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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30


ton of the Vermont towns in the Legi.-
lature and the representation of the
States in the United States Senate fall,
to the ground. They are two things
entirely dissimilar.
If anything further were needed to
upset the defence of the Vermont sys.
tenn of representation through the ex
ample of the United States Senate, it
would be found in the history of the
creation of that body. The giving of
equal power of suffrage to the Sta.es in
the Senate was not determined on
grounds of inherent or abstract or con-
crete reason or justice. The most emf.
nent statesman in the Convention that
framed the Constitution, among whom
were Hamilton, Franklin and Madison,
believed that population should be the
basis of representation in the Senate as
well as in the House of Representa-
tives. The little States insisted on re-
tanning equality in both branches OF
Congress, unless complete abolition
of the state governments should be de-
creed, and made an equality in the
Senate sine qua non. The settlement
of this question, as in the case of
slavery, was a compromise, a matter of
policy. 1t had nothing more, in sense
or reason, to justify it than determine
ton that three fifths of the slaves should
be counted in arriving at the number
of representatives any State should
have in Congress. The States were
trembling on the verge of civil war.
Representation, at the bottom of which
was the question of slavery, was the
vital issue in the convention. With
the North the question was how far
could it yield; with the South, how
far could it encroach. Each yielded at
the border line of war, in order TO
form more perfect union" The late
Missouri Compro mise, with as good
reason as the example of the United
States Senate, might be logged in TO
sustain the makeup of the Vermont
house of mis.representatives.
The crucial test of judgment, and
the conclusion of this whole matter,
may be discovered in the answer that
would be made to this proposition |:
Assuming that there was no State gov
eminent at all, but that all the inhabit-
ants of this territorial area called Yer
mont were in their individual capacity,
and that their men most noted for wis
dom and virtue were assembled to
create government,-with the present
knowledge of the history, the princi-
Piles and forms Of republican govern
ment, and their exemplification in the
State governments all around them,
what sort of legislative body would
those men be most likely to construct,
and what would be the basis of repre-
sentation? Only an assemblage of Rip
Van Wrinkles that went to sleep-a hum
dred years before the advent of the
hero of Irving's story would create a
representative body on the plan of the
lower House of the Vermont Legisla-
ture, and representative body so
planned would be the jest and scorn OF
the very people that are now trying
to extort from an inner conscious
ness some sort of reason or excuse
for the nondescript body that biennially
plaques the people of this common
wealth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

MRS. HENRY WARD BEEcHKR, who is liv-
ing at Stamford. Conn, with Rev. Samuel
Scoville, her sonin-law, fell last Sunday
evening while seized with fit of dizziness.
and broke her hip. At her advanced age o I
eighty-four years it is not thought probable
she will ever walk again.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

THE only remedy in the world that will
at once stop itchiness Of the skin In any
part OF the body, that is absolutely safe and
never-failing, is Doan's Ointment Get 1t
from your dealer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

Ifany white negro-herder or any SYM
pathizer with him eau read the follow
ing without feeling the blush OF shame
mantle his cheeks, his case is II hopeless
one. This is copied from the Patterson
(St. Nary Optic, and every intelligent
man knows that it is, every word, true:
For any white men for selfish advan-
tage to encourage the darkeys to vote Is
il treason to their race and an act that
will be productive of mach harm aud
trouble to the State in the future. Sure
ly the white people are manly and intel
ligent enough to dispute State issues
amongst themselves without appealing
for decision to the Ignorance and pre-
judice of the colored people. For any
set of white men to fall back upon the
colored vote for support and boIstering
is confession of political weakness,
and plainly shows the determination of
few to overcome the opinions of their
white brethren by the use OF the igno-
rant cuiored vote.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
Personal.

Adam Gay, of Bellevue, was pleas
ant caller at our office on Thursday.
DR.. T. Chachere and wife and Miss
Lucy Moore. of Plaquemine Ridge, were
in town on Thursday.
Lione! Bienvenu. a popular knight of
the Grip. representing, Stauffer, Eshle-
man & Co., of New Orleans, was in our
town on Wednesday and Thursday.
Judge Perrault adjourned court at
Crowley on Tuesday, being summoned
to the bedside of Mrs. Louis Lastrapes,
his venerable mnther-in-iaw, who has
been critically ill in this city all the
week.
A telegram was received here on
Sunday afternoon announcing that Mr..
A. Hackl, who left here for Europe Il
few DAYS before, was alarmingly ill at
Little Rock, Ark. Mrs. Hackl left for
that point on the following day.
Our bright young friend. Louis IL.
Bailey, now IA resident of Victoria,
Tex, has been in our city since
Wednesday. lie came in response
to telegram announcing the crit
ical illness of his respected grand
mother. Mrs. Louis Lastrapes. one
of the few survivors among our noble
matrons of ante-bellum days. We
were pleased to learn that at last ac-
counts Mrs. l.. was somewhat better,
though but faint hopes are entertained
for her recovery.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

The Legislature.

With the utmost earnestnass we de-
sire to repeat that the great inibHftance
OF electlng n Democratic Legislature
should not be lost sight Of Some of
the gentlemen regularly nominated for
these responsible positions may not be
entirely acceptable to some Democrats
| in this parish and district, but we desire
to impress upon every man who hopes
for Democratic success that that Gesira-
bic result can be secured only by voting
the straight party ticket. The grand
and noble motto, Principles, not men,"
applies with greater force in the selec-
ton OF members of the Legislature than
In the selection Of any other local can
dldates that we are called upon to vote
tor, by reason OF the fact that upon the
former absolutely depends the political
control of the State. In this Connection
the N. .. States correctly says:
The Legislature is the most important object
in this election. The Republicans, Populists
and traitor Democrats in nearly every parish
are lighting to get control OF it aud, that the
opposition to the Democracy will send a very
considerable representation to that body,
there is no doubt. Now, let it be understood
that if the opposition control the Legislature
the Democratic State ticket will be counted
out, and a sytem of election laws and mach-
merry will be adopted Which will enable the
Republicans to hold the State in their clutches
until there is another armed revolution.
Looking at the matter from every stand
point, the Legislature Is the highest goal we
are to fight for, and it is of vital importance that
there should he q solid Democratic majority
in that body and that the Democratic members
should stand in solld phaanx.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
The Negroes Got Left.

Capt. Pharr, the Republican candidate
for Governor, received nearly $500 00O
in three years from the U. 5. Govern
ment as bis share of the bounty on sugar.
He hopes to get the bounty again, and
is therefore begging the negroes to vote
for him and the Republican party.
Were the negroes benefited by the su-
gar bountyf Not a cent. When they
asked for higher wages-a few dollars
ont of the thousands that tho sugar
planters were getting from the general
eOvernment-the sugar planters and
Capt. Pharr refused to increase their
wages, and when the negroes finally
struck for higher wages the sugar plan
tiers sent to far off Italy and got the
poyerty stricken people of that country
to come over aud take their places. The
sugar bounty did not benefit the negro
Iaborers of this State, and Capt. Pharr
has worlds OF cheek to ask men OF that
race to ote for him for Governor.-Al-
exandria Town Talk.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

The white citizens of this State gain
ed possession of the State government
in 1876 by force of arms, and they in
the a same af means + necessary. e re The nes vy
groes will never obtain again the reins
of government; but that they will as
pire towards it will be the inevitable
result of their reintroduction into poll
tics and being again made conscious of
their political power. The white people
Of this State have just drawn deep
breath, thanking God that regulating
was u thing of the past, and for our cit
izens to have to again resort to such
methods is too horrible a thonght to
contemplate. Yet regulating has been
in the past and will be in the future the
only means to eliminate the ignorant
colored vote from politics as long as it
legally has right. there. The darkey
has once learned his lesson, and unless
brought back by the white people will
remain out of politics.-Patterson Optic.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
More Revenue for Public Schools

Among the proposed amendments +,
the Constitution Of the State TO he yotef
on at the election un April 21st, il on.
! designated as No. 1876, relative to puhii,
education. This amendment proposr,
change OF several articles of the pres
ent organic law, most OF which it ia use.
less TO again present in these columns
an the proposed amendments having
peen published in our supplement ol
last week but that portion which fol
lows Is SO important, being the kerne
oI the whole matter, that we deem il
worthy OF Reproduction. 1t forms an en-
tirely new paragraph to article 229, and
VIII open up new resources to the Pub
lie School fund if adopted, which would
place our system of public education
upon footing somewhere neal
What 1t ought to be. 1t reads:
Article 229. Par. G. The Legislature NAV an
propflate TO the public school fund the pro
ceeds, IN whole or part. of public lands not des
ighated ish Ior any other purpose And every par.
Ism. ana every city or town not subject to parish
taxation may levy an annual tax for the Pub
TIC schools therein, of not less than one and
one.half mills on the dollar, provided that with
such taxation the whole amount of parish q,
munlelpa! taxation shall not exceed ten mills
on the dollar OF valuation, and that each school
alstrlct . or ward may levy special tax not to
exceed five mills per annum on the dollar of
the valuation of all the taxable property there
in, IN aid of public schools. on the approval of
majority vote in number and amount of the
property taxpayers, male or female over ,he
age or twenty one years. residing in said ward
or district, and voting at the election.
From II careful perusal of this para
graph 1t will be seen that it is proposed
that IN addition to the revenue already
provided for our schools, an additional
tax may be levied by The property ,ay.
payers, residing in any ward or school
district; and also that every parish, and
every city or town not subject to parish
taxation, may levy an annual tax for
the Public Schools therein.
The amendment does not enforce
specific tax it merely gives tn. pro-
pie of wards and school districts The
right to tax themselves.
The submission of this amendment
to the people by the late Legislature,
was merely to meet what the people
have themselves demanded for years,
and the opportunity at last within their
grasp should not be lost.
1t there is one of these constitutional
amendments against which nothing can
be said, it is this one, for the education
Of the children of the State should be
provided for by every means within our
power. Many portions Of the State,
aud especially of our parish. need more
and better schools and longer terms,
and vote for No. 1876 promises good
for all.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

Auditor Heard in his speech at the
New Orleans meeting last Saturday
made the following eloquent appeal to
his audience, which every true citizen
should read and seriously reflect upon ::
eff the current demands of the govern
ment have been met if the affairs of its
public and charitable Institutions have
been we'll and honestly administered and
their inmates properly cared for; if the
great levee system has been wisely and
judiciously improved; the public schools
extended aud their efficiency increased.
and if the laws have been enforced. all
tAis without imposing extra burdens
UPON the people, ask yon, as honest
AID fair minded men, ought not that
gfvernment to be perpeRated rather
than effect a change by the sn9port of
ticket that represents neither til Dem
ocrntic party, the Reprblica party, nor
the Populist party, bnt rather il ques-
tionable mixture of them all.?'
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
Bilious Collie.

Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious
collie will be pleased to know that prompt re-
lief may be had by taking Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy. 1t acts quick
cases the attack may be prevented by taking
this remedy as soon as the first indication of the
disease appears. Is aud so cent bottles for sale
by I. e. Shute, M. D., Druggist, and j. Lassalle.
day,
Don't fail to call on friend Gus Dupre;
He'll fix you up in the very best style,
With vehicle and horse that can make aswift
mile.
He is now in control of the very best stable
That could be built for the money
And Is willing and able.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
Banquet to Judge Perrault.

A special from Crowley dated March
30, says:
District court has been in session the
past week and will conclude this
week. This being Judge Perrault's
are preparing to give him farewell
banquet tomorrow night. Judge Per-
rault is scholarly gentleman, and has
made many friends by his urbane de-
meanor and impartial and wise knowl-
edge of law that has been impaired in
all his decisions
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
Yours, respectfully,
A Splendid Campaign Paper.

The combine has made deal with the N. o.
Daily Item, in which this journalistic courtesan
agrees to support the Pharr ticket and distrib-
ute free papers throughout the State for the
price OF $4,000. Each parish is to furnish list
after the campaign. Dominick OMalley's rots
ten sheet is tit organ for the Pharr cause
Jacksonian.
red, and they are doing good work for Foster by
disgusting everybody with the unreasoning
and bitter hatred shown in its cartoons and ed
itorlal columns Let them have wide range,
Mr.. Jacksonian they are killing old man Pharr,
and making friends for Foster every day.-Col
fax Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

Referring to the rumor published in
the City Item to the effect that kellogg
was in Lafayette organizing the negroes
to vote for Foster the Gazette says:
"This is fair sample of the campaign
lies which are being circulated by the
supporters of Pharr, throughout the
State. The man who will attempt to
organize the negroes whether he be the
old scoundfel VIM. P. Kellogg, or any
other of that ilk, may have reason to
regret it,"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEmENTx.
M 1ARSElAI.'S SALE
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT WEST
ERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
NO. 1874.

A. BALDWIN VS.. HENRY M. PAYNE,
BY virtue Of writ of seizure and sale to me
directed i'll tho above entitled and numbered
SUIT and issued from the Honorable U. S. t'ircEit
Court for the Western District of Louisiana, |
have seized and taken into nv possession and
Will sell ut public auction for cash with the ben
eht OF appralsement according to law, within
doe dne rega t hours for sales at the principal front
ousas, st. Landry parish, La on
Saturday, April 2j, 1896,
the following described property, viz:
All and singular the share and interest of
Henry M. Payne, Jacob U. Payne, ST.. william
ID. Haynes. Alice IL. Parham. Jacob y. Payne,
Jr.' and Carrie Fenner, in and t" the following
des crlbcd tracts or parcels of ground, together
with the buildings, improvements farming I'M
PIGMENTS thereon, and all rights. ways and ap
ultenances thereto belonging or in any wise
appertalnln&, situated in the parish of st. Ian
dry, La:
First. That certain tract of land or plau,a
ton, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, machinery, thirty head of mules farm
ing implements and articles of personal pro-
Rerty thereto attached lying on both sides of
Bayou Bpuf, in said parish of ST. Landry and
having a front OF fifteen arpeuts on each side
OF said bayou. being bounded on the north, on
the west side OF said bayou, by lands now or
li'In loinlefiy m o5 George Rking, and on the east
side OF said bayou by lands now or formerly of
Cyprlen Dupre. and on the south. on the east
side OF said bayou, by lands now or formerly of
W. J. Moore or C. J. THOMPSON known IA the
Tucker place, and ON the west side of SAID ba-
you by lands of j. u. and ii. NJ. Payne known
as the Barbreck place, and being designated as
st. Peters place; and
Second. Those tracts parcels or land de-
slSnatcd and described as follows: The frac-
tlonal east half of section in township 3 south
range east. the SW quarter OF the NV quarter
and the SW quarter of section IL in township 3
south range east, the west part of the SW
quarter. west of bayou, of section Is in town
snlp3 south range east fractional SECTIONS
Nos. 30 and 33, NV quarter of section 27, the
n r. quarter, the E half OF the NV quarter line
p fractional half of fractional SW quarter and
the W fractional half OF Sc quarter Of section
rs In township south range east.
Ierms OF sae-Cash. subject to appraisenent.
JAMES M. MARTIN.
United States Marshal,
mr21 Western District of Louisiana
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

Ihope. my friends, that ny appeal to
you will not be in vain. The loss of il
parish or a municipality will be Il disas-
ter; the loss of the State will he a ca
lamity appalling in its results We
cannot afford to be divided for this will
be disaster. Our strength must be
united for victory at your hands.-Mc-
Emery at Monroe.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

The Item is the only daily paper in
New Orleans " ghirh is supporting Pharr,
and il is made the s!uice for all the pO-
litical filth gathered in every section OF
the State. [. has recently been doing
some of the most atrocious lying about
the respectable people Of ST. Landry, il
reeks with offensive personalities, and
is too vile and dirty u sheet to be tOle-
rated or cunntenanced by decent men.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, }
March II 1909 {

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS,
March Il, 1896. :
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before Ben
Bloomfield, U. 8. Commissioner at Opelousas,
La, on Monday, April 27th, 1885, VIZ:
GUSTAVE AUZENNE,
who made Homestead Entry No. 13il6 for the
fractional section IS, township S. south range
east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
or, said land, viz: BenOit Frilot, Antoine
AuZenne, ClOvise Olivier, LeOnce e. LittelI,
all of st. Landry parish.
G. MCD. BRUMBY,
March 81, 1896. Ct Register
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
The Only Remedy.
Shreveport Evening Judge.

|
1t the suffrage amendment is defeat
ed, as it now seems it will be, Gov.
Fosters first duty should be to rec
ommend to the Legisture the calling of
a Constitutional Convention. The de-
cision in Mr.. Boatner's case by Re-
publican partisan committee furnishes
a most excellent example of how every
district in louisiana. where there is a
majority OF negro voters, will fare in
the matter of representation in Con-
gres SO long as the Republicans are in
"A majority in that body. In the future
no Democrat will he seated. That is as
plain as a pike staff, nee, if the suf-
frage amendment does not carry, the
only hope aud only remedy for keeping
a Democratic delegation in Congress
from Louisiana lies In constitutional
convention. Prior to the recent calling
sissippi and South Carolina, both those
States were in as bad or infinitely
worse condition than Louisiana, but
through constitutional convention
the question of suffrage has been salts
factorily and etfectualIy dealt with, and
the intelligent white people of those
States arc complete masters of the stu
alton. The negro is no longer Il trou-
blesome factor in their politics and
what has been done in Mississippi and
South Carolina can be done in Louisi-
ana, and il those in authority are pos
sessed of more patriotism than selfish
ness. this question of suffrage can and
will be settled before another election
for Congressman will be had. It the
amendment is defeated let the people,
through their representatives, insist
upon the holding of constitutional
convention.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04
DemociatiC District and Parish Ticket

For Senat0rs-12th Senatorial District:
W. F. CLOPTON.
F. NJ. BERGERON.
For District Judge-11th Judicial District:
". 8. FRAZEE.
Far District Attorney-1lth Judicial District: !:
E. B. DUBUISSON.
For House of Representatives:
GEO. PULFORD, SIR.
LOUIS F. SIBILLE,
DAVID w. BASS.
For Sheriff:
f. &. FONTENoT.
For Clerk:
ROBERT CHACHERE.
For Coroner:
DIR, BENZ. GUILBEAU.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

When you are in doubt what to do
for your cough or cold, take DAVIS
WILD CHERRY AND TAR. 1t will cure
you, as it has thousands Of others. 1t is
the best remedy for Asthma, Bronchi-
tbs, Influenza, Consumption in its early
stages, Group, Whooping Cough, as the
sales of fifty years testify. soc. and
ST.. per bottle, Ask for Dauis' Wild
Cherry aud Tar, not Wild Cherry and
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

EDITOR CoURIER-A correspondent of the
City Item, writing from Washington, March
30th, contradicts my statement of the Sicily
affair at Port Barre which was published in the
said published statement is the plain, unvar-
nished truth, which am prepared to prove by
persons in nOwise connected with the affair;
and whoever denies the veraclty of my state
ment, | hereby qualify him as Infamous
liar and malicious slanderer.
April 8, '96. G. w. MARTY.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-04

The following is clipped from the
Rayhe correspondence Of the Crowley
Creole American:
Judge w. G.. Pciranit is to be con
graduated on his pulling off from suci
combine, and t:Iis step is ii feather in
his cap. The future has something iu
store for him"
We heartily join in the conGratuia-
tions rendered the brilliant young judge
and earnestly hope that the prediction
contained in The last sentence will be
realized. The white people of Lnusi-
ana Will feel grateful to the young men
who in this crisis will stand hy their
party and their race, and in the bright
days to come will offer them substan-
tial evidences Of their gratitude; but
for the young men, however able, who,
for the sake of Office, or to crafty Il
mean spirit of personal spite Or revenge,
will turn their backs upon their people
and seek to disorganize, disintegrate
and destroy their party, we can discern
no beacon lights OF hope in the dark flu
ture that lies beyond.