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They Were Not-There. When our Parish Convention met in this city, on the'l5th inst., to enun ciate their principles and appoint dele gates to the State Convention, at Bae ton Rouge, thi several wards of the parish were called, and, to our utter astonishment and amasement, wards 5th, 7th and 8th, were not represenb ed. What is the cause of the reti cence, the sepineness, the culpable indifstense of the citisems of those wards, in times like these Have they not yet suffered enough from Radica taxation, rule and rascality, to nerve them to action ? Do they wishl the continuance of negro spolia tion, and of the wholesale robbery which has been going on for so long, under color of law'; desire to be taxed to the last nickel they possess and see their houses sold over the heads of their wives and ehildren and their families turned out to seek shelter and food in caverns, and on the wild rootoa o the forest? We think not, in fact we have a better opinion of their intelligence and patriotism. Then, why are they not working at the pumps, when the ship of State has been riu upon the breakers, is creeking at every joint; leaking at every seam, and threatening inevita ble destruction to all on board, un less every passenger is on his feet and doing his duty ? We hope that they have not joined the Iron-Grays, who are anxiously waiting for some thing to turn up for their especial benefit. They, certainly, cannot ex pect to better their fortunes by win ning the great prize in the lottery, when they have not taken a ticket. Louisiana expects every one of her true sons to do his duty in the com ing campaign, and save her from im minent wretebedness and sorrow. Protect her from such a fate; defend her to the last breath, sad let it not be said: "A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weep ing: Rachel weeping for her chil dren, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not." AYOTnER or KELLt.OGe' LIEs.-Last Monday, two weeks ago,ý'in an inter view with Messrs. David Pierson and M. J. Cunningham, in New Orleans, that man had faithfully promised those gentlemen that he would make no appointment of a member of our Police Jury, in the place of Alfred Woodward, who refused to accept. He drew a line with his pencil across the name, and said, since they could not agree upon the choice of the fifth member, that the other four were sufflicient to legislate for the Parish. Those gentlemen, under that aesur ance, e1f New Orleans on the follow ing day. B1 1. eery s4eamer ,pepn which our two citizens were coming home, he senat a commlssion toanegro by the name of Nash, who lives on the plantation of. David BonUllt, jr., in violation of the pledge which he had1 given. It is not surprising after all. Kellogg could nt be Kelogg f ~tbe acted otherwise. Falsehoo 'i i s necessary to his euistenuee'as the breath oflife. Can uaygtiing else be expect ed from a man, of whom Gen. George A. Sherida, who .ksnw him. well, said: !'ThLt he ,wsp opgn8g from a womb tatifm a no virtue; that he was uch a man as wal ave qpqr bid *udgs lacariotfor te aakqf be traying the Savior of the worldl'. The No Name Party held a meet ing here lisat Saturday, and appoint ed Ave delegates to attend the Baton bC onveation.-Natenhl4tq Re I Another departure from truthi an other wilful blindness of the swarthy, popinJa~y editor of :that paper, who ha, eyes bst es not. If he wouald only read the pubie sheets f his own arty In the 8tate, be would see that they do not eonsider oear ar ty a No Wae , when thpepyha been c 4 C to tne hast two Jaoth4 Woikp I4* pgetyth.er WiMe M parsty, the Demeantac party. hi4td fo name at all, it seemss ite we have three. Tb. Bad lelt w a8Rt sadical the li. lBe 5itee ars t. the aries of lseo S ltions daopted at our Convention her%,tbalna, the fsllwl.g wordi: "Uc the whbite men of tm State, sles44Weolves the malvab l of tse Sheep' H eur kiajy m@ddl e thisi • appoin g g for~bilb . . uSar Naw&.-Ola 4~a~ld river is Ems uks s c idmrew, a .winat,0 d this year. Ietsspeak by the ardS .. CAT ECHISM. . -or a Political ladical Church of Loalslana -at Tgl- , Carpet-Bag Governor. S.crion 1.-Of Govermors. Question. What is a modern, car. pet-bag Governor I Answer. A pliant tool of the Pres. ident. Q. Are you a Governor I A. I write the word after my name, Q. Is it by virtue of an election that you write the word Governor after your name t A. I was a candidate, though in. eligible, but was not elected, not even legally retdrned as elected, and am consequently, no real Governor, but a first class frand, commonly call ed de facto. Beaten at the ballot box, my creator fashioned me in his bullet box. Q. Ifnot a Governor, what are you I A. Grant made me what I am, po litically. Q. How did he make yonu A. By a midnight interlocutory or der, issued by one of his faithful J.ud ges. Q. Out of what were you thus made. A. Out of nothing-that is, .out of a United States Senator. Q. Is a United States Senator elig ible to the o.Me of Governor of Louis. lana i A. Lawfully he is not, but Grant is not under the law ; he made me with out law and against law. He simply said "Be Governor," and I was de facto. Q. Having made you, does he pre serve you t A. Having curiousl fashioned me in his mind, and the vicegerent's womb, he wonderfully preserves me by his almighty arms of precision, for whi I hope I show him my gratitude by my daily reports to my creator's law adviser; by my frequent raids into the interior of the State with my army and navy, especially into a parish that has been named after him, where I have established a wholesome fear among the unprotect ed women and children; and by other signs and tokens of a truly hum ble and loyal disposition. Q. Could you maintain your usurp ed power with your army and navy, without the aid of your creator t A. It would be a hazardous experi ment, which I should not try. Q. In case the President determines to pursue the same policy in regard to Louisiana that he adopted in the Ark ansas imbrogliho, what would you do r A. I would follow the example of my friend Brooks; pack my bag of carpet and quietly steal away. Q. Are you a citizen of Louisiana ? A. Iam not a bona fide citizen, as I pretend to be. Q. Where is your home ? A. When I have one legally, it is in the State of Illinois. Q. Are the people over whom yon exercise usurped authority aware of the fact that you are a mere bird of passage ? A. They shoald be, for my papers on Camp street announce my arrival as a visit ftvt the Governor. Q. How long do you expect to re main in Louisiana f A. Just so long as the adventurers and renegades retain political control of the State. Q. By what means do they expect to retain thia control I A, By means of bribery, fraud and corruption, aided by a rascally regis tration law, and backed by the power and patronage of the Federal Govern men. : Q. What duties do you perform as defacto orpretended Governor . A. Whatever Iam commanded to do to preserve Loulsiana to the uad icil party in V6,. Q. Have you made saqy money saince you have been dfle f to I. A. You bet. Q. How have yeou made it A. After the foraUlaries of my par ty-by raking everythg in and so counting for nothing. Q, Can youea do so lawfully A A. Y ; lawfully but not legally. Q. How ea ou odo that I A. By dLteating th House ou clerk, after the adjournment, to pass the bills necessary to authorise achem es ofplunder, suoeh as fanding the pub lie debt at sixty eents on thie; dollar, or leasing the St. Louis Hotel for nineteen years at a rental of '$5000 - per annum ; or gettlbg the akuk: hating Auditot to hbolea auetion ad sell die State credit to tlhe highesb t bidder, "going I golgt 1 gone I lAnd althoughI am not obligd to give an answer which would eriminate my self. I admit that I use by opportuni tish to acquire Itformation for my prl rate advantages. Q. Whowas l y lea ected Gov ernor of Louisiana in 1872 A. Col. John McEer;y, of Onachita. Q. Why was hedeprivedt te of A. To prevent it from appearig that the Intelligent portion of the eo pie of olos wer opposeidte Grant's olicy. an tlilrjyour e so-talled t fat A. Naytsdr or fis bee grelodCioy phased to as so. Q. For what sppoai purpose will -be sastain youar aidrped authority ? A.L To inare the vote of this State ftbhin In the ft presdentiil eat 4. Are theete be no preddential eleatienaoer that of l ~s6 ,: . A- Not if Grant is elected for a third term, and bat few provinel. e*i eoill permitted, the Sa beingoebliteratd . . Q. Are thet other 44uadMe lik. A. Some .eit eW.t! to have been created thi rr, e'oa m o oael, g, Te mdAskamgsjm ll4 moa ater A. The Uita Staa Mrrihal and I own one between us. Q. Hate you courts t A. I have a flne assortment, war ranted to run as ordered-well pro vided with judges, Supreme, Superior and Inferior-especially the latter. Q. Have you a good stock of law officers and advisors? A. Am in full supply-in fact more than I need. I have attorneys in gen eral and pro tern, and assistants in particular-especially the particular kind-ready to eat any toad that of fersor hunt down any citizen who re sists my usurping rule. Q. Have you an army and navy t A. I have my Pretorian guard, known as the Metropolitan Police, and several regiments of colored troops, and a young navy, consisting of the tin-clad gunboat 'Rebel Skunk.' Q. Is it lawful for you to keep such an army and navy in time of peace t A. It is not lawful, but useful and needful, which is better. Q. Why is such a force either use ful or needful t A. Without it I could not enforce obedience tomy usurped power--nor compel the payment of my forced con tilbutions. * Q. Is ybur army and navy ufficient ly strong to accomplish these objects? A. They are not; but the people know that if they resist my mercen aries, or set them at defiance, as they did in the parish of St. Martin, my political master will send his cohorts to protect thlem. Q. Will the governors of the other provinces have armies? A. A provincial army was to have been organized in New York, and one would have been created by Gov. Sutler, could he have been made a defacto Governor of Massachusetts by the new patent interlocautory pro cess. SECTION 2-Of Pedplee Question. What are the people? Answer. The inhabitants of Louis iana. Q. What are they t A. Mere beasts of burden. Q. What are they good for f A. To labor and earn money, apd pay it over to the tax-gatherers for the benefit of the "trooly loll." Q. Have the people of Louisiana no political rights T A. None that carpet baggers con sider themselves bound to respect. Q. Does not the constitution guar antee to them certain rights and priv ileges t A. These guarantees are only in tended for those who are loyal and faithful to my creator. P. Have the people of Louisiana no votes in the election of their pub lic rulers ? A. None worth counting against our cross-mark affidavits. Q.. Have they no voice ? A. None that we cannot stifle or suborn. Q. Have they no feelings f A. None that we care for. Q. Have they no money ? A. None thac we will not have be fore we are through with them. Q. Have they no property ? A. Some of them have a little left, but we will soon deprive them of it. Q. Do the }eople give up their property, in the form of taxes, cheer fully ? A. No; but we say so in our pray ers to Williams. Q. Who is Williams?! A. Hie is my creator's right bower and the ignorer of the people's rights. Q. In what way does he ignore the rights of the people ? A. By sending them word that Grant's mind is made up; that they need not come to Washington to even try to change it; and that the heat thing they can do is to go to work, make money for their rulers and let politics alone. Q. How do the people receive this from Williams ? A. Not kindly. They attribute it to gross misrepresentation or a wan ton disregard of their rights. They sceout the latter clause entirely. Let every white man see that he Begisters for the coming elec tion. GROWILER. Dear Growler : How is it that certain persons will make a practice, in lhe Fall, to trade with freedmen for seed cotton which they well know, they, (the freedmen) have no authority to sell or take from the plantations until divisions are made. Do they not know that they are helping the freedmen to steal from the planters ? Yours trly, Yes, they know it but toe well, and they are also known. MIoney is their sole aim, and they do not eare how they make it. The Sopreme Court of thlie8tqts has deeideq, that laborers upon plantations have really no erop of their own until division is made. Those trafekers who bay from them, before then, subject themselves to be proaseented for buying goods or chlat tel. from a person, knowing them to be stolen, Whilst we are for tefore, it caned.b etal nleiase e eregulate these traffickers. There is time for everything, Mr. Planter! See that every white man in acl war Registe .. DENTISTRY. I ESPECTFULLY bey lave to lnfatrm the oeitims dof Natchitobes anad its a tty, that I will absent po a 'Prostniwaltcie thle iso entryei , the bet ,bsR=#Ltbe 9 ofh O to. c. W. awsLEY, Aug. 394t. Dentist. A Card. CAMPT, La., Aug. 24, I$34. Editor Vindicator : Dear Sir-When I joined the Repabli. can party of this parish, I did the same through pure and honest motive. I have been a strong but honest advocate of the cause of the Republican party up to the present time; but learning, a3 I do, that some hypocritical black wretches have seen fit to .crculate false rumors in re. gard to my course, calcm lated to inflame the minds of the white people of this par ish against me, I hereby declare that I no longer althato with the Republican party. My *hole corse as a member of the Republican party has been ftr hones ty and reform, but being overpowered and butnunmb'red, I have never been able to accomplish anything in that line, that I now leave to those remaining in the party. I shall work earnestly and faithfully for what I think is to the best interest of the whole people, regardless of party affiliation. Hoping you will do me the favor of publishing the above so that I may set myself right before the people. I am respectfully yours, JOHN CAUGHLIN, Ja. It is expected of every white man in this parish, that he will Register for the November elec tion. Notice of Registration. Notice is hereby given that in accord aice with Act No. 155 of 1874, oflices oft Registration will be opened at the fol lowing named points, in the differeut wards, and will be kept open for the pe riods stated for the registration of the voters of the Parish of Natchitoehes, to wit: WWVaD 12--!;atchitoches (Court Tonse) from Monday Aug. 31, to Sat urday Sept. 12, inclusive. " 4-Camnpte, Monday and Tuesday Sept. 14th and 15th. " 2--Ieonard Trichel's. Wednes day and Thursday, Sept. 16th and 17th. " 2-H. II. Hathorne, Friday ahd Saturday, Sept. 1dth and 19th. " --Maij. Broadiwell's, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 21st and 22d. " 5-Beulah Church, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 & 24. " 6-W. A. Ponder, Friday and Sat urday, Sept. 2S. &;26. " 6-J. J. A. Martin, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 28 and 29. " 7-liar ,onoy Church (Horse Pen) Wednesday & Thursday Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. " 8-Abe Dowden's, Friday & Sat urday, Oct. 2 and 3, " 10-Clontierville, Monday a a d Tuesday, Oct. 5 and 6. " 9-E. Rost, Wednesday & Thurs. day, Oct. 7 and 8. " I1-Carroll Jones', Friday & Sat trday, Oct. 9 and 10. •' 12-From Monday, Oct. 12 to Fri day Oct. 23-inclusive. And all qualified voters of this Parish are notified to come forward and register at one of the points designated, as no one will he allowed under the law to vote at the coming election who does not reg ister at this time. P. W. HOLMES, Supervisor of Registration, Parish of Aug. 29-tf., Natcheioches. TIIE Wecoseld Grand Fa i:. -OF TIlE R:IPIDES AGRICULTURAL FAIR ASSO-CIAT&ION I to be held at their FAIR GROUNDS, near Alexandria, coumencing OCTOBER 19th, 1874, and continues four days ! L 2000 in Premiums ! $10) in Purses S"92.0 in Lottery Prizes! $200 in pre miums for cotton I rickets for sale at Leopold Caspari and office of Vindicator. For faull particulars, see 'premiuan list" or address. J. C. FRENCH, Secretary, Alexandri a, La. Aug. 29-tf. 8Or' HIGH 8CHOOL. THE UNDERSIGNED respectfully an nounces to the citizens of Natchito ches and vincinity that he will open a CHOOL FonR BOYs, in Temperance Hall, St. Denis street, on MONDAY, September 7.1874. The rates of tuition will be as follows, payable at the end of each month: Primary Studies, per month.............. .SS Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, la... 3.00 Latin, Greek and higher Mathematica.... 4.00 Freneb (translation only) extra per me... 1.00 Contingent fee, each, per session.......... 1.00 Withsaudfcient eneourriement from par lit. in the town and parish, this school zay becOme permanently established and enlarged, and thus obviate the necessity of sending our sons abroad to acquire a liberal education. The go6vrnment of the school will be parental, and corporal punishment will not be resorted to, except in extreme CHAS. J.C. PUCKETTE. Aug. 22-3t. THE TAXl-PAYERS of the cityo6f Nat iechitbehes are ' hetebv' notifieds that I am prepaired tocorre' t all1 erroneons as eeaemeno against thfem for the year 1874, until the first diiy of September,'1874. J. F. DIVARGA8, Aug. 15-tt or, 1 L L Friday ce Per Gvandhdeore, Ifonatomery, Moth t Cane River, Alexandria, Nermau' BDr bla's and all way landings as Red River,. The Al and very lightdranght paesseger steaser FLETA. J. C. )icuuu, hiaier. Ja.T L Robins, 'C.ro . L A VES New Orleans every Tnseday at S r. t., arriving at Oiand ,nBae every ridy at rISE, TLe.LRTA willlbe placed by alar. r ieit'wbea avipton permit s. Wi make eleoa conneetion at. the Fails da .lergitraeme lewwater with tbftllht draighbt eamer Ida Leos. Pasengeri ea be as that they will be put trongh witbhot deten ti,,and shippers will ber it lrd that l egt Wibe pmptly devee.a ia high , er For freight or paesar paspýy on eard or to " C..1 WAB1g'Ki. Ageat HENRY GENIUS, Worker in Tin, Copper: and SHEET IRON. Corner FRONT & TRUDEAU STS., I NATCHITOCHES, LA. Also, conslantly on hand all kinds of HEATING AND COOKING STOVES of the most improved patterns. All my stoves sold at city price and gnaranteed to be as represented. Lib eral advantages offered to the trade. Also, a fine stock of 'inware, Metallic RIooting, &e. Gutters and pipes promptly and care fully repaired. IIENRY GENIUS, Corner Front and Trudeau Sts., Natchitoches, La. Jan. 17, 1874.--Iv. DANIEL PRATY'S IMPROVED COTTON GlN. * PRICE REDUCED T-o t 4 Per Sýaw.. * C. L. WALMSLEY, Agent, July 25-tf. XATCHITOCHES, LA. The Saturday Evening Post. The Oldest and Best Story Paper Pub lished. Founded August 4, A. D. 1821. For more than half a century the Saturday Evening Post has been the GREAT LITERARY WEEKLY of the Country, and has ever borne a widespread and unblemished reputation for the Unsurpassed purity, refinement and excellence of the Serials, Sketches and Misccllaneous reading matter. It .is pre-eminently The Best Family Paper that.is published in this country, from its never containing anything that would offend the feelings of any one, either in a religious or political sense, or that conld not be read at any fireside without objection from the moat fastidious. The circulation of the Saturday Even ing iost, through not quite so large perhaps, as its younger contemporaries, is not, like that of some of them, fluctu ating, and too often short-lived, but SURE, SOLID AND SiSTANTIAL, based upon the intrinsic merit of the pa. per itself and not dependent on any ecx traneous influences, such as the populari ty of individual writers, &e. Good, however, as the S:turday Even. ing Post has been in the past, it is our intention to make it still better in the future, and with this object in view we will effect a marked improvement in eve ry department of the paper, and will call to our assistance writers of admitted ability and known reputation. By increasing its former attractions, and adding many judicious and pleas ing novelties, by studying how to please and cultivate the popular taste, by in. creasing industry and enterprise, and by enlarged facilities, we hope to make new friends with. each and every issue, and continue to maintain the claim of the Saturday Evening Post to its title of Tna OLDw.T AND THE r us of Family Story Papers. Terms to subscribers: One year 1 copy $3.00 One month 25 2 copies 6.00 Two months 50 " 4 copies 10.00 Three me. 75 " 9 copies 20.00 Four mo 100 To any one sending $90 for a Club of 9, an additional copy will be sent FREE. Specimen copies can be had on appli cation. We Employ no Traveling Agents. All comnaunicatione must be addressed to R. J. C. WALKER, Propietor, 727 Walnut Street, Philadeiphia. WEELY Satarday Packet. 'Po Grand leer, Montgomery, Alexandria Pleville, Norman's. Barbia's, PFort Deeasy, And All Vay Landings, l The Al I agniicent and fast rnning aidewheel passeanr p acketi ABL E S.... ...BART ABLE-1 Dlcs Kaor, ]taster. ' G. C. HAxmIjoT. - T?.7 Dsw, S Clerks. WtILL rwa as le as the ter will permit. Vlearti New .Orlesoasrev Saturday at 5 r. w.,Oisadlohau ewry rTse.ads.at its., and Aleuxa4ioery Wedias4syja&42 . ,t [ ratit.Ita., DnIlug$he low water?.asm. the Part Able wnll be replace by the At light draoiLt atesmer SABINE! For freight or passae appl on board or to SJUI. MiESSL Agent NORMAN L. UNDERHILL, JUSTICE of the PEACE, FIRST WAlD. CITY O'ABTOWr 1tor, 1. .,less a._ i. s,,,,n t The World's Favoritc, T SALES oftho SINGE"R last year W the greatest ever attained for any 9 wing Machine in a year, and was iear3ly double the sales of its highest So s, itor, a.s may he seen by reference to the acronnt if sales for 1873, from sworn eturnss made to the owners of the Sewin Machine Patents--front which statist es we select the five leading um chines viz: TI o Singet sold 232,444 Wheeler & Wilson, " 119,190( Domestic, 40,114 G" rover & Baker, " 3,176 Weed, " 21,769 it w 11 be observed that the difference in fav rof the SIN R, is the en rmous amoun of 113,'54 over the highest comn petito This result has been obtained after v arn of competition. We ibmit to an interestel public if it in clail ing too ) ui. h to sFay - the Singer is the opt popular Sewing Machine ,i the rid. OEO. W. ROBERT., Agent, Sing r Manufacturing Co., Aalchitoches. L. Juni 20-3m. J. F. DITTRICH, ShImporter and Dealer in BIF ES, GOI'9S k P4TO1'LS. Gun Materials. Amnnition and Cut, lery, cech-loading double guns, of the latest proved paterus. Sole gent for the "Bisnmark Deublr barr eedle Gun. R. 8 Chartres Rtreel, NEW ORLEANS, LA. Esuzle toders altered to Ireth Ibaden Also epairing done with neatness and dipat. All work warreuted. c Maria 7-ly. NEW ORLEANS AND GRANT ECORE PACKET COMPANY. PEOPLE'S LINE. CAPITAL STOCK.............100,000 Dilrd4 Into Sbares ot$100 E Eaehb BOOKS OF SUBSC"IPTION for Stock 13 the above Company, organized according tno laws of Louisiana. relative to corporations ; are now opesed lin Natchitocheu, at the office of L. DurunLxi Esq., who is duly authorized and ea. powered to receive subscriptions. Twenty.fire dollars (I5) per Share will be requd to be paid in Cash by subscribers when called on. say in three monuths. The balance when required. in installments of to per cent of' which three months tLee will be given. JOITN IMI X. N tchiehes, La., Apr1 4. 182I4.-tf. 0' a2s 0P The only Reliable Gift Dietribution in the country. $50,000 00 IN VA LUADLE GKIrs! To be distributed in .,, 8 '8 lG. na REGLAn MoIr,,LY GIFT ENTERPRISE! -TO ass "aD WW MONDAY. Sept. 14th, 1574. SOe GCYdI p Ci tall Frf $5,000 in Gold I Two Prizes $1,000i . Two Prizes P5,00 . Ga'avxatcs! Five Prizes $100 " One Family Carriages and Matched Horses with Silver-Mounted Harnes, worth $1 500! w , 1 Horse and B?, with Silver-Mounted HIaress, worth $600. One Fine-tone loeewood Piano, worth Five FamPily Sewing Machines, worth $100 each ! 750 Gold and 8ilrer Lever lultantg atchea (is all,) worth from $@ to Gold Chainse, BSilver.ware, Jewelry, &e., e. Number of Gifts 6,000! Tickets limited to 50,000! AGENTS WANTED TO SELL TICKETS, to whom Liberal Prmi. * a'ds ll 41be iaid. . Single Tickets $1; .Six Tickets $5; Twelve Tickets $10; Twenty-five $20. Ciraculars containing a full list of pri zes, a description of the manner of draw ing, sadl other informatlon in rlfereneet the Dietribution, will be sent to any on. orriug then. :AlI letters must be ad dreemse to 31adlo ce, L. D. SINE', Ilok1, 101 W. Fifth St., Ciaelnati, 0. Oct 4-ly, D. WALLACET. G. W. BActEn. G. 0. Wun,.m , Jio. WAI cA. WALLACE & C0., -Importer. sant Wholsale Dealers in DRY GOODS. II & 13 MAGAZINE Street, and 79,1,5,81, 85, 87 89 COMMON Street, A'i. I -ly , CALC-~C.