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Year: 1868

SOLDIER citizen, you that left vile
and little ones, you that babe farewell to
aged parents perhaps never to see them
again, you that went forward to the
battle field and periled your life In the
service of your country, to you the ques-
ton comes to-day, For Dhat did you
fght9


Did you bare your breast to the bullets
of the enemy in order that the negro
might be given the control Of the gov
ernment of ten States of this UnionY


Did you charge the rebel batteries in
order that the States which attempted
to go out of the Union by secession,
might be put out and kept out by
Radical Congress at its pleasure?


Did you suffer in the hospital, or
languish in prison, in order that hun
dreds of thousands of your own blood
and race should be deprived of the
rights of American citizens, whilst un-
naturalized, half-savage Africans are
given the reins of political power?


Did you lose that precious limb in or
der that Frecdmen's Bureau and
large standing regular army might live
off your taxes?


Yet, more than all, did you march,
and bivouac, and fight and suffer, In or
dSr that gulf of eternal hate should
be made to flow between the North and
the South?


If yes, then it is your duty to vote
the Radical ticket.


If no, then there is chasm between
yourself and Radicalism which no form
er party affiliation, no appeal to the
past, no promise as to the future, can
possibly bridge over. The policy of
war is hard knocks; the policy ofpeace
is fraternity and love. You fought the
rebels not to make them hate you, but
to compel them to submit to the author
ity of the Constitution. You made
peace not to be at enmity with the
Southern people, but to win them back
as your friends. Your mission was one
of love, not hate; of love for the Union,
love for our free institutions, love for
all men who would throw down their
arms and submit to the laws of the
land. Soldier-cltizen, you who pride
yourself in your manly record, you who
scorn to trample upon fallen foe, you
who are christian as well as warrior,
the Democratic party appeals to your
better nature, to that divine attribute
of man which alone makes life beauti-
ful, to love. Radicalism, on the other
hand, seeks to stir up the bitterness of
the human heart it makes its appeal
to hatred, malice and revenge; it asks
you to put your foot upon the neck of
the fallen foe, and, coward-like, TO
crush him forever. Between these two
you must choose. No matter as to the
men who bear these two standards of
Lore and Hate. You will march under
the one or the other. Which shall il
be?


| "1he quality of mercy is not straind;


1t droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
| Upon the place beneath; it is twice blessed;
II blesseth him that gives and him that takes


Patriot.
Year: 1868




A correspondent of the Louisville
Journal, hailing from Texas, presents the
following quite inimitable apologize:


I have neighbor who has big dog.
He is a strong dog, an active dog, but
oh, what mean dog! He sucks all the
eggs on the place, eats the young chick
ems, gets into the cellar and laps up all
the milk and licks up all the butter,
snaps at the children, and is a pest in
general. The good wife wants him kill
ed, but the husband objects on account
of one quality. He is good coon dog.
The wife says there are no coons in the
country; besides, it isn't the season for
coons. Let the Radicals make the ap-
plication. The big dog of the Presidency
should be something more than a mere
coon dog. -.-.l


So far as the personality of Grant is
an element in the struggle Of the parties.
this coon story hits the case exactly
Grant is pushed for the Presidency for
no other reason than that he has been a
successful general, and that is precisely
what, in the present juncture, the country
does not need. in fact we want every
thing but that in the man who is to be
the next President-fnancial ability,
diplomatic ability; knowledge of Consti-
tuition and law-statesmanship, in a
word but ability to disburse blood and
treasure in the field of battle, is not in
requisition, thank heavenl at the pres
ent time. Now is it not the truth that
Grant, his own claims and those of his
friends being fairly judged, is not notably
the possessor of the qualities needed 2
He is the successful general-the stub
born, tenacious, taciturn soldier. Grant
ed. But "there are no coons is the
country; besides, it isn't the season for
onnns -,
Year: 1868

Among many wonderful evidences of
the ingenuity of mankind is a machine


for setting and distributing type. This


is now so perfected that have before me
a book containing 24,963 ems of solid
matter, or "a, 235, ems of loaded matter,


the whole of which was both "set" and


distributed" in six hours and thirty
nine minutes by this machine. This is


truly wonderful, but want to say that
the wonder need not stop here By
means of one of these machines, located


IN the large newspaper offices in the
principal cities, and connected by tele-
graph with the Gatitoh,l the reporter or
operator can set the type himself, the
machine standing in New York or New
Orleans, and he being in the Capitol.
Or, instead of setting the type, he may
produce matrix-by operatinga series
Of arms and levers having type attached,
and made to strike upon a suitably
prepared and movable plastic surface,
from which a stereotype plate may be
cast, ready for the press in few minutes
from the time the speech is delivered,
or the action had, whatever it may be.
Speeches would still have to be reported
by short hand, simply because no one
could either write them out or set them
up as fast as delivered. The composer
having the short hand notes before him,
could then set the type from them upon
the machine at a distance, or if required,
the short hand notes could be translated
as is now done, for the telegraph opera
tor and then set up by telegraph. In
the latter case the same labor of the op-
orator that now sends the message would
put it into type ready for press; thus
dispensing with the time and labor now
to write out the message and
set up the type. This seems to be the
next great step in the electrical progress
of the age; and there is nothing to pre-
vent its being done at once. It is SIM
ply question of time and money, that's
San.
Year: 1868

A Stone Bowl full of GoId-Re.


marISable Discovery of a French


Count, who Counts his Rfches by


Millions.


There has been one emotion in Paris
during the last few days, created by the
sudden re-appearance in the world of
Paris of the Vicomte de-, one of
the quondam favorites, who had left the
city in disgrace some seven years age,
and who returns bronzed and hardened
both in mind and person to resume the
place among his friends, which not they
but he declared he had forfeited by his
own imprudence and folly.


By the kindness of relative he was
enabled to steam away for New Gren-
ada, where he had been able to obtain a
situation as clerk to the engineer just
then employed in the construction of a
line of railway through the country. In
this position he fulfilled his small duties
with the utmost perfect exactitude for
more than three years, and at the end of
that time, the railway being terminated,
was ordered to another duty in
different part of the country. The way
was over the steepest mountains. He had
already got through the greater part of his
journey when one day, overcome by the
heat, he lay himself down by the side of
a running stream, which refreshed him
both by sight and sound, and fell to mu-
sing on the hard fate which had torn
him from his relatives and friends to
wander thus lonely exile in foreign
land, when his attention was suddenly
called from these high flights to cir
cumstance which was taking place i'm
mediately beneath his eye, and which
had escaped him while gazing on the
heavens. t H @


The phenomena was this close to
where his head was lying amid the
grass and flowers, the running water
formed an eddy which, after turning in
in tiny whirlpool, proceeded to fall in.
to a narrow aperture, whence on exam
ination he beheld no issue. His curios
ity was aroused, and he raised himself
up to gaze down into the hollow, the
sides of which he found to consist
of two blocks of stone so worn
down and polished by the continued
rush of the current that he could see to
the very bottom. The sight he there
beheld made him stagger and fall back,
almost without consciousness, upon the
grass. In that single hollow had filtered
for centuries the gold sand carried by the
current from the bed of the river some
miles higher up, where gold washing had
been carried on for many generations.


There lay before him one glittering
pile of the precious ore, cleaning at the
bottom of the limpid water, and demand
Year: 1868

The Brussels correspondent OF the N. Y. Herald
saws on the 10th Instant


The acticn of the Congress In relation to the
resolutions concerning war and standing armies
has already been telegraphed. The majority
seemed to feel that they had as little power to
decide anything relating to that question as to
fix the courses of the stars, and SO, much to the
relief of all practical men, the matter was
speedily dropped. Next came the question of
strikes and courts of ar bitraton, and upon this
any working man is certainly capable OF form
ing and expressing an opinion.


First, the workingmen of Geneva sent In a
report of recent successful strike in that city
and gave a minute account of their strategy.
The gist of this paper is as iollows:-


Cognizant that strikes contrary the principles
of political economy. believe ther cause lies in
tbe actual state OF society 10 which the capI.aliss
IeTs concerning the carrying OF business opera
tions, and the working Glasses exe frequently sab
Year: 1868

The Connecticut gold diggers are still
hard at work on the Scantic river, pick
ing, drilling, and blasting into the solid
rock, some twenty feet below the sur
face of the earth. They have struck
the walls of the treasure-bearlng cave,
and as soon as they can penetrate to
the interior, the bars of gold and chest
of diamonds will be within their grasp.
The medium in Boston sends daily di-
rections for the prosecution of the
search, derived from the spirit of Ben
jamin Franklin, who superintends the
operation and every thing is done in
accordance with the instructions of the
higher intelligence.
Year: 1868

The Mobile Register says q gentleman


of that city visited disreputable place
in the suburbs last Saturday evening,
was compelled to stand treat all
round, and having been compelled in
paying his bill to display a larger roll
of greenbacks than he considered
healthy in such q place, slipped cut
while the party were drinking second
time and hurried towards home. Noti-
cling something unusual in his pocket,
he examined it, and to his horror and
surprise drew forth q human hand. IL
had no blood upon it, nor did IL itpresent
any appearance of having been recently
severed. Upon one of the fingers was q
gold ring, and the hand bore some
Characters in India ink which may lead


to its Identification. The mystery can
not be explained. but it is probable that
he was made the scape-goat to bear
away from the den of cut-throats the
last evidence of some murder that had
been committed there. -
Year: 1868

full, broken furniture, and fragments of


blood and bone, and great gaunt, fe-


rocious wolf, bitten to death by its COM
rades, lying stark and stiff, and the era
die and its torn and trampled pillows
and blankets. The four panes of glass,


that formed our rud0 window, were
shattered TO atoms, and the case


ment broken out, and through it the


wolves had escaped. / sat down on
broken chair, mute and desolate and
looked over the scene of the horrible
strife with a haunting fear, that l might
see something that would freeze my
life blood, and scar my brain forever.
Oh Daisy! Daisy my little wee helpless
one! Oh cruel mother! that had left
her to such fate! / felt sight and
sound going from me. tried to scream,
but my lips moved not, fearful, palpa-
BILE presence, seemed about to take pos
session of me, when suddenly to my
numbling ears, came sOund-a blessed
sound-a child's cry!


1t came from the bedroom-I sprang
thither in frantic haste-nothing but
the black room-I tore the clothes from
the bed, and shock them, as l had done
twenty times that night, in an agony
OF doubt. Again the cry, muffled, in
distinct, but cheerfully near. There
was a small space behind the bed,
scarcely thicker than crack, where /
had placed two blankets, folded length
ways, only the day before, now re-
membered. kneeled on the edge of
the bed, and peered into the narrow,
dark space. Oh precious, blessed sight,
that flooded my vision with rosy splen-
dor! There lay my baby! my darling
flushed with drowsy slumber-her
beautiful eyes upturned to mine, in
wonder at her strange bed. She was
frightened and distressed at the passion
of joy with which snatched her to my
bosom, as from sealed tomb, and
kissed her with lips that murmured
solemn prayers.


Oh! when it is all over, and could
think, wondered at my blindness, in
not looking there at all. / had been so
sure that had left her in the cradle, as
indeed did, getting up in my sleep,
and carrying her to her accustomed
place-that l had never once thought it
possible that she was otherwise than
devOured by the wolves. / had laid her
too far over in my sleepy abstraction,
and she had sunk down on the soft
blankets, and slept there the whole of
that fearful night, that made me lock
ten years older, and whitened my hair
at nineteen.


But l have been repaid. When Frank |
came home and told him as was able,
he did not seem to feel about Daisy as
did, for when l thought he was going
to take her from my arm in a sort of
rapture for her preservation, he only
folded his arm tight about US both, and
| felt the tears wet on my face. He
never left us alone after that. We lived |
there to see a town grow mp about us,
and the house built we had planned and |
another little Daisy is in our home to-
day, just such darling as her mother
was. All, my pet-my wee one-God |
keep you from the wolves of the fold
Year: 1868

MIND YOUR BUsINEss.-Is common
advice, but not the less judicious. Who
has not follies enough to answer for without
prying into his neighbor's affairs? Is there
a man living who has not been imprudent at
least once in his life? What if that impru-
dent step we're whispered to the world?
Would it be just? Then seek not to uncover
the concealed fact. Mind your own affairs,
and look into your own heart, and if you
have not crimes and follies enough to answer
for, here's our head for football.
Year: 1868

HoNEsTY.-A boy whose honesty is moro
to be commended than his ingenuity, once
carried some butter to q merchant 10 coun-
try village to exchange for goods. The but
ter having a very beautiful appearance, and
the merchant being desirous of procuring
such for his own use, invited the boy to
bring him all the butter his mother had to
spare. Il think,' said the boy, she can't
spare any more, for she would not spared
this, only rat fell into the cream, and she
did not like to use it herself
Year: 1868

AGENTLEMAN school teacher once thought
it advisable to give some lessons in polIteness
Among other things. he told the boys that
in addressing a gentleman they should say
'Sir, and gave them examples and made ouite
a lesson of it. One boy was particularly
delighted and took occasion to speak to his
teacher often to show be profted BY his
teachings When he went home to dinner
his father said: Tom, have some meatD
yes, sir, thank you The next thing the
child knew his fathers hand came whack on
his ear, and his fathers voice Numbered
forth, whats that you say? I'll teach you
to sass your dad T! Tom gave up being
nolite.
Year: 1868

Being we'll acquainted in all parts Of the
County We have facilities for buying or SELL
ing Lands for parties, which will enable us
to give satisfaction.


Parties when buying Real Estate should
know that they are getting good Title, and
having thorough acquaintance with the
Records Of the County as well as knowledge
of what constitute . good and perfect title
We are prepared to detect any Aaw which
may exist in any Title We examine, and point
out:.the course for correcting the same.


Parties wishing to sell their land should
give us their lowest Cash Price, and if time
be given, state upon what terms.


u. s. Revenue Stamps of all denominations
constantly on hand.


Prompt attention given to correspondence
n4ftf STRUBLE & BROTHER.
Year: 1868




MEssRs EDrroRs In one Of your late
issues / saw an article over the signature
Of Joseph Earnest, in which he appeared
to be very indignant at being classed with
the filthy mechanics in your classification
Of the different occupations of the citizens
Of your town. I was not at all surprised
at the article, knowing so well the promi-
nent positicniof Mr.! Earnest and his busi-
ness. But there is one other gentleman
Of your town who you entirely overlooked,
and whose modesty would never permit
him to complain or resent an omission Of
the kind The individual alluded to is
my old and worthy friend, John Thompson,
Esq. whose business capacity is acknowl-
edged by all who come. in contact with him
to be of a very superior order, John
never. intrpdes himself upon any one, but
is consulted on all important occasions by
those aeing business in town or country.
Ha is the associate of the very best class Of
society, and enters into all the, ,eonyiyiali-
ties of that circle. Johns some on mule
trade or sell, he is consulted always before
and after q sale in regard to. the fairness
Of the transaction, If pair Of young
mules are to be harnessed to a sleigh
Johns on hand and will contribute his
share to make the thing go. If they should
Year: 1868

When = class Of designing and selfish
politicians, representing theultra slave in-
terest Of the South, combined to carry
Louisiana out of the Union, the mercantile,
manufacturing and commercial interests OF
the State opposed the mad scheme and pro-
nounced against it in the most emphatic
terms. But the Southern people were so
accustomed to submitting to the dictation
of the slave-master and his political allies
that when these latter insisted that the
State should secede, the submissive fol-
lowers had nothing to do but to consent to
and join in the treason. 1t was the force
of habit. They had been ruled for nigh a
century, and they had not the courage to
throw off the yoke and act as their better
Judgment dictated


The Southern politicians represented but
one interest slavery. Peculiar circum-
stances had conspired to enable them to
assume an almost despotic sway in the
State. Laws were passed and the govern
ment was conducted for them alone. They
dictated public opinion; they compelled
obedience to their behests.


The middle class-speaking relatively,
for distinction only-was thus literally
driven into the rebellion.


The rebels failed, the war ceased, and
they returned home. The politician had
lost much of his prestige in the destruction
of slavery, and for a while it was thought
that bis power had passed away. But
slavery had educated him in the art of gov
ernment C?) and soon his whip cracked over
the heads of the poor Southern people,
who were so accustomed to bow before
him yet the submission was not so ready,
nor the confidence SO implicit as of yore.
An effort was made to tear away from his
rule.


1t was stunning of Scylla to be in
quilted in Charybdisl


The prevalence of sristocratic manners,
the existence of slavery and the circum-
stance of war had developed and fostered
an ignorant and vicious banditti-a class of
men who have no respect for life or prop
erty; who glory in riot and revel in blood
shed.


In seeking to escape from the demagogue
who had led them to the verge of destruc-
ton, the people of the South have fallen
into an organization controlled by more
degraded if not more dangerous set of
men.


Our evidence; The story of Camilla, of
Opelousas, of Bossier parish and of Jeffer-
son, Texas.
Year: 1868

Our neighbor, the Bee, does not receive
the proposition to change the Democratic
candidates very enthusiastically:


The demand of the New York World for
the withdrawal Of Seymour and Blair from
the canvass, because the Democracy had
met with reverse, we must say, was ex-
ceedingly incOnsiderate. The intelligence
tell upon this community like bombshell.
To propose to change commanders
while the battle is going on is simply
to give up the contest. We know
the World was never satisfied with
the nominations, but supposed its conduc-
tors were possessed of more self-possession
and more firmness than to advocate
change Of front in the midst of the can
VaSs. five were surprised at the Worlds
propositions, we we're astonished at the in
dorsement it obtained from two of our city
cotemporaries. Blair had espoused the
cause of the South. twas his bold denuu-
citation of the reconstruction laws that had
drawn the attention of our delegates to the
New York Convention to his fitness as a
candidate. He has since made a splendid
fight in our behalf. How could
we ask him to resign? 1t may
be answered that the success Of





the cause is above and beyond personal
considerations, but how is it certain that
with some other candidate we should be
more successful We object, then, 10 the
proposition, because it is breach Of faith
with our standard-bearers; but there are
other reasons why it ought not to be enter
tanned. 1t is too late when we are within
three weeks of the day of election to
talk about change OF leaders. How
could the selection be made? Who
would make it? And what would become
Of all our Seymour and blair organizations?
We consider the suggestion absurd. 1t
would utterly demoralize, if it did not lead
to disbsndment Of the party. We are in
clined to think as good a fight can be made
with Seymour and Blair as with any other
candidates that can NOW be named and
with almost certain defeat staring us in
the face we say, let us meet the issue as it
is now made up.
Year: 1868

As the day Of election approaches the
success of the Republican party in Louisi
ana becomes more certain. Every day
numbers of the intelligent and influential
citizens of the State declare that they will
vote for General Grant-men who have
heretofore held back. Despite every effort
of the Democracy the colored men are
unit for Republicanism. We have a de-
cided majority of the voting population Of
the State. We are adding to our numbers
rapidly.


The Democratic party does not hope TO
carry the State by fair means. They know
that they are in the minority. Ii is only
by violence. by driving the unprotected
from the polls in the rural districts that
they expect to obtain a victory.


1t behooyes the Republicans to be firm.
Where our friends are weak let them be
strengthened. In every quarter let organi-
cations be perfected. Present an unbroken
fFsnt, and the probabilities Of interference
ase lessened. .u


Be patient and forbearing in this hour Of
trouble. The days Of violence are passing
away. The administration of General
Grant is pledged TO the preservation Of
peace and order.
Year: 1868

INJUNCTION ON SUPERv1soRs.-In the
Sixth District Court, Judge Cody, when
the rule fled by A. P. Field, attorney tor
certain of the Supervisors Of Registration.
to dissolve the injunction issued from this
Court, to prohibit them from obeying the
illegal Instructions of Mr.. Baker, came up
for trial Mr.. Field opened the argument in
lengthy speech, and contended the Court
had gone beyond its powers in issuinpHhe
writ for which he said there was no prece-
dent either in England or Amer
ica-that the plainiiffs, st. Martin and 9th
ers, were without any interest whatever
which would warrant the issuing of such
an extraordinary process-that the right to
to be registered and the right to vote were
personal to the voters and could not be en-
forced by any other individual-that even
IT writ Of Injunction like the one in cues
ton could be issued legally, its terms were
too broad and sweeping-that it was IN.
precedented in respect of this-that it was
both an Injunction and mandamus at the
same time that it prohibited certain things
from being done, as well as commanded GER
tain things to be done-that the remedy of
legally qualified voter, who was refused
registration, was by mandamus only, and
that it took away from the Supervisors that
discretion which has been vested in them
by the law. '