New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-11
THE TRIBUNE.


following. from the New Orleans Bee, will show
that Loco Focoism was true TO its vocation at the
late election in Louisiana;
We were in hopes that under the liberal provisions Of
an. new Constitution In regard the right Of suffrage
no pretext would have been afforded during the late
e!ecron for the commission of fraud injustice But
II seems Mistaken and that Loco-f ocos
not content with acknowledged victory mas oeen Id
boring render it more signal BY acts winch eaouo re-
ceiye the rcproba,on OF every honest OF society
In the large and populous parish OF ST. Landry where
more than twelve hundred votes were poued at the
Pre,identisl election and where the Wing msjorit!cs
have generally ranged between 300 and 550 according
70 the returns transmitted by the Parish Judge the vote
barely reaches 200 and instead OF the whole wing ucse
being chosen one Wing and Loco Poco are eleeIee
Senator'S and two Wings. two LocoFocos anu ~, Ge -.
dependent returned as Representas'ep; 81 -
sui, Is the more remarkable us occo'da aiv nsner, Dg
comp. returns published IN the 81 hai,diy 49,
BuYs has 2o5 majority and the entire :" nag ticAet M @
Senate and Housc has prevailed oy an sVeraSc noy
nj e50 yotes We have made inquiry into the cause Vi
Vii. s.an;sbins discrepancy between the vote actually
cast and The vote returned 20 the Secretary OF ana
have found that the Commissioners OF ElecIoh upon
Isbr and frivolous pre;exB of informality had TAKEN
themselves 10 reject the votes in most OF the pre-
cincts and especially in the town OF Opelousas anu 81 e
Balloons In the first Of these precincts the vote iot
Governor stood De Buys IS; JOHNSON Z. BY throwing
ing our these votes and those OF or TWO precincts
constituting in the aggregate seoen egts OF the ehte
ote given the fuuctonary whose duty It Is 10 make tne
rsrn 10 the Secretary OF State, has contrVed 10 CUT
down to about 200 and TO elect three Locor ocos a"N
one Independent 10 the Legislature ,,-
II Ia said that the polls opened half n nou ae
,be time fxed by law In the rejected precnetS anu ta
the Commissioners Of these precincts were Ls a
IocnFocos Are the people 70 De swindieo ouI VI 'c
suSrages because Loco Foco Inspectors mink P,oPet
fsnnsrenty with view 10 have their returns
,fd;s,egsrd the strict letter Of the lswf We shoni1
imagine not, Such precedent would put II Ia Tue
power of any Commissioner to annul tue 'ose o. a!
Parish whenever he concludes that by thus hctln 4 nae
nartv might reap certain and substantial benefit
Al the time Of the rejection OF these votes the our
rnishoners doubtless ignorant OF the TACT tns
Loco-Fo party had carried both branches VI 'h'
lature They knew very well, however, that oHue
Statss Senator was be chosen during the hst eea "a
the coming session; that the Candidates fece' if @
certificates of election would have WaH,o Jace ss ~
be,r sess that they might vote Tor and assist III e'ec
ng Senator long before they could possibly DC ousleo
by the contestants and tnnt ~ tne even. o. se
sture being nearly equally divided LocoFoco senator
and two Loco Foco Representatives from 81 Landry
might throw the balance Of power into the hands OF ht
party Herein perhaps may trace the secret OF their
conduct II is very Suspicious circumstance that the
pretended nformates upon which the vote OF ST. Ian
dry has been so dreadfuly curtaied should nave &C,
CURED in the strongest Wing Parish In ne Ssals eno
should enure exclusively the benefit of Loco Focoism
We hear no where else of the rejection OF whole pre-
cncts the devoted Parish of ST Landry alone has been
made the subject of this experiment upon the pa
tence Of the Wing party.
ceedng unfair may temporarily occupy seats IN the
Legislature 10 which their constituents never eectcu
them profess spark OF the lofty and chvarous feelings
Of tho South they will scorn TO proht by tue crcum'
stance Indeed have already heard 1t stated tna one
AT least has declared that he will not claim place IN the
Legislature which the people OF his parish mao ciesry
designed to bestow upon others.
FROM ST.. DoMlNco-The Boston Wing pub
isbes another letter from ST. Domingo City. of the
anne date LIap. l4 of the one we published from
that paper on Saturday last Ii contains some addl
tional news:
By an express arrived from Port au Plat on the 2th
December official news had been received from uehera
Villanueva, commander OF Fort ap flatL connr"ihs
the loss on the 2ls OF December OF the Haytien fleet
The Dominican fleet, consisting OF eight schrs. ana
one brig sailed for Port Plat in order to prevent the
enemy's vessels il they should come from approaching
the wrecks and all that possibly can be saved
from the three vessels.
On the Sd of January the Hayden Admiral Cadet
Antoine and Colonies Phillips and Vaon arrived at the
capital as prisoners Information has been received
from Port au Plat stating that all the artillery of the
three vessels wrecked. amounting to IL guns the anmu-
milton provisions has been saved from the wrecks
The Dominican fleet trying 10 get the vessels OIL
the reefs. OF which there is hopes OF only one being
saved; the other two nearly total loss.
Beside the John w. Taylor which has been purchased
By the Dominican Government the Government is about
purchasing the Danish brig Cariota anchored at that
port for the same purpose
Ten Hayten prisoners arrived at the capital on the 9th
OF January these taken al the battle of Bcer and
on the 10Th so prisoners arrived al the capital from the
wrecks al Port au Platt
The Dominican men Of war are all well armed, carry
ing each long pivot gun besides the battery and mostly
manned by foreigners. The Dominican ship OF war is
daily expected from St Thomas she will carry 10 car
ronades each side aud long brass pivot Founders
The city is in perfect state of tranquility
ALABAMA-The Legislature of Alabama have
fixed upon Montgomery the future seat of Govern :
men, On the 10Th ballot, Montgomery succeeded over
Tuscaloosa by ~ votes The other competitors Tor the
honor and advantages of the metropolis were Wetump
Ia Mobile Statesvile, Marion Huntsville aud Selma
The condition being that the successful town should
build appropriate State House at its own expense,
bill has been brought in authorizing the city OF Mont
gomery Issue bonds the amount OF $4,000 in order
10 provide means for its erection. law has been
passed donating the present State House TO the city of
Tuscaloosa after the State House shall have been
built
The Legislature had passed act, relieving VIM l..
Yancey Esq Representative Congress, from the dis
abilities of the duelngact incurred in fighting Mr..
Cingman Of North Carolina. Gov. Martin vetoed the
act upon the following grounds:
l. That 1t steps In between the law and the offend
before the courts of the country have decided TO
their guilt innocence and frees them from the ab
ites that attach 10 the offences with which they stand
charged
% That by exercising this power, the Legislature
trenches on other departments OF the Government in
violation of the express letter of the Constitution.
IS. That the bill is partial in its character"
The bill was however passed into u law by large ma
jorities IN each House over the Governors head
II The Legislature Of New. Brunswick con-
vened at Fredericton on Thursday. the aeth ut-
The Lieut.. Gov. Sir W. CoLEBRooKE, in his open
Ing speech 10 the two Houses, says:
From the reports which have received in regard to
the failure Of tho Potato crop in the last year. and which
viii be laid before YOU apprehend tina, in districts
the scarcity will be severely felt but the harvest being
otherwise favorable indulge hope that with due pre-
cautions and the prospec, OF continued employment for
the people the dstress apprehended in The snsung Sea
son may, In n great measure, be averted.
The Survey undertaken by Her Majes,y's Government
with view TO the opening OF Military Road through
these Provinces having been ably executed by the Off
GERS employed upon it, proposal has for some time
been under consideration for the construction of Rail
way for which the country has been found to present
great facilities The intercourse arising from the
pleton of such work. and the vast impulse il would
give to the setflemes of tho Province and the Develop
sn of Its resources entite all the encouragement,
you may be prepared to afford to the undertaking.
FiRE.-A fire broke out about o'clock on Sun
day morning. In the slate roof building Custom
House Square, occupied by Messrs. Thompson & San.
ford. lumber merchants, and C. t. Aling as grocery
store. The IRE proved very obstinate one. and
no. wholly subdued until near daylight. II commenced
on the premises of Mr. Alne who was insured nj the
New Haven Mutual office for 50 800 which it is said