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Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

Cour du Quatrieme District Judiciaire de
rEtat de Ia Louisiana, dans ct Pour la
paroissc Ascension. - Succession de
feu Matthias Rodriguez.
En- yertu DUN decret de Honorable la Cour
CT dessus i~ntitulee, rendu dams la matlere de la
succession ci dessus, il sera offert en- vente pu-
blique lie Lunti s mars 1852, a dix heures du
matin, sur les lieux, a quatr e miles environ de
Donaldsonville, dams la parolsse Assumption, par
A, F. Hickman, sheriff de la paroisse Assomp-
ton, les prophecies ci-apres decrites, appaFte-
nant a la susdite succession, savoir
10 Une Habitation Gtablie en- Sucrerie, situce
dams la ~paroisse Assumption, sur la rive droite
du Bayou Lafourche, a environ qustre miles de
DonaldsonvilIe, -mesurant cling arpens trois
quarts de face audit bayou, sur une protondeur
de u%uarante arpehs, entire lignes convergentes,
bornee en- haut par la terre de Nine Honore
SImonau, Ell en- has par celle de Perico Alba
RADIO; ensemble avec toutes les batisses ct anne
liorations qui en- dependent.
% I'm Moroccan de Terrc situe dams la Pa
roisse Assumption, au Grand Bayou, section No
90, quarts. o, T.. No II, r. No IS, mesurant
soixante dix acres, plus GU moins, borne vers lie
bayou Lafourche par une terre du DR.. Martin,
ct yers lie bois par la terre de Norbert Lauve.
80 Anderson Age de Is ans, DO Charles age
de 2S ans, 30 Louise agce de 20 ans, 80 Mary,
agee de l6 ans, ct son tls William age de IL
mois, TO Valsin age de 10 ans, SO Laisa agee
de 81 ans, ct ses deux %enfans, Celeste agee de
9 ans ct Florance agee de 5 ans. 80 P1usieurs
chevaux, jnmens, mnlets, deux paHes de
beufs, etc. Tome Les outils aratoires, charrettes
a chevaux ct a bGufs, charrues, pioe hes, pelles,
pieux, bardeauX, etc, ct les meubles de menage.
Termes ct conditions.
Les terres ct les e~sclaves payable en- trols
termes egaux, I'm tiers en- mars 1853, un tiers
en- mars 1854, ct lie dernier tiers en- mars 1856.
Lie prix total desdites prophecies devant etre
garanti par h%ypotheque speciaIe ct privilege
des vendeurs; les acquereurs devront fournir des
billets cautionnes so!idairement, payable a For
DIRE de Fernando Rodriguez, executor tesla
m~entaire de teu Matthias Rodriguez, payable au
bureau du recorder de la paroisse Ascension,
portant interet a raison de hut pour cent par
an a partir des echeances, jusqu'au parfalt
paiement.-Le mobilier payable. toutes
sommes de dix piastres ct au dessous de dix
~piastres, payable en- mars 1852, ct toutes
sommes au dessus de dix %piastres, payable en-
mars 1853; les acquereurs devront fournir leurs
billets, payable au bureau du Recorder de la
Paroisse Ascension, payable a Pordre de Fer
nando Rodriguez, executor testamentalre, avec
des cautions solidaires, portant hut pour cent
d'interet par an, jusqu'au partait Placement.
Paroisse Assumption, lie 81 j~anvIer 1862
% A. +. Hickman, Sheriff.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
yENTE DE SUCCESSION

Succession ne fen Joseph Comea"r.
En- vcrtu dun ordre de vente a moi
adresst par Honorable la Cour du
c%inquitme District Judiciairc de lEtat
de la Louisiana, dams ct pour la parols-
Sc Assumption, en- date du 3fevrier
1852.
II c offe TT ell vcntc publlque, par
A. +. Hickman sheriff de la Parolsse
Assumption, lie jcudi III mars 1852,
a dix heures du matin, sur les lieux, en-
cctte parolsse, en- arriere du bayou Corne
les proprietGs CT apres decrites apparte-
nant a la susditc Succession savolr:
Ter I'm moroccan de terre, situe dams
la Paroissc Assumption, en- arriere dn
Bayou Cornc, mesurant qnarantc trols
arpents de surperhcie, borne dun cote
par Ia tcrre de Guillaume Mollere ct dc
~isautre cote par la tcrre dc Firmin Ian
dry, ensemble avec toutcs les batlsses ct
ameliorations qui IN dependent.
2mc Tn lot de cotton en- grains, IN lot
de maIs. les outiIs aratoires. Les men-
blcs de me5nage ct la Battcric dc cuisine.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

Ii sera offert en- vente publque, par
A. F. Hickman, sheriff de Ia Paroisse
Assumption, Ic Mercredi 10 Mars 1852,
Il dix heures du matin sur les lie"x, en-
cette paroisse, prcsque vis-a-vis PEglise
Paroissialc, a environ 4 miles an dessus
du village dc NapoltonviIIe, les prop'ie-
ties CT aprts decrltes, aPpartcnant il"
susditc Succession SAVIOR
Ter Un n6gre homme nomme Jean
Louis, age dc 30 ans. 2mc Valsin, mu-
Iatrc age de 10 ans. 3me Casimir, mu-
latrc age de 6 ans. 4me FRANCHISE mnla-
tressc agte dc 3 ans. Jme Dcux chevaux
>ix talcs dc BGtcs il cofncs, 6mc Unc
charrctte a Bnufs, ct les outils aratoires.
7mc Les Meubles, ct la Batterie de cut
sine. TERMES Ell CONDITIONS.
lie mobilicr payable toutes sommes
au dcssous de dix piastres, ell mars 1897
ct toutcs sommes au dcssus dc dix pias
tres, motto On mars 1852, ct Fautr
motto en- mars 1853.
Pour rcsclavc Jean I.ouis, quatre cents
piastrcs en- mars 1882, ct pour la balan-
&C en- dcux termcs egnux, Motto en- mars
1858, ct ~l'autrc Motto en- mars 1854.
Pour Ic mulatrc Nalsin cent p~iastres err
mars 1852. ct la balance en- denx termcs
egaux, Motto en- mars 1853, ct lautrc
motto en- mars 1851. Pour le mulatrc
Casimir, cinquantc piastres en- mars
1852, ct la balance en- deux termes tgaux
moitI6 en- mars 1883, ct l'autre motifs eli
mars 1854, ct pour la mulatresse Fran
coisc, moiti6 en- MAYS 1853 ct l'autrc
moitie en- mars 1854. Les acquereurs
devront fournir DIES cautions bonnes ct
suilisantes, avec hypothequc spectacle SUI
les susdits csclaves ; jusqu'au Parta't
Placement, ct toutcs sommes qul nc seront
pas ponctuellemcnt paytes Il tchtan'
ces, porteront inttret ii raison de h"1t
pour cent par an.
Assumption lie i %januicr 1852.
% A. +. HICKMAN. Sheriff
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
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80

Succession of Auguste Campeau, deceased.
BY virtue of, and in obedience to an order OF sac
to me directed bv the honorable the Filth
.Judiaial District Court of the State OF Loul-
siana, in and for the Parish of Assumption,
dated February 3rd 1852,
Will be offered tor sale at public auction, by
A. +. Hickman. sheriff of the Parish at As
sumption, on Wednesday the 10th day Of March
1852, at ten o'clock A. NJ. on the premises, III
this parish, nearly opposite the parrochial church,
at about four miles above the village OF Napo-
I~eonville, the following described property be-
longing to the above succession, to wit
Ist A negro man named Jean Louis 30 years
old. 2nd Valsin a mulatto boy 10 years old, 3rd
Casimir a mulatto boy 6 years old, 4th Fran
coise, a mulatto girl 2 years old, 9TH Two h"r-
ses. six heads of homcd cattle, 9th all OK cart, d
the farming utensils, 7th the household turnl-
ture, and the kitchen utensils.
Terms and conditions
The movable property payable all sums under
ten dollars in march 1852, and all sums over
ten dollars, payable one half in March 1852:
and the other half in IN ~rch 1853. For the
slave Jean Louis four hundred dollars paya.
BILE in march 1852, and the balance in two equal
instruments, one half in march 1853, and the
other halfin march 1854; for the mulatto Roy
Valsin, one hundred dollars in march 1852, and
the balance in two equal instruments, one hall
in march 1853 and the other half in march
1854.
For the mulatto boy Casimir, fifty dollars
in march 1852, and the balance in two equa
instruments, one half in march 1858, and the
other half in march 1854.
And for the mulatto girl FRANCHISE, one
| halfin march 1853, a.d the other half in march
| 1854; purchasers TO furnish good and sufficient
security, with special mortgage on said slaves
until paid, and all sums not punctually pad al
maturity, to bear interest at the rate OF eigf
per cent per annnm.
Assumption, February 4th 1852.
% n +. Hiick1nqn, Sheriff
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

1852, at ten o'clock A. NJ. on the premises
in this parish, back of Bayou Corne, the
following described property, belonging to
the above succession, to wit
lst A tract of land situated in the Parish
Of Assumption, back of bayou Corne, mea-
surfing forty three superficial arpcnts, bound
ed on one side by land of GuiIlaume Mol
Iere and on the other side by land OF Fir
min Landry; together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, I'd. a lot OF cot
ton in grain, a lot %ofcorn, the farming nten-
sis, house hold furniture and kitchen uten-
sis.
Terms and conditions.
The movable property payable, all sums
under ten dollars in march 1882, and all
sums above ten dollars, one hall IN march
1852, and the other half in march 1853.
The landed property payable in three
equal instruments, one third in march 1892,
one third in march 1853, and. the remaining
third in march 1854; purchasers to give
notes with security, payable at the office o
the Clerk of the District Court Of this pa
IRISH, at Napoleonvillc, and all sums not pun
ctually paid at maturity, to bear interest al
the rate of eight per cent per annum, the
land to remain specially mortgaged, until
paid
Assumption, February 4th 1852.
% 4. r. Hickman, Sheriff.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

Succession of Joseph Comeau, deceased.
BY virtue ofand in obedience to an order
ofsale TO me directed by the honorable
the Fifth Judicial District Court eff the
State of Louisiana, in and for the
parish of Assumption, dated February
3rd 1852.
Will be offered at public auction, by A.
r. Hickman, sheriff Of the parish Of Assunp
ton on Thursday the 18th day Of march
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

.;ons de p~ex-bureau des commissalrcs
de-, reclamations mexicaines.
Le bill .du "Bounty Land a etc
.mende, mais la chambre s'est ajournee
,yant son adoption definitive.
SeNAr.-M. Soule " etc nomme pre-
.;dent du comite choisi pour examiner
ia travaux du bureau des commissaires
arr les rfclamations %mexicaines.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
TERMES EFT CONDITIONS.

lie mobi|ier payable to"tcs sommes
au dcssous de dix p%iastIes en- mars 1897,
ct toutes sommcs an dcssns de dix plas-
tres. la Motto en- mars 1852 ct Pantrc
en- mars 1853.
La tcrre payable en- trois termes egaux
un tiers en- mars 1852, un tiers en- mars
1853, ct lie dcrnier tiers en- mars 1904.
Les acqutreurs devront fournir lenrs
biIIcts cautionnes, payable au bureau du
Grehier de Ia Cour de District de cette
paroissc,a Naposeonville, C tontcs les
sommes qui ne serons pas ponctue'lemcnt
payees aux ~echtances, portcront 'nteret
aux hut pour cent par an. La tcrre res
terra Superintendent ~hypotheq"ee Jusq"'a"
parfait Placement :
Assumption lie 4 feyrier 1852.
A. +. HICKMAN.
% Sheriff.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
LEGAL NOTICES,
SUCCESSION SALE.

Fourth Judicial District Court Of the State of
Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Ascen-
sion.-Succession Of Matthias Rodriguez,
deceased.
By virtue of a decree of the Honorable
the above entitled Court, rendered in the
matter Of the above succession, will be
offered at public sale IN Monday the 9Th
Of March 1852, ut 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

A Stray Horse.-On tuesday last,
~ the ID. instant. was found astray
a Bay Horse, bearing the mark ID X;
three Of his feet are white, and his fore.
head is white too. The owner is request
ed to take him back, after paying for the
expenses. References : At this Office, or
tn J. P. LABAT. 36-3t
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
HORSE TO BE RETURNED.

On the 10th of February
(\V last, the aforesaid horse was
M u hired TO a man named Brett,
and since that time until now, he did not
appear again at his stable. Said horse
is bright bay, with a little star or his
forehead /; he has a shortened tail and
name, and besides, a stamp on his left
shoulder.
He had on, when he left here, an
english saddle with a pommel.
Any body who brings him back to
Washington Hotel, Napoleonville, will
be entitled to a liberal reward. sc
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
yENTE DE SUCCESSION.

Succession de fen .ingaste Carnpeaur.
En- yer,u dun ordre de vente a moi adres
Sc par Honorable Ia Cour du cin-
quieme District Judiciairc dc PEtat
de Ia Louisiane, dams ct pour Ia pa
roisse Accomplishment date do 3 fsvrisr
1852,
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04

~ rouve mardi, lie 2 mars, un cheval
bal marque ID X; trois pieds blancs
front blanc. LIE proprietaire dudit cheval est
prize de lie %retirer, en- payant les frais.
S'adresser au Bureau du Pionnier, on d
Sc ST J. p LABAT.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
Tcnte de Succession.

Succession dc Sarah Tong, vcuvc de
Jean Baptiste Triche.
En- vcrtu dun erdre Dc ventc, a MOI
adress6, par Honorable LA Cour d."
cinquieme District Judiciairc de rEt"t
de In Louisiana, dams ct pouIla Pa
roisse Assumption, en- date du Ii Fe-
vrier 1852.
II sera offert en- vcnte publique par A.
+, Hickman sheriff de la Paroisse AS
somption, lc Jeudi Is mars 1852, a deux
heures P. NJ, sur les lieux, la terre CT
apres iecrite, appartcnant a la susdltc
Succession, SAVIOR:
Tn moroccan de terrt, situe dams Ia
Paroisse Assumption, sur ii rive gauchc
du Bayou Latourche, a environ neuf mil
les au dessous du village de Napoleon
Vile, borne en- haut par Ia tcrrc de
Thtodule Labiche, ct en- bias par la terre
de Balthazard Triche, mesurant deux NJ
penis ct I'm quart de face I'LL dit Bayou.
sur quarante arpents de p%rofondeur, les
|igncs Sc fermant de maniere a lais-
ser une Iargeur dun arpent ct demi, ii
pen pres sur la ligne de derriere. En-
semble ayec les batisscs ct amelioratioDs
qui en- dependent.
TERMES EFT CONDITIONS
Tn tiers compliant, un tiers en- mar.
1853, ct le dcrnier tiers en- mars 1854.
Lacquereur dcvra lournir scs bi!lcts
ca%utionnes d la satisfaction de radminis-
tratcur de ladite Succession, les dts
biIIets dcvront porter interets a raison
de huit pour cent par an, d partir dc
leur echeance Jusqn'au parfait Placement.
L.aditc ,erre restera specia|ement hypo'
thequee jusqu'au parfait placement.
Assumption lie Ii Fevrier 1852.
81 A. +. Hickman, sheriff. ,
Succession Sale.
Succession Of Sarah Tong, deceased Wi
dow Of Jean Baptiste Triche.
BY virtue O. and in obedience to an or.
der Of sale to me directed by the hon.
the Fifth Judicial District Court of
the State of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish Of Assumption, dated February
18th 1852. Will be offered at public
auction, by A. L. Hickman, sheriff OF
the parish of Assumption, on Thursday.
the eighteenth march 1852, at 2 O'Clock
P. M. on the premises, the following
described land. belonging TO the above
succession, to wit A TRACT of land
situated in the Parish Of Assumption, on
the left bank of Bayou I4aSourche, at
about nine miles below the village Of
Napoleonville, bounded above by land
of Theodule Labiche, and below by land
of Balthazard Triche, measuring two
and a quarter arpents, fronting said ba-
you by forty arpents in depth, the line'
closing so AS to have n width of onl,
about n and a half arpent OF the real
line, together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
Terms and conditions .-Onc third
cash. one third in March 1853, and the
remaining third in March 1854, Purcha'
ser. TO give notes with good security t.
the satisfaction of the administrator o
said succession, said notes to bear int
rest at the rate OF eight per cent PEI
aunun, from maturity until paid, said
land to remain specially mortgaged unit
paid.
Assumption FEBRUARY II 1852.
II 4 T. Hickman, sheriff
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
CHEVAL A

- LIE 10 fevrier dernier, lie che
I'm val don't il s'agit u etc loue au
T~n omme Brett, ct depths cette
&EsA6 epoque il ma point reparu chez
celui suquel il appartient.
C'est IN cheval bal, ayant une petite etoi-
etoile sur lie front, les crins de la queue ct
du cou coupes ras il a une etampe sur pe-
paule gauche.
II etait convert, lors de son depart, dune
selle anglaise d pommeau.
Une recompense honnete sera ofierte il
qdiconque lie ramencra a rH6tel flashing
ten, d Napoleonville.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
Chants PNLrjOtSQ1ges
PAR LIE ClToYEN DESIRABLE,
OUvRIER 1MPRIMEnR.


~ Trouve dams les ecuries du Pion-
nier, an cheval creole de jolie taille,
couleur sorel. ayant lie bas des jambes gau-
ches b!anchatre, ainsi que lie front. &c che
val est pressure borgne... L'eiampe est indie
finissable, typographiquement parlant.
Que lie proprietairc veuille bien venir re
clamer ce cheval, sill ne veul pas l'habituer
a lire la gazette chose que nous nc lui mon
treron pas de huit jours.
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
AVIS DIVERS.

ON RoUvE AU REA DU PICNNIER 1:
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1852-03-04
VENTES ~JUDIClAIRES
yENTE DE SUCCESSION

Cour du Quatrieme District Judlclaire de
rEtat de Ia Louisiana, dams ct pour la
p~aroissc Ascension. - Succession de
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-17
Items.

The violent slamming of door will, il is said,
kill young canary birds in their shell.
The New York councils are hunting for some
body to lionize.
Ice was formed in Bedford, Mass, on Saturday
morning, to the thickness of cent.
I The Franklin House, in Cincinnati, has been
sold to gentleman of Columbus for S25, 900.
be working an entire revolution IN the morals Of
the people Of Port au Prince.
1t is said that military command has been
offered to General Changarnier by one Of the
South American republics.
Land warrants are quoted in New York as fol-
lows: $50 acres, Sl27@Sl30; 80 acres, $500
$50; 40 acres, S82@S38. so
Silk dresses, having aounces. with patterns
woven in the loom, are among the novelties Of
the season.
CHOLERA AT New ORLEANS During the week
ending the 9th inst, there were $40 deaths at
New Orleans Of which number l79 we're from
cholera.
company is now engaged in working rich
coal vein at Portsmouth, r. l. The coal is TWEEN
y-hye feet thick, and resembles the Pennsyl-
yauia product.
IDree Thousand dollars have been appropriated
Dy he city councils Of New York 10 pay the ex.
Penses OF entertaining the officers of the Dutch
frigate.
The New York Herald says Lola Montez In,
quarreled with all her managers and formed !
coalition with Mr.. Hamblin to appear nj the
Bowery.
Artificial marble may be made by mixing plas
yer o. farls with solution Of alum, baking it il
an oven, and then grinding IL TO nowder if |;
then be mixed with water il NAV be formed int
any shape, and will bear high polish
Mr.. LANG, JB., in England, has proposed /
ouild steamer 400 feet long, 40 wide, with i ,6S
horsepower that shall run easily % miles a
nCnr. HIS plans are said to be satisfactory, an
will be adopted.
Among the latest discoveries at Nineveh, on
conn was found containing the body Of lad
q the royal house many of her garments wei
entlre, also the gold studs which fastened h,
vest. Inc most singular discovery, however, WI
iiask oi ,nln goio, pressed upon the face, so
assume anu re'ain the features Of the decease
seS~ The Chelsea (Mass.) TELEGRAPH. md
the napPy neao OF a Chained Earthquake
states mat there are on the grounds Of the Nav
kegs Of gunpowder If this tickHsh suhs,ar
should become ignted, the explosion won,d yrn
ably throw every house in Chelsea from its fou
dation, and create q crook or two in the spire
the Bunker Hill Monument.
Bd5- The German "Manifest' was obser,
by the Tirno perin Of Milwaukee, on the 31st
nmo: The games and ceremonies practised
ue fatherland'' were introduced on the oc
SION; Boys ran m sacks, creased pigs were ?
sueu, ana polls well rubbed with oil were clint
% a'.empts made Mt it. Target-fring, ball-pl
ing singing eating, &C., were among the amt
ments Of the day
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-17
FAIRFAX AND POTOMAC PLANK ROAD

N0TICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the Books of Sub
IN scrption amount not exceeding SIXTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS of Capital Stock to be divided into shares of Fifty
Dollars EACH for the construction of the FAIRFAX AND
POTOMAC PLANK ROAD" will be opened the Sd day Of
May 1852, Mt the following amed places.
At the Office of ALFRED Moss Fairfax Courthouse under
the superintendent of the Commissioners
At the MAYORS OFFICE, in Georgetown d. O., under the
superintendent of VIM H. Tenney o. NJ Lnthicum, Henry
Addison, Samuel Cropley H. H. 0ifutt and Francis Dodge
any three Of them.
the Office of NICHOLAS CALLAN, Washington D. c. under
the superintendent of Nicholas Caan Ephraim Wheeler
Ftzhugh Coyle, Samuel Bacon. George Parker, VIM. H.
Gunne VIM A. Bradley, z. Montgomery King, and r. w.
Latham, any three of them.
At the house of CRoNBE, Lewinyille, Fairfax county,
under the superintendent of - Crombie, VIM Nelson,
Thomas Ap c. JONES' Francis Crocker A. L. Foster Joshua
Gibson and James Sherman, any three of them.
under the superintendent of Annie Coe Alexander g.
Davis VIM f. Dulin, VIM Ball, Daniel ii. Barrett Il. O.
Powell, and George Rsey, or any three of them.
At the house of JAMES Cross, in Centreville Fairfax
county, under the superintendent of John r. Pugh A.
Grgsby, James Machen, James A. Evans, r. NJ Whaey b.
+. Rose and John MILAN, or any three of them.
At the house of JAMES PALMER Pleasant Valley, Fairfax
county under the superintendent of James Palmer Alex
ander Haght, Dr. - Hart, VIM. II. Wrenn, Silas Hutch.
ison r. H. Cocre, and Talmadge Thorn any three Of
them, O.. w. HUNTER, jr,
y. d. RICHARDSON,
JARED MEAD,
I WILLIAM T. RUMSEY,
THOMAS X. LOVE,
NOAH DEY0,
JAMES HUNTER
THOMAS MOORE,
ALFRED MOSS,
mar 27--3m Commissioners
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On the 10th Of March, 1847, Glen Scott mr.
rived before Vera Cruz. On the 18th of Septern-
Der, 1847 he planted the stars and stripes over
the national palace in the city of Mexico. Within
these six llonths San Juan ID Ulloa--the Anieri-
can Gibraltar-was stormed, and the battles OF
Cerro Gordo, Contreras, San Antonio, Churubus-
co, Molinos del Rey, and Chepultepec were fought
and won. With less than ten thousand lighting
men he attacked and routed, again and again,
thirty thousand Of the best troops. Of Mexico
posted behind the strongest Notifications, and
fighting with the courage of desperation. No
thing OF military achievement recorded in an
cient or modern history can excel the glory OF
that march from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico!
Such is a brief sketch of one whose life has
been devoted to the service and glory Of his
country and whose patriotism is enlarged enough
to extend to the whole country. Born Southern
man, reared and educated among Southe rners he
hasfought and BLEED alike for the North AZ I'd South
and to suppose that he could be willing to do in
Justice to either, would be to declare the last
forty years of his life but lie
Much abuse has recently been hea ped upon
this gallant patriot because he declirles giving
written pledges upon the various quest ions which
may be involved in the approaching Presidential
election We doubt not that several of the gen
tlemen now prominent before the Democratic
party would cheerfully give pledges of any kind
rchateOer, provided they could thereby secure a
nomination. 1t is not difficult to make promises,
and it is very easy thing to break them. We
could point to an illustrious example in the his
tory of the Democratic party which occurred but
q very few years since. certain Presidential
candidate gave written pledge that he was in
favor of the protective system, and got tariff votes
thereby; but as soon as elected, became sudden
convert to the doctrines of free trade.
When citizen has been for nearly half cen
fury in the service of his country, his pust history
is the best guaranty for his future conduct.