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Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-02-07

CE QUE CoUrE uN BAlsER -Dans IN
village du Mississippi, a n soirees on
ttaicnt reunis presque tous les habitants
du village ct DIES alcntours, M. Johnson,
ayant fait de troP %copieuscs libations, Sc
nit en- tGtc d'embrasser toutes les DANES
dc Ia societe. lie PROJECT concn, il com
mcnca a lie realiser en- cmbrassant Ma
dame Cox, qui rt fort de l'impcltincntc
g%aIanteric de I'estourdi; mais son mari
men rt pas du tout, au contrairc il adj
.ministra un vigourcux s%oufflet a M. John
son.-Les buie-hnives sont degaines par
les dcux in~sulteurs, leurs amis communs
degaincnt aussi, s'cngagent, puts Sc rcti-
rent, la plupart blcsses ct %laissant deux
hommes sur lie parquet de la sale, grie-
vement blcsses, NM. Johnson ct Cox, lie
premier mortellement a &C qu'on rap
porte.
I'm baiscr est quelquc chose de bien
doux, mais a &C prix la c'est quclqne
chose de@bien cher. Nous o u engageons
bicn a men point bonner en- Plein salon,
quand nous serons dams les vignes, sur
tout Il des danes qui ont DIES maris tells
que NJ. Cox.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-02-07

DEUx AccIDENTs.-Si les f~cnillcs sont
pleines de canards, ce nest pas a dire
quon ny trouvc Solvent aussi les nor-
velllcs dc bien tristcs realities. La presse
n'avait pas fni d'annoncer la perte du
steamer .AMamdra, d As miles au dcssus
dc Cairo, au moment OH il Sc rendait a
Ia Nouvellc-O Orleans, qu'ellc gtmissait de
noAycau pour repandre unc plus triste
.nousellc encore, Ia porte du John adams
ct la mort dun grand nombrc de passa-
gers qui Sc rendaient de la Nouyelle.Or-
leans d Cincinnati.
C'est par lie heurt de ehicots cue ces
deux accidents ontsete oe~casionnes. Par
Ter dc dtblaicment pour eyiter dc parcels
desastrcs scrait peine pcrdue. C'est bien
triste.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-02-07

UNE AUTRE DEcouyEnTE-Les fcuilles
nc sufiraient vraiment pas a enregistrer
toutes les inventions qui illustrcnt chaquc
semainc dc notrc steele. II y a quel-
ques jours nous o parle de la puis-
sance n%aotrice, inventee par un yankee,
pursuance qui devait detr6ncr Ia vapcur.
Cette nouvelle meritc confirmation, car
il nous en- arrive une toute semblable des
bords de la Garonne. A qui lie merite
de l'inyention revicndra.t-il, au Yankee
OH au Gascon? Lcctcurs, prophetisez,
nous celia. QUAINT a nou nous penche-
rions pour le Gascon, 81 nous ne sayions
quill a lie privilege sur lie commun des
hommcs de Sc reprendre trois fois ct
nous aurions confiance dams le Yankee,
81 nous motions dc la lisiere du pays qui
la WI naftrc.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-02-07

Parish ofAssumption, Jan. %, 1851.
n2l. 5i] A. +. HICKMAN, Sheriff.
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Compliment to MIR. Robert NJ McLane.

We could not republish any article which would give
us greater pleasure than the following notice OF the late
representative of the Monumental City. We are under
great obligations to this highly gifted and hgh-oned
gentleman He has stood by in the time of need; and
it is true but homely distich-
"a friend u. need
Is a friend indeed"
Such he has proved 10 us-and proved il without stint,
without qualification, in the funess and reeness OF a
generous spirit We cannot forget-ncver repay--this
true friend
But lie has claims upon our respec, far higher than
mere personal considerations He has been one OF The
mos, accomplished and efficient members who have
graced the House of Representatives for the last four
years Though he is yoang yet he has acquired envi
able fame and extensive influence in public affairs
He has the honor OF being the OF of the first
statesmen of country but he has higher claims than
hereditary recommendations. He is of distin-
guisbed ability, great address, OF superior energies
and the county is deeply indebted TO him for his
exerons and services in her behalf. We know OF
no man OF his years in his country who promises
to rise TO higher distinction than Robert Nj. McIane
if, like Scher's Charles de Moor, he only ul6ls his
destiny by doing justice TO himself Deeply do regret
his separation from the public councils; but he goes
to the Pacific to reconnoue the infant republic, to
seek his fortunes in that wonderful REGION and take bis
stand among his peers the bar That he will succeed
in prosperous and brilliant entertain the
slightest apprehension If Providence will spare him for
his family and his country.
This is the last act OF courtesy OF justice that we
shall be able TO pay Mr. McLane in editorial charsc-
ter. We pay il with all our hear-wth all our hes,
wishes for his health and his happiness 1t is for
the Monumental City 10 select successor who is worthy
of her LIBERAL enlightened, and patriotic spirit:
From last evenings Baltimore Republican.
COMPLIMENT TO Hos X. NJ MoLANE.-We take great
Measure in noticing action of the Board OF Trade Ia
to our late representative in Congress, the Hon
X M McIane At meeting of that body the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted
R,,oiped That the thanks OF the Board OF Trade be,
aud they hereby, rendered the Hon II. M McLane
for the fidelity and ability with which he has represented
III. aI interests of city Of Baltimore In Con-
gress and that this acknowledgment be communicated to
that gentleman by the president"
upon the body which bcstows well upon the rccipi
s,ion conferred by the voice Of the people will command
the respect OF all honorable men, though they be Of different
politics creeds Mr. McLanc, in his comparatively brief
public career, has earned for himself commanding posi-
ton in councils OF tho nation, and secured the conf
and respect OF the entire community which he repre-
SC nted We hope sl him, In obedience ohe ishes
district conserving his old posts
lion representative in the halls OF Congress.
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II is not our fault that Mr. Mills does not receive IN.
tribute from our columns 10 which he is entitled We
called al his studio Thursday, saw the admirable bust
OF Gen jackson in bronze and requested his agent
in our name ask him prepare for sketch Of lAs
great improvements which be has introduced into his art
We presume his modesy equal his merit and we sse
therefore compelled to adopt the following extract Of
letter from Washington, find il in the last New
York Journal o. Commerce. Mr.. Mills is a man Of de-
cided genius. Ii God spares his life. and Mr. Mills
exerts his talents with that devoted enthusiasm without
which no man can attain to lofty sminence, we risk
nothing in predicting that he is destined to attain
a brilliant distinction among the finest artists Of
this glorious country We have never seen man
more struck with the genius Of another than Topper
with that OF Mr.. Mills. He told US that be
had spent two agreeable hours in his studio; that
he had found in him genius OF high order-an in
veniive power Of the greatest resources. "And this
man, who was but common plasterer few years
ago in Charleston, has already struck out some
OF the bodest conceptions. He has made cast
Of his equestrian statue, and be has dispensed with
the Of the clay mould. He has made an equestrian
statue in which he has dispensed with any other sup.
port TO the horse except its two feet And hs has
invented furnace for casting il which economies and
preserves the caloric in wonderful degree" Yet %
Such another fruit Of our free and glorious ins.i.
buttons. In country where every man can be any.
thing-where official honors and popular appliance are
thrown open TO every who deserves them--where
many Of the most distinguished in the republic hsy.
won their way to the highest distinction by the force Of
their own merits and the vigor Of their own wing
where the poor man is able 10 pass the rich man in
the career OF excellence because the hereditary worth
OF the latter only paralyzes his motive for improving
hmself-it is not astonishing that such men as Powers
and Mills should write their high on the column
OF fame
Correspondence Of the NJ Y. Journal of ComnerceJ
WAsHSGros. April o.
The equestrian statue ia bronze Of Andrew Jacksoo
which has been for the last -four years progress ppder
The direction of the distinguished satuaTy Clarke Min,
is com pleon and will be ready be placed on il,
pedestal in Lafayette Square, opposite tho Prrslden'.
Jack been airesdy successfully cast The horse Il
be very Mr. Mils's processes in casting are
entirely original His genius has devised Path in
the arts hereby results obtained by speeder more
economical process than have been heretofore used
The will be of the spirited and imposing
of all tine productions OF modern The size and weight
will be Of the Of Peter tho Great
nd will weigh thirty five thousand pounds The material
used consists OF old brass cannon condemned by the GOV
ennent Some OF the guns used material trophies
OF the revolution The brass guns and mortars capAred
by General Pensacola surround the base
of the statue.
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We learn from inquiry made al the Census Once that
The entire returns yesterday received from New
Mexico. They have besn conveyed from that distant
Territory by c. H. Merritt. esq. the agent OF the govern
msnt who was charged with the duty Of taking the cen
sus, in which he employed eight assistants The returns
bear all the proofs Of great and thorough inquiry
The population returns exhibit than 1000 lnhab
tanis OF whom quite 700 patives OF the United
States OF the adult native population, It appears that
there are about one in each hundred who can read.
Mr. Merritt has map OF the several counties, (exe-
cuied Santa Fe from which the OF the several
counties appears to be as follows. viz:
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The estate Rights Republic OF Columbia. South Csc
lima, which reached by last evenings mail, lays g
stress upon the Of Thomas Smms. the slave OF MI
Potter OF Chatham county, Georgia, and seems to an
don every prospect Of his being given up to his mSa
The conclusion to which this ultra paper 80 sassfs
rushes is OF the most desperate and extreme character
" Comment however, the above Is unnecessary, [" =
10 rs plain tho At MONDAY that the iundameo1
clausethc cornerstone the constitutions, notwtha
ing the recent prop administered in tho shape Of the e
veslave act has been matched by ruthless hands ~
under tho building. and cast into the sea Of hna"'
and that eonseq uenty, there is no safety secury
tho South save and except In sersssio~."
Now, as the slave has been surrendered, and s On
way to Geoxis, il 10 to be hoped that the CoumOs =
tor will return TO his senses, and abandon ths fatal pos
of secession.
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Aasr...n cA.rs. al s..... Ayr...

Our personal friend. and our able charge at Buenos
Ayres, w. A. Harris esq, has been recalled. Il gives
us pleasure, as act Of justice 10 him, to show ia
what light he appreciated by the government and h.
people to whom he is accredited With this view VIZ
lay before readers the following article from The
British Packet and Argentine News. Published at Bueso
Ayres Of the 18th OF January. Il also embraces
interesting information about the OF the United
States with Brazil
Under the head of Official Doc umens wo record an H.
terestiug correspondence between government and
honorable charge dsfares OF the United States, William
A. Harris. ESQ., on account OF the public demonstration,
respect decreed the memory Of the late Genefs TayU
President OF the United States Ia their talented aud
compshed charge daffaires the Uaited States have
abls efficient representative Jealous alike in uphod
tho glory and reputation Of his country, and promoting M
interests his and both with courtesy and
ameny that secure the confidence and respect Of the e
authorities.
''We may also mention thar. in virtue Of rssoutioa d
the e # s'
United States navy, in the years 1888. 3D. 40 a. and
AZ is regularly presented to tbs Argentine government
the successive volumes published. Laiey the sA
volume OF said work. and the atlas corresponding 70 The
7h volume, presented by Mr. Harris in the name
his government; and the complimentary Correspondents
exchan on the occasion Is recorded length in he
Gsceta Mercantil Of the 23d December last.
aThe work in question is Of great value and estimation
from its literary, enifc, and artistic meritsnoi
speak tits nestimabe worth index and token Of h
Kindly feeling and considerable regard that dictated The
Ki!s o e.,n :, ,, .h.,,o, Or o,no,. .;vs0 !, On,
last find the United States second highest as to number
OF vessels and highest of all in point Of tonnage DufK
the past year they have bee by far the largest exporter
hides. and almost the exclusive exporters OF wool In
latter fact is rather puzzing. wool its introduction
into United States pays high ad vaorsm duty Wills
IL Is admitted duty free into Great Britain any
our commercial friends furnish with correc, sas
nen OF tho data, and satisfactory explanation Of the
parent enigma. shall feel greatly obliged and Il mg
for some cemplants we have
tery observed in the public papers OF the United Sns
that cannot compete in &C rain brancN
with the British II 1t be certain, have been nlor
ed that foreign woods pay nd valorem duty OF y
cent, the ca use OF decadencc in important branch
edge OF facts is a matter Of supreme importance 10 Pm
ducers and consum ers."
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MIR Barnum has addressed the following card to the
Dramatic Fund Association OF New York, the members
of which about 2Oo) assembled at their festival on
Thursday evening:
Give the Dramatic Fund $500 for and recommend
10 is msrbers ths practice Of temperance
"P. r. BARNUM."
The "Day- Book" censures the terms OF this card AZ
conveying gratu,ous insult upon ihsdamatc corps But
this is reasoning too curousy Barnum, who il himself
great votary Of temperance. would scarcely have in
tended to nsu, gentlemen upon whom he conferred the
liberal gratuiiy Of $500.
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Tavern. when some important business will be brought
forward.
The merchants OF the city complain that all their large
mercantile transactions held IN suspense on account
OF the delay 10 bringing before the country the financial
policy oil the government.
The recent heavy rains have caused great apprehen-
sion for the future OF the cereal crops OF the
wy.
have not learned that any interesting or important
news had reached the city this afternoon.
Very respectfully yours,
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Inc LocoT4-Mr Gideon B~Smith sends the follow.
the locustsi ~
me ohamoes q these interesting insect. may now h,
opened BY shaving OIL an inch two OF The suf,n III
with spade In any place about Baltimore wbe1s ,,.as '
shrub6ery grew in 1884 The chambers w,te a., ~
completed on Saturday sst-tbe unusual nilaa.s.
forwardncss of the having fastened The
about one week. Should the season continue tyo,aha
the ent Of the insect from the ground viii probably also n
expedited, and will axe place from the 10Th To the 5t ~
May nsead of The 20h. In correction OF saiefnen M hy
writer in Pennsyvsns, that IL the on which he
eggs were deposited in 1894 subsequently, cut down
ne nsec in the ground would perish, can in
40 cut dow tbs old trees in my garden and paved tho
ground with brick. The next morning ] took up the
pevemens and found the Iocuss abundant there
sse-ther chambers all completed up the bottom
ans oress and the insects ercsvaing horizontally to
.n ~ Quiet also found their chambers and the
me surface Of the ground floor Of large
~ SS, , ne Ten or twelve years ago. precisely in the
" 49, ~ ~ IN the open ground To show that tho
S 49, ~ .hunslng me chambers took psce last week,
snc 80 rnsned on Saturday made careful examns.
uon "a sssd.y las. The insect. were then in their
49, kMcss ABOUT eighteen inches under ground. On
Sauh.y Ionnd them working rds tho snrf.ce On
Sesafy afternoon found the with their oh. ,nhs,s oor
gle0s s1e Top being within half an inch to an inch of
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Sound Advice.

The following is extract from the inaugural Of the
mayor OF Rochester, New York, tCol. N. 4, Paine) to
the common council of that city
In the discharge oil your duties you nowhere
qured sudge wheher existing statute of State
country peden nexpedient but you enoincd
obey H. and that II is obeyed by Others long
remains law Your faithful adherence to this ssluiary
rule ia confidently expected shall deem II among the
bghest duties Of my office 70 that trenches upon
the laws with impunity The evils resulting from the pal
pablo ndscretons OF misguided citizens recently perpe-
trsted in other places you have seen through the public
journals, and very much depend upon you whether
have repetition Of like scenes among rely. how
ever with confidence upon the enlightened discretion
briefly AMI intelligence Of citizens to all such dis.
and sincerely hope that the
utaon city may be furnished by any
lencehat the laws OF our country may be respected and
and held mp only shield and defence
IL law is adiudsed imperfect unequal in opera
tons the proper medium tor IT'S correction through the
ballot and the dangerous and bio
the mob. And whenever these laws egarded and
their subveron sought by riot and II need be- boodshed
aud the destruction of properly prompt efficient, and e
action the part OF the public authorities Is de-
anded at whatever sacrifice that peace and order be
stored
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treat again in the winter. after having fossA several bat
Ties with the Indians In the following year Qo95) he
made third expedition into New Mexico and he Diego
de Bargss Zapaia) then succeeded in couquenng and
paciiying entirely the whole Indian population Of New
Mexico
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Correspondence Of the Christian Tim.s.l

Correspondence OF the Christian Tmss.l
s=@ GENOA, March 10.
You may well suppose that anxeiies the pro-
gress OF events in England during the late have
been small In anxeties have had consola-
ton from the manner in which the interests Of religious
liberty have been sustained at Rome by the minister Of
the United States. An edition OF the New Testament
printed a, Rome during the short time in which the
press free but, il practicable get il into
circulation before the restoration Of the Pope, i was
lodged for protection with the consul OF the United States
and il has remained there unit, very lately. when the az.
thores insisted their legal right seize it, and TO
conduct II TO their store.
We know OF certainty that MIR. Cass, the American
minister took very great pains to obtain permission that
might be sent out of the country, and that he used ev-
cry plea which the dignity OF his position permitted to
prevent It's being surrendered but The law was plainly
against him. and he could not in the interest OF
night. insist on Its infringement He, however did not
yield At discretion but by earnest representation and
monsrance, has induced the authorities OF Papa Rome
TO agree pay the cost price, nearly So of The books
seized This lghens the loss of the British and Foreign
Bible Society considerably But mere pecunary loss
the smallest part OF the matter il carries with other
reflections.
Would the Court OF Rome yield if il had not some in
ward misgvingsl il has never done So Il knows full
well that tbs day cannot be long deferred when the mind
OF Italy will ask why The blessed preceps of Divine
Ma,ter delivered IN popular teaching TO the multudes
IN Judea, should be forbidden (by him who styles
himself Vicar OF Cbnst To be read and studied by the
mutudes OF Rome-Hhy the epises of Peter 10 the
Catholic church should not be freely read by the
members OF church assuming the exclusive right OF the
term Catholic, and said 10 be under the guidance of the
successor OF ST. Peter In fact wherever it dare show
itself such questions put The newspapers OF Piedmont
are full OF such discussions and they show the appetite of
the public mind
So far. then. these matters are satisfactory but besides
they show that Rome may be induced yield sometimes
and under certain pressure; and il may be safe say
that Rome would not much like dispute, even upon
paper. with the United States and that the publicity
lately given to the correspondence between Mr. Webster
And The Austrian charge d'afares has not tended
smooth the dislike which Rome has to public discussion
" any sort On our side d'scussIon most profitable;
oa principles are those Of light; wish them TO be
ned, scruinlzsd passed through the crucibe OF in
reasoning. and above all brought under the test
e W,,'len ord oil God. All this Rome shuns and she
therefore, 70 yield so lar as TO blink The question.
JOHN PACkENHAM Cant II N
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Democrats. WhiGs.
Senate
House

And now confidently announce d sa. 49,
majority in grand commiitse, and that the wp
crafe State ticket il oected-govenor,
SECRETARY Of State. attorney general. and genera
Tho Providence Journal says -
Is Tho character Of the general assembly deP sIv
the result OF The election All the vacancy IN I'M
the whes carry the city, they viii interposs : &C.,
The radical le9siatoa which our opponen" u /
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Mcssrs. Wells & Gowen. submarine operators OF %
ton, have contracted with the Navy Department 70 e
move the wreck Of the United States steam fr'gan =.
sour, which was burnt to the waters edge ana
several years ago.
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RHoDx ISLAND LroIsLATuRr.-Ihe PfoVidenoe"
(dem says:
"The vacancies in the senate are all hed ano I'm
in the house be flied, and that IN ~
city The second trial will be had noxt Friday. sorrI
era assembly stands, including the lieutenant
nor :" '"s 'o""''' - - xy.,. vscsnss
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We could not republish any article which would give
us greater pleasure than the following notice OF the late
representative OF the Monumental City. We are under
great obligations this highly gifted and high-oned
gentleman He has stood by in the time of need; and
il is true but homely distich--
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1851-10-09
Widows Tactics in Astoria.

! In Astoria we saw one day, when there
was quite crowd at the encampment, Sc
veral squaws, all drest in their best attire.
These were all more than usually attentive
to their personal appearance. The prin-
cipal among them was widow, whose time
Of mourning for the death of her husband
had just expired. Her OF jject was to noti-
fy her friends that she was ready to receive
the addresses of any one who was in want
Of wife. TO give such notification was,
L found on inquiry, common custom
among the Chinooks. The widow was of
a masculine make, and what we would call
a buxon dame. She was attended by sew
en- others, Of small stature in comparison,
who were her maids, and all evidently ac-
companicd her to do honor on the occasion
Every half hour they would arrange them
selves in a row, and the widow at their head
affecting modest downcast look, would
commence chaunt, informing the bystand-
ers that her period Of mourning was out
that she had forgotten her deceased hus-
band, given her grief to the winds, and
was now ready to espousc another. This
chaunt was accompanied by small move
ment of the feet and body, which, with the
gutteral song and consequent excitement
of such an exhibition, caused the fair ones
to wax so warm that the perspiration rolled
down their painted cheeks; this, with the
crimson flush, all tended to add brilliancy
to their dark eyes, as they were now and
then cast around upon the multitude of
Indians who seemed all admiration. L did
not ascertain whether the fair one succeed
ed in winning a second husband, but 1 am
satisfied that her exertions were such as
ought to have obtained her one.-U s..
ExplOring Expedition.