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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
THE ELECTION IN ST. LANDRY.

The people Of st. Landry are naturally in
dignant at the charges of fraud made against
them by such persons as Tom Anderson,
Ebert CAN'T and other Radicals. Anderson.
in his interview making these charges, I'M
blushingly admitted the frauds OF his own
party when it had contrO! Of the election
machinery, but charged the Democracy with
having adopted his disreputable tricks to de-
feat him.
The chief charge made by Anderson against
the people of st, Landry is in reference to the
Washington poll He claims that he was Dc
frauded at Washington having received only
40 majority ut that poll this year. against 500
in 1876 This may be characterized as an alb
solute falsphOod. The vote ut Washington in
1876 was. Anderson 357. Garland 213: Ander-
sons majority al The great Returning
Board lost only 100 votes at this poll, due to
the fact that some forty negroes voted the
Democratic ticket there, while a number Of
others voted at Lower Bayou Bpuf In the
same ward
The poll Mt Washington. instead Of being
in a place difficult of access, as was repre-
scented by Anderson was established in the
town hall, as provided by the police jury, and
as has been the custom in Nil past elections
The negroes marched TO the poll early in the
day and completely captured 1t. Such O
crowd of them ilocked around it that 1t was inn
possible for the whites to gel to the box at all
| In this manner they held the1 position all the
morning, arousing the apprehension of the
white citizens that the older and more timid
would not be able to vote at all. Several
| IN ha
to permit alternate voting first white
man, then a negro-but these were per
emptorily declined by the latter. who were
determined upon carrying this poll. There
were 395 votes in all east at Washington
which is far above the average vote cast at a
poll in the State.
Another of the charges made by Anderson
is that many negroes were prevented voting
by a lack Of polling places. Not only is this
false but the very opposite is true. There are
nine justice Of the peace wards in st. Ian
dry. The law provides that there shall be one
} polling place for every justice of the peace
ward. Instead, however, of establishing only
nine polling places as the law authorized, thu
police jury, in order that every one nigh
vote established eighteen. The result was
| singularly large vote in the parish; the Re
publican vote showing a falling off OF only
6 per cent. about the same as the Democratic
Q loss, and much less than any other parish il
. the State.
How Anderson was defeated may be I'm
dcrstood from the vote at the following poll
2 ing places: Mallet-total vote in 1876, 253
: this year, 261; Anderson's majority In 1876
143: Anderson's majority in 1873 4; Prud
!. homme City total vote in 1876, .35; in 1878
e 291; Andersons majority in 1876. 10; Fonte
) not's majority In 1878, 265, The vote at Atcha
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The New York Herald compares the cele
brated ''kiss joke ballots of South Carolina
with the "tape-worm" ballot Of California
and the little joker of Florida, boxfull of
which seated Hayes in the presidential chair.
The 'little joker is beyond doubt the cham
pion Its face surface is something less than
one square inch. On this infinitesimal piece
of paper the entire Republican presidential,
electoral, congressional, State, city, county
and ward tickets are printed in the smallest
type, the names Of the candidates following
each other closely, so that all Of them can be
placed on the ticket Over a million of these
tickets can easily he placed in an ordinary
ballot-box. The inventor of this ticket, who
deposited handful Of them in q ballot-boX In
Alachua and elected Hayes, was indicted for
this offense and compelled to lcsse the State.
He took refuge in Washington, under the pro-
lection OF the Republican courts Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and was soon rewarded
with position in the United States treasury,
which he holds to this day
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

There seems to have been complete revul-
sion of feeling in Radical circles in the past
week as far as Louisiana Is concerned. The
Republican papers haze suddenly dropped
their bloody shirt stories about our State, and
talk no more Of Tensas or Caledonia; while
some Of them notably the New York Tribtme
and Philadelphia Hesa, two as bitter Repuh-
lican papers as can be found anywhere in the
Union are especially laudatory of Gov.
Nichols and Of Louisiana. No bloody shirt
stories have ever had a shorter career than
those so-called Tensas and Caddo "outrages.
The first mention made Of them was on the
morning of the election; IN less than three
weeks they had run theis course and were
dropped by the Republican papers as ex-
hausted and played out and that despite the
fact that the Republicans could count $50 ne
groes slaughtered in one week The Repub-
licahpress has gone back to the kiss Joke
ballots; that is the only grievance 1t can find
against the South Just now.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

Hayes has lost hope in the negro, not only
as to his vote, but as to his intellectual and
moral improvement. In an interview with q
correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer the
other day, he dwclt at length on the colored
brother, without showing any disposition to
weep over him, as he did soon after the eloc-
ton. He thought the negro at an intellectual
and moral stand-still now and did not believe
he would improve much for years to come.
Just after the war there was some develop
ment among the colored people for the better,
but this soon died out and they dropped back
again at will take years." he continued
''to bring the negro to the standard of good
citizenship Yet tomorrow Mr. Hayes will
be grumblng because the South denies igno
rance representation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The Republicans have a great many stories
to tell about the South Carolina election, but
there is one incident that they have over
looked in Abbeyile county the Republicans
had some sort of organization, but found
themselves very poor. They ordered tickets
to be printed but when election day came
around they found their campaign funds ex-
hausted by the drain on it for whisky. They
were unable, therefore, to payfor their tickets
or get them out Of the express office. In
this emergency the Democrats stepped for
ward and. declaring that they wished q fair
fight and were not DESTROYS of taking advan-
tage of their opponents in this way, raised
sufficient funds to release the tickets from
the express Office and then handed them over
to the Republicans. Every Republican vote
in Abbeville county is due to Democratic gen
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

There il a mania for voting In this country
Just now Our electoral franchise is carried
into every department of life. We not only
vote to elect our officials, to send delegates to
a convention, but the very courage of q gen
eral, the popularity OF O minister, or the
beauty and amiability Of young lady are
submitted to the popular voice and vote for
determination The absurdest official vote,
however. Is probably that to be taken in New
port, II. l., in few weeks. Last summer q
grand public ball was given at Newport in
honor Of the British naval officers then on a
visit there This ball was quite expensive,
and left pretty heavy bill behind. Who Is
to pay this bill AS the city gave the ball, it
is clearly responsible; SO the city fathers
thought, and they prepared to pay the bill,
when the city attorney stepped in and pro-
hibited this payment on the ground that the
city charter does not allow the municipal
government to pay out money for any except
certain specified purposes, OF which balls are
not one, unless on the authority of a major
ity of the voters of the city. The question
was submitted to court. and the court sus-
tanned this view and prohibited the city
paying this ball bill. There Is but one pos
sihle way out of the difficulty, and the city
fathers have determined to try it. Early
next month the following question will be
submitted to the vote of the electors Of New
port at special election to be held for that
purpose. "To authorize the City Council to
pay the bills, contracted July for the pur-
pose of giving ball in this city For or
against The ball campaign In Newport is,
it is said, growing quite exciting, and serious
difficulties between the two opposing parties,
the pro-ball and apti-ball factions, are threat
ened Such is the absurdity to which the
electoral franchise has been carried.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The New York Legislature may boast OF
being truly representative body, and Of
containing the right proportion of represen-
tatives from its various industries and voca-
tons. Thus, the agricultural interests are
represented by twenty-five farmers, the mer-
camille interests by sixteen merchants, insur-
ance agents, etc. the banking interests by
six bankers, capitalists, etc; the manufactur-
ing interests by ten manufacturers and me-
chancs, the learned professions by seventeen
lawyers and physicians. The fourth estate
has but two representatives, while only one
man In the entire Legislature calls himself a
politician.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The vote Of the Second Florida District is
in at last and Hull, Democrat, is elected On
the face of the returns. The two counties
from which the returns had not been received,
and which kept the result in doubt, have
reported as follows: Brevard Hull 3d. lis
bee Al: Dade Hull AZ, Bisbee IA. Bi6beee
majority in the counties heretofore reported
was under 200. There are charges and coun-
ter charges of fraud: but the recent decision
of the Supreme Court, that the votes should
be compiled as returned, settles the matter as
far as the certificate Is concerned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

We shall look with much interest to the Cd
itorial columns of Republican contemporaries
for comments on the lynching Of two negroes
I'm Nebraska, an account of which Is published
this morning. Ii the affair had occurred
south of the line 1t would DO easy to antlcl-
cipate the remarks of the talented editors,
under the heading another Southern Out
rage" AS the lynching occurred in one of the
rock rooted strongholds of Radicalism we are
curious to see what they will say.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The South Carolina Legislature met No
vember %, and will adjourn without day
ON December 49, This Is quick work ana
commendabe The principal business before
the body. the election of United States
Senator. was completed on Tuesday when
Gov Hampton was chosen BY vote ap-
preaching unanimity, only two members In
either house voting against him. These
were negro members of the House from
Beaufort county, who cast their ballots for
Mackey, the Republican lately defeated IL
the Charleston district.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The request OF Attorney General Devens for
an additional appropriation to conduct polit-
ical prosecutions In certain Southern States
will probably be ignored. The House will re-
member that the United States is fully repre-
scented in the South by judges and district at
torneys who are amply paid for their services
and who should be able to attend to the bust
ness for which they have been selected. 1t is
not to be presumed that the Democrats in
Congress will vote away the peoples money
to aid the next Radical canvass. This Is about
the length and breadth Of Devens' appeal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

.StaIwart organs ehuckle nightly over the
fact that ex-Gov. Hoffman, Of New York who
recently returned from Europe, bears testl-
,nonv to the correctness Of Grants deport-
,,,ont while in Paris. But they fall to give a
,,,;n,,+o account OF the ex-President's pro
ceedings elsewhere. The Maarld ~ ooHS'.-
,,,,;o,,,a1 sunoies this deficiency in part.
Speaking of his movements III tilaV Guy 'no
Spanish journal says Gen. 0raht was
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

Mr.. Blaine delivered himself Of the much
talked of speech yesterday. 1t was not worth
the labor the Senator spent on it nor the
anxiety with which it was awaited. There is
nothing distinctive or original about It
nothing that has not been better said in any
OF the leading Republican papers, Of whose
editorials it is simply rehash. It is chiefly
conspicuous for its omissions. For instance,
the Senator from Maine does not say one
word about those Mulligan letters. That is a
matter in which the public is interested and
would like to have explained.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

falaya, at which Tom Anderson was sta
toned all election day, and where he super
vised the negroes, handed out his tickets and
canvassed thoroughly, and which gave him
n majority In 1876 returned this year a ma
iority for the Democratic ticket.
Things are coming to a pretty pass when
Hayes, who owes his seat to fraud, and
Anderson, the forger of election returns.
charge the people Of the South with election
frauds
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

Notwithstanding the favorable reports as
to his condition. 1t was found necessary 10y
the surgeons In attendance. In order to save
his life, to amputate Gen. Hanpton's leg
The operation was successfully performed on
Tuesday, the leg being taken oft SIX inches
below the knee About the time The operation
was being performed the South Carolina
Legislature was engaged in eieVatlng the
Governor to the United States Senate
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The English Premier has scored another
victory. After an exciting debate on the
policy OF the government with regard TO
Afghanistan, Lord Hallfaxs amenu,heh'
censuring the government was voted down
by a handsome majority the vote standing
2O1 for to 65 against A similar result may
be expected In the House Of Commons. Dis
raeli is evidently backed by public sentiment
In his bold and vigorous methods Of admins
tration.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The United States Minister toChina ls re-
sponsible for the statement that more Chinese
have left California during the last two years
than have come into the State Still 100000,
mostly men, remain. This latter fact arouses
fhe KaarnnyitnS
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

prus, had been coded to Great Britain. Alex
andretta has the best harbor on the Syrian
coast, and is the natural terminus Of that Oft
taIked-of Euphrates Valley Railroad that is
to shorten the route to India II this rumor
should prove true. it would mean the early
completion OF this railroad and closer connec-
ton between Europe and India.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

Federal supervisors. it Is asserted by
Senator Wallace, prevented 12,Goe Democratic
voters In Pennsylvania from casting their
ballots In November 1t would seem to be a
proper thing for the Democratic House TO
abolish Federal supervisors by cutting of
further supplies Of money to the so-called
Dppartment of Justice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

The sum collected from the Moffett Regis
ter tax in Richmond for the past year amounts
70 $41 SO. which Is about $4,000 short Of what
was anticipated. The income from this tax,
hy quarters, for the past fifteen months has
been as follows: S13,0s0, S1298l. S10.s19, Ss8G9
and $500. The amount produced by this tax.
it will be seen, has been growing less every
month
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
DIED.

SOULE-On Wednesday, December H. 1878
NJ 3:15 b. M Nelvil Soule, aged 46 years and {
months.
The friends and acquaintance Of the family
and those Of his deceased father. the Hon.
Pierre Sonle. are requested to attend his
funeral, which will take place This Thursday
Evening, at o'clock. from his late residence.
No 200 Burgundy street between St Ann and
Dumaine.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

And now Butler Is to make the greatest
effort of his life. His subject will be bull
DOING In Massachusetts. Where is thls
"preatest effort" business to stop2
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

guilty Of an excess at the banquet given him
by Premier Canova del Castillo, ard after
wards presented a lamentable spectacle in
the interior of the ministerial box ut the
ROYAL Theatre"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

Rainey and Smalls must go. The House
Committee on Privileges and Elections have
decided against them, and 1t is expected that
the committees conclusion will receive the
endorsement of a solid Democratic vote
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12

1t was rumOred in Paris, the other day,
that another convention had been entered
into between England and Turkey by which
the port of Alexandretta, on the mainland of
Turkey and just opposite the Island of Cy-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
Nxw ORLEANS, DECEMBER II. 1878.

There Is no fifteenth amendment IN Liberia.
None but negroes are permitted TO vote III
the colored republic.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-12
159.. CANAL STREET. 1853

In presenting my card and annual compl-
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elaborate on my immense and varied stock,
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-03
Ladder Ways.

If you can pay, then buy but there is no
buying without payment; to buy and not to
pay is merely to steal. If you can pay, buy
if you cannot pay, do not try to buy. All
the mischief, all the trouble, all the honey
combing of character, all the despair OF
shameful bankruptcy, come from pretending
to buy when buying is impossible ; from un-
willingness to 90 without things coveted but
not needed. Find fault with the Creator,
if you will tell him frankly that it is mean,
atrociously mean of him 10 send you into
the world with so many desires which he has
not furnished the means of gratifying such
protest is manly, if its assertion is true
aud if it is not true, you have no ground for
complaint. If you have been sent into the
world filled with desires which cannot be
gratified except by stealing, it does not nee
essarily follow that you must steal. 1t is
intended rather that you should learn how
to turn these ungratifed desires into ladder
ways by which to mount up to standing
places so high, so serene commanding such
vide reaches OF landscape and horizon, that
you will think them cheaply won at much
greater cost than temporary famine AND
transient thirst. But whether you under
stand at the outset this alternative part OF
the Divine plan of your life or not, YOU
only safety lies in absolute obedience to the
law laid down. If what you desire is really
necessary to the continuance of life under
tolerable conditions, and you cannot buy IL
then YOU need not hesitate in Gods name Il
beg it" whose giveth to the poor lendetl
to the Lord :" but unless it be an absolute
necessity, the only rule for those who can
not buy is to go without. This is the vii
OF God manifested in the constitution OF SO
ciety so plainly that no excuse can be founc
for those who may plead Ignorance of it. A
many as live by this rule are free; all other
sell themselves into slavery.-N. Y Tribune.