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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15
Hon. John B. Gordon.

In a speech in the Senate of the
United States on March 9th, 1876,
showed how much the Government
has been defrauded in the collection
of the Revenue Tax ON whisky, for
the last thirteen years. The sum, &C.
corling to his figures, is fabulous !;
amounting in round numbers to the
enormous amount Of eight hundred
millions Of dollars; enough to pay
the expenses Of an hundred Centen-
mails, or build Il Pacific railroad, not
only to California, but almost around
the world, if there was land to sus.
tain it.
After showing the radical defects
Of the Revenue system, and asking
the Senate to take some steps to pre-
vent so much fraul and partizan Sc
lection of officers, he thus concludes {:
l think it is Buckle who says that
there are eras of crime and of differ
ent grades of c,ime. Whether Buckle
says 50 or not, it is true. There are
eras of crime, and this unfortunately
is one Of them. What will liz who
shall chronicle these events in the
future call this era in our history I
What can he call it but an era of pub
lie shame, of public theft, Of public
prostitution9 1t is time to begin a
reform, and no better place to begin
it than in this revenue service. The
great evil, the towering, the over.
sladowing evil Of this day is the love
Of money and the love Of display
which money permits, and the temp
tation of officials to obtain money
through official corruption. This is
the great fact that stands out boldly
before US. How shall we exaggerate,
then, the importance of throwing
around the collectors Of our revenue
all the conditions aud before them all
the incentives to honesty which shall
enable them to resist temptations so
peculiar to their situation Z
Can we not do this7 Can we not
bury party considerations for such 4
RESULT Can We not forget for a time
that we are parties with a great po-
litical c"ntest before us, and remem.
Der only that we are Americans, with
q republic to save, a reputation to
redeem? If we cannot, if with this
record of official crime before US, if
with this demon of decentralization
enthroned in tho very seat Of the
Government, with this gathering flood
Of corruption rolling over great and
once honored departments Of Govern
ment, and breaking at last at the
very steps Of the Executive Mansion,
if with the very foundations of 20.
litical and of official morality crumb-
ling beneath US we cannot forget the
feuds of the past in the effort to save
from the frauds of the present, then
we shall surpass the madness of Jern
salem breaking into factions while
Titus Numbered at her gates.
Mr.. President, this is a good year
to begin reformation, and this is a
good place to originate it. Let US
not only unite here without distinc.
ton Of party to rescue tins Revenue
Departu. ent, but let ns unite the PEG.
pie Of all parties aud of all sections
in the effort to restore honest and
pure government, and practical, sub
stantial, universal reform.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

We continue to send our paper to
all Of our friends, and, as only one
has been returned, We conclude that
they want it, and will become sub
scribers ; therefore, We ask them to
send iD the amount of the subscrip-
ton, which is only $500. In this
connection will state that We cannot
carry out any former contracts Of the
Viadicqtor, aud hold ourselves per.
fectly free from any responsibility
whatsoever in that particular.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

Let every farmer read the ad.
vertisement in this paper of ''Chu-
fas and Japan Peas" If one
half that is claimed for these crops
by the best authorities be true,
they are indeed godsend to the
South.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15
For Cheap and Fine Goods call
on j. 4. DUCOURNAU.

"Neither Pierrepont nor the Pres.
ident appear to care much who stole
the letter of the rmer."-(Detroit
Free Press.
Come, now that won't do. Say ap-
pears or at once abandon all thought
of taking that contract for writing the
Centennial English grammer. [-Cou-
rier-Journal.
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Sherifs Sales,

Robert w. Simmons vs.. w. W.
Breazeale. Sale of land on the 9Th
May.
Nlarcelin Tauzin vs.. r. E. Burke,
Assignee Of 7. Lacoste, Bankrupt
Sale of House and lot on Front Street
Saturday, May 9th.
w. NJ. Levy VS.. CASTOR Roqne and
J. f. Rogue. Sale of land, May 9th
Clcmence Dngas vs.. L. II. Burdick'
Times Office, Is April.
A. B. Sompayrac vs.. D. H. Boullt,
Jr. Sale of lands, May 9th.
J. H. Stephens rs. Harriet Pru-
dhomme, wife Of Theo. Prudhomme,
sale of Gin House aud one acre of
land, on a credit of II mouths. May 6.
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Our Washington Letter.
Respectfully,
j. S. WHITE.

Washington, d. c., April 4, "
MORTON's CHANCES
for the Republican nomination arc
much stronger than they would seen
to he at first glance. The larkies ar.
beginning to understand that Grants
immediate connection with all thu
scoundrels whose mistleeds are being
brought to light by the Democrat.
House is so palpable that the Con
vention may not dare to nominate
him, and Morton will he their next
choice. His adhesion to Pinchback
when the best men and coolest head.
in his party knew that to admi,
Pinchback t" a seat in the Senate, t.
which he had no title, could not fai
to injure the party, has made Morton
the new Moses Of the negroes. 1t il
evident that Morton cares for moth.
ing but his own success, and that his
strength does not lie in his popularity
with the leaders of his party, bu,
with the Republican negro voters,
The rarity managers favor Conkling,
because it ls accepted as certain that
neither party can win, if it fails ia
carry New York. The IS electoral
votes of that State will, to a certainty,
decide the contest and If COnklins
can control the delegation for that
State, he will he in a position to com.
maud the nomination. If not, Nor
ton will lie the strongest man.
FRAUDS! FRAUDS! FRAUDS!
Henry H. Finley, Of St. Panl, Minn.,
who was employed by the Interior
Department as an attorney to work
up the frauds in the Land Office, has
discovered evidence of the most
startling character duplicating ex-
Secretary Delano, ex.assistant Secre-
tary Cowen, and two United States
Senators. Upon reporting these facts,
a few day ago, Finley was notified
that his services were no longer re-
quircd, as the Government did moi
think it necessary to continue the in'
vestigation any further.
A witness before a committee Of
the House, several days since, stated
that Tranor w. Parke paid John De-
lano, son OF Secretary Dtlano, $62,
600 for the patent for the Emma niue
tract, and that the patent was issued
upon fraudulent papers now on file
in the Department.. John Delant
has been subpGnaed, and further de-
velOpements may be looked for.
SECRETARY robson
is also implicated in the most gigan-
tic as we'll as the most petty kinds OF
frauds-from depositing 81, $4,000 Of
government funds with the bankrupt
house of Jay Cook & Co., to bolster
up their fallen fortunes, to having
artic es Of furniture for his own ust
made in the Navy Yard shops al
Government expense.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ExECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE,
whose headquarters are at 1921 F ST
Washington, has completed its organ
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D I E D

On Monday April 10th, 1876, at Crisis
Plantation, Natchitochcs parish, Ia a.
ter short illness, EMMA LEMEk, WIG
Of William S Campbell, aged a years.
Thus passed away a loving, kind ana
devoted wife, and fond and inda'sens
mother She leaves behind large fam''
ly to MOURN her loss, and many, man!
friends, to deplore her untimely eno'
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15
Washington.
Especial Telcgraplic Correspondence Of J"
Courier JOurnali

Especial Telcgraphic Correspondence Of "
CourierJOurnalj
Washington, March 27.-The juds'
ment of the United States Suplenee
Count in the cases from Kentucky ana
Louisiana, involving the enforcemea!!
acts, which has been so long defenee
has come at last. 1t creates u lnarkee
sensation in Washington, and real!
marks an epoch in the history Of To
court and American politics. Sone
years ago the court did not dare to
grapple with and set aside the rsv.
dictionary legislation Of Radios: y
Congress, for fear that it would itself
I've swept away. Hence any amount
of disl,onorablc and cowardly evasion
of a sworn duty. But the advent o.
a Democratic House Of Represents
tives, and the improved tone OF pun.
lie sentiment, have put nerve into tp0
judges to do their duty.
The decision of to-day, IT 1t does
not go the full length, certainly gSes
very far in the right direction. ie ~
following is a summary Of the po' .s.
ruled, which l have received from '''
very highest legal sources ii
The first case is that of Reese anu
Forshee, from Kentucky, who wei"
indicted for refusing the vote OF q noI
gro because he did not present p!Oysi
that he had paid the tax rs requ'lea
by the laws of Kentucky. The seS.
ond was the celebrated Grant pafl,sss
case. In the first case, the court Lev
that the third and fourtl, sections q
the enforcement act Of May 81, l"o'
under which tho indictments "e!o
found, were unconstitutional, because
general in their character and W.
confined to the hindrance or proven.
ton OF the parties right to vote y.
account of race or color. There w.
no other statute to support the 10. ..
dictmcnt. In this decision the ch's'
Justice aud all the judges concurreu'
except Mr.. Roscoe Conklins's nom
inee, Ward Hunt, Of New York.
In the Grant parisl, case, the couI.
ruled that the indictment which wsa
found under the sixth section VI t''0
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

Will Mr.. Frank Morey, member of
Congress from Louisiana, be pleased
to rise up and explain the nature of
the services he rendered in Washing
ton to the North Louisiana and Tex
as Railroad Company, tor which they
paid him q fec of eleven thousand
dollars Z We have a right to pro-
pound this question to Mr.. Morey,
because he is q public servant, and
the people of Louisiana are stock
holders to the amount of $l,l22,OO0
in that railroad company. If Mr..
Morey will not rise up and explain
this small transaction, We would res
pectfully suggest to Gen. Gibson, Mr..
Levy, and Mr.. Ellis the propriety OF
interrogating Mr.. Morey about it upon
the floor Of the House Of Representa-
tives- N. O. Democrat.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

Duccs Tecuns-A writ com
handing a person to appear in
the Court of Chancery at an ap.
pointed day, and bring with him
certain evidences, or other things,
which the court requires to see ;
or a clause to that effect added to
a satpcna to give evidence.-[Law
Dictionary.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

We will state again, for the inform.
alton Of correspondents, that we
take no notice Of Communications un-
less accompanied with the real name
Of the writer, however POLITICALLY they
may be written.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

Strangers, Travellers and Visi-
tors, should remember that L. Fl.
BURDICK has opened a first.
class Boarding House in our city,
Corner of Front and Touline
Streets.
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News of the Week.

NEWS OF LOo w eek.
The following official order has been
issued: The Headquarters of the
Army are hereby re-establishcd, and
hereafter in time Of peace, shall be
at Washington City, and all orders
or instructions relative to military
operations, or affecting the military
control and discipline Of the army,
issued by the President, through the
Secretary of War, shall be promul-
gated through tho General of the
Army.
ALPllONsO TAFT,
Secretary of War.
Gen. Merrill denies the statement
that 10 took a bride while Judge Ad~
vOcate, in Texas.
Barton Kendrick was found dead
in his room, in St. Louis, on the 5th
inst. lie was formerly Secretary Of
cxGov. Yarmouth.
There is to be an Irish Rife team,
at the Centennial, to compete for the
championship Of the world.
A colored Convention was held in
Nashville, Tenn, on the 4th inst.
Mrs. Ben. F.. Butler, died at the
Massachusetts General Hospital, April
9th, of Cancer of the throat.
Fortytwo Japanese youths passed
over the Fort Wayne railroad, en-
route to Philadelphia, where they are
to attend school.
The remedy for newspapers that
arc "hard up according to the Min
den Democrat, is to demand the cash
in advance. (Wc'll do it.)
The President has had a slight at
tack of apoplexy, which alarmed his
friends very much.
! New Irish potatoes in Goliad, Tex
as, March 25th.
| The ten citizens of Baton Rouge,
who were arrested by warrants from
s. B. Packard, U. s. Marshal, and
President of the Radical State Cen
trail Committee, were welcomed home
by a monster Mass meeting, composed
of all classes of citizens.
1t is said that Secretary Bristow i
weary of his position, and will sool
resign.
1t is thought that Congress vii
continue until after the National Re
publican Convention.
Rain fell in New Orleans, to til,
amount of 81 inches, on the 9TH inst
Mr.. Joseph f. Winner has patented
a process which completely destroy
any kind Of stamp, bond, &C., whe,
written on, for cancellation.
The Lafourchc Union has, as it
motto, "Justice and eqnal rights tt
} all men," and quietly takes the Judi
cial printing from his confierc, tn
Republican.
Hawaii, is the Kingdom Of TIL
Sandwich Islands, eight in number, il
the middle Of the Pacific ocean.
J The French have invited proposal
, for thirteen thousand five hundred
hogshcads Of Tobacco, from the State
Of Maryland, Ohio and Virginia
, None from Kentucky.
> Mark Twain is worth SEQ. 900.
pays to be funny.
1t is alleged that the Grand Jnr
of the Superior Criminal Court, in
| tends investigating the late riot a
2 the Mechanics lnstitute.-N. O. Pit
, 1t is denied that the President lin
3 expressed preference for Conkling.
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Our regular racket, Bart Able, came

Our regular packet, Bart Able, came
to the landing early Tuesday morn.
ing with a pretty good up freight,
Can't Dick Sinnott in command. She
is fine boat for this trade, and our
merchants and business men should
give her the preference over all
others. Many thanks to her officers
for a file of city papers.
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The New South.

This is the appropriate name for
the country mapped ont by the far
seeing and adventurous carpet-bas-
ger, when he packed his carpet-bag
and came down, just after the war,
to enter into his great scheme of re-
generation and publication. There
was no thought Of self in his under
taking, no idea Of rubbing anybody,
or stealing anything that could be
found, oh ! no, he simply "Fo|l"wed
freedom on the adventurous tidc;'
his mission was peace and goodwill
to mankind generally, and to the ne
gro, particularly. In order to carry
ont the aims and intentions of such
humane projects, he must first get
power, and this could only be obtain
cd through the working Of the Radi'
cal party, and the negro vote.
TO win the negro to his side,
lie begins by i"stillins into his
car the subtitle poison of hatred to
his former owner, and making dnpes
of them, which he soon learned was
no difficult task. He obtained pow
er; was it for peace! No, far from it,
but plumber, plumber every where,
was his game; and if any one can
trutlsfnlly say, that we have not been
Systematically plundcrcd from 1863,
to the present time, he has but dim
idea of What will fill the definition of
sucl, term.
Well aud truly did he adopt the
teachings of the Radical press through
out the North. 1t was Horace Gree
Lev, who said to the young men Of the
country, "Go West" but it was the
Radical party, who said to the Car
pei. Dagger, "Go South, 90 to the
New South, there is your El1orado,
the land ofpromise y for the "South,"
Says Mr.. James Redpatl, "as COM
pact political power, should have
neither courtesy nor mercy shown it..
1t deserves neither pity nor respect.
Its history is one long, lurid, chroni-
cle of crime. The nation has crush.
ed her, and to prevent her rearing
her hydra head, must be driven back
at any cost" After listening to such
teachings, is it any wonder that de-
PRAYED, corrupt, and dishonest men
came down here to take advantage OF
the negro, and find few debased
white men, to enter into their nefa-
rious plans of wholesale robbery, and
open handed stealing7 Think of a
people already impoverished by a
long fratricidal war, being subject.
ell to such trials "a these? Think Ol
all the things being constantly enact.
cd among us, and then wonder, ye
philanthropist, if you can, that ex'
traorlinary means have been used IL
countervail such horrid Iand diaboli'
cal acts. Is it any wonder that these
Adventures aroused the bitterest feel
iugs against them, when it is known
that they had, after obtaining the
power, run up taxation until II
amounted tn virtual confiscation Il
it any wonder that the people of the
South determined to relieve them
selves of this terrible "crusl.ing pro
cess I"
Let any man il the Northern States
take calm view of the situation, ant
acquaint himself Of the facts, Sc,
what wrongs have been heaped upo,
us, and if he will then pronounce
judgment against us, and continue hi
teachings aud doctrines that we SHOULD
all he driven from our hearths ant
homes, then We will say that christi
anity is a cheat, and holy religion I
fraud.
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Cotton planting would have
been very general throughout the
parish this week, but for the
heavy rains during the time,
which has put our planters be-
hind with their work considerably
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Lucien Adams, Jr., was killed,
and Judge Lucien Adams and
John King, severely wounded, at
q Radical Club Meeting in New
Orleans, on the 9Th inst.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-15

Thanks to Hon. L. A. Witt, for
a copy Of the proceedings of the
Convention held in the city of
New Orleans on 9Th and 9th Jan
uary last.
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Rain fall for the last six days,
Guiding Thursday morning, 18th
inst, 40 inches.
River rising rapidly.
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Whatever the size of her shoe, the
Washington Star thinks there is no
doubt that Mrs. Belknap "put her
foot in it."
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ANY one in want of the En-.
calyptus Trees can get them by
applying at this Office.
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Natchitoches City Cemetery.

Natchitoches City Cemetery.
TIE REPORT or REV. J. S. WHITE TO
THE SUBSCRIBERS, FOR TIE REPAIRS
OF TIE SAME.
Having solicited a subscription from
the people of this city. for the pur-
pose Of inclosing the Cemetery, and
to purchase a house and lot to be do.
mated to the corporation for the oc
cupancy of a Sexton, as custodian of
the Cemetery, and who should repair,
when needed, the fence, gates, &C.,
We would hereby acknowledge the
liberality of many of tho citizens,
and submit to them this report of
subscriptions, collections, and expen-
ditures.
Total amount Of subscription $2l7 Is
Total amount collected 16l 80
Amount uncollectcd 50 %
EXPENDITURES
Purchase money, for Sections
house Sl5l 90
Lumber bill of Martin T.
Smith, after dcductins
donation, 80 90
Bill Of J. c. Sullivan, Is
days work, 30 90
Bill Of Dcrzilin Hert:og, l9
days work, 13 90
30 post at 20 cts. each, 6 90
Drayase, IS
Total 1926 IS
Total excess Of expenditures above
subscriptions, $l5 90. Total excess
Of expenditures above collections
$7l 25.
From the above. it is apparent that
to pay these accounts, every dollar of
the subscriptions will be needed, and
eighteen dollars more, and yet the &C
tually necessary repairs are not finish
ed, in order to make this Cemetery
respectable. In the name of the dead
and civilization, may we not still ap-
peal to the public for the completion
of this work ? III the name of justice
and common honesty, may we not
appeal to those subscribers that have
not paid their subscriptions I The
property has been purchased, and
these repairs made on the credit OF
these subscriptions, and every dollar
collected, has been so appropriated
and more. The remaining subscrip.
tons are now due, for ork rendered
and if not paid, must fall upon our
self.
While we thus appeal to some Of
the most directly interested members
of this community, We must com
mend the example of the few Jews
that are citizens of this town, t,
whom, without exception, we hav.
applied, and without exception, have
received Il cash subscription, and arr
yet, taxed with their own Cemetery
were the very people to whom l conlt
appeal, with the very least show o
justice. Would that many who ar
more directly intcrestcl-whose an
ccstors and families are buried here
and are yet so sadly neglected, were
even, in proportion to their means
equally as liberal, or eren just. Dc
linqucnts have a standing Invitation
to settle.
Respectfully,
J, S. WHITE.
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TIE REPORT or REV. J. S. WHITE TO
THE SUBSCRIBERS, FOR TIE REPAIRS
OF TIE SAME.
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~ Get your printing done at
the VINDlCAT03 Job Office.
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Go to j. A. DUCOURNAU'S to
buy your Ner Spring and Summer
Goods.
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If you want the latest style Hats,
20 to j. A. DUCOURNAU'&
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TIE MARKETS..

wHxAr Etetr,s of the week 50 600 IN.
The sales rerornd at Change during the week
were ~ follows:
Souihern-2, so bn. conf mon red NJ las
ce3,s; 3l4 bu do. n, l?s cents; 400 bu. do. ~
$50 cents; 2nO bu. do at l36 CENTS, 900 bu.
fair do nj lao cents; Gao bu. do. ~ I4a cents;
loo bs good do. ll6 rents; loo bn do NJ TAI
cents; I 90 hu. prime do. a, i4s cer&; I,obu.
do. 81 $50 cents; $40 bu. do NJ 1873 cents; 200
bu do At IsS cents: 4 $50 bu. amber At loo
cent?; 2lo bu do al l62 cents
x-Eeteirss for the we~k $50 263 bu.-
The SALES ef The week we're a. follows:
Souiher-2co hu. damaged White NJ 81
cents: 400 ba do. at. So CENTS: $50 ba damp
at 81 cents: ISIS bu. do. nj s. eents: ; SIS bn.
fair tcIdi's u 81 So etnis; .2I d. dry do. ai
co cents; 80 sol la. prime 3rs do. ~ 81 csnis:
8, soa hu. do. n private terms: of yellow the
sales acre eco ha. damaged ~ S. crnts; Ice bu
~ - cents: 3,tase bu. damp Al 5s& cents; s.<i<
bu. fair condiiion st SO cents: 6.sTs ba- do ri
50 eenss: eo0 eu. do. NJ SOD cents; B. co bu dry
NJ eea cents. 4.e00 bu do. II 81 cents; eco
bu prime drs ely teuis: a6oo hn. do. do.
q eievaior ~ s:3 e<Eis: !, 400 eu- do. n pri.
rate terms.
oars Receipts 10, geo ba The market has
ruled dull and weak; . large portion Of the o.
f~sirgs sie lots more or less sisined- The ssIes
Of The w.sk wesr as follows: 900 ba. Nsrylan
., - r<ass; as bu. do. NJ ~ CENTS; 100 ba. do.
~ IS .~nss; loG ba. do. NJ 81 cents; 22o IN. do.
., - xen'S $50 ba. do. st - Gratis.