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The Political Future.


sary concern-says the Nash
vile American-and perhaps
disturbed both Democrats who
are weak and fearful and those
who are not averse to the demise
OF their party. If there is any
element expecting to grow into a
so-called liberal Hayes party to
take the place of the Radical Re-
publican party, by its defeat,
and administer on the effects of
a defunct Democracy, it will be
likely to be making a fearful
mistake.
There is a great deal said now
about splitting the Democratic
party, about abandoning North
ern Democrats and building up
a new administration party of
the best men of both sections.
and especially about dividing
the Southern vote. Parties have
been divided upon two views of
the nature and powers of the
Government. Underlying all
party divisions, and various is
sues, this difference of opinion
has been the dividing line be-
tween parties from the formation
of the Government down to the
present time. The two opinions
concerning the powers of the
national Government and of the
States are the poles of Political
thought and between these par
ty movements occur. Alternate
ly one and then the other idea
has been prominent, and alter
nately they will probably con-
tinue to be prominent so long as
there exists a free Federal Gov
eminent. They are mutually
corrective. One corrects the ex-
IRENE movements of the other.
Between the extremes of disin-
tegration and Of consolidation
we will be very likely to keep
swinging like pendulum in our
political movements, never, per-
haps, going in one or the other to
the extremes of 1861 or of the
past decade. We may expect to
find, however, in our political
movements a continual exalta-
ton of the States on the one
hand and of the Federal Govern
ment on the other.
Taking this as the dividing
line-as the principle on which
party divisions will be made.
whatever the practical issues be,
which call the principle into
operation, there is no reason to
expect that a party which has
held to the principle, now con-
coded by the apparently victo-
rous party, will be divided or, at
any rate, destroyed. Divided it
may be and can well afford to be.
Looking at the State rights de-
clsion Of the Electoral Commits
sion and to the admission of the
correctness Of the Democratic
view of the Government, conced-
ed in the new policy, attributed
to Mr.. Hayes and held by SO
many Northern Republicans and
Republican papers, we are rath-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-03-22

Late issues of Harper's Week
ly are decidedly sweet upon the
Southern Democrats.
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The Turks, in pursuance of the
peace policy, have evacuated
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BELLEVUE, La,

Buy your Groceries, Dry
Goods and Plantation Supplies
Of w. J. Hughes, Rocky Mount.
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Buy your Groceries, Dry
Goods and Plantation Supplies
of w. J. Hughes, Rocky Mount.
Late issues of Harper's Week
ly are decidedly sweet upon the
Southern Democrats.
Richland parish estimates its
expenses for the coming year at
s1s,750.
Strawberries from Florida are
appearing in the Northern mar
kets.
Some of the Texas papers talk
of Roger Q. Mills as the next
Governor or United States Sena-
tor from that State.
Ball, Democrat, is elected to
succeed Senator Hill from the
9th Georgia district. Bawl is a
fit successor to Ben Hill.
The Turkish government has
announced the reforms it intends
to adopt. Among them is the
liberty of worship.
A bill, making the theft if over
SIS in value a penitentiary Of
Tense, has passed the Legisla-
ture of Illinois.
Garfield has sued the Cleve-
land Plaindealer for charging
him with attending a quadroon
ball in New Orleans.
AT the election in New Hamp-
shire B. F. Prescott, Republican,
was elected Governor. Three
Republican Congressman were
also chosen.
When III the northwest on his
recent lecturing tour Beecher
was unable anywhere to hire a
hall large enough to accommodate
the crowds.
A bill to create a commission
to inquire into the cause of and
best treatment for hog cholera
has been introduced into the
Missouri Legislature.
For the first time since Jeff
Davis was a member a Demo
cratic majority was present in
the United States Senate on the
18th.
Senator Eaton says if the Elec-
toral bill was before the Senate
again, probably he wouldn't be
the only Democrat who would
vote against it.
The Railroad Commissioners
OF Kansas have just made their
report, by which it appears that
the State has derived a revenue
ofsss, 12o.so from it's railways.
Can't the Returning Board
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
TO THE SUMMER TOURIST.

Those OF our citizens who are fortunate enough
to be able to seek respite from the labors Of the
business season just closed. and to recuperate
their energies at some OF the many delightful
summer resorts to be found in the Northern
States and Canada, will be glad to learn that the
old favorte Jackson route, under vigorous and
efficient management, has become one Of the
very best travelling thoroughfares in the country.
Hundreds of thousands Of dollars have been
expended, as we are credibly informed, during
tho past twelve months for new iron and steel
rails, new oross-ties and new bridges, and to- day
il may bs safely said that no road south OF the
Ohio river surpasses the great Jackson route in
smoothness and perfect safety. We have had
occasion, during The past few weeks, to travel
quite extensively that road, and we can thus,
from actual experience, bear witness to it's ex-
cellence in every particular which goes to oonsti-
tute good road.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY JUNE 10, 1877.

and the result Ia the gradual building
up OF what is now the most complete
and magnificent system of jurispru-
dence, perhaps, In the world.
Our commentaries and decisions are
authority in the courts OF every civil
lied nation, and this must be In q
measure attributable to the fact that
their underlying principles have
been drawn from ell sources. and
the good in each sought for and re-.
tanned. The mercantile and maritime
law, the latter constituting the peculiar
and exclusive Jurisdiction Of the Fed
eral courts, are entirely built upon the
theories and principles Of the civil law.
In consideration Of these facts, it is
but meet that some one OF the learned
civilians Of this State should be placed
upon the Supreme Bench Of this eoun-
try. We are convinced that such an ap.
pointment would be to the advantage Of
the profession by adding to It's highest
court new source OF learning and Of
inquiry.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
Illz.a.-.i. ...s4l.. l-ils,--l--.-.
NOTICE.

Az there are az present numbers OF persons OF
Che poorer classes ont Of employment, and who
have not the means to advertise their wants. the
DEMOCRAT will here's fter publsh such swami
notices free Of charge, when they do not exceed
In length three lines. This will include adver-
tisements Of those desiring the services OF ser
wants or OF any class Of employees, and will also
include advertisements Of houses 10 rent, where
the monthly rent does not exceed s25. In adopt
ing this plan, The managers Of the DEMOCRAT feel
that they will greatly benefit those not financial
" able 10 make their wants known, and will be
serving the poor Of the city who are out Of en-
rloyment or Ii quest Of homes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The financial question is one of those
things no fellow can find out. During
the session Of Congress of 1875 one
member OF the House from New York
in studying it out went crazy. The
President and the Secretary of the
Treasury now entertain different views
on the question, while the Ohio Repub-
licans propose to declare for the re-
monetization of silver as move toward
the speedy resumption of specie pay
ments, and the Democrats Of that State
will favor the remonetization Of silver
as a sort of intlation movement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The DEMOCRAT is doing good service TO the
State by pressing the matter ofprosecu,ing embez-
zers who have been in Office az well az all others
guilty OF offenses against the law. II strict ex-
animation by the proper authorities was made
into the all rs OF public Offices here during Kel-
logg's reign, some nice cases OF robbery might be
unearthed and the guilty parties punished The
affairs of the Caste police jury might be over
hauled, and the Blind Asylum and the old School
Board. All these will furnish ample food for
Close inspection. Baton Rouge Advocate.
We are rejoieed to find at least one
paper in the country displaying an in
terest in the prosecution of the political
thieves who, during the past eight
years, have been plundering this State.
The DEMOCRAT began this crusade
against tho plunderers of Louisiana
before the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture. That body, In the closing days OF
the recent session, appointed several
committees to investigate the transac-
tions OF the departments Of the late
usurpation, and much evidence has
been taken. Informations have been
filed before the Superior Criminal Court
against Fl. @. Dibble, late Assistant At
torney General, and g. B. Johnson. and
we trust that Kellogg and others Of the
gang will be held to account.
Our friend Of the Adrooate should in
as far as possible, the matters
to which he refers and publish all the
facts he obtains. We shall be more than
glad to reproduce them here. We are
convinced that the Insane Asylum and
the Blind Asylum constitute rich fields
for investigation, and that, ii all the facts
In their management during the last
eight or nine years are brought out. they
will constitute very entertaining read
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
TO our FRIENDS.

The DgMooRAr has just added TO lie Office .
new and complete Steam Job Printing depart
ment, with all the latest and most desirable inn
provemenss In types, rules, borderc, etc. We are
now fully prepared to compete with any job
printing establishment in the South. We can
turn out, At the shortest notice. anything from
newspaper or book 10 lady's visiting card. in
che best style OF the art. We shall devote
special attention TO commercial printing and TO
the printing of lawyers briefs. We earnestly
solicit the support Of our friends in our progress
.,,- see,rt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
THE DUTY OF TAXPAYERS AND AS
SCISSORS.

A friend in the country writes to US
as follows: ...--.
I believe that an article from your
pen on the duty of assessors and tax
payers would be of great benefit to our
State at large and result in rejecting
deserved credit on our new State gov
eminent.
Act No. SO, extra session Of 1877, de-
fines the duties of assessors, but tax
payers in general do not read the acts Of
the Legislature, and to them the lessons
of this act are lost. There are many
taxpayers who seem to think, and do
actually say, that a change for the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

better In our State government ought
to bring about q reduction In assess
ments. That It will. In due time, effect
a reduction OF the rate Of taxation is
certain but. instead of decreasing,
IT has increased the value OF property
from % to 30 per cent. Some people
seem to be unable to understand that q
falsely low estimate OF their property
cannot, in the long run, reduce the
amount of the tax that must be levied
for the support OF the government,
since 1t must necessarily result In In
creasing the rate OF taxation, whereas q
true assessment OF the property in the
State will not only increase the amount
OF the tax, but will effect reduction Of
the rate Of taxation.
Whether d piece Of property pays
twelve mills on the dollar Of it's actual
cash value of, say. $4,000, or twenty.
four mills on an unfair assessment of
$4,000, makes no material difference OF
the time OF paying IL; but an honest
assessment and q low rate Of taxation
on capitalists In the West who. to my
own knowledge, have already come
here and sent their agents to look at our
lands and inquire as to their price.
Besides, o fair assessment. with It's con-
sequent low rate OF taxation, will not
only rebound to the profit OF those who
have lands for sale, but also reflect
credit on our government.
The whole question is so intelligently
and clearly stated by our correspondent
that nothing IL left for US to say on the
subject. We might amplify, without inn
proving upon, the views expressed in
his letter. We therefore ntent our
selves with giving to this letter as much
prominence as possible and expressing
the hope that assessors and taxpayers
throughout the State will give heed to
the sound suggestions 1t contains.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Rich vermonters are importing Sicil-
ian quail and turning them loose among
the mountains of their native State.
The birds show their good taste by
leaving Vermont and coming South
when turned loose.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The Cincinnati Enquirer insinuates
that Secretary John Sherman, in his
financial policy, Is In favor Of the gold
monger and the bondholder for tangi-
BILE reason. This Is grave charge to
make against the late chairman Of the
Senate Finance Committee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The three hundred and twenty CORE
spondents in Roumania, though they
don't forward any Information, seem to
be very we'll posted-so we'll, in fact,
that they carefully keep away from the
places where fighting Is going on.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Voorhees,, OF Indiana, Is mentioned
as q possible Democratic candidate for
United States Senator against Morton
next year. The tall sycamore of the
Wabash has sounder limbs and logically
ought to win the race against such q
competitor as Morton.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The free baths Of New York have be-
come immensely popular and are daily
patronized by thousands Of people of
both sexes and all ages. Such institu-
tions would be q public benefit in South
sarn citina
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Cadet Flipper, the first colored gradu-
ate OF the Military Academy, stood If
tieth In class Of seventy-six. He got
eighty dement's for the year, and now
may 20 to Walla Walla in a iieutenant's
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

It is stated that New York bankers
have issued $45.oOo,oOO in letters Of
credit to American tourists this sum-
mer. In spite Of hard times foreign
travel seems to be vastly on the in
crease. With Grant, Conkling and
Hendricks heading the pilgrim band,
the rest are melted to put on style.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Minnesota has repudiated her rail
road debt by popular vote. 'St. Paul
has emphatically objected to these
bonds" once more.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The real estate Of o. Il. Baboock is
valued at $4,000. He was tolerably
economical man to have saved this
much In seven years out OF salary
of about $4,000 per annum.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Our subscribers will confer favor upon us by
reporting At this Office every failure in the de-
livery TO their address OF the DEMOCRAT, AZ we
are particularly DESTROYS Of achieving absolute
exactitude and punc'uslity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

Persons leaving the city for the sums
sner can have the Daily Democrat mailed
sa their address for one dollar per
rsaOulh
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19
TO STEAMBOATMEN.
THE UNITED OIL MILLS OF NEW ORLEAN
known as the
COTTON SEED ASSOCIATION

call for bi g to convey from 10000 to 100000 tons
of Cotton Seed, by contract, from Memphis and
all points below. and from the tributaries to
New Orleans. Address
B. ANDREWS, President.
No. 16 Union street.
Cincinnati Gazette. Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal and St Louis Republican will copy for one
month and send bills to the Association.
ip17 I'm
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

position to protect the rights OF women.
1t has not been long since in almost
every State personal property Of the
wife, and even her realty, became the
husbands, and 1t was only with ex-
treme difficulty, and by the aid of the
Court Of Chancery, that she could for
merly be protected in the enjoyment Of
any portion Of her property. In all
these respects Louisiana, by reason Of
the civil law jurisprudence solely, has
been in advance of all the other States
of the Union, and she is so yet.
The accepted division of the common
law into leges non scriptB. or that part of
1t which has grown up from usage, and
leges scriptg, the acts OF Parliament,
leaves all that part Of jurisprudence
which is properly a science to be drawn
from the civil law. We have shown
that jurisprudence in America has lib
orally drawn upon it, and there is no
country in the world where the study
and practice OF the law have attained a
higher standard or more perfect devel-
opment than in this country. More than
a century has elapsed since Burke, no.
ting with admiration the fondness and
aptitude of the Americans for the study
of law, stated as a remarkable fact that
as many copies Of Blackstone were sold
in the plantations as mall the Uni
ted Kingdom. This characteristic has
by no means deteriorated since then
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

The only Authorized soliciting Agents
Wf the Democrat for the City are Mcssrs.
N, n, nAKER ANA r. o. DEvEZIN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-26
MEMPHIS TENN MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26 1871

veniently cut Of town and there
fore unable to call the meeting.
| may add one or two observa-
tions about the lord justice by way
of Illuminating the interesting ma
ture Of the quarrel. The duties
occupy about 100 days per an
mum. His leisure is therefore more
than considerable. How do you
think he employed his time? This
cross, cranky, jealous potentate
reads novels from morning till
night. He sees no company, and
accepts no invitations. lie is mar
rled and has family. He allows
his wife, who is a very pleasant
lady, and apparently a very happy
woman, to entertain as she pleasea
up to six o'clock in the evening.
Then all the guests must 90. He
never appears until then, and he
sits down to dinner in silence. He
takes breakfast in his study alone,
and after a certain hour in the
morning no servant dare come to
the level of the hall on pain of in
slant dismissal. In fact he must
not be encountered son the stairs.
Sometimes he never leaves the house
for weeks together, and then he
drives out in carriage and pair,
and flying through the streets
strikes terror to his species. He
once nearly broke down; and ad-
dressing the nearest thing to =
friend, said: "1f | ever invited
any man to my house / would in
vite YOU" And then he stopped.
In c6ntradistinction to his marvel
ous knowledge of law, heis reputed
to be the best Shakspearean student
alive in the three Kingdoms. 1t is
said he can repeat the plays YER
batim. So that between the novels
and the plays, and the law, and his
own sweet temper, Jonathan Chris
tian is by no means an ordinary
person. Spiteful people say he is
mad; but no signs of failure have
shown themselves as yet, and he is
now well over sixty years of age.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-26
Complimentary

Victor Hugo wrote on the fly-leaf
of the copy of the "Legende des
Slecles" which he presented to
Jules Janin: "To him who as poet
and as friend is inexhaustible; to
the valiant and winged pen; to the
noble heart which understands and
celebrates the victory of the van
quished; to the man who for thirty
years has been the dazzling wonder
Of Paris; to Jules Janin.-Victor
Hugo" Beranger, having heard
of the magnificent edition of his
complete works which Janin pos
scssed, asked to see it. Janip. of
course, sent it at once to the poet
who returned it with these lines on
the tiy-leaf: my poor daughters.
return to him who has received YOU
SO generously. See, despite your
paltry merit, how splendidly he has
attired you, ye that are wont to roam
the streets so wretchedly dressed.
All! thank good Janin, who, know
ing that your old father had no
means of arraying you SO richly,
undertook to pay for your toilet,
and, despite so many people inter
ested in your ruin, has the courage
to adopt and to defend you. Such
generosity is rare nowadays. Thor
ough republican as | am accused
of being, assure the king of critics
of my gratitude.-B -Beranger."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-26
AtlncIlmenl NOtice.

No. 5l5-BefOre g. D. Crockett, Justice OF
tho Peace Tor Shelby county. Tenn. Men
ken Bros, VS. Stllwell & MoNeill.
IN HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
l iny cen sued out under section S45s Of the
Code oil tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property OF A. @. Stillwell, Of the firm of
Sillwell q MeNeill. and afhdavit having been
made that the defendant is inoebted to the
plaintiffs in the sum OF three hundred ana
ten dollars and seventy-nino cents. due by ac-
count, and that the claim is lust, and that
the defendant is nonresident of the
state Of Tennessee II is therefore
ordered that said defendant make his per-
fonal appearance before me on the 10th day
Of April, 1877, at my office, No. 2S5 Main
street, Memphis, Tennessee. and defend
said attachment suit within tho time pre-
soribed by law, OF tho same will be procr sdsd
with OK parte; and that copy Of this order be
published once week for four consecutive
weaks IN the Public Ledger.
This the 10th day Of March. 1877.
IA 70 70 81 G.. D. CROCKETT, j. z.