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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15
New ORGANIZATION.

Last evening number of gentlemen
from the different wards of New Orleans
met, pursuant to adjournment, and
formed an organization similar to the
Young Mems Democratic Association Of
1865. Its constitution and bylaws were
adopted and the organization perfected.
Its name, as adopted, is "The Demo-
cratic and Conservative Association Of
the Parish of Orleans" It's officers
elected are: Fred. N. Ogden, President :;
B. F. Jonas, First Vice President; L. A.
Wiltz, Second Vice President; r..
Southmayd, Recording Secretary Judge
w. 7. Monroe, Corresponding Secre-
tary; Col. John Glynn, Jr., Treasurer;
r. B. Peasants, Marshal.
The various committees, as also all
assistant marshals and other officers OF
the club, will be appointed by the Presi-
dent.
ANY citizen Of Louisiana who is a
registered voter, of good character, and
opposed to Radicalism and ring rule,
may, on application, become member
OF the organization.
Due notice will be given OF the time
and place of meeting of the organiza-
ton, which numbers already some two
hundred Of our best and most favorably
known citizens, and which will undOubt-
edly soon become by far the largest and
most prominent organization in the
State, and take the lead in redeeming
Louisiana from the withering blight and
curse OF Radicalism.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15

payment OF such claims in such of the
Southern States as said act applied to.
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, moved to suspend
the rules and pass a resolution reciting
that the currency now in use among
the people OF the United States
consisted of the national bank
notes and greenbacks; that the latter
was a debt Of the Government, distribut-
ed among the people, and that the
former was redeemable in greenbacks,
but the United States Treasury has, up
to this time, failed to meet it's obliga-
tions and redeem its notes, thereby de-
preciating the value Of the peoples
money. and keeping it at a large dis
count, which depresses business, by
keeping the money below its full value
that Congress, by its enactme nts.
and both political parties, by reso-
lutions adopted in their halls
and State conceptions stand committed
to early resumption OF specie payment,
and therefore resolving that prompt
measures should be taken by legisla-
ton so as to make successful the policy
Of resumption Of specie payments by
placing in the hands Of the Sub-Treas-
ury all necessary means to carry out
such measures, to the eHd that sound
and stable currency may be provided
for the people.
Mr.. Morrison. OF Illinois, said the res
olution ought to go to the COMMITTEES on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Hale wanted vote on it now by
yeas and nays. He wanted to see wheth.
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Bismarck says that whatever might be Car
dinal Hohenlohes mission to Rome or whether
there be any mission at all. it is not authorized
by him. He declares that so long as he remains
at the helm. it is not the State which will make
the first advance toward reconciliation with the
Church.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15
1 1862 es. In the case Of Schmidt Il Ziegler vs.

p. Martin -
Same vs. M. Seligman.-Default OF same date
made final for the sum of sl79 ~.
Ferdinand Henke vs.. Frederick Drebing and
his wife Dorothea Drebing separate in prop
erty.1Judement for the plaintiff for the sum OF
5000 with interest at per cent from June 49, 1873
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| which seemed to have an almost miracu-
! lous power in comforting them and enaO-
ling them to bear the hardshibs and sor-
rows of their daily lives. Their ardent
| and impressionable natures felt such a re
alization of the promise Of him who is not
| less our Heavenly Father than our Divine
| Master, that, while in the fervor of their
religious exercises. they forgot the lowll-
ness OF their condition, the misery and
hopelessness of their existence, and their
hearts thrilled with joyous consciousness
that they were sanding in the actual
presence Of the Loving Que who died that
men might live for lite eternal.
On the Sunday when Brother Blakenship
preached in the tumble-down old church OF
Little Bethel on the edge OF the With
erell plantation, that humble edliice was
crowded with the white people OF the
ueighborhood. while the blacks clustered
| thickIv about the doors and windows,
whenever they could. At the close
! of the somewhat protracted morning ser
wee, he gave notice that, according TO his
! custom. he would mold in the evening an
/ odiashioned rrvival-meetng for such OF
! the colcred brethern and sisters as could
/ obtain their masters permission to attend
| The sensible Southcrner, IN those days,
| however little hr might individually care
| tor religion tor himself, always looked
| upon it rs "A very good thing for the dark
1 ey. II raised the actual money value OF
4 that chlttel, lna>much As II tended 70
make him sober, doclc, aud honest. For
| this reason growth \ grace among the
slaves was always encouraged, and As, by
this time, the excitement about runaways
had pretty well sub>ided, there was very
general permission graut Il To the COZ
ored people the Withercli nei@hborhood To
Il a. /.
iyal meeting.
Aunt DIuah was among the first 10 ar
rive, her Old face glowing with pleasure in
anticipation of "a good shoutn' meeting
Each hymn that was sung seemed to IN
crease her felicity each succeeding pray rr
elected louder and more frequent re-opnScS
from her aui during the really *
ceii"nt oNhurtatiou ~ Brother BInzrn-
snip, She Kept up "A continuous running
fire ut rNcltmatiuhS.
~ the meeting progressed. several OF
the women cot the power. and the rN
citmcnt among all became Intense. \ few
white person, were present. bur they
were Young people who had come % see
the fuu' rather thln 10 partiuplt" in the
exercises ot the evening. and they found
abundant amusement in Watching the
enthusiastic wnr,hipper>, who, in the fer
vor Of theIr Zeal were giving Themselves
up wholly 10 their rude aud peculiar dem
on-tr1tlun Of devotion.
Aunt Diuah fylt herself rapidly an
prolchu. the point when shc TOO wngl
he numbered among those who HAD rrcciv
cd tile power when NV ahccnmr con>ci-
ous uf Brother Blakru,hip leaning over
her holding before her rlc Hu open hymn
book, while he asked.
'~.tcr. can yOu rc4lt
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| |

Ben was right. The gentleman from
Virginia, George Fairfax by name, was in
deed what he claimed to be, a scion of the
+. +. VS.. but early in life. while being
educated in a Northern college, he inbibed
the most radically 'abolitionist principles.
These. aud wild love for perilous adven-
ture. easily decided him to devote the best
years of his manhood TO the service OF the
underground railroad He was brave.
well educated. possessed an excellent per-
sonal address. an adept in disguise, and
rather prided himself upon the fact that he
dared TO travel through and operate in
half dozen Southern States, in the very
communities which had IA score OF times
offered reward. ranging from 500 thSl500,
for the head OF George Fairfax, dead or
alive All that Ben had told OF the pur-
pose of his presence on the Witherell estate
was strictly true. He had.by some means
best known 70 himself. made the acquain-
tance of young Mr.. Witherell, and come
hereunder an assumed name, of course
expressly to assist in the escape Of the
slave woman Chloe. and incidentally TO
help off any others who might be desirous
OF making bold strike for liberty. lie
did not deem himself guilty of betraviug
the hospitality which he accepted in car
rying out this mission, for he took high
ground upon property rights where the
claims of shareholders we're concerned.
He argued to himself that the master was
but nominally rich by the possession OF
wealth OF which he had detrauded his
slaves; that tae master was but the dishon-
est steward who could claim no credit for
generosity in disposing of that which be-
lOnged to others. But it is scarcely neces-
sary to follow him in the train OF reason.
| ing by which he sustained his morality EN-
tire integrity. and prOpriety of his action
That which he did is of much greater im.
portance to our story than what he thought
His actual expenses here were paid.as was
customary in such cases, by the fugitive
whom he represented and the liberal con
tributions of Northern abolitiOnists, who
devoted many thousand dollars annually
to keeping the underground railroad in ac
tive operation.
While gambling and drinking with th'
master, and assuming all the lordy ant
arrogant airs affected by the young sciOn
Of the slave-holding aIistOcracy, he hat
found means to communicate with tn
J slaves on the plantation, using always tn,
most careful judgment in selecting those t
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l!rptnrr Hlak,u>hip. closing hI~ book.
passed on. cll.iag converts 10 thr mercy
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hnrtius with sucn caruestuc>s and clectr-
/ cal energy a. enabled him TO sway at v III
the emotions of his congregation, as the
strong wind drives the clouds.
When Aunt Dinah recovered her senses.
they were singing the dear old hymn
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| est by night. He would have fought brave
| y enough in the open daylight, with a Wis
lblc antagonist, but these voices from
right and left, the shot which came direct
ly from the front, and the sudden termna-
ton of Bilis rush were all together too
much for him. He backed away to re-
spectacle distance and shouted threaten
lngly:
See here,you blasted niger, the best
thing you can do is to come out and give
yourself up or I'll shoot you.
Two can play at that game, responded
Fairlax's voice, this time seeming SO close
70 his ear that he fairly jumped with sud
den fright, took to his heels and ran still
father away. firing his gun without aim,
and Justify brawing Patrol Patrol"
Taking advantage of the momentary ep
portunity afforded by Jacks cowardice.
Fairfax and two the women noisslessly
made their way down to the rivers edge,
where hc again caused his two companions
to lie down, so as to decrease the chances
Of their being seen. Then, snatching up
three pebbles from the the shore, he threw
them tar out into the water, one after an
other, as rapidly as possible.
In answer to the summons thus signal
lea To the darkness and the stream, In
few moments \ boat with y single Iower
put the woman and girl into the stern. He
himself was pushing the little craft Oft the
sandy beach. intending to leap into the
bow as soon as she could be well ahaat,
when there came upon him the shock of
second encounter The shots and the
shouts of the dcuoralzed Jack had called
20 his assistance couple of mounted
patrolnen who happened to be upon an
adjacent road, and they promptly gsllop-
ed down TO the shore.
lhe foremost man was within ten feet
of the boat before he saw it. Then sim
nltaneously with his shout of Here they
are" he hred his pistol into the little
Sroup.
Fairfax was e1uaIlv prompt with h@
weapon in response, and the accuracy of
his aim was atte,ted by the suddenne.+
with which that patrolman tumbled from
his saddle,
The other mounted man dashed down,
closely followed by Jack, but already the
boat was so far out in the fog covering
the bosom of the river that it WAS lost to
their sight. They wasted a few shots
hlrmlnssly in the direction whence seemed
70 come the noise Of the FLASHING OF rap
idly piled oars, and then, with many oath5,
SIT themselves TO reckoning up the loss
on their side in the brief engagement.
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with every promise of being an unusually
handsome, light-coloreu girl, and was
consequently. valuable property for the
Southern market. or at least would he so
in year or two more. He little imagin-
ed that the old woman crouchins there
by the smouthering embers of her little
fire felt In her veins tonight the pulsatons
OF a second youth, born of love and hope.
and that she contemplated daring deed
FOR the reScne from slavey of the sleeping
girl at her feet.
As soon as his steps died away in the
distance Aunt Dinah awoke Jenny. and
drawing her close, whispered in her ear :.
NV dear chile, know can trust We
ou've allus been good to yo' pore poor
ole granny, an tonight she's a gwine for
to try to do suiiin' dat II bring ye good
when she's no mo. Ef We stay h'yer a
little longer, ven be sold off down Souf.
to de Lord know who an for what, a. yo
pore muddcr was beto'ye. Chile, | mean
tor To sabe ye Tonight
Does We mean for to run awav Gran
N.Y. asked the young girl. staring in
wide-eyed wonder.
~ es chile. De ole mans waitin' for us
Hes sent tor Us. Win ye risk it wild yo'
ole Granny?'
Jenny, child as she wa, responded
promptly and nobly 10 this first appeal to
her womanly resolution, drawing uncon-
sclouSiy IN Inspiration in her reply from
the tervcnt language which she Was accus-
toned to here from the old woman's lips
Granny, said She, I'D 90 whar da's
nope Tor freedom, ef my way lay froo de
valley oh de shadow ob Def
=, it do, my dear chile. so it do; bu,
We must rru>t in de Lord to delibbrr Us.
nj
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Nine months has passed since UncIe
Ben's fight from the Witherell plantation.
Poor old Aunt binah had been cruelty
whipped tor her supposed completely in
his escape. and even little Jenny, 10 whom
his disappearance was Il greater surprise
than to any one else. had been accorded
fun credit tor guilty knowledge. and re-
ceved her due proportion OF the lash there
fore.
\, the old man had expected. his ex-
ample served TO stimulate the courage Of
others, and within two months after his
departure no les than seven of the he,t
slaves onthe plantation abseDted then.
selves indefinitely ard without leave.
During that winter of 1857 the Ohio riv-
er Was frozen over. and the ice bridge en-,
able the fu.itlves 10 overcome easily what
was in other seasons the greatest obstacles
in their norward journey; tor few Of them
could swim across, and without prearran-
cement with friends on the Ohio side, il
was eXcccding'y C...l-unt tor "A colored
man 10 obtain ierrage. The intelligence
OF the ice bridge was whispered from one
slave to another passing back through
the country from plantation to plantltion
with inconceivable rapidty, until it was
known all over the State. and even far
down into Tennessee. Then there was
such an exodus of the children of bondage
from many miles back Of the river as
drove their masters to the verge of fren-
~.
The most strenuous measures were
taken to guard against escapes. Patroles
were established, fierce dogs were turned
loose at night on every plantation, frequent
nocturnal visits OF inspection were made
TO the negro quarters by Oyerseers and
4
were punished with the most vindictive
fury. yet still the desperate slaves risked
everything in the hope of freedom.
AS spring came on this vigilance was, in
soD,e degree, relaxed. but patrols were
still kept up along the river bank, and
dire treats were made of cOndign punish
ment of any slaves caught in endeavorng
to run away. These, with the renewed
obstacle of the open river and the fatigu-
es incurred in the hard labOrs of spring
ploughing. .corn-plsnting, tobacco -hoeing.
and other occupations incident to the seas
on. proved sufficient TO restrain the col
| ored people from continuing their strug-
giles for freedom, and gradually matters
| sank into pretty much the same easy and
secure condition for the master as had
prevailed before Uncle Ben started the
Runaway" epidemic.
! In the mounth of June a Methodist ex.
horter, who gave his name as Brother
Blskenship, made his appearance in the
vicinity of the Wltherell plantation, com
ing northward from Tennessee. He trav
led on horseback, by short stages. and helt
frequent revival meetings along the way
His fame as an eloquent preacher preced
ed him, and whenever he was announced I,
speak, crowds, both white aud black. as
sembled TO hear him.
To the negroes, before the war at least
religion was more :han mere encourage
ment Of hope for the life to come, it wa
a vital necessity OF their present, a sus
tenanee for their hungry and weary soul
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From the Atlantic Monthly. I
lncantation.



When the leaves, by thousand, thinncd
A thousand times have whrlcd in the wind.
And the moon, with hollow cheek.
Staring from her hollow height.
Consolation seems to seek
From the dim, re-eChoing night;
And the fog-slreaks dead and whto
Lie like ghosts of lost delight
Der hig lest earth and lowest skv:
Then, Autumn, work thy witchery,
Strew the ground with poppy seeds,
And let thy bed be hung with weeds,
Growing gaunt and rank and tall.
Dropping DER me like pail.
Send thy stealthy, whiie-eycd mist,
Across NV brow 10 turn and twist
Fold on fold and leave me blind
TO all save visions in the mind.
Then. IN the depths Of rain-fcd streams
! hall slumber, and in dreams
Slide through some long glen that burns
With n crust of blood red fern,
And brOwn-~ ithered wings of brake
Like a burning lsva-lake.
Then, urged to fearful. faster flow
Bv the awful gasp, Hank j. hank " Of the Gro =
Shall pass 10y many hsunted rood
OF the nuliv, odorous wood,
Or. where the hemlocks lean and loom,
shall till INV hesrt with bitter gloom;
Till. lurcd by light. reflected cloud.
! burst sluft my waierN shroud,
And upward through the ether sail
Far above the shrill wind'- wall.
But. falling thence. INV soul involve
With the dust dead flower dissolve;
And gliding out at lat to sea.
Lullcd 10 long tranquility.
The perfect poise of seasons keep
With the tides that re-t AT neap.
80 must be fslhlcd the rite
That give'h me the dead years might;
And at dawn snail arise
A spirit, though with human cycs.
A human form and human face.
And wherever | 90 or stay.
There the summer peri-hcd grace
shall BE- with me. night aud dly
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A soon rs Fairfax found himself la
salty, ne dryly remarked, with an air OF
satisfaction:
! rather think those two impetuous pa
trolmcn hayc left the service
Then. being man of careful and meth
ol!cal habits, never nrglecting or defer
ring duty, he deliberately proceeded to
extract a couple Of cartridges frsn a case
in his pocket and reloaded the empty
chamb9rS of hi. revolver. Just A. he was
puttiIg on the caps he was startled by AN
exclamation from the yuuug girl:
ON! What's de matter wild ve?' The
might and augnl-h in her tone gave him
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19

Mr.. McNair was a man Of few words,
and wrote to his nephew n Pittsburg, the
following lacOnIc letter:
DEAR NEPHEW
70 which the neehew replied by return
mail:
DEAR UNCLE
The long AID short Of this was. that the
uncle wrote to his nephew, "See my coal
on, 70 which 4 semi eol-sn expressed ;
and the yonngster Informed his uncle that
thtcoai was shipped by simply saying
COLON"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19
- . -

Horace Greeley used to tell this story;
He once sent claim for collection to
Western lawyer. and regarding it as rath-
er desperate lain, told the attorney he
might reserve halfth amount for fee.
In due time Mr.. e. received the following
laconic epstle:
'Deai Slr-l have succeeded In collect
ing my half of that claim. The balance Is
hopeless.