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G. W. McORANIE, tEditor.
.M(1NROE, LA., JANUARY :3, 1S71.
ARISTOCRACY, FALSE AND TRUE.
The only aristocracy to which we
rowa ily accord the meed of distinction
and praise is the aristocracy of the mind
and of the'heart. Men and womene may
pride themselves upon a noble or a
"-blooded" ancestry, upon wealthy kin,
large possessions, fnle equiipages, splen
did mansions or heavy Itncomes, but
none of these complete the standard of
a good citizeo,a worthy friMed4 £rcd
serving man or woman, if not supporteti
by those inestimable., qualities which
stamp the individual as a favored child
of nature,n .i. tpeotu#L !dwspents
and as a being whose inflexibility of will
and perfect honesty of purpose are proof
against the vicissitudes of fortune, the
scowls of the public, the adversities of
life and the discomfitures of a hundred
failures. We despise a toady and a
trickster as less, immeasurably less,than
a responsible creature. An individual
with the anatomical structure of an in
tellectual being, who is conten t to em
ploy his faculties as a parasite, should
be an object of contempt with all ra
tional creatures. Such a character ful
fills no part of his mission on earth, but
only makes a mockery of his divine
image and origin. He may answer the
purposes of noblemen and kings-may
dance attendance upon wealth and
brainless pretensions as a purchased
slave-but as a rational, independent
creature he is a reproach to hie kintl.
It is not in dress, in grand display,
in assumed .weight pf intellect, in a
name, or any such specious guise, that
the character of a true man or woman
presents itself to the world; but in noble
resolves and grand achievements, in a
recitude of bearing and an indepen
dence of will, which at once balks and
defies the envy and malignity of man
kind. Gentle breeding has its refining
qualities, but it can never make a gen
tleman of a ninny, or a hero of a das.
tard.
The man who is endowed with bril
liant mental faculties, being thus hon
ored in his birth, is a favorite of nature,
and has a heritage which is of a right
an object of pride and admiration, and
is the morb valUhble, because wealth is
impotent to purchase its equal, and
lineage must stand shame-faced before
it. It is a god-given distinction which
as inevitably elevates its possessor
above his ordinary fellow-beings, as the
faculty of reasoning dos mankind
above the non-reasohin bl*ute creation,
Pretending wealth and high-headed
exclusiveness, every day ownp .the1
truth, in their readiness to treat withi
the stranger who possesses no dollars or
history, but is blessed with only a store
of wit and learning as his passport to
recognition.
But good qjualities of heart most be
-peak the lady orgemtflmain, anid th~e
are likewise the legacy bestowed by
nature, and not by rank. That ele
vated, comprehensive charitableness in
thinking, speaking and acting, which
robes mankind with the mantle of in
dividual equality and direct responsi.
bility to Deity, which overlooks the
foibles and frm~1ii of h~frirtilty, Wihicl
concedes worth, recognition, and honest
impulses to rich and ragged poor alike,
which stands forth in the face of her
dilry and of prejudice, to maintain the
cause of poor, struggling, down-trod.
cacn, but virtuous humanity-that
quality of soul is an attribute~agrd
and sublime beyond the' iEnc .of con,
ventionalism and the attainment of
pretension. It cannot be counterfeited
nor depreciated in value, but is current
for its face the world over. He who
iossesses this trait, bears with him the
imprint of nature-is a noble man
indeed.
TELEGRAPHIC.
[Spec(ial to t he Daily Telegraph.]
Changes in the Tariff.
Arms for France.
Prunssans Ready to Iombard Paris.
The Hornet a;t +ire.
Mederes Occupied by the Germans.
Gambettal Malkes'Rd ºpeeh
WAsHINGoToW.
WAsHINGTON, Jan.2.-Congress con
venes Wednesday.
The San Domingo struggle will coin
mence immediately. The.,admiatbrat
tion is confident. Disinterested parties
think Grant will be thrown. Efforts at
ndlMliatioh have been effecttal, and
Sumner is quoted as saying that his on
slatight in the Senate was a mere skir
mish.
Changes ini the tariff which, take effect
to-dlay include some .50 drug articles, 9)
on the free trade list and some 40 others
are much reduced. The duty on tea
is reduced 10 cents, that is, from 25 to
15 cents; coffee 2 cents, from 5 to 3 cents
a pound; and the reduction on the bulk
of the sugar imported is 4 of a cent per
pound. There are also considerable
changes in wines, brandies, spirits and
iron.
Another court martial has been or
dered for Cadet Smith, the negro from
Miss., for untruthfulness.
American vessels with arms for France
are in Queenstown harbor and closely
watched by German corvette Augusta.
A dispatch to the London Times says
Trochu is forming an intrenched camp
at Fort Valerien with a view of evacu
ating Paris. .
A Herald special from Versailles, of
the 27th, says: Everything is ready for
bombardment on a terrific scale; simul
taneously from semi-circles west of
Paris.
The French have had some minor
successes before Haf #: ' ' ' " ' I
Troops have been sent front Thionville
and Verdun to support Gen. Werder
against Bourbaki.
German engineers are doubtful of the
feasibility of holding Mt. Avron at pre
sent.
Chansey reports a victory near Ven
dome tan(l says he will follow up the
success and continue to advance.
The besiegers around Paris have Ibeen
reinforced by a large ¶drtion of Pliee
Frederick Charles' army.
It cost the Germans 8000 men to si
lence Mft. Avron.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
WAsIIN(ToNm, Jani. 2.-The New
York Herald has the following:
"our correspondent at Havana sends
us further details of the steamer lornet
at Nassau. The Cubans at that place
were much incensed at the Governor
for sen(ling a British Inan-of-war to
Watch her, but 'fie look-out did not
amount to anything, the Hornet soon
leaving her disagreeable comlanion.
It is replorted that while at Nassau, she
took on board an arniamnent. If this
is the enc-c, she maIty give the Spaniards
much trouble, and we may expect to
hear of operations on a scale similar to
those of the Alabama. Inl point of
speed she is vastly superior to the
Spanish fleet on the coast of Cuba."
Prim died Saturday morning at 11
o'clock.
An official dispatch says the new
King met with great enthusiasm on his
route.
RoME, Jan.l.--King Victor ]nanuel
left to-day amid enthusiastic demon
stration. Before his departure he made
a donation of 200,000 francs for charit
able purposes, and begged the munici
pality of the city to devote to similar
objects, sums intended to defray ex
penses~ ,of festivities on the occasion of
his visit.
LONDO3N, Jan. 2.-The French iron
clad Guyenn was ordered to leave
Queenstown.
The Prussian corvette is off Dunga
roon.
The insurgents in Uraguay have ta
ken Montevideo by surprise.
The report that a commissioner was
to be sent to the United States to settle
the dispute about the fisheries is untrue.
The Prussiap, government explainsi
Stle sinking of the British colliers in the I
Seine by stating that they were forced
to bring them to.
Navigation on the Thames is obstruc
ted by ice.
The Sultan of Turkey and the Khe
(live of Egypt are again on angry terms. {
LONDON, Jan. 2.--3ezieres has been
occupied by the Germans.
The French have evacuated other ad
vanced posts north-east of Paris since
the reduction of Fort Avron, and the
forts around Paris are silent.
The 20th Prussian division repulsed
a superior French force in the rear of
Vendome, capturing some prisoners.
In an engagement near Arras 175
French infantry soldiers were taken
prisoners.
BomRDEAUX, Jan, 2.--Minister Gani
betta in his address yesterday at prefec
ture, said: The government was bound
for the defence of the country, but that
it was mortal, and we must not con
found a Republic with persons who had
been forced, by the events, to assume
power. These men, when invasion had
been repelled, would resign and submit
their action and judgment to the nation.
The largest liberty would be accorded
to the expression of opinion, and all
speech must be as free as thought, but
language or engendering words hostile
i to the government, would be repressed
1with energy.
MARlET REPORTS.
NEW ORLEANs, Jan. 2.-IDepr·,kd.-
Ouachite Belle for the Ouachita.
Flour-quiet; supr. $5.50; double ex.
I 5.75; treble ex. 6.00.
Corn-price firmer; white and yellow
72@775.
Oats-firmer; St. Louis 55(, ;.
Bran--scarce and firm at $1.40.
Hay-prime 30.
Pork--dull at 21.
Bacon-nominally 12@1i8l8ei.
Hams-sugar cured 196- 22.
Lard-firm; tierce 12I6, j; keg 14, l._
Sugar-fair 7(108; prime 9.J1; white
11.
Molasses - ea'icer; ('Onlunoln 456 5L.;
prime 56(, 58.
Whiskey-finrm at 16, 1.O5.
Cofife-firm and good demand; prime
Cotton active; sales 7800; good ordi-1
nary 13i& C; low middling 13!@,14i;
milddling 14,:~ ; receipts s893; exports
and coastwise 1744; tock 15tl,25.
Sterling 20; sight I dliscount.
An old lady, not remarkable for the
clearness of her ideas, describing a fine
summer evening, said: "It was a
beautiful bright night; the moon made
everything as lighta s a feather!"
NOi DISPATCHES.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE!
Early Surrender of Paris Expected
at Berlin.
Troops ConcentrUtii g in Southern
French Victory at Gray.
Battles on the Loire Favorable to
S' " tthe French.
Cotton Falling at Lverpool.
INEW YORK, Jan. .--The World',s
special says the court of Berlin is ex
pecting an early surrender of Pari,.
There are continual courtesies occur
ring between Berlin and Wilhelnm-h,
hen. The Emnlperor is confident of ri
toration, but the Eumpres spendsu most
of her time in weeping and in praying
for peace.
LIrERPOOL, Jan. $.--N cotton
market to-day.
Troops are concentrating in Southerii
Russia.
Gladatone's eonstituenti reque-,t hi
resignation, his policy having inilov
erished them.
The French government at lhrdeau x.
have designated Jules Favre to replrt
sent them in the Peace Congres .
Eugenie received Persignv, Marlui-.
La Vallete, Rouher, and other di-tin.
guished imperialists on New Year'r
day.
Prince Louis telegruphs to the gov.
ernment at Darmstadt, that two regi
ments of Prussians whipped a sluperior
French force on Saturday south-ea t of
Orleans. The Prusslans lost .i) maen.
LoSvox, Jan. 2.--A severe engagt
ment, in which the French were suc
cessful, preceeded the evacuation of
Gray by the Germans.
The Telegraph announces on author
ity that the demands upon Prussia l,y
the British awbiget relat vo, the sr-.
ure and sinking of the English collier
in the Seine Is In a fair way of adjust
merent.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 2.-A portion of
posted near Vendome.
In the engagements along the luir,
for the pait week, all have Iben suc
cesses for the French.
Near LatMache 12,w0 lprisoner. \\weri.
taken by the French.
The Prussian column reeently l,-t
300 by drowning, in their attempt t,
cross the Loire on ice.
M n'PI-IS, Jan. 3.-The Illinis (t.u
tral Railroadl Company p)rop,,s( extendl.
ing their road from ('Cairo, to olly
Springs.
ST. Lot'I+, Ja....--(hrist's (ut'',
1on Thirteinth stre(,et, was burn.i+l t,
hishop Ken(lrick, of St. ILoui-, \v
formally r('eived by -t rI'esji in if
two thousand persoins, who leraddcl the
strmeetst with music and banners.
iLON In JaN .mn. *.--AoO . Cost. ( l, f .,:
LIVI-;RIoi L, Jai. 3-.-Xooa.-( 'ottinli
Stending dlown; uplands )ms id; ( ,rleams
i I d; sales 12,0(wj bales.
-NEw YORK, Jan. .--C'otton ilui(t;
uplan(is 154; (rleans 15; sales 15(,
b alc-. Gold 1(r s.
