The St. Landry whig., 1845-01-23

which he has embodied The feelings nfthne awful
night, has been considered but little short ofinspi.
ration-and the Star Spaagled Banner shall con-.
tinpe TO be sung. and side BY eide with Hull Co
lumbia, viii 30 down 10 tho latest p~osterisy, as
among The happiest illusions ofthe human mind
Tim Rlcmr Or PETrrloN.-The repeal oftse
.sgag law, respecting the right ofpetition, il an.
nouncgd In the papers. The vote atood 1O8 to
so.
Nays-Southcrn wings 10, Southern Demo.
Gratis 10. Northern wings O--Northern Demo
Gratis AZ.
Yeds--Sonthern wings 5-Southern Dcmc-
Gratis 0. Northern wings 4S-Northern Demo.
Gratis So. Louisiana voted against receiving the
petitions, as wellas Mississippi; and, with tho
exception Of enc or two votes, the whole South
west.
Ofthe whole matter we would say, that tho
s'gag law" cost the United States hundreds of
thousands ofdollnrs, and Increased The abolition
rotc from a mere contemplate fraction into a
-'REsrEcrARLE MINORITY" The right of petit.
ton is sacred-ihey must be receiyed-theycan
he laid on the table, or undcr tho tahle--reEer.
red to u committee, or passed over in silence
but il is striking Mt the very foundations ofliberty
to say petitions to Congress shall not lbe Feeei-
we'd. We hope now, thai the abolition petitions
will be referred to u committee, the ahlest and
best the House eau form, und that the committee
will, after due deliberation, make such d report
as will squash these Northern fanatics fbea Son.
tury to come. five can have such a report, as,
the 'Sunday Mail' petitions brought forth, II
will save the South much healrtburning, save he
North u great deal Of ton. %foolery, and be homo.
rable to the world at large.-Coacordia Katcli.
geacer.
Mrs. Madison, through Mr. Drorngoole, ofEarsl
to the nation the Miscellaneous Papers and the
Correspondence other illustrious husband. They
no doitbt form n very interesting body Of materi.
ais % our political and civil history. Mi. Phe.
nix, ii some sort, intimated that those Of Alexan.
der hamilton would also DO offered, and they too
woubt be Of very high value. Both will, It'll
10 bAhoped, be accepted and literally comper.
satetls
GJ-Mr. Henry Hnbbasd, whom the Legisla.
ture OF Massachusetts sent 10 New Orleans To
take care offree negroes, found that city to be
getting TOO hot for him, and, like his co.iaborer
to Charleston, packed up and packed Oh. Dis
cretion is the better part Of yalor.
SMITHSONIAN FuND,-Att this time, the inter.
est due 10 the Smithsonian bequest fund, BY the
Treasurer Of the United States, amounts 10
1882, 600, and the whole fund to 100000. Ii
will be o matter for earnest discussion during
thu present session Of Congress, as 10 the best
mStns Of applying this money.
IA Coon Snor.-Mr. Rhett, Of s.. C., struck
the northern democracy between wind aud
water, In the course ofthe debate ON Mr.. Dun
Guns bill for altering the mode Of eleeting tho
President and Vice President. He gave Them
to understand that while South Carolina had on
ly talked about Modification, they Ind carried
fln larfrfI.a tt.fn nrnpfsaa1 s.xG.fof Al I'M. ~ -
last session nullitied the provisions Of ali Act Of
Congress. He said;
When the law Of Congress was passed fof
olccting members TO this House by Districts,
four States chose to retain, in spite ofthis law,
The General Ticket System. Those members,
thus elected In coltravention Of the authority ot
Congress, you, by your votes, placed on this
floor, where they now sit, IN the very teeth OF
your ~statutesi
His Excellency Coy. Crawford, in obedience
10 an act ofthe Legislature OF Georgia, has Of.
Tered the Western and Atlantic Railroad fol
sale.
The TRopHIEs or BATrLE.--Mr. Hammett,
Of Mississippi, has introduced a resolution in Con.
gress proposing TO place all the flags taken from
our enemies in battle, in the Rotunda ofthe Cap.
itol. This ii a noble idea.
PowERs, THE ScuLproR.-A late letter from
Mr.. Kellogg to Mr.. Wicklile. the U. s. Charge
dAfaircs at Turin, says,-Power's "Slayen /,
really the great lion, or rather l~innness of the
{ day. His studio is overrun by ~yisiteFs Of .he
right sort. The statue would have been finish,
ed weeks ago, but his chief workman was obi
ged to leave on account ~ his health. He ha.
now, however, resumed his labors.
MARL-Large beds ofthis valuable restora
, tive Of exhausteu soils have been found in Soutl
Carolina. fthas likewise been discovered neal
Natchcz, and Gen. Felix Huston is now apply,
{ ing it at the rate of 800 horse-cart loads 10 the