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3 ' "4Al vD yftrT-a,"'"&D41 AT eiOLBOE, oUVAUITA PAbRIi LA; c. r: . MuOiumlA *rian. eDTOR ANi.P. OPE ToR _.-.L--,------ -- , -- Terusw of Sublasription. The seawaE mates of sessnpAso wil be ritadl 'amod 0t n & a te s n a one copy, one yesa - - - - * .800 cOne opy, six nmonths - - - 2.00 $iageio copies - - - 10 cents. Ani pers osemlg as Are new eanh subscribers, ee same post eliee, wilU be etitled to a oopy ot ". an TpsoLUaes " gratl, ftr one year. EP Sabseriptetn price esarittblg in advance. o Tariff of Advertising Rates. Adve-tismeunt wlll be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents pei square of one ioch orspace. or le.s. ar 90e lntr, ad .ievent--tive ents for each- sb.. quamen losertion. for any time inderemb.mentb. For .nagrpor(iod as follow .. Ss msues 3 moo u son 1 m.. Three ............. 1100 170 3 0 40 ouor ."".. 1:001 ,W 20 9 38 5n o Sip (I Col.umon.).. 3 Is 00 rl O 'J 03 4;l 50 6. Go Ton ( Clumin )... 30 45 00 55 00 75 00 Iu) OU (ftema (1 Column.) 145 os 3l 0 s7 0et o'00 14.3 00 Twenty-oe (1 .Cl 00,1 7 00 90 00 135 (0jl00 00 proteesonal Earbs. Xr. 'I'H11 . Y. ABYv MONROE, L.t., _FIICU: BRR ROOM R! RC.LItDSON & Me lnerY' Law edlo.e. .b b'y ti. 167O. " ndl-ly° Dr. T. P. RICHARDSON, P-T .IAln. SUItG ON 1ND OBSTETRICIAN. Orrica: At fir. Calderwood's old stand. W Spmelal atlseition given to Chronic Surgical -a, n2lO:I y _- '- - .... - . ... .... ... ... . ... .. .. ... ....... DR. J. CALDERWOOD, PFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SEILVICES TO the citizens of Monroe and vicinity. O PICt: Over lurgheor k tulliia's. Grand Street. where he can be found .at all hours of day and aight when not -p.arsionaliy engaged. February 3. 1870. a80-c Dr. R.. C. 3 Ltrother, OPPERg HIS PROFRSION AL SERVICES TO the eitzens of fouroe and vions:y. Oracu: Over the store of BSrghaur & Wellin, Grand Street. At ight ema be found at the residence of Mrs. War February S. 1870. at0:, -WV. Y. COSPER, M. D., HAVJ:.OG loeted in theColony, oloers his profes sioanal services to the people of the nurronuding .dhsatry, in every braeub of hi profeeslon. Special atsentleos given to Female Diseases and to Surgery. February IS 1870. SItf 1ONý R)H E, LA., W; ILL psartis in the Parishes of Ouachite. More. soasr and Itichiand. tasrh 26. 170. na27 -t J .8L. Co DRIpE1%%, So0tting agentt. rTrC.. Mnree, La., with A. L. Slack, Esq. Trenton, La., with Steadltfr A McGuire. ausy 17, 187*. u 19 ly R. Nacaaoseos. lA. D. McExaar. RICHIRDSON A McENERY, Attorne..v at Law, MONROE, ia., tl&.TIOg it all the parithe .f Morsh Louisiana. P.a the Smapreme Corrt at eonroo, the Pedutai Cegrti, 4d to the Lamd OdlA D partmaant of tlhe epersl Government. u19-tf hhIaM GARIRtTT. FRANKT.IN GARItETT. GAaREuTTr & GARUE-T-Tr, ATTORNEY'S AT LA W eoraer Wood and St. John Streets, (Opposite Reoordere'OMoe.) xemuOs..................... ..LO.IVZ A. Jani' I.11s70. iy A. L. SLACK, MON ROE, LA. RPrCT7IES in the Parish and District Courts as follows: onahbltca Parish. Monroe; Morehense Parish, Bastrop: Franklin Parish, Winesboro. Mourn.m. An:. 92.0 181J6. 5:17 3o0n UM'ENEIIY. S. D. M'EEnIY. J. & S. D. MCENER Y, MONROE, LA. DILACTICE in the Parish and District Courts I Onachits. Morehouse, Franklin, .ichlaud. Cal well and Catahenla Parishes, in the Supremne Cu. t at Monroe. ani U. S. Courts. r.w Particuslar attention paid to business In the Land O1Ree at Monroe. and thie Lend Ofce De.p:art oeet of the General Goverument. nl7:tf. 41. H. MORRISONH. W. W. FARIMER. WCORREAZ$ & rWALR RRe ATT"OINE YS AT LA IV, Monroe. La., Will practice in the Parish and District Courts in tie Parishes ofOnachita, Mlorehouse, Franklin, Caldwell, and Union. Also in the Suvreme Court of Louisiana and in the United States Courts. .41:v3 I. r. 1TUBM5. R. 0. COBS. ATTORNEYS AT LA W JMonroe, La., Will practice in the Courts of the 12th Judi sal. District, colnpused of the parishes of More. house, Ouahlta, Caldwell, Catahoula and Franklin. And also in the Parishes of Jackson and ulnion. v4 n32 DENTAL N OTICE. H'AVING determined to settle permanently 1 in Monroe for the purpose of practicing my pro tee*ion, I can be fo and at my office oppositce the south-east corner of the public 9quare, in the house lately occupied by the Land Otfice, at all hours. My family will live in the same building. Having had a very large experience in all the different branches of my profession, the treating of children'a tWeth and all the diseases of the teetlhofadults, and the extracting of teeth and arranging ar tificihl teeth; I feel justified in saying that I am prepared to do anything in any department of my profession as well as can be dune any where, and at reasonable prices. N. F. McCRAW. "ENGAGED IN THE DEFENSE OF AN HONORABLE CAUSE, 1 WOULD TAKE A DECISIVE PART."-Javms. Vol. V. Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., Saturday, April 9, 1870. No. 29. I. i •i is m• n Ui I Il· I otetls, 9cbools, ercban..to, ' c. Ouachita House, (ceasas or DurSID & TrataL sTuaTna,) MONROE, LA. J. L. HIUNSI('JEtL Proprietor. 'I 'l above named IIotel so long said favorably I kntown throughbont the countisy ea been refltt.ed and newly furnished, and is now complete in every department. The Proprietor pledges himself to spare nn efforts to make all comfortable who ay favror Lim with thLir patronage. April 21, 1869. ly ,EW HOTEL. LEWIS HOUSE, (Oppeid. Cutho. ls urMe ad Fesam s Aesdesy,) MONROE, LA. .? .7. LE iIS, PIOPItIErTOn. 't'E Proprietor. formerly of the O;AC2HITA IHOUSE, Informs the public that the large and eommodlonsn residence of Col. Itobt. tichardson has been purchased and handsomely furnished. and ia now complete in every particular, as a 'irst Class Hotel Imple accommodations, good tare, and cuoven eut location. Board reasonable u28 V ien na Ilnstitute, VIENNA, LA. r tHUE Trntees feel gtratifl-d in announcing to the A public, that the Spring Term of this Insitrutieon will bn opened on the let Monday in February. 1870, to couutiuuu twenty works. under toe followiugeoam petent and expurienced bortd of instructio ; R. P. JON ES. A. M., Principal; MrI. 0. H. MI'1'CIt.LL. Assistathne ; A rs A. It. JONES, Museic Department. And other teachera will bo added as the demands of the lnstitution may require. Primary Department ...................... $1 00. Inotermediste Department .................. 0. 00. Higher Euglish and Scientifs Department 25 00. An:i nct Lragngagme (extra) ................ 00. 3Music, with Ioetrument ................. 30 00. Contingent fee paid in advance............. I 00. Tuition payable at the clon, of the sesson, and " per rent. Iuterest charged when pad meut is delay ed. Thuse who wish to avail tlemualves of the ad vantages ul this Iuntitutiou. should enter their chil lren or war s. prtomptly at the opening of the session, .s a delay of aew dlayti requently op,-ratraes riously to the lisadlvatntage of tIr: pupi) throughout the Term. PIupili. though, will be received at any lima during tLen rslou. and after ton dava from the upon. ins. will be charged to the close, unlese conaned by ticknews at Il ant ten lstays. or by special arrangement otherwise wi~hl tie Piinc.rpal. ve wunld inv ite those seeking a healthy locality. free fromt the contanminating vices u llarge tuwuo lan cities with literary and religtoes advantages, to visit the thrifty little town 0o Vienna. Board can be obtained with private families on reasonable ternme. For further information, appl,,i to the Principal, or tSeeretary of tee Board of Tru-. A. C. SIION'rO:., President board Trustees. A. G. COBB, Seretarv. Vieens. La.,'Fdhl 5. 1d7). no2thn SAIDDLE AND lIARtEsr SHORP. j RESPECTFULILY inform my friends and _ the public generally, that I am prepared to ;n tuufacture SADDLES, HARNESS, ,nd everything inl my line. I have a gorid stock of meteri ti( on hand which I will sell at Rea sonable !Prices. PETER EZELIUS. February 3, 1869. inO:tt C. 130C)'1T I N SC-II E1N, Watchmaker and Jeweler, MONROE, LX., DEALEIt TI Clocks and JEWELRY, .It tCvery De1-cription. All work in hisi line 'xecutted with neatneas and diep:.tch, rnd gu.rantedtl for 12 months (;Il.4. BOFENSCHIEN. Monroe, La., Feb i4. 186i9 n23 EDWARD NALLE. R.C. C. CAMMACK. NA.ehL 11- CAMMitACIi, COTO'rN. IVAGORS COMMISSION .ME RHA NTS, No. 158 Common Street, -=W 073- la 3 A. G aiberal Advance Made on Consignx merits of Cotton. Febuary 26. 187.1. nC3-ly Carpet Warehouse A. BROUSSEAU & CO0., IMPORTERS. 19 Chaarres Slredt, --Offer for Sale at Low Prices CARPETING-English and A mrx Iran -inuls. FLOOR FURNITURE and enameled Oil Cloths. M(ATTIN*G3 tl0 nrlls China, itO piectts Cocoa. ,VIN'DOV SII ARES. Table and Pimano Covers' CiH MIt c(,Ou'IS. Drugget Linen anti Felt. CUR 'AI.NS---Lace. Reps. Worsted. Damu.lac, etc FURNITURE COVEItING-LintlM and Cotton OStr ICES, Bands, Inus. etc. m9 n351y Ro. W . E'·I.II N, Ototor-o 'rt otor AND COMMIISSION MERCII.s,.NT, No. 186 GRAVIER STREEr, NEW ORLEANS. Doo. 131 A. B. GRISWOLD & Co., Corner Canal & Royal ,ts., Neew Orleans. MPORtTERS OF FE WAT CHES, CLOCKS, J Jewely. Fan cyv (otis. Cutlesr. uons aad Plstols. taunru tunrers oatPUIE COIN Silverware. Priosa To I .nd e'er article ifully warranted. Fe'b . Y. "--$ MEN OF THE OLDEN TIME. SOME OF EX-GOG. SEYMOUR'S 8BO OLfECTION=S OF TIHEM. IPirom the Utica Heraid, March 10. The last lecture of the course befire the Utica Mechanics' As sociation was delivered at Me chanics' Hall by Gov. -Seymour, last evening. The subject select ed,"Recollections of Pu blie Men," together with the reputation of the speaker, brought together a large audience. Gov. Seymour introduced his subject by referring to the re markable body of men, who forty years ago assembled in the halls of Congress, and occupied prom inent places before the American public. These were men who lived during eras marked by re markablo events, who had been schooled in oratory and had prof ited by the study of eminent mas ters of elocution. The. habit) of the people at that time were such that the utterances of public men made adeep impression, and their course was closely watched and keenly criticised. Of his personal recollections of some of the emi neut men of that. age, Mr. Sey mnour proposed to speak. John Randolph he characterizetas the sensational man of his day; a man of strange appearance, a strong mind and keen wit; in face and dress somewhat remind ing one of an old woman. Alex ander Stevens, of Georgia, bears a resemblance of Randolph.- In disposition, Randolph was sharp, shrewd, impatient and disposed to be malignant. Mr. Seymour met John Quincy Adams in Washington, and at his residence met Henmy Clay. Adams he described as' a. small man. with a' frigid, uninviting, formal manner. This reserve he attributed to the early associa tions thrown around Adams in his youth, when his native New England was governed by a sys tem of mutual inspection. Clay was, on the contrary, genial and winning in his manner and ad dress. In private lite Mr. Adams possessed ability to interest from his vast fund of personal observa tion, andi in a great measure cast aside his reserve. He was a man of great strength of will: thor oughly in love with public life, and determined to die, as he did die, with his harness on. Gen. Jackson was a tall, erect, commanding man, with much of the military chieftain in his ap pearance, strong willed, and per Iaps possessed of a quick temper, but holding his temper well un der control. No man of his time could get mad so judiciously. He was a good judge of human na ture, and always knew his man before-losiug his temper. Uned ucated himself, and surrounded by able aud disciplined minds, he always did his own thinking, and to the last moment of his life exercised great control over the public mind. To this day public men are advised to "do as Jackson did." In person, John C. Calhoun was not unlike Jackson, except that Calhoun possessed wonder ful eyes. He had at keen insight into the future, and was a proph et rather than a conspirator. In speaking he depended entirely upon his reasoning powers. The, first word of his speech was the first word of his argument, and the last word of his argument was the last word of his speech. He possessed no faculty of judg ing character, but fascinated by his straightforwarid( frank way with his'fellow men. Between Clay, Jackson and Cal houn the resemblance was won derfnl. It was becaus9 Clay and Jackson were so inuch alike that they hated each other as they did. Clay possessed a rich, musical voice even to his enemies. He was chivalrous, patriotic; by nature a politician as well as a statesman. Webster was characterized as the greatest, and yet the weakest ot them all. By nature intended for a writer and a student, and yet a great man, great wherever placed. The triumphs for which She is remembered are literary triumphs. Among men from Onedia coun ty, Henry RI. Storrs was charac terized by eminent publi, men as "he from Onedia county who excels us all in debate." Al though now nearly forgotten even here, he was the greatest American orator after Patrick Henry. He was a man of portly, comnan(ling presence, with a woLderfully musical voice, only equaled by the voice of Clay. His erratic and uncertain temper ament was assigned as the rea son why he had been so soon for gotten. Attorney General Taleott, also of this colraty, was at times grand in his eloquence. Chief Justice Marshall said that Talcott made the greatest legal argument he ever listened to. Of our men no ted-at that time only one repre sentative is left, the Heon. W. Jg Bacon, late Justice of the Su preme Court. In conclusion, the speaker be lieved that the aVeirage American intellect was improving, but di verted from the channels where these men sought renown. Then, too, men to be heard must be in earnest. These men were sway ed by strong passions; they be lieved in the wickedness of their enemies. Now men are fiercely. attacked, but the accusers are not credited, and we hardly dare assail a political man, for we knowd not how soon we may be called upon to affiliate with him in par ty measures. A Mona RASCALLY BusxNEss THAN THE CADET SALBS.--"Maek," Washington Correspondent of the Cinoinnati Enquirer says: There is a source of corruption even worse than the sale of cadet ships, and which, if thoroughly investigated, wonld involve more men and make more disagreeable revelations than any subject ever brought before Congress. I mean the sale of pardons-the peddling of amnesties. This has been car ried on as a business ever since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, imposing certain disabilities for participation in the rebellion. The last clause of that amendment provides that "Con gress may, by a two-thirds- vote, remove such disabilities." Every once in a while a bill is passed under this provision, naming cer t.ain persons as "relieved of their disabilities." To get one's name in such a measure is quite a de sideratumn to a Southern man de siring to hold office. And here the corruption coflies in. It is said that $100 is frequently paid for the insertion of a name in one of these bills-paid directly to the carpet-baggers from the districts in which the applicants live. It is for this reason that no general amnesty has ever been passed or is ever likely to pass while the carpet-baggers have any influence in Congress. A bill relieving allt persons from political disabilities would close up this fruitful.source of revenue and profit-and hence it cannot be passed. A distinguished Western Dem ocrat, says an exchange, amused us, the other day, with a detail of observations and personal experi ence South. In Florida he fell in with a group of eminent Radicals -"God and humanity men"-who like himself, had looked upon the the piebald Legislatures of the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Lou isiana and Florida, and were afflicted with a most intense dis gust. They pronounced these Governments treason to common seuse and free government. They declared them to be the grandest outrages since the world began, and with one breath affirmed it was impossible that such premos toerous caricatures on Republiran ism could last. We reminded them of the Fifteenth Amend ment, but they said the Fifteenth Amendmdment would fall before the commor sense of the American people. Negro politics were but froth from the seeting pot of fa naticism, and must perish as soon as the people could reflect under standingly. Our frien4 said the Radicals were so unqualified in their denunciations of Southern carpet-bagism, that he had to be quiet and listen. Profiperity is the purse of anger. Venomous Forgiveneaa. .Under this head the Chicago Times descants at length -upon Butler's .bill for the removal of political disabilities. The Times says: The bill is intended to humili ate applicants for amnesty. It placeson the records of the courts, to remain forever, what is intend ed to bh testimony against the petitioner and his memory, and which may be employed as a re proach against his children and his children's children to the re motest generation. It makes the work of obtaining amnesty one of much vexation and expense. It triansfers the pardoning power from Congress, where it is lodged by the third section of the Four teenth Amendment of the Con stitution, to judges of district courts. *Applidants for pardon, however remote they may live from the courts, must appear in person, and if any opposition be made to their petition, must be at the expense of bringing witnesses to sustain their statements. A chief object of the bill is to clog anmesty with conditions so expensive, vexatious and humill ating that but few persons will take advantage of it, and thus ex clude the best and most intelli gent men in the Southern States from all participation in the Fed eral and State Governments. Un der the pretense of being an act of grace and generosity, it exacts from the person desirous of avail ing himself of the benefits of the bill a confession that he has been criminal in that in which he may have been not only honest, but actuated by pure and unselfish love of the State and section in behalf of which he took up arms. Said President Lincoln, in his memor&?ble interview with Patton and Dempsey: "The rebel soldiers are praying with a great deal more earnestness, I fear, than our own troops, and expecting God to fa vor their side. One of our sol diers, who had been taken prison er, told Senator Wilson a few days 1 ago that he met nothing so dis- I conraging as the evident sincerity of the men he was among in their 1 prayers." iMust those men be required to brand themselves as traitors in open court, and leave evidence of the fact upon record forever, in I order to obtain the privileges of citizenship which are conferred 1 upon negroes? Gen. Farnsworth has given no tice that be will move, as a sub- 1 sbitute for Butler's bill, that the political disabilities of all citizens i be removed in all of the States I which have ratified the Fourteenth I and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. We shall see wheth-' er this measure of decency can be 1 carried in the House against the one of meanness and malevolence 1 reported by Butler, and sustained 1 by the demagogues and fanatics who. acknowledge him as their leader. Suppose Whittemore did sell a cadetship, hasn't Grant sold cabi net offices? And should we not, instead of having our moral sen sibilities outraged at an adver tisement offering a Vest Point scholarship for sale, rather expect, one of these days, to meet somie thing like the following in the New York and Cincinnati dailies: For Sale-A cabinet office with three years to run. Will be sold with or without the patronage of the department.-TCrms cash or improved real estate. Address U. 8. G., Washington, D. O. Or this: For Sale-or will exchange for a bull pup, a postoffice in a pleas ant country town. Salary $1,000 per annum. Address Dent,Wash ington, DI). O.--Mack. PrrRY.-Commenting upon the fact that the Radicals in Congress wish Bullock's term extended, be cause the people will not re-elect him, the Savanah Republican says: "We have certainly fallen on strange times, when it is openly argued in favor of a government that it has not the sympathy and support of the people, and tlhere fore should he upheld," Adv.rtI~ g Repu aeuMs. Tr.1ms adv.,tiesasm , amas be pdd-t~ t. Card as swatu dauwwlpti-wbeu a4 u f4, will b o bdo ubleoar adv(eilag watt uaa4ie adldw~ aeiaeta II f*it u le., ise e Obi yorý and Macusgs auth... wiUrlle .ers a edvertleemwnute !' Pom" eloal. .eeda4 lowe mom =wd Sibs~5, In advance. £GUNtTS ThO e folwig Ageat. w e imibeetoe to Se the Taz~saaavu Tardrew ! C e...... Now Yb~. Wbaueou & Co.-.. .ew Ouee. McIntyre 4 Co.................. Pwnz.. .C... .. uba Jlan........... Loma.a Iay .. ................ he History this Country is aaking. It strikes me back of the eyes that we are winning for ourselves upon the pages of flutute history, the character of the meanest'and most cruel people since the days of Moses. Carlyle said of us once that we were thirty millions of bores, with the only boast that we could double our population every twenty. years. We have added something to that since -in the way of official corruption and military cruelty. Not half a cen tury ago, a French General of Algiers brought upon himself a universal cry of borrow and dis gust, for that he suffocated a.tribe of Arabs in their: caves. We re gard such expressions as sickly sentimentality, of course, after gallant little Phil.'s commenda tion of the cold-blooded murder of women and children, down, when killed, with the small-pox. The sick women were put out of their misery, and the innocent cbil dren went direct to heaven, while the blasted Indians received a blow that taught them we were as cruel, savage and unforgiving as they dare be. We can't all of us swallow that. We try 'hard. But if a Just God lives and reigns, a fearful punish ment will overtake us. 'Even Forney's Chronicle gags and sick ens. Itake blick all that I have said against the'two dailies. I promise never to revile them or their editor again. The editorial headed ,"Shall Murder he Arrest ed," was a noble protest; and all the more effect!ve coming from that source. Sheridan will neVir more ride down to fame in, popu lar tavor. He appeatrs to Ue as "Deathon thePale orse," tramp ling remorselessly upon the l1t ly forms of sick women, and. abil dren. Doýar PATTr. CosT OF TAKING TKam CaNASs. -At the request of Senator An thony, Mr. Kennedy, former Su perintendent of the Census, Has sent to the Committee of Public Printing a statement prepared by himself, giving a proximate esti mate-of the cost of paper for the schedules required by the census bill now before the Senate.. Mr. Kennedy furnishes the data to show that the paper necessary for the population and agricultural schedules; leaving the remainder of the eight out of the question, will amount to more than twenty three thousand reams of folio post, and cost $141,000, or about six-fold the expense of all the last two censuses. He further declares that from seven to ten tons of daily mail accommoda tion, for two months, will be de manded for the distribution of the schedules and instructions; but all this enormous expense will probe but a more bagatelle, com pared with the cost of printing the results, ap required by the bill. . A PROTRACTED SERSrTO.-The indications of a protracted session of Congress increase. The Ap propriation Committee of the House do not think they will get all their hills through before the niddle of May. and it will proba bly take the Senate and House one or two months after that date to settle the differences on these measures. There have been in troduced in the HoRise and Senate so far in this Congress nearly 3000 bills and joint resolutions, a fact without precedent in the history of the Government. John C. Calhoun, in comment ing upon the clause in the Decla ration of Independence, to the effect that all men are created equal, remarked that "only two mew were created, and one of them was a woman." TanH Suz CANAL.--The steam ship Brazilian, from Bombay to Liverpool with 14.000 (?) bales of cotton, recently passed through the Suez Oanal with the greatest ease. Victor Hugo "congratulates the revolution" that Rochefort is in prison; which seems rather a du bious compliment to Rochefort's ability as a leader.