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DEMOCRATIC TICk"T FOR PRESIDENT: SAMUTEL J. TILDIEN OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: THOMA ; A. HSND I KS OF INDI\ANA. OUR STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOB: FRANCIS T. NI H 'LT, FOR LIEUT.-GOVERNOR: LOUIS A. WILTZ FoU SECRETARY OF STATE: W. A. S'I'RONG. Foa AurIToR: ALLEN JUMEL. FoR ATTY. OENI.: IIORATIO N. OGI) DI N. FoR SunT. OF iPUBLIC ' .)U(T'.TION: R. M. LUSHER. FOR (:ONGKI:ss - IT Dis.: J. B. EILA1M. ETrkENcIuI ENIr TlIROIGI NE The secret of r,'incvtioni of inl present nationa:l bt)llr.e:. mls ',t found in stitdy of the origin ft. 11,in. They originatedtl not in ltoceigh V.:t, or expenditures for publllic work in peace, hbut inI sethilon:t,.l wo1n rel', ting in civil t'rife, in I ,.rt-win f Iit ofa spirit o iii.,in. Thie relin Is to be s&aght in atlthorough realii,, of all section-, :.o that while loyla rights and irivileges are cereftIll preserved and jenl.it,sly guarll.ll there will in biitalitties he do tli.vrin tive interest of cl:ass, or r.ne', natl .Ill localities will, as mn:atters of pl'l. andil interest, uLnitie in onanoll reslte"il to the Felertal :nlthloritv, Vlhi'hi, in ture, will, within its co'sti'tit rtiona: scope, prmnote anll relwet Ihe i.t terests and rights of ald. Thi. wili insure the practical enlforerement of the true theory of our Cotititiil.t oplposel alike tt uilhie 'eln rslnZ:I tion and to secession, s-1u re'~er!dil.? always the true ,sounrt'' of poiwerl, IIl dier Godi, the people, who, a,.tina through weell lioneli methods, lan stiLte author'ity, antd define the li' i its of its exercise. SiMch rleulinlt onIe secured, retrenchmeall lt is 'ast. not merely h:'cause thie eXll('eie. growing out of clivii war, .or the all Iprebension of it, at once di.aipIsjnr. but also bee'ature the runivers:al :'eor ganiZation of assured n',,:ral .as Wtli: as physical harmoniv oni tll Ipat' ofIf the whole world woulld snave uis . much interest to foreigners, aoil !:flill for us so mulch in incltretasedl uitll dene, activlty. all, irosle,'" tv rI' .,1I1' people, as t-o make liIti w-i.blt o. -iur national hurele., rapid.ll., Iccre-e.. andl speedily dislappear as .conStielhr ble obstacles to- intlivial prosjeritiL Reunion, hearty and flhal. -,nce ri E rtm"ed and securedl, will give us re duced taxation and general irospe'ri ty. There is no other roal to eitheu than through such reunion. --Tae contrast, is striking, as man be seen every dlay by the most nas:il olserver of humanitv, on our street-.' and highwqas; some w:llking oriiskly, talking gaily anl laughing heartily, the living imlpersonations o good health; whilst others itlpear laarui.I, tired, li-turbed, cross ani :llk:n.I. He naturally reverts to the nu:llse ot such a difference, and finlIs that: til,. latter sutfer from .so-me lesion of thle liver, kidnieys or lspleen or from somle of the other inter.wrl 1i..cer,.:l. producing ani iilitiferethnue a to wht:l, becomes of them; wlhilst tile utirniier bloom in health, an 1 hayve ai s.iale Ilt life's troubles Ih jutlivilltnl s i :a-ll the HoxuE STOMACI BITTerS. -Two grand rallies andl twit Bar. beuees take place ot Saiturdan , ill behalf and in fulrtheranice of ul r caltie, the cause of Rieform, an tip hell hIy our lNational lsladard hear. erS, Tildle ali He'n,Irit'k, -i o i State leatl.rs, NlhlOi " n l elIv. One will be helhl o. BLt\,r R,,ei1l .:.1 the leail Quarl'ter, of;I tihe "Lailu' r,. Tilden Club," anrd tllt.:' their guil ance, andl the other at ;-otlile Lalii ing, nlder tihi s;ecinil clha;rge .f itw "N-clhlul. ardls h ;V h spciail avit tlo sle Ito othi j thilrt , atil 1' fil try andl dpliclte rll Denmiecrrecy o,,i PeO n and attsaid bath. I w flIitig i pule farlorl tfti l euls r rll; ill II1e 'lll ill. rl'l:t lille, whirl, j,e t e,,'ws i i alt'lIi , tip in Ii( lll ron n ,0il Spi, t ltln lta at t t!VI the rlallts okf tate aitl'tii cnts at tile wlU't, hich are sIi i Coomo o on the Fair AsaMsiatio,. Conr, THIE FAIR PROPOSITIO~. nIDtTc'r DEMOCRAT- The political enmpanign I I iIiuirn te': at St.. LuIIic; on the 27th of Jueri l vst, 'vi l he ever memorable i ! t he history ot: the United lState. Tih : -re'nt iemolernr ie Cons rvativ., Con ~ent irn 'assetilel l hat day hanl mnt ct lrnti'stil.ts h. n11sial inl ormdi:nar. : Int It mveed party aSernhlIge.s. '.v.twith.tanding it hal many ofr the ,ar Id lalers 4'i ,f th. )elmou.ratir "jiselrative party, yet it was pre en'inently s, Convention of the pen pIl en:, :rotint o I lie politicians. II re p\.rsented the pnopular sentiment and not par", lealt-y, as was demonstra te in its .'efusal to surrender popu lar sentiments to the behests of par ty leaders, and in its desire andt de teriin ,'iont haT make Its nominee the elre.errntative Iof an, idea rather than the l3 : mite of a cli que. Never i, the politieat history of tire colintr was the distinction so strongly ex hited between strength and popu larify 'i'That noble p.rir of political irnhers, Go.I h ess them! llenIricks !111 Br\ nart were there, and men drew hoarse when eitlherof them was i(.etinolned, evielln'rig the gre:at Ion i:l rvt of these two great men. On the c".-ntrar, Gove'rnor Tilien was lnot polil Iir. There was nothing :hout him to excite er1thusiasm. The mention of his namne did not en th use and electrify the people. - ihe're was no external, outward man ilt-at'uion to pmorlaiii his merits to ,e worbl. I relpert he was not pop air .-glreat reflrmners never are-for I1'. i t" hi' ene .liel, the tlh ,i,ht he tlI &':,tllle , w '.re ti, I .-seri'Ois il;r ilI,Iahrl1iles~i ai.,l iiiteliliIerate vo itl' ,itcuio, anI the Convention iIn it. . -tlei11 I i ,linnt atil political M,ga'i r. dricei hbefore the people the ma ,t strength in preferencem to the man popularity, aniI this ,lius'rimin utinr ,v; - :in in-ipirttiom. No fmiothn,,ght. '•nl i ~i, have provi' e Ill .r it, and In, ,r,'indli: iit tioll coul hlave i revente, It. ~! (.''er 'i.ie aIt oI lio it lin ulll p 1.1 ,h.le p.. ftl' ilteln.ity aril strt:eg? - ,i:nih ining wealth, intellect, llfl i;i posi.till,t uilli i t a rire ( let..'een', Irhali. w',,irh anii lriVte( repute. It, im ,Ilortul i tie. an, l an tiitie. Were Iailil' 2elin:.}, ai, i. its ori'all iz ti n alll ti t'll er'ilshlii adnrir:lh!e. Ni marmnv with ¶,ol nner- nlll tihe eve of hbattle was ever ni s'evere. more alro'itiv, moire ski'filily; yet this oplpo-ition van htl I und,llr tihe tlmnin)ltion of public opinion a" a1 mIyth Ilhelore reality. A ino-inatirti un the i rile, ie anl vi.l i' --nlt the perenal triumph or ic tor' of a manl, hut, the gln ions and riumphiint l inst:lla'itior in the sacred Tr-mpile o Cnstii tionil: Liherty of II, glr'll, tLEA the Irimll represeniits, "inli tihat ie:a is REFIIOIR. Not a sl 11(etici ii awol t ansitory reformill, vi lr ,n and istea il ndy n n its 0iove n ,nts, sellsitive to I*,itirism nuli ohl iie:rt to pntll nece'ssities,.hut radi al nill ih ir0rn t., r'eachin tile evil -' herever it inmiy ire t'nrrii,, whether n R liemil (m De.micratic practices. Trile dicctlar-tiou o"f j rin iles as set furth ii the Platfo: ,i upon which tre CO,,ventjiou of the piople ipla.eri itsl e'midiialte of shengthl,. ile't'etll itlliies the form rrnl I l'e'sstur'e ft lhi' vil*s tlhat hIarras rni i mplril trhe •n.nu tIr'i ; it pIen,'trnti' tire sub-oil in hi hitl tle tolp rg- t of crziruptioni is. uIn ,te-t. :rnil i tne ivingi, hin'rathlin: • 'n,., meit,., .f l the <pint: ofv ,l.c stit , LirIml il griverir irienrt. It derili'ni tire hr, lictim in i corrnilt. pa)r: ', whiii-hl ,eeks to live aft',,r its missili is entil r,. rind the great i.sieis that gave it h'nal.r the ilil ,ahi ts -of simpliinrity riid hou.esty in the phli serviC 'e. It ihemannls a puri ll'atio;i rf the whole .eliti'e of igoverinment. frtm'u dotme ti Il)il Ihtion -tore. It prohiariins tlhat "reform is necessary tr reirrl, ani estalih in tile henrts oh' tie wnhole peoine---lie Unionir." Great rIs were thl evils of war, terrihle mrs were tire srifierings of our people, impoverish ,Ii rifn hankrript at its close, what the ,ount ry kmr. errhrired ft'iunm eairpet 11'12 tyrannies. bnrne wi ii heroic ti'r Liti I,, tlliieiil!. t- :he maliaon.l of a -.'emrt ltltionu, with n nter t ehllueince •I roliger tliiil ll: .tY m itlegimiiil'e i" see lonrd esti .illrgenlrilt. "T hi.e declarnmtie in meanls N;0tional Ge verllnment with restorel'I r onli'ience, returning prospnerity, home rule, re vive'I memories oh the gl-riius past, one iirotherhound, rUid tine Untlirn as it was inder Jvuttersoni inrl| J :rcks.ol, nind mrs it will bes heyrond a duult, after hn 4rh ,Ii' M31ch text, thank GO ! n, nrn. m.in iiiilel m : S lruel J. Tihlen. i inielii1. Il hit "rei rul is it'es.san ' 0 t'uii ihs :n ,ari1i1il cnlirellcy, re 'tore Lhii i- h lic credit air I niuirtlaitn .e Nattoirmil honur." Mr. Web. ter .al I "of all ;,lie c'ortrl invriices 'ner ls--tini g I 1 .h I lhi o'ring Oli:s-es of ien m ,i i. inure Ira',.. beeni more illusril' iar tirhat which del ,ent heam withi isper moiVney. l'hlr is the .iost ef i.*ctual of irvertrons to fertilize tihe "ir rr:I'r tiL-I'I IIh the sweet of the our I:In rave." Silrite Abr'aliauri ;:utlnh. Lire cave ot al,elats a u'rial place for silver sner liels, irr .nii~le hias liet Lthe (nil tecii.2nized .rrrerie of tin' world h\ a l civil ised * uLions. 31 e r e promises to pay, uough at-teeted by the signa-anual of roniltl itself. when kinglv author itv was l'ecaoguized( as divine, "is a c:hangin, standlard of value in the iaunds of the lpeople'' dis4reputahle to the goverlnent, unjust and o.,lres sire to the mliasses and iprofitiable on Iv to the u.suiner', who speilihlaites up on the lnecessities of the poor, or the fe:irs of the tinlii. HIard ' Ilanelvy I". Whllpeler dh'ecl:ares to ble ie '"m·netho of tthe Constitu lion," and it seems thit the very -hu:,,lt.s of all the ýll.ý;re t hlle rs of the DIemocrlatlic Ipart] who have delparted his life in the faith of the fathers. iandu all. who gave to its priniciples strength, unity and power, would rise in meeting, were the Democratic party to repudiate the seminal idea of Democratic faith by recognizing as constitutional or 1:ermanent, any other currency than gold alnd silver. But. as we have no such "cturrency of tlih Constitution" about as much however as we have of a Constitu tionll, a return to it mutilst lie guardled We cannot venture specie payments l.y any ipolicy of( shary or violent conltractionl, neither can haril money lie coined Iby mere Conzressional eaetttlenlt. Resilm piouln mut he the t;atural sequence of confidence in tile Ipurity, honesty andl integrity of the government, which will itself give to its notes the vallle 'ofgold and sliver, without, in the least, ilisturbing thl' volume of the currency or the rights of trade. The only way then to re turn to the money ofl the Constitu tion is tha rough the great hli2hways os' RIkTRENC11MEIT Il(1d REFORM. S. AN UNPXPECTED STAMPEDE.--The Ra lieal Diu-nion leaders are a-toun .le I to find that they cannot rely on the tolored vote in an'\ Southlern State. Eveis where the negroes are finding that their interests do not lie within the color lilne, and led by their juillgmeiit :uawl the. detestation the' feel fir the scoloundrels who have c'ihtel:let al;:I pnllllneredl them equally with tlhl wihit.es. they are flocklng to the Dienocratic camp. Inttimida Lion, th reats and nmur-ler fail to stop the sta:lnltele, ani the bloody affilir it Cnarlestoi, canrefuilly3 plotted by Clhanhe:lain. not only failed of its :lino, but r'e:te l :iuai st its authors. WV ipeak inot onlt ctonulldently, but adlvisedl'", in saving that so large will Ihe the' counser'vative colored vote lhat the ." elnocrals will c'arr\ every Southert' Stalte, including Soutlh Carolina. -WE have reliable and cheering :ulviees, t'ivoltahle to our enulle, from every Precinct in thlie Parish, and re all feel good andI safe as to ,our prospects. Never before, outside of this Town, were (iour forces better in lindi aill our frirnds more firm in he helief of ourn perfect sice'ess. Goo 1 work, b tter wordls of cheer 're 1 ahaving ,SwayI, ad in a worI once more are the roakels squelclhed c and lumhh4ouned t :a t o(inr unit y. Our e ili'late. are all on the marchb and ar'e Inot listless to the rac.et kept at their heels and mean to ldo their fuill shlare ol" tile good worlk. -TIIu: uegro Radicals are drawiig the "eoil.r line" 'losely and are sEhliw in~ their hlnltli s nolinistalenly plain. I. every prllish ill tthe State thlus Irl', Wlhele tlley IlivO rai inilonlbted itujiir* it , they have invariihly nomitalteed i'grien for the ena;lte andI thile Legis Ilature, andlll rally seent to e1i missilng rlheir foar' asI Blai'k Lealltes. With ias tIhey hiave. inlder tithe tuiiition f tile lieiroring Ilindail, ielen a hitth Ie moe ',alltio 'l The. euanii ohf itha in toi ,lain -tlhsey ha t'e ura ve dEillhts or SOC iess-and i,, at 4 i'ailh4 their say' l8ll. IOllhll lnla. -SoME ldanket-sttreteher on wlheel' whlio W;as permitted tlo scribble in tihe Gazette, t'clila- 500 majority for the :I:ticials in thie Latnorllie Warid. aI':ke on tlthe two rilght hiandl fi.tilll'es ial thien., snmart alne ,you will be nelarer tilhe trul h Ihani o.ou ever were iI y.ounr life. We are' keeping Oolr eye oni thllat L:milmirie Ilrtner it tlhis hilai:e, anld we t(1i not intend to he the lggeitel one! -Out nIhW 'callll.erei:d neighbor, jnsllll lelras Ihe sll'eet, Witt. Hllstltlyre. has just retlrtieil I rnin New Orleans, --I whihl tlh.re, s-lected and llr charsed a large', fresh llnli colillp.ete stock tfoglias In, full assullllrlltnts In in his lille, allld in OnlCet ).-re rtadly aid -nIIr to seirve all his ohl ru·nltoanras, l4114 a. many II l-I ew nrlls tI Ch)lOe itoi f'vor hilu wit h a ecll. --WI are glid ta, nte tlhe fornlation oif a l)talli,'ciatic-!·Conservarlve t'aith, at L'sif's lHillge. ealnel l the "Ellquil Illrlts 'Tildat Club," and thalt Jesse Lee, n edulncted cololed luin is its Presideitl. --WE IlVhae co'd weat!ler earlier 1i. a itlmoth I lttalll :ihlnlle, alrea ly two gaood fr'sls; alie n (lit " lit' itioning of rlte lest, La ,, iO' oil file Inlla'iltl (uf ,)fthe 21 We •na hari WIel!CiIlle Jack Fl'rlst ii tllis Ceitenaniail O'taiber. .-'rIs iuantittnia caintta't in an awinI iie--iw ihel ilieuitt lpauty has twa, s• lld tassessed nthee-hnlea%, bhe bloody .ulrel--alltl - c'"rllilmhion. We heave tlh, ieplie', wIti, diai,'e a clanllae. Y--..w) C·-- -L C -OwVEr tigllt year aGo OG'ant saUid, '*Let us Ilavt Peace." This in the I€ottoI o ttlh' )IRntit. and htae ieent a .lllhl plihrase witl the ftuithaful, but iotw it Ints bieent tunl'ed itlo, "Let Iu kteepl up the War." -H. MI. LABaT aid Johla Paul are thle DenilerlllI ie-C.onts'rvative lllllitltle-s tor Jtn.ices ol the Peace, in the Piune tile Wart. The Radical seeli.ig. After at great folurish of trnullmetr altad firl'inlg ioftanen tihe raditcal meet itrg at thle Sclhool Ii-lloe ol on Sat irdal. laist , la called tol ,lider hi V. W. Por tel PI."sident. Presellt, A. B. Le'isee, C C. Ant.-ile, Geo. L. Smith of flie hig acins andi Jolhn B. KeInne'dt of thel poip gaIlsii. there was iC d(ilay of a:I, inr in waiting for hat crowd of 1000, to cmerllle t, totaw, tbut that crowd nevel did collllCa. We are sure that at n tfillie waii tlhere llre tlhan 150 eolore'd voterl present at the meeting. There wele filly as miany molre inll .wn all d;,,v a ho never went near thema. -The wait ing interval was consullmed by short. narangues from the squirt gun brigade, such as W. S. Kelso, Caesar Morgan and an "old Vilginia negao," a veteran of Jackson's War. At intervals Vie would clap hIis hands and try to get up a cheer, but the feeble response digunsted him and le told tlhem lhe wias sorry to see ail little entlhusiasm. One oftlie inci ldents lof tile day was the parade of the Laioneiie Club, which by aeteiAl coint wias1 CllllComposed of 52 hlorsemen, niy of whllom were naere boys who will not be voters at the next Presidential election If this is the best the Presildent of the Retlrnlinlg Board can do in his ownl, warlti, it does not speak well for the prospel.'cts of that.. 500 majority the Ga zette pienrlises from them. It may he of importance toi us lhere after to riemllember tllat Antoinie. Levi see anlll Snilth all boren testimony to hlie per'fect quiet and order tlat is now pr'ev.ailing in tlhi Conlgressional Dis trict, anll the pieffect frtleedoml of speclh which had been Accorded them wlher ever tlhey ihad been. This is testimony fromt thecir own side to conltradlict the blhlody shirt lies that are heiang told in the Nolrth of the cendition of this and othier Slllouthern Staites. At last the meeting settled fdown to h,_iletss alnd Vie. Porter introdullced his "'iloislaiI friend," C. C. Aatoine, the ne gro Lieutenant Governor by grace of radical anle in L,'nisana. Then step pedI to the front a smnall bhlack, neatly tressed lnegro, seen for the first time, Iprobablh ly by a lar e umajority of tlholse present. lie was lproceedling to mnlake a very conselrvative speech, which would ihave done much Looild to our slcle., and leen notil very satisfactory to the bloody shirt-ites when lie was di-. tlilhed by a row on the pll;atfolrm, rai ell by ia nuri radtlicall pialitil'i ,nilialmed Yoanlllg He was siaiUlarily ejected fromtn ahe stanilll, liiat for a lonlg title kept nlj ai owl that silenced the Lielt. Golver lnor, niaid so inlterrupted the chalin oif his toilulhts that he a oolln gave it tip. He lolll themn thalt Gov. Tilden lhad been the Attorney of the Tammanmuay and flail Rloadll Rings and that lie onll conm moureoccd to be a riforuler when hersawl that lthose l naga weit to be broken uip and that lie went with the tide to scree himself. He also told thle nlegaroes, andl they cheerael tle assaertiaon, thaat they :Ially laid all the taxes, as the plan ters andl Ciir aliml'lLs added them to the renlt aitd cists of anppalae.. HeI wolneld p llby hlopillg tlhat they 'would get 1800 maljoiitv in this lparish. Aiter Antaihie camie Juidge A. B. C Levi.dlue afShreveport. Hisalgee.'lh w''la too, long fr lay exteaadat, ;repteert at our hlandsa. HIe staltrted lo t by tryiilg to iClnriirls -tlhe. negioes withl a tlle seiNse ett he respllolsililitie andl dnliee alttallhedl toIl tihe rilght of lillfrage i butt he WiCl InI tliio dfel8 water for his liear erns to fllhiow hinl. Hie tlhen blrlalched aut li ll attiOlllpt t cliow tlatt 4.5 of thle Ipullicdlebt of Loenelata all oll'L !etltlocrtiic oriln. Hlie asserted llilt tlae blllilc debt in 1865 wsiiB l 1,300,000 Ilaid that at the close. of Iarlmalthl's ad miiliitrtaion it was *21500,000,000, and thilat lof this the Demlocratic La.gisla. towr, of 1866 & b7 had made $13.167, 000i and Cal lr',ve this latter assertiona. Ie qlaoteI aill the aplpropriations made bIy tlioe Legislltlalee aaal chiarged tlaemn wit.h Ci whol itlllCltun, witlhiit audit ilg ihliael wVithl taxes received or ilioleC jiaid on thlle apprlllriiatinias. HE p1rollably flogot thie ie8lrlrt of the collC illttee ailhlloilitd tl ascertain the amnllunt of the pull ic debt, when ihe as .rted tihat it had never bee--n over $L25.010 (100); f',r that Clmmlittee re pol t ed Clhlt it was 412..0i0.000. He claim ed ltetat credit for Kellhgg' havia:g re duced the debrt to $15.000.000; bellt prolballl3 forgat agalin to tell Ills aunli tirs that tu'iililigl" as he called it was rellllphiatieln, and that reliutliatieln iS diis ,anety-. His claim that tle Repuhi. licati party is a plarty of reflrli, was as aanmsing as it was adnaeiols. He +said tlhat the collnsitutiolnal amenld nellts lilaitillg the debt had been pass iE 11 , tile Republicaan Plarfy ill olpiplsi tilInl tOtheI DhemIDratic larty rlThis wals not true in fact for mnany demo cratel voted for the amlaenlmlents and the onely oIllpsition to them were that we did or wish tol reilYudlate iuy part of our hlollest debt, alid we were alt williag to trust Kellogg's Faindilng Board to say IIwhat was hlonest and whait not. He claimed as a virtue for his party what was a necessity in re laicinlg taxitilon froma 20 mills to 141 miill, Thie peeple hIad refu-ed to pay saIchl enllormlolls tiles for them to sqIan der ald ste liany lonlger, jusIt a they will aifter awlile rflfise tlo pay mlore thanc the 5 milli necessary to ienlpilplrt the governnlmelt andI pay the interest oIn tia., debt. and even this is double lihe late befaure the war. It is a saitll re formll to rednce taxation 7 mnills antd rob us stall of 9j mills more than necessary. It the Republican party wants to re fL,rai, let tlheil alleish the hordle of un. necessitry o8i'ees created Ily it-let it collect the taxes at 21 per cent, intstrat of 10 that is paid at prelseat-let it re doo the esalaries of the necessary ofl cr'-let it repeal all the laws creatig miliopolies that have tlirottled hiinds trv, lpeyed IIIupIII th eC i'ill'fiies of the people. iandI palr;ilizitl Illah etterOie's of, hoth while and black ; (such a i t ht i - winnllkhrri.i Hll use ('olll pa , e-. thle L 'aijsi ana St't.I. Lottl er and tlihe Levee CoaIII parny-let it faithfuilly neeoauu for and ijudiciounsly expend the plidhe levetlnue's IId I.ten it may lay claim ti the priv ilege at heing called the party of ic He told the ne,,roes that lie would rallher the,. would vote tlit- Denlllalltic ticket than not vote at Iall, aul lie W.i'r hbe disappoiintedl we .au alusuire ,itl when the llvotes lire comitedl. His ,till . t3lai-e of Ilaycs anld Packarld %va.e negative. He Rnid lie was conl,tent'd with tlhe tfart that we had rcoulght tilno hhaurges .igainst I heir pei soulal Ilolnl.st Tlhat we would have done so if we could. It has been so long since they have had a man wlho was not open to charges against his personal honesty that they parade Hayes and Packard as curiuaslief., because, forsootih, they Ihp penl to be honest. The quoted extracts from what lie called Demnocratie (1) papers to show what his friends t~ilnk o Gov. Tilden, and his extracts were fi'onm the New Haven Unilicl,"Ciiicin natil Enquirer,' Blroklyn Argus, Eas tern Denlocrat, Toledo )emocrat. lion to, Democrat and the Stenhien, illQtG4i zette. He forgot to give the silat his extzots frgin the Edt aig r igý would liaive shown themi to ý-i- lýl his litnitnation, alnd lie foure;f.t""twillIat the politics of the other paper8,..2, s'pace forbids any turther notice ef Of I asserrions. On the whole w tliink that Judge Levisee's effl'ort pi' one. tfr the crowtd and dil-i~ tle goodl for his calse. The Judoumitted .to ppla1 hsl.. connection' wtrh the "pdaity - reftirm" and probably firgiot to tell-li-itliea·rert the reason of hlis slldden conve.rsiol to radirllismn in Septelrierr 1874. just abont the tihe hie litried to'R.il paiepr ty waortlhin cash $5,0110 to: .(le Polie' Jury of Caddo for $3nl,000.i Vide. His testimonly be-fore the tYpngressionalli Cnunittee. Reportl of Test. Clros Ex. page 367. Heforei te war a Bell & Everett Whig, during jthe "war a so cesRininist, after the waran iinleljendent and. in 1874 at radical, Judge Lavisee hassa reIord thlt shul,,d commend him to his aolitors of Saturda.-ove.r thlle left l'The niext and last speaker nas Tyouing. man by namie, John B. Kenned , a1id by blood ia cross between the white and Indian, or mnlater" and ii iiatn nless hi.- features belie hiisnmrigin.. He satid lie had been in the emnply of the U S. Seniate since he was tfallateell landl would east his first vote this tilll' for the Republican party and lie pro posed to tell Ithemi why he aas inlpell ied to cast his tfrtaulles l with that part.. We did linot hear all he had to say, but did hear that one reas,,n was that that party had advocated the rights of the tegri hietilre the war, halad fought for them dlii lll tlie war ;anid proleled thei sinice the war. The Haanaiian treati haid Sulllelitilig to d., withl i btolut fe failred to eatch the 4ecln1cti.ii. Aller the speakiniig there was a I:br be.ile, Which 'e iinagine Walls thi pili cilpal alltraictin folir Ihe few colored people there, alld tlhen thte "grand ial , ly " was over. Disapp. intl.ent anIil chlagriu sat lIupoll -the .ciinlltentllnces ol the mlinagers iand visitoirs, andI thlat re pub)lian majority faoim this parish is NON EST INVENTUs. Therue was nolt a glood l'art. chelt-r' thlounghllur the nlpeaking, a-ntl Vic P.r.telilas cieill, l r eI to adlnit tle' want of enthusias. l'iaus ends the first chapter otf 'ralc tal dehiat in. Itapidels. W-.'il double the bet thllat we get 7010 mniajority. OLIven LODGE, No. 84, Alx:alndria, Sept. 26, 1876.( IHElREAS it a:lthl pleatsed the( Gr.;,t Architect of the Universe to call from our Lodge of labor here to thei:l odge of rt anld refreshment abovae, our well beloved brother, LEVL WELLS, there tore, BE IT RESOLVED, That in hliR dleath, we. as a Ldlge, have been sadly he reaved, but trust that our loss has been to him eternall gain. RESOLVED, lThat we will ever cherish his menmory and remember with pleas ure. the many hours of social Inter course spent with hilim, anlld while at labor here we shall hopefully look for Ward to rest anld reunion with him, in that Lodge albove "llnot madle with handsl]. eternal in the heavens." RESOLVED, That we now iemembel, and record with pleasure, his upright walk as a Mason :nrd Man, hls perfect points of lellowship. anad regard the re collections oV:his virtues as a deposit in our Lodge, more highly prized thanl all the valuable metals of the earth. En tering here poor, mis rable, bliml we trnst that he has lbeen broalght to liglht unlder tile clolly caunopy and that his work here, alt' all the designs on his trestle board of life, hlyve been aplprovead aby the all seeing eye of Him in whom the faithful Mason ever trusts. RESOLVED, That we telner to his be reavel family o..r hearttelt sympathy and commend them to the comnpas.uion ate love of that God, whose property is always to have merllcl'y. RESOLVED, That these resolatiouas ha, spread upon our mlinutes, published in the Alexandria papers, and a copy sent to his bereavedl tamily. RESOLVED, That we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. E. W~atL, -J Q.fuL* LEVIN, J.J. FatGUsoN. Died : IN this ''own, ona Sundlay morning. Sep tember "30th, 1876, WALTER J. SM I'H, aged 26 years. TEMPERATURE AS IREPORTED BY FERGUSON& oRCIINACK caste. Morn. Noon. Night. 26. 640 78° 7o0 Clear 27. 600 750 7W0 Clear 26 50' 730 fi6 Cleatl 29. 740 700 690 Clear 30. 540 76° 790 Clear 1. 460 620 65° Clear 2. 460. 620 700 Clear Special. SFO AVOID ALL MISAPPREHEN I siou, the Direcrols of the Fair As sociation desire to give notice, that the Ball to be given on Friday. evening, the 20th iunt, will hea FANCU DRESS and liMA-QUERADE BALL. Pis tlles may attendll at pleasure- either in ens tuwe or in the simple evening dretss; F. SEIP, L. V. MARYE, President. Secretary Notice. ALL PARTIES ARE HEREBY NO tiffed not toLtrade for one Draft, for the sunm of $178.50. and one for the sum of $69,72. drawn by me in favor of Lawrenice, Ryan & Co, on C. L Walnmsley & Co. The consideration foi which these draflts were given, be ing a traud, I will not be he:d respon sible for them. Oct. I" W, J. c. JO1N,~1a , NEW TIIlS DAY. I. C. MILLER. JOS. FITZPATRICK I, C. MILLER & CO FRONT ST,, OPPOSI'TE TOWN WHAIHF, A-LE XA 1N D BR I A --DEALERS IN COOKING AND IIEATING STOVE S. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE CELEBRIA ED OHART DR OA&K - and - BUCK'S BRILLIANT OLDi at, C~I' PItiC S i GRANIiTE C !RTR EnY I PRESSED WARE, foal Oil Lamps & Lanterns PUMPS, GAS PIPE and FITTINGS MANUFACTURERS OF Copper, Till and Sheet Iron Ware -at-- - W'IIOLESA.LE and RETAIL "TIERMS CA.SH. R EG-IST R ATIQT -1 OFFICE SrPEr':irsoIt REGI.cTRATION, PAtilalE OF tAPIDri: .: - Alexamee in. La.., A.ug. 30;ht. 117t NTOTIC(E IS HERBHY GIVEN that the B-, smeh of Rmigistirtjion for theb Parish Ralpidles will be opened Alexllndria, Co-rtholse-fr,.n Au gts? 30th to Sepitembel.r 10th. Rapides, Lnmotlhe's Bridge - Sep telmler 11th. Cotile. Jamnes' Store - Seltenber 12th land 13th. NichIla', Union Church--Sep.ltember 14t.h. incetn--l -Septeem' er 15th aol 16,h. -PaI's Stomre-teptem1r.t 114111& 19th. Calho mm's Store-Septempher 20th. Chene'yvlle-22e and l 23rd. . Spr'i"a Hlill. Lfe-mne -Selr. 25th.' Lnlomeni, RobiuMin's Stuie-Sep temher 26(ih. Be-rlin's, John Berlin's -Sept. 28th. Big Island,.I M De.ville-Sept 29,h. Hollowlvy's Prairie. Clharlet Burna a,,n 's -S.pte.m hber :301 h. Piuceville-Octl,e, 3rd1 and 4th. Fr th,. pl.rj,,,sm, ,,f adeling to the regieitr'tio tto nnamnes of tlire qlalifiled el.eto.rs Inot re.isea:red ic, 1874; atdh for rice eertsclreP freer, the* regimmrcl. lithe Ianm'c ,f all Ie'rstman w'ce Ilve foglnl t ri aoi," 1 Icecolmme di.q,,lnh:teld an elcetmrl'h Oef tIlie Parilshi slince. OctllerhP 26th 174., legisIrntl 0n will cl-~e 'al 1t( Cuirt Hmose fialuly n,. Octoel'er 2rth, 1876, w,,,.r thie elmi.c wihll ie eaas hlidticdq fit.,,, nuhd afier trhe 51h intay of Octrb|tir 187t6. B. W. WOODRUPF. Scie.rviaer of Electlio, Parish ot Rapides. Rlegular ,Weekly Packet ! THE FINE, LIGHT DRAUGHT, . Sltneamer, C. H. DUR FEE .OHN HEINN..............MASTER W H. MObCESNYa...,........CLERK H ILL MAKE REGULAR WEEK ly triim iim tlhe Gcalld Ec,,re, tllmele, le'+ctllg Ne'w Orlecnn etvmrr TUESDAY. ct 5 P. M., aurdl Aletaledria every SAT'I'URDAY at 12 M. For Freighlt or Pacsscge, APPLY ON BOARD. n iXTII SA TIAnI AUGUST HANLE. MAURICE HEYMAN HANLE & HEYVMANT No. 14 Baroeae St., NEW ORLEANS W E KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HANDI good wrork H,,rses aud Mules; aleo FINE MLLUCH COW8 $55o TO 77 A w plen FREE. P. O. VICKIERY, Augus ta, Mlaine. Democratic Barbecue!! A BARBECUE WILL BE GIVEN at COTILE LANDING, or Saturday, October 7, 1876, nader the immetdiate direction of the "NICHOLLS GUARDS." Promuinent Speakers have Ieen invited and will be plreset. All the Dnecratic can· didates are specially invited to attoud Sept. 27, 1876. GR'ND FAIR. 'FOURTH G .AND FAIR -OF TrIE- . API 3D ES SGCll TIiN F Ill A.SS SQ I A T10 IT Oct. 17, 18 19 and 20. 725.00 IN P IKEISES., EXTRA H ANDObME. VALVABLE AND USEFUL PREMIUAMS OFFERED AND AWARDED , • I . . E VERY DEPARTMEIhT HUNDRED4 OF HONORARY DI. PLOMAS AWARDED IN ALL THE DEPART • M E4 T S.,i. GRAND TOURNAMENT Friday, October 20, 1876. THREE RINGS-ONE+ TI-LT ONLY DlISTA.NC( 10 YARS.-.NTRANt $." The most ueu'Ces.fnul Knight to erowu the Qnewn. The 2d, 3d an I 4th to select Maids, of.Hoonor. Fastest. tihe (at least one ring reqgIl. red to be t a ken) $10. tinigits are re- . qutred tb RII)E IN4 COST'UME. The Queen andI Maids of Honor are to he CROWNED UPON THE GROUND! A GRAND BALL Friday iight, October 20. tO BS GIVEN IN A Lt T XAN i I A. t A FINE BRlASS BAND from the City of New Orleans, will sup.. * ply MsiBde'or thm-ocec- "-. sloi. Invlta WILL RE ,ISSUED IN DUE TIME, of a mile for year olds. Purse $.0a Entrane 15i.00. THaes Pirse 1*5..00. EntranCES SECOND DAY. FI[Rn RACa--Dash oft one mile for 3 oe a mile for se d100.00. Pure an5.0 Etrane 1.000 SECOND RACE-Dash of two milese forall all ages, Purse $125.00. En-ra Strabe 20 .0. T~RICORD DAY. FIRsT RoACE-Dash of one mile for 2 year olds. Purse $100.00. Ea trance $20.00.0 SECOND RACE-Mile hea f two miles for 5, all ages. Purse $125.00. En-. Entrance $26.00. TFOURD DAY. CONSOLATION Rac--~Mile heats, For. horses that have run and not iwon . during the MLeting. Purse $75.. Entrance $16.00. FOR FULL AND SPECIAL PAR. TICIULARS REFERENCE IS ASKED TO THE "RAP IDES FlIR JOUR NAL,'"I WHICH. 18 FOR GRATUITOUS CIRCULATIO!( 'ERICES OF ADMISBION. For single Ticket admitting one person ............ .... $ 50 Children under 12 years of age.... 25 *Quarter Stretch Badge for 8eason.. & + U! .". *•