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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22
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Origin Of the Word "Whig"-ln the, six
teenth century there arose in England party
opposed to the King, and in favor of repub.
lican form Of government, in which the people
would have avoice. The party adopted as
their motto, "Wo hope in Cod The initials,
or first letter Of each word combined, read
"Whig," aud were used to name or designate
the party. Thus the 'Whig" originally meant
opposition to kings and monarchies, and friend
ship for the very form of government under
which we exist. It originated in England,
century and a half before our revolution
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22

Cure for HyarophoJia.-The. editor of the
Petersburg (Va) Democrat says the following
was written by gentleman of unquestionable
yeracity. The writer pronounces the remedy
an infalible cure:
The following facts which occurred in the
county Of Powhatan in August, 1897, may be
relied ON as vertable history, and establish be-
yond question Or doubt the sovereign efficacy
Of mercury in obstructing and eradicating the
awful consequences of bite from animals in
fected with hydrophobia. The writer of this
was personally present about the time specified
and saw servant boy of his fathers seized by
mad dog, which bit him in dozen places,
inficting ghastly wounds. An eminent ply
sican being sent for, had the wounds washed
with CASTLE soap and a plaster of mercurial
ointment applied to each wound. Calomel
pills were administered in the interim, causing
salvation. The boy recovered, and was living
a few years ago, never having manifested the
slightest symptom of hydrophobia. A horse
and two cows known to have been bitten by
the same dog the ensuing day, went mad and
died. So well satisfied is the writer that calo-
mel is a specific in such a case, that he would
be under no apprehension Of the deleterious
effects if bitten by a dog known to be mad.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22

The Tennessee Wigs for F71more-The
Nashville True Whig has brief article on the
address of the Whig members of Congress
who retired from the Caucus, in which, after
expressing hope that the two divisions of the
Wing party may yet be brought to act in har-
mony on the nomination of Presidential cand-
dates, that able journal says: 7
But let it be borne in mind by Northern men
and Southern men, of all shades and variety of
sentiment and opinion, that the Whig party Of
the South will not, and cannot by any posi-
bility, be broughtto act in harmony with North
ern men, in the coming contest, except upon a
distinct recognition Of the Compromise plat
form, by declaration Of the candidates Or of the
Convention ITSELF + O. @.'"
~ In any event, under any emergency,
we trust the Southern delegation will not fail
to present an undivided front in favor of this
position in the Whig National Convention.
Southern Whig sentiment is growing stronger
and stronger, and more uncompromising every
day, in favor of Fillmore and the Compromise!
We have not heard of single voter in Tennes-
see who concurs with Mr.. Mangum in prefer
ring Scott over Fillmore" s.- .s .s.a.
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s Masks.--A Paris letter says the ladies Of

s lfasks--A Paris letter says the ladies Of
that city have left off masks at the balls and
assumed them in the streets. The ladies, he
SAYS, now wear on their bonnets small black
veil, which falls below the chin, and is covered
with such thick embroidery that it is impossi-
BILE to discover the least feature of the face
With that they wear paletots of velvet or cloth,
which conceal the shape as well as the most
discreet domino, and absolutely prevent any
lady being known by her shape In this cos
tune, all of them seem cast in the same mould
IIa aitril-svs. this new fashion To tbe necessity
1.ine :, ladies' have of making some Of their Vi.
sits incognito-at least, whiis they are in the
streets se
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22

Interrieoo mHh the Hon. Henry C2au--A
| correspondent of the New York Express, who
| visited the room of Mr.. Clay, and found him in
company with two friends from New York, q
few days ago, thus describes his appearance:
"There is hardly strength enough in his
hands to convey food to his mouth, and he is
helped to and from his bed like feeble child.
He rises very late, and as1e told me, has not
known for long time what it was to enjoy an
hour of sweet. refreshing, natural sleep. But
like an old forest oak, beautiful even in its de-
cay, the lustre of his eyes is undimmed. He
both sees snd knows his friends. The grasp
of his hand is as fervent earnest and kindly i'm
pressive as ever it was. His voice continues
to be all sweetness and melody, except when
its tones are moved by that bodily weakness
which makes it painful for him to speak-and
it is always very painful for him to speak long.
But the greatest blessing which God vouch-
safes to dying man is his.
"He has that peace of mind which the world
can neither give nor take away, an intellect as
unclouded as in the day ofits greatest brillancy
Most of his thoughts are devoted to that change
of existence from which none of us are exempt,
and that change may come in an hour or a day,
or it may be postponed till the spring or sum
mer flowers fade and die. In the meantime, Mr..
Clay is TRANQUILITY prepared for the messenger
whenever he comes, and he remarks of his
death in ccnfiding, Christian spirit that though
st may be presumption in him to say so, he
looks forward to the world beyond the grave
with faith in God, and trust in better fe He
is member and communicant of the Episcopal
Church, and among the few books in his room
the word of God occupies the most conspicu-
Gus place" -4. ...
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= Bad Crop.

Some few days since 4 number or planters il
this State, most Of th"m nyig'Itors were as
| scrubbed at one Of the hotels, chatting abou
Ihc crops each had made. According to then
statements tines were hard--sugar very 10"
-~cS0p5 had turned out huiIy. One Of the
company, who had remained silent during tho
greater part Of The conversation, finally said
| ''GenIencn, there Are none OF YOU So bad Oh a.
| ;un." Tie members Of the c0HrrrSu> jo1l
| looked At him with astouiohmcnt; he was rcp,,-
ted to be Il very successful PLANTER. Ny crop
was the worst ever made in the State" contin-
ucd, he calmly. "Why, sir, said one OF the
| party. "the general impression is that you made
no less than nine hundred log heads Of SUGAR.
| and fyou call that Il bad crOr,' q did make
nine hundred hogsheads and Of splendid sugar,
| too, but persist III calling the crop I. bad
one
"PgS,c!7 exclaimed an old Creole "Dr
| Tfufe" said naturaIized German. I'D like
| to ruin myself every year with nine hundred
hogsheads Of sugar" said Il Yankee, cooIIy and
pleasantly.
"GcntIcmcn, did any Of you ever have q Ilv
suit?' said the principal speaker "Pcste!" 'D,r
1emRe' q reckon!" replied the three iuerIo-
cutees. "lou must know then that | have
Iawsuit.' Aud the speaker took a pinch of
snuff with the air of 4 man who has 4 right to
the consideration of the community "And
such lawsuit! lean make neither head not tail
Of it--not even the lawyers. But that's not
their business or their proit--to make head or
tail Of anything If they could do so, there
would be no lawsuits Some three years since
| sold my plantation on fair and profitable
terms. The purchasers made some difficulty
and have never paid me 4 cent. sued them.
The ease has not yet been decided. Not TO be
behind hand, they have now sued me- Why,
known not. That case has not been decided
either Perhaps both may some day be decided:
perhaps they won't. If they are not, why So If
they are, why so also. In the meantime here is
my plantation sending nine hundred hogsheads
of sugar to market and don't get cent of it.
Neither do my friends on the otner side get
cent. That's what call senseess crop. Ex-
cuse the pun taking another pinch of snuff.
"Neighbor, what kind of a crop do you call
that?n
'sVerie bad" said the Creole.
"Bat, rnein Gott, bat,' said the German.
"Considerable like the leete end of nothin', |
| calkiate," said the Yankee. The countenan-
ces of all the rest of the company said the same
thing. ..-
"Just as l told you, gentlemen; I've got the
worst crop Of all. Let's take drink" And so |
saying the planter navigated towards the "bar,"
The others did not run away.-Picayune.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22

The Hssest Men The most Forbearing. in
order to love mankind, expect but little from
them; in order to view their faults without Bit
terness, we must accustom ourselves TO pardon
them, and to perceive that indulgence is a JUS
tce which frail humanity has right to demand
from wisdom. Now, nothing tends more to
dispose US to indulgence, to close our hearts
against hatred, to open them to the principles
Of humane and soft morality, than a profound
knowledge of the human heart. Accordingly,
the wisest men have always been the most in
dulgent. $50
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22
Ignorance and Crelulitv.--The Berlin cores

Ignorance and Crelulity.--The Berlin cores
pondent of the London Times gives some curl
Gus illustrations of the gross ignorance of the
Peasantry in Polish Russia. Lately the popular
belief of a great "Rothschild Lottery" has been
extensively projected. The story they have re-
ceived is, that the great Rothschild is under sem
tence of fdecaptation; but on account of his past
services to the monarchs of Europe, they have
consented to accepta substitute provided he
can find one. To accomplish this, he has got
up grand lottery, to consist of many thousand
tickets, the whole of which will be prizes with
one fatal exception. Whoever draws that num-
Der must be beheaded in his place. Notwith-
standing this contingency the applications for
the tickets have been so numerous as to cause
the Government officials considerable trouble.
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| The Ugly Family.-1n one of the lower dis
tricts of the Palmetto State, there once lived a
| family OF some six or seven persons, who were
known far and wide as the "Ugly Family" One
OF them Jake, was so "unspeakably" hard fa-
yored, that it made one feel as if he had bitten
a green perslmmon to look at him, and when
ever he walked through the streets, the dogs
skunk their tails and sneaked off, too scared to
bark.
The fame of this family spread through the
country, and at last reached the ears ola Geor-
glan, who for long time had held undisputed
possession of the celebrated penknfe This
individual at length determined to pay visit
to the ugly family, and endeavor to dispose of
the aforesaid knfe so one morning he crossed
the Savannah. About noon, he saw a wagon
ahead, and rode up to inquire the whereabouts
Of "the family"
/ "Hello, stranger" said he to man waking
by the side of the wagon. - ~
"Hello yourself!' exclaimed nhe waeoner.
turning around, and disclosing countenance
so tremendously plain that the Georgian al
most dropped from his horse
81 say" said the Georgian recovering little
from his astonishment, "are ycu not Ugly Jake
himselfs" . a.s4, -. ....
The wagner shook his head, and "grinned a
CHASTITY smile,' that made him look like the
nightmare personifed.
"Ill bet you ten dollars that you are the ugI-
est man in the State" said the Georgian. 0
"Done!" said the WAGNER; "come here" And
going to the back of the wagon, he called out.
"Wakc up, Jake, and pu: yonr head out here"
The Georgian, burning with curiosity, leaned
forward, as the cover was raised slowly up.
Suddenly his eyes fell upon physognomy so
awfully, boundlessly, over-poweringIy ugly
that it seemed to be formed out Of the double
extract Of delirium tremens.
The horse snorted, land starting back in fright,
threw his rider over his head, but the latter had
scarcely reached the ground, before he was
mounted again. Throwing down the ten dol.
lars and the penknife, without saying a word,
he "struck a bee line for the Savannah, look.
ing alternately over each shoulder, as long as
the wagon remained in sight.--Sp. Times.
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Total

|
And the following account of DIR. H. c. Berry
'Gor attending and visiting John Fox, an INDECENT
! sick, S26,' was rejected.
The petition of Edward J. Gay, testy ex. O.
| Andrew Hynes, praying to be permitted to eman-
| clpate and manunlit the slaves Eliza Ann. mulat-
to girl, aged about 26 years, and her two children
John, aged 10 years, and Mary Jane, aged years;
and the nulatto girl Margaret, aged about 20
years-belonging to the estate of said Andrew
Hynes-having been presented and read to the
police jury, was unanimously rejected
Whereas, it is shown that since the orders given
by this body at It's last session. to prosecute all de-
llnquents reported by the Inspectors of Roads and
Levees, nearly all said delinquents have promptly
completed their works-Resolyed, that the fines
incurred by such persons who have before the pre-
sent day fully so complied, be remitted, and that
said Inspectors what persons, if any, are still in
state of delinquency, and forthwith to bring suits
against them .5H5aa..7- lai ..
Resolved, That the draft drawn and dated March
4th, 1852, by Messrs Ursin Daigre. G. s. Rous-
seau and A. Otard, commissioners, on the parish
Treasurer, in favor of P. P. Sugg, on account of
the appropriation for the Bayou Crosse Tete Road,
for the sum Of $500, be and the same is hereby APP
proved, and that the same be paid by the Treasu-
rer.
The petition of Messrs p A. Degelos aud The
odore Orillion, praying to be permitted to eman-
cipate and manumit the slave Baptiste Villiers
aged about SO years, having been presented and
read to the police jury second time and all of
the members being of the same opinion as before
it was unanimously Resolved, that the said Bap-
tiste Vliers deserves to be set free and emancipa
ted That the said Degeloc and Orillion be author
lied to emancpate and nfanumit the said Bap-
tiste Vfliers, and that the said Raptiste shall not
be compelled to leave the State Of Louisiana after
his manumission, and that the said Baptiste shall
not be bound to furnish the bond required by the
10th section of the act of the Legislature, entitled
IAN act to prevent free persons of color from en-
tering into this State and for other purposes, APP
proved March 16, 1s30i'-and that he shall been
titled to all the benefits of the act of the 25th
March, 1881, which is an amendment of the act
above cited. s..t..t 4 -. -sz...
Whereas. at the session of the police jury. Of
the 9Th January, 1852, no commissioners of pa
trolls in and for the said parish were appointed,
THAT being the day fixed by law for theirappoint-'
ment,) be it resolved, that commissioners OF pa,
trolls be now appointed for and during two years
from the 9TH January last, 1852; where
upon the following persons were duly appointed
commissioners of patrols in and for said parish, to
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VeEste par lie Marechal dies Etats
-. EJkais.a *%gE sSgt.xFr


Robert Wfghtman Dams Ia Cour de Circuit des
Us. ( Etats Unis--5eme Circuit de
MarcelIin Landry. la Division de rEtat de la La.
No. 1907. ....,...
TN vertu dun writ dallas Fiere facias a moi
T. addresse dams la cause ci-dessus intituee ct
numGrot6e par Honorable Cour de Circuit des
Etats Unis, Gme Circuit de la Division de Ia Lou
isane, Jai saisi ct J'exposerai en- vente publique
au plus oArant ct dernier encherisseur, S.dMEDI
k 12 Jaia. 1852, entire les heures de II NJ ct P NJ
sur Thabitation de ohm Garliek dams la paroisse
dIberville, les propretes ciapres decrites savoir
2BouilIoires; don't Pune est un cylindre mesurant
environ 80 pouces de dianetreet "a pieds de Ion.
gueur: Fautre dun fiue mesurant environ 36 pou-
ces de diametre ct vingt piedsde longueur aussi
un cyindre sous -pape, mesurant environ pou-
ces diametre-et autres articles qui sorant expi-
ques lie jour de la vente.
Conditions compliant. =. ...,srss...s e s-s.
w. S. SCOTT, Marechd1 des Etdts Unis.
Par w. T. MILLER, De.'Marl
Paroisse d'Iberville Mai s, 1852 teaesaa a...
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In ElHoy's Vazeaict0y.-The following is

( An Editors Vazedic1ory.--The following is
the valcdictory of an editor out west
:'The undersigned rctires from the editorial
chair with . complete conviction that all is van.
ity. From the hour he started his paper, to the
present time, he has been solicited to lie upon
every given subject, and can't remember ever
having told a wholesome truth, without dimn
ishing his subscription LIST, or making M cne-
my Under these circumstances of trial, and
having 4 thorough contempt for himself, he
retires in ordor to recruit his moral eonstitu-
tion' ass< ..s- hg4E rs
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S0NTMERN sENE2MEA, ,


Subscription, five dollars per annum. in adyance
No subscription .taken for less period than one
year.
advertisements, charged one dollar per sGuare
20 lines or ess) for the first, and fifty cents for
every subsequent insertion. All advertisements
published until forbid, and charged accordingly.
a liberal discount made to yearly advertisers,-
payments invariably in advance.
Announcements for office SO, in advance-and
each Candidate will be charged s. for printing
Election Tickets.
job UoJk, cash on delivery.
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Resolutions il, EGEsy.ssc,

The Athens (Ga.) Banner is responsible +
the following rbyming resolutions, adopted
the Fire Eaters Convention lately held at "
lcdrcyie:
Rcso2ro} We're tired Of being minus,
And that moi long you thus will find u.s.
Well take ourselves to Baltimore,
AS we have done years before,
Thus hopngto escape this ''muss,"
And get from minus into plus
ReSolral we have had no choice Whatever
For President, but will endeayor
To do our best for any man
That's nominated-that we can
support Whomever takes the ring,
BE it Van }uren, Preston, King,
Buchanan, Dickinson or Cass.
Old Fogy,' y Young America '~au ass.
Tom Benton. Butler or Rantonl--
No matter be he knaVe or fool,
Just so we quit these empty dishes,
And smack once more the loaves and fahcs
RCso'red We re naught but Democrats,
And never were-we'H Join the Pats,
The Poles, Hungarians and the Dutch,
Fire Eaters, Abolitionsts-all SUCH
The bIoor?ars too, and Spiritual Knockers,
Ii they'll but wind our sails to rock Us
On towards the harbors OF majority,
And take us from this cursed minority
We're i'll for Intervention now--
To kossuth We'll make our bow:
Wen go IN too for Mynhcer kinkel-,
Indeed we do not mean 10 think i'll
OF any party, set or faction,
Who with our folks are in for action.
ReS0tr1 we re sorry for our sins,
And on o'tr bosoms drop our chins
In very anguish that we swore
So much last year-we will no more
We ask the National Party's pardon,
And beg them not their hearts to harden
Against us for offences past,
Determined they shall be our last,
We thought we had the stronger side,
But, undeceived we'd be allied
Tonny rarty-we've no qualm
OF conscience, and don't care damn
Where we may go-but Baltimore
VIII soonest all our wants restore.
Reso'red, oh Lqrdy! Lordyl Lordy!
That we love every body, body
And since we're done our story, story,
Resotred that-Glory! gloryl gloryl!
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DThe Homestead bill. which has passed
the House of Representatives of the United
States, allows every citizen of the United
States, or immigrant who shall have declared
his intention to become citizen. to settle upon
and improve any previously unclaimed quarter
section Q60 acres) of the public lands, free of
charge. @
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-22

1.-THE Wings of st. Mary's county, Nd,
instructed their delegates to the State Conven-
tion"to vote for such delegates, and none 9TH
ers, to represent Maryland in the Wing Nation
al Convention as they know will support Mil
lard Fillmore for President, as long as there is
the slightest hope of his nomination. That's
the wayto doit ~
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BAYOU Crosse Tete Packet,

{frr1an1"h The good safe steamer ANNA,
i. SiSFrffs' sFsrFffss fssa JOHNSTON, master will commence
z-z-Hher regular trips on the first rise of
wafer. The .3'tna was built for and is we'll adapt
ed 10 this trade. Shippers may rely upon her re-
manning to the close ofthe season
piauucmipp D3c, 1} 1851
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Adrerasiag.-Some shrewd and practical
man, we'll acquainted, no doubt, with the ways
of business and of the world. has said: If you
wish good bargains, buy Of people who adver-
tise The increased amount of custom thata
iudeious system of ofadyertising brings to a store,
enables the proprietor to sell at smaller profit
than those can afford to who have an accidental
customer now and then,
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USomebody says that our passions are OIL
der than our reason, because passions are born
with us, but reason don't follow till long
time after. This is SANDER upon all babies.
When baby is spanked, don't he hoAor? Yes.
And hasn't he got reason! Yes, and a mighty
good reason too.
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Domestic Happiness.-Six things, says Ha-
milton, are requisite to create happy home
Integrity must be the architect, and tidincss the
uphosterer. 1t must be warmed by affection
and lighted up with cherfulness, and industry
must be the ventator, renewing the atmos-
phere and bringing in fresh saubrity day by
da..'; while over all, as q protecting canopy and
glory, nothing will suffice except the blessing
Of God
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PAROCHIATI.
Police Jurv--parish of Tberville.

| In fho 0tb r,f A,,rn &c -
1y va 'o'uoy 'l!e ~ gay pi Apiil, !9o<, al a
~ ol me loIlce Jury ol salo IafSi:
; pa iieipelS met '' 'ile mouse OF
''tf' o,,;n a. ~, r. 70 WI.
w "tS ligoelt' hleiioer from ISL Iistflct;
1nuallls, narh iliel5peL n from "a DlsLrlet 9,
D;str;at. Dai0eline' fiesioell'' hlehoer nom 0o
] ~ n D.. .,
T,> r n,oNn, lelllpel p from eah AZ: ~: D!stf1c'
P,I,i ''leliipJl liolil ''n III D1S:llc!
l1 in'ie Lepla'lt o hfeihper lLom oLli DlslIlcl;
IN 1o' "a '"' ~ iile"i"eA NOM 'Iit Dls'IicI -
al,:' Sesen'l oilHs ol'ei'o 'ne lolio"ho9 pro-
'ev,ti'ss Wh were na''. c.c,
x WI ntrens: inc Term OF service Of the members
OF The police luTy for the 1st, an 5th and 7th dis
bn1 alIS onr nas eAp,Ieo otqaeb ,at an eec,lon be
neld accor,i 10 law Tor the purpose OF electlng
1l ti9 ponce JURY LOT sau oislficts ana
oUde''' tiat me SeLii Oh llls pafIsh De
seire" Tt WIN copy % tnlS ordinance.
lhe.l J"li;e m Aoolpile GfasS, Esd reasurer, ana
presented ms accounts lof tne year expired ana
re iT dpl'oIhteu NIeSSis Louis HeDeft,
ios. y: Drown aiio lzaie LepiaHc: a committee
70 examine the saia accounts and make their re-
port lofthWnh: AND the sad committee having
ouiy examined SAID ireas'fers accounts and
Eouchers annexed make their report, by Which It
appears that sad accounts are Just and correct and