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Even if Mr.. JOIN WELSH was recently
the owner and seller OF negro slaves IL WAS
quite in keeping for Mr.. HAYES to appoint
him to our most important foreign mission.
The course of Mr. HAYES toward the colorcd
race has been uniformly consistent in disrc-
garding their rights and interests. His re-
cent journey through the South has made IL
very evident tAat his Administration Is
planned wholly for the white man. and that,
50 far a. it is concerned, the negro is to be
regarded a. Inferior.
FREDERICK DOUGLAsS and some others of
the most intelligent of his race begin 20 per-
ccive the true state of affairs and to utter
loud complaints. But it was FRED DOUG-
LASS himself who at the outset Of Mr..
HAYEs's term. consented to have the brand
of inferiority officially stamped upon the col
orcd man in his own person; and this he
did in accepting upon dishonOrahle terms,
the Office he now holds Mr.. HAYES APP
pointed him Marshal Of the District of
Columbia. but, contrary to long cstab-
lishcd custom. selected another officer,
who was white. TO do the introducing at the
white House. THIS was because DOUGLASS
was cOlurcd. and for no other reason. Mr.
HAYES originated the precedent that
although n colOred man may have the
cmuluments OF Office, he shall not fully pos-
soss its honors.
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ach State in such manner as its Legislature

each Stnte in such manner ma ita LEGISLATURE
might determine. OF n number of electors
equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives In Congress to which the
State would bo entitled under the provis-
ions in that regard already agreed upon.
rhc advantages of this plan were. list, that
IL freed the Executive from the control OF
the Congress 81. that it sent the appoint
mcnt Of the electors to the States Them
selves: Sd. that IL left to each State to
determine whether its electors should he
appointpd by popular suffrage. or by its
LcrisIaturc and i'm either mode the popu-
lar will of the state would find expression
i'm its electoral college : Ath. that IL gave To
Zach state in the choice of the Executive.
tho same weight that IL was to have in the
two Houses in matters Of legislation. The
Importance Of these proceedings In the
Convention il APPARENT from the fact that
the subject was exhaustivcly considered in
three different deliberations. and that the
plan finally adoptcd was an adjustment of
difficulties that cannot be- adjusted in any
other way consistently with republican
government and with the necessity Of
reconciling popular representation in the
choice OF the Executive with II representa-
tion of the state sovercgntics
As to what has been said of late. in aescr-
ton OF the supposed right Of n state Icgls-
laturc 10 vest the appointment of the cleo
tors wherever they please. or to control the
popular will as expressed at the polls. by
any revision Of the returns that they may
choosc To adopt. il il only necessary to OBJ
serve that the alternatives left to the Icgi--
laturcs were either a popular election or an
appointment Of the electors by the Lcgisla-
turc itself No other modes could have been
contemplated. because any other mode
would have removed the appointment so far
from all popular influences, a. to be entirely
inconsistent with republican government
The practical construction Of the Constitu-
ton for more than eighty years has been
that these are the only admissible modes Of
appointing the electors: and when the mode
OF n popular choice has been adopted. il il
in the highest degree absurd and inconsist-
cnt to vest in any body Of State officers au-
thOrity to set aside the t'toicc Of the people
and to mako a choice Of their own
But IL seems that il is how to be consid-
cred whether this admirable system. which
so successfully rcconoilcs popular rights
and popular representation with the weight
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; On road
ing The article on New works. free college think II had
better be abolished The Si3o"o, or th.reahonts paid
Tor It's support annually seems pretty high picc the
Ioor Of the cit, pAN the education sous Of the
rich lii PLAN that the rich only IAN enjoy its sd,an
t,rcs he, au-e the poor osod Ia put their ohilrcn
at some occupation ~ help alone hy the tim they II
rf - wear, Ut The other colleges nj the rity
duwel lN private MANN cny' ilsr TO every Young
man talent Whl dc-lr', liberal rlur alton What ~
the use then o tANinI M people 10 leach the sons Oi the
rii al the pGulic ~ es III, -Imi'l o. sul1or sl2i
GOV worth prffp>sOrs When tf'lut - "a Al
inter 4 annually our ciN dent We anord 20. un
Jhst lrNuryt i,tii lc llvl.i,d. e. " g.
NiN NoLk. Nov To-
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Gen. TERRY has given Col MILES positive
orders to take the captive Ncz Pcrccs to Buford.
and to send them thence. under escort Of the
Seventh Cavalry, to Bismarck. This Is to be
done whatever the weather although six inches
Of snow were lately reported ON the upper Mis-
souri,. Gen. TERRY. as commander Of the De-
pnrtment Of Dakota. sets himself by this pro-
cccding in direct opposition to Gen. HowAnD.
commander OF the Department of the Columbia.
HowARD insisted that JosEPH and his band
should be- wintcrcd at MIIEss post, the Canton
mcnt on the Tongu" river. with view to- tax
ing them back to hia department IN the spring
but TERRY probably wants them at Fort Abra-
ham Lincoln. opposite Bismarck Howard IL
reported To have given as his reason that we
are pledged to JOSEPH to Keep his people at
Tongue river. Break this pledge. and JosrrH 4
suspicion Of bad faith in other pledges will be
aroused; and besides. the escaped Nca pcrc6s
will hear Of the trcachcrv. and give MILES and
the settlers n taste Of their revenge" But ono
more or less broken pledge would not count for
much in the long series Of them which the Nee
pcrccs have experienced.
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a Distinguished Quest.

An bon W'a. tan tomb -tou hk,,
liz .umhsc San confined,
lie Wurr % coat 90 poole bia.h
cat coffin .unpc hDlund
H. sober ~ ,Hs,u'h was
complete IN every part
AMI fashioned asst to,NpiSsJ
Some und,riahcr's art
No strarecr tbs unsune, nnsoug z
From rcnusyllalha Wlli-;
knew, who saw the figure Of
The sal but gifted ChiAs
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Tho locking up over night Of the two med
zeal students who Missed the speak Mt the Lib
cral Club meeting on Friday evening promises
to have unpleasant srqucs. Actions for false
imprsonmcnt nro talked Of
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The rillcman who Was caught in n seem
Ing attempt 10 choat at Croedmoor. yesterday
says he did what he did in Joke. Eut tina,
sort of Joking is motto encouraged II Is bad
enough to have our horse trots. ball games. and
boat races taint d with trickcry and ,nnlity
Let us try 10 keep the ride match clean.
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II ought to be understood that the Pacific
Railroad bill introduced into the Senate. the
other day. by NJ. MIrHELL OF Oregon, is not
in the interest OF the Northern Pacific enter
prise. but is hostile to it, and is. in fact. meas
urc OF JAY GoULD's
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Honest JOHN SHERMAN calls the advocates
Of the Silver bill "a lot Of damned idiots" 1t il
n great occasion in JonNs life when he tolls the
truth. and he probably feels entitled to celebrate
1t by swearing little even under a reform Adj
ministration.
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Tho Fraudulent Administration has rca-
son to pray TO bc delivered from its friends. II
De GoLLfLR GARvItLD hadn't been moved TO
indulge IN clopu nee, yesterday, Speaker RAN
DALI might not have called publ, attention so
sharply To the liberties which HAYES has been
taking with the law.
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ever. stop inndeity. The only way to do that ia
to meet and overcome its arguments. ns we
have urged the Baptsts and the other denomi
nations to do without delay
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The support Of an institution such as the
College Of the city Of New York by a communi-
" which does not meet the demand for primary
instruction is like buying fruit cake when We
NJ, d br,ul
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II is aseertaincd that about one thousand
families OF striking cigarmakcrs are receiving
relief from the common fund. and that contri-
buttons are coming in at the rate of several
hundred dollars day. But how much better
it would be for the cigarmakcrs and their fami-
lies II they were at work f1r themselves their
own employers. Then there would bc no oc-
casion for strikes and no need II relief.
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Says TINT Frank LeSiie'S IhsTafed Ne.es,dpu
ihr institutions O nhiA country. by ~ iJA
issue itl- an admlrat,c number ado.
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Senator CoNKLING should proflcr his sim
core thanks to Senator KEENAN, for his unso-
lictod influence in promoting the prospect Of
their continuing for many years as colleagues
in tho United States Senate
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The unhappy wcighers and gaugcrs in the
Custom House arc being investigated again
this time by o,.e Of JoHN SHERMANs special
agents. sent on expressly for the purpose.
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We have frequently taken occasion to
arouse the churches 10 the danger in which
they stand. OWING To the spread Of modern inll-
deity Of the scientific sort, and we have nd
vlsed them To prepare themselves 10 meet the
enemy. But everybody must severely reprobate
the method of overcoming iniidrlity adopted
by certain Baptists of Bell county. Texas. 1t
seems that Dr. T. |. RUSSELL of that county is
an inndc and also man Of prominence. The
other night some Baptist brethren. who were
outraged by his skrptcsm took the doctor
from his bed To tho woods, and, having stripped
him, thus addressed the innde:
we know yon any an honest man and a good ply.
cinn, but We viii tolerate nhirs in Bell county So
by the help olGoD We Will stop your career of nhdcS
They then gave him n hundred lashcs on his
bare back. set him ut liberty. and posted II no.
tico on a treo that hereafter inidrlity in Bell
county viii be punished by the torch and halter.
Whipping and hanging inldels viii not. how
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Not only were the funeral ceremonies Of
the late HENRY MEIGGs" the most imposing over
witnessed in Peru being attended 10y onor-
nous crowds ~ all ranks, hut the last rites Of
the Church for her great SON. were Of an cabo-
ration, pathos. and solemnity that s0voreigns
might envy The populacc seized the coffin
and carried it on their shoulders. with frequent
relays If volunteer pall-bcar'rs. for n long dis
tnncc. before thoy would allow it to be- placed,
instead, on the bier; and 10000 people were in
linz. Business in Lima was suspended during
the ceremonies, and the municipality forthwith
adopted resolution for a national subscription
TO u MhItGs monument. That operator was
not without honor, save I'm hs native country.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

THE BENEFIT.-The entertainment ton
dered by the Edwin Forrest Amateur
Dramatics for the benefit of Bayou Sara
Fire Company, came off on Monday even
ing laat, and was. in every respect, the
success of the season. The audience was
large, brilliant and appreciative; the
plays entertaining, instructive and splen-
didly rendered; the scenery and decora-
tons beautiful and attractive; the re-
freshments, donated by the fair friends
of the boys, among which we noticed par
ticularly beautifully decorated cake
presented by Miss Homerich, plen
tiful and appetitious, and the net
proceeds above all anticipation! What
moro can be said, save that just tribute
has been paid by an appreciative people,
both to the Forests and the Firemeu, and
that the former, through their iberality
and good acting have properly challenged
the admiration Of the community.
We acknowledge courtesies at their
hands, not only ut tho time of their per-
for.nances but also during their several
rchearsals.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

PERsoxAI.-We were afforded the
pleasure of a call, ON Monday last, from
Judge II. c. Myers, of New Orleans, who
represents Mr.. E. L. Weber, in the &C
ton against him, brought by the School
Board of West Feliciana. Judge Myers
is genial gentleman, and gladly tcsti-
ties to the marked and uniform spirit of
courtesy with which he has been received
by the people of our parish.
Lieut.. J. G. Hawkes., of New Orleans,
the talented counselor who SO ably de-
fonded Mr.. J. w. Dixon, honored us with
Il call OIL Thursday last. During his
short stay among us, Lieut.. Hawkes. has
made many warm friends in our commu-
nifty whose good wishes accompany him
on his departure.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17
THE MONEY STANDARD.
CFwm the N. O. City 1tem.l


DR.. Linderman, Director of the Mint,
has prepared an article on currency, OF
which the following are the chief points:
First, money which is to serve as the
measure of contract and medium tor Of
fectins the exchange of all kinds of prop
crty must consist of some tangible and
comparatively imperishable substance,
accountable to and recognized as money
by tho various nations of the world.
Gold and silver have been found by the
experience of ages to answer these re-
auirements better than anything else.
Second, owing to the vast amount of
gold and silver which has accumulated
in the world, an increased or diminished
prod uct of either or both of these metals
from tho mines for even considerable
period of time does not ordinarily affect
to any perceptible degree their value re-
latively to other things.
Third, the exchange or purchasing pow
or of the precious metal is due in great
degree to their long and almost universal
employment as money.
Fourth. their relative value is more
widely and quickly affected by the IN
creased or dimished use of either as mon
ey than from all other causes. This has
been strikingly exemplified in our own
times by the change from the silver to
the gold standard by the German en-
pre.
Fifth, til ese metals are subject to chan
pes in their relative value, which render
it difficult if not impossible to retain for
n considerable period of time in any coun-
trv the concurrent use of legal tender
coinage of both metals in a fixed ratio.
Sixth. if a double standard be adopted
by a country one or the other OF the me-
+o,s will. "a a general rule, be used as
the principal money of payment TO the
oyo,ns;on of the other. The cheap money
will generally be selected for payment
or. in other words, that metal which tor
the time being is the cheaper, will be ia
ken to the mint for coinage, while the
other will be exported. These combina-
t;ons "a to both metals may change IN
greater or less periods of time. The dou-
BILE standard may therefore be properly
termed an alternate standard.
Seventh, the greater the NUMBER pop"-
,otion and wealth of the countries adop1-
;,r -, double standard OH the same ratio
or relative valuation in their coinage the
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

TRIAL OF j. w. DIxoN.-The case NJ
the State Va. j. w. Dixon, indicted fo,
the murder of a negro named Percy
Smith, came up for trisl in the District
Court on Saturday inorning last 10th
instant. Owing to the nature of the
crime alleged to have been committed,
the character and standing of the accus.
ed in tho community, and the attending
circumstances, this case absorbed n
more lively interest than any that has
fallen within our parish for q number
of years.
Tho hearing of the cause commenced
at 10 a. M. and the empanneling of the
jury was. successfully accomplished at
IL m. The prosecution was conducted
by Dist. Attorney Ducote, assisted by
the Parish Attorney, Mr.. Jos. L. Golsan,
while the accused was ably represented
by Mr.. J. G. Hawkes., OF New Orleans,
and Mcssrs. Wicklife e. Fisher of this
place.
There were q large number of witness
ses examined and after argument by
counsel it was fully hall past six when
the jury retired. After an absence of
not over half all hour, they returned i'll
to Court and rendered verdict of not
guilty, tho Justice and popularity of
which was attested by the tremendous
and spontaneous burst of APPLAUSE and
cheering which greeted its utterance.
After the affect iOnate embraces of a dc
voted wife, who had attended through
all the weary processes of the trial, Mr..
Dixon received the warm congratulations
of his friends and took his departure, an
innocent man by the verdict Of twelve
Of his countrymen.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

greater would be the probability of main
tanning it until such system shall have
been adopted by number Of the most
important countries of the world. The
United States should treat the question
as one to be settled according to its own
situation and requirements.
Eighth, after the resumption of specie
payments redeemable paper money will
constitute the greater portion of the cir
culating medium, e-en if the present gold
standard be adhered to, and if the silver
standard should prevail, such paper mon
ey will no doubt be used to much greater
extent tl.an would be the case under a
gold standard, for the reason that a given
value in silver would he about sixteen
times as heavy as in gold, and proper
tionately inconvenient to handle, and
on that account far less desirable than
paper money. The advantage of . single
gold standard with silver as a subordin-
ate tender, compared with the double or
alternate standard of gold and silver,
would appear to be sufficient to justify
this country in adhering to its present
position with reference to the metallic
money standard.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17
ELDER 81 CO.,
FIRE d LIFE ms TRANCE AGENTS
WOOdVille. NiSSis SipDi,

WOOdville. Mississippi,
Represent the following First Glass
Companies:
U. S. Branch Liverpool and London and
Globe, assets over So, 652, 900. Planters,
of Jackson, Miss, Assets over $500, 900.
Phoenix, of Brooklyn, Assets over g., 794,-
900. Home, of New York, Assets over
$6, 700. Manhattan, of New York, AS
sets over 100000. Hanover, of New
York, Assets over 81 SOC, 900. New Or
leans ms. Association, cash assets over
$525, 200. Piedmont and Arlington Life
Insurance Co., Richmond Va, S., ACC, 0Or.
Also agents for East e. West Feliciana
Parishes of the Royal Canadian ms. Co.,
of Montreal. Capital $6,OOO,OOO.
Rates Generally lower, and security
more tangible than in New Orleans Mu-
tual Companies.
Correspondence solicited from neigh
boring Counties and Parishes, and any
desired Information most cheerfully giren.
We give particular attention to the In
surance of Churches, Dwellings and
farm property for IL term of years and
now offer $1,000 policies for ) years at the
low rate of $50. Gin House Insurance
a speciality.
" For further particulars apply to
Elder & Co. Woodville, Mississippi, or to
JOHN d. AUSTEN, St. Francisviile, La q,
ROBERT S. AUSTEN, Jackson La,
LOUIS NAUMAN, Clinton La,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

NEErINa of Pioneer firo 60. OF
,,rcisville, which was noticed in
;. and to which the citizens gener-
,s,a invited, came off at the hour
an Sunday afternoon last. There
nd attendance Of members f the
NV but tho ''citizens generally"
+ discredit be it said, were not on
The object Of tho meeting vas
n. people of st. Francisville who
4 attached to tho organization,
assemble and confer with the
NV upon matters vitality connected
kheir own individual interests and
bterests of the community at large.
bjst embraced within its scope the
|nlishment of measures looking to
rrsnization of the company upon
basis as would render their servi-
I,ilable aud effective at any mo-
they might be required. All this
.1plsiued in our issue of the 10th,
1t our citizens, with q few excep-
eyinced an Indifference which it is
difficult to account for. arguing
reasonable principles. This is all
The uses and effectiveness of q
teanized company were sufficient
bonstrated in the work accomplish
Bayou Sara Co. No. l, at the con-
lion Oh the 31st ult. We are FREQ
that it is the duty of every citizen
Il literally Of his means towards
pport of our fro companies and to
the encouragement and counten-
tontained' in allying himself with
BY membership. It is not expected
very. one should become an actire
er; nevertheless every citizen, more
Plarly property holders, or those
entipg property, should be at least
(ted with tho organization. In or
make the engine of Pioneer Co.
ble in time of need, Q few changes,
or additions are necessary insig-
i as to the amount Of money re-
to accomplish them, yet absolute
|ssary to reuder the machine ser
|e. At the meeting on Sunday
fh member was constituted COM
to solicit signatures to the roll of
)rship. For the further cOnven-
|of those who desire to join, rolls
been opened at Dr. McCrindelPs
fore, and ut the Office of the SENTI-
Ne trust our people will view
after in the light its Importance
Ills and ut accordingly.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

lehalf Of the members of Bayou
re Go. No. l. We tender our sim
banks to The Edwin Forrest ORA
lssociation, for tho benefit render
tho evening of the 18th inst. To
Bchenck and the members Of his
pr their gratuitous services during
fning, to our merchants for kind
and last, though not lesat to all
|ies, but more especially to tho
(erformers, to the ladies for their
lns Of cakes etc, and to the ladies
Pok charge Of the rctrcshment
and r:.tfies, and by their nn:iring
contributed to make tho benefit q
fHd financial success.
f. NJ NUMF0RD,
WHITE, Pres.
Foreman
18th, 1877.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17

DR.. 'rntt has been en-.
gagged in the practice oi
medicine thirty years, and
forllong time was demon.
str:,tor of anatomy in the
Medical College Of Gcor-
yia. hence persons nsinx
las Pills have the g,,ar:in-
tee that they are prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from all
Q'iackery.
lie has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities of \ strengthen.
rig. fm':Snsip<, and0 fur.
tying tonic.
Their first apparent ef-
Feet is to increase the APP
petite by causing the food
to properly assin,ilate.
Thus the system is nour.
is!,cd, and by their tonic
action ON the digestive or
gains, regular and healthy
excavations arc produced.
The r:,piiitv with which
persons take on flesh,
while under the influence
OF these pills, Of itself in.
dictates their adaptability
to nonrish the body, and
hence their efficacy III cur.
ing nervous debility. mel.
ancioly, dyspepsia, vast
ing OF the muscles, slug
gi::hncss Of the liver.
chronic constipation. and
Myth TO the system. Sold
III. ray Street, New York.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned tenders many thanks
to the ladies and gentlemen of The For
rest A. d. A., and the band who by their
talents and energy made the Dramatic
Entertainment ,,ivon under the auspices
OF the Forests, for the benefit of the
Catholic Church, on the evening OF the
9th inst, such a grand success.
Il. FARRELLY,
V. P. Board Trustees,
St. Mary Mt. Carmel Chur CHI.