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lion, H. WIS believed that he mad neycr had nny
nssnrnnca lint be would he retained. and !i.Ht
hts resignation would bG nctcI unon farurnhIy
n';sl with sotne 'rnmitucs+ Thrre WAS my
amount ofcna Itcturcna t Hts sccts Nn} there
wire some predicting that HE Office WGulh !ic
abolished nntl City Marshal appointed Instead.
Assistant Superintendent i1!y3n aud Cat,t. Mt.
tiortlgle nrc both rAI,ttIa:rs for hi. shuc..
The former IL bringing sp,,t strong lnllncnrc to
bcur untl u.ak!nE desperate nYs,t,anh the latter
Il pushing quietly III the kntnc drcrtton, but no
us,e kn0ws Win Ii ahenl. It IA grncraty con-
tetleh that Marsha! l'cnncr will rrman, al,d
there Is no reason why lie should nvt, political
or other.
Thu o,!iee nj Citv Clerk WIS running smoothly
with Mr. Hownrtl In charge. john Moody Il 10
hs retained a. cl,icl clerk, hut the osllrs two
clerks w!1i stci, Hown sl1 ntlt. TAcfr SUCCESSORS
haze Ueen a;putntud, hut thclr tialhcs bare not
been made public. They will enter upon t!ier
work to-nnEruw.
III The 1rcasnrcs's o!l!ec Mr.. i.aFrAbce' con.
ttnnel III .chHFgp, but will tnsa "yrr tn.rnor-
rnw Mr.. S"pu WIS nrnuna IN thu I01enOon
mud requested Nal. Lnnigan 10 60 fnrt'' IN
search III tho ncrG.sary hbrls IL tntltte him 10
remain In The nee nj b,o!iktepey. al,l liz went.
Thomas l}scHa. Is II, be tise chief clrrk.
CNy-Attnrnuy tirlnlefl was not around. lie
has SO far neglected. to qualify, md eanno: nov,
nur VIII he be ready 10 enter u,1Hn Ills NutiuA
hviure Tuesday. He will ret7n Cnl. j. Il.
lsorsts L, asstst HIN Temporarily ant TO iaMii.
iarixe lin with the pending suits TINT Mr..
Tuth!ll Will turn over to lin.
, 1879-04-30
SUNDAY IN NEWARK.
AL Occupations Put n Stop To-niany Now
York Newspapers SeizOtl-ltush OF Drtnkcra
to East NGwnrit.

AL Occupations Put n Stop To-nfany New
York Nc,yn1,,ucts Seixotl-lsush of Dran,tcrn
m rn.t N.,ynr,r.
N'' g.,r rors 1Y,., ioru ~
Thu eo,,,,,h ,,a,. .,,a. , ..,,c,s,,'a-sa
'A' "aa ..uo''ue.eat ,ot nep'
holv, III NeWneK Jesterday' as tl'u fur!tans
Used to hcgln their preparations for Sunday at
sunsct on Saturday, 40 tho Ncwarkcre began
thrlrs bv ,,trInr nottco IN Mi vcn,iers ~
.ssu ."sus ~ .Ms .,.. , notso ~ ~ 'enae!s "
s,''A,1 ~'sss .,'a1 '"ss s,ops must oc e1ussa on
TIE DAY OF rcst. no elop was 80 snlal! lis to
escape noticc. "Thc butcher, lie l,akcr, and
t,,r cuu,ltrs,.cl;mokcrn II. tbe mnn with r,,lv
s,cks mi ,l,. nj, ,von',r win ,onnv ,I',,or.
,a..1, a w ts.','. Wv "oA" w.. ".sn po""y kmso
tnon. Hen Of nlt lra!lcs that were accustomed to
drive II li,tlc tradc on Sunday, nut I'M their
slnt,ors. n thev lo1 anv m mi IN, nu,' hunv
o. ,,n. not,rs ,hnt ias ,otn,v hcsor,a p fami,. %
III Newark, "Closel Tor Sunday." All the
liquor sturss and snluons hui one were closed,
but STILL notwithstanding tle precautions of the
INV nm1 Or,,rr A.snroiion. mn, Inv .nh.,oucrt
movements u tte clttzens' Protective Assu-
chiffon. Ncwark's Sunday WINS not 4 dry Que.
Theoretically, every "boozing- place" " IN tho
~ IT," Ian. n, w., ~, s,,, ,..s on..,,..
y. '1's p'ae' ssAe9' "'a a,e' "'" e''i VERY h"""s
liku water a!Ml sun'e ot Ne"ark,s Ahlpst drinkers
werS @ sllll.g up to tl's !cvcl ot tl.elF chlns.
wide.awako associations: Newark las y suburb
tlH1l Is t. ail intents n'!d purposes uAEt 1f tho
city, ALTHOUGH, i NOT only Il outside of The cor
suburb IL East Nowark, 4,!A it ts easily reached
by crossing bridge. Tho mandates OF tho
two assocaiiona llaYn not reachcd East Nrwurk.
aitl in That quaint utd to"n 1laa schuoner still
n,akcs It's way over the bar ut high tilc. THIRSTY
Nawutkcts, therefore, cross the bridxo, drink vi
the Intoxicating bowl, a,hl return to temperate
Newark to wAli; oil tho ELECTS. It IL estimated
Tint u, ,OtU people, a!l muu, crossed the brtvu
to East Newark yesterday, drank lOo,OlN
gIasses of buer, and crossed buck NKnin. it is
no. snspris!ng, that busr-|oyers 70 10 East New
, 1879-04-30
41nceduta Of TI,acksrsy,

Thaekeray was at one time wrl !onu1 .otusr
at the huusc Of Lady Ashhur.eIl, wv ,,njout 0!
others. Something tint Inc saucy h1s!Ji ,s !Jir,pel
offended her guest, and hv hot 0nif di,.sut-
her Invitations, but spoke of h<r W WY aery fetk
tcsy.. Sumo mouths atterz when hls sIui III A.h
lnss Ind died out, llo recelyed f5ola - lie r.
burton rArl Ut invitation 10 uaaas1 .sIu, % tht
luck, rsrsascnt!us hiseif knssli IT ,as, sf i:
With Ills hair al ttl4Ho froH, tlic ny c,t uf -
was vigorously pouring ou Ills ls4a .pur, ou soa
ornamental truzfcs. Tlils Humorous r,sva.
ot eontrllion vas followed BY eoaiIp,ns,,nutl
cIlatlon. Tho snsirist ami tin laas sou''"
W4su i1leu2slip
, 1879-04-30

Io4NH lI*k@A$'S CNlN4oSHs
Corporation Counsol lIontield, however, as
different view:
to intttlure with thu deliberations Of tho city
t'nauCt Or TO appoint ils Committees, except undur
sxSs. ~ .y"r u' ." w !s aSS.s a ss IT
Ellya anl Legislative branches OF the government.
A doubt. II my exists, u. 10 ialo powrr u tho
no dnnh, FROM the fact that Tie Mayor IL " The
clhstrr nIaiu thu presiding ahlcas u tlu City
c"Mlasil. vtlo acclian IL ~ folnMs:
''tlin AHyds shall p:eattto ut all mgCt1nRs Of tho
Council, est shall not s.'to c1crpt IN VI sir
whna hn shall .!sc The casting vOto."
TGs Swsf' .y q psssatns o'eer Of my DELHI.
can W II, tI'e natnto af tae only such W ass
cnnsGrrcd "po., him by the hoa5 II which hc IL 4
mlsvvs !. not rpl.t BY virtue If iii oticc. nt Gy
virtue snle os The body. custom actiuiexced
~ W tlu ,ustntets, ~ and usage, and Which may at
1l1u hummer 81 nnpoinsinu s'aa,.ing committees
a. o. snpsep'o ssisstse % ssis. beiuv entiIely "a
lcr npun tho l'crsun presltng the appointment VI
MI committees. c1sns sayz:
mn} Da nhortcd anu practcetl III tho appointment
q committees, two anly need he nunti'neA pnr.
t!cuIarty " esrllar y thr legislative assemblies or
vrry extensively and ts tH moro frequent ,tu lhtn
my ol4tr mstnad, u thu appointment Of cohlnlt-
so'a %o ony ~ sthsr sto " H.
eeeas!n,,ally yraelsea vita a', |. that Of ,hs WA
il ,nay he r a.ssd, l,oes tho fact that .hs Msyor
Is 1nadu prcsitl!ns "tccs 0f tho Council by law,
ant! given salu III caae ot tis. confer upon HIN
any ..sh.s not l'c'snt :" the nltics " presiding
20 considered, uul wAilv II Ia a.ldent that the
l"g'slalar9 ln!endsd 70 r!oths tho Mayor viii! Ill
tn Any budy and in t,iu aGsc,ss of rxptess authof.
ny, 10 aploAs tho Standing EohMttturs, tlIt
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The presence OF thu Mayor III his seat tcntlcd
to add iutercst TO tho question Of appointments.
Through the several departments the emnloyrs
were speculating rs to who their ltituro
"heals" woull be, n,pl the "heads" Us to who
teir success.,rs would be, while upol, tho outside
the hungry csowas werc fcvcsish With anxiety.
Mt. FnEsytle was trm In tho belief that In
would yet tho Comp.rollcrslp, and told u re.
porter that hu Was 10 absolutely certain Of
drawing tbs prlzc that he lsnd ceasel to exert
himself, u.. had called OF his friends that Mr..
unrrtsun might hayo rcst Iubllr opinion,
however. WAS against Mr.. Forsythe,-that
Ii. tho public did uot think "a hu
did utun the subject, for the rcusou II may bs,
tltat lIeir Information WAS less reA6U than hts,
1t WIS beliusUu that II 4. s. Hayes lid not let
tsm piuco sorllo new mini would, nt,u tint Mr.
ForsytlIs would hayo to fall back upon tho
co,nptrolIrrshtp, ha should l,avo tho position Ut
Commissioner Of Public WORKS. This belief ur
prediction MAS based un tic tact that McAfalun
ai!1 Waller wGru making such oil equal tlEl,t fur
tbs fattrr place that lllo Mayor, not br!ng abiu
to sGert between tho twu would drop them
loiaI A,ul take w Forsythe,
For Corporation Eounse! Ernllk Adams
seemed Atttal: for Superintendent Ut Sttec.s
tieorgu flutul,hg appeared uppcrmost, especially
.inco lls opnnnaAt WAS rc!yilr; araciy upon
AID. l+awler's influence; IUr City scalcs thtrc ~
10 .uhs hut II. 4. Weeks IL lilu llla1l: for Oil
Inspector Mat Franxen WIS ea'lneA to be allea.t
and for Superintendent ut buildings Alexander
Kirkland. hut reuty lle most tntprest rcu.
tered III Ills u!lco Department. nIll, siice Aupt.
aeasey Was known TO huye coupled III apptlca-
ttoi! for seAppolutment With Ills formal resigra.
, 1879-04-30
ATAI.K WITH THE MAYOR.

~ "no NonGutl4'b VI NQMqtt w 4H4EtflNT LN0
Mayor, and TRIBUNE reporter got I'LL opportu.
nifty 10 do W, after waiting patiently several
hours. lie waS fou1,d hard at work signing H.
censcs, Of which Ills desk wns full, ami too busy
10 stop, he talkeu while writing.
"What nrs yonr Impressions Of the of!lcal"
wus tlle opcung Quesl!on.
"Wcli. have done nothing but Sign licenses.
They Wrro left over, ul,d, as have III stamp,
lave alail to put INV signature to every QUO, mad
! have becI, 81 occupied nj! day except wlui, my
friends dropped III 10 svu llsr.'
"liayr you received n'uny applications for
poaitt0ns4'
"Uyes.h
hCau you tell ING who will be successful"
Nkt,, not until tha appointments aru n,u.}c,t'
"lias anything more been done about Tic
Comntttcrsln
"a Gull has been Issued for u special meeting
0f tiu Council Thutsday night"
"Wth rcfrral!ce Ia that subtectln
~ supposv 10. Tho Gull saJs 'mlscellsncous
busne.s,' a & a',' L. signed by four Republicans
llpsnt tlere been my talk about the mat
tcra'
"Hot snurll. | am perfectly Independent. 1
hold that have made ! good set OF Committees,
pA1 the only reason Why any on uur sldB OF
The house ean pussttls Wjah u taku the pnwtr
pat nt ny hands IL to get control vi thus Cum
W'tttss themselves ar ret tiuti pTu Qtto; and
sulne Of tho Republicans lu2y iRvu the same de-
sire. don't believe uc rolnMuuty viii sup
ably makc."
"uass Jou my Idea oi tle change ptoIpsed1''
, 1879-04-30

crtcAao, Aprii 70. 1H7D.-1Ae Hon. Garter ~
Uarrlson. Nav1r-nEAn S1n; hereby teh!ur nv
resignation Al Psosccutin9 At,n.ney, thu salnp to
tnkS effect mon HE appolasmcn: mud qualification
Ut my SUCCESSOR. Very rrsnect[nlly your O,edlent
etFyaht, a, n. t,SsrnrT.
The designations OF supt: FELTON,, ut tho
House Of CORRECTION. aud II. j. .1nncs, Ell
aMsner uf Subdivisions, were nlso Tccelyud
As to the OILERS. Marallal l'ennsr will prota-
brougl,'s turn ilas expired, ulA theru IA no
necessity for hls relieving 'lts Honor frotu en-
barrnssIpent; Collector lratfortl !Hsn't ,nare
up his mind, nor has snpefinteEtieat ol Iultl-
'nge Cseyclasd. MI. LaFFahre,. who has rhargc
hiu1self "hcad," nor do Assessment Clerk
Jones. secrcsury Meade, UNI oil.ers at Nc helm
OF divisions In the Department III Public Wtrts,
as they report to lhs Commissioner. The M
nounconrnta Of Mr.. Harrison IN the sul,rrl,
howryor, aro believed 10 include every utirlal
aboyu clerk. 1t would seetn, from request
made By ile Mayor, that be be furnlsncd with
list Of all thu employees Of thu Department Ut
publl" Works, that sweeping changes nro ron.
tesnpIAtvu therein. This Ii tile yi9w taken Nv
the eubusdinates, asld there Is muvh trembling
ln consequence.
, 1879-04-30
Mayor Harrison ut Work Signing
Licenses.
A Steady Rush Of Visitors Who Want
to Congratulate Him.
Nearly All tho Hcads of Departments
Ifnntt In Their designations.
The Committee 0ontrovsrsy--BonGeld's
Two Opinions on tho Subject.
ElerJ Initiation thai Tho Coantil viii Insist on
Making lis Own Selcttlons.
TIE NEW DEAL.
HHoaf1 mnrnIftw tCtrvp w

LIN NE" 1'IAAs
"aood morning, 'Ctcve.'"
uGood morninv, .Tomn,y,'u
~op,t,.y .,i,,atrn,, thts--onc f,,cotto,
=, ~" s''' "", n" ',. , s', w.. ~.
tho "cxchanro of compliments between these
two gentlemen In tho Mayos's oiIlcc, ut 0 o'clock
v,e,erd,v ,uurn,np. ,ndirntc,, thut I'm vnnvuar1
eCs..o. ,tsr..o,,,, nrn,s had rss,nn1 ,,,n Hms
~ Ea''o, .,u''eou M at's ''uu .eae'eu ..'c wv
the reception OF the Gcncral.Ln- Chlef who was
expcc,cd within mn hour. For thu information
~ Tho rrncral n,,h,lc Il .hnu,f1 h. .tn,ra ,l,,t
,.,no.s Nv r. snpr, ~. io,n g. r,a'. 1.,"sst,"a
"eleve rs s''oft .os 'o"" Oh e'als s'eYe'aha,
who Inns been MaYor's Secretary nearly six
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17
Fanatisnle.


Charles Ere snan, de PocaSspt.
hOmme dune piete ardent" mais
devoue, u immole avant hier Sl
petite file. agfe de 5 ans. S'ima-
ginant que c'etait un sacrifice "a
gIeable an Seigneur. II a trans
perce sd victime ayec un cou-
teau, sur une table don't il await
fait une espece d'autel, ct il a re
pandu sou sang de droite ct de
gauche Ell psalmotliant des
chants mystiones. Ses incanta
tioas dtraient encore aux der
niers avis. car personne n'osalt
approcher Il la maison, don't il Il
barricad6 les portes ct les fene
tres. II interr0mpt par interval
les ses rites religieuy pour crier
quill n dies armes Il fen ct qn'il
tuera quiconqne Sc presenterit a
sd vue.
La demence de Freeman a
commence Il se manifestef ces
dernie RS ionrs, a la suite de ire.
vivaI MEETINGS" don't il etait mn
assistant as>i,lu. II ,lisait D'avoir
nj mango nj dormi depuis une re
ve!atiop miraeulrnSe qui lti Il etc
taite Ia semaipe passee. Dieu lui
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

Butler qni gagnera quelques mil.
lions par cette operations philan
thropique.
Ce nest pas d'anjourd'hui que
nous savons Que partont Oil il V
u qnelqne malhonn6tete a com.
METRE, on est Sur d'y rencontrer
Butler. L'occasion s'est prescn
tee, ct il Ia saisie avec enthon
>iasme. II nous semble que, 81
nous etions de couleur, nous nous
diriOns "Tiens, Butler en- est
prenons garde, il doit ) avoir la
dessous quelque salet6."
Mais les noirs sont deStines a
rester eternellement dupes. Vous
lenr feriez TOUGHER le piege do
doigt, qn'ils ny eroiraient pas.
Vrai, nous les plaignons.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

await present. he sacrifier sill pc.
tlte file, avtp promrsse qu'elle
ressuSciterait le troisieme jour.
'jettli lnaiiaa il Il fait pnl,Iicr dams
lie village quill aIlait otfrir un Sa
crlficc eithodoxe. a 3 heures de
Fapres midi. IN certain nombrp
q a'iepteS sln ''Sesnni II, ,ealplnrnt"
etalent renuis chez Iui. G'rSt
avant lear arl'ivf- qn'iI "a i'm
mole Ia petite Edith. Ii Il chasse
tout lc monde, puis il s'est barri-
cade dams sa maiSon. fje NAL
henrenx est age lie 30 ans. Les
autorites deliheraient sur les
moyens de s'emparer de lui.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17


La secheresse continue, &c qui
met la recolte dams la plus pitoy-
able des conditions. La canne ct
le mails sont tres en- retard ct ont
lDauvaise apparence, les jardins
sout jaunes ct he produisent
presque pas, les fruits sont en-
core tout petits. II manque queI
ques bonnes ondeeS 4 toutes ces
plantes. Esperous que Ia pluie ne
Sc fera pas attrn,lre encore bien
longtemps.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17
L'anOur Liberatellr

Vendrcdi, queIques heures
avant le lever dn soleil. lie sheriff
Conklin, de Portage. Wisconsin,
IL deconvert que sa file cadette,
agee de II ans s'etait enfuie avec
un voleur prisonnier, John
Woods, a qui ellie await ouvert la
porte de sd cellule. Une enqu6te
commencee anssit6t a revele que
la veille an soir respiegle jeune
file await achete dams un maga-
sins de confections dies v6tements
d'homme-evidemment destin6s
an prisonnier par lequel ellie await
decide de Sc faire enlever. Ce
qui a porte au icomble la juste
colere du sheriff, c'est qu'elle await
fait Get achat a credit, Ell recon
mandant de porter la note d son
pere. LIE bruit court que les fugl
tifs ont etc captures entire la poire
ct le fromage, dams un restau-
rant pc Paynette, Wisconsin.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

lie Ferry Store a etc transpor-
.te dams la batisse de rH6tel de
Napoleonville. Son nouyeau local
etant plus spacieux que fancien,
il a pu augmenter considerable
ment son stock, ct devenir IN
.des magasins de groceries les
plus largement pourvus de la
paroisse. Ses prix, deja tres raj
sonnables, ont etc encore reduits.
Aussi 81 vous voulez du bon ct du
frais, a bon marche, allez au Fer.
~ Store, messieurs les consom
mateurs.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. avons
rapport6 dernierement Ia con.
damnation a cinQ ans de prison
Dun negre, Edward Kinney. eft
de 81, femme blanche, Mary Hall,
apres avoir etc mari6s dams lie
district de Columbia, s'etaient
fixes sur une ferme que lie mari
possede a Hanover, Virginie. lis
ont etc condamnes comme ayant
viole un statut de la Virginie eui
intertlit le marriage entire person
Des de races differences.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

LIE DR.. J. Damare, don't nous
pnblions plus loin la carte, est
veuu s'etablir a Paincourtville-
II est arrive prec6de dune repu-
tation excellente de dentiste ac-
compli. LIE DR.. Damar6 frra lie
freqnentes visites a Napoleon
vile, on il pense etablir IN cabi.
net, ct Sc rendra partout il sera
appele dams sa capacit6 profes-
sionnelles. Mons lui souhaitons
unecordiale bienvenne ct lni desi
rons nn sncces compIet. qn'il me-
rite du reste a tous egards.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17
NOUVELLES A LA MAIN.

L'ingratitude nest quinn mot.
Quand OH reudu service a
quelqn'un on Ell est parfaitement
recompens6 par In satisfaction
Que l'on resent l'oblige ne doit
rien.
Tout ce que nous pouvons lui
demander, c'est de ne point trop
nous garder rancune
Calino part pour nn long voya
ge ct laisse sa femme enceinte de
six mOiS.
Ii revient, apres dcux ans dab
sence, ct troave Madame dams le
meme etat.
Que tn es gentille, ma migno
ne, lni dit-il, Ell fembrassantavee
reimbursement, tn mas attendu
Monsieur Went d'6tre victime
dun accident.
A peine transport6 sur son lit,
il appelle la bonne, jeune paysan-
ne aSsez degourdie.
-COurez vite annOncer facci
dent a madame, dit-il; settlement,
ayez soin de lie pas prendre un
air attrisfe: GU pourrait lui don
ner un coup.
La bonne court ct s'ecrie en- Sc
tordaDt de rire:
Monsieur m'envoie dire a
madame =. All! ahi all L..
que monsieur. hi! hi! hi !
-. que monsienr. - Non, je
ne penx pas, tant c'est dr6le. =.
que monsieur. .ah all! ah
-. Went de Sc casser la jamie
LIE comble de la sensibilite.
C'est de pleurer son bail quand
il Went dexDirer.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

-
Nous avOns assiste tlimanehe
dernier a la foire tenue q Laba-
dieville. LIE produit de cette foire,
nous l'ayons deja annonce, est
destine a eriger nn monument
aux victimes de la derrliere epi-
demie enterrees. faute de- temps
de bras, pele-m6le dams le cine
there catholique lie Labatlieville.
Nous sommes heureux d'appren
Dire que cette f9te. a l,arfaitement
reusSi ct u tlonne un tres bon re-
sultat. La recette brute a etc de
pres de $1,000 les benefces sont
d'enyiron 81, 400. Ii faut rendre
cette justice aux habitants de
cette partie de Ia parolsse, lis
ont conduit l'organisation de Get
te foire dune maniere admirable
ct digne du but qu'ils voulaient
atteindre. Les tables etaient ad.
mirablelnent decorees ct bien
pourvues ct l'ordre le plus par
falt presidait d cette fete.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17

LIE Bayou q considerablement
baisse toute Ia semainp. Aussi
peut on considercr la recolte de
riz de cette aimee CONNIE entiere-
ment manquee.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-05-17
LA CONVENTION DE NASH
WILLIE.

Nous aylOnS lie fermc intentiOL
de nous occuper de la Convention
de la Constitution, lie plus grave
sujet qui doiyent occuper les es
prits en- Louisiana, puisque c'est
au Sein meme de la Convention
que Sc decident actuellement les
destinees du pays. Mais ce qui
Went de Sc passer a Nashville esi
81 fort que nous he pouvons resis
ter au d6sir den dire queIques
NETS ct de decharger un peu no
tire conscience.
Comment voiei de braves
gems, tous respectables ct respec
ties, ee quill y a de plus relieve, de
plus intelligent, de plus renom
me dams le Sud, les plus grandes
notabili;eS du commerce, Gle Ia
griculture, de la politique, qni,
an moment on l'on Y pense L.
sans aucune raiSOn vala
ble, uniqnement ponr satisfaire
l'ambition de quelqnes politicians
qni mont .jamais sn que pGchcr
en- eau trouble ct S'engraiSser DIES
du pays, voient de ST.
rallumer une vieil!e querellr
eteinte sieplis longtemps ct com
memcer IN eXode aIssi sot par
Ia facon don't il est dirige que
lieSastreux dams ses conseQuen
:es, ct don't les auteurS anront
beacoup plus a souf
frir que ceux aux depends de qui
lis Sc font. Tout natllrelIempnt
lis s'inqnietent, eft ills he sont pas
cs seuls d Sc sentir la puce d
'oreille.
Les gems de cenlenr huppes,-
non pas les huppes d'avant la re :
mails ceux qui n'avaient
pas lie son aiorS ct qui, Ell rex.
ploitant avec habiIete. avec
smartness, CONNIE on dit, sont
arrives a Sc faire richie tres rapi-
dement,-jettent les hants cris.
'.Nous aussi, exclament ills dun
ton lamentable, nons aussi. nous
sommes proprietaires, plantenI
commercants, ct 81 les negres Sen
wont, nous VOLTA ruines.
Et les braves gems don't nous
parlions tout.a-lheure, de dire !:
'sPuisqu'il en- est ainsi, entendons-
nous. De quoi Sc plant on ? @ he
taut-ii faire ? Prenons I'm rendez-
vous pour regler la question"
Et lie rendezvous cut lieu a
Vicksburg.
Tout ALA fort bien tout d'a.
bord. La masse des del6gues de
conleur qui ny mettaient pas de
malice, voyant quill y await de
la franchise chez les blancs, Sc
montraient satisfaits. Mais, au
moment lie voter de certaines re-
solution qui par parenthese, sont
irr6prochables, ct auxquelles les
plus difficilcs auraient de la peine
a trouver a redire, VOLTA que tout
a-coup Sc leve un certain mon
sieur tout de noir habill6, cravate
de blancs, plus on moins fonce
de couieur, plus on moins reye-
rend de profession.
Gun instant, dit-il, ne nous
pressons pas, ne nous engageons
pas par nn vote premature. L,,is-
sons dire ct faire messieurs les
blancs, ct suivont les idees qu'ils
emettront, suivant les resolutions
qu'ils voteront, nous verrons CT
que mons avons a faire."
Ce n'etait pas tres poll. MaiS
ayec des politicians de cette