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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07

Maissez-vOus point, hOmmrs ct lem
mes, lui rpnonccnt aux jones' DE III
terle pour lui conSacrer letrS der
niers jonrs ct leurs derniercs rToyan-
ces, vivant pour lui, henrenX Ell ln',
btni> par lui! Et 81 'c malheur, unc
affection bri>tc, ul'e .j"ic emportt',
unc Gcsolation venue, les pouS-
sent vers celui qui reste al fond dc
tons les d%tSespoirs ct n'abad"nl'e
aucun nautrage de la vie humane,
c'rst quill est le:erncl saint ct la
fol vivante DIES hommcs. Nou> ne
l'eloisnercz pas plus de vous quill ne
s'tloiynera dc vous. Bien plus, plus
vous lie c%roirez loin, plus il sela
pres. II MY a guere que la prospe-
rite qui vous lie cache. Lii prospcrl-
to porte TN nuage d'oubll dcvant
SEES yeux, ct votre esprit a lie ban
deaude rorgueil ct du bon]'eur. MaiS
lie malhenr, hcurc saclee, l!eure du
rtveil ct de la vision, heure de la
fol divine, vouS Ie montre. Et &c
nest point terrible, vengeur impIa-
cable, la main plnine de coleres, de
fureurs ct dc chatiment>, mails SOU
RANT ct miStricordieux quill vouS
appayait. II a 1uelque chose de la
mansuctude du Christ pencht
sur nos mistres. Nous sentons 1u'
il Il TN cTur, quill aime, que SD JUS
tice est douce, que nous ne nous
adressons pas en- vain a sa mlser-
corde, quill nest pas meme Bosom,
pour ttre p%ardonncs ct consoles, dc
nous mcurtrir lie front sur la pierre.
de .jeuner jusqu'au dtlire ct lie nous
1etrancher de Ia sOcicte DIES vlVants
pour pleurcr dams riSolement DIES
cloltres.
Raoul, certcs, n'avait jamais ou-
bile Dieu, ct sill n'etait point I'm dc
ccs pratiQueurs don't les lavres sont
reimbursement plus eloqucntes que
les cpurs. il appartenait a Ia gralldc
famillc dies croyants sinctres ct dies
philosophers chretiens. Ii await la
fol de l'evangile.
Mails, CONNIE bien d'autres: dams Ia
lutte de III vie, au milieu des preoc-
equations du monde, ct parce4ne
l'infortune, %mysterieux avant-cou-
reur de Dieu, n'avait pas vlolem,<2nt
trappe i So porte, il n'avait p,,s;
ttre point assez songt aux grandts
chooses dc Tame, de leternite ct de
Dieu.
Ii y songe maintenant.
Ne lie troublonS pas dams sa resi-
gnation ct SD meditation.
II est III moment sacre pour les
hommcs. moment de grandes pen.
sees, de travail surhumain ct tie
transformations i%mprevues. oil nous
ne devons .jamais les troubler.
Laissons-les Il cux.memeS. lis sc
retrouveront. lis Sc connaltront, ct
!eur conscience, lumiere intsr'eure.
fera lc jour, lie calme, Ia raix ct la
fol dams les agitations de lenr cTur.
les pro0;lc leur anne ct les
tcnebres de1eur esprit.
). GENTIL.
(.1 ContinHCr.)
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
Commercial.

DonaldsonrM est po%sitirement Ia
rifle du commerce, DIES G!tuires ct du
bon marche tabulenr.
Y yend-On les mdrchaMdises?
TN les dome.
Nous en- sarons quelque chose.
Eft II. G. Feitel nous prize de dire
q ses clients ct am public: en- general,
qMH 0efe toute concurye nce pour Ia
Qualitee de ses marckandises, leMr earle
te ct leur lon m0rchf tabnlenr.
Deur .tiois meiueur ma'cheq Taront
Ia guerre!
Pressure pour rien!
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
II VI 5

Les contribuables de la paroisse st. Jat-
u,es sont averfis par les presentes que,
POM lcur convtnancr, fassesseur s"uss'E'le
dc III parol>>e st. jacques sera 4 son i5a-
wau, labita,ion vruyr J. y. Boucry, rive
gauchr. thaqur S;inedi, lie . hcnres A. NJ.
= :; hcurcs y. NJ. dams L. but d'assc>ser les
propri6tts de t"u> les c"ntrlbnahles. sr,e-
c%ialrnlen1 de ccnx qni ST s"nt trouHes an-
SCENTS dc lenr d"micile quand il s'e>t pre-
seut5 chez cux scion q,,c l%'ordthne la loi.
J.. DORNIER, Assessor.
Paroi>sr st. Jacques. & JUN le77 l"1.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07

Lee DIR. MENG Went Sc iiXer dfiinitive~
mrnt dams la Parnis$r st. jacques.
II nt1rt. scS srrvirt, CONNIE niGdccin, CHI
rur.icn ct prin"ipalrwrnt ucr"nchcnr, aux
ila'itant> de IN paroi~sr.
II %r>lrIc que trcnte rin1 ans Il" PratI1'o
EN- Louisiana lui meritcr"nt la roii'anct
Quill >"lliritr dc to1ls les paroissirn@. IL
trra tout SEES efforts pour tacher d' l%ar'l'lt-
rir ct de- sen rr1ldrr di.nr.
s., residence est chez Mr.. Alexandra Ar-
uas. riv,. ua,,rh,. Ic. district. ljn.T.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
Avis aux PIanteurs Sucriers.

J'ai Ihonneur d'annoncer q mes amis
de la campagne ct aux habitants sncriers
Ell general que je snis maintenant Ell me-
sure de m'occuper d'affaires comme
Factenr de sncre ct DIES affaires de Com
mission, sur une grande echtlIe, ct je
m'empres>e de leur offrir mes services.
Des avances llberales seront faites sur
les recnltes.
Tonte correspondence recevra retonse
immediate.
LEON GODCHAUX.
81 ct 50 Rue du Canal,
II fe NouyelIe-Orleans.
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VS..

lie souS>i.nf PREVENT les contrihuaPl's
de- la parr"i>sc st. Jacques, quill common.
crra Ta>srssement DIES prophecies lulidi
proclaim L. - mai. conturlnfmtnta la ro"-
vrllt loi dies assessments, Sc t~raiiSportahl
chez c%Ilau,t contribuable: 1T quill COM
melrerl an Ter District.
II pr. les contrihnables de prfparcr la
vance u,1c listc dc lcurs prophecies. a1flsi
que ,t tous les tniants de 6 i II ans, resi-
dunt chez tuN. dies deuN sexes ct dies drlN
contours.
JULES DORNIER, Assesscur.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
RlMAILLB,
SALONS L,EMPIKE EFT BAZAINE

ALUONS L'EMPIKE EFT BAZAINE.
C'cst hien vrai, mobiles h,aftrrs.
Et les r6publicains
Sont de:trovable> ~reitres
TT uatrOccs coIlllHS.
Ccs ames s%celerates
S"nt i,nes de mauditS,
DE tor,ans. de pirates.
De loups 1T do bandits.
Ecnillot, lc donN ap6tre.
lie dit IN sc signant.
TT Cassagnac, I'M autrc-
LIE jlire eli tfepignant.
Oui, Ia chose est certaine.
Et ce sOnt fripouillards,
Communicates par c%entalne,
Arsouilles 1T b%raillarlS.
&c Theirs. vieillard sinistre
TT bourgeois impudent,
Vondrait ctrc ministre
Et meme president.
Gr6vy want moins pcut-6tre,
Etant ull vieuN Gaulois
Qui ment ct vent paraitrc
Tn Iefenseur DIES lois.
Littr6. laid Prom6th6e
Assis SUR TN bonquin,
Est I'LL atfrenx ath6e
Dams la peau dun coquin.
Pour Gambetta, pecorc
Du Forum, basochien,
II vault bien mOins encore
1T nest q,r'un villain chen.
TT Get autre qu'on nommc
lingo lie charlatan.
Qui braille lies vcrs CONNIE
Tn ane tyompetant; \
N'ayons que dc Ia hail.e
Pour e gueux insounlis;
Mails saluons Bazaine,
L'empire ct SEES amis.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
Aux Contribuables r..
DE La
Paroisse St. Jacques.

Les C%ontribuables ct les Marchands lie
la Paroisse St. .Iacnnes sns.t priks de Sc
rendre 4 ssst., j;us,aa, i la j; ai~,4a liz { neg,
pour y payer t.nrs Faxes t%taears L't"i,sts.
l.. {. aIHi, fsfc,1,fenn.
Paroisse 81. .T@e4'3.s , us,. -.
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REVE\T NET DIES TABLES.

Nine. F.rnand Cllolpin. (trt'nta) -s!u4,M
Nr. Jules GAMER. {Barr) -..Sll4,So
Mime. EIpllt.c Mirr. Rr>tanrant) y .7'7o
Mile. Lel,rui,, (Toml,ola) ----.----. 1850
Mile. T.. poir!cr, (Ci.arcs)-------- lo,oo
Mime. l.. Leroy, (Catt).----------- 1000
Mile. V. P"iricr. (poste).--------- 6,4'
Mr.. Henri Fcrchaud, (Portirr pour
lie 100
NH. T.. Hebrrt. (T.ul}mla).. ..... 1900
Charles E.,ti~t. $50
Inl;.n \Dls,n :,.h
E,,nt I4Un.uf 2,O3
c,tn .u1crson 200
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07

HVatonunrr.-Ce nest pas dc ce-
lui tic la MaiSon lie Corr quill S'ag't'
ct an, >"'iS 500 Tadmlnls.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
HAYES AND THE STATES OF SOUTH
CAROLINA AND LOUISIANA.


I)nycs ,,us now been i'll u.licc rc..'!r
two wcchs. hu6 beyond The erpiy n."h'-
iscs o. h;S ioauGurn'. We have n"to''G
goou LON him }or ,ho Hcon'c OF SoHiA
Cutoiil.. OF Lol;s;:n:. He has y! oHoacu Il
commiss on. W,h Niccp Csiren0 Mr"cl"r
at iis head. aud Of witch Mo,tou is 10 be
a member, cha. .cu win lhe driy OF le-
n0rtiny upon t3e no];,ic.l conctr'on cI
those Staics. oou he has sHG. ,essed n now
election for Stale officers, m",!nw'itc wy
inc to coax Chumbeiiuil and Paci'a'd
ou5 OF their assumed hono's through
Stanley Mavhcws his unofficial moIth-
ucce Now if HIS IIaucu'el"y was hoe
cst in his inaugural statements he woulu
noi. a:icr ibe l,ose OF so marv DAYS, be
birnliuy ahou0 TIE mode OF euoicirS his
nlcunes. He wouid long stnce-on the
tJ st CAV of Dis official e: 'stcncc even
have solved wa3G cVc'v DAYS Nc'nN
makes Zoe tim Il :orGhcr p'oocm. he
would have wttnC 'awh tue th''ed
STATES i,oops and lc. N,cholS 10 deal
sinmle handed with ,pet-ba%Ger i'"ck-
ard, ard Hampton 10 deal With Calpct-
ba~rer Chambc:la:n. But HAYES is ro5
honest in his pl omiscs. He da.e no0 zee
oonize Nichols or Hampton, for lant
would be 10 acknowledge his owu gn'5
| in acceptiog and wearing s'olcG hono's:
and he is roo much OF a ncSloGho''sE, 20
withdraw the troops. On thc "'her
| hand Chamberlain and nacko ,d -'e'rse
to give up uuless olGcled 10 do so ~
Hayes. and The Democrats aud hcpno''-
cans OF both States arc opposed TO Il now
election. Thus the case stands. In the
meantime the people of both Louisiana
and South Carolina ale living III dread OF
| the evil any day mag bring iorih, b;'N'nS
| nothing stronger to build hope OF peace
| and good government upon than the bar
rcn promis Of His Fraudulcncy,
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
GOOD ADVICE.

In the pocket-book of Hon. Ste
phen .A;len, who was drowned
when the Henry Clay was burned
on tie Hudson severa! years since,
was found printed slip, arpa~
rcntIy cut from newspaper, of
which the following is d copy. 1t
is worthy to be engraved On every
young mans heart:
"Moke few promises. Always
speak the truth. Never speak evil
Of any one. Keep good company
cr none. Live up to your engage
ments. Never play game of
chance. Drink no kind of intoxi-
eating liquors. Good character is
above all things else. Keep your
own secrets if you have any. Never
borrow if you can possibly beIp it.
Do hot marry until you are able to
support wife. Keep yourself in-
nocent if you would be happy
When you speak to person, look
him in the face. Make no haste to
be rich, fycu would prosper. Ever
live misfortune exccpted) within
your income. Save when you are
young, to spend when you are old.
Avoid temptation through fear you
may not withstand it. Never run
into debt unless you see way to
get out again. Small and steady
gains give competency with tran
quill mind. Good company and
good conversations arc the sinews
of virtue. Your character cannot
be essentially injured except by
your own acts. If any one speak
evil of you, let your life be so that
no one will believe him When you
retire to bed think over what you
have been doing during the day
Never be idle; if your hands cannot
be employed uselully, attend to the
cultivation of your mind
Read oyer the above maxims
carefully and thoughtfully at least
once a week.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07

ground adjoining the Odd Fellows
Hall, in digging a post-hole he
dug into the arch Of an old Cistern.
in good condition, brick
ed up from the bottom, but filed
up. There are few, if any, OF the
old citizens who remember any.
thing of the existence of it. The
Odd Fellows were going to have
one dug but found it leady-made
The prospect at present for a
good crop Of {: uit Of all sorts is
very 1attering.
Circuit Court will convene on
next Monday week.
Donaldsopvil'e CHIEF :-Yester-
day afternoon, as the steam fer v
boat was approaching her landing
on this side of the river, she struck
the sunken end of a sycamore log
that had lodged near shore, and
the blow stove a hole in the bow
OF the boat a short way below the
water line. She was quickly run
ashore and drawn up on The bank.
where her hulk will be thoroughly
oveihauled, repaired and repainaed
before she is again put in service.
The owners intended to rcnoyate
the hull and make some improve
ment in the machinery a few weeks
later in the season, but owing 10
yesterdays accident, the work will
be commenced a. once.
Dallas, (Tex.) HERALD The
tide Of immigration now pouring
into North Texas is astonishing.-
Even as late as the present day,
every train f:om the North which
Crosses Red river comes burdened
with ha, dy farmers i.om The grain
and bacon producing STATES Of the
West.
All the present ind:cotions point
to an immense crop in this State
| this year. Our farmers are in
earnest, and every particle OF mus
Gle in the State is strained 10 it:
utmost tension to accomplish this
desirable result. From ever,
quarter we hear Of the progress o
farming operations, and in every
instance they are satisfactory.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
TUE REVENGE Or RAIN--IN--TUE.
FACE.
LONGFEi.IOW.


In that dcsoi&tc land ard loue,
Wnc,c the Eie e-IIo'ua"d Yellowstone
Roar down thcir mountain path,
By their fires toe Sioux cnicis
Mnttc.cd their woes aud yriefs
Aad tie mcnacc Of their " rl III.
"Rcvengc" cried Pain.in-thcFacc,
'Rcvcugc upon all the ,ace
OF the Wbitc Ciiicf with yellow hair"
And the mountain la.K ard high
From their c,a"s Ic-cchOed the cry
OF BIS au2cr and despair.
In III" meadow, spreading wide
BY woodland and river side,
The lrdian village stood;
All was s;!euG as II dr ear,
Save tue IuShiug Of the ss,eam
And Tie bluc-jay in tic wood.
In his wal -piirt and bis beads,
Like bison amorg lhe reeds,
IN ambush t1o Si,i;rg Bolt
IA, with lh.cc ihomsHnd braves
Cloucheti ia tie cic;'tS and caves,
Savage, unmclci,ui!
Into the GItIl snare
The White Chci with yellow hair
And his three hdn'l'cd men
Haarcd hrnAlon@ sword il hard;
=. . thai gallant band
Not ore ir,urred awuin.
T., ,uhdcn Ia,l,UcSs Of death
| Overwhelmed tAcm, lk" t.ic hrca;h
And smoke Of u furnace tirc:
Hy the liVc' : hahl and between
T"e rocks OF tue 'av;Lc,
lney Jay in thcir bloody a,,iIc.
Bat the focrcn flea in tic night,
Aud I;a: a:n-in-. 'iG-Face, in his Hight,
Upliircd high in a;r
| As Il ghasily llophv, bore
The brave hcalr. thai beat no more,
| OF the Wnitc Chiel ": ,h yellow hair.
Whose wos the ria,!lt arG he wrong?
Sing il, o ,'nnc'al sorT.
| With u voice nat is iull oi tears,
| Aud say ihnt opr n,okcG iai.b
| Wlou4lt all luis ala and sca thc,
In toe Year o%a Hundred years.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07

How are we to reach the
pockets of the people? is the
leading question a~ked by the
managers Of the Boston Moody
revival. Our suggestion is,
that if all ether means fail, a
few Republican post~masters
and custom House officers
might be employed on COM
mission.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE
PRESIDENT.


The following open letter to The
President, from Joseph a. Craig,
one of our prominent and consistent
conservative colored men. will be
read with interest by the friends Of
Louisiana, and we commend it to
the careful oerusal of Mr.. Hay es'
advisers
New ORLEANS, March "a, IT.
To President Hayes:
This letter is written in behalf
of the loving, quiet, indus
trious Colored citizens of our State,
who claim you as their friend, and
confide implicitly in your peace
policy wisely determined upon,
and enunciated in your inaugural
address.
Mr.. President, you are aware
that the white men and the coioIed
men in our commonwealth are
nearly equal in number, but we
are not arrayed against nor hostile
to each Other. Our interests are
identical, and we are to suffer or
prosper together.
a dual government does not ex-
ist within our State, but the elect
ed Of the people, from St. Tamma-
ny to Calcasieu, and from Union to
the Balize, are administering the
laws and executing the functions OF
their respective Offices. Except
MIR. Packatd's ACRE Che St.
Louis HoteD and throughout the
length and breadth of Louisiana,
but one. ard the righ,;ul govern
ment exists-that represented by
Francis Y. Nichols.
NJ. Packard and band of po-
li,ical highwaymen hold forth from
within the limits of The old St.
Louis Hotel. They claim much
but master little, and thei: exist
ence as government Or legislative
body is due as much TO forbearance
on The part OF the people Of our
city ard State as 20 the pressure OF
Federal troops.
The property owners of Louisiana
are the staunch supporters Of our
present Stale Government ; they
are cheersulIv naving their taxes to
appointccs Of Gov. Nichols, and
the taxpayers are, alter all, the
sustainers OF our commonwealth. -
When they loscn thcir purse slring=
The machinery OF Government is
Iu5ricalcd-wo: king smoothly on,
but when they tie them up. c!oyocd
b2ct me the wheels. lEE SHERIFF.
NEVER HAD A LOUISIANA UNDER
THE HAMMER, AND NEVER WILL
HAVE.
| thousands Of US, colored Con-
servatives voted for Mr.. Nichols
and the State ticket headed by
him, The Returning Board to the
contrary. no,Withs anding. We
claim him r;gnttuily our Governor
and have 10 apprehensions as tc
our lives, liberties or happines:
during his administration; nor has
the vi est carpet ba2ger Or dema-
gogue, if he wovld 60 home anc
place himself on his good behavio!
as cijzen.
The foregoing expresses the SEN
ti!ncnts Of a mujority OF the electors
and of the best citizens Of the State
white or cololed, aud 1 trust vii
be acccpted by your Excellency a:
such. The truth can be and is a.
often expressed by an humble indi
vidual as by committee Or com
muni,y, and the future Of Louisi-
ana, be it veal or woe, will bea
me out. Your obcdient servant.
JOSEPH A. Craig
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07

'Do you understand the nature
Of an oath 2 a turyman was asked
in 4 St. Louis court room. 'Of
course I do was the reply. DO
you mistake me for a Republican
member OF the Electoral Commits,
sion q
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
AUGUST FISCHER
IS FkEYHAN e. CO.,

ssJS FREYHAN e. CO.,
2t the Road, ST. Flancisvillc, La.
RIetOTS Steam COttGal Gin
AND
holcsdfc GRd Retail Dealers m
es dress goods, general dry goods,
furnishing goods; clothing, boots,
mats, groceries, provisions, hay,
us; agricultural implements, bag
pd ties, and general assortment
3WNare, china and glass ware.
liIghest market price paid for cot
POI and hides,
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
FROM THE COUNTRY PRESS.


Alonzo Brooks and Lawson Hans
berry, (two radical negroes) which
resulted in the former shooting and
instantly killing tho latter
Brooks surrendered himself to ,he
Sheriff.
We are informed an attempt was
made on Sunday ni.ht last, by some
party or parties unknown. 10 fire
the store of Nj. Joseph Wolf, of
Port Hudson, La. An attempt
was also made a few nights previ-
Gus 10 destroy the store of Mrs. M.
Frank, a widow lady of the same
town.
Clinton is in need Of a tailor
I'm Industrious and experienced one
could do we'll.
A heavy hail storm passed over
this section before daylight on Sun
day morning last.
Small pox, which has prevailed
for some weeks near Can't. j. A.
Norwood's, in this Parish, is on
the decline.
Pointe Coupec PELICAN last
Saturday evening, young man
aged about 20 years, named John
Baker and a resident of Carrol,ton,
engaged in rafting timber at Hog
Point in this Parish, was struck by
lightning and instantly KILLED. His
remains were placed by his friends
on Doai d the steamboat Katie. on
her way down to New Orleans,
and taken to his late residence in
CarrolIton.
Now the next thing on foot, so
far as hear d from, is a dozen mar
rlages, to take place in this Parish
after Lent.
One of our prominent physicians
informs US that the health of this
Parish, with the exception Of few
cases Of pneumonia. is excellent.
District Court for this Parish
meets on next Monday, heavy
criminal docket will have to be
gone through with, including some
II murder cases.
Port Gibson REvEILLE Last
Tuesday the anti goat, hog and
dog law went into operation. All
the dogs we saw seemed to be peep
ing around the corner TO see il
chief Jordan was on the war path,
and as often as we saw the chief, he
was peeplng around the corner
sketchiEg and catching dogs. a
dog without collar went under fol
9 dollar. The hogs are pl omehad~
ing around, and like the aborigines
have rings in their noses. Sin
William Goat has transferred his
fragrance to unknown parts-anC
'depa, ted from thence
\ gentlemen from Jefferson in
forms us that the FayeI,e people
are not so enthusiastic in the mat
ter of extending the railroad. -
! When it is given ont that the roaC
is to go beyond Favette, it i:
thought it will check the tendency
to settle in that now improving
town, and eventually smash up Fa
yette. Shouldn't wonder.
| Tcnsas JOUeNAL A most dis
trcssing casualty occurred last Sat
urday night on the Waveland plan
tation. in this Parish. One OF The
houses in the quarters near the gin
was burned TO the ground, and a!
Eold colored woman and her tw,
children perished in the fames.-
! There was q horse tied to the bacl
gallery, and it also became victi1
to the devouriug element. 1t made
the most Fl ianiic Efforts to get loose
aud when finally released, it tot
tered around to ,he front Of tn
house and before it could be pre-
vented, rushed into the fire and wa
destroyed.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
DELIVERING THE GOODS.
Washington Cdpital.1 I

heard through such a flourish Of
trum pets when our mock President
was inagurated has already died
into the dismal squeak Of q penny
whistle.
The party Of the first part to
that contract, which was signed.
scaled, witnessed and delivered, is
now sitting out in the cold, forlorn
enough, with strong symptoms ola
loss of confidence in presidential
humanity. In the language of the
Hebrew chronicles, they are saying
one unto the other. "Wc wot not
what has become of this man
Moses"
The labor Of the mountain that
brought forth the mouse was moth
ing in the way Of exasperating dis
appointment to the labor of Cab
met that gives birth to a commis-
sion. The question to be solved
was not the recognition of a State
government. but the withdrawal Of
troops-the use Of which His Fraud
ulency pronounced unconstitutional
The first Gay of his usurpation. Can
a commission help him to further in
formation on that subject? We fear
not. On that other question, with
which the Government has no more
to do than the whereabouts of Char
ley Ross-the true Stale govern
ment of Louisiana can commits
sion throw any additional light?
Even Dawes, with his sena torial as
surancc-the only thing senatorial
about him-would hesitate ere he
answered yes.
This promissory note, given
through an accredited agent by a
President, did not have even thir'
ty days between issue and dishon-
Or.
The gentlemen who were 20 hasty
in their eulogies of the Executive
fraud, and so bitter in their denun-
citation of Blaine, awaken to the
unpleasant fact that after all the
eminent bulldozer Of Maine was
master Of the situation. We saw
this when we heard that this oratc.
rical son Of Yankee thunder had
his stout legs under the Presidents
mahogany, and after grace by
Brother Newman, was hobnobbing
with the good Mr.. Rutherford 3.
TI.is came to be confirmation strong
as proof Of holy writ when that
brilliant son Of Beelzebub, Bob In
ge;soll, suddenly changed from
bitter denunciallon of the Andy
Johnson developed in twenty-iour
hours 70 songs Of praise.
We feel sorry for our friends,
the Confederate generals, who re-
buked US for our warning edito~
rals, that were so violent and iu-
surrectionary. With written
contract hid in their manly bosoms
they went about saying, "The busi-
ness of the country requires pea
ceabIe settlement of this presiden-
tia' complication. Let US settled on
any terms
TO be whipped in fair fight is
disagreeable, out it may leave ones
manhood untarnished. TO be
cheated in a business transaction is
disgusting, for it is an imputation
Oh ones sagaclty. But to be tie
loser in a miserable drop-game,
where both sides meant to swindle,
isiso torlorn that it calls up only pity
and contempt.
! What a spectacle this, Of gallant
! gentlemen going about with their
written agreement, saying piteous'y
econ look here now, is this fair
dealing, say?'
The academy that graduates its
pupils, on experience is most ex~
pe.sive school. It's learning is Of