The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-05
HAYES ALARMED.

The, following special dispatch tc
the New Orleans Democrat plainly
shows that Mr.. Hayes is beginning
Ito realize the situations:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The temper
displayed by the Democrats in the
House and Senate has thoroughly
alarmed Hayes, Devens and their
tools, and frantic efforts are being
made to explain or break the force OF
the recent exposures Of their plot.
Floyd King had an interview with
+Devens this morning, which Devens
will probably remember long time,
lie began by assuring King that
every thing was lovely, and that there
was no reason for alarm among the
Democrats.
| "Well, sir" replied King, ri would
like to believe what you say, but it is
impossible when my constituents are
being dragged from their quiet homes
to New Orleans by boatloads, put up
on trial before packed .jnries, indicted
and convicted by testimony which in
the North wouldn't have weight to
condemn dog, aud sentenced by jnd-
ges like those now holding Federal
courts in our midst, I must say, sir,
that your assurances are idle"
Devens, tlereupoD, said something
about his word being good; whereupon
King quickly retorted that no mans
word was good when falsified by a
fact notorious to the world at large.
He had not come there to quarrel with
Devens, but he could not listen calmly
to assurances which multitude Of
notorious and unquestioned facts fat
ly disproved. He said much more to
the same effect.
King made upon Mr.. Devens' mind
a profound impression that he had
walked up the wrong passenger.
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Work ON ROADS. "A Justice of
the Peace, in the Parish OF ST. Mar
tin, recently decided, that an imposi-
ton of a. fine upon citizens refusing;
10 do road duty, was an nnconssitus
tional tax. The case was appealed
TO the Supreme Court, and tf1e-de=
cision was reversed. Chief Justice
Manning read the decision Of ass
Court, and especially for thesesin
Rapides who neglect that dpty. ave
give The following extract from his
decision:
Police Juries are authorized to pass
all ordinances relative,to roads, and
to impose sach a,ies aud penaltiess to-
enforce them as they may think prop
er, and these fines aud penalties may
be enforced by ordinary process ii, the
name of the Police Jury. Rev. Stats.
Sec. 1874. The Police Jury of St:
Martin passed an ordinance requiring
persons between certain ages to work
on the public road, aud imposed fine
oione dollar fore each day Of failure, to
work when required. The defendant
incurred the penalty denounced by the
ordinance, after having been duly
summoned, and he mnst pay for his
dereliction of public dnty. One of the
surest tests Of the civilization of
country is the condition of it's public
roads. Years ago, at the termination
of that period when able bodied men
were needed elsewhere than at home,
there was good excnse- FIR imRassable
roads, bnt there is no gnesl reason now
why Those whaare liable to road duty
sh0a}d not BIZ made Il, contribute
part Of their tinean, labor 70 reltiiv-
ing the eoantry IrtM the srems,acl, eof
having highways which are u danger
to tle traveller and an ol,Struc!inn tn
these who have to transport produce
over them.