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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
THE TEMPORAL POWER.
The Pope Demands the Restoration of
the Temporal Power.

tFrom the Pope's Late Encyclical IAettor.]
Therefore it is that in order to MAIN
tain above all, and to the best of our
power, the rights and freedom of the
holy see, we shall never cease to use
every effort to preserve the obedience
due to our authority, to remove the
obstacles which interfere with the free
exercise Of our ministry and our power,
and to obtain the rcinstation of that
position of affairs in which the die
tates of Divine wisdom had formerly
placed the Roman pontiffs. And it is
neither by n passion for ambition nor
desire for domination, venerable
brethren, that we seek this restitution,
but solely on account of the duties of
our charge, and by the terms of the
oath which binds us. In addition we
are actuated not only by the consider
alton that the temporal power is neces-
sary to us, in order to defend and pro-
tect the full freedom of the spiritual
power, but also because it is clearly
shown that in the sovereign tempo
rality of the holy see is involved the
public well-being and the safety of
human society. Consequently, in viz
tue of the duties Of our mission, which
obliges us to defend the privileges of
the holy church when the temporal
power of the apostolic see is in question,
we cannot avoid renewing and con-
tirming in the-letters all the Protesta-
tons and declarations that our pre-
decessor, Plus IN, of holy memory,
has on many occasion made and reit-
Grated, as much ngainst the occupation
of the temporal power as against the
violation OF the rights of the Catholic
Church. But at the same time we
ourselves to the princes and
supreme heads of the nations and ask
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
GRANT NOMINATED.

The Trenton, N. Y, State Gazette,
of the 23d, contained the following:
In every way the road to new
Democratic rebellion has beech cleared
of all impediments and distractions.
They have pursued the same tactics as
in 1860, when they laid the Union,
bound and helpless, at the feet and
mercy of Il triumphant rebellion. But
the same sublime unconquerable spirit
that then rose equal to the occasion
will now confront and defeat them,
And the one man of pre-eminent and
illustrious fitness for leadership in this
mission is Ulysses S. Grant. The grave
perils of the time, the reactionary
and revolutionary tendencies of the
Democratic party, and the growing
and overbearins insolcnce of the fire
eater and the doughface, all demand
that General Grant shall be brought
to the front as our presidential leader
in the contest of 1880. We nominate
him as the Republican leader in the
impending struggle.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
THE STATE ApPORrlONMENT.

Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, !
Democratic-Conservative Party,
New Orleans, May IA, 1873.
At meeting OF the State Central Com
mittee of the Democratic-C onservative par
ty, held in, New Orleans on the first May,
1873. the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That tho Convention OF the
Democratic- Conservative party of Louis
lana be held on the first Monday of August,
1873.
Resolved, That a Convention of the DOM
ocratic- Conservative party OF Louisiana be
nominating a candidate for State Treasurer
congressional districts Of this state.
Resolved, That the apportionment of
representation in said convention shall be
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the
Governor in 1s7s' and eacI ftaetiona1 nu nor
ber less than 200 and exceeding 100 shall be
entitled to one delegate.
parishes discussions existed during the last
cam psign, whereby opposing factions NOM
mated double sets of officers which resulted
latnre; and inasmuch as these dissensiOns
if continued will seriously leopard tho
PER Romo era prospects in certain localities
Committee be and he is hereby authorized
to call a convention and make all necessary
RIGS IN any parish, or ward of tho city of
New Orleans, in which the antagonistic
factions refuse to unite in convention,
within forty days of the holding of the State
Convention.
Resolved, That the State Central Com
nlittee recommends the adoption OF a rule
by the convention that the number of dele
gates on the floor, representing each parish
and ward of the city, shall not exceed the
number of votes to which such parishes or
wards are entitled.
In accordance with the first and second
resolutions, a State Convention of tho Dom
| ocratic-Conservative party is hereby called
| to meet at Baton Rouge on the First Mon
day (5th) of August.
In accordance with the third resolution
the several parishes and wards shall be en-
titled to the following representation,
tO-wit:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
CONVENTION IN AUGUST.

We have but little over sixty days
in which to canvass and select dele
gates to the State Convention to assem-.
bic at Baton Rouge. We have no fears
but that a proper set of representative
gentlemen will be accredited to that
body. The nomination of a suitable
candidate for State Treasurer is a mat
ter of very little difficulty, and but
secondary to the real questions there to
be decided.
We consider that the main issue will
be the future policy of the party. In
former years, while our success as q
party was matter of doubt, it was
thought best to issue platforms full of
glittering platitudes, having it espe-
cially understood that new Constitu-
ton was the aim of the party for
nothing in the way of relief, it was
we'll understood, could come, save
through a change in the organic law.
Understandings have been found
inadequate to the purpose, and our
people now insist upon specific utter
ances. The vague idea of ssdefeating
the enemy" is demagogical. The sene-
my" is a mythical term, whom large
number of good citizens begin to be-
lieve can exist within our ranks as
we'll as elsewhere. Be that as it may,
they are satisfied that the defeat of
that tperson" is better assured by a
square issue than by Il frothy platform
full of nothing.
The new Constitution men in the
coming Convention will be in the
large majority, and from them we con-
fidently hope for an enunciation of
principles in accord with the popular
heart; with the true Democratic ring,
and upon which the Esenemy" will be
successfully and finally routed.-Nut-
cHHOcics TI,atlicoIOy.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

your feet. Never had you a better
right to rejoice. Well you may say,
tsWe have made u covenant with death
and with hell we are of agreement;
when the overlooking scourge shall
pass through, it shall not come unto
us, for we have made lies our refuge
and under falsehoods have we hid our
selves" But nevertheless, wait little
while. The waters of truth will rise
gradually and slowly but surely, and
then look out tor the OVERLOOKING
scourge. The refuge of lies shall be
swept away, and the hiding place of
falsehood shall be uncovered!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

half of the spectators concurrcd in the
sentiments-of the free-born jurors, and
volunteered the information that they
would sooner rot in the county Jail
than sit ON the bench with darkey.
The Justice then proceeded to call the
names of the absentees, and those fail
ing to answer were fined SIS for con-
tempt of court, amid the freely express
ed opinions of the crowd, who were
tsdeath on the nagur.' Finally the
colored man intimated to the counsel
that he wished to be excused. This
was done, and the indignant freemen
took their seats. The fines for con-
tempt were not collected.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
MEXICAN ATROCITIES.
Washington Special to the st. Louis Daily
Repn blican.I

Washington Special to the st. Louis Daily
Republican,
A letter just received by Representa-
tive Schleicher from prominent citi-
zen Of Corpus Christi, Texas, contains
the following reliable statements re-
garding the recent terrible, outrageous
murders committed in Webb, Duval
and surrounding counties by Mexicans
in the garb of Indians:
"I have lived in the counties of San
Patricia, Live Oak and Nueces for 30
years, and have been through all the
trouble Of the frontier, but I have never
seen such slaughters. They took little
boys from to II years old and two
men on horseback would hold then. up
by their hands while the third would
take out their entrails. This was seen
by women and men who were hid in
the brush, and we found the bodies as
it was told lis in the manner stated.
The killed amounted to about twenty
five men and fifteen children from
to IA years old. This raid was made
to get horses for the Mexican army,
and am told by good authority that
all the raiders receive is the money
they can get with other valuablcs and
one dollar a head for all the horses they
bring safe over the Rio Grande. I
think they must have crossed over be-
tween five and six hundred saddle
horses. There were about As of the
raiders altogether about 26 in the
party that did the killing, about ten
in tho one that was below San Diego,
and eight or ten in the one that crossed
above Eagle pass. Now, how is it that
the United States, as great a govern
ment as it is, will allow such work to
go on? 1t looks like such people
should be blotted out of existence. We
have the power to stop this raiding,
and why not do it at once? L say,
demand these men to be turned over
in ten days, and in case of n failure
send troops over and get them, and
take the whole cOuntry.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

One of the marvcls of this age of en-
igration and enterprise is the rapid set
Element of the Yellowstone valley.
At the point on Tongue river where
General Miles encamped in 1876 there
is now a town with a population of
nearly 1900. The battletields of Gus
ter and his men are occupied by farm
ers, and the country from which Sit
ting Bull was driven is in peaceful
possession of the pioneers Of civifiza-
ton against which such tremendous
tragedies as the Custer massacre count
as nothing.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
THE NEGRO NEW YORK.
New York 1imes.I

In Ulster county, lately, jury of
eleven white men and one colored
man was chosen. The latter had for
twenty-five years been II slave, work
ing in the cotton fields of the South.
He has lived at Marlborough for seve-
raj years, and by hard work and econ
omy has saved money and built n
home. Three or four of the white jury
men, on learning that II G. niger"
was on the panel, Immediately said
that "they'd be - il they'd serve"
and wanted to know "what this conn
try was a-coming to when white men,
born free, We're asked to sit on a jury
bench alongside of niger" About
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
THE AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT IN.

AMENDMENT IN.
No officer, whose salary is fixed by
the constitution, shall be allowed any
fees or perquisites of Office.
AMENDMENT XIII.
In lieu of the Office of district attor-
ney, established by article 90 of the
constitution of 1868, there shall be
elected by the qualified voters of each
parish state attorney therefor, who
shall be citizen of the United States
and who shall have been a resident of
the state and a practicing and duly
licensed attorney at law for at least
two years. He shall receive salary
from the state of not less than three
nor more than seven hundred dollars
per annum, to be provided by law upon
tile basis Of representation in the House
of Representatives, and payable quar-
terly upon his own warrant.
He shall be an ex-officio attorney of
the parish and receive such salary
therefrom as may be fixed by the
parochial authorities, not to exceed
500 per annum. He shall moreover
receive such fees of office AS may be
allowed by law. He shall be elected
at the same time with the judges of the
district courts, and shall hold his office
Tor the term of four years.
Can the most casual reader fail to see
the inconsistency between these two
amendments In the ninth, stfees or
perquisites" are positively forbidden
the salary of the district attorney and
ex-ofhcio attorney of the parish is fixed
as to the State at not less than $500 nor
more than 500 and AS to the parish
not to exceed 800. Then, is not the
such fees of Office as may be allowed
by law" in the second part Of amend
ment thirteen, directly the opposite of
nine?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
PROTECTION.

Sunset Cox slightly touches upon
the tariff the farmer pays, as follows:
"'Thc farmer, starting from his work,
has shoe put on his horse with nails
taxed 67 per cent, driven with ham
mer taxed 81 per cent, cuts Il stick with
Il knife taxed so per cent, bitches his
horse to pillow taxed 80 per cent, with
chains taxed 81 per cent. lie returns
to his home at night and lays his
wearied limbs on a sheet taxed IS per
cent land covers himself with blanket
that has paid 4 tax of $50 per cent.
He rises in the morning, puts ON his
humble flannel shirt taxed so per cent,
his coat taxed so per cent, shoes taxed
30 per cent, and hat taxed 20 per cent,
opens family worship with Il Bible
taxed 30 per cent, and kncels to his
God on carpet taxed $50 per cent, sits
down to his humble meal from Il plate
taxed 10 per cent, with 4 knife and
fork taxed 81 per cent, drinks his cup
of coffee with sugar taxed 20 per cent,
seasons his food with salt taxed 1870
per cent, pepper 297 per cent, and
spice 1907 per cent he looks around on
his wife and children all taxed in the
same way, takes Il chew of tobacco
taxed 100 per cent, and leans back in
his chair and thanks his stars that he
lives in the freest and best govern
nent under heaven
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.

The Senate passed the bill to repeal
it should take effect on the first of Sep
TENDER instead of January. The fol-
! lowing is the bill in full
That the Bankrupt law, approved
March I'd, 1867, title 81, Revised Stat
utes, and an Act entitled IAN Act to
amend and supplement an Act entit-
led an Act to establish a uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy throughout the
United States, approved March I'd,
1874, and all Acts in amendment of,
supplementary thereto, or in explana-
ton thereof, be and the same are here
by repealed ; provided, however, such
repeats shall in no manner invalidate
or effect any case of bankruptcy insti-
tuted and pending in any Court prior
to the day upon which this Act takes
effect, and all but pending cases and
all future proceedings therein, and in
respect to pains and forfeitures which
shall have then been incurred under
any of said Acts prior to the day when
this Act takes effect, or which may
thereafter be incurred under any of
these provisions of any said Acts
which, for the purposes named in this
Act, are kept in force, and all penal
actions and criminal proceedings for a
violation of any of said Acts, whether
then pending or thereafter instituted
and in respect of all rights of debtor
and creditor except the right of COM
mencing original proceedings in bank
ruptcy, and all rights of and suits by
or against assignees under any or all of
said Acts in any matter Or case which
shall have arisen prior to the day when
this Act takes effect, which shall be on
the LIST of September, "A. ID. 1878, or in
any matter or case which shall arise
after this Act takes effect in respect of
any matter of bankruptcy authorized by
this Act to be proceeded after said last
named day. The Acts hereby repeal
ed shall continue in full force and effect
until the same shall be fully disposed
Of in the same manner us if said Acts
had not been repealed.
The House cOncurred in the Senate
amendments, and the bill has been
submitted to the President for his ap-
prevail.
BILL. TO SECURE HoMES'rEADS UNDER
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
A bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, to secure
homesteads under the bankrupt laws
and to prevent frauds in obtaining II
discharge in bankruptcy, proposes to
amend section 5O45 of the Revised
Statutes, by striking out that portion
which exempt from execution in the
several States in 1871, and in lieu
thereof to insert a clause which pro-
Vldes for the exemption of $1,000 worth
OF real estate, to be set apart by the
assignee In fee simple for the benefit
OF the bankrupt, free from claims OF all
creditors. Values to be determined
ny appratsement of three DISTINGUISHED
persons.
The provisions OF the above clause
are NOT made retroactive, and tho pro-
VISIONS OF the present bankrupt law,
prescribing limit of two wears within
which a creditor can file execution To
the discharge on grounds of fraud. are
repealed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
PUBLIC OPINION.

1t might be we'll for few men here |
and in every other parish to learn that
public opinion grows out Of the condi- |
tion of affairs and from a necessity or
exlgency universally felt and acknowl-
edged, and that 1t is not made and
cannot be controlled by any man or
set Of men. It is moved by a kind of
rational instinct, and It is remarkable
that the feeling partakes of inspiration
and always gives results that fall upon
cause or country like the glories of a
benediction. What moves the masses
of our State to-day? To throw from
their necks constitution that is unjust
and oppressive, that is not of their
making or adoption, and that is slowly
but surely confiscating their property
against the best efforts of friendly
legislation. The complaint is greivous
and the incentive to rid ourselves of it
has always been regarded as mans
highest mission. Are we supported
There can be no doubt in the mind of
any intelligent reader Of the times that
the opposition has no following and
that nine-tenths of the white people Of
the State are to-day in favor of a new
oragnic law and are determined to cast
their ballots in November with an eye
to that end. Will it succeed Yes,
and all opposition will be crushed, let
1t come from inside or outside of the
Democratic party. The people are
right, and moving with step as steady
and purpose as fixed as the Barons
who camped on the plain OF Runny-
mede. Resistance is vain. The charter
must be granted. Public opinion has
crysta1fzed in the desire for good and
economical government ana all OBJ
stacles will be thurst aside without
pity and without remorse.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

The Emperor William of Germany
has conferred upon the Gar the Order
Pour lie NIerite, together with a portrait
of Frederick the Great. The Heredi-
tary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg was
the bearer of the order, and also an
autograph letter from the Emperor
William, in which the following words
occurred: "My army will feel proud
to see this order on the breast of your
Majesty"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

Inc COMMITTEES to Investigate the
electoral frauds In Florida and T Louie
lana is as follows:
Democrats-Clarkson N. Potter of
New York, VIM. r.. Morrison OF ms.
nois, Eppa Hunton of Virginia. John
A. Mcmahon OF Ohio, j. G. 8. Black.
burn of Kentucky, w. 8. Stenper of
Pennsylvania, James r.. Cobb of Indi-
ana. Republicans-B. F. Butler O,
Massachusetts,, Frank Hiscock of New
York, j. ID. Cox of Ohio, T. b. Reed
of Maine.
Jere Black, when he delivered his
famous philippe before the electoral
commission, did not dream that he was
uttering prophecy. Read the scath-
ing words once more:
AT present you have US down under
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

Gov. Colquitt has comnuted the
death sentence of Mrs. Kate Southern,
of Georgia, to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for ten years. A great
deal of sympathy was manifested for
her and {: strong pressure brought to
bear upon the Executive. His action
in the matter is approved, as it is
claimed the punishment to be inflicted
will vindicate the law.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31
BOLD AND AGGRESSIVE.

We reproduce from the TELEGRAPH
of May 10, 1876, the following extract
from a lengthy article in that week
issue:
We have studiously kept silence, as we
have stated, respecting the drift OF politics
in this State and how the campaign should
be conducted by the Democrats. Two inn
portant facts, meanwhile, have been devel-
oped. One is, that the Radicals are encour-
aging division in the Democratic party
by patting the conservative" or "Inde-
pendent" element on tho back, and on
couraging them to act so as to split up the
anti-Negro vote. The other fact Ia. that
the white people are In thorough accord
and will act together, man to man in
the recent elections in Baton Rouge, Plaque
mine, and in Monroe, "the home," ns a
contemporary expresses 1t, "of the scala
way" These two facts arc enough.
The sentiment and temper the people are
in the right direction; and nothing is re-
qaired but efficient, thorough organization
and the strictest discipline. This discipline
is not, nor should not be, partisan, but lot
1t he the discipline of earnest men who are
resolved to free the State of Negro misrule.
at the sacrifice of every personal considera-
ton. We should vote for our personal
enemies; we should exact of every white
man. and of every negro who wants to do
right. an implicit obedience to tho Will OF
a majority of our friends.
There is a fair opportunity to redeem
Louisiana, and, slumbering in the breast
of every good citizen, is the feeling that Lou
isianG can be redeemed and mast be redeem |
Ell. This is the feeling that ,Di,,s elections
and triumphs IN spite of corruption, rascal
ity and Returning Boards. Let no man,
or journal, at his peril, come between this |
feeling and its holy purpose. Let us Or
ganize, aud go straight forward to tho sal |
Walton of Louisiana. This is our plan.
And the plan We then urged is our
plan now. 1t is seldom that a journal
ist sees two, or even one campaign
ahead but what we said Mt the COM
mencement of the campaign of 1876
we repeat now. "There is fair op-
portunity to redeem louisiana" and
"Louisiana can be redeemed and must
be redeemed" The efforts of 1876 have
been practically expended In rant and
gas. In the extract it is to be seen
what was promised, and by that same
evidence we now say that the policy
OF the Democratic party must be bold
and aggressive, and that the pledges
made must be redeemed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

We refer parties needing steam en-
gines, mills, gins or presses to the
advertisement of II. Dudley Coleman
4 Bro, New Orleans, they being man
ufacturers and machinery dealers of
well-established reputation.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

The Russo-Turkish war was declar-
ell on April "a, 1877, and peace was
signed March B, 1878, three hundred
and thirteen days afterwards. The
cost per day is estimated by Russian
authority at about 81, 750,OOO.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-31

Don Ferreya, the "Man Flute" as
he is called, is undoubtedly in some
respects the most remarkable musical
phenomenon of tho present age. At
Prof. J. Jay Watson's entertainment,
on Thursday evening last, the marvel
Gus performance of Don Fcrreya Great
ed the most unbounded enthusiasm.
He seems to produce his wonderful
effects entirely with his fingers and
hands, with which he manipulates the
air as it passes from his mouth. The
tones are characteristic of the flute in
the hands of a finished artist, but are
much fuller and stronger. This oman
flute" executes the most intricate pas
sages from the works of the greatest
masters with an ease and finish that
no flute player can hope to attain.
Don Ferreya was born in Lisbon, Por-
tugal. He is we'll known in the large
cities of Europe, and will doubtless
make great a great sensation through
out the United States.