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-I.'ttat de NJ. de Lamartinc. qui
sembIait, d"pnis dcnx %lours, presenter DIES
espernncc d'amtlioration. asnbl, lie 'ngt-
cinqnieme jours de la maladie. une rcchu-
tc ct unc aggravat:on qni menacent lc
matade de tongues ct crnellcs soutl'an-
rpS
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
DAROISsE ASSUMPTION. = CouR

DAROISsE ASSUMPTION. y CouR
II Du C1yoa1UEME DIsTRIcT JUptCIAIR.
Attendu que Collette Landry ct son G.
poux !Alcide Landry ont presente une peti.
ton a la Cour, d pefet d'obtenir des Let
tres d. Administration 4 la succession de feu
Joseph Bellile, decide intestat Avis est
par lie present dome d tous ceux que celia
peut concerner, d'avoir a deduire sous dix
lours, les raisons pour lesquelles il ne serait
pas fat droit a ladite petition.
Par sordre de la Cour.
Novembre 26, 1851.
13l DESIRE LEBLANC, g~reffer
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FAT.LE Observation-Disclosures der
nier, Charles Robinson ct James &.
Childcrs s'etant %rencontres i Mobile, Ell
yinrcnt aux mains ct le premier tomb"
bientot frappe dun coup de bowie knife
sur Ic cote gauche.d de f~abdomco. Qnel-
q,tes minutes apres, Charles Robinson
await ce<se de vivre.
. VOLTA encore IN nouveau malheur.
resultat du port d'arnnes c~achees: LA
Ioi >cra-t-ellc t%oujours impuissante pour
p%reycnir ce barbare usage qui fait de
bca,ucoup de citoyens Americans dhy'
pocritcs ct ri licuIes DC nQnichottes, lor>.
qn'ellc n.en fit pas des msurtriers nne
c~ontinuelle mehance cnvers ses conci
ovens, une haine mortelIc envers celu;
qni vous fait unle %offense, %seront-ce Ii
t%oujours les attributs de 0 Liberties?
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A LOIER.

T.E supelbe Establishment comm sous lie
zaas nom de UNION EXCHANGE, propriete
dIsaac FIebert, situe pres de PEglisc de
P~aincourtyille. Cette maison otfre par sa
situation autant advantages penr lie COM
merce de marchandises seches ct de groce-
ries qu'aucune autre maison de Paincourt.
La maison principale est neuye ct bien
peinte, il y a jardin, conr, ecurie. &C., &c.
Pour plus amples intormations. s'adres-
ser sur les Iieux, aux bureaux de poste.
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SALE.

Succession IF Sarah Tong deceased, uidow
ofJenn Buptaste I'r1chp.
% Y virtue of and in obedience to all order of
% sale, to me directed by the hon. the Fifth
Judicial District Court, ofthe State of louisiana,
in and for the parish of Assumption, dated No
vember elth 1851 49,
Will be offered for sale, at public auctionby
A. F. Hickman, Sheriff Of this parish, on Satur-
dav the third day OF January 1852, at two
o'clock p. NJ, ON the premises, in this Parish,
on the left bank of Bayou Latourche, at about
ten miles below the village of Napoleonville, the
following described property belonging to the
succession aforesaid, to wit
A Tract of Land situated in this parish, on the
left bank of Bayou Lafourohe, about ten miles
| below the village of Napoieonviile, bounded
above by land of Thcodnle Labiche, and below
by land of Balthazard fTriche, measuring two
and a quarter arpcnts, fronting said Bayou. BY
forty aruents in depth. the lines closing so as to
leave a width OF only one ana a malt arnent Oh,
the rear line, together with all the buildings
and Improvements thereon.
Also, two Cows and a Calf, and the House
hold Furniture.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. .
The Movable property payable in March
1852, and the Land payable in three equal ms
|talments, maturing in all the months OF March
OF the years 1852, 1853 and 1854. Purchasers
to, give notes with good and approved security,
and special mortgage on the said landed pro-
pertv, until paid, and all sums not ponctnally
paid at maturity, to bear interest at the rate OF
eight per cent per annum, until finally paid.
Assumption, NOVEMBER 9th 1851.
I3) A. F. HICKMAN. Sheriff.
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On assure, dit lie Messenger de F.4s.
sfmb}fe que Ia maIadle de NJ Armand
MarrHst >'aggrave M lieudc s'amtllorer.
ct que Fetal de l'ancicn president De Ia
C~on>tituantc Iaisse peu de>Poir ses
AIMS.
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81 DESIRE LEBLANC, clerk
NLNTE DE SUCCESSION.

NLNII DE SCCtrN>io-H
Suceess,on ne tcuc Sarah Tong, ve"Oe de
Jenu Baptiste Iriche.
WIN vertu dun ordfe de vente, i moi adressf
EAa par lhor. la Cour hn Cinqni31ne District
Jndiciaire de lEtat de IL Louislahe. dams ct
pour Ia ]paroissc Assumption, ca date du Fl
novemDre 1851.
II sera ottart Ell ypnte puhllqlle par A. +.
Hickman, Shcril de cette paroisSe, lie nanledl
tr~oisierne Jour du mois de Janvier 1852. i deux
heures p. NJ. sur les lieux, Ell cette paroisse, sur
la rive gauche du Bayou LatoHrcEe, a environ
dix miles au-dessous du vlllags tie \aPo.convilie,
le> proprittts ~ci-aprts d]ccrites, appartenant i la
succession susdite, sayoir:
" Morcean de Terre. sitle en- cette plrois-
Sc. sur la rive gauche du Bayou Latourcnc. 4
environ dix miles au-dessous du village de Ma
polGonvilIe, bornee en- liant par Ia terre de 1heo-
dule I.abiche. ct en- bas par la terre de Baltha-
gard Iriche, mesurant deux arpents ct un quart
de flce audit Buyou, sur q~larante arpents de
protondeur, les lignes Sc feruant de fnanlere a
laisser une lareeur DUN arpent ct demI, a peu
pres sur la ligne de d@erricre, ensemble avec tout
les les Batisses ct Authorizations qui en- dGpen-
dent.
Aussi deux Faches ct I'M Veau, ct les -Heu-
bles de Alenage.
TERMES EFT CONDITIONS.
LIE Mobilicr PAYABLE Ell Mars 1882. ct la Terre
payable Ell trois termes tgauH. tcheant dams les
mois de Mars des annees 1882, 1858 ct 1884.
E.ss acqnereurs devront fonrnir des blIiets, avec
des cautions bonnes ct SolvabIes, ct hypotheque
spectacle sur Iadite terre, jnsqua u partait pale
ment. I'ontes sommes qul ne seront pas ponc-
tuellement payees aux tcheances, FOREFRONT IN
teret a raison de hut pour cent, par an, ]usqu au
partait Placement.
.lSsomption, % novemhre 1881.
1877 A. 7. HICKMAN. Sheriff.
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AccuEIL oFFIc1Eh- Apres dc longs
ct vifS dtbats daBs le Stnat dcs Eats-
unis, apres lie reject de Ia resolution dsns
Iaquelle il est dit que ''@le Congress en-
souhaitant la bicnvenuc a kossnth men
tend pa. Sc departir dc la Fo!itiqae de
non.intervcntion qui a etc iusqn'a PIE.
sent sui.ie par le g~onvernemcnt amerl-
cain i'll IA etc rtsolu par trentc-trois
voix contre six, que" le Congress au
nom dn peup|e des Etats-Unis, so"haite
cordialement a Louis ko.s,,th la bien-
venue dams la capitale de l.Union."
Sans aucnn doute, Ia Chambre des
Repre~cntans an Congress votcra CONNIE
Ie Senat dams &C cas- !: houneur an
Congress +! dams tous les cas-: honncur
au Senat des Etats- unis
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CERTAlNS LURES.

Sill flut a%jouter fol a cert%:ns abus de-
nonces par lie jugc Buckley, du Texas,
dams son adFesse an grand jury dc son
comic, la societe dc Get Fiat voi>in est
enlightenment compo>ec.
Deux a~f1aires dc mcurtre ayant etc
portecs devant lui, lie jnge rcn'arqnt
que dams Ia premiere, qaatre des jures
appeles a reconnaitre l']iunosence on Ia
cnlpabilite de l'accuse, etalent eux me-
mes des meurtriers. Deux semaincs a.
pres cettc premiere atllire Sc presenta
la seconde. ct l'hon. juge Buckley OBJ
serva que dams celle-ci, trois nres sur II
etaient coupab|es du crime d,homicide.
Ain>i sept hommes sur ,ingt quatre
qui fnrent assermentes pour %prononcer
sur deux dc lcurs concitoyens, etaient
coupabIcs du crime qui n'erait qn,a
I'etat de presumption, Reinforcement a
ceux qu'ils alIaient jlgcr.
II est a prtsumer que la pIupart de
ccs sept jures dcvaient etrc fortemcnt
portts pour prononcer !'acqplttement.
LES loups ne Sc mangemt pas cntr eur, =
nous croyons meme 4u'ils ne mangent
pas C. qui son reyetus dune peat
CONNIE la leur. Les dcnx jures don't
nous venons de parler, ne p%ouvant Sac
eorder ct condamnes . lc faire, ne con
damnercnt personne. Tant mieux, s'ii
MY await point de %coupable.
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AVIS J~UDICIAlRES.
YgeDARISH or Observation-Disclosures

YEeDARISH or ASSOMPIION.-CoURr
aa OF THE Firth JuDlcIAL DIsTR1cT.
Whereas Collette Landry andher husband
A!cide Landry have petitioned the Court 1"'
letters of administrator" on the estate OF late
Joseph ~l'elIilr, deceased interstate Notice
is hereby given, to all whom it may con-
Germ, t; show cause within ten days, why
the prayer Of the said petitioner should not
be granted.
BY order Of the Court.
November 2Gth 1851.
l31 DESIRE LEBLANC, clerk.
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FRESH TEAS!
EUST received, a general assortment OF the
- INeac- York Canton Tea C~ompany's cele-
brated TEAS, and for sale by
ANDREW GINGRY.
Agent for the company
'Donaldsonville La. Sept IA 1850.
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|an YARDES de Mates, a careax en-
unis. A vendre i bon marchepour du
wv cash,
25avrl 1851. RICHARD ct TENPLET
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DAkISfi vi 1857 MplluA. -
aM Counl or THE FlFru JUDlc1AA
DIsTR1Cr.
Whereas Absolom Il. Boio has p~etltloned
the Court for Letters Of Administration on
IT,, a...-, e A. ',,, ,U:'';.r r u Robinson de-
c1e sd ',~-o1 N~.;"- = lo~,r" r'"n".
to all whom it may concern. to show cause
within ten days, why the prayer OF the
said petitioner should not be granted.
BY order Of the Court,
Assumption, November nth 1851.
DESIRE LEBLANC,
III {Tprk
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d. DU ClNeuIENE DISTRICT JrDl-
CLAIRE.
A,tcndu que A.E|ie Dahon. y nrtsrntc unc
petition il Ia Cour. i |7etlet d'obtenir les
Lettres d administration a la succession de
teu Joseph Belize, so, mari dtccdc lutrstat =:
Avis est par lie present DOM" I touS cenx que
celia peut concsrner, d'avoIr a drduIre SOUS dix
jourS, les raiSotts pour Iesqur!lrs il nc seraIt
pas fat droit a Iadite petition.
Par ordre de Ia Cour.
Assumption. Ia Fl noyeuIDTc 1881.
i31 DESIRE LEBLANC, Grcfrcr.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

GRAHAM's MAGAzISE-Fsbruary Number
Though we are restricted by the Editor Of this
valuable Periodical from noticing this number
with a request that we hand it to the lady we
love best, and ask her to write GRAHaM,a
first rate notice." We are forced, however, to de-
part from his instructions, for the simple reason.
that our lady love is non connafin,u Being well
acquainted, however, with her superior taste and
Judgment, We venture to say that were she not alb
sent at this moment, she would take great plea
sure in paying proper tribute to this excellent
number ofhis magazine.
Its superb original embellishments cannot fail
to satisfy the taste and elicit the admiration of the
most accomplished artist.
Haids.-A splendid copy, in line and stipple,
by EueLEroN, from Robinson's magnificent en-
craving Of Haidee, in the group of Byron's beau
hes' a gem Of art. Bouquet Of Fzoeer.-The
richest, most expensive and attractive illustration
that has ever adorned a magazine. Parish Fash-
t0ns.-Moniteur de la Mode. Evening Dresses.-
The most brilliant and superbof all fashion plates
M"sie.-3Oh let me strike my Harp againr
Arrangedsfor b egpiano, by JSo. B. MILLER..
The contributions are from the pen Of our most
eminent American writers. Price, s. per arlnunn.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11
- y 1J1II, 01lcTIl.
Parish of Iberyille, Jan. 10th, 1851.

TOUR DE JUSTICE, Pa,oissc d'Iberrue
" Etat de la Louisiana. F. N. Bissell Us.
Philippe F. Roche. No. Al.
En- vertu dun writ de Fl. Fa. a moi addresse
par une Courd de Justice en- ct pour la paroisse
dIberyille, dams la cause ci dessus ~intitulee ct
numerotee, J~exposerai en- yente publique, au
plus offrant ct dernier encherisseur,
SaIledi lie Ter de Fevrier 1851,
a 10 heures, A. NJ, d la maison de Cour de Ia
dite paroisse, tous les droits, Tires, inttrets ct
pretentions de Philip F. Roche en- ct a Ia pro-
priete ci-apres decrite, savoir-
Tn certain Moroccan de Terre, situe dams la
paroisse dIberyille en- arriere de la vile de
Plaquemine, mesurent cent vingt pieds de face
au Bayou Plaquemine, sur une profondeur de
deux cent ~soixante cinq pieds a la ligne den
haut, sur deux cent cinquante deux pieds a Ia
ligne dembas. LIE dit moroccan de terre Giant
compose des lots Nos. 7 and 8 de Ia terre diivi.
see enlots par John Dutton commencement au
plan depose dams lie bureau de Recorder, en-
semble avec les batisses ct ameliorations v
appartenant, saisi pour satisfaire /. judgement
ct lie frais du susdit process.
TERMS DE LA VENTE.
L'aequereur %iournira son bond avec valable
caution en- solido, payable dams un an du Jour
de la vente. LIE dit bond portera interets a
raison de 8 pour cent par an depuis lie jour de
la vente jusqu'au parfait paiement. Hypothe-
que speciale sera retenue sur la prop.iete pour
assurer lie Placement du dit bond ct de tous inte-
rets eyentuels.
J. L. PETIT, Sheriff,
Paroisse d1berville 10 de Janvier 1851.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11
Spirit Of EnterpriSe.

A certain mania of enterprise has seized the
minds of certain capitalists of our town, and the
consequence is, that we every day behold new
buildings s%pringing up around lis as if by enchant-
ment. No sooner is a contract formed than our
skillful mechanics, who possess in an eminent
degree, this go-aheadaiveness, so peculiarto lankee-
dom, that within fifteen days at latest, they des-
patch the most herculean jobs. Town lots which
were but a few weeks since vacant, are now sup
piled with magnificent dwellings and extensive
stores. We were surprised to witness the rapidity
in which the stores of 3. B. ANsLEM and PIERRE
BEv1N, have been completed-and also the great
progress that has been made in the erection of
DEsoBRY's mammoth building on Bank street.
We trust that the mania of enterprise may become
contagious,-ifso. in a short time, we will be stroll
ling the streets of the city, instead of the so-termed
town Of Plaquemine.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

ELECTION ELoQuENeE IN GEEEcE.-Transla-
ton of a speech delivered by Mr.. Solomon,
Mayor of the Island of Miconi, and government
candidate for the Chamber of Deputies, on the
Sesn' 1851 Q. nc co s'1tr,uns on !Hs ' da1 IS IS o ceme
when every person is to give proofs whether he
is favorable or not to the government of the
king. The stake is the defence of the country
and to maintain the privileges of our island
Take heed not to prove your own enemies by
voting in favor Of those who brought the Eng
lish to Greece, and who will again bring them
if any Of you dares to vote against me, [ shall
consider him as a revolutionist, and in my Ca
pacity of Mayor | will have him put in prison.
As to you, peasants, hear what | am going to
tell you, l will take the skin off your bodies if
you vote against me.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

Better THAN HEARING JENNY LINDA cor
respondent of the Richmond Wing relates the
following incident:
A gentleman well known in Richmond left
home on Friday evening, on his way to the Con-
cert, with ten dollars in his pocket; before reach
ing the theatre, he met a poor fellow from the
county, in great distress. 1t seems the poor fell
low'scart had been broken down; it was getting
late, he was many miles from home, and had no
means Of paying for the repairs. The gentleman
seeing the mans distress, asked what the repairs
would cost-he was told about ten dollars. The
ten dollars intended for the Concert was immedi-
ately given for this purpose, and he returned home
without hearing the far-famed Miss Jenny. Here,
true sympathy and benevolence gained the VIC
tory over self indulgence. And who doubts that
this gentleman felt a calmer and purer joy than
any Of the hundreds who thronged the theatre on
Friday night :
The answer springs from every heart: No
one doubts it, for as Shakespeare has written it, that
such acts carry a double blessing-sit blesseth
him that gives and him that takes"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

% We received a visit last evening from our
old friend S. {. DAVIS, who has made arrangements
to rent one of MI. Desobry's new stores now in
project oferection, for the purpose of setting up a
Drug Store. Nh Davis has been long and tavora-
bly, known as a skillful Druggist by the a%pprecia-
ting community of Baton Rouge, where he has for
a great many years resided. Heartily do we well
come him to our town, and tender him our best
wishes for his success in his new enterprise. His
advertisement will appear in our next.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11
TO Young Men.

On every hand you will be beset with vices
and seductions. At such times, remember the
claims of God and reason. Let the fact that
you are immortal and accountable-that
you are not to perish in the grave, but are to
live on after the destruction of matter, and the
worlds great wreck, and think and act in the
vast future-admonish you. Contemplate
yourself as a young man, created by God for a
noble purpose, placed in this world as a proba-
toner for the next, to live with angels or with
demons forever. When sin presents its claims,
when your associates urge you into paths Of vice
and folly, and all around are conspiring to shut
out the voice of God, anI induce thee to destroy
and wrong thy nobler nature, do it not. Thou
art immortal, accountable. Let this thought
drive thee back from every path of sin. God
is thy sire; thou art his child! Let this send
thee to his arms.-Remember, that
The stars shall fade away, the Sun himself
Grows dim with age, and nature sinks in years:
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the war of elements,
The wreck of matter, and the crash of worlds
1t is right that man should be happy it is
proper for him to seek amusement and enjoy
ment. There is nothing in nature, nothing in
religion which in any way forbids the full
and free enjoyment, in a reasonable manner,
and to a reasonable extent, of all the faculties
which God has given us. But while enjoying,
we have no right to debase; when seeking pleas
ure, we have no excuse for plucking the poison
flowers of sin. All within US, and around us,
utters impressively, "the way of the transgres-
sor is hard" While the way of life is full of
precious tokens of Divine approval, the curse
of the Almighty hangs over the way of death;
and though pleasure NAV be found for a season.
and the heart, beat gaily in its W fancied but
false security the end will be as dreadful, is the
beginning was fair and deceitful. Every tree
in Satan's garden hangs laden with poisoned
fruit, and wo to him who plucks and eats.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11
Debating Club.

We are truly gratifed to state that our young
men have at last made a bold move to organize a
Debating Club in town.
This matter should have received much earlier
attention than it has: and it is surprising that it
has been neglected till now.
This manifestation Of public spirit in them is
certainly worthy of emulation, and we anxiously
look forward to the time not far distant, when we
shall behold them in full operation, edifying and
entertaining the citizens Of Plaquemine, by some
of their instructive debates.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

CONFESSION OF MURDER.-The New York Sun
has q letter from Bel-Air, giving an account of the
trials of Stump and Griffith for the murder Of Ham
mond. The writer says:
Stump having been acquitted of the murder, his
called to the stand in behalf of Griffith. Being
sworn, he was asked -: =
Guess Do you know anything Of the murder
of Hammond ? Ans Yes. @. Do you know
who killed him? "A. Yes. G. Who was it z
A. Ibid It myself! @. Had Griffith any agency
in the act A. None and he did not know It,
until four hours afterwards!
The Jury Immediately returned a verdict Of Not
Guilty. against the prisoner, and he was dis
charged.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

? 1t S announced in the English papers that
Sir John Herschel, the astronomer, will succeed
Mr.. Richard Shiel as Master of the Mint and
a contemporary describes it as descant from the
g sublime to the ridiculous" We think it a
very good appointment snug place for a man of
science, with good pay, little to do, and ample lei
sure to devote to scientific pursuits. It is an ap-
pointment, we believe, for life, and was once
held by Sir Isaac Newton, who made many of
his ~grandest discoveries and publications while
holding the office.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

SMART PEorLE.-The English are making des-
perafe attempts to raise cotton in Demarara. "A
perfect mania exists there on the subject. The
Engiish Government has sent dispatches to De-
malara commanding that agricultural schools,
win l,ooo acres Of land attached, be established
IN each parish with . view to eive instruction and
employment to runaway negroes that NAV here
after escape from slavery in the United States,
Az the iaclhtles for the escape Of negroes from
inns country to Demararas are %. great ~ y.
lFec' . large increase in the population ofsthat
country in a short time.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11

GooDEY's LADys BooK-Fsbruary Nsn5er-
Just received. In point Of typographical beauty
and choice literature, stands unsurpassed. The
great plate of Christ er1cring Jerusalem, engraved
from the original pidare by our own artist in Lon
day, Mr.. E. TUCKER, Esq. This is the first
time this picture, which is considered the MASTER
piece Of its Painter, has been engraved. My o,cn
fire'de. Issanother engraving from our talented
countryman, TUCKER, and the engraving Of the
vase and fowersis his also. The Fashion Plate
is by PEAsE, another American, and we would
like it compared with some Of the French awasp-
waists" The coloring is also by American f.
males 9This number contains forty-six engra-
wings, thirty-nine contributions and seventy two
pages. Terms, 50 in advance.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-11
The English LanRuage.

A thorough knowledge of our vernacular Ian
guage, is not, by any means a common attainment
yet it must he acknowledged to be quite impor-
tant; and it is becoming more SO as society advan-
ees. Notwithstanding its increasing Importance;
while we are making rapid Improvements in al
most every other department of science, we are
plodding along, substantially in the old beaten and
obscure track of parrot-learning in the science Of
our own language. We have long believed that
there ought to be better books on this subject, and
better instructions in it, than those now in COM
mon use.
The young men of our village, have now an ex-
cellent opportunity of improving themselves on
this subject, in the course Of instruction which the
Rev. Mr.. FRAzEE proposes to give. He is the
author of a grammar which is constructed on mo-
method of instruction and it is in very high re-
pute in the east, Judging by the high commenda-
tons which it has there received; and it was,
some time since, recommended by Prof. Dimitry,
for use in the schools of our State.
Mr.. I. proposes to take a class of sufficient ma
turity to apply themselves with skill, and in
twenty five evenings, make them better gramma-
rians than those usually turned out of our colleges
and academies with a finished education; - and
we do not doubt that he is quite capable of all he
proposes. This method of instruction has given
the highest satisfaction in other places, and we
opine that no one would ever regret giving it the
fullest test.