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Abuse Of Major Burke.


contemporary. the Claibore GuARD1-
AN, 10 its condemnation OF the abuse
OF Major Burke by certain parties
and country papers In Louisiana.
There 10 no doubt that Major E. A..
Burke has, In the eyes of some Lou.
isiana editors, committed . great
crime against the State; he has been
her TRUE, LOYAL and srEADrAsr FRIEND.
IN hours whom friends were needed
sorely. To him, more than to any
single man In the Commonwealth,
do We owe our present happy con.
ditton. The very fact that be con.
tributed 90 much to secure Demo.
cratic tr1umph-is bis greatest sin.
Tho dead level Of mediocrity" In
Louisiana will never allow any man
to rise above them. II. perohauce,
by genius and industry be forces bis
way up from the mass-ss coon a.
tho fruits. which he sttains for them
all. % acquired, they turn and re i'd
him to pieces. This 10 Major E. A.
Burke's unhappy condition.
What have the howlers who abuse
and slsnder him done for their State !?
Absolutely nothing!
No one ever heard Of ninety mine.
oue.hundredths Of these caviling
critics until the sun OF peace In 1877
burst the bud Of their patriotism and
they bloomed forth as the (future)
saviors Of mankind.
Every malignant lie hatched In the
hot campaigns Of 1872. 1874, 1915 and
1878. against Major Burke a. an e.
pose~t and leader Of Democracy, by Radi.
Gals is shamelessly used by these
pusillanimous slanderers?
Born and reared on Southron soil:
. musket carrier In the armies Of the
Confederacy. and q sword bearer
also. Mad Wells stale Islander is re-.
vamped. and he Il branded ''1llinois
carpet.bagger."
Chief General OF tho Democratic
forces in 1870. bic splendid tactics
against Grant and Hayes campaign
officers. resulting in victory for Dem.
ocracy, tho salvation Of our State
and her people, is rewarded by tho
slanderous imputation that Burke
is trickster.
When Louisiana, in 1879, vas
swept from end to end With Hsyes'
mosstroopers, bis Whsrtons and bis
Leonardo, and hundreds Of our best
citizens, innocent men, were drag.
ged to New Orleans, where GOODNESS.
aye. even unehsrity met us-it wss
Burke Who poured out his money.
even to bic last dime; morteaged bis |
house for means to defend bic friends. |
bic fellow.citizens and his people
rom tho Infamous hirelings Of an !
Infamous federal administration.
It makes our very blood boil to |
'ead the slurs OF blackguards whose |
insults towards this gentleman are |
nsults to the whole people; and
'old Indeed, cold az death can make
{, must be our hand and heart when
Vo TAIL to defend him.
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ESTRAY NOVICE.

Taken up by Clement Dross .t %, .sII,
trayed before the undersigned s.
ity, one gray horse branded ) 81. cS n y
the top on the left shoulder, WIZ !. 'hitA
dsr-bit on the left car, Is hana ssc y,
Aug. 2-St. ''1."
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We beg 70 inform our esteemed
conffere Of the Colfax Chronicle, that
the Bonded debt Of Louisiana Is
Oh. 7oo, o73,6s. See Auditors Report,
1870; poae 100.
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BLOOD ED STOCK,

THOROUGHBRED Short Horned, c.t.
L tie! Cotswold and Southdown Sheen
and Berkshire Hogs. Delivered on board
steamboat at Alexandria, Rapidss par.
.en, where the stock has been pastarcd
since tho Fall of 1877 aud 1873.
Terms Reasonable.
Apply to J. NJ. ARMSTRONG.
70" o-ly' Alexandria, LII.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16

Governor Nichols has gone to Vir.
gina for bis health, which has been
hiliDg for some time. 1t. Gov.
Wjltz % now acting az Governor.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16

The Constitution willnow beadopt-
cd without doubt. The DeSoto DEN.
OOlAT has concluded to support Il.
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News.

New Orleans, Aug. II. In the lot.
terry drawing to day, NJ. II .0003 drew
$50. 600: 22.o65 drew $4,000; SO,S44
drew Is. ono.
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NOTICE..

The members Of the Parish Central
Democratic Executive Committee, APP
pointed by the last convention, are r..
quest.d t" meet in Natchitoch.s on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER lst, 1879,
for th" purpose of organizing and adopt
ing slIrh measures as may be deemed
necessary for the proper conduct of the
coming CAMPAIGN.
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A Solid Democracy,

Our esteemed contemporary. the
Sabine SOUTHERN. isvors q free Aght
In this Senatorial and judicial Dis.
trtct for officers this fail, and con.
demns the usual mode OF selecting
andidates-nominating conventions.
The Southron says also. that this
is q certain Democratic district"
We must take issue with our con.
temporary on both positions. We
most heartily favor nominating con.
ventiors. because they are necessary
to party success in this district,
which IL NOT q safe Democratic die.
trict.
Sabine. It is true, ts a Democratic
parish. and last year. for the first
time eince reconstruction, this par.
ish was carried for the Democratic
party also, by superhuman work, and
by sn overwhelming majority. There
are, however, agencies at work here.
which, II successful, may enable the
opposition TO secure q victory over
". We say they may, and We know
OF no better encouragement received
by them than the unfortunate edito-
rial OF our Demo Cratic contemporarv
These are extremely unsafe times
to indulge 10 trials Of tho character
suggested by tho SourHsoN. The
election In December IL followed BY
that OF 1850 In which momentous
Issues will be at stake. II We disor.
gsnize now It will be almost impos.
sible TO organize before the contest
Of the Presidential canvass will be-
upon us. The bitterness Of defeat.
Tor many will be defeated, will not
heal; q spirit Of insubordination
will spring up; tho splendid morale
acquired In the sharp contest Of 1878
will be superceded by discontents
and disloyalty-all OF which can onlv
END 70 our defeat.
Nov, moro than ct any time IN tho
history Of our Republic. should No
Dtaud 6rm; should we discounte.
nance any attempt to disiutergrste
hose, forces 90 necessary to our
'aiety In 1850 when our very liberty
~ u people, our autonomy % q Roy.
will be at issue.
We are not yet prepared, friend
Presley. for peace: our army has
vet much to contend against before
L can disband.
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Halle Vegetable Slcilian Hair RI.
49, esxsr cnlS : = tec heed tom dan.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16

The New York HERALD is yet in
tho throes because Mr.. Tilden wont
sneak.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
JOSEPH G KEYSER,
Brickmakcr and Layer.

= PREPARED to do all work entrusted
L to him quickly and in q workmanlike
manner. Tomb, Chimneys, Cisterns and
other work solicited.
Orders left at BULLARD l. CAMP
BELLS will be promptly attended to.
Jan. ~, ".
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NOTICE.

Having sold ont my entire stock ~
Drugs &C., to N. H. Wilkinson, / bec
TO solicit my old friends and ount.,msr s
70 extend to him share Of the patron.
age hitherto 80 literally bestowed nnon
me-. ~ TArOSw. O"
June Fl.
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The campaign up North IL red. hot.
i will BE- 90 here 40 soon az the boys
ct mmbered up and the candidates
oro out.
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Machine vs.. Hand.

H. IL very interesting to study the
reforms carried to perfection in Lou
isiana by "machine politics" and
"machiue politicians" A large
number Of very good people labor
under the delusion that politicians as
a class are not to be trusted. while it
is fact that the attempted reforms
Of all that class CT people popularity
known as good men," but properly
demsgogues, Is Of the buDg wasting
spiggot.sa wing order. They are death
on q clerk. porter, or page. but they
retreat In shameful disorder before
''s dollars" per day. and the thousand
and one fifteen hundred dollar fel.
lows crammed into Office during Kel.
logg's and Warmoth's times.
Under the New Orleans Times
chief man, Clinton, who is the espe.
cial champion Of good men In poll
TICS" the following was considered
"reform!"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16

The Marksville VlLLAoER nominstes
L. A. Wiltz, for Governor, and John
q, Noncure, for 1t. Governor.
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EXTRACT
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA. J
Anditor's Offlce. !
New Orleans, December 81, u,
To THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
I have given the subject much
careful study, with view to reduce
the present rate. but find that under
existing laws and actual necessities
the following must constitute the
basis for the rate Of taxation for the
year 1873, tO.wit:
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The Vienna SENTINEL unmasks ite
candidate for Governor. It AssO.
cjate Justice Spencer.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-25
LOOK HERE!

Having received a large lot of Moulding from
Chicago, ara now prepared to make all kInds
OF
PICT u Il Il FIR A MES.
Repairing Furniture and Sewing Machines q
speciality
Lounges and Mattresses of every description
made to order.
Perforated Chair Bottoms constantly on
hand.
Saws filed by machinery at MY SHOP, on
Bridge street above Levy's Store.
GEO r WALKER.
winnemuoca, July Is 1878 4
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-25
LOTS! LOTS:: LOTS!::

SPRING CITY, NEVADA.
Lots can now be procured i'm the fourishiny
mining camp Of Spring City, Mount Rose Mining
District, Paradise mines by applying to the un.
dersigned, the regularly authorized agent for
she sale OF the same, by letter or in person
HARRY WARREN
Sev. ", ls7S Spring City. Nevada
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-25
CIGAR FACTORY No. 3.

First.class, Cigars at Bedrock Prices, in
quantities to suit
Orders from abroad promptly filled.
Now Is the Time 90 Get bargains.
j. E. BANNIsTER.
winnemucca, Nevada, June 8, 1879. Il
, 1879-02-21

negro suffrage In Virginia, md equally 30
now when ie says that tho Democratic party
wns wrong in opposing 1t. But tho Demo.
cratio party at The sontl Is just ma far wrong
now In It's repression Of tho negro's frcc cx-
oroisc VI the franchise as It waa whom It re.
slated the movement to onfranohiso tho
blacks. Tho Republican party Inns no rcaso'1
to fenr the dfaaTect,on OF tho negroes
in any largo numbers so long ns
tile Democrats rnrsao tho policy
of fraud, intimidation, nna violence,
for such policy in calculated to inorenso the
ncsro'a attachment for tho Republican party,
an,l In TINT respect A1r. MoKowN's argument
is fanltyi Int IL is still tho duty Of tho RI.
publican pnrty to the negro and to ltsolf to
resist tho Democratic policy of fraud antl
coercion, which is y noga.ion Of the negro'a
right 10 vote, aud not in any legitimate sonso
Democratic gain Of TINT vote.
, 1879-02-21

Tho State Canal Convention At O.tnwa
yesterday proved to be largo md thor
oughlv representative gathering. anil ono
whose earnest request to the Legislature tor
State mid to operate an1 n'aintain The Illinois
i Michigan Canal md rrovont It from being
abandoned in consequence of tho conspiracy
Of Tho railroads should receive prompt
attention nt springfield. Tie Conyon-
linn is 10 be commended for Its
gool sense In combining its attention
to tho ons thing Of vital consequence.
VIZ, tho appropriations necessary to
cover my deficit TINT may arise in conse-
qasnco Of tho low rates forced by railroata
competition. TnIa il tho mnt.er which i,n-
mc,liasely concerns tho friends Of tho canal.
Tho question Of Congressional support to
the project Of enlargement 10 tho capacity OF
n ship caunl il not of equal urgency nj tho
present juncturc, md tho question Of wrest-
ing tho Lake-Tront from Chicago may with
great advantage to The intcrests OF tho canal
bo indefinitely postponed.
, 1879-02-21

Stases to know TINT, in rlaco of oil Subsidy
PoaEHo1, tl,oy now llnvo four e0!itl
votcs for tl1ia moat yosnfaloua mud notorious
robbery. aud, Of course, for NIL tho oslscr
subsidies. Tho farmers Of Kansas nnl Ne
bzaska may hu(rsr from Ind crops, Tho
drought, rsilrcast extoftiaus, mud grass
hoprcrs, bit tl,oy will endure Ill tl,oso things
patiently 1o long ms tleir senAtors vosc
chunks Of t.ree millions of dollars Of coin
10 rim steamships To rrasil. Of conrse the
two Senators from Organ votei for steam.
era to Drazll,- tho trade between 1'rnzt and
Oregon Is lively one. an,i then, sou know.
next week thu Pacific Ainil will wont VOTES
for subsidy, anil Kansay, and NJ
brn$ka, null Michigan, nud Atlnno.
yo.a, un,l Missouri will resoiutoly
vote ollor millions for tha. shamo-
1oss job. The Stnte Of Arkansas, Col-
orulo, and Novadn, judging from tho
votes Of their Sonntors, either conclude TINT
subsidy is tho tuain purpose of government,
or tf.at Tho commercial reIntions between
tloso States aud l'razil nro ho intimate that
10 expcnd s3,00n. .o0o 10 foster tic trade
would DO economical legislation. Rhode
Island md Connecticut, with help from Now
Hampshire AMI Massachusetts, voted solid
for subsidy. These Senators nrgue TINT il
must 10 n pleasure to tho people Of tho Wcat
to be taxotl suyeral millions of dollars
annually, nn.l 10 hnve their money expended
upon paupcrized steamship companies to run
vessels To Brazil. AL tho carpct-bnggerH
whose terms expire at tho closo Of tslis scs.
sion nro making grand struggle for subsidy.
This IL their last chance to share in g
division, and SO It is with them question ol
subsidy now or never.
, 1879-02-21

improve Tho harbors; thcre nre commissions
ia brokers, who alone nro able 10 master tho
intrlcaoles of tho official systeni. mud got
goods In or ont Of tho country nnsf ther" il
constant danger Of total loss from robbors
n,'.l banditsi. Exchange on Now York ia Is
per cent advance, which alono tells tho
whole story. This condition of things has
driven English merchants ont Of the coun.
try, 10 that only three English firms rotnaiu
in thu City Of Mexico, mud tho foreign trade
Inns been ,nonolnlized by Il certniu class Of
fcrtnaas, who hive reduced s'nugging to
nne.nrt, who trado with tito bandittt, mud
who Ito business Oh basis with which
American merchants could not mud would
mt compete. Even ii MI these obstacles
con'd lo strmouotcd, there nro not over
l,0oD,o0o people ont Of population of
;.0Un, ,Do0 who would bo nblo or caro 10 rnr-
chase Of foreign goods; tho other Q, ,o00, 900 are
II roverty-stt tcken, filthy, and mongrcl race,
who work in tlitches or OIL the FIRMS for 25
couts n tlny about half tho year, mud do not
require more than $t.5o q year to closllo
themselves scantily with cheap cotton and
prints.
The unsettled and insecure condition Of
society is another fatnl objuction to anything
like political nts1liation with tho A1exicnns.
Mr.. Rusr reports That tho railroads have
troops to gnnrd them. both at tho Btations
md on thu trims; TINT, in, n short excursion
10 the country in search OF antiquities. le
and two or tl,rcc others were protected by
special escort Of cavalry aud TINT, oven
whilo walking tho streets, policemen fol.
| lowed then, to Hayo them from attack nnl
highway robbery. Every house has iron
hnrs on ita windows, and looks like Jail,
and snlnll merchants do business with re-
yolvers al tleir sido to protect their proper
ty. All this indicates that tho laws are not
enforced iu the Bamo senso as in tho United
Stntcs or other civilized countries. Tho
nsass Of the people aro Mt loast 200 years
behind tho time In thoir manner Of building.
in agricultural implements and tools, and iu
tho art Of living.
Until thoro shnll bo revolution in Mexico
different from any Of tho numerous revolu-
tions TINT have takcn placo thore,-ono TINT
shall roform tho Government, Tho laws, tho
people, aud tho commercial practiccs,-no
scheme for tho development Of international
trado, nor my political project Of either au.
nexn.ion or reciprocity, will bo practicable
which is NOT founded nron tho policy of con-
quest, occupation, md provincial govern
mont like tliat which England has adopted in
the casc OF her African and Iudian acqui-
sitious. And Tho spirit Of our Government
almost necessarily excludes such m under.
taking.
, 1879-02-21

ttes In tho charaotor of tho British noonto
tl,nt EnQlnud nay attribute her salvation
from bloody revolution, Tho young
Enylinhmou who realigo, Tint ovcrv rond to
"eottinR on !" IL bar,cd to him, TINT the flreom
Of securing "stakon IN tl,e country In a win
tlclusion, works his fingers "to the bone to
catu tho p,tlauce Tint will cnable him
10 fly from bis ne.tye land, Whit n hun1ili.
atiue reflection to lie governing class Of
England, aud what n commentary on tho
system by which they govern! The British
Government has actually boon savcd from a
torribls cxplos!on of wrath on tho pnrt of
her outraged ,eonlo by her colonial system,
~ systuln which 1t alone among the na-
tions i,as bcen nble 10 utilize as a won't for
those classes of Its peopIo who ore too con-
servatiyo to rcbol but loo proud 10 submit to
practical aorfdom. 70 this characteristic
tho aristocracy of Groat nritain owe tue
continued existence of tho Inv Of primo
goniture.
To sustain this view, wo have only to
elanco at tho history Of France, There was
no "vont" for tho French people. ALI ut.
tonp!s to colonizc them failcd. They would
live and dio not only on Frouol, soft, but on
, 1879-02-21

Tho yotes ia tho Senate Oh the job to ap~
propziats $4,000. .ooo 10 Mr.. JouK Roach to
pay hiu, fur rtunang line Of steamships
from Naw York 10 1'razil exhibit some ~.
markablo features. Thus the Senators from
Maine, RLA1sR and I[AMLlN, auI Coxx11so,
Of New York, voted for this subsily,-theru
being fasorite Kous III those htates appealing
to Pennsylvania rauperism, by vote OF
snouuy from thu Treasury. Senator Fkunx,
who for the tiAe representa- tho State Ut
Michigan, IL clamorous for q lno Of steamers
to Drazi'. Tho people OF Kansas aud
Of Ncbrnsaa, who ars subject 10 grasshopler
visiatiuus, leaving them and their stock to
perish with hunger, will'unaoubtcdly rejoice
tn hcar that Senators IaoAL1a and PLuAB
an1 rApDook aid HANpEAs yaiiantly voted
TINT ~, O0o,O ,OoO 10 ruiscl by taxation, and
the mouey paid over, to let TINT sturdy pau.
per, JonN lloAoM, run line Of steau,ers to
Dsazil. 1t will cheer tho people of these
, 1879-02-21


l1E. Pubfic-Printcr DEFnEEa I,as written a
very opon letter to Representative FINLEY,
Of Ohio, in which lse {DIraEEs), attos giving
tic Ohio Congressman to understand TINT l,e
(F1SLEs) has l'ueu guilty OF serious iudisere-
tions, otherwise callal falsohoods, il his
statements concerning tho management OF
tho National Printing. O(lice, proceeds to give
Mr. FlSLKy aul tho rest Of mankind an jtlca
Oh to the extent aud capabilities of the estab-
l!shl.ent which has for several yeara done
the printing for Congsess. also giving the
cost Of such work. 1t appcara from 1Ir.
DxrnEEs' loltcr that ho Is ut tho head Of Que
IT the biggest puLlication-houHes IN
tho world, whvra thu turuiug-ous
Of. tAousand.pago octave work
is accomplished III tho brief spaca Of forty.
eight hours, and many big undertakings
which would furnish work for .uonlls III
even tho largest priutlug-otlices outside oi
Washington ars hero put through The various
processes aud lad before the world in cover
within tue shortest possible time. Alr
DEFuEEs Is remarkably explicit In everything
be saya regarding his establishment, and
does not leyiato from Ills pccu!iar stylo il
dealing with what llo deems the i1ulsulsn,
Iud unjust assertions Of the member from
Oa;o.' IL the position Ae has takeu ths
, 1879-02-21

Tho true inwardness Of tho BRAZILIAN sub.
a'dy job nttrchesl 10 tho Post-0l1lce Appro-
priasion bitl was demonstrated yesterday iu
the pronrtncss with which a proposition
WINS voted dowu that opoped tho door to
free competition for Tho contract. Tho
amendment referred to provided TINT tho
service might DO performed by vessels
"owned, commanded, and manned by oiti-
zens Of tho Unlted Statos,"-in otroot, that
the brazilian ,nails md commerce may bo
cnrried in any SLIP TINT an Amer.
lean may buy III the cl,capost mar
kot. The passage Of such fiji amendment
would invite competition mad reduce tho cost
Of tho mil service, aud yet II wns dcfratvsl
by almost two to QUO, The Inference TO bu
drawn is Inevitable, aud it iy that If Jo,ts
hoAou doesn't got this subsidy there's no
uso voting it. aud that It is OF no conse'
queucs whether tho mails arc carried or CON
mercs ia stimulated unless one particular liut
docs tho carrying and gets tho money.
, 1879-02-21

A new party is In progress Of organizations In
Canada which will rololro 1T tho apueation VI
Boavcrbacks." With cnpacity fur lamphool.
cry Which is both enormous md assound;se,
considering the warnings afforded by our ORD
recent experiences, tho leaders OF the new purity
will build their platform upon ,ha basis of "a
unlimited aupply Of paper money ot Tie in
order. The now birth, In fac., Is sste, to our
own detunct rag.baby. They iayc takcu ue its
infatuation where wo lott oil, and aro nov eager
to rush into tho SAME insane dclus'oa from
Which We have happily escaped. 10 1t ean haFa
no effect upon this country, WI have no reason
to complain, ind con watch with co!uplsceEsr
the headlong rush into dlsordercd auansss,
weakened crcd!t, ind pasalyxcd p1siness With
will ensuc II the DcaTerbae'tcr& succeed IN eArJ'
ing out their platform.
, 1879-02-21

rnr cutr.oo TntrrHz t,as established branch Offices
tr+ lin of subscriptions aud a4ytrtlfcntnts as
fellows:
NlW YORE-Isoom 20 7fttHns building. FIT. No
Aryks, ManAGcr ....
VAttls F,a,cr-So. 10 rue Dc IA Grange. .1lateere.
.MAntrn. Agent. +.
LONDON, EnK.-Amcrtean Exchange. 14o stthnd.
IfaKr thGtGI1A Agent
bAE IN ASC1eCu. al.--rAlnca t1otol.
WASHINGTON, b. E..-So 1919 strtet