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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-22
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Sept. II, lSSO.{

ALEAANDklAs La.
Sept IL, lSS0.)
The Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present:
JOS. H. Hynson, Pres'..
F. A. Blanchard,
A. Heyman,
S. D. Williams, 1861
r. A. Perkins, Y IS,
..ssl H. +. Long,
@ Lno. A. Dixon. -
2 The minutes OF the previous day
were read aud approved.
! Messrs. Long, Perkins and Dix
on, the Committee appointed TO
examine the Jail, make the follow
ing report, viz:
z. 70 the Honorable President Of the
Police Jury-We, your Committee,
take pleasure in being able to say
that, after carefully AMI thoroughly
examining the different rooms ia the
Jail, and all of its improvements, we
Gud everything in good or>!er and
condition, except the cisterr which
is liable To give way at any Time
from decay around the Chime.
Respectfully submitted,
4 H. +. LONG, Chaifmal,.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams.
|: Re olvea, That hereafter, the She
riff he required, to furnish the Jury
with the original bills approved by
him for all purchases, and expcndi
tdres for The jail. aud all other pub
lie or Parish work.
Onmo,inn of Mr.. Dong.
Resolved, That the Trcasurcr's
report, having been examined by the
Finance Committee and found to be
correct, be accepted.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-22
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.

CONTINUED FROM OUR FIRST PAeE.)
On motion of Mr.. Heyman,
Resolved, That Two Hundred dol
ars $4,000 be allowed the Assessor
for the extension of the two Parish
Rolls, one to be delivered to the Tax
Collector and the other to the Re-
corder.
On motion Mr.. Williams,
The Jury then adjourned until 2
o'clock, to enable the Finance Com.
mittee to examine accounts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-09-22
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
CEM'L w. 8. MOO OK
OF PENNSYLVANIA. t +
FOR VlCf.PRESlDENT.
Will LIAM H.. e N GLiS n
OF INDIANA.

ELECTORS:
From the State at Large Walter c;
Flower of Orleans, Il. G. Man.
ming of Rapides.
First Congressional District-C. A. But
Ter, of Orleans.
Second Congressional District-Emile
j. O'Brien, of Orleans.
Third Congressional District-General
Allen Thomas, of Ascension.
Fourth Cong ressional District = VIM.
II. Jack, of Natchitoches.
Fifth Congressional District-Geo. H
Ellis, of Union.
Sixth Congressional District *. A
Cross, of East Feliciana.
F.. FOR CONGRESS-:
NEWT'OV e. RZaNcH.aRD
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w. C. McGimsey, Acting Coro-
ner, fees on body Of Joe Gaines
and inquest and qualifying ju-
~ Of inquest. ..I............ $40
W.aC. McGimsey, justice fees
from July 7th to- 10th -. -. Z
W. G.. McGimsey, justice fees
from June I'd to July 9Th. -. II
W.. C McGimsey, justice fees
from July 10Th to Oath. -. 10
w. G. McGimsey, justice fees
from August 10th to 25th.... 2
W. G. McGimsey, Justice fees
from July 10Th to August 4th.. 10
w. G. McGimsey, justice fees
from August Sd to 10th 10
VIC. McGimsey, justice fees
from August 10th to 18th 80. s
John Kramer, burying pauper. 10
Patrick Kelly, burying pauper.. IL
Patrick, Kelly, work on Jail floor /
A. Hilton, building partition in
Clerks Office. Is
Asa Garrett, juror OH inquest on
body of Joe Gaines ..t,,,.., 2
Harrison Young, juror on in
quest on body of Joe Gaines. Q
Chas. Moore. Dr., juror on in
quest on body of Joe Gaines. 2
W. r. Taylor, constable fees -. 8
D. i. Stafford, justice fees from
May 22d to August 23d ....... 5
Sam Blum, justice fees. ........ l6
James R., Waters, justice fees
March goth to August 2S -. 81
Washington Lawrence, consta-
BILE fees "a
Thos. Clements, special consta-
BILE fees Il. a
La. DEMocRAr, printing ... 26
r.i1pj< 6 . sc ...... 35
B. N. Pearce, commissioner Of ,,5
election ~. 49,. ...,......... 4
George o. Watts, blank books
and drawing jury ...... -. %
D. 9. Paul. fees transporting In
sane person to Asylum. 49,. So
d. G. Paul, articles furnished
Jail ........ 10
D. G. Paul, salary in criminal
matters to date-from April
10th to Aug. 3lst. 416
L. G. Sanford, three. months sal
airy as Clerk-June, July aud
August %
D. c. Paul, maintaining priso-
ners from June LIST to Septem-
Der 9Th -. 49,. 277
w. w. Wilmington, Jr., justice
fees from January LIST to Sep
tember 10th. -. %
w. w. Wilmington. .Jr., Acting
Coroner and holding inquest y
on body Of Warren Copely.... 10
L. c. Sanford, juror on inquest
on body of Warren Copely 2
Horace Reason. Juror on inquest
on body of Warren Copely y. 2
YIN. Brown, juror on Inquest
+ on body Of Warren Copely.... 2
Thos. Perry, juror On inquest
on body OF Worrcn Copely 81. 2
Vim. Harp. juror on inquest on
body OF Warren Copely ..... 2
J. j. Neal. salary as Officer Of
Police Jury from March 1st TO
June LIST .............. 80
j. J. Neal, salary as Officer Of
Police Jury from june Isl to
September list. ......, 81
r. A. Perkins, services as Po-.
lice Juror to date ...... Sc
A. Heyman, services as Police Il
Juror to date. 49,. SO
F. A. Blanchard, services as Po- 3
lice Juror to date -. -. Al
S. d. Williams, services as POI
lice Juror to. date ............ 81
John A. Dixon, services as Po-
lice Juror to date ........ 81
II: F. Long, services as Police
Juror to date $500. 80
JOS. H. Hynson, services as Po-
lice Juror to date ............ SO
D. G.. Paul, articles furnished
Jail by /. G. Miller 49,. 1890. So
tl5s6
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S~Nss~~>~~-~~~
PUeK's PoLIrIcs.- The principal
cut in the last number of this hu
morous journal depicts the artists
idea of the sad plight of the two
great political parties in the United
States Two cutters upon rough
and stormy sea, battling with the
chopping and angry waves, which
momcntarily threaten to swamp or
swallow them up, typify the Repub-
lican snd Democratic parties. The
Democratic craft has ample canvass
with its Hancock sail, which is out
of all proportions to the small and
weak boat with it's overload of pas
sengers, including John Kelly, Ben.
Hill, Wade Hampton, Lamar and
Ben. Butler; but it would seem that
its balloon like sail will enable her to
ride out the storm in safety, while
the Republican boat apparently more
staunch having her mainsail torn
and rent by the Credit Mobilier cy-
clone and the DeGolyergale, plunges
headlong beneath the angry waters.
The amenities of the genuine artist
is made to invest the SITUATION"
with much that is highly instructive
even to the warmest partisan.
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gistration Of all past Indebtedness.
he be allowed the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars.
The Jury then adjourned until %
o'clock, ?. NJ.
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On motion Of Mr.. Blanchard,
Resolved, That q committee be ap.
pointed by the President to destroy
by burning, ALE claims that have
been paid and handed 10 BY the
Treasurer.
The President appointed Messrs.
Heyman, Blanchard and Williams, as
q committee, and the claims were
burned.
On motion Of Mr.. Heyman,
Resolved, That for extra services
rendered BY the Treasurer.in the re.
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We further report that we have
carefully examined the accounts Of
the Parish Treas9rer and find the
same correct. All of which is respect
fully submitted.
Jos. II. HrEsoN,
p. p. Jury. 5
r. A. BLANCHARD,
A. HBYMAN,
s. D, WILLIAMS.
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can at least keep up the standard of
his place, maintain bis drainage sys-
TEN and secure the replenishment of
his soil by the fertilizing power Of cot
ton seed. We. fail to be convinced
that the share system is not the most
wasteful and the tenant system the
most hazardous of the three now under
consideration. Certain it is that every
Intelligent planter with whom you dis
cuss the question will admit that, as
they ale generally practiced in Louisi-
ana, the share and tenant systems are
steadily tending to the serious if not.
the irreparable deterioration of our
cotton lands. 1t seems to us that the
time has come for an earnest and de-.
liberate consideration of this labor
question, and it is all the more imper-
alive since, to our mind, the interests
of the laborer are quite as deeply in
volved in the issue.as are those OF the
planter himself. No more significant
contrast could be established than be-.
tween the negroes of st. Mary or st.
James Parish, where the wage system
prevails, and those of Franklin or
Caldwell, where the share and tenant
plans are pursued. In the former case
the negroes are advancing 10 all mate
rial respects; in the latter they are at
10 hopeless stand-still. We believe
this to be the fault Of the system. a
system sNessentially defective and vi
cious could hardly be expected to re
suit favorably to any of its followers.
The only remedy is it's abolition in fa-
yor Of one better adapted to the wants
of all concerned and more 10 harmony
with the facts and equities Of the
situation.''
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OF CADDO.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-11-25
IN. Y. Tribune.1
The Mercy Forgery.

There are by this time very few in
telligent men of either party acquaint-
ed with the circumstances of the case
who are not satisfied that the Morey
letter, which Mr.. Barnum had litho-
graphed and circulated broadcast thro'
the country, was a forgery Even the
bitter partisans who, in their desire to
believe it genuine, refused before the
election to accept General Garfeld's
straightforward and explicit denial,
must confess since the development
Of the Philip trial that the claim of
genuineness has not leg to stand on
The refuge of lies to which the in
ventors of the villainy were driven by
the unexpected prosecution has been
thoroughly exposed. 1t now appears,
in addition to General Garfeld's deni-
al and the internal evidences Of for
gerry in the letter itself, that its source
was anonymous; that it contained no
evidence Of being genuine except a
clumsy imitation of General Garfeld's S
signature; that it was Autographed
and sent to the country before any
attempt was made to discover its ORR
gin or any opportunity offered to prove
it a fraud; that 1t was not found
among the papers of a deceased per-
son at all: that the person who was
alleged to have discovered it as admin
istrator, never was such administrator
and never knew any such person as
H. L. Morey; that no such person as
H. L. Morey was ever employed by
the alleged association, nor ever lived
in Lynn: and that the man who swore
that H. L. Morey was his uncle and
the man who swore to an acquaintance
with Morey both committed perjury.
Thus much has been brought out
with wonderful clearness in the legal
proceedings against Philip. Now that
the partisanship engendered by an ap-
preaching election does not cloud the
judgments Of men, no intelligent citi-
zen thinks for moment of standing
out against the overwhelming proofs
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.
STATE OF OHIO,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


By the favor Of Almighty God our
people have emerged from the dark
ness of financial and industrial stag
nation and encouragement into the
sunshine Of unprecedented activity,
prosperity and happiness.
Within the bounds of our State no
industry is languishing, and in every
department of human effort strong
and vigorous pulse denotes health
full circulation through all the arteries
of trade and commerce.
The same kind Providence has filled
the measure of blessings to our vast
agricultural interests, and has restored
plenty, quiet and contentment among
the myriads of laborers in our mines
and manufactures.
Because Of these things, because of
the added proofs Of the wisdom and
perpetuity of our system of Govern
ment founded upon the principles Of
equality, liberty and justice: because
the Creator has strengthened by new
evidences of his favor and goodness
our faith in the enduring strength
and greatness Of the Nation; because
in every heart is implanted an impulse
of gratitude and thankfulness to the
giver of all good,
Therefore | recommend that Thurs
day, the 25th day of November, 1880,
be set apart and dedicated to the duty
and pleasure of thanking God for His
mercy and kindness to this people.
Given under my hand, and the
Great Seal of the State of Ohio, at
Columbus, this 10th day Of Novem-
Der, in the year of our Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty, and in
the one hundred and fifth year of the
Independence of the United States of
America CHARLES FOSTER.
By the Governor:
MILTON BARNES, Sec'y of State.
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The Democratic Party.

From the Chicago Times, Nov7.
The recent Presidential election has
shown that there is an invincible rea-
son why the Democratic party can
never win national victory. 1t is
that the youth Of this republic is not
Democratic. The sons of Democratic
fathers have grown up Republicans.
So long as slavery and the war lin
ger within the memory of Americans,
the youth of the republic will contin-
ue to grow up Republicans; and sla-
very and the war will be remembered
as long as the public school system
exists. The public schools have slain
the Democratic party with the text
books.
It is vain for statesmen to declare
that there were as many Democrats as
Republicans in the Union army. 1t
is vain to affirm that the war for the
preservation of the Union could not
have been carried to successful close
without the assistance of the Demo-
cratic party 1t is idle for philan-
thropy to suggest that the attitude
of that party toward the war in the
beginning was a humane one; that it
was inspired by the higher and better
wish that the cause Of the conflict
should be peaceably removed, and the
spilling Of brothers blood by broth
ers's hands avoided The Democratic
party has been ideally identified with
slavery and slaveholding. The Re-
publican party is ideally identified
with emancipation and the war;
Therefore the Democratic party can
never win national victory. Its old
men are dying away. The boys who
catch the ballots that fall from their
stiffened hands are Republicans.
This fact can not be denied. 1t will
do no good to quarrel with it. All
other causes which have operated to
diminish the number of Democrats
and increase the number of Republi-
cans are insignificant beside this one
tremendous and invincible fact. The
curse of slavery has poisoned the blood
and rotted the bone of the Democratic
party. The malediction of the wal
has palsied it's brain.
The young wife who held the babe
up to kiss the father as he hurried tc
the tap of his departing regiment has
not sucked a Democrat. The weary
foot of the gray grandmother who
watched the children while the wifi
was busy has not rocked the cradle Of
Democrats. The chair that the sold.
Ter father never came back to fill has
not been climbed upon by Democrats
! The old blue coat that his comrade!
; carried back was cut up for little jack
, cts, but not one inclosed the heart o
: Democrat The ratified musket tina
fell from him with his last shot be
came the thoughtless toy of his boys
but not a hand that played with i
was the hand of a Democrat. TIL
' babe he kissed crowed and crowed fo
: his return, and its unwilling and un
answered notes were not from tn
throat Of a Democrat. The tear soil
If ed camp letters which the mothe
'f read aloud in the long, bitter evening
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while the boys clustered at her knees
did not fall upon Democratic ears
The girls sobs, blending with the
mothers weeping, did not make Dem
ocrats of their brothers. Perhaps the
father had been a Democrat all his
life!
The children go to school. There
is not a Democrat on its benches.
The first reader contains the portrait
of Abraham Lincoln-that kind and
sturdy face never made Democrat.
On its simple pages, in words of one
or two syllables, is told the story of
his birth and DEATH That story new
er made Democrat. In the pranks
Of the playground the name silences
the frolicsome and makes the jolliest
grave. That name never made a
Democrat. In the pictures that light
up the geography are the firing on
Fort Sumter and the death Of ELS
worth. These pictures make no DEM
ocrats. The first page of the history
contains representation of the sur
render of Lee at Appomattox. No
boy gazes on that and ever after
avows himself Democrat.
In the higher grades the same sub
tie and unresisted influence is at work.
The text books contain extracts from
patriots speeches during the war.
Those speeches make no Democrats.
The great battles are briefly described;
the narrative has no Democratic lis
teners. The strain Of martial music
runs through the readers, and that
music makes no Democrats. Sketch
es of the great Generals are given;
their brave deeds arouse the enthusl-
asm Of the lads, but there is no Dem
ocrat among them. The horrors and
sufferings of the slaves are told; the
maddened blood that mounts the boys
cheeks is not Democratic blood. The
curse of slavery has pursued the DEM
ocratic party, and has bounded it to
its death. Therefore, let it die; and
no lip will be found to say a prayer
over the grass on its grave.
The late defeat need not be attrib-
uted to any other cause. Other caus-
es were at work but they were only in
cidental. The tariff was one. Sec
tionalism was second. ''Let we'll
enough alone was third. The Oc-
tober failure in Indiana was fourth.
But all these were trivial and together
could not have accomplished the re-
suit The result was accomplished
because the youth Of the country is
not Democratic. That party is, there
fore, without future and without a
hope The malediction of the war
has palsied its brain. The curse Of
slavery has poisoned its blood and rot
| ted its bone. Let it die.
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Diving with his Charge.

A gentleman just returned from
Canada tells the following story
"a day or two ago the engineer of
a train near Montreal saw large dog
on the track, barking furiously. The
engineer whistled, but the dog paid
no attention to the noise, and refused
to stir. The dog was run over and
killed The engineer observed that
the animal crouched close to the ground
as he was struck by the cow-catcher.
A minute later the fireman saw bit
of white muslin futtering on the loco
motive, and he stopped the engine.
On going back to where the dog was
killed it was discovered that not only
the dog, but little child had been
killed. 1t was then seen that the dog
had been standing guard over the child,
and had barked to attract the attention
Of the engineer The faithful animal
had sacrificed his life rather than de-
sert his charge. The child had wan
dered away from a neighboring house,
followed by the dog, and it is supposed
that the child lay down and went to
sleep on the track Saratogian, Sept.
"a, 1880.
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BeecheriSn.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial:

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Beecher
preached fey sermon tonight on
the recent record Of the Democratic
party. Among other things he said:
The Democratic party has got bad
name and | don't know how it is 60
ing to get rid of it. Certainly not in
the measures that have been taken
will it be accomplished. In the con-
duet Of this campaign we expected on
either side certain amount of moral
friction, and | am not here to say
that the Republican party has been
without blemish. The conduct of the
campaign has developed certain ele-
ments Of depravity that never have
been surpassed and very seldom equal
ed in this country, and it is part of my
purpose in preaching this sermon to
see to it that it shall never happen
again. propose as far as my testi-
mony is concerned, as far as | can
bring the word of God to bear upon
this community and the population at
large, to stamp the conduct that has
been been taking place under the Off
cial sanction of the Democratic party
with such odium that a man would
sooner sleep with a rotten dead man
than with that party. That there has
been a most deliberate conspiracy car
ried out in all its parts, with foresight
with malign and Infamous intent to
destroy the name Of General Garfield
have no more doubt than have that
| stand here, or that the devil goes to
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s ESTABLISHED In
Z MARCH, fS47.

and fro seeking whom he may devour
up and down among men. | have
watched the progress of it; | have
seen the venomous thrusts that have
been made at him, man, | believe, as
pure as any other man that walks the
earth, as conscientious, as sensitive to
everything that is pure and virtuous
"a Christian man, Christian teach
er, a good father and husband and
neighbor, good man, whose whole
long life has been the earning of a
reputation and acharacter that should
rank him among the good men Of the
earth.
l am not speaking of the miserable
scribblers that have sought to join his
name In the transaction of the Morey
matters. There is not man in the
whole State of Ohio dying to-day that
would not be proud to put his estate
into the hands of James A. Garfield to
take care of those whom he loved.
Trust Is unbounded in him, yet they
tried to make him a miserable thief
and liar, and to discrown him. They
seem to think that noble citizen,
standing high in the estimation of the
whole world, is lawful prey, and they
are to be credited with skill, with
power and in their attempt to disrobe
him and tarnish his glory, which is
the glory Of the Nation; but of the
last attempt, with this deliberate con-
coction of a low and venomous lie,
brought forth by forgery and expe-
dited by perjury, and that too by the
ministration Of the organized members
of the great Democratic party. |
think in the whole history of political
transactions there has never been any
thing whose infamy was so deep,
whose disgrace was so black, and on
which history will set such a blazing
seal, as upon that transaction.