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Iu4>i, DetMilw 19, ttM»
W« learn that privât«' dispatch**« re
cehrfed from Grant parish yesterday
state that Mr. Duuu.'Whti ira« oviotcd
from bin scat by Mie Walls Returning
Iloojft. uidnd by the Wbeeler-Fryé
Board. lank winter, bus lx*«'« re-cleot©^
to fill the vacant «out from Graotfln
the aomina liagialuturc. by 120 nut
jorRy. Ho tirant te Duuu brown.
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Cot. Jmr.ru A. BntfArx.— W« Imd the
pleasure, on yesterday, of imaging thte
distlnRatehod gentleman, who lia« lud
returned from AVaah fügt on. Od. Breaux
bring« encouraging reports in regard to
the Louisiana on*o. The defeat, ot Mr.
Wood»' proportion to refer Morey'«
credential« wan the result of a total mte
apprehouslon of the extent of the
Wlieelcr adjustment. The emphatic
declaration« of Merer». Wheeler and
Fry e, that it settled the ireue» of 1872,
na well a« of 1874, misled the House,
and henee thl« r«'HUlt. Bnt our deltj
gate« are workiug hard, and are dis
abusing the minds of »lie member« of
Congre«« of thl« false impression, uud
now understanding that the Wheeler
adjustment referred solely to the Legis
lative trouble of 1874, ntid not to the
McKnery-Keliogg controversy of 187*.
the Congre«« will take up the Louisiana
ease and dojustlce to the people of the
State. Col. Breaux will prosecute hl«
côntest fer the wait occupied by Mr.
Durra 11. That the latter secured this
•eat by the unla wful hiterferetice of the
military iu the election and the fraud«
of Kellogg'« olectlou officers, there can
be no doubt. But for these Col. Breaux's
election was undoubted. We slucerely
hope that jUMttee will lie done and Col.
Breaux be awarded the «eat In Congress.
If ho wdre not entitled to It he would
not claim It.
* Tub Stats How».—S aturday evening
wan remarkably dull In that vicinity
yesterday, only one appointment wan
tnud% that of Z. T. Wester, clerk of the
Parish Court of Red River, vice ,T. It.
Hgam«, deceased.' The State School
Board has adjourned until the middle of
January, 1870.
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TNC HgAUTIEM OF POLITIC!I, INCON«
* SMTDtV.
Through recent dispatches, from
Washington w.» hear that Henutor Mor
ton, of Indiana, has Introduoed a reso
lution Into the United Htutos He mit«; up
pointing a committee of instigation
into the political condition of Missis
sippi? Thte Htuto ha«, through the hur
culcun efforts of her conservative citi
zens, effected« complete and wholesome
revolution at lira ballot box, und be
cause the decision is against the iufei
mouH carpet l»ag government that has
been for years cursing the Htote, on the
ground of private Information furnteli
«*d him, Ht. Morton. It. is «ought to vio
late the fundamental principles of our
government and make a Congressional
investigation of affairs.
The court« of the State, the only legit
imate tribunal before whom the charge«
of election fraud« eon be carried, arc ut
terly ignored, and a partisan Semite,
with a bitterly partisan and sectionul
Republican leader, Mr. Morton, are to
decide the political fate of a sovereign
State on the testimony of un utterly
corrupt batch of carpet-lwg witnesses.
And all this in the face of the most
persistent resistance to the admission
of the Louisiana case into Congress—a
case wherein the only ofileial election
teturns show conclusively that the Mo*
Knery government, wuh elected by the
people, and that the Kellogg usurpât Ion
was put in force by, and is sustained by
United States bayonets, called into ac
tion by the flagrant «coundrelisil of an
United States judge, whom the very
Senate wherein Mr. Morton sits, found
it necessary to impeach lor hi« corrup
tion.
Consistent Mr. Morton!
THE STATE CONVENTION.
This body will meet in New Orleans
on the 5th of January next. Wo hope
that every parish iu the State will ba
fully represented. Messrs. Wheeler and
Frye have asserted that the people have
aooepted the Kollogg usurpation. Let
the people's representatives deny, In an
authentic shape, this assertion, and
show that the Wheeler adjustment re
ferred solely to the difficulties that a rose
in January, 1875, in the organisation of
the House of Representatives, and that
H had no reference to the election of
Un, aa between the McEnoryand Kel
logg State officials.
This is the truth, and truth can
always be vindicated. Do this, and the
Democratic House of Representative«
in the National Congress will recognise
the MoBnery government. Their failure
to do this oo tiie 6th Inst, was due to the
fact that the truo intentât the ad
justment was not understood* and that
Messrs. Wheeler and Fry«Misled the
Bouse by their untrue stateihfute.
The facts can 'fawily be shown, and
the people's convention Is the projJfe
body to vindicate the truth.
Then let no parish fail to send Its best
and most aeth e representatives to the
convention. There is no time to be lost.
The January oonveétion cup over
throw the usurpation. In this rests
Louisiana's only peaceful remedy, her
only hope of detivebt yc.
Boa* Tweedfe picture, with a proffered
for his apprehension, was ns
by the Chief of Detectives tiere
y before yeutcnlay. The Sheriff of
New York offers iio.aou for tho man
Who got away with over ten millions,
and all the Boss, if captured, will have
to do will be to go ten thousand bet
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of
ifeoixrÏEjÂEBrijnrnfe public.
Bating been chosen by the " Demo
c-ratia PubllMtiftg Company of the City
of Nefc-JDdfenns'' editor in thief of
this paper, it becomes ray fluty to
try to moke it worthy of the Democratic
and Conservative people of the State.
While I-have not enjoyed the honor
of betetofo*« midlng in your midst, 1
hare been long accustom^! to regard
the people of iLoukiana with unfeigned
respect, (tod ««a Southern man. in com
mon with *H r tftt« Conservative tumi
throughout the country, I bare wit*
uess«d your noble an<f berede » Struggles
In the past against ueeumukrt#d op
pressions. ftfkl misfortunes with a f**11 n g
of bittér sorrow, mingled with Intense
admiration. No on« can sympathize in
a greater degree with your natural,
proper and moat reasonable aspirations
for your Ancient political freedom and
industrial prosperity.
You will allow me to -suy that the
word *' Democrat," which Indicate« tho
name and character of our paper, car
ries withlf, in my conception and that
of my associates, no uncertain sound.
It uickdh first and foremost that tlx»»
people are sufficiently intelligent to
govern themselves with an economical
and hontet government,.and that wlieu
denied thU they lutvo at least tho right
to remonstrate aud to resist through
the pres# and the ballot-box any effort
or schgfuo Which tyranny or usurpation
may invent and conspire for I heir op
pression and plunder,
While the Dihocrat, therefore, does
not couuoid agitation for the sake of
partisan exeitemeut or ends, it will
never consent to an aj>athetie and uu
worthy peace lu'which dishonor is tacitly
courted and our rights and self-respect
are in danger of being lost, in a spirit
either of venality or subservience. It is
my conscientious conviction that any
thing is to bo preferred to such moral
disgrace.
I am well aware there Is, of course, a
reasonable desire to enjoy quiet and
tho absence ot political antagonisms
ami contests hi the community, but I
entertain an abiding confidence that nil
Louisianians worthy of their forefath
ers will neverconeent to hear any tyran
nical burden; or to wear voluntarily a
badge of inferiority or degradation, or
that Louisiana shall ever bo known a«
the Beetle of the Honth -faithlcss to
herself and to her Democratic allies
throughout tho Union. In other words,
I will not believe that Louisianian« will
ever recognize and uncomplainingly
subhiit to lira Idea, lamentable indeed
in every department representing busi
ness or social life, that tho right of self
government, as we have heard asserted,
has perished in the Hlatc. It will be
the duty then of the Democrat to de
mand agitation and persistent resist
ance iu tlio city and throughout the
State, by all rightful mean«, against
tho possible loss of your dearest liber
ties, your i*eruuinetit dishonor, and your
eveutual ruin by the sure demoraliza
tion of the people, when once confess
ing, on uny pretence whatever, that
they are nothing bettor than reluctant
«laves, and.altogether unworthy of their
free and chivalrous ancestor«.
It Is my conviction that the people,
their lutereet and happiness, were in
tended by tho wiso aud patriotic au
thor* of our Independence, and of our
various government», to constitute the
basis on which rests our American in
stitutioas. I believe that tho persons
«elected As rulers for the State from the
body of tho people, by their untram
moled «ufferages, were designed to eon
duet administration aa tho servant« and
agepts of 'the Voters under tbti direction
and restriction of inviolable laws, and
for the «ole advantage of those repre
sented. Iu this sense the Democrat will
be devoted to tho Interest of the people,
and endeavor to tho extent of ils ability
to combat all exorbitant taxation and
assumption« of illegal power iu any
quarter. It demands judicious econo
my and needed reform, and is equally
the avowed enemy of usurpers, selfish
monopolies, and dishonest corpora
tions.
In fine, those who have originated
the plan of thla newspaper, whose
iutentions and views os Indicated
I mort heartily Indorse, are impressed
with the belief tluit at this juncture in
our public affairs, a fearless and inoor.
ruptlble organ of the i>eople has be
eomo a necessity. It is certain T*a
New Orleans Dimocbat, under its
present management, neither fears
power nor can be corrupted. The be
lief of the Company is derived from the
Impression that there can be no gen
general prosperity so long as the party
In power dominates the destinies of
this laud. The depression «>o univer
sally prevailing in all tho avenues of
bu8iues», Ur perfectly apparent to even
the most casual observer. The reflec
tivo mind canuot fail to perceive the
primary cause of our distress, and
without now dwelling trpon the ib
sues dividing imrties, It b well
known that • the deplorable condi
tion ot the State, is the inevitable
result of lawless Interference by the
Administration: It is. enough to de
clare that no ehrten of Louisiana can
avoid disccnwriugiuthe misgovern ment
to which the State baa been subjected
by the RepubUean-party-, the source of
air our misfortune«;. f It will bo remem
bered that the Republican party ha.j
had absolute toutrol of Louisiana for jed
of
on
nearly ten year«, and the present, con
dition of the,levees, the drainage, the
State prison, the markets and the
slaughterhouses iva be distinctly
traced to their corrupt and inefBHent
government.
The Democrat is thus dedicated to
the people ns their sincere and un
tiring champion, and as the unflinching
and uncompromising foe of ull corrup
tion and lawlessness wherever found,
or by whomsoever attempted
i«m if
happy
people
wo would become prosperous,
and freo, ns o Htote or os»n
Very respectfully,
Korbut Tiled,
Editor in Chief.
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I need not nay that while supporting *
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lncxorably the principles of the Demo
cratic party, the paper will also advo
cate the honorable union of all who arc
ip favor of honest udmlnistrutiou und
/«form.
In conclusion. If our fellow-citizens
will old the Democrat with their
patronage and support, I »hull mu*
deavor to nerve tho common cause
with energy and fidelity. The State
and Federal patronug«' is now absorbed
by our political opponents and op
pressors. The Democrat can only
rely upon the as«lst«noe of those who
feel that we must overthrow Radical- i
GOV. HcENERY'S LETTER TO
HON. MR. HcMILLAN.
This admirable letter whose vigorous
logic ami statesmanlike temper have not
falleif to ottract the attention of the
gcuerai country and of the Washington
Congre««, ha« already received, ns H
deserve«, the particular notice and ap
preciation of tho citizens of the State
of Louisiana, .Whose social, industrial
and political character is ho deeply in
volved hl-the extraordinary history and
valuable principles connected with the
affairs of which he s|K<aks with bo much
manly feeling und power. We regret
that our City Contemporaries did Rot
properly comment upon Its highly im
portant contents from the pen of it«
distinguished author, who hold« by the
election and choice of a majority of our
people the position of rfc jure Governor
of the great State of Louisiana. In the
first issue of otir Journal we lay this
letter before our readers as containing
au unanswerable argument upon the
whole subject, In vindication of the
right of the people of the State to self
government, in strict conformity with
reason, liberty and law, as embodied in
our constitutions, and in consistency
with which there can only be such a
thing as State and popular freedom.
No man can read this production care
fully and with ordinary reflection on all
the facts and circumstances so cir
cumspectly and clearly drtailed, and
avoid the conclusion that the long suf
ferance and honorable patience of our
outraged citizens under their burdens
and misfortunes, will command for
them Anally the just rewsrd of right
over violence and wrong.
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The Black Crook in St. Louis-Crook
jed whisky.
wrong.
We sincerely believe that Mr. McMil
lan has been premature and mistaken in
hissoinewhatmirprisingeoiirse. He may
be of opinion "that the struggle of the
pwplc of Louisiana for the right of self
government has been determined against,
them but lie must allow us to differ
with him in this conclusion. We have
no idea that, the Republican party of tho
United States, much less the people of
the United States, can intend or have
expressed their determination to deprive
a State of the Union of the right of self
government, looking to their own vital
interest, in the inevitable consequence
toall of such a disastrous and despotic re
sult, and we ere sure that but few con
servative men, If any, who consented to
the Wheeler compromise, so-called,
ever designed to go further t han to favor
an adjustment that might temporarily
escape the most serious complications,
while they never thought of admitting
that John MCEncry was not elected t he
Governor of Louisiana by a large and
lawful majority in 1872. The Wheeler
Governor and the Wheeler Legislature
were both considered a mere makeshift
in a negotiation with tho remorseless und
fraudulent antagonist le power of those
disordered and threatening days. We
hope, Indeed, before long, to satisfy our
readers by ocular proof of tho most
authentic and indisputable kind of this
fact. When this question arises, os it is
very certain to do, in a distinct and
palpable shape in Congress, wo trust
that we «hall be able to Bhow the coun
try most explicitly and indisputably that
the Democrats and Conservatives who
achieved tho glorious victory of 1872 in
favor of an honest and {intelligent gov
ernment for Louisiana are united on the
main, fundamental issue of the right of
the people— their right—to enjoy under
our organization and law« the American
freeman's privilege of self-government.
We feel perfectly sure that Mr. Mc
Millan has acted hastily and that the
best Intentions do not shield him from
the charge of having acted rashly and
weakly. We are morally certain he does
gross injustice to the Democratic ma
jority of the present House of Represen
tatives, and think that the record of tho
Republican party in tho Senate of the
United States on the Louisiana ques
tion is so far decidedly against his un
eharitable and insulting conclusions re
specting them. A majority of Demo
crats In tho Lower House, and of Repub
lican» in tho Senate, who have already
given uttorahee through their commit
tees against the pretensions of Mr. Kel
logg ever having boon elected Governor
of the State, must settle this grave mat
ter, and it fortunately docs not depend
on Mr. McMillan's assumptions. The
place of Senator elect has hardly been
vacated by him before the brave, un
flinching and able Marr appears to take
his office and responsibilities, and he
does not believe, and will not admit,
"that the struggle of the people of
Louisiana for the right of scif-govern
ment has been determined against
them," and should not, without an ef
fort, so remain settled against them.
<VERILY I HAf INTO YOU; THEY
HAYE THE» Hg WARB." ..
The President has nominated and the
Hcnute has eonftrhied by a strict party
vote, J. Madison Well«, us Surveyor of
the Port of New Orleans. We arc com
pelled to say that jhis appointment la
one eminently proper to be made by
Gen. Qrnnt and to be confirmed by the
Radical majority in the Senate.
It is well known that J. Madison
Well«, as Governor of Louisiana in
by n lawless attempt to reassemble the
defunct convention of 1804, precipitated
the July riot and the blood that then
* ■ .
i was shed, While the unfortunate recon
structlon and consequent dragooning
an,d robbery of the Houtheru States
were, in a measure, the direct results of
that attempt.
The Radical party theu obtained a
new lease of power, Gen. Grant an
nounce to tlie world "Let u« have
peace," and he uud hi« party made of
the reeonstructed States a "desert,"
and called it "i»eace." In 1874, when
the people of Louisian«, by means of a
peaceful election, overthrew Radical
ism, J. Madison Wells, as member of
the .Returning Board, ''counted out"
the eleetof the people, and declared
elected defeated Radicals enough to
i tarn the tide and maintain in power a
Radical Legislature, This eminent »er
vice to the Republican party Gen. Grant
promptly supported through (b-u. Do
Tvobriand, anti the Democratic victory,
fairly won at the poll», was dashed to
the earth by Federal bayonet«.
Tie- Congressional Committee de
nounced the action of Gov. Wells'
Returning Board, and declared that the
Conservatives had elected twenty-nine
majority of the Houho, of which ma
jority the Wells Returning Board had
wrongfully deprived them.
Then*Gen. Grant rose to tho heighth
of his exalted position, gave to Gov.
Wells, chairman of that Returning
Board, the appointment of Surveyor of
the Port, and now the Radical majority
in the Federal Senate add their plaudit,
" Well done,good and faithful servant."
These are bare fact«.
In 1872 Gen. Longstrcet, as member
of the Lynch Returning Board, ren
dered the same effective service to Gen.
Grant and hi» party, by counting ont
the elected McEncry officers and legis
lator», and counting in the defeated
Kellogg candidates.
Gen. Grant supported his action with
Federal bayonets, and tho Kellogg
usurpation was the result.
Then Gen. Gmnt appointed Gen.
Longstreet Surveyor of this port, os the
reward of his partisan service, and thus
we see that "history repeats itself."
Therefore, let It be understood, that
the office of Surveyor of the Port is the
peculiar reward for the faithful Return
ing Board official, whose dexterity in
counting can enable him to count out
the elect of the people, and install iu
their stead usurpers. And of stich js
the kingdom of Grant and Radicalism.
Now, let Gen. Grant and the Radical
Senate that follows so meekly at, his
heels, rescind their censures of Judge
Durell, "expungo the resolution" of
impeachment, and lot Gen. Grant ap
point. him Judge nguin of the United
Htote« District, Court, with Norton ns
universal assignee in bankruptcy, and
the ever faithful Packard as executive,
for his midnight order«. If Durell will
not accept, and wants promotion, then
let Hillings or Shannon bo t he judge.
Aud then let the "civil service re
form" begin. Let Geo. H. Williams
and Delano Come back to the Cabinet .
Let Attorney Henderson, of St. Louis,
be debarred from liis attorneyship for
daring to arraign tho President. Let a
nolle proxegui be entered in the Bab
cock prosecution. Let, crooked whisky
be token «freight, and above all, "lot
not a single guilty one escape," und
give us o third term.
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THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT AGAINST
The IsaiMana State Lottery Company.
At, its April term the Grand Jury,
which wus composed of men of sterling
integrity, in whom this entire communi
ty has tho most implicit confidence, the
following report ou tho Louisiana State
Lottery Company was submitted ;
"We desire to allude to the Louisi
ana State Lottery Company, an institu
tion ehartered.it, is true, by the Legis
lature of tili.« State, but an unmitigated
evil, extending its baleful influences
throughout the entire city, misleading
to theit utter ruin hundreds of our
young men, and carrying poverty aud
disgrace to many homes. We regard
tliis Institution «« nothing less thun a
legalized system of gambling, a dis
grace alike to those who carry it on
and to the legislative body that grunted
Its oh«rtor. Wo wofild earnestly recom
mend for the sake of the fair fame of
our city, t,hut the law authorizing this
Institution be repealed at the next ses
sion of our State Legislature."
Those gentlemen only stated in their
plainest terms facts notorious in this
city. Tills lottery company is one of
the greatest evils by which wo are en
thralled, and its influences are felt all
over tho city. Servants everywhere in
town are continuously stealing from
the moneys given them for marketing,
and clerks are liubituully addicted to
the practice of embezzling from their
employers funds for the purpose of in
vesting in it« tickets, thus making it a
heavy drain on families and mercantile
firms.
Single Instances of tho accursed influ
ences of this lottery company are
brought dally to our knowledge, one
of which it will suffice for all purposes
at present to give: We learn that un
aged and destitute widow, who has a
daughter afflicted with consumption,
has been in the hablt-for u long time of
borrowing small sums, which were
cheerfully lent by friends and acquaint
ances, for tho ostensible purpose of
procuring suitable medicines and food
for the unfortunate invalid, but which
in reality were applied to the purchase
of these lottery tickets, while the un
fortunate girl was left to the ruthless
hands of disease.
Such things cannot pas« unnoticed.
It is our serious intention to attack
such «ystems of fraud and corruption
as this wherever found, and wo hope,
after w© have shown them up, tho good j.
people of this community will not sane-1
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tion natronlz© or even ionirer tolerate
non, patronize or even longer tolerate
them. On the 27th inst. this company
puts forward its greatest and, we trust,
its last swindle, when, unless all do not
Ulten tootirndvfce, many ^hard-earn
dollar of the poor man's money will bë
raked into its coffers. It i « « trnnge that
ud all union wax made whntcrctt to the
above report by the city newxpapers at
the time of its rendition. Wa will join
heartily Into echoing the hope of tho
grand jury making It, that immediately
upon the convening of our aext Legte»
lature its charter Will be repealed and
soon that *the vile seeds sown'by this
and kindred Institutions of legal high
way robbery tuny bo eradicated from
our midst.
The Louisiu na Ungar Bon;! of Decem
ber 10, contains an excellent article
taking the same view as ourselves of
this Infamous lottery, under tho head
ing "A Licensed Swindle."
We warn all who arc disposed to pur
chase tickets in tin« Louisiana State
Lottery, to beware I To invest in any
lottery is folly, for a large majority iu
varlably lose their money, and even
those who win are quite apt to lose it
all again by subsequent investment in
the same precarious manner; but every*
dollar spent in buying tickets of the
Louisiana State Lottery but goes to
ward enriching a man who is a disgrace
to the community in which ho lives.
Wo hope tlilts article will enlighten
some of our readers as to the character
of the man and institution which arc bol
stered up by corruption, and save money
to some of our readers.
In the name of the oppressed peo
ple of Louisiana, and espycially tho
suffering poor, who have been duped
and roblwxi by this mau Charles T.
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vimod
Howard, we call upon our représenta
lives in the Legislature to repeal the
charter of the Louisiana State Lottery,
for the l«w which countenance such a
swindle is a disgrace t<> the State. It
I« a notorious fact that lie bribed the
corrupt majority of previous Legisla
tures to maintain him, and doubtless
he will attempt to perpetuate ills dis
graeeful monopoly by gaining the in
fluence of the next General Assembly;
but us a majority of the incoming Leg
islature have been elected from among
the people, by whom they will be close
ly watched and held to a st rict accoun
tability. we believe the day is near at
hand wheu Howard & Co. will be chok
ed off and have to retire with their illy
gotten gains.
THE THIRD TERM.
On the 14th the Cincinnati fiasettc,
which affects to be in the secrets of
Oen. Grant, contained the following
paragraph, and it. is certainly import
ant, if true :
It is stated on good authority that
President. Grant is not a candidate for
re-election, and would not, under any
circumstances, accept a nomination.
He does not earo to «ay so formally for
reason« that the public will appreciate
when they recollect how persistently he
ha« been charged with seeking a third
term, but ho Is not in the field, and the
tongue of slander should now be silent.
Gen. Grant, upon the terminat ion of his
present term of office, will retire to pri
vate life; and he will he all the more re
spected by his countrymen f<»r having
set at rest this third-term quest ion. The
President, .the Republican party and the
country are to be congratulated upon
the decision that has been reached.
If the President has been "persistent
ly charged with socking «third term," It
has been quitt* as often by Republicans
as by Democratic papers, and we fear
that the Gatatte. is not now perfectly
satisfied that Its intelligence is correct.
If Gen. Grant does not wish or has not,
intended to be « candidate for a third
term he has his own Delphi«* declara
tion« and tho giving« out of hi» personal
organs at Washington, for the serious
doubt that has existed, and luaugre tho
Gwallc, still exists in the public mind
upon tho subject. Wo believe that, if
Grant Is not a candidate for the ift>xt
Radical Presidential nomination, ho has
eomo to the conclusion that tho success
of the Democracy in the next campaign
is nearly certain. He can easily foreo
the nomination of himsolf upon his
party, il he chooses, and he is in our
conception not the man to abdicate
almost or quiet, rhjal power with a rea
sonable chaneo of scouring hl« re
election.
It
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A Practical View of the NnHJrct.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer contains an
excellent commentary on the efforts of
the Radical politician, under a pretenso
for religious and civil freedom,now advo
cating with great fury the banishment
of all religious influences from the pub
lic schools. Without at this time ex
pressing any deliberate opinion upon
the subject, we give the following ex
tract from the Enquirer of Dee. 15 ;
It is easy to be religious and not pious.
How muon easier to be concerned for
the cause of religion aud yet have no
religion! But in this class of politic
ians, we beg leave to be understood, we
don't include Gen. Grant. It is hut,
fitting that he should bo tin* choice of
the clergy. He has always led a pure
uud godly life ; his habits are known to
be irreproachable ; he never drunk or
used tobacco in any form ; his Ups are
never profaned by an oath; lie has a
horror of a horse-racer; he is regular
in his attendance at church ; his leisure
hours are devoted to earnest religious
discussion with eminent Bishops, Doc
tors of Divinity. There is a propriety
in calling upon Grant to save our re
ligion and our schools. He has already
saved the Union. We know, therefore,
that h« is capable of great tilings. His
patriotism stands out as brilliantly as
nis piety. Ho has always been devot
edly attached to the American eagle.
The initials of his name, by «singular
coincidence, stand fertile United States.
Ho ia eager for the contest to commence
with the Tope and the Jesuits. He
threw down tno gauntlet to them in his
powerful DesMofnes speech. We uever
saw* the Pope's big toe so largely swelled
aa it was by him in his annual message.
There may possibly lie other inen who
can save tne country and preserve the
Bible and tho schools. Non**, however,
can do It aa well as Grant. This wc
freely admit. There may lie those
whoso prejudices ore against a third
term. But botter a third term, better a
lifetime, than that we should fall under
the dominion of the Jesuits! When we
fully understand that we have either to
take Grant again or have no Bible and
no schools, we must be counted for
those who are School and Bible men.
When the Democratic party nominates
the Pope for President and tries to
divide the School Fund among the re
ligious »ects, to puli down the school
housi-s and burn the Bible, then the
Enquirer will come to the front and
shout the battle-cry of freedom ! We
wouldn't allow any Republican to excel
us in zeal. There is a large element of
true godliness in our composition, al-,
though to a superficial observer it may
appear to be latent and not fully devel
oped. _
Durell'» SwMwor.
ia generally believed lier© that j
___ President has determined to
nominate, as the successor of the info-j
moUB Dur ' ell> the equally infamous Bil- !
lings, who was the counsel of Norton, j
the universal receiver in bankruptcy. !
Tb© decent and respectable people of 1
have Jvquested the appoint-.
.Williamson, who is me
Col.
red to be âu im-prïmdh^
n ajW a good lawyer. HffJs a
bora manyb
Lôuisifi
ment*,
knofflo
SrathaÎRï boA miHCbut has been aTrue
Republican and a supporter of the
National Administration, as well a« the
Kellogg government. The baf of New
Orleans has unanimously Indorsed him,
and I am reliably informed that Attor
ney Qenoral FlertepAtit, SeeretartM
Bristow and Fish, and Postmaster Geile
roi Jewell favor his- appointment, but
the President Is resolute in his determi
nation to make Bill logs n judge. Bil
lings is the man who drew the famous
midnight order by whicii Durell estab
lished the Kellogg usurpation, and
which Grant inali»t»in«d nt the point of
the bayonet. The elevation of Rilling«
to this position means the perpetuation
of the infamous ring of Federal office
holders who have so longjrulcd anu
ruined Louisiana. Houator w est, who,
along with Casey and Packard, serves
the party in Loqislana, demands Bil
lings' appointment, and ne has It seems
influence sufficient to carry his point
over the recommendation of the Cabi
net. — Hauhington Special Telegram to
Haitimine Gate tic, Inr. la.
There is errot in the statement that
the New Orleans bar "unanimously"
recomniMid Mr. Williamson. The bar
meeting adjourned without any action.
Many of our attorneys have indorsed
fe»r tiie judgship Uniter! Slat os Commis
sioner K. D. t'ralg, and wo hear that
others have also been recommended.
Mr. Williamson'« support of Grant
and Kellogg, from 187.1 up to date, does
not commend him either to the bar or
citizens of Louisiana.
Election Retime*.
At lust, n month after the election,
the complete official returns of the
State election held in Mississippi No
vember 2, are received, and appear In
the Jackson nht. Total vote cast was
183,465.
W, L. Hcmmingway, Conserva
tive candidate for Treasurer,
received........................ 06,805
Geo. M. Buchanan, Republican
candidate for Treawuer, receiv
ed.............................. 06,650
Conservative majority....... :K>,147
The total vote Of Mississippi for pre
vious years was ns follows :
1869 for Governor.....,.......... 114,283
1872 for President................ 129,107
1873 for Governor . ;.............. 127,211
It will l>e seen that there were nearly
50,000 more votes east this year that* in
1869, about ,13,000 more than In 1872,
and about 36,000 more than in 1873.
The vote of this year is the largest ever
cast in the State by fully 33,000.— Wood
vilk Republican .
The Increase in tho vote, os above
given, explains tho Democratic victory.
When tho policy men in Mississippi
nominated Dent ugainst Alcorn and
Alcorn against Ames, the people
In disgust refused to vote. But in
1870, when true representative» of the
people were nominated, the peoplo ral
lied and carried the State. There woe
no disgrneoful fusion, no compromise
bargains with Radicals in the campaign
of 1875, and the result of the election
show» the power of the people when
arrayed ns the alignment of truth and
principle. And, us in Mississippi, so
will It be in Louisiana, when the good
and the true shall be thus aligned, and
the trumpet shall glvo no uncertain
sound. mmmm s
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The Wages of Mn.
The telegraph informs us that the
United Stales Senate has confirmed the
appointment by Grunt of Matt Wells ne
Hurveyor of this port. Wells was a
member of the late Returning Board of
this State, which, in basely serving par
ty and power, trampled on tho dearest
privilege known to freemen. He has
worn ids collar gracefully and served
his musters well, and he ha« his reward.
And now for Billings. He «lands
wagging his tall and licking his chop«,
and Is ns deserving as any other oecu
pant of the kennel. More unholy ser
vice never has boon more faithfully ren
dered the enemies of human freedom
and human happiness. If usurpation
and despotism can only always have
supporters like Matt Wells anil Billings,
It will require extraordinary exertion of
human virtue to keep t hem under. If
Matt Wells deserved reward as u mem
ber of the notorious Returning Board
0^1874, surely Billings, as tho right
hand man of Durell and Norton, is en
titled to tho position of United States
District Judge. Let tho Senate con
firm him.^^^^^^^^
>>
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METRO
BIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH.
I'OVBTH DAY.
The conference mot at 10 a. in. Bishop
McTyeire in tho chair. Tho service«
were conducted by tho Rev. J. M.
MeGyhee. After tho service« were
ended a comuiitteo wus appointed to try
the Rev. Enoch B. Forest, accused of
immoral conduct, tho examination re
sulting in a verdict of acquittal. The
Conference t hen went Into tno examina
tion of character and parities, and
after completion Pf this tie Bishop In
quired tho number of Young Ministers
on trial for admission into full connec
tion, and Messrs. Talbot, Sawyer, J. E.
Clay and J. J. Whntloy were brought
up before him, und after delivering a
charge to them on their duties and the
necessity of punctuality they were on a
vote of the Conference admitted.
The Rev. Dr. Bedford, of Nashville,
Tenn., addressed the Conference for
an hour on the publishing interest of
the church, and waB most entertaining.
To-day the ordination sermon for
tho orders of elders will be preached at
thé Carondelet street Churcn, by Bishop
McTyrelre, and tho Missionary sermon
at 7 p. m., at tho Felicity street Church,
by Rev. Drs. Walker and Davie«, Su
perintendent of Mexican Missions.
The Shew BwImm
Bornum has recently held a sale of
his gorgeous trappings and effects, In
order to retire from the business, nt
least for the Centennial season. He
»eeins to think that the Exposition
at Philadelphia will interfere with
minor «hows. Jf the general showmen
are all consigned to u period of forced
retirement, tne rural districts will lack
u wonted amusement, and many small
urchins will sincerely regret the absence
of the stately elephant and the chariot
ofmuste with its train of mysterious
van«. The lions and tigers wUl growl
away a monotonous summer ; the jackal
will pace restlessly R« lonely cell, and
not show Its contempt- for mankind be
fore large and appreciative audiences.
But we may hope (err renewed vigor and
recuperated muscle when tho acrobat»
commence again their perilous leaps
tor life, and we may look for some new
______,______ . .
jokes when the clown cuter« the ring
with a bound. ... .
The ehow in Amorlca has assumea
proportions on a scale with manrother
Features of the country. It ha« nail a
tendency to the vast, that has been ln
fluting until it ie now too cumbrous for
of world-renowned
' ' '
handling.
presfttie grandeur of the displays..
ed performer*
antic* be*
rjguage 1» top poor toeg*
' *' lays. Th*
who comlwcnd to play antic* °bSfS!
high heaven is, however, a cheerful f«u
iuie. All age» of hi«t©rv are ran«ack*d
to contribute by their fanciful costume*
and emperor« and king« are resurrect!
ed for » brief hour to add to the enjoy*
ment of the multitude, Cicsar rides a.
pie-bald horse,'with chafed witheM
tho truth be known», and Frederick th*
Great, or the present .-mperor, has no
choice but to straddle a roan, with a
suspicious blink io one of -hl» oves Aa
encouraging feature is that the shows
have pf late assumed the strict moral**
ltyof the entire performance. Wear«
led to believe that the horseback rider«
are pious and virtuofts. and that tha
ground and lofty tumbling Is of an edi
fylna and Christian nature. The mus*
lin of the female riders Js ns short-cut
ns ever and the flesh-colored tights are
as attractive, but there seems to be a
moral atmosphere about the menagerie
that more than compensates for nay los«
of moral fibre that oae may sustain ia
witnessing a pax xml on hofooback UU*
der the given circumstances.
There is a loss*»n to be derived from
these monster exhibitions, which come«
home toall men who have been boys.
Although tlie smell of snwttat may
have a pleasant memory «bout it ti*
older pimple, they look on the nrotia
with different eyes. The clown is Aa
longer that Ideal of overflowing humor*
the high spirited horses are stiff aaa
adod ; tbeaeaoniplished hare-hack ride*
» under tho suspicion of being a bully |
and a vulgarian, anil so on until the dh
illusion Is complete. Tho boy hft
learned something when Im discover
hat there are higher walks in life tha
balancing one's s<*lf on a tightro;
Tin* bU,ti>r disappointments lie exi
rlenee» in »*'*'ing the actual perfer
anecs so inferior to the mngnitlce:
bills on the fences and walls give hli
an id*'a—on*' of the tirst hocvorgeti
that there tea deal of humhuggery
the world. *
To the boy, Tom Thumb, petted bf
the girls, ami the sole owner of a tlnji 1
chariot and ponies, is supposed to pox*
sews all that Is essential to niimun hap«,
pines:*, and t hat ids fame la the highest ,
that 1« to be desired among men. No
eonjectures a« to the domestic happp*
ness of the fat woman disturb the aa* *
miration of the urchin; nor do doubti"
arise in ids soul as to the authenticity v
of the bearded woman's hirsute append»^
age. He is. iu short, at an age wnon hi*
is susceptible t<> the most palpabtot
fraud». It is harmless ignorance a&tf '
cheap bliss.
Hind* Bornum has retired before thlf*
Centennial Exposition, wo may ex port Â
it to be the coming sensation. Tne/
dwarfs and the giants, and theitj fellow^
citizens, from one end of the land to tr '
other, will join in a vast caravÜn tot!
ulti\ur ulmu-a l'lw» llt/il* Ia
citizens, from one end of the land to thti
' wla totbc
show of shows. The live-legged £ulY
the wooly-headed man, Rarnmn, ani
the tribe of monstrosities aod curtosu
tics, will be for the moment Over
shadowed. For a while wa willingly
spare the great American showman,»?
Courier-Journal.
dalljfe
N«f
We desire to say to the business mel
of all kinds and classes In Now Orleans
that wo are going to furnish a dal]
paper which will necessarily commai
a large circulation, as It will boldly
vacate the right and denounce thl
wrong, and we confidently look fer,C
substantial advertising patronage. N#
advertisement was ovef yet issued that
did not pay the advertiser—espeolall
when put in such a japer as the
Orleans Democrat.
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Thu IJikhik Steam niciMti.n—Coura»u*
Al les, Psoraurr«»*.—Wl*s**i cap I unrsers
soother column, on senti t/> aur rhw fiant#!
snd («'Sors Oh'II»/"* for tl« in Illing of rough rfe
superior perhaps to «nrethcr mill Jq tho Hot
nru countrv. Lo"*il*''l nf>t u u*l W Tchouj»Uonl
strccl.wUli « frontin' 1 ' oflitwmt stxtv foet on 1
that, sud on F'-urchor stf'H't tn tint rear. Ti
bullSing litis lumen«» »Vyrngo capacity. While'
the grout power of milJu« capacity of thg
raoolilocrv gfv''» fiHlttr f*t the rapid prspsra*
tion of the rough rlco f*r market, such its tg*
'>(|ii»l"*I hr v< ry few «ml i> <-un>n.- .cd by non«.
One feature hpoHul wlththo llrook Mill Is 1*
machine for milling the ri"<\ which, mu
til tlm advent of Mr. A 11« us machine, was almost
worthhtw. owing lo tho dfUmiltv which proctl*
«»Uy amounted temn tmp«sihllity of preparing
it tor mark'd. Mr. Alhupt*. however, prepared
to mill tid** lxjsrdi fllric" » easily aa ho dose tfif
ordinary rough rlco. wj therefor« possess3*
that «bantag* 1 over otho ri'-o iall 1er«.
The milling rat«-** of fie Brook Mill are the 1
»«me oh other mill», si* the perfection ot tha
appointments of thfemfl enable« Mr. Allan U>
turn out for his ctsttmer» a aasllty of rloe,
which iu tieauty oi »olisli and perfection of
gralu is nnsurpuest», if wiualod, l»y uuy.
To thoeo who u*>vr witm esed the oporoqp#
by which the rough (w 1« prepared for market^ « j
wc cordially conyiioÄ a visit to the Brook mill* *
They will not only nie» with a most cordial wel
come from the worth proprietor, Mr. Columht"**
II. Alien, hut will «rÿy n most entertaining vfii
and Ijc »urpris' d h «"'.the many and vartot j
processes through fhi'-li the rougli article mu ^
paw* liefere fit forihe table; as also to s«« !!>*_,
extent aud p*-rfeci>u of the Brook mill
prepare it, _ d
Wo call the nttcnthi of our roodorii to tho card
of Messrs. A. B. Grilroul & Co., in another col
umn. FrobaMy u<*irm iu our city, or In the
whole Southwest, Ismore widely and favorable
known. Tlie suc"*-i«s of the old Arm of Hyde
A Goodrich, estubU|cd about, sixty years ago.
It has always is>rii«t*e very hlglost reputation
for both the st ylo ansjuality of the goods manu-
factured and sold f Upïto. Tho holidays are
near upon us. und t those who, as usual, com*
iooui«>rato Hiristm* ond tlie Sow Tear, wo cor*
dle.il y recommend,E*r urticks both of use and
beauty, as ineicerpesof affection an«J friend*
ship, to visit Messrt A. B. Griswold A Co,
--*-«g*» W -
In the way of OiHma* proseuts for boys a&4
girls, w*» refer ourrtders to Rice Bros. A Co. *
card. In another »lumu. The toy Charter Oak
8tov« I« not ori)v*rn«inental—it 1» uasfuL A
ffrftfkt «k'fldrtney I« tho Munition of our giflé
nowadays is in til domestic-economy depart
ment. Then let, ke lit He on«-* conwionee early
on one of those t«r stoves. It wilt be fun tot
them, and in their Jsvtlicv may loam those use
ful lesson» whMi rill make them hereafter the
joyous H'yjuisltioil of happy husbands, wb©
will point with pjjte to Wegant pies, cakes an®
bread, oil tiomo-ni'te. The boys and gins ol
larger growth cut- also cail o* IMco Bros, ate,
to advantag e. i ^ »
• "Methlnk» I hc«r the 8wo«t Sound of Dtotan»
Music." Thu««pose, woiiotieve,Williamtoeke*
speore In hie four* edition of Bvron's PUgnm*
Progress. But wWHwr he said it or not, Orune*
wald burn to oil yeto''* 0 o! seiet mualc. eomo t®
me; you can botlxjoar and i »'o it and at-"®,
most moderato piL-* be-c-mo poweeaow ofaHf
and cverv kind offoco!*nd instrumentalmuslO
and musical instifmcnffi. and we con but echo
hi« call and «dvlsjfour friend« to go enrlymn®
»*)curo bargains. 6 o»j hi» card Iu
column.__ ms* ___—
No.5 CaxtStukP-That-« thk I}*«»
and coffee, and to get the
- commend No. 5 to all,
»trangér» In »own who
vo g«y JUS» ask some
aon r Know r , ban*
friend to put you pu tamp
side going up. nnfrn look for *£££>£
withet«am up. art then walk deliafek* -
from Canal s*r*—*,|nd you will ami • . j j_
ful aroma of real Chinee .«•«.
our friend Marti*» store «®
ci<ü 3 aifcd Bold ver? rcatonM}, 40
all to try th *in. ^ ^
To our enterp4"i n« * oun «
Marlborough. pr«#rtetor of the aw »»« J*
Commercial Piaod wc arc under obligation* i
full flk-i of No#iern and Eastern Thereof
latest dates. Calif n Marlborough for ttwl«*^
news and period»*!*
You-all ilk" go. si w*
beat and the cb«-«|S' t w *
our friends. If tljre are..... - .
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