The St. Landry whig., 1845-01-09

STARTLING RUMoR.ArheB Boston Mercantile
Journal y afrswerablc fOrtte following ifshers
be any truth in il, we may expect war imnedis
ately:
It is rumored that the renowned hero, Con-
eral Q~UATTLERUa. of Charleston, 81 C.. ii 10
supercede Mr.. Wilkins as Secretary of War
The Wing ladies of Richmond, va; held &
meeting y few days since, and rssoE-eaf III erect
e statue in honor Of Henry Clay, liz that eity.+
Al association was formed for that purpose, If
which Mrs. Lucy Barbour was chosen Psesi.
dent. assa
Inc Parislan modisteS are about getting up d
style offemale dress which will send otirs belea
back to first principles-in plain English, busties
with. as
The Morgan en- Journal gives al ascouut
o. an outrage committed upon tie Rev. Porter
Clay, by some r~ascals, simply because he & 4
brother Of Henry Clay. d
Somebody pithily says that difficulty isiiks i
panther--iook Il steadily hi 1.-THE faee, and Il COWS NJ
ers and turns away.
Among the victins 81 fever aa Matausoras, sst
Mexico, y John stryker, an old American mer.
| chnnt' who introduced the culture of cotton into
Tint country. The doath of II. II. Bv u. F
ADSNlA tAultlOHUus %N~@ 49,
Inthe orders q she day issued ~ Cen. wash.
ington, aa May, iI7s, commanding general
pasades saiute, and fea de joie, oasthes occasion II
Of Franco having espousedihe cause ofthe Ame.
fican Revolution, il III directed that each soldier
Feceiyesa gill ofrlra, and each officer and soldier
wear Q nosegay in his hat. a
James Miner, one Of Washington, Seroeanfs
at West Point, died Ii few days since IN New
York, at the age Of SO years. ata
a grand complimentary festival Is said q Sc
atoot IN New York, la holior Of General GcOrns
= MOTIFS, the song writer Of this country.
lNrERnsTING no ~AccouNTANrs AND WRrrnas.
~ Is said that when ink marks on piper are erased
by scratching out, that a little rub oftho spot
with the edge Of fresh india rubber, will render
y fit to receive a new mark without The ink
spreading, and is better than pource for thnt
purpose.
a NEw SvENrIoS.-W W. arc fertile in inven5
uonS, ana some oil them Of extraordinary novelty /;
the last we have heard Of is a sziobacco Candy I
CoTToy.-A writer In the last number ~.
Hunts Magazine states that accounts from all
parts ofthe world Indicate thatthere is more cot.
ton grown in the United States alone thar, Il conIta
sumcd. One would think Tint this was cause
sufficient for the decline in price ofthe staple.
LIME 70 ~REsIGN,--A Justice ofthe Peace int
North Carolina communicates to tho Legislature
nus resignation for the following good and sub
stantiul reasons !; se sass
"About seven years since, some .ofny friends
then ~ The Legislatilfe--irom motives probably
known 70 theln--(but | ain sure not from \ MI
liefin my qualifications for the ofiiee.l thonobf
propert to nominate me To- the Office 81, Justice AZ
the Peace. With litle or no reflection ON thg
subject, the appointment was accepted, and. To
use a common term, was slaly qualified with.
out the first qualification, except the physical
abillty.ls separate men who were dippsed To
fight. DHring the time 1 have been, in office.
have had seven fights, i great number of quar-.
rels--have been Indicted twicc--and Conceive
the gscatest net of Justice which Icando the pub.
lie and myself isto resign my said Office ofJus-
tice Of the Peace
TINS ORIGINAL CIRCUMSTANCES rFFA4, npn "a
THE DEATH ny suIciDE or Carr. NEWMAN, of
the U.S. brig cambridge, at Monteyideo, are
thus referred to by himself III il letter addressed
toa friend in New York
On my coming into this port, i had 10 pass the
r. Buenos Ayrcan Squadron, aud when ahreTst OF
them one ofthcir schooners fired two shots, one
ahead and the other astcra ofinc. My first i'm.
/ pulse was to return his shot and proceed on, but
seeing u boat approaching me from The Adm.
l raj, and knowing that our nation had acknowi.
e~dgedtlIe blockade, ! thought il proper to heaye
i to and receive the boat. The oilicer, on COM
j ing on board, stated that he was directed to apoL
j ogize forthe schnoner's firing, us they wore not
] aware of tho character Of the vessel, md stono.
sod she was q merchaniman. My brother on.
Ger on the station seemed to think thai | ought
! 10 have returned the shot and continued on INV
Z course, and l now very much regret ,hmt / aid NOS
! do so.
] Mr.. Clay has cmancipated hfs personal YER.
! want Charles. The decd Of emancipation is as
FoifoMsA-
"know all men by these presents, that / Hen.
w Clay Of Ashland, for, and III consideration Of
the fidelity, attachment and services dc Charles
Dupey, (the son Of Aaron, COMMONLY called
Charles, nd Charlotte and of my esteem and
regard for him, do hereby liberate and cmanci4
9 pate the said Charles Dupey, from this day, from
7 all obligation OF service to me, Or my represen-
tatiyes, investing him, as lar MS any net Of mine
6 can invest him, with all the rights and privileges
: of a freeman.
Q sin testimony whereof have hereunto set my
: hand and affixed my seal, this OH day Of Decem-
ber, in the year ofour Lord, 1s4d."
III. CLAY. ISgAL.1
u Sealed and delivered in the presence of
THos, II. CLAY,
A late English paper says that counterfeit SO.
i vcreigns made Of low STANDARD, have been man
~ufacturcd for the express purpose of circulation
in tho United States. Itis said that the fraud
could only have been detected at the Mint.
MIssouRt.--Thc Missouri House of Repre-.
sentatiVpE has nnsSpd N resolution nv vote ofRo