The St. Landry whig., 1845-08-14
gnr Sd. Mamur0 gg Dtg.
NEWS 81 THn WEEK..

GEsNE6I ith
QEWe kept our paper open until lato last q
evening, expecting TO get something later rom g
ths citS. fl,at would throw some light upon Mex v
;can ys'mors. AS usual, the mail failed to bring h
e, oIr CITY papers. The only article we lind y
n our other exchanges, is the following, taken o
from the Bees Y
The El Siglo of the 10th July contains the b
reclamation Of Signor Garcia Conde, Minister II
II War, calling upon The Governors oithc dsier- n
ont Departments to have all the militia under /
their commands in readiness to march 20 any y
point it may be deemed adyAshle and READY 20 i
act, in the event ofa probable War between Mexs
leo and the United States. !,
Dun AFFAIRs WITH MExIco.-t is confident
Nv stated that Senior Arrangoiz, the Mexican
Consul here, has received orders from his Cow
srnment to close his business in this city, and
GurtheIsthat he will sail in two or three days for
Vera Cruz. One report has it that his departure
be the signal for the publishing offs non-ln-
.ercoursea act, and another that a formal declara
ton of war is to follow. A few days will tell
the story.
postscript.-Since the above was written, we
hear it stated that the declaration OF war by Mex
leo is really in town, and that it will be publish
led by some one or more OF the city papers TINS
morning. If this be true, we shall see what
4 Mexico will do after taking a step so RASH
i Il Hal SAC WI SSb
sal-attempt to turn loose o set of foreign prlva-
teers upon our commercials been limited at,
and with GOOD show of reason. There are not
sailors enough, put them alltogether, in her con-
2 temptible marine to man a single sloop OF war
effectively, and we trust that our Government
will at once declare every vessel engaged under
!. Mexican colors, without the lawful compliment
o~fnatives on board, a pirate, and string up every
foreigner to the yard arm. The pages OF vattel
m I ~ Co., N lA--I -. 49, .t,,E l..f Nosk.R1 IthaHr
d but little of Mexico when he wrote, and strong
ia cases require prompt and forcible arguments.
mi Onland the course ofthe United States is plain
enough. With the regular troops now in Tex
as, and the volunteers ready TO start at a mo-
r ments warning, we have q force sufficient 10
10 crush any miserable apologysofan army Mexico
. lean concentrate between San Luis Potosi and
the Rio Grande for three months to comet
= would be an act of charity Il take the entire
CT army ofour gasconading neighbors prisoners to
save them from the starvation that has long been
preying upon them. Possession OF the harbors
Of California; matter which a frigate and slooP
se- of war could easily effect-might also be taken,
re and if all these plans are carried out we shall
:, have the enemy at our gates sueing for peace
before a year is over their heads.-N. o. Plea
= yune, III.
SERIOUS Loss.-We regret TO hear tina
our among the property consumed by the fire II
E4;s New York, was the plates ofthe splendid worko
Audubon, the orniihologistf 1t is supposed tina
anu :, his loss will exceed s15.9O0. It is the NOR
10 to be regretted, as the edition issued was yer!
the limited. They were che result of years ofpa
or. tient labor.
rect The Planters Banfer Of the Goth ult., in pla
' to cling the name of Debuys and Sparrow at til
d of head q. it's columns, thus speaks for the Paris
ofSt. Mary
We have cheering news from all quarters
set the State. The Wings are firm and united. al
Il quite sanguine of success. We eau speak of S
4, Mary. Conscious of her strength, she boasts b
the little but when called upon TO act, she is nev'
nnds found to fail. Few Parishes in the State a
more consistent than st. Mary.
The consumption of opium is being tran
NJ ferred from China to England. The Duke
has Cornwall, which recently arrived from Consta
%tinople, brought twenty-four tons Q fthe!dead
i drug.
tber Ayoung man named Arnold, suspected oft
murder of Mr.. Tannahill, an overseer in I
!ney parish of Concordia, has been arrested, lodg
Isn't in Jail, and is said to have confessed the crime
orc" The interest of the State debt of Michigan, i
ce TO said, will be paid this season, which will b
another non paying State from the list of del
quents.
NJ. ~SUGAR.--Some thirty millions of pounds
annually produced on the coast of Andalusia
uEes Spain. They cultivate the Creole cane intro
" the ced from the Balearie islands, and a larger CT
ri. carried from ST. Domingo in 1916.
A. A GOOD RULE.-None but American cltiz
that is, citizens by birth or by process Of
~n'0S oralization-are hereafter to be appointed G
rum suls. 1t has been too long the practice to cor
iness. these important appointments on foreign $
jects.
o., Some time since, it was generally stated
the youngest son of the Hon. Henry Clay
Dy the been attacked with insanity. We are NEST |
py to say that this is an error, and that h
now in perfect health.
Dem The number of letters, since the passage
the late post office law. has increased through
the United States twenty-five per cent.
= do. The Cherokee Aduocatc say that the late
cessive rains have caused the rivers in the ma
yeason to rise to an unusual height.
81, four on a npp sg a asR he's been ss,es adopted ted BY . tAs F Iasiq
with the motto, 'LrT US ALONE"
here T ri.
I'd and Stat.snas s.vs. ssWe h..a'a a.s;SMS
:: csn bacco raised at Trimmings Island which
!" : think will rival in excellence with tho fl
Cuba leaf. flour planters can succeed in
Parish ducing such an article as the quality befor,
If cot we would be willing to see the cotton plant
1kapaS ished from the State
ARRESTED. A man named Belyen
at brought TO this place yesterday, charged
IN. II 4killing a Mr.. Sweat, a citizen of Calca.
coun. The deed was perpetrated about two years
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