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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

Mr.. Misunderstanding o the recent shame
full attack on the Secretary of the State, made
in Congress, the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
says:
We have rarely seen a more marked denonstra-
ton Of popular indignation, mingled with contempt
for the a~ssailant, than that provoked in the city of
Washington, among men of all parties,@by Mr..
Aliens assault upon Mr.. Webster, inthe House of
Representatives. We were gratifed with such a
universal sentiment, for several reasons, but espe-
cially for its display of that inherent respect for a
member of the national administration which over
rode party predictions, and made all feel that the
country, and not the man bad been slandeIed.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

"a BESEF1cENr AcT-The Senate Of the Uni.
ted States have passed a bill which, says the Ma
tonnl LtaUigencer, will stand an enduring mon.
ument of wise and philanthropic legislation,
We refer to the bill appropriating ten millions
Of acres of the public land (equal to twelve mil
lions five hundred thousand dollars to be ap.
propriated among the several States, in an equi-
tabale ratio, for the endowment of Hospitals for
the INDECENT Insane. Most sincerely do we
congratulate the humane and estimabIe lady miss
Dix to whose unwearied e~xertions in rousing pub
lie sympathy and influence in aid of her benevo-
lent scheme, is the country mainly indebted for
the success which has thus far attended this praise
worthy measure in the National Legislature. NAV
the sanction ofthe other House of Congress consum-
the act, and render her happiness complete.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
The Three GraceS.

There are three gentlemen in the House OF
Representatives who have distinguished them
selves bv violent maleyolent, and slanderous at
tacks upon Mr.. WEBSTER. They all thank
God that they axe rot like other men. They
are meek, humble, philanthropic, pions. They
entertain conscientious scrupIes on the subject
| of human slavery. They are the brethren of
the African. They are considerably better
| than other people; more moral, more humane,
more considerate. They have hearts more ten
der than the general; and are duly thankful
for the saving grace that has been in this re-
gard vouchsafed to them.
Now, one would imagine that men who pre-
tend to all this sanctitv, and who look down
with Pharisaic scorn on the publicans and SIN
ncrs about them, would be careful and deco
rous in their speech, mindful of the feelings
and regulations of their neighbors, regardtul of
their own character for moderation and truth
fitness. In the light of their august mission
of peace and good will, they should walk with
humility, and demean themselves like Christian
gentlemen.
We submit that Mr.. MANN, Mr.. GIDD1NGs,
and Mr.. ALLEN have placed themselves be-
yond the pale of civilized warfare in their at
tacks upon Mr.. WEBSTER. We do not know
which Of the three has been most outrageous.
1t was thought at the time of his last assault
that Mr.. GIDDIsGs had perhaps gone beyond
Mr.. Mann; and we think there can be no doubt
that Dir. ALLEN has exceeded Mr.. G1DDIsGs.
We should not willingly undertake to say
which of the three bears away the palm Of
SANDER. Each of them has succeeded in prov.
ing himself maIevolent, venomous, and reckless
utterly wanting in all the charities of private
life, and wantonly regardless of all the decen-
cies of public intercourse.
When special ''philanthropists" exhibit a
temper so vindictive and remorseless as that
manifested by this interesting trio; when they
can hate and Witty with so much bitterness; Or
binary mortals may well be permitted TO doubt
if the principles which make these men Adolf
:ionists are any more elevated than those which
make them common dcfaners and slanderers.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

DEL1c1ous.-The attention ofthose who con.
template visiting the great exhibition is cal
led 20 the description Of the eatables and drink
ables that the good people Of London ARE daily
served with. The statement is from the Lon.
don Morning Post :-"Our milk contains eve
rything but milk, our bread we know not what.
our water full Of fighting devils of most fero.
clous aspect, our white pepper consists chiefly
Of ground rice, and our black of iron flinps
and the sweepings Of the custom house floors;
and the component parts of our coffee are
chicory, burnt beans, and roasted wheat, CO.
lored with burnt molasses.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

HENRY CLAY ON MARR1AGE.-In the discussion
in the Senate, on the river and Harbor bill, MIR
Clay, in urging its passage, said that if the ques.
ton were, whether they should take all imperfec,
bill, or no bill at all, he was disposed to take a
bill which, even in his OWL judgment, might be
susceptible of amendment. He was disposed &c
take it as a man does his wife-for better o,
worse, knowing that, though he might be disap.
pointed in some respects, any wife was bette,
than no wife.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
The Newspaper.
We extract the following from +,

We extract the following from the speech
of the Rev. J. Aspinall, on Education:
Nor, While speaking on the schooln,sto.
in whose hands printing is such na~s.e;
agent Of public instruction at the nresaut
t'ne' must we forget newspapers. Whethc,
we regard them RS the guide or echo of nonv' sl
op'nlon-and in some sort they partake Of t,oth
characteristic are lost in amazement and ua
miration at the Quantity and quality of mi, vi
and that of the highest order, nov to be- fnu'l '
in the columns of the daily, weekly and ~
yincial press. From being Il mere chronM;a, Ill.,
of passing events, a dry register of dates .nI
facts, the newspaper has grown into one Of ,ha
leading sch"olmasters of the day. Its ,,,;
clcs amnse lis with their wit and instruct ".
with their wisdom. They exhibit the bri]Iian'
cy of The classical scholar, and the close Search
ing reasoning of the I%ogician. i, is m cncvr-
lopa"dia in itself. 1t reviews nil books ma
treats of all sciences 1t is familiar with III
geography and ut home with all history, lis
Acdipus to read the riddle which every politi.
cal sphinx may set before it. 1t dives into ca.
blnet secrets, and anticipates the purposes Of
statesmen. 1t has the hundred ewes of eyc,
wakeful Argus, the hundred hands and fftv
heads CT Brlareus. And us omniprisent A.
omnlseienf; as Ubiquitous MS versatile, it is
here, there, and every where, from Indus to the
70, from China to Peru, cotnpassihg the world
with its correspondents and with its express.
SEES, and the electric telegraph racing against
m to communicate its intelligence of man.
klnd in every region of the earth. The an.
clients counted up seven wonders of the world,
If they had possessed a newspaper press, they
would have an eighth, more marvellous and Of
more worth than all the rest altogether"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
Mr.. FILLMORE AND HIS .ADx1s1srRar,o,

Mr.. FILLMORE AND HIS ADMINISTRATIONS
We have recently seen 4 short article going the
rounds of the Wing press, complimcnting Mr.
Fillmore and his Administration, which, if we
had not misplaced it, we should have transfer.
red to our " columns as Il well-earned tri-
butte to 4 deserving administration. The loss
Of it, however, shall not prevent US from e1-
pressing our lively appreciation of the manly,
just, and patriotic tone of the Administration
and the honest, straightforward, and conserva-
tive policy which characterizes its acts. Riding
into power on the storm and the tempest which
convulsed the whole body polite and threat.
encd to plunge its d~isintcgratcd parts into one
chaotic mass of jarring and belligcrent ele-
ment, Mr.. Fillmore planted himself upon the
Constitution and laws, and trusting implicitly
in the patriotism of the masses for support, he
sought, by moderation and tirmncss, to direct
ard control the fury Of the storm, whose
strength it was impossible abruptly to stay.
Whilst his Administration is emphaticallv
| Wing, its ends and aims are no less national
and bencficent, seeking the good of the whole
country, regardless of the mere pa!try interests
of party. A policy thus founded in honesty,
sanctioned by patriotism, and commended by
wisdom. could not fail to attract to the support
OF the Executive, in the hour of need, the en-
lightcned and liberal of all sects and sections:
and hence we find him invested with Il public
confidence which, however much the factions
may be be disposed to carp and cavil, will still
constitute a secret well-spring of hope in the
bosom Of many who have not even the frank
ness to avow its existence.
For one, we are free to confess that the
President however ardent may have been our
hopes, has more than fulfilled our expectations.
We feared the influence of the northern fac
tons, which, we had too much reason to ap-
prchcnd, would be brought to bear upon his
policy. A false step or q p%altering policy
would have plunged the country into IRENE
diable ruin. @-
Throughout the Union the most intense
anxiety, was felt to know ''what manner of
man he is" How happily was that dispelled
by the reassurances of the message that the
rights of the States should be respected and
the laws ofthe Union faithfully executed. All
breatled the freer for these renewed assuran-
ces, for all felt they were too honestly made
to be shamelessly disrcgarded. The result
the confidence thus generously bes-
lowed upon him.
The course of the President has been so
patriotic, wise, prudent, and c%oncilia-
tory, as absolutely to disarm the more liberal
of his opponents of the ordinary weapons of
and criticism. The fanatics of course re-
vile him, but their censure is more tolerable
their praise. Verify Mr.. Fillmore's Ad-
ministration is at this moment one of the VII
sest, best, and most popular that the country
has known since that of Washington; and for
the simple reason that he has done his duty,
and done it, too, honestly and ably.-Lynci-
Vrginian.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
Xxx ~<>'.<t.>~s
Union Tickets.

Under the head of A Union of Men, says the
Lafayette Statesman, the New York Mirror has a
speculative article recommending a general blend
ing, or rather fusion, of the conservative Unionists
of both parties, for the general election of 1882.
The Mirror is of the decided opinion that upon the
broad and independent issue of Union, either ofthe
following tickets would be triumphan,ly successful !:
For President. For Vice President.
| Willard Fillmore. Robert ]. Walker.
Daniel Webster. Linn Boyd.
Gen. Scott. Howell Cobb
Henry Clay. Daniel S. Dickinson.
Sam Houston. Thomas Corwln.
There are great men mentioned above-men
who have shed a halo of intellectual glory upon
our civic annals, and rendered the country illus
trious by their mighty deeds upon the tented field
men who would fill ably, periodically and
worthily, the Chief Executive office of the Union.
No one will dispute that proposition; but, it seems
to us that six or eight months hence will leave am
pie time for the selection Of presidential candi-
dates.
This thing of President making, years before the
election, is the poorest business imaginable; yet,
unfortunately for the public interests, our members
of Congress seem to think they were sent to
Washington to do little else. They keep the po-
litical pulse at fever heat; but when times for no.
mination and election arrive, the people generally
nominate and elect some one whom the politicians
had placed under the ban Of their disapprohation.
The politicians at Washington, and in the large
Northern cities are great fellows-in their own es-
timation. 1t is unfortunate for them that they
cannot induce the people to place the same value
upon them they do upon themselves; but it is for
tunate for the country that such is not the case,
nevertheless.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
SEMTAMEAs
PLAQUEMINE:
SATURDAY, MARCH % 1851.
Dan Rice's Circus.

The unapproachabIe, with a full troop will
favor our citizens with two performances on
Thursday next, the 2Stl. We will say to ev-
ery lover of gooE cxhfbitions-give Dan a call:
by all means. 1t'must he remembered that
Dan stands unprecedented as a clown, and he
has accordingly received the tlattering appella-
ton Of prarce Of clo~ns. We must also i'm
press it%sh the minds of our readers that Dan
is one. IF the three pcrsonages who have made
50 r1ach noise in the world-that his fame is
rs boundless as that Of Jenny Liad's or Bar.
nuns.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

&c Alate number of "Brownlow's Wing
published at Knoxville, Tenn.) contains the fol.
lowing sketch of some people who live and
move in and about that place:
The anxious enquirer after %rik!ains. NAV
push the conquest Of his researches from ZEN.
bla to Cape Horn, and from the equator to Ell
ther pole, and he will never find the equal of
some men We have here, whether we regard
them as hypocrites, bigots, CHRISTIAN curls,
lukewarm Laodiceans, sclf-secure pretenders,
propagandists of gross error, self balanced SLAM
derers, blasphcmous %scoffers, worshippers of
B%acclus. licentious debauches, loathsome gam
blcrs, abominab'e swindlers, and other appli-
ances of vice and passion, in human form!
Collect all the scoundrels of other chimes, in
one grand mass meeting, and our villains here
will be found pcering around them like the
magnetic rod around which the lightnings of
Heaven play, and towering a head and shout
ders above them all! Our rascals stand ont in
bold relief, orbed in the rainbow Of their In
fancy--and throned,in Internal night, holding
their high eliminating point in the tirma-
ment of crime, daily shedding their damning
radiance on society! A more unmitigated
association of villains never were banded to-
gether for similar purposes, than are to be
found within the limits of the corporation of
this town. Their equals, in all that render
men infamous and hateful, never were burnt
by tropical suns, buried amid the snow-drifts
ofthe North, or famed by the breezes of the
Bay Of San Francisco Shade of the DAN
tons and Marats, of Robespieres and Murrells,
of Jeffries and heroes, would it not have been
glory for you to have lived here, wheresyou
could have learned the rudiments of crimei A
mighty impulse has been given to schemes of
hypocrisy here, by these adopts in crime, and
every time the pendulum of ne wand unfolding
schemes of yillainy vibrates, ittakes the diam
eter of our corparate zimits, and like the echo
of Internal harpings, warhs'ns Of what is yet
to come! eAags
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

~ Mr.. Yulee. the late IT 6 Senator from

% Mr.. Yulee, the late U. S. Senator from
Florida, in whose place Stephen R.. Mallory was
elected by the late Legislature, has given the Sem
ate notice that he claims the seat for another term
Of six years. His ground is, that he received 90
votes on the first ballot to 90 blank votes, and that
he had the majority Of all the votes cast for any
qualified candidate. He therefore insists that all
subsequent ballotings were void, and that he is the
Senator. He did not demand the seat at the late
extra session, because Mr.. Mallory was not pres
ent, but gave this notice of his claim.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

The CHARGE AGAINST SECRETARY WEBSTER
The Boston Journxi says that it is authorised to
deny, on the mosfspnquestionable authority, the
charge against M. Greedy, the collector of Boston,
and Mr.. HaYens, the sub-treasurer, in reference to
the Hon. Daniel Webster writing a letter to Mr..
IL. calllngstor pecuniary assistance, to enable him
to accept the office of Secretary of State, and
whichsletter, it was alleged, he showed to Mr..
Greely.. Nj. H., in the most explicit manner, de-
MES that he ever received any such letter, and MI.
GTeely, quite as explicitly, denies that he ever
knew of it.
The House of Representatives refused to enter
terrain the charge of Mr.. Allen for examination
by a tremendous majority.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

AN OCEAN RAcE.-The Union Club of New
York. together with some large ship owners, have
started a subscription Of 100000 for the purpose
OF building a clipper ship, which they propose to
match against any similar vessel built in England,
In a trip from Liverpool to New York. On the
completion of the voyage both ships are to belong
to the victorious party. The subscription already
reaches $4,000.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

VoTE OF THANKS TO Mr.. WEEsrER.-Thc
following joint resolution has recently passed
both houses of the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Resolred, That the thanks of this Lcgisla-
ture are eminently due to Hon. Daniel Web
ster, and that they be and are hereby rendered
to him, for the very able and patriotic manner
in which he has indicated the weIl-establishcd
principles of the Government of the United
States, in regard to the intercourse with for.
eign nations, in his letter to Chevalier Holse-
mann, Charge dAffaires from the Government,
of Austria to the United States, dated Dccem-
Der !, 1850.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
CAPITAL Punishment.

"Cspital punishment has been abolished for
several years in Michigan. But it would ap-
pear from the following resolutions adopted
at a late meeting OF the Common Council of
Detroit, that the people of that portion of Mi
chigan are not satisfied with the effects of the
abolition of capital punishment in that State
"'Resolved, That it ia the painful conviction of
this Council that the safety and protection of
human life imperiously demand the reinstating
of the death pen'lty for murder in the crimi-
nal code of laws of Michigan.
"'Resolyed, That We, the Common Council
of the city of Detroit, in council convened, do
hereby respectfully, though earnestly, request
our State Legislature to give the above SUBJ
ject their serious consideration, and in view of
the alarming multiplicity of murders in the
State of Michigan, see if the above death pen.
atty is not absolutely necessary"
The New York Globe remarks that the on
" objection to hanging is that it is too good
for some sorts of offenders.
The Globe is right this time! A wretch that
could sheer at his own countrymen attending
the funeral of a departed brother A. a solemn
mockery' would be honored in 4 death due to
those who commit crime against man and life
alone! Hanging is too good for such Sorts
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

MERRY's MUSEUM AND PARLEY's MAGAZINE.
The March number of this periodical is before
us. Its articles are rich and diversified. The
design of this work is to aid in the formation OF
character-establish good principles-cultivate
right feelings-promote correct habits-and store
the mind with useful knowledge. Its merits are
too well known however, to require any extend'
ed notice from us. 1t being SO we'll adapted to
the tastes of children; every family should be sup
piled with it.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

The SEARCH FOR SIR JON FRASkL1N-Des-
patches have been received in England Of the
English Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John
Franklin. These dispatches simply notify their
plans for the winter. The Enterprise proceeds to
Hong Kong to take in provisions. The other ves-
sells, which are provisioned for four years, will win.
ter in the artic regions, and resume their research
es in the spring.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22
NEW DRUG STORE.
u Sim of the Golden Mortar.

y DAVIS & BAYLEY take this me.
III thod of informing the citizens of Plaque
~ mine and the Planters generally, that
EMMs they have opened their stock Of Drugs,
Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Dye
GM4@9 Stufs, Peufumny, Fancy articles, Sta
tionary, Cutlery, &c: &C., in the new store, corner of
Main and Bank SITS.
Purchasing all our Stock in New York, we feel
confident that we can furnish Plantations, Physi-
clans and country dealers upon terms to compete
with the New Orleans market.
P. S.-Physicians Prescriptions carefully COM
pounded at all hours, night or day. m..-tt
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

TwIss.-The census Of Carroll Comfy. G.,
reports no less than Dly-tou, sets nf tuins in
that county One lady has blessed her faith.
full spouse with three sets, and sundry others
with two sets each.-Lou. Dem.
That 'onc lady, who has blessed her own
spouse with three, and sundry other spouses
with two sets, is one of the most accommoda.
ting populators we have heard of.-Cin. Ina.
She must be very pop-u.!a a in her neighbor.
hood.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

SARrA1N's UNION MAGAZINE for -Apra-Ihe
contents of a Magazine was never richer or more
varied. 1.-THE Scenes in the Life of the Savior"
under the skillful supervision Of Mr.. TopD, show
how intimately the love ofthe beautiful is connect
ed with the religious sentiment. They are at
tracing universal regard. Miss BREMER's story
of"A First Kiss,D is by far the most beautiful Of
her Northern Loves and Legends" yet published.
Besides, this exquisite little romance, it contains a
capital Sea-Story, by PETERsoN-a beautiful Do
mestic Tale, by CAROLINE CHEsERRo-also, es-
says, criticisms, western sketches, legends, enigmas,
poems, and articles Of almost every kind, grave
and gay, from the pen of different talented authors
and authoresses. The magazine contains no less
than forty Of these original articles, every one OF
them Of sterling value, and suited to elevate as well
as entertain the public. Besides these original ar
ticles, and the p%rofusion Of embellishments scat
tered through its pages, there are three exquisite first
class steel engrarings, any one Of which would be
sufficient Of itself to give a magazine a high rank
among works of art. Terms, moderate and in
viting-s3 per annum in advance.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

~ We refer eur readers to the advertisement
OF DAVIS & BArLEY, Druggists, in another col
umn. They are now fairly fitted up, and prepa-
red for business-and are daily expecting from the
North a large stock of fresh Drugs and medicines,
which they have ordered, of description, to suit
the wants of this vicinity.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

ANOTHER FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsE.-On the
18th ult Geo. w. Mason, of Daviess county,
KY, laid claim to a negro man named Mitchim
living near Vernon, in Indiana. Producing the
proof to the satisfaction of the justice, the negro.
who had fled nineteen years ago, was delivered
to his master, and carried, without obstruction, to
Kentucky.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

70 It. a curious thing to observe that North
ern abolition papers are almost as violent against
Senator Foote and as abusive Of him, IS the seces-
sion papers Of Mississippi. The N. Y. Tribune
has opened its food gates upon the Senator, promp-
ted probably BY his effort on the ED of February.
The Tribune deserves the especial thanks of its
co-workers in this State in the cause of agitation
and disunion.