The St. Landry whig., 1845-05-22

JuTnISnel WIFI ITIY- EuEIDtT- OF IHO@l "T
one or both languages, can have them on the most rea
sonable terms, by application at this office.
OUR CHAT.
About ST. o'clock on Monday morning we
received by the steamer = Enterprise an Eng
Iish copy of the New Constitution, which we
laid before our town readers on Tuesday morn
ing, and would have sent it torour country read
ers also had there been a mail. We shall print
the French copy as soon as we receive it-so
THAT our subscribers may have it in both Ian
guages. AS the Convention adjourned on Tues
day last, it is unnecessary for Us 70 say q word
Of its proceedings, as we now haze its labors in
full. We have qnly bad.fime 10 @giveth New
Constitution i hurriad perQsal and, on the
whole, think it a far preferable instrument to the
old one-qft this, taore anon. We welcome our
detegatss back, and hope their ciiy polish has
not ufttherh in the least. The news since our
last publication is unimportant. We c%ondense
it into a small space-hut, we hope, an intelli-
gible form.
The foreign news is unimportant. Such as it
is, we give our readers inanother column. John
Bull is tired of trying to scare us! He is vent
ing his wrath now at home, on his own Minis
tiers. Ellsworth is still paIkiag in New Orleans.
The city is said to be very dull. 1t is stated that
Gen. Jackson's health continues extremely pre-.
carious. The Texans appear very quiet, await
ing the approaching session oftheir congress.
Mexico would be wolish, if she dare but, be-
i 49, ~ -. - IL ..tt.o. al - d, u,
she appearsto be considerably puzzled. She is
yet talking of giving US "goss." An English
feet, consisting flour vessels, was seen in the
Gulf a few days since-Iestination unknown.
At a late. election in Louisville, the wings cleo.
ted seven out ofthe eight officers of the city.
] Hon. B. A. Bidlack, of Pa, R4s been appointed
81 charge to New Grenada. Nwill be seen, that
all persons who would be entitled to a vote IN,
der the new Constitution, haEe the privilege OF
voting for or against its ratification, as well as
the voters underct the old f9onstithtion. The
i Globe newspaper was sold fSf $4,000. Mr.
Pickens, OFFS. c., won't go tdEngland as Mr.
Z Folks nlinister-hc declines the honor. Yer
mont manufactures this year over one million o
= uUlldIS OIll " 4AtlI0 ouSdig elNu 5luto ISCNltCt
$ an order to ship a quantity to New Orleans
e Cotton, the editoro the Junius tracts, is wri
ting a biography Of the immortal Clay. 1t i
said that Col. Bryce, Of Rapides, is to be tender
n ed an important oficeby the President. Abor
n 1000 bales of cotton were sold in New Orlean
on the 10Th inst. Messrs. Buchanan and Ban
IS croft, it is said, are preparing an elaborate de
fence of the-American claim to- Oregon. III
Or Democratic Members of the Convention, bcfor
they left the city, held a meeting, and adopted re
Or solutions recommending a convention ofthe pal
; ty, to be held at Baton Rouge on the 22l Jul
next, forthe purpose Of nominating a Governo
and Lieutenant Governor. They also appointe
a committee to draft an address. What is on
n party a5om2 Are we to let them walk over III
course, without competitors 2 Up, Wings, an
10 at them againl Below we give the vote in III
Convention on the adoption Of The New Co,lst
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at AYEs.-Joseph WalleT{ PISA Dent, county
ar Rapides ). G., Beatty Latotaehe Interior NJ
d Bong. Assumption b. b. Brazeale, county
Natchitoches; il T. Brent, Rapides Wm
e Rt5dI5sld, Washington w. Burton, ST. Helena
Robert Cade, Lafayette IT. Carriere. st. Tan
as many r. ]. Chambliss, Carroll I. w. CHM
r county of Iberville; p. Couyillion, Avoyelle:
John Culbertson, Orleans; s. w. Downs, com
r ty Of Ouachita; - Debouchell, Plaquemine,
OF A. M. Dunn, East Feliciana; George Eusti
I'D New Orleans; j. Garret, Ouachita; G.S. Guior
Lafourche Interior; G. Hudspeth, st. Landr,
a j. Humble, Ouachita; r. g. Hynson, Rapide.
n ID. f. Kenner, county of Acadia z Lcbauve