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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
TRIPLE SHEET
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

The Ouachita Telegraph of the thirty first
ultino contains the following account Of a
Democratic meeting in Ward No. of that
parish:
The meeting at Logt0wn in Ward 3, last
Saturday, turned out TO be more racy and of
more significance than anticipated 1t being
the first political meeting In the parish look
Ing To the appointment OF delegates to The
parish convention at Trenton ON the fifteenth
proximO. IL was considered Of moment to
secure Its representatives, and III was made
Ghe theatre OF the trial of strength between
Gonventi0nist and anti-conventiunist. Sena-
tor Stubbs and 3. D. McEnery represented
ahe latter sentiment, and DIR. Sandel, 7. A.
Garrett, w. L. Renwiok and Capt. Chambliss
lhe former.
Senator Stubs Ia reported TO have been
particularly severe and sarcastio In his refer
aroes to the "small country press" and as
signed its opposition to tho Legislature and
Its works to disappointment in not having
the privilege of printing the journals and
laws, as had been done under Radical rule. an
assertion for which there was no occasion In
The debate and for which there was NO foun-
riation Id faet, and singled out Mangham. of,
the RiGhland Beacon, and COggrOve, OF the
Natchitoches indicator, as totally Untrtlst-
worthy as expOneHts o. public sentiment
After hearing all sides the citizens Of the
wnrd proceeded TO cover their precinct with
laurels IN deciding unanimously in favor OF a
constitutional convention Call 1t "key note"
Dr first gun, 1t will be repeated ali along
the line
We call especial attention to the denuncia-
ton oil the country press by Senator Stubbs'
The ntterances Of that gentleman, If reported
correctly, are neither dignitied nor true. The
Democratic country press persistently
opposed the old Radical printing bin, and
they never expected, or asked, or desired any
such bill TO be adopted by the Democratic |
Legislature. The DEMOCRAT, which has had
dhe State printing since the establishment Of
Tho Democratic State government, as ear |
nestly favored constitutional convention. |
and us vigorously denounced the shorteom- |
dngs OF Legislature (which failed In many OF
Its most solemn obligations TO the peopleL as |
did any OF the country papers.
The truth is, the Democratic press Of the |
State truly represented the Democracy Of the |
State and the anti-convention and monopoly |
members Of the Legislature did not correctly |
represent them. This is the true story In !
nut shell. If Senator Stubbs lets go his grip
on his temper at the revolt Of one ward of
one parish again his policy he will be fear
fully hot beforeG campaign is over and it
transpires that tn rec fourths OF the Democrats
of Louisiana are In favor of Constitutional
Convention
We trust that 50 far as the violent language
attributed to him Ia concerned. Senator
Atubba has been misquoted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
TIE TEXAS DELEGATION AND THE
ARMY BILL.

It is d remarkable fact that the whole Of the
Texas delegation In the House OF Represen-
tAtives, with the exception of Judge Reagan,
voted with the Republicans against the bill
for the reduction and reorganization of the
army. The Texas members are all eo-called
Democrats. and had it not been FOR the alb
senee Of a number Of Republicans. their de-
sertion OF their party would have resulted
In the defeat OF this important bill.
The theory upon which the Republicans
have, not only opposed the reduction Of the
army, but insisted upon its increase, should
have deferred any Democrat, North or South,
from voting with them against this bill. We
sincerely hope that these Texas Representa-
dives will meet with a prompt and emphatic
condemnation from their people. The excuse
which they will, of course, offer for deserving
their party on great public measure will be-
that the frontier or their State Is not ade-
auately protected, and that more troops are
required for Its defense. This is certainly
true But, SO far from being O reason for
opposing q reduction of the army, It is
d powerful argument for the reduction OF
that arm Of the service while the Republican
party holds a vestige of national power. The
Texas frontier has not gone unprotected be-
cause there were not troops enough TO defend
1T, but because, for ten years. the army was
used to hold the Southern States In subsection
and to maintain the arbitrary authority of
Ehe Grant administrations. The frontier
Us now inadequately protected because the
Republican administration keeps the troops
on other and useless service for the purpose
of creating the impression that the army Is
not large enough and thus enlistng the sup
port of such Representatives as those Texas
has sent to Washington In support of the
scheme 10 increase the army and establish
an connection with the money power, COM
bination against the people, composed of O
bondholding, ofiice-holdlng and military arts
tOcracy.
1T seems to us that the people Of Texas, as
we'll as those of the other States must clearly !
understand this revolutionary scheme and |
support and oppose it as they are Republ-
cans and centraizationists on the one hand
and Democrats on the other. Last summer |
zen, Sherman made speech In New York. in
xghich he declared that without q regular
mrnav s'the nation" would be mob. Mr.
alonkling has recently stated that Gen. Grant
ahourht seriously OF using the army to in
aaall HAYES, but the apprehension that the
nlanaanf, OF disaffectiun In SO small
nndv might materially weaken 1t for such an
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undertaking deferred him, and the Electora
Commission happily relieved him and the
Republicans Of the dilemma In which they
were placed. The debate, on the very bill
| against which the Texas Democrats voted
with the Republicans, shows that the
object of the latter in opposing n re-
duction Of The army is to ignore the civil
methods Of controlling the people; TO con-
| vert the government into one Of force
and to supply the administration with pow
or sufficient 30 suppress any uprising Of the
people against any oppressive Legislation
detrimental TO their welfare, and In further I'D
vanCement of the plan to create the tripar-
lite aristocracy of bondholders public Off
Gals and army officers,
II Is the duty and mission OF Democrats in
Congress TO defend the country against
this revolutionary scheme and protect the
revenues Of the government from deple
tiOn. for the purpose Of sustaining an
army TO enforce submtaai0n to Cypress
i've Legislation and n change in the char
aCter Of the government. Neither this
nor any other country requires the use of
great army 10 compel obedience to wise and
just measures of government. Tho body of
the people are interested more deeply, per
haps, than capitalists in the preservation Of
civil order and when they threaten the coun-
try with violence and revolution It may be
safely assumed that the fault is In the govern
ment, and cannot or ought not TO be remedied
by tho interposition Of the army. The evil
is In class legislation, the remedy is In lcgis-
lation In The interest of all classes Of the
people
The Democrats, therefore, who deserted
their party on this bill and went over to the
enemy deserve tho severest censure The
army as 1t Ia proposed to reduce 1t will
he ample to thoroughly protect the Texas
frontier and meet all the other real necessities
Of the country. The Texas representatives
should have combined with their fellow Dem
Ocrats to compel q proper distribution OF The
troops and not with the Republicans to defeat
Democratic measure and advance scheme
which threatens and Is designed to subvprt |
The constitution. It may be safely accepted |
rs an axiom that, no country can long remain |
Tree In which popular opinion cannot net as
powerful limitation upon government, and |
tho era Of constitutional liberty ends when |
,he government becomes powerful enough las |
he Republicans would mako thsl to enforce |
my policy it may choose upon the body of |
he people.
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Hp0ClAI Urd0r No. 40
The companies composing this regiment will
assemble Mt tho Armory. fully equipped for pa-
rad0. on SUNDAY. juno 2, at O'Clock .. m.
BY order G.. LEGARDEUR Major Commanding
leo It A. DUREJ, Adjutant
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT LOUISIANA
Field Artillery,
New Orleans June O. 1879.
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heroism that was inspired by Roman stOi
cism when the annals of our own times ars
full of examples of Christian fortitude on the
part Of women, John Stewart Mill confessed
| that he owed everything that WAS excellent &c
the influence of his wife. Thomas Carlyle
bears the same testimony In regard to his
wife.
| Then there was Anne Denman, the wife Of
John Faxman, the sculptor and HomeriC de-
| lineator. II Is related that soon after their
| marriage Flaxman met Sir Joshua Reynolds,
| in whose opinion no man could hope TO be
great as an artist who acknowledged any
other mistress than art. and who had not
| studied patiently and revercntIy the works of
the great masters at Rome. lie bluntly told
FIaxmau his marriage had ruined him for IN
artist. Flaxman went straight to his wife,
and said to her: Anne am ruined for an
artist who has ruined you, John p she
asked
ut happened in church. he replied, and
Anne DcRman has done it,
He then told her what Sir Joshua had said
and added
Il should like to have been n great artist"
and SO you shall be, and go to Rome. too,
If that will make you One.' said the resolute
woman, ~ will never have 1t said that Anne
Dennan ruined John Flaxman for an artist"
And at the end OF five years John Flaxman
did go TO Rome and did become n great artist
but how all this was brought about nobody
ever knew but Anne Denman.
But above all these stands the heroic figure
Of Caroline Lucreta Herschel, the sister of
Sir William Herschel, the great astronomer
1t was through her that his great SUCCESS was
achieved. 1t was she who acted rs his nman-
uensis, and made the long and complicated
G tlCulatiOns involved In his observations
But who has not read her story Our article
Is already too long to tell 1t, and we wish to
make one observation before we close 1t has
often occurred to us that we seldom hear any
thing of the beauty Of such women as these,
while that false gift Ia always attributed. in
q rare degree, to such MS have wrought
great evil and historic SORROWS. Is it because
they were really wanting In beauty Of face
aud form, or because the great beauty of their
minds and souls ObsCured that Of their per-
sOns2 We doubt If, in tho majority Of in
stances, they were possessed Of extraordinary
personal attractions, and our experience in
life has been that 1t Is not the most beautiful
women who are the most devotedly loved or
whose influence is the strongest and
Tor the best. In every family. In every
in every nursery, we soc two
sorts Of girls-the beauties, the spoiled darI-
ngs, Of whom nothing Is expected and to
whom all things are rendered. These are the
mere toys, the playthings. the 'things of
beauty that are always Il delight from their
mere existence. There Is also another kind,
If whom all things are expected, and who
Yield all things. They are called upon TO
hink, to feel, to advise, to endure, to sacri- |
ice, These are the womanly women, and
while they have Il beauty Of their own, it is of
IN order so grand and pure and holy that the |
yes OF men dare not look upon it In wanton-
less.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

The action Of the Flu nding Board last Tues
day In repeating its resolution to fund the
bonds Of the Consolidated Planters Associa-
lion, we believe TO be correct. The Governor
and the Speaker OF The House voted against
the repeal Of tho resolution. and Gov. Nichols
presented some strong reasons why the bonds
should be funded; but we believe the policy
adopted by the board, and embodied In the
repeal resolution of Lieut.. Gov. Witt, sup
ported by the Auditor. Secretary Of State.
Treasurer and Fiscal Agent is the correct
one. The decision of the Supreme Court on
the New Orleans Pacific bonds certainly Bus-
tains the position of the board, though 1t had
previously decided that the bonds should be
funded. II the bonds were funded now and
made an actual debt u the State, the State
would be subrogated to the assets Of the bank
1t Is true. But when and how much Of these
assets would the State ever collect Probably
not One-tenth Of them, while she would have
the whole funded debt principal and interest,
to pay. It Is better, therefore, to leave
the settlement OF the affairs OF the
Association In the hands Of the liqui-
dators, a majority Of whom, Lieut.. Gov.
Wilt and Mr.. Eustis, will beyond question
do all In their power to collect every availa-
BILE dollar and close up the concern with as
little loss as possible.
We apprehend, too, that If these bonds are
funded the measure would be extremely un-
popular, and give some additional head to the
now insignificant disposition to sift and alter
the status of the State debt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
FOR THE PURCHASE OF
STATE BONDS.

Sealed proposals for the purchase Of $3.50
600 State bonds in aid Of the New Orleans
Pacific Railway Company will be received at
the Office Of the company. No. 159 Common
| street. up to IL o'clock SATURDAY. June 8.
Offors for tho whole or any portion Of the
bonds will be received-all bids subject to the
re ecti0n Of the company.
Those bonds tEe the first issue by the State
III der the late decision Of the Supreme Court
declaring the law constitutional, and that the
| faith OF the State is pledged for their redemp-
ton.
Besides the State as security. there Is pledged
for the redemption Of the principal and the pay
ment Of tho interest on those bonds the first
mortgage bonds of the company, secured upon
all its present and future property 10 an
amount exceeding by % per cent the bonds
Issued by the State,
The total State issue will be 81 900 900. and the
total issue OF First Mortgage Bonds by the
Railway Company Is fixed by law at IS 900
The largo amount Of work already done on
the ad. ono hundred and tixty miles, now
ready for the ties-from nosedale. In the par
tsh Of lberyille, to Alexandria. in the parish of
RapideB. one hundred miles, and from AIexan-
dria to 3 point north Of Natchitoches. sixty
miles-and the certainty Of an early compile
ton Of tho whole line 10 Texas, and the equal
certainty that when completed this road will
be one Of the most profitable in the Souh,
make the bonds offered most desirable invest
ment
The security for the punctual payment Of the
interest Is more than ample.
These bonds are not subject to be scaled and
funded. the Funding Bill applying only 10 such
obligations as were In existence when 1t became
a law In 1874.
These bonds bear per cent interest, payable
eemi-nnnuaIly. In January and July. and have
forty years to run.
1t Is OF importaf CO that the controlling inter
est In this road should remain In Louisiana.
and with view to secure this object the com
pHny have determined to try the home market
before Offering them outside Of the State.
No bids will be considered except for cash.
All bids must be addressed to the Finance
Committee Of the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company. New Orleans"
BY order Of the Board.
E. L. RANLETT, Secretary.
New Orleans. June /. 1873. lei 1t /
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DIED,

GUBERNATOR-Nea Gettysburg. Penn. on
thirty fr-t May, 1873, Mra. Anna NJ Gubernarnr,
this city. -
BURKE-Hauora AGNES. daughter OF Nicho-
las Burke and Lizzie Hanton, aged years.
~ PAT iON--On Thursday. at 12s a. NJ, JUhn
Patton. aged % years.
SCHURMAN-On, Wednesday. May %, 1873.
at O'Clock a. NJ. Hattie Var"ninA Schurnan,
a ted months amt II days, daughter If John
Schurman and Eliza Johnson
r, HAM ER-At Pass Chri,tian. Nav %. 1873, John
Sinuntt. Rnn Of L ward Clark and knA Hill Hn-
mrr aged mr. nd 4 hAlf months
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WAGONSI CARE CARTSI SPOKESl
lei. II. SORIA,

Is and 20 Union and Is and III PerdidO
streets,
Bole Agent for the celebrated 'BTUDEBA-
KER" WAGONS, CARTS and SPRING WORK
Of oil kinds and Sizes
Dealer In Philadelphia and Western Cane
Wagons, CARTS and Drays;. Timber Wheels
WheelbarroWs Of all descriptions; spokes. Fell
loes. Hubs. Shafts, otto. WheewriRht material.
Orders promptly filed All work warranted.
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IMPORTANT.

notice that most Of the jewellers on Canal
street are advertising to close their stores at
o'clock Q, m. In view of The above fa It. and
wishing to accommodate my many customers
and tho public generally. who. owing to the
warm wpather. will choose the cool Of tho even
ing to do their shopping. hereby give notice
that will, as usual ko, . open until 7 o'clock
.. m. |. G. LEVI
I'll 1903 Cnnn atvnet
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-14
THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS.
The End Of all Things.
The Last Man.
Terrible News from Bungtown.
The President Called on for Troops.
The Last Man.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
::sBring us some straw" cried
Cheriey Baker.
The straw was brought and packed
around the side of one of the boxes;
"a jug of water and some bread were
placed in corner of the box
"Fetch hither the prisoners !" cried
Charley.
With remarkable alacrity the coun-
ty officers were dragged forward,
struggling and bowling. In jiffy
Charley Baker and lie Due had them
nicely packed in the box, like red-her-
rings, heads up; the lid was nailed
down; augur holes bored for ventila-
tionfsand the box neatly directed,
''To the Mayor of Bungtown,-Mo
C. o. ID. This side up with care
Glass An express wagon bore the
precious freight to the depot.
"Gentlemen,' said Emery, 1--WE
haye too many newspapers in Dakota
county. They breed dissension and
antagonisms. I move that we ship
Steh.''
Yells of delight greeted this propo.
sitior. A committee was appointed.
They soon returned carrying Sreb on
a shutter. They had found him
peacefully reposing in an alley. with
the beer keg for pillow and the cat
| for body guard. Another box was
stuffed with straw and Steb. was ten
derly dumped into it. Some one put
in bag g'of crackers, and was about to
add jng Of water, when the kind
heart Of Peter Flicker relented.
"Oh no, gentlemens,' said Peter,
''oh no! Poor old Steb would die be-
fore he comes to Bungtown when you
| gives him nuzzing but that nasty
stuff; Clicking the water jug;1 here is
a keg of peer; make him a present.
Poor old Steb.!"
The keg Of beer was safely slowed
alongside Of the great journalist.
Here Toddy insisted that he must
examine Steb's pockets before his de.
parture; that he feared Steb. was tax.
ing away with him, some Of the
firms assets. He turned Steb's.
pockets inside ont and revealed beer
spicket, two corks. some type, a Ms.
article against Donnelly and a nickel.
Teddy appropriated the last two arti
cles. and was about to withdraw
when Emery winked at O'Leary. and
in trice they had picked Toddy ur
and thrust him bowling. into the box
with his unconscious partner.
s.What do you think Of that,
cried Emery, his eyes wet with tear.
OF laughter as he leaned over the side
of the box. and contemplated his i'm
prisoned rivals with infinite delight
The editor Of the Ner Era saw hi.
opportunity; he seized Emery's leg
and before you could say Jack Robin
s@n he was wedged in between Todd,
and Steb.
sO'Leary mounted the box and begal
to nail down the lid, shaking all oye
with convulsive laughter.
Let me help you, said that fox,
Englishman ssOur DAM and in mo
i nent he had pulled aside the board 81
which the Colonel stood and let hin
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$40 acres; William Barrett, an old
settler of Spring Lake has 24O acres;
Edward Barrett, his brother, has 100
acres: Mr.. Cavanaugh Of Hastings
100 acres; Dennis Tracy, the popular
blacksmith Of Hastings, 800 acres;
Thomas Miles, formerly Of Inyer
Grove, 24O acres; Mr.. Cronin of Hast
ings 100 acres and Mr.. Stores Of the
SAME place 100 more. All these gem
tlenen intend to move upon their
lands and open up farms this spring
think it safe to say that not less
than ten thousand acres Of land will
be broken this year within ten miles
of this station; for tle names l have
given are only small part Of those
who have securedHand near here.
They represent on 81 two colonies who
have settled in gone neighborhood,
west Of the depot.
But would say to parties seeking
homes to visit tliis place; they will
nnd the country all they could desire;
, the land is high and rolling, black
top soil with clay sub-soil.
Mr.. John Louis Donnelly will re-
ply to all letters, enclosing stamp,
which may be sent him by parties de-
string government land. The rail
road land is pretty nearly all taken up;
but there is still an abundance Of
magnificent land for actual settlers
under the homestead, preemption or
tree-culture acts.
Respectfully yours,
VIATnp
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bers in the House and ask them to
either kill the bill in that body or ma
terially amend it, The most deserv-
ing men in the state Of legislative
aid, encouragement and protection,
are the men whose industry and en-
terprise have turned the wilderness
into a garden. It is safe to say that
three-fourths OF the men who raised
last years magnificent crop of forty
million bushels of wheat were debt
ors, with their farms mortgaged.
Shall we legislate in the interest of
these men, or in the interest Of other
classes. however worthy personally,
who simply hold the relation to socie-
ty which the bed-bug holds to the
bedstead:-they find in it a place of
shelter where they can suck and sleep
in safety.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-14

Ben Butler has thrown one of his
bricks ut Il Massachusetts church con-
ference which sent upa memorial
declaring that honesty was 4 part Of
religion and protesting against the
passage of the Bland silver bill. Mr..
Butler had read in connection with
the memorial the passage from the
second chapter of st. John, which de-
scribes Christ driving the money
changers from the temple and saying
to them, snake not my fathers house
u house of merchandise.
In the old Anti-Slavery struggle
preachers, yes and bishops, were
found, who argued, even in New Eng
land. that slavery was ''dirins in
stitution; and that the cry of the slave
mother, sold away from husband and
children, was refreshing music in
the ears of God Almighty.
No wonder the same kind Of crea
lures now hold up their hands in be.
half of the bullionists. Are the Gold
Bugs divine institution too!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-14

Our readers will be glad to see that
the amendments to the Merrill Text
book law passed the senate last week
after IL terrific battle. We publish
elsewhere stenographic report OF
our remarks on that occasion, taken
from the st. Paul Dispatch.
The bill is now in the House and
will probably reach a vote on Friday
next. 1t will ne passed if the Book
Ring do not buy up considerable
number of those now regarded rs
friends to the law.
The people should write their mem.
bers to stand firm. A great effort is
being made to make it appear that the
law is unpopular.