The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-02
THE STATE TICKET.

Of our State, who are opposed, hon
estly opposed, to Grantism in Lou,
isiana, as expounded and practiced
by the bayonet-propped Government
Of Kellogg, will be found in full at
tue head of our editorial column, i'm
mediately following that of our glo
rious National standard bearers, TIL
den and Hendricks. So also in these
columns will he found the Platform Of
enunciated by our party at
Baton Rouge, on which our candi-
dates stand, will fight and must
conquer.
There is no Disgusting the fact
that we are satisfied with the ticket,
pleased with it; that is it strong
ticket, and no one can doubt it.
General Nichols, the head of til e
ticket, the Tilden portion of it, is a
man we can we'll look upon as emf
nently fit for the honorable position
be has been placed in by his party,
and has a pure aud spotless record as
citizen, a soldier and q Democrat
"a record of brilliant bravery and
spotless purity which he has made
additionally illustrious by his mod
est, loyal and dignified course since
1865" He graduated at West Point
in 1855, served with distinction in
the Seminole war, and in 1856 re.
signed his commission and took to
the practice of law in Assumption
Parish.
When the late war broke out he en-
tered the Confederate army as Cap
tain of Company K, 9Th Louisiana
Regiment, and was soon afterwards
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
Colonel. Early in the conflict, dur
ing one of Stonewall Jackson's first
Valley campaigns, he lost bis left
arm, and was taken prisoner. He
was soon exchanged and at once re-
turned to service as Colonel Of the
18th Louisiana, was afterwards made
Brigadier- Genera. and put in COM
mand of the then famed I'd Louisiana
Brigade. At Charlottesville he re-
ceived another serious wound, which
caused the loss of his right leg, and
of course compelled him to retire
from active duty. Since the war be
has been actively engaged in the pur-
suit of his legal profession, has med
died little with politics, but has al
ways been true and consistent to his
lifelong political convictions, and
now in the full maturity Of his intel.
lect, his usefulness and his manhood,
sail that is left of him" is now pre-
sented to his fellow-people Of his
loved Louisiana, for their endorse.
ment at the polls next November.
Associated with him on the same
ticket, his equal and peer in all man.
" and intellectual qualities and
traits, we have presented to US the
gallant, the gifted and the undaunted
gentleman and Creole, Louis A.
Wiltz, Of New Orleans, one whom we
consider peculiarly and eminently
suited to grace our very good and
strong ticket, and one who will, we
are sure, do his share Of fighting for
our cause and its principles. He has
never flinched in the hour Of his
States danger and now more than
aver, will exert himself and carry his
serted Crescent City legions solidly
for the ticket. In a word he is en-
the Hendricks of the tick
ct, and Baton Rouge has not veered
from the reform course mapped out
ut st. Louis, for all of which we
chaunt out to the delegates, we'll done
good, true and faithful servants.
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Two of Major James convict
prisoners, from the Cotile camp, es.