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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

full accord with the National Republican party
al questions S ascs ,Ss in the
the Administration Of President Hayes re-
sumption OF specie payment can be effected
oS rsrn 70 hs Gno ana
4. We resfirfn the following declarations
adopted by the late Republican State Convention
assembled vi Now Orleans. May 9, .S7o, as fol-
First-A ,sstem Of revenue. taxation and
n sessmeEt which while il shall provide ample
means TO meet The public expenditure and obli-
cations. shall also assume the protection OF GER
tain nationsl interests against the destructive
competition Of foreign productions; especially
nsise ~ tsst sle capital ana aDor employs IN
and rice should be included among any articles
entitled "a saoh protection.
Seoond-The sust apportionment o. Federal
appropriations for national works of internal
improvem Ant Taking into account the inn
rncnse adpaussssa received by our more fortu-
nate sister s.sss during the ne per,od When pemo-
their just share Of tho common fund. such q
measure of equal zation would justify national
branches to The protection by leyees of the capt.
III and labor employed in the culture of cotton,
sueNr and rice. add 10 the effectual navigation
OF tho mississ Phi River. is principal tribua
Third-That tae assassination OF many hun
dreds OF prominent Union men IN the South on
account Of ele;r pg,cai prnsplsss me msssa
iise releg alton OF nsarly az the southern states
70 fhe control cf the disioya clements. whose
treason brought about ule war, and the eioctloh
ipadars OF the Confederate army. indicate grave
national dangers which demand tne enactment
az sueh additional laws and the enforcement q
.sseh poIicy AZ shell secure to everj citizen of
The United Ssaas IN fact. well - IN name the
iraionabc rights OF life. liberty ana We purs Y
Of happirass. Irrespective Of his political views
and irrespective 81 race, color er previous con-
& Th't % President Craiss are due the earnest
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

The Colfax Chronicle has been
officially promulgated as ''the Off
cial journal of the parish of Grant"
1t made some pretence of indie
pendence at first, but the disguise
was too thin to deceive any one.
We find the above in the New
Orleans Democrat of the Goth ult.
According to the editors reasoning
then, we must be Republican be-
cause we get the official printing
of the parish of Grant. We can
tell the Democrat that ,ce never
asked to be "promulgated;" but
that friends from this parish Sc
cured it for us, knowing that it
was our just right; and the Off
Gals who gave us the appoint
ment appear to have a better
sense of justice than the editor;
and we are led to infer from the
above paragraph that the coun-
try Democratic press must be of
very little force in the estimation
of the Democrat, because so many
of them do the official printing of
their parishes.
We are assailed by Democrats
from one side, who say we are a
Republican, and from the other
side by Republicans, who say we
are Democrat. Now, this proves
plainly that we are neither, and
that you are poor judges, and that
your verdict amounts to nothing;
therefore, We will keep on the even
tenor of our way in spite of the
unjust criticisms of the Democrat
" any other paper.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

in the body of Simmons; mot the
Simmons of Regulator notoriety;)
vet all this might have been avoid
ed had he shown an aptitude to
regulate his own conduct. He
was simon-pure red all the way,
except he was a little green.
vengeance is mine, l will re-
paw" said the friend of the van
quished Lew; and with one OF
Colts persuaders demanded in a
most perem ptory manner, at the
hands of Brother Joe, to know II
Perry's blood was RED too.
Both, ! believe, are satisfied as
TO each others prerequisites, and
consent to allow each others
claim the full measure OF Satur-
davis test, even though it was not
all blood. PINE hNoT.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
Proceedings Of the Republican
Congressional Convention.
CoLFAx, LA. Aug. %, '76.

COLLAR, La, aug. 20, 10.
A meeting of the 4th Congress
sional District Convention was
held at the Court House.
The Convention was called to
order by the Hon. j. Madison
Wells, who, after briefly stating
the object of the meeting, with
drew his claims for nomination to
Congress III favor of Hon. Geo. l..
Smith, the regular nominee OF the
party, whereupon the following
resolutions were offered:
Resolved, That we ratify the
nomination of r.. B. Hayes, OF
Ohio, for President, and OF w. A.
Wheeler, of New York, for Vice
President of the United States.
Resolved, That we ratify and en-
dorse the nominations of Stephen
b. Packard for Governor,
and of G. c. Antoine for
Lieutenant Governor of the State
OF Louisiana, and of Emile HOnore
for Secretary of State, of Geo. b.
johnson for Auditor, of W. Il.
Hunt for Attorney General, and
of VIM. G. Brown for Superintend-
ent of Publ; Education.
RESOLVED, That we cordially rati-
fy and endorse the nomination of
Hon. Geo. L. Smith for Congress
from the Fourth Congressional
District of Louisiana, and we
pledge him and all the nominees
upon the Republican ticket, our
loyal and hearty support, and shall
use every honorable effort to secure
their election.
Resolved, That our thanks are
due to the Hon. J. Madison Wells
for his long, arduous and eminent
services to the Republican party,
to the people of the State, and to
the cause of human liberty and
progress; that we recognize in
him a tried, faithful and honest
leader, whose place in the affec-
tons of our people is peculiarly
his own, and in whose advance
ment and honor we shall always
be proud to assist.
Hon. j. Nj. WELLS,
President.
H. Mcknight, Act. Sec'y.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

The Republican Congressional
Convention called by Gov. Wells
to meet here on Monday last,
came together according to call.
According to orr observation but
few delegates were present, and
those exclusively from Grant and
Rapides parishes.
An informal organization was
had, Gov. Wells in the chair, when
that gentleman stated that he had
agreed to withdraw his claims in
favor of the Hon. Geo. L. Smith,
the regular nominee, and that he
should request all his friends to
heartily support Mr.. Smith. I'm
mediately after this the Conven-
toned adjourned sine die. The
action of Gov. Wells and of the
Convention elected great enthusi-
asm among the concourse of Re-
publican spectators, and some of
them said the District would
give Mr.. Smith 5000 majority.
Be that as it may, there is one
thing, certain, since the withdrawal
of Gov. Wells the field lies open
to him and the Hon. j. b. Elan,
the Democratic nominee, and we
hope that a fair and square vote
will show which is the man. Mr..
Smith was in Colfax several days,
met all of our citizens, and left a
favorable impression generally up
on our people.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
NOTICE

We would respectfully notify the
owners of real estate, who want to sell
OF lease the same, that if they give us
a description of the land, the terms OF
sale or lease, etc, we will advertise
it in the CHRONICLE, and if we
effect sale or lease we will charge a
commission that may be agreed upon !;
if we don't, we shall charge nothing
for our trouble. Parties who have
gins, mills, horses, mules, beef csttie,
mich cows, hogs, sheep, ETC., ETC., can
make similar arrangements. Those
also, who wish to trade one sort of
property for another can use our col
umns on the same terms.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

duals with whom Iperfectly agreed,
some of them known as Democrats,
but fully up to the ideas and prac-
tees of the National Republican
party. I have found them in the
Radical party, too, but always un-
der a ban, and you could hear
them called "too careful" ''too
conservative" "not up to the ne
cessities of the times" etc, etc.
But I found what called itself "1he
Great Republican Party Of Loassi-
ana" and what the world knows
as "the Louisiana Radicals" They
are headed by men who profess
and practice the doctrines of John
Brown, Thad. Stevens, Brownlow,
Sumner 4 Co., without those re-
straining influences which COM
PEELED some of them to cOn6ne
their operations to the realm OF
theory and others to marching
on" aided and Allotted by a pro-
miscuous gang of ex-Federa2 army
officers, ex-Confederate army Off
GERS, yellow, tawney, and black
graduates of sweet scented Oberlin
and sister institutions. These are
the yearning souls 'tK." " pleads for,
and their and his prayer is ''save
or we perish"
Since I have been here, before
every election, each parish is bless
ed with several of these under
lings who organize the negroes
into clubs, tell them who to vote
for and who to receive their tickets
from on election day; give glow
ing description of the chief name
on the ticket as having aided in
effecting their freedom, etc. This
is Louisiana Radicalism,. run by
men who call themselves Republi-
cans.
Northern men radically change
their opinions :" We DO! We
are forced to either one measure
or the other-not vote at all or
vote the Democratic ticket.
chose the latter. WEST END.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

The Rapides Gazette acc uses us
of being partial to the Democrats,
while assuming to conduct non
partizan paper, and quotes por-
ton of an article we copied from
the New York Sun, and gave that
paper due credit for. Now, we
have never, since we undertook to
run paper, misquoted copied ar
ticles or attempted to misconstrue
the language of another journal;
nor do we believe.that the Gazette
would have acted,in such utter
disregard of truth and gentle
manliness and justice towards us,
had we not received the official
printing. We draw this very
mildly, young man, and do not
want to injure you; but if we
see any more of this sort.lof thing
coming through the Gazette, al
though it would be againstYour
will, we will be forced to show
to thepublic what a fraud you are.
You know we have q document
that can prove such to be the case.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
PINEvlLLE, La, Aug. %, '76

AN1'ALLI, Lay <AoSo' ~, W.
Editor CHRONICLE:
The rag-tag and bob-tail OF the
Rapides Democracy assembled at
Breedlove's warehouse yesterday,to
elect delegates to the Parish Con-
vention. A few of the more re-
spectacle Red Bones" were pres
ent; but it was evident from the
fumes of benzine and rancid cheese
that the stomachs of the Dagre
faction had worked up to fearful
state of fermentation, and unless
some cool and soothing influence
was applied to allay the irritation,
something desperate, droll or dew
ilish must follow. The Dagreites
came prepared to carry a point,
and the frequent rotations i'm
bibed from John Barleycorn
strengthened their determinations
and gave q red and blush tone
to their resolutions. They de-
sired to open the engagement by
firing by companies, hoping there
by to annihilate the corporars
guard of skirmishers who dared
oppose their cause.
The Harmonites made a feeble
effort to defend their position; but
finding themselves about to be
fanked, retreated in good order to
their armory. A council of war
was soon called by the seceders,
and resolutions adopted declaring
their enemies as traitorous, rebel
lious and disloyal to the good i'll
tents of the order. The Reds
held the field and poured several
rounds of blank shot into the Good
Intents at short range. Their am
munition exhausted, small squads
sailed cautiously down the street
to reconnoitre, and capture stray
glers; but as the alarm from the
Hunter faction sounded, its echo
ing notes were swallowed up by
the grand ranying war-cry of the
Reds. Each faction is supposed
to have marshaled their hosts for
the grand rally en- masse for next
Saturday, and woe to the political
aspirants who would oppose the
would-be nominations of the
clique.
The grand finale of the days
proceedings was represented by a
surgical operation between two of
the ring combatants. Wostenholmes
best refined was freely used, and
an incision of one by three inches
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
The Masons of High Degree.

Now lOTh GUN, lOtu ult.
The Oriental Consistory Of Ma
sons, from Chicago, met the mem
bers of the Supreme Council in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, yesterday
morning, and escorted them, in
carriages, down the Fifth Avenue
to Washington square and to the
Masonic Temple, by the way of
Broadway and Twenty-third street.
In Kane Lodge room in the Tenn
pie was begun the annual sessions
of the Supreme Council of the
Sovereign Grand Inspectors Cen
eral for the Northern Masonic
jurisdiction of the United States.
Only the Thirty-third degree mem
bers of the Oriental Consistory are
permitted to attend the council.
In the afternoon and evening the
Chicagoans in several parties Wis
tied Rockaway, Coney Island, and
Gilmore's Garden, and afterward
saw the Aurora Grata Lodge work
the 18th Grade III the Temple.
The Supreme Council is the
highest Legislative body of Masons
in the country. There are two
branches, the Northern and the
Southern. Each has its separate
jurisdiction, and is entirely indie
pendent of the other. The "Grand
East" or seat of government of the
Southern wing, is Washington, D.
G. The Northern Wing, which is
in session in this city, has no fix
ed place of meeting. Last year
the meeting in Portland, Me.
the year previous IN Boston.
A tradition among the Mssons
puts the original number of the
Supreme Council at thirty-three,
, and therefore the active members
of the Council never exceed this
number. All additional members
are merely honorary. They can
only advise with the active mem
bers; they are not allowed to vote
on any question. In case of death
or vacancy from any other cause
among the active members, such
vacancy is filed by choice from the
honorary members. Another ira.
dition among Masons is that the
original source of all power is
the East; hence the place of meet
ing of the Council is called the
"Great East" The Masters desk
in the lodge is in the east. There
is a sacredness in the word east
among Masons that is traced bach
to a prehistoric time.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
lOFFICIAL.]
EXTRACT FROM AN ACT.
No. 1856.

NO. 100.
To provide for the revision and cor
rection of the list of registered
pofers Of the State; the appoint
ment Of the ua,1ous officers there
for, and to prescribe the duties,
poUers and compensation Of the
same; to prescribe certain duties
for the se.rtons of the cemeteries
Ct Ney Orleans; TO prescribe the
penalties for The violation Of this
ia,c,- and TO prouide for a new
registration for hs qualified coters
Of the State.
Section 81. Be it further en-
acted, ETC., That if any person up
on any false representation, or by
the production of any forged, false
or spurious naturalization certifi-
cate, or upon any such certificate
not duly issued according to the
acts of Congress; shall cause his
name to be placed, or shall attempt
to have his name placed upon any
book of registration for election
purposes, or upon any list of quail
flied electors, authorized or re-
quired to be made by any law of
this State, or shall vote or attempt
to vote at any election, every such
person on conviction thereof shall
be adjudged guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for term of not
less than twelve mouths; and ev-
cry person who sh Ill aid or abet
any other person in such false rep
resentation or attempt, shall on
conviction thereof, be adjudged
guilty of misdemeanor, and suf-
fer a like penalty. e'o
Sec. 3S. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That if any person shall frau
dulently alter, add to, deface or
destroy any list of voters made out
or posted, as directed by this act,
or any book of registration, or
tear down any poster or notice, or
remove the same from the place
where it has been fixed ordeposit-
ed, for any improper purpose. the
person so offending shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred nor less than one
one hundred dollars, and by i'm
prisonment for not more than
twelve nor less than three months,
at the discretion of the court.
Signed: CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
Signed: G. G. ANTOINE,
1t. Gov. and Pres't of the Senate.
Approved July "a, 1874.
Signed: WILL1AMP. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy-
| WnL1AM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

An independent Congressman is
Bell, of New Hampshire, who re-
signed because the House refused
to grant him leave of absence.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

Mrs. Webster, the wife of Dan
iel Webster, who died twenty-four
ears ago, is now eighty-6ve years
Id, and living in the city of New
York, with Mr.. Robert Edgar, one
VI her relatives.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

Bayard, of the Mississippi Inves-
tigating Committee, has made a
minority report.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
MONTGOMERY, La, Aug. 26. '76

l see by your issue OF the 18th
another "New Orleans Letter" In
which the writer states that he
heard Gen. Nichols speech, and
accords to him many fatterlng
qualifications, winds up with a
broad assertion that MIR. Packard
| is also to be credited with similar
qualities. Now, We all know the
writer, whatever the signature,
and it looks to me as if he was
bidding for the position of Court
Physician to the Radical Party.
But the dodge of stating on the
street that your patient is in fine
health while confined to the house,
will not do. Tell us that your pa
tient has taken violent vomit and
purge, Doctor. and is still weak
but doing well, and we will swal-
low it as we used to your rhubarb
and SIENNA.
1 have also read "Gov. Kellogg
on the South" which I consider
capital electioneering document
for the North. He speaks of great
greed for office in the South. This
is a great truth; but it exists only
among the attaches of his own
party. 1t is confined to a set of
Radical sharpers who possess al
Unsuitable greed, and who, having
no honest avocation or fitness for
any calling, have fastened Oh to
poor Louisiana, and with them it
is Office, labor or starve; and hav-
ing such an aversion to the second
and third, they hazard everything
on the first, and being totally un-
L
scrupulohs up to this time, have
generally succeeded.
| 1 defy the world to produce an
other set of people so morally
corrupt, SO high-banded in their
villainies, so degraded in their as
sociations. This will apply to the
whole thieving range from the
Governors appointments to the
smallest parish offices, to his coun-
sellers and his Excellel,cy. Facts
are strong evidence. Look at the
use made of arms in the hands of
poor, simple, uneducated negroes,
for the past seven years; look at
the acts of the wire-workers sent
to every parish during the
same time; look at the social dis
orders fostered and exulted in.
The list is terrific murder, false
swearing, melting to violence and
revolution, amalgamation, adul-
terry. and general prostitution OF
all that civilized society regards as
} innocent, virtuous, moral, or even
J decent.
"The Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated ticket composed
of white men, not colored man
ON it, and soto voce, "most OF
them ex-Confederate officers. Can
such ticket be supported by col
ored voters?" etc. Indeed, Mr..
Kellogg, it can. Take away your
league oaths, and punish intimida-
ton of negroes who wish to vote
the Democratic ticket, as you do
, in your own interest when like
offense is committed by white men,
, and the Democratic ticket will re-
, ceive more colored mems votes
} than you claim as excess over
/ white votes in the State.
Northern men radically change
; tlir opinions after spending even
/ a short time among U.S." True
, again, Governor. Let me give you
my story, and l find it the story o.
3 nine Northern men out of ten who
: came here to stay, and who have
3 earned an honest living outside O
s politics. I came here Republican
: expecting to find considerable ex-
3 element and somewhat altered
1 L
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

We are forced to lay some COM
munications over for next weeks
issue.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

Attention is called to Sheriff S
Sale in this issue.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02
NOTICE.

All Judicial Advertisements, of every
kind, MUST be paid for Immediately
after the first insertion, otherwise they
will be discontinued. No exceptions
will be made to this rule.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-02

The foregoing was received n
Office of the Secretary of State July III
1876, and is made public in aecoroas
with article l47 of the State const'la
ton, which provides: ii
An amendment or amendments
this constitution may be proposea
the Senate or House of Representatl'sS|
and if the same shall be agreed 70 "
two-thirds of the members err
ed to each house, such propon|
amendment or amendments sn|
be entered on their respective lo'u
nails, with the yeas ana 10y
taken thereon; and the Secretary n
State shall cause the same TO De ~
lished, three months before tne -
general election for hepre,-
tatives to the General Assemo,1
every parish in which newsPsp~|
shall be published. And such picHS
amendment or amendments snan
submitted to the people at sa'a ~
ton; and if q majority OF the -
at said election shall approve anu ~
fy such amendmentment OF aln
ments the same shall become par
this constitution. If more tnan
amendment shall be submitted a.
time, they shell be submitted ~ ~
manner and form that the peoP'sS
vote for or against each amenw
separately. p. G. DESLOEDL,. a
5m Secretary Of StsS
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
YouNo
sehssi Chiiaren is virgisi'
Aassysa and issuitea b
Hanhlnma

The hoodlum element occasionally
cropa out rather strong in Gold Hill,
usually taking the form Of abuse to some
inoffensive Chinaman. but tho young
rough in Virginia goes n better. and
besides annoying aud abusing tho
eslsstials. delights in conereeatine
around the school.houses and airing
snov-balls and obscene and insulting
epithsts at the girls in attendance when
they como outdoors during recess. This
source Of annoyance has been 10 great
lately that Professor James. Principal
OF the Third Ward School. has. on
several occasions. been obliged 10 call in
the services Of a policeman to put n
stop to it. Constable A. j. Smith In
forms US thst the next time he 10 called
upon to disband the hoodlums-uany
OF whom are from eighteen to twenty
years Of aee-he will gather them into
the cells Of the city prison and try the
effects Of q little wholesome combine
ment on them. Should this not prove
effective. vigorous steps will DO taken to
abate the nuisance.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

Scotland and Ireland to 60 out will lead
to the opaning Of ,hs whole question. IL
not the withdrawal Of the Ride Associa.
ton from the fsld altogether. A meet
ing viii DO held TO reconsider the mat
ter, and unless the team In strong enough
to satisfy Sir Henry Haiford. that 1t can
10 relied upon the association will Ger
tainly not send any representatives.
The statue Of Lord Palmsrston. In the
Palace Yard at Westminster. was nm.
vailed to-day. There was no Ceremony.
The war Q. spais.
Madrid. Feb. 2.-Gepsrsl River has
captured the csrlist position near Es-
tella. The Carlists in Biscsy are 70.
treating upon Zarnosa. General M.
Campos Is at Elizado.