, the people have had
no champion Of their rights more fear
less. more tireless, or more consistent
of the struggles or the suffering people
of this unfortunate State against the
thieves aud usurpers, the ringing voice
of Harvey Brigham has been heard as
a clarion call Ia the thickest OF the
fight. nor will his efforts abate
until the victory for the right shall
have been won, and the rights and
liberties of the State and people shall
have been placed beyond the reach OF
the spoiler.
The people OF his district will honor
themselves by honoring him, and their
rights, honor and interests will BIO safe
In his hands. He has the ability; his
record Is unclouded. and his indefatiga-
bic industry Is a guarantee that, from
matters of the gravest Importance down
to matters OF detail and ordinary bust
ness. the welfare OF his constituents will
be faithfully guarded. collectively ano
| individually
without disparagoment to other hon
ored names that are mentioned for the
position, l do but reflect the wishes o.
| thousands who know him, when ! ex
press the hope that the Democracy o
| lis district will place their flag In th.t
hands OF j. Harvey Brigham. He vii
hold 1t aloft, without the stain Of dis
i.....r, o,a ben, IL proudly to oeitaiI
victory.
july ~, 1876. CENTENARY.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
balancing Accounts.

The Republican, day or two ago, was
very bitter against Senator Salisbury.
Of Delaware, for his opposition to the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
Now. here Is the stand taken by o
staunch Republican, Senator Edmunds.
Of Vermont, during the recent debate
on that bill, taken from the correspond
ence Of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
For some time, almost single banded
and alone. he has been fighting the
river and harbor appropriation bill,
which IL the largest that has come be-
fore Congress. Year after year this bill
has grown, from our making small APP
preparations FOR the most necessary i'm
provemems in rivers and harbors, un-
til now 1t has become u gigantic cleo
pioneering bill, voting away $7,0O0,00O W!
Every member feels that he must get
something from the treasury to improve
every duck-pond in his district. Sena
tor Edmunds has been trying to cut the
House bill down from $7,OOO,000 to S.
100000. He succeeded In the committee,
but in open Senate the Re-
publicaps, headeded by Sena-
tor Ferry. OF Michigan, have
formed combination with Democrats
to break down the committee report.
They have succeeded, / regret to say.
The bill came up for consideration Fri
day, and Senator Edmunds was In one
Of his happy moods, and he waded In to
show the hypocrisy and rascality OF the
measure. Among other items was one
giving $4,000 to improve Frankfort
harbor, Michigan. He spread out map
before him and invited the Senators
from Michigan to show him where
Frankfort harbor was. Senator Chris
tiancy c aalea an Rl alfRaa0 rf 6ie9uhtfu ant
Of Michigan, and finally gave up the
job. The class in geography had failed.
He couldn't find 1t on the map. Then
President Ferry came down from the
chair, and he looked over the map, and.
after puzzling around, found about
where it was.
Then Edmunds waded into them in
his happiest manner, showing how the
Senator was ambitious to waste public
money in improving a harbor that had
no business. Ferry said there was an
iron furnace there. Edmunds scored
him on his anxiety to build a pier at
Government expense to accommodate
an iron furnace. Ferry said there was
an agricultural people back of the fur
mace. Again Edmunds held him on his
keen humor and let him wiggle before
the Senators. Ferry said it was wanted
for harbor Of refuge. Edmunds wanted
to know il it was for saw-logs or some
thing Of that kind Ferry said there
was college in fourishing condition.
Edmunds brought the house down by
saying that every college in the land
ought to have harbor at Government
expense, SO the student could get to
school! He then went into the legal
aspects of the question, and literally
skinned those Senators who construed
the Constitution to say that the Govern
ment Treasury could be bled to improve
streams that did not carry water enough
to water mans whisky-certainly not
Senator Edmunds'.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

Place two pieces of wood. ono small tho other
large. in tumbler OF water. The smaller piec.
will move around and around for a few seconds
and then eventually find its way TO the larger IL
which II will cling and st ok II the latter were
a magnet. To just such an experiment. tried
on a grand, a monstrous scale. does New Orleans
owe some hall million bales OF cotton yearly
The Mississippi is the large piece Of wood, the
Red River the smaller. The two were hundreds
of miles apart once. with no connection at all
free and INDEPENDENT OF each other. but the
magnetism, the attraction Of the Mississippi
has in iime drawn the Red River from its an
cient bed and made II tributary after all. 1t IL
only nature performing this school-boy trick on
a grand scale.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
THE COURTS.
First District Court.

Informations were filed against Mary
Jane Brennan and Emma Dennis,
charged with assault and battery on
Percilla Collens; Ed. Dumas, assault
A. Meynier, assault and battery; Chas.
Foster, entering house with intent to
steal and larceny; John Toussaint, Ell
ais, larceny; J. Salvador, assault with
intent to kill, and Marshall Carol, en-
tering in the night time with intent to
steal.
Owen Riley, charged with assault and
battery, was nolle pressed.
Ernest Prats alias TouGsaint, and
Joseph johnson alias Ward, on two
charges of entering store in the day
time with intent to steal and larceny,
were sentenced in the first case to four
years on the first count and one year on
the second; in the second case to six
months on both counts, making total
of six years each in the Penitentiary.
Henry d. Clark plead guilty to lar
ceny and was sentenced to six months
in the Parish Prison. Never did man
seem more delighted than Clark at this
sentence. He thanked the Court a
dozen times and returned to the prison
all smiles at his narrow escape from the
Penitentiary, This is Clark's fifth or
sixth offense; he promises, however, to
reform.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

A lady writes TO VI saying that she has been
questioned about her age in one OF our courte,
and wishing to know whether she can DO com
PEELED to answer
We say emphatcally mol" Not only can she
refuse to tell her age, but even II she gratu-
itousy gives II to the court. her testimony can
not be admitted. 1t IT, at best but hearsay evil
dence. No one can of his own knowledge tcs-
tfy TO tho day or year of his birth: although he
is present at tho time. he generally thinks IL a
matter Of too little Importance to fix the date on
hs mind. Evidence. therefore. about ones age
IL the hearsay evidence Of mothers and nurses
Our lady friend need not be in the least troubled
all her testimony about her age is Illegal and
improper, and cannot be admitted In court.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
IsREl.KvANT I~lim

The Times having made up its mind
that the Baton Rouge ticket is the best
thing IL can get, has finally fallen into
Ito support. hut It's first uttcrance y an
effort 10 create dissepsion In the face OF
the enemy. II SYSTEMATICALLY asks the
candidate for Attorney General TO rise
and explain = his position With regard
to the New Orleaus Pacific Railroad.
We have not yet heard that any par
ticulsr position with reference to the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Is neees-
snry to identify q man with the Demo
cratic Conservative party. Tho repre-
seatatives OF that party. from every
portion Of the State, were ut Baton
Rouge, but we heard nothing OF this
question there, and we believe
Il is not touched upon In the
platform. Democrats and Conserva-
tiyes may entertain very diverse views
upon the policy or right OF taxing the
community for that enterprise, and
they do entertain such diversity Of
views. why, then, is II necessary foi
Mr.. Ogden, rs our candidate Tor Attor'
ney General, to stand up and deliver
his views upon this subject2 II he car
be called upon to express his views
upon the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
he may also be called upon TO express
himself upon u thousand other subjects
and his platform would have to be SC
widened as to embrace every social
political religious and material Gues
ton of the day, and he would soon he
left without u single follower who could
possibly agree with him upon oil thu
tenets Of his creed
We advise the Times, II II honestl,
desires to mid our cause, to cndeavor te
intrude no extraneous issues into the
canvass. The platform adopted at Bator
Rouge covers all the problems necessar,
70 constitute the basis OF sound reha
Utilization of our political system. Wher
we have beaten the enemy and estab
lished a sound and honest government
we may fight over the policy OF levyins
taxes. for railroad enterprises aud othe
similar questions. At this time We wan
no side issues to divide our people ant
embarrass the canvass. We think the
aggregate wisdom at Baton Rouge nigh
command even the acquiescence OF TIN
New Orleans Times. M
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

The Republicans are still true to their
system OF shielding all their guilty men.
In the investigation OF naval affairs the
majority report to the House IL crushing
against Secretary Robson, and yet a
minority IL found to sign u report, deny
ing none of the facts, but declaring that
there il no evidence Of evil intentions
on tho part Of the Secretary. After this
way OF reasoning a highway robber may
be made TO appear rs pure as an angel
Facts are nothing; intention is every.
thing. Rob and murder rs much as you
please, but let your intentions be pure
The RAIDS have perhaps heard that "hel
Is paved with good intentions, "and they
are preparing material for their future