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Yellow Fever and Slaves.

The New York Tribune, in its insane ra-
wings about slavery, attempts to prove that
the yellow fever was one of the consequent
ces and penalties of slavery; that its origin
was coeval with that of the slave trade and
that it has continued to defect those coun-
tries where slavery prevails. To this, The
New Orleans Delta replies:
"The facts as stated are not true. There
is no slavery in Mexico, Central America,
in several of the South American States, and
in several Of the West Indies; and yet this
disease scourges all with equal severity.
Besides, the theory Of the African origin of
the yellow tever is generally repudiated.
Even those who maintain the doctrine of
mportability and trausmissiblity of yellow
fever acknowledge ii to be disease pecu-
liar to this Continent. having but slight
analogy to the fevers which prevail on the
coast of Africa.
The theory of the Tribune, however,
suggests another, and the very opposite view
of the subject, which we commend 10 the
consideration and digestion of Greedy and
the other aboli,ionists. We refer to the con-
clusion in favor of slavery deducible from
the exemption of our blacks from the attacks
of fever which seizes nineteen-twentieths
of our white population. Out of the 10000
blacks in New Orleans. there have not been
over one hundred deaths during the epidem-
ic, from yellow fever On the plantations
on the coast in all the villages, where a
dense slave population. exists white persons
have been seized with the fever. but the me-
groes have been spared.
Suppose that white laborers had occupied
the places of these negroes on the planta-
lions: who can estimate the mortality which
would have marked the progress of the pes
thence up the coast, on plantations where
frequently three or four hundred negroes are
collected, living in hu,s, and taking but
little care of themselves? OF the poor la
boring class in the city, it has been esti-
mated that at least three out of every four
who were attacked died A like fatality
would have occurred on the coast, if the
Iaborers employed by our planters were
whites, But here we find masters and their
children: even creoles, dying of the disease,
whilst the ignorant, solid, careless negro
escapes. Such mortality among the Ia
borers on the plantations as has occurred in
this city, would nearly extinguish the sugar
culture in Louisiana.
But there is another remarkable fact in
the history of yellow fever. Whilst the ne
groes who remain here are exempt from the
fever, those who go to the North and abide
there any time and return, are liable to it.
Hence, nearly all the negroes who die here
of the fever are free.
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~ Are receiving their Fall supply Of goods, consisting
in part of the aforementioned articles:
Heavily cased gold and silver hunting Watches very sub
sanal from the best manufactures London and Liverpool
suitable for Planters and Overseer Gold and silver face
Watches.
Very rich gold hunting and open faced Geneva watches
plain and engraved for Ladies' Fine Gold Guards Fob and
Vest Chains, patterns Studs Collar Buttons Finger
Rings Ladies and Gents Breast Pins and Rings Single
Stone and Cluster Diamond Pins and Finger Rings Gold
and Silver Spectacles for all ages
Silver Ware warranted pure coin, consisting of Table
Tea and Dessert Spoons Table and Dessert Forks Soup
Lailes Butter Knives Mustard and Salt Spoons Sugar
Tohgs Plated Ware consisting of Castors Candle
Walters, &C. The whole Of which Is warranted fine any
offered by any house in the tradead reasonable prices
~ The strictest attention given to repairing Clocks,
Watches and Jewey. All fine watches committed to our
charge personally attend to- and charges
ah1a 1,1
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New JEssEY.-There appears to be

New JERsEY.-There appears to be a
movement in prospect Of contesting the
eligibility Of Mr.. Price, the newly elected
Governor of New Jersey, on the ground that
he has not been resident Of the State for
seven years preceding the election. as the
constitution requires. The Trenton State
Gazette says I: 4ssa.=e ssFst gl3st t.ssz.
Rodman NJ. Price has unqnestionabIy
received a majority Of the votes cast, but
the constitution Of the State yet stands be-
twixt him and the gnbernatoriai chair. His
claims are to be contested before another
tribunal, and We hate an abb ling faith that
he will be declared ineligible.
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The Ericsson Again,

As we intended to keep our readers posted up
on the subject of the Ericsson, we will give
them, this week, sketch Of the plan of his new
engines, now being built at Messrs. Hogg &
Delamater's, foot of Thirteenth street, in this
city. As we have already stated they are in
principle identical with that of Stirling-Erics-
son having entirely discarded his 'regenerator,"
and returned to the original plan of using the
same air over again, but making no attempts to
re-employ his heat. 1t seems from this that ex-
pertinent has convinced him that his views con-
corning this feature of his engine were, as we
have so often asserted, wholly at variance with
science and philosophy, and as he claimed that
in this regeneration was stored the great advan-
tage Of his, oser the steam engine, we are una
bic to see on what grounds he will claim any
superiority for this one. "
Immediately above the fire is placed six lay
ers Of cast-iron pipes, nine feet in length and
three and half inchesin diameter; above these
pipes are two heaters 9 feet in length and 2 feet
inches in diameter. These heaters are filed
with tubes inches in diameter, through which
pass the fame and smoke from the fires. The
cylinder is feet 2 inches bore, and about feet
stroke. He also employs a cooler 10 feet in
length, and 8 feet in diameter, filled with tubes
and half inches in diameter; among these
tubes circulates supply of cold water for the
purpose of condensing the air after it has passed
from the cylinder. These various parts COM
municate with each other but not with the ex-
ternal air-the cold air from the cooler passing
in the heaters, then through the cast-iron pipes
Immediately over the fire, then into the cylinder
and back to the cooler again. Hence all the
heat impaired by the fire to the air is given off
70 the water in the cooler, and is as fully lost as
In the steam or any other engine: ,~5
This is certainly more philosophical than the
other because it does not attempt to do what is
wholly impossible; the question is now narrow
ed down to the relative economy of using the
expansive force of air or of water as a motive
power. We have already discussed this point
somewhat. and we shall not at present renew
the discussion. The heating surface of this is
also far greater than that of his last engine, but
We cannot see any ground for supposihg the
performance of these engines to be very much
superior to that Of his former ones. If we had
sufficient data to enable us to make a calcula-
4on, We could speak more definitely. -5....
g4 5 81. 81 4ss...zs,: - Sci A meric1n =.
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A SCENE IN THE NATIoNAL.-Madame Rumor
tells funny stories sometimes. She gives the
following account of an interview between Prince
John Van Buren,, on his recent visit to Washing
ton, and Colonel Beverly Tucker, the Sentinel of
the Hards. The scene was at the National
Hotel, where the Prince stopped, and where the
gallant Colonel met him, and thus accosted
him. r-s-e
T.-Why, John, how are you What the
devil brought you here? Have the Hards driven
you out of Gotham, or has Guthrie called you
down here to give an account of yourself? How S
the election?
P. J.-God bless you, Bev., how do you do Z?
AS for the election. I know nothing about it /;
Guthrie is all right; 60 in for the resolutions
of '98; hold that. sthe blood Of the martyr is
the seed of the Church. and my business here
is to buy niger!
T.-Buy niger Good gracious Prince,
how you surprise me! r.
P. J.-Yes buy Niger! Iconsider a niger
the great panacea, the ornament of the christian,
the emblem of the faith and fidelity in the
politician, and, altogether, something peSy i'm
portant to mankind generally. Just see how
Bronson has been pulled into star Of the first
magnitude by galvanizing short lecture to
Guthrie upon niggers-t have nearly made a
great man out of Dickinson than half
humanized Charly O'Conor, and even raised porr
Cooley to the precincts Of notoriety. Since
miracles have ceased, no such wonders have
been performed before, and all niggers. Nothing
up to it. I tell you, Bev., / mast have q niger
my fame requires it, and my personal wants
demand it '7e 's'st'-
T.-Nonsense, John; but do you really want
niger because, if you do, you must have
P.J.-Why, certainly do. Everybody seems
to doubt everything I say about niggers. tell
you Bev., have changed my mind upon that
subject, and though did not think SO once, I
now regard 'sthe Wilmot /" with the same alb
horrence do the Maine law. It's sumptuary,
merely check upon pleasure-upon personal
comfort-upon all the arts and all the sciences
upon greatness-upon chivalry-and, finally,
a check upon niggers, and, therefore, wrong.
Any man that cant see this, hasn't got a niger
in his eye in these days, is no man at all.
+ T.-Why, John, you talk like a Saint! Give
us your views in the Sentinel, and then you will
be considered orthodox. They are as sound as
a nut. I Thought yof would come right at last.
I P. Sound! Why am as sound on mig
gers as the stump candidates for selectman was
on the goose question. The only trouble is to
make the world believe it. Z want to "erush
out unbelief and the Sentinel isn't strong
enough for that must have nigger-a real
Hardnigger----.an ordained Adamantine- such an
one as Dickinson would delight to chase, and as
would make fit companion for Cooley. tell
you, Bev., that must get ahead Of the whole
batch, and g., 49,. ,:,Ss.5 a.. = SD
/ "Niggers niggers! nigsers and the cards
i Wherewth to catch the conscience Of the Haris!"
suppose we agree on the Maine law.
T.-Ah John, therein we do harmonize per-
fectly, and y y
The colloquists then retired into corner. It
Is shrewdly suspected to converse shout the
printing Of Congress. 7.s
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ADVICE OF AN OLD LADY.-Now, Jack, lis
ten to me, for / am older than you, or couldn t
be your mother. Never do you marry a young
woman, Jack before you have contrived to hap
pen at the house where she lives at least four or
five times before breakfast. You should know
how late she lies in the bed in the morning
And you should take notice whether her COM
plexion is the same in the morning as in the eve
ming, or whether the wash and towel have rob
bed her of her evening bloom And you should
take care to surprise her SO that you may see her
in the morning dress, and observe how her hair
looks when she is not expecting you. If posi-
BILE you should be where you can hear the morn
ing conversation between her and her mother.
If she is ill-natured and snappish to her mother,
so she will be to you, depend upon it. But if
you find her up and dressed neatly in the NOR
ming, with the same countenance, the same rea-
dy and pleasant answers to her mother; which
characterized her department in the evening,
and particularly if she is lending hand to get
breakfast ready in good season. she is prize
Jack, and the sooner you secure her to yourself
the better
HeA- At party, the other evening, the CONVEX
sation turned, as in natural among young folks,
on marriage, the other convenient subject besides
the weather, when every other fails. One of
the bellies, addressing bean, quite unconciously
las she explainedD said.
''If | were you and you were me, would
have been married long ago."
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! "a An English paper says that the English
and French chess clubs have made i. nosel match
to be played shortly At the Hppodrome A
gigantic chess board WILDE marked cut upon the
turf The castles will be carried on fhe backs
Of real Elephants and every other piece will be
represented by an equestrian performer, dressed
in character The kings and queens viii BIZ il
gorgeous robes, the knights in full armor, and
the bishops will represent the 81 true church
militant. III ~ II EEs# sssI II
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Sugar Plantation Fer sale.

1'HE- owner of a very desirable PLAN
l. TAT1ON offers tie same for sale Immediately 1t is
situated in the best sugar reg Of Louisiana The land
high rich and easily cultivated and has produced heavy
crops the State 1t situated the left bank Of
Bayou Lafourcl- about 10 miles below the Thibo
daux having four apes front by forty In depth About
one hundred and there is
stubbe in the ground The improvements consist
of dwelling sugar house and machinery negro cabins and
other buildings The Opelousas Railroad through the
place. and it will be less than hours ride to the city Of
New Orleans by this conveyance.
Twenty-Five acres of seed cane in Matass, viii be
sold at auction to the highest bidder the 29h day of De-
cember at 10 O'clock In the Plantation Is
Of previous to this time it will also be sold auction
that day.
TEhMsOne half cash. and half in u months with eight
per cent. interest.
For particulars apply in Thibodaux to A. B. Raglan
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18th of July Grafton.

1.-THE following is the closing of Fourth of
July Grafton delivered at the Insane Asylum, at
Utica N. T., by one of the inmates. We copy
from the OPAL
1T was proverbially said at Rome that it was
unbecoming in d Roman soldier to fear while
Cesar was alive. The Genius of Liberty is more
gracious than Caesar, and we ought by large
ness of heart, more effectually to cultivate her
spirit That differences have existed among
American patriots, is the reason why there
should be no more. I close by naming this idea !:
it might be expanded through volumes:
When Freedom from her mountain height,
Unfurld her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe Of night,
And set the stars of glory there
sThe breath of freedom is sweeter than the
incense OF Persia, yea, more delightful than the
oders waited from the fields of Arabian spices
by the western gales.
Let us improve the heavenly gale, .
Spread to each breeze our hoisted sail,
Till north and south, and east and west,
Shall America, be blest
From east to west from north to south,
Then be his name adored!
Europe, with all thy millions shout,
IIosannas to thy Lord,
Asia and Africa, resound
From shore to shore his fame:
And thou, America in songs,
kedeelnlng love proclaim.
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Thibodaux Female Institute.

'I>HE exercises of this Institution will
Il commence the FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER
next The usual number of teachers will be in attendance
The health Of the town is good, the epidemic having
country will have no fears to trust their daughters
November 5, 1853. S. TENNEY, Principal
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Coffee-House for Sale.

he U NDfRSIGNED wishes to dis
- pose OF his interest in the CASA BLANCA" Coffee
house Inc stand Is the best in Thibodaux and the only
reason lor sehng Is that my other engagements will
init me to attend to the business. C. GAUTREAUX
Thbodaux, November 25 1853
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AN ADVOCATE OF PoLYGAMY.-TheM Mil
iedgevile correspondent of the Columbas
Times in noticing the proceedings in the
Ssnate Of Georgia, says T.
Some excitement was produced ~ a me.
morial from Mr.. Tourney, Of jackson
county, which was, presented by Mr.. Dun
negan, on the subject Of PoiYgamy The
object Of the memorial was 10 procure the
repeal Of all laws making Polygamy unlaw.
iut. The grievances endured by amorous
gentlemen who have but one wife we're de-
tailed at length, and scripture, history. pro.
lane and sacred; and the necessities Of The
case We're fully examined and set forth at
length IN the memorial but so soon as the
nature Of the document was ascertained. il
was secuted I'm the chamber as immoral,
,hhael'cate, and opposed to the civilization Of
me age. s sa ss,aa
ELECTION or U. s. SENAroR BYs rHE Pro
k-SProgress appears to be the order
9 me Day il the Georgia Legislature. The
Inc Milledgeville correspondent Of the
Columbus v. Times ii his letter Of the 18th
says: ~ - sAs s0""'os
II, ~ ~
i ". eating to be general conviction
, ,sa. !. ne legislature is incompe,ent 10 the
- p.aelectia g high officers, No man who
80 xallnessed the influences On such an &C.
:asu!on can fail to concur ia this opinion. Il
49, s N matter Of sincere con gsaatula-
= .aal go effort will be made this session
49, so y me election Of United states Sen.
Rsl.s ,'ec.ly to The people Mr.. Clarke, Of
III 20 " introduced . tilt for this purpose.
n.s. !, ! n nope and believe he will bs able ID
\ Assembly. - ''-aeae e' e ne t =
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Fresh Arrivals,

Ky Gallons of Linsesd Oil. so Castor de.s7O Neasf
w foot do. so Tanners Fish DO. 50 Bet Lamp
OIL, do. 10 Spirits of Terpentne. Just received and for
sale BY -. IS - Us. FRIZELL
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Selling off at Cost-Great Bargains.
INHE SUBSCRIBERS offer their entire
- stock Of Goods at lower prices than have ever been
onered IN Ihibodaux, they DESTROYS Of selling out
as near as possible by the 1st Of March The stock
very and the assortment complete goods will be
so al less than cost prices The public invited to call
and examine goods and prices and judge for themselves
noFZt WAKEMAN 4 SMITH.
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.LD WHIskY-20 Bbfs., superior
~ article Of Pure Bourbon fol- sale by B.F HOLDEN
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MISSISSIPPI GoLD.-The Mobile Tribune

MISSISSIPPI GoLD.-The Mobile Tribune,
OF yesterday, says: e'
Mr.. R. NJ Smith exhibited to us Yesterday
specimen Of gold which he obtained in
Jackson county, Miss, some sixty five miles
Northwest Of this city. Mr.. S. is an ex-
perienced gold hunter and III his ramb.es
through that region, accidentally discovered
unmistakeable signs of goid.. The country
is very broken. In his search he found on
an. elevated hill vein six TO eight inches
wide, with dip Of sofne 70 degrees He
examined it closely and satisfied hims eli
that it would pay Well for working. The
precious metal is embedded in soft yellow
ish rock, easily crushed, = bushel Of which
he is sure will yield So 50 Of pure gold. II
is his design ID return 10 the locality imme-
diately and arrange for working tbs mines.
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Reading Room!!

NOTICE.-On and after the LIST of
\ December next, 1853 the Thibodaux Reading ROOM
Render Tous' will be lighted for subscribers unt IL
o'clock p NJ rnoy26l j. YATES BENNETT
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G. r. CONNELY. n. Il. KIGHTOR
LAW NOTICE.
g. RIGHTOR, AHornsa

" and Comnsellors at Lar, Honma, Parish Of Terre
bonnie La practice in the Courts of the Fifth Judicial
District composed Of the Parishes Of Terrebonne Lfouche
and Assumption Any business conded to them will meet
with prompt attention. ...s..
~ Particular attention win be given to land business,
and the examination of titles je25 1y
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AGENCY OF THE
Insurance Company
of New Orleans.

I5df1sHcs nssut11Pt1oH,
J. f,urche and Ttrrebonne The Under igned having
been appointed agent for tire above Insurance Company
beg leave call the attention Of Planters Merchants and
property holders Of the three above parishes to the follow
ing clause adopted y the Bosr Of Presidents n Insurance
Comranies of New Orle ms, for country Fire Risks.
~ FIRE Disks ont Of New Orleans On buildings or
contents excepting Gin and SUGAR Houses and their
tents. to following clause inserted PROVIDED THE
PLACE HAS NO INSURANCE COMPANY OR AGENCY
IN IT namely
1t is under TODD and agreed be condition Of this In
sface thatn case ofay lhss within the policy the In
surers are to be liable only for THREE FOUTHS OF THE
SAME not exceeding the herein insured, and The
OTHER FOURTH to be BORNE BY THE ASST RED.
The undersigned is ready to Insure properties against
Fire Risks and also Cargo per Steamboats,
CHARLES LESSEPs, Agent.
Firm Of L~ssrps l. Deguihem, Thbodauy, IL, g.
NAV Eth 1251 I22-1y,i
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4 COULON. ORFEvRE, BIJOU.

4 COULON, ORFEVRE, BIJOU-
~ TIER fabrque de bijoux commando fait les
conmodages les echanges du Mane a domicie de
Mr. +. Gaze, Horloger e. .l. s-3 [37-h1
Marie de Tlfbodahx, zee Dec 1853.
4 Wis AU BOULANGEkS. LIE prix dc
n Ia Farine faehe etant ct 90 lie Marche de la Nou
yee Orleans les Bonangers sont requn de donner 27
de pain pour dix cents, durant Ia semaine pro-
ehaine.' v. b. TERREBONNE, Marie.
80 Mayoralty Of Thibodaux, Dee 8, 1858.
NOTICE To BAKERS. The price of
Fresh Flour being $500, in the New Orleans Market,
Bakers required give u bread for ten cents
during next week 1 V. D. TERREBONNE, Mayor.
THOMPSON'S GROCERY STORE.
L sUGAR-stuart's Crushed Pulvetised and Leaf;
4 C0FFEE-Java and Rio;
MOL MACKEREL-whole, hall, and quarter kits;
BEEF AND BUFFALO TONGUES;
MAY BUTTER; CHOCOLATE, TEA, &c;
SOAP-A largelot in whole, half and quarter boxes:
HAMs-stagg shay's, Dysons and Sugar Cured -
CIGARs-Best Havana and Smoking Tobacco;
Pickles Tomato Ketchup Pepper Sauce Lemon syru ard
variety other articles in the provision line Old Bourbon
Whisky Good Friction Matches &c. all just received and
for sale by lnvo.bl J. T. IHoMFS0Ns
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RANBERRIES.-l Barrel fine and
~ fresh Cranberries just received and for sale by
[iS.tf. A b Raglan