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IJCIANA SENTIN L.
DISHONESTY IN HIGH PLACES. c
Is Mr. Spofford entitled to
a seat in the Senate ? One a
would suppose that an -honest t
man on being asked that quesR
tion would not like to give an
answer until he had enquired
into the fac6t of the case. Es.
pecially, if that honest man
were the member of a board
or commnission or Senate which
had'.the question to. decide
and had been solemnly sworn
in the eight of God to decide
right, we should expect of
him the most cautious and
conscientious scrutiny. " But
what is the fact ?
Telegraphic dispatches are
short, but frequently to the
point. They bring us about
such information as this: The
question of seating Spofford
will depend a good deal on
political exigencies and com
binations. Suppose that the
Court's decision as to the
ownership of Smith's farm de
pended a good deal on politi
cal exigencies, what would the
public think of the judge's
conscience. Yet the question
of a senatorial seat is of vast-
ly more importance than the
ownership. of a farm. But
grave Senators, conscript fath-
ers, play with the subject as a
shuttlecock. Scoffing at oaths
ofoffice: and rights of contes
tants, they care only to en
quire as to what is expedient
These men are at the head
of the nation ; they are the
leaders of society, the expo
nerts of public thought and
principle. If dignity, justice,
wisdom; are to be found any
where must we not look for
them in the National Senate ?
Its members are supposed to
be the most illustrious of our
citizens, equally remarkable
for their intelligence and their
probity, set up high as exam
ples of the good elements, not
the bad ones, of society. Yet
their utter disregard of princi
ple and open resort to expe
diency would, if exhibited by
a petit jury, overwhelm its
members with everlasting in
famy.
And not only is it the Sen
ate which is thus utterly in
different to its oath, but such
an institution as the recent
Presidential Commission, the
hightest possible political tri
bunal, is more shamelessly so.
What they desire is their sole
rule of judgment. What is
right has no claim at all upon
their attention. Personal in
terests, involved in party suc
cess, unites a majority in the
most flagrant disregard ofjus
tice. Not one man in the
Senate is found on either sid',
not one on either side in the
Commission was found, to
judge facts -so as to conflict
with his party interests. Can
these tiings be merely coinci
dences ?
This is really a melancholy
spectacle--that of a dishon
est people. For, such as a
people is such will be its rep
resentatives. Honesty is
amcng that people only a
question of personal inteirest
uninvolved. Justice is ad
ministered righteously only
because the judges have no
interest in .the litigation; and
it would be idle to expect any
man to decide against his
brother or his , father or his
party, much more against
himself.' .The Roman magis:
trate who condemned his own
son to death would be out of
place in a Senatorial mob that
cannot look beyond the ex
igencies of its party. The
Christian virtue which drags a
man to the confession and
brings him forth to make res
titution of ill-gotten gains will
never bring about the surren
der by a typical American of
a Senatorial seat fraudulently
obtained.
Amenrican justice cannot be
relied on when in conflict with
expediency. Such is the evi
dence of the telegraph ; such
is the verdict of popular opin
ion. It is unbluship.Ely avow
ed; its avowal is tranquilly
received. Popular morality
is not sensitive enough to be
shocked by it.
It .is true that interest
builds up the, superstructure
of social progress, but the
foundation must be justice.
Without that there is no sta'
'ility. Any social fabric, no
matter how mighty in its pro
potions, which is based on in
justice is like the house built
nupon sand.. It cannot resist
the tempest. A dishonest
people cannot permanently be
a great people, and, therefore,
the highest aspiration which
a patriot can rave is to see
his countrymen so imbued
with the spirit of fairness as
to demand a decent respect
for justice on the part of their
representatives. In the face
of such a public, the statesman
who can trifle with his oath
and canvass important rights
in the light of eipediency
wonld not care to see his mor
al leprosy advertised by the
telegraph. - N. 0. CATIOLIC
MESSENGER,]
AN ENFORCED PAUSE.
God sometimes sends an "en
forced pause." It comes in the
shape of a trouble, a fever, an un
forseen journey, perhaps-what we
call an accident-and we are taken
out of our ordinary lives and oblig
ed to stop. From the confines of
the sick-room the world recedes.
The cared that loomed so large to
our sight yesterday, seem to have
gone away indefinitely. The
things that we thought nobody else
could do, must he done by somne
body, and it seems to us strange
that we felt ou:selves so important.
Our vacation has come-not the
one we wanted or planetd for, or
intended, but the best for us, be
cause God has put it into our lives
-and He makes no m stake .
There are fathers who would
strange as it may seem, and wrong
as it is-never get acquainted with
much but their children's faces, if
they were not now and then kept
at home for a few days by illnes.
There are mothers, who, in their
anxiety for their children's dress
and deportment and culture, los
sight of the souls that they possess,
till some sharp wind of sorrow
blows the mists from their eyes, and
they feel that "the life is more than
meat, and :he body than raiment."
In hours of convalescence, the Book
is read that has been nwaiting an
interval of leisure; the son; is lii
tened to, that the little daughter
has learned at school; the buds on
the rose-bush in Jhe window are
counted and exulted over; some
thing kind and sweet is planned to
be done fcr the neighbor over the
way. Not in vain has the Lord
sent his pause into the whirl and
hurry and tumult in which the hours
and days were passing.
ADVANTAGES OF TIIE SOUTHIERN
STATES TO IMMIGItANTS.
The lion. J. B. C ymer, of Cin
cinnati, lately addressed a letter
to the Vicksburg Herald on the
advantages offered by the Southern
States to immigrants from other
States, and from abroad, whlich
closes with the following:
'"What are the p'ractical advan
tages of immigretion to the South ?
Among many, I will present the
following:
1. The soil, quickened and en
riched by an abundant annual
raintfall, is generally of the most
fertile character, and capab'o of
growing the most exuberant crops
(often two in one season), with lecs
labor and. greater certarnty than
elsew here.
2. The climate, except in wool,
malarial districts, is pleasant, sal-.
ubrious and healthy, the weather
being tempered at all times by gulf,
lake, river or mountain breezes.
The beat of Cincinnati and Central
Ohio, though less continuous, is
mtore oppressive than the heat of
Memphis, Mobile or New Orleans.
3. Except in a few isolated por
tions of country good well or spring
water for drnking purposes is
abundant.
41. While there ie no necessity to
feed stock of any kind longer that,
one month, the winters being mild
and the grasses ever green, juicy
and succulent, it is necessary in the
more rigorous North to feed from
five to seven months This is high-.
;y important to stock-growers.
5. On account of the numerous
navigable streams and ines of rail
road, whatever is produced can he
easily and cheaply transported
and, as a consequence, the markets
are excellent.
6. As a genr,ral rule, although
average Southern people do not
seem to appreciate the fact, the
cost of living is less than in the
North .
7. Families removing South, un
like those who formerly emigrated
to the extreme West, can locate
in good neighborhoods, . where
there are churches, schools, good
society, court-houses, and where
all the machinery of law and good
order ate in ful! and successful op
eration. This is notably the case
since the despicable carpet-bag
regime has been supplanted by
Democratic, intelligent and honest
government.
8. The families that may settle
in the South will be, at all times,
by railway or steamer. within
cheap, speedy, and convenient reach
of their Northern friends; much
nearer than in Nebraska or Colo
rad .
9. While farms in 'the North
rate in value from $50 to $150
per acre, according to location, im
provements, .buildings, etc.,- the
very best of Southern farms, with
few exceptions can be bought at
prices ranging from $3 to $t5 per
acre. Any farmer who under
stands the value of money will alp
preciate this differenpe.
10. The Northern tradesman.
with his superior industry and sa
gacity, seldom fails to .achieve a
fortune in Southern cities, where
opportunities are so great and man
ifold, and cmpetition is small.
11. The manufacturer can find
in thoe outh iron., coal and lime-.
stone for making the best qualitic.
of irtn and steel; cotton, .wool
wheat and cane, where they are
grown, for running hi' spindle=,
loomt. burrs and refining apparatus.
to,.ether with the finest wateir pow
or for ptloeellinhg rengines atd ma-
chinery, making this. what God
ii[fended and destinened it to be,
one of the fitest aid b.,st-pa inFg
:manntfnla ritng districts on thi.
contin. nt.
12. -. mi rni pz" ) tih c 'se in a
simn le tI arirraph. it i. my d, liber
atre canvi'o ir that the.i(e is no ter
ritory of eq'tatl propor:'to to th't
of the "'Sunny zoitth" that is bloes
cd with so many natu al advaln
laoes. and that has so Itmany pos
sibilitivs of materirl pro-pealty.
But those persons who deosre to
purchase those wondlerful lands at
cheap prices. must do so quicklly.
The gigantic Mississiitlpi -the great
"'Father of Waters"-will soon.
th'rough leads's jetties or the Bara
taria Canal, furnish unobstructed
navination to the larce t steamter
from the Mississippi Valley to Liv
erpool and all parts of the corn
mercial world. She and her num
erous tributaries will bear on treir
broad bosoms the gra.n. froits.
cotton. sugar and maaftacturcs.of
this immense interior basin much
cheaper than is possib'e to any
other means of transit. Raiirroad
will multiply rapidly in proportion
t) demand and supply. This Val
ley is destined to hold. feed clothe
and educate a hundred and fif'y
million of people. The observing,
enterprising young men of the
North and West will do well to
prospect in this Southern El Dora.
do. purchase farms. start manufac
tories. and settle down to business.
'ssured that the rich and certain
rewardsof killed and honest la
bor. in connection with the inevi
table rise in the value of lands. will
realize wealth, independence and
happiness for themselves and their
posterity.
gli-The Courier-Journal says
that the new J. Mf. White, now
being set up at the shinyard of the
Howards, it Jeffcrsonvillo, for the
Vicksburg, New Orleans and
Bends trade, will probably surpass
anything in the way of a fine steam
boat ever built in the West or
South. We looked at the work
yesterday, and ex mined hier out
lines so far as sihe is finished, and
she is certainly all that the ingen
ninty and mechanical genius of man
can make to be beautiful and fast.
She will be 316 feet long, 50 feet
beam and 11 feet depth of hole-96
feet wide over all. Her machinery
will be the largest anid most pow
ertul ever built for any steamer.
Her cylinders, will be 42 inches in
diameter, with 12 feet stroke.
She will hIave 10 boilers each 34
feet long and 42 inches in diame
tar. She will cost, when finished,
upward of $350,000, and will be
thie finest boat that ever troubled
the waters of the great Mississippi
river.
EDWIN W.
WHITEMAN.
PROPRIETOR OF WHARF BOAT
LOUIISVILL E.
RECEIVING, FORWARDING
AND
AND
GENERAL STEAMBOAT AGENT :
REGULAR N. O. & BAYOU
SARA
P ASSENGER PACKET.
-0 -
The Fine Side-Wheel Steamer
OUACHITA BELLE.
J. C. LIBANO........ MASTER.
J. IT. MO'SOP,......... CLERK.
Leaves New Orleans
Erery, WVednesday and Saturdfay at 5 P. iM.,
FOR BAYOU SARA & COAST LANDINGS
RETURNING DOWN.
MONDAY'S TTRIP.
Leaves Bayou Sara.. ......... 10 A. 1.
" Waterloo ----....... ...-- 1 "
" IIlermitage.............12 "
" Port Hudso--... ...-------1 P. MI.
" Canaan......... ..........2
" Allen Depot... .....4 "
S Baton :lonrgc ..... . .. 5- "
" I'laquenine................7
" Bayolu GO la............. 8
" 1)onaldsouville...........10 "
THURSDAY EVENINGS
Leaves Bayou Sara...... ......( P. M
" Waterloo ................7 "
" Hermitage. ..... ........ "
" I'ort hludlsonl...... .. ..... "
" Canaan.............-"....1
" Allen Depot..............12 "
FRIDAY MORNINGS.
Leaves Ilaton Rol ge...........-7. A !.
Pi" laltnl ilne ...............9
S il"ayou ( toIla........... 10 "
! ){)onaldsonvil'it ...........1 "
E:1). W\IIITEMAN,
Agent,
- 0--i------
TNITIED STA'T'ES MAIL & 1'ASS1EN
GR I'A(CK ET.
S , The sl-"~li passenger,
- oberm E. Lee.
WIr. CAMI'I.EILL ..............hister
Ii., reachling New Orleamsuhetlmireidlark II,
saute day.
E. IF. IVHITEhlXIIt\, Agent.
NITED STATES MAIL STEAMElI.
,/ The Inaguiticent passenne r
I'paeket.
=mNr A 'I' CEH I.Z.
T. P. LEATIIERS....... .....C apt:in.
J. F. MUSE .................. Clerk.
Will pass Bayou Sara, on liher upward
trip, every Snunl:iy uutniug, at o'hclock.
Returning, will leave F.,yoti Sanra everv
Thlursday, at 7, :1. in., reaching New Or
leans ,ethre dark the sue1111 lay.
E. If. WIIlTE.hl..N, Agent.
-0- -
AND DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
AND
WNESTEALT PRtO7DCOE
Cor. Principal & Lcveo Sts., Bayou S'ara
Louisiana.
AGENT OF TIIIH
Howe oeed
Sewing Machine Companies,
AND
LEWIS & COMPANY'S
.IfIATIO I MIETALIC
BURIAL CASES
PROPRIETOR OF TIIIE
B.A/YOU s>RJ. $; WOOD VILLE
TELEG=RAP- LllNE.
·",w n lJ 'q q ,ll-iaPit ',llllil q 1. i ,'.
THIIFREE MEDALS AND THREE DIPLOMAS !!
TIHEIIR NEW 1 oTARY N1O1K LOCK--STlTCHI SEWING. MACIIINE8
TIIE STANIýARIt) MACIINIES 01F Ti1L. WORLD:
COMPARE WIIEELER &. WILON'S CENTENNIAL AWARDS W1TH TI
AWARDS TO ANY OTIlER SEW1NG MACIIINE COMPANy.
FROMC T Tf;1R GFI IC L RFEIPORT*
A TARIPS8 TO JVII"El.'l ,E Il'~IL'."(':
1. A Medal and Diphl iii for t1i1 "T1h Nw hN s oIlerc & Wilson Sewing jIj
chine," ltr tihe fidhlowing reasops. -At.oe
Stit h1Ii Se wing Machiiie, IIusIIInrpasd j1i
lii'o worklmanshilp of its lt:uts, and pow,
ilng gia;t. orirgi n:lity, great adaptabilitrTt
ditlbrl t kinds of work, bIotlh on cloth -
leatlhlr, eaiuty of stitchl,cnait ni rapidl.
of i oltioll , anll d COletelit(oIt'nes of display
. A Medal and )Diplonan for "The NO
WhIeeleri& W\ilsonl Sewing htlnhine" forL e.
tlh er, .tr-"SlPERIOR QUAL ITT 01t
V O!LK IN LAEA'fI'IER SEWING.
:Id i i :oirU lT.-W IEELEti & Wtok eo
.. 11=onii,' Ith i h .l.r & wi. lti SOwiig Maleh
h ..inets"xliitt in desihegn ald finish, frouslty
--_ --' Iigi gilz " Ilh li" to t l i he twa iest leather.
-Ss gil:il i oli' .1h is s.]
- LEWIS Z. BASS,
..i.i. r . 'ltiii-p mtgn Rouget, La., G(ENPRAi. AGENT,
East ai(d Wesit 'eliciian, Poiinte C(u0l Ile , Ea c Wes ton
and st. Ilclenat Parishles, or J B. COLE, Canvasser,
Bayou Sarn, La., or Posy Office Building, Baton Rouge, La.,
Needle: for all Machines sent by mail at fifty cents per
dozen. All kiilds of Macnines repaired.
March a:l, 1 77-1ear
"'I 'l ' "
__ot, 104 IEADE ST E, NIw York,
b-. IprI 1N O
Ring, 104aid with Go w York.
G'r EA TEST In order toclear o' t or " stock of
over $200,000, we will send as below, 24) Pieces, all warranted Gol-.IllI
Buttons; 1 set Pointed Studs; 1set Amethyst Studs; 1 Wedding Ring; 1ý
marked "F riendship;" Amethyst Stone Scarf Pin, Inlaid with GI!;
Silvered Hat Pin; 1 set Ladies' Jet and Gold Pin and Drops; 1 Misses' set
and Gold; 1 Ladies' Jet Set, Ornamented; 1 set Handsome Rosebu
1Gents' Elegant Lake George Diamond Std;
Cardinal Red Bead Necklace; 1 pair Ladies' M
Stone Ear Drops, Inlaid with Gold; -1 Ladies' Ornamented Jet Berooc;
ancy Scarf Ring and Elegant Watch Chain. TAKE YOUR CHOICE, T
ANY G PIECES YOU CHOOSE FOR 250 CENTS. NOW IS THE Tl
JC ,l" n.~. BE RETAILED AT $ 0.O0 -
Our etmporary, tie Boston " loSe, speakt highly f t advertiser anl d goodi,
honoraeH in ;i 1seatii, and reliable in is gols, a commendation we heartily enam.
Loufs Di ,stc.. Dlee. 7. 1878.
tht rsutioi for Jlt etyr ude1 and beralty unequaled by ay dertiri
Advertises more and sells cheaper thai any man in New York.-Tleald, April 13, 18T.
F. STOOKMAN, 27 Bond Street, N. Y
F. STOCKM~WAN, 27 Bond Street, X.
COUNTER, PL[ATFOR WAGON &TRACK
THE E3EST AREA-
c--- TH'E CHEAPEST
~AARRSAFE 8AL .
-265 BROAD WA Y K. I
2 5 B O ' W Y /V Y.72/ C t!£STN UT TPH /L.A. PA
/17 SENECA S7. CLEVE. 0..
SQUARE DEiAL SALOON
AN) IIILLIAIR) ROOMI.
1" WP. 1V IPI' Ur:, Proprietor.I·
ItAYOU SAknuL, IL
Tee C'old Auiirora Iter iilwayv t Iini nd.
'fle ]llr ji cotist ull y sittili 1 ie jt Ti
A tuoi lilt iodtts otf \ie cs, L iqusord every
Bn ulsmi um
i i ii tticI11 to to0he 14
1 ail du li i . s i ;
SMA. MUIMFOUID, M. 1D.
DruggistL Ch
ist.
No 5 Principali
Bayou Sara La.
Drug,, Medicines, Chemicals,
Toilet Soaps, Faucy flair and
Tooth Brushe., Combs,.
Perfumery and Fancy
Toilet Articles, .
Trusnes,
Shoulder
Braces, Grass
and Garden Seeds,
Pure Wines and Liquor,
for Medical purposes. Paiati
Oils Varnishcs, Dye-stuf5.0I
Linsced oil. Lard oil, Neats
foot oil, Coal oil, Carbon oil.
Lamps and lamps trimmings
all descriptions. Pens, In kb
Percil-, Slates. Paper, Sht
music, Blank Books, Pocket
Cutlery, Razors, Razor StO
Surgical Instruments, the stsr
d ar d patent medieito1
&C. &c., a fresh and
complete assort
mernt of all
of which articles. constantly
hand.
i Physicians prePori
,)afrefully compounded at all ho
Solhma oI1101,
I"ASIIIONAULE I1OOT& SHOE
St. lrancitville, La.

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