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mRWIIal T. e l!Rs.pO e! ON !.
u M. A AZ A M T G @ U I
DU MARIA r.
Suite at fiji.

La matinee toute eDtiere qui COM
mcncc pour ells onze heures ct lnit
a-dcux.sc pas.e 4 essayer des robes,
dies chapeaux, des bonnets. Pendant ce
temps Ia, |e ne pnis moi-meme etre ad-
mis- dams le sanctuaifc, ct rien all mon
de ne deciderait ma, femme d interrom-
pre- ces inportantes occupations pour re-
ccyoir une visite. a deux heures ct de-
mic settlement, je puis Ia voir ct lui de-
mander faccompagner Ia promena-
dc el &c qu'elle a decide pour Ia soirec.
VOLTA noffe sort nous autres maris, CT
tous ccux de ma ronnaissance sont loges
i IN m6nle enseigfc.
Nj. de d.. ll'auriit pms micux dit, 81
Ludoyic iui c1t donnG le mot.
Les deut aft1is qui ti'avaicnt pas le
temps dsattendrc les loisirs de Ia dame,
prirent congo du mari.
Nous n'aurcns peut-etre pas meilleu-
re chance chez Nine N, dit Luaovic,
inais enfn tentons l'avcnture.
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TaE3Mpi}E liz La DEMO
CRAi'I,s.

In consal;ant les dtpeche< tsligra>
plaques qni soit t'hrvein,es cl i,icr pen-
d;tnt il lo'lrnee, Ct que notis pnbi!ons &C
matin, Oil vcfra ,Iae dans Ia so9rec dn
p. une henrc i,yaucec de n nuit, la
Chambrc de- kepresentants 4 aiopte ic
bill du Nebraska, par une maIofite de
treize voix ll3 eontre lU0. i,an1en-
dement, Clayton, iltrodult par &c Stnat
u ele rcjcle par Il, Chanbre, et 81 no'ls
comprcnons bien ce vote, le bill !. ete
adoaie tel quill est sorsl des mains dc
II. Douglas, rappo'tcur dn comit6 des
Territories ,u Senat. Cc bill tcra done
retour i &C dernier corps, etil est pro-
bable xqae, pour metre un tcrmc a "a
gitation ct 3 i'tn1lete publique, il i'adops
terra tel gull Went de passer a Ia Cham.
bre.
lie resultat que. nous coilstatons lei Il.
yec tait de plalslr nest pas settlement
par lc calme quill Va rame-.
ner dams l.opinion pablique III faut aus
il Penvisager CONNIE la confirm ton dn
Compromls de 1880 ct CONNIE le regie-
ment deiinilif de Ia question de lesclaya-
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ct a"lmfs d d'un esprit patriotique ressen-
TAFT proiondtment.
Lep"qnc est 81 pen favorable a tom
ce qul pou'rait ressembi.y il unc de-
monstratlon, quson doit aItribucr ces
sentiments de reserve qu'aGcun signe
exlefleuf co!lectif ne soft vcnu tenoigueI
au nniatie demissionnaire cctte sfn,pa
THE, cette cstlme ct cettc y6n&rati0,,
qu'eprouyent pour lui tant dc ccur$
pru$slens, sinceFemcnt attac hes au roi
ct au pays. { Cest ayec une doaIeur d'aa-
tant p!ue sraie ct plus prolonde que tous
ont applis, qn'cn ce moment ule posi-
liol, 81 impoftante daus les conseIl, do
rol a du etre abandonnee par un hom-
nc qni, apres avois conquIs de beanx
laugicrs sur lc champ de batailIe, IL mars
que par son talent organi>atcur Ct a su
ga9ner par sa paterncile sol'tcltude, Ia
mour ct !c de, otlcmcnt de I'armee-
lie dernicr mnistsc dc la gncrrc,
plein de ccttc hdellte enyers Ic ro ct de
Get ;nour dc Ia Prusse qul he Sc tronyent
que chez les caracteres purs ct datach6s
des calculs vughlrcs, et,lt place par I,e-
t6yation de ses sentiments, au dessus des
intrigncs des parts, ct ne pouyait Glre
honme de pasti. On conco!t que par
ce.a meme, ii a dd etrc poarsuivi par
des men6es !lo,tiles. Un homme dc va
leur Ct Yn 4 Ia conscience dc scs inten-
toes droltes ct insIes, supporte facllc<
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N0 So,

Lhonorabe sir John Turtlesoup u
cn<uitc montr& avcc eloge les spectatcurs
dn premier rang qui portaient barbcs
ct naoustaches. .aa ........
Avec bienveilancc ccux do second
rang qui portaieut la moustache ct i'm
peFiaIe. Hs-
Avec qneIqucs mots encouragement
cenS d" tFoisicme rang qui he portoient
qnc Ia nonstache. .@..-
il Sc disposait hstrir les spectateurs
'mberbes dn qnatriemc rang, Iorsqnc
cenx'cl yoyant forage qui les menacait
ont precl clpltamment quite In sale en- it,
rant de ne plus TOUGHER a lcurs rasoirs.
Charivart.
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Madame nest PAS visible, repondit
aux deux jeunes gems lc valet de cham
brc de Nine n. lille est en- conference
ayec un de ses agents dc change, ct
deux autres messieurs de Ia bonrsc dol
vent passer ensuite. Il y Gu aura pour
une bonnie heure.
--Qu'est-cc que celia signiIie dil le
provincial etonne.
-Cela veut dire, reprit le Parisien,
que Nine N. specule sur les fonds pn-
blics, sur les actions de chemin de / fer.
La plupart des iemlnes elegantes Sc IL
vreul 4 ces jeux de fagiotage. Gest
la mode, c'ese une iareur ct c'est char.
mant !! Files cnrichissent Ia lnaison.
Il, Ou Giles Ia ruinent Comment IN
mari peut-il souifrir que 50 femme joue
d la Bourse .
-Et comment pourrait-il fempechcr..
Minis pour specnler, 4 faut delar-
gent, ct sill Iui en- refuse o.. "
-Rcfuser de l'argeut i sa femme
Al mon ami, ne dis pas de ees ,chosesr
Ia, 81 tu veux te marier d Paris tu se-.
rails perdu dc reputation. Refuscr dc
fargent sa femme !! c'.est plus qu'nn
mauvais procede, e'est une sotllsc deplo@
rable pour cclai qui la commet. ,Unc.
oIie femme trouve toujours du credit. ct
luand elIe 4 joue sur parole ct perdu, il
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PROCEEDS DELLA RUSSII.

On salt. dit Ie Pays, que le gonvcr-
nement rnsse retire an consul de Ffnn,
ce en- Pologne !'cxequatur qni lui await
etc accorde, ct que Get agent u do
gutter reccmnent Varsoylc. Nous re.
ccvous de ccttc willie meme, sur les cir
c"nstances qui ont accompagn6 lie de-
part de NJ. dcs Essarts, dcs details tel!
Iemcut oranges quill faut pour les ad,
rncthe, Sc rappcIer les proced6s des au>
toriles mIitalres dOdsssa cnvers Ic
parlcmentare des 1otlcs aJIifes. On ne
peut pas montrer plns d'ignorAnce dcs
usagcs des nations civ'isees ct dcs pres
criptions les plus lormcIlcs du droit dcs
gems.
On assure d Get ellct que lie general
Ruiiger aynnt refn la notifications du
depart du consul de France, lui anrait
la't savor par IN dcs agents supfrienrs
dc l'adminlslratIon dn royaumc que ION
mettrait prohibition absoluc sur la sortic
de ses archives.
Uac pareilIe pr6tention dcvait natu-
reliement provoquer dc la part du con.
snl de- Frauce les plns fermcs protesta~
tons. .2nssi avaitril signilie au fonc-
tionnalre charge dc lui cxprimcr les IN
tentlons du general lsudiger, que son
dcvoir etait dc conserver a tout prix H.
depot qui hi etait con6t, ct qu'il etait
ptet q lc defendrc an bcsoin les almcs i
Id main.
II paraft 9usunc sorte dc conscil etait
reuni chez le general Radiger, ponr at,
tendrc leilet dc cctte communication i.
"oui:. On n'avait point compte sans
doute sur la resistance que ron rencon.
ira alnsi ct ION s'arleta dcvant le
scandale europeen que cettc violation
du drolt des gems, cornpliqu&e dune at
taqne en- reg'e contrc Ia maison consul
laire auratneccssaisement produit.
Notrc correspondence ajoutc eli c1fst
que NJ. des Essarts a pa emporter les
archives dc son cnnsulat.
Au reste iletait dc notaritte Var
sovie que depuis quellaes mois toutcs les
demarches CT toutes les paroles du con-
sui dc France etaient epiecs avec uh
soIn extreme, que scs ettres ne lni arr-
vaient qu'apras avoir etc ouyertcs et lucs
a ioi:ir on pretend meme que, il j n
peu de temps, le bureau OH Sc tfouvaicnt
icufermaes les tables de chiilres qui
scrvaicnt Il sa correspondence contiden
tiellc avec son gouvernement auraient
etc Iobjet de tentatives reiterees def
fraction.
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faut bien que l. mari pale. Aimerais-
tu mieux que le dssastfc fut repare par
IN autre
-j'aimerais micnx que ma femmc
s'abstint de specnIer.
Oai, mais coma,ent resister lsentrai,
ncmcnt de la mode, a l'attrait de la ior-
tune ct d Ia saveur du fruit defendu !
Tu es encore un pen ariiere, mon pau
yre ami, mais il taadra bien que ID te
iormes, 81 tu veux 6tre IN epoux accep.
table.
-On me menes tu maintenant de-
manda le provincial, qui soutait chan
ger 10 sujet de Ia conversation.
Chez ma cousine, ellie est tres lice
,.vec L, baronne, ct jc ne sais comment
ic n'avais pas songe i c!lc.
Ia eousine mademoiselle Armande.
-Qui Sc nomme auiourd hui Nine
d'A... Ellie est .nariee depuis six mois.
-Helas je le shis.
rHtlas dis,tu /? que sigaife cetle
plaintiye exclamation /?
-Ah mon ami, qnsellc charmante
dcmoiselle que IA cousine ! VOLTA bien
la femme quill m'aarait falla
Tu Ia ccnnais done Mais en- effet
ton oncle etait IN anclen compagnon
darmes de- son perc.
--Et l'annGc dcrniefe, ellie ct son pc.
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irons la renconlrer an hois. .sss
lis ne cherchereut pas longtcmps Nine
d'A.. '.udovic s'entcudit appeler de loin
ct dune roix retentissantc c'ttait sit
eousinc ellie ssapprocla, ct aperccvant
Martial ellie 'aborda coi,'me unc yleille
connaissance
-Et bonjour cher, dit.clle en- 'ui dons
nant nne poign6e de main vous voici
done Paris 'cn suis charmee.
lie provincial resta muet d'emotion
ct de surprise. II regardait Ia Ieunc
femme dun air stapetalt ct il lui f,llat
IN effort d'esprit pour Ia rcconnaitre.
C'etait III autre ellie meme. La jeune
personuc quill await yue en- province s'e-
tail transformee. les traits de son via.
&c avaient pris une expression nonseIIs.
Ea pIlysionnomie jadis 81 douce, Sc dis
tngnait maintenant par IN caracterc dc
hardiesse de viyacite ct d'assIrance. Sa
tournure brillait par tinc grace cavaiere
ct friEgantc. LIE ton ct les maniercs
ayaieBt subj lc meme enlargement. FL
le parIait haut, interpellalt sans facon
les ienncs gems, 6cliangeait arcc enx dies
propos famiIiers ct de piauantcs pIaisan-
teries. Son mari, i,--Cct heurcux snari1-
ieane honmc blond ct timide renplis-
salt aupres d.elIc lsoflicc d.ecuyer. q
cheyalicr d'lonncur ct de secretaifc
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&C.. Dtsormai- cette question EST bannie
de l'enceinte du Capitolc ct Iaissec toutc
cntiere a Ia souveraittct6 du penp!e
CONNIE comp Eetemrnt .6trangerc "a l..
Constitution.
N'oubions pas qae ce beau success est
dc aux efforts reuris des demorrates dc
toutes les parties dc l'Union, ct soyons
Ell nStcfncnt Gers car peut-9tr aucun
par!i poIitiquc ne donnera unc plus
grandc Prcqve de patrio'ismc.
Or. dc la Lousianc. }
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aas b6r5,;,,nos Of no vrnIo,t oo;,t ,a~.
metre ;,ux ;ss,.itcs Ar vc,;r iio,r;n,or
dams lear ;I.,
Heuyepscnent c,,o les Anela;s 60 mo
onent des vilepjos de rEJujgcrs.
La preuye on'iIs nv aiou,cnt mas
dTtnporf,nce # on'i,s men sent has
noias ,,s o,o;s .n.t o,,;ls p;e,,o,, ,,o
nous f.iec une dps concoss;o,s lea .,t,,
f,rtcs anv,,cI1es nSt 81 ,ss;o,o. 10 ro,
ple ,,ola;1
I!s adontent T., p,one,acho ~ l., b,rbe
In GRAND meeting = 6ta tenn 20
suiet 4 Newcastle. Les mcmbrcs de cc,-
te reunion ttaicnt places sur cnn,rc rnogs
Au premier rang, les barbes ct les
n1nnstachcs.
Au second les moustaches ayec inpsria>
sc.
hu tros;aoe les sinoplcs moustacllcs.
An ouatrieme les mctnbres imbcrbes,.
In saance etant ouvcrtc, Honorable
sir John Turt|esoup a demands Ia ma.
role ct s:cst expri,ne ainsi
Gen,Iencn.
Au nonnnt oil mons aI)ons combattre
ON Orient et dams in B3|tjoue Ole a CO.
t. ct en- coon6ration fraicrne!!e avcc
nos hons amis les Fraucais. donnons
ieur nua marnne pnb4iouc ct nallouaIe
de uotre symoalhie.
les lurpyt;,de, que l'Univcrs etrit cha
ope 0atin contre nous ne doiyent pas
nous "tfecter. LsU,.ipcrs pretend nous
cmy8chcr dc lire l., Bible, mais qui
s'occa2e meme en- France dcs rodomon-
tcdes dc IUniycrs +? Je propose trois
nrogncrncn,s contre &c journal. { LIS
,rojs orooae,g,gnts sent GOES d EuudpiD,i-
= .....-
II ssnci, done dc savoir comment uons |
notre s-ymosthie pour les
I'm honorable gentleman dc mes a.
ma ncn<ait ou'il scra;f nropos de don.
,.r On eracd b,nouct OF il ne surait
,arvi que dps crenoni|lcs.
Cfcuonilies Ia sa.ce blanche.
f,ra,,,,ill.s -, nr,t;n
GrepoujlIcs sanyecx.
Greuouilles en- salmis.
GrenouiI!cs a IA oursc dc tnarrons.
VoI-au-vcnt do gycnouiles, etc.
Cc gentleman SC londait sur &C que
es areuoniIle< nassent ponr atre Ie NETS
.ational ies Iarancais, CONNIE sont chez
,oas le ro>biif ct le p!um-pldding.
IL me s,.is cnpres,t de ie detromper.
ia; y;,ita l., Franc. ct TAI vu par
- itSs ! ~ - -
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LES MOUSTACfIES
EN ANGLErERRE

I.'aIliance anglo-franeaisc devient
plus intirne de jour en- jour ct il ny a
plus que Uaigers qui disc cncore dcs
nnres aux .4uglais /, parcc qn'ils sont
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1854-06-04

TnxAs.-Nons ayons requ des journaux
dn Texas jnsqu'au 27 courant. lie pays
dams lie voi.inagc du fort Merrill est in
fcstG de Comanchcs.
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AGENTS DU 2IoNNIEk.

AGENTS DU 2IoNNIEK.
I'M. e. Eude, Passage
K.Lr.oRLEAss :. de la Bourse, No IS
J encoignure Cont.
aseyxsros III N Richard d Temp,et
fslvisnE- -NEuvE. . Nj. Firmin Duplessis.
lBERvilLE NJ, ]. Breau.
Sr.JAcoUEs NJ. Auguste Thtrot.
Sr-JEAS DApTisTE, M Ed.tard perrat
ST. CHARLES -.
posr-BREAUx, At. Edmond Billiard.
Tmropaux NJ. Pile Blanchard.
HouaA NJ. f. Gagnt
Srr.M.u,r NJ F,tienne penisson.
AssoNprIoy G. Rodriguez, Cafe Star.
BELLE RIvIERE NJ. Pierre 1heriot.
pAtscoURTvfLLE, M. G. J. Il. Gauthier,
II Dams les paroisses Oh nous n'avons pas
f,mnme d'agents, nous prous les Maitres De
pos,e de vonloir Sc charger de l'ageuce de notre
fedil'e.
hNNoNCEs: Pour les insertions, annonces
avis, etc, efc, les conditions sent les sulFa@'es
lshr Blk LrGsss, pour la lere insertion 81 90
Pour les insertions suivautes -: :: 80
ront sbhhne 'gfi vondra suspcndrc son abon-
fs,hent devra prevenir, par. ecrit l'Edifeuf,
q ,ihze jotrs All ,aoias, ayant Preparation dH tn
mestre.
On execute l'imbfimereda PtoSS5ER -oi ce
tr'x prix les plus rnodcres, toufes espdces ou-
tragcs typogra phiqncs, (.5ods,) tells que, ,eAF'-
Tss, FAcruRss, PAMPHLETS, BLAEcs. ETC. ETC
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Vi!ie-de-P Paris, rade d'Olcs$a, }
Ic y, AvriI 1851

lie p an natin, h'sit frfgates a va
peur, don't lrol franeaiscs Ct cinq anglai-
ses Sc sont dirig6es sur Ie port imperial
d d,odessa, et a six heurcs ct dcsnie, qua,
tre dc ces trtgate% ont commence lie tea
sur les batteries de terre.
les dcnx m6lcs al,.i que les batteries
Intermediates ont siyement rGpnndu, a
dix l.cnres qpatre autrcs fr@g ties So sort
jolhtcs AJAX Irem!eres ct aiors Faction
est dcvennc ganeraie. Etle u continue
Jusqa'a cinq hcnrrs d. soir, hture a Ia
lneiie faGilra Dnndas ell mol avons f,it
sisnc a'1 fregates dc raIIicr I'escadre.
L'lncendie await gagna Ia tatteric da
mole imperial. Ia pondrerc await sautt;
u;ie quinEainc dc nasires a i'excep:ioh
dc dcux on trols, etaient cou'es Oh ch
teu. Leg embellishments de In marine
ont etc egalcnfent en- fau OH tres endom>
images par les obus. Ia vile ct le port
marchand, oa Sc tronvaient reunis une
grande guantite de nasires de toutes les
natlons, ont ete respecses. Pinsieurs dc
ces Ravlres out meme profile da d6sor-
dre gui iegnait dams Ie port pour en- sor>
tlr, et eltse antres les deux seuls narifcs
francais qni y etaient.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22
Mr.. Touro's will.

Some of the New Orleans papers contA;;,
the will of this millionaire. which was f..
published in the True Delta. He scatter
his treasure over every portion Of the United
States, and applies some Of it to objects Be-.
yond the limits Of The american Union
The Hebrew Societies are well provided "a
Mr.. r. ID. Shepherd of New Orleans i Il
inherit the residue of his vast estate af,e,
providing for his debts and his special ha
quests The Delta Of the 3ist ult. contains
letter from Mr.. Shepherd to Mr.. Her.
mann, Assistant Alderman, in which L.
proposes to place at the disposal Of the city
authorities from 2 to 100000 Of the mon,
ey which he will receive as residuary lcqs.
tee, for the purpose Of improving and EN-.
bellishing Canal street, and for establisbin,
the Aims House named in the will Of AZ
Touro on magnificent scale. DIR. Sben.
herd alludes to certain conditions which Il
will prescribe, and which he feels coufdan,
the city authorities will accede to with nle,.
sure, and which he will make known to anv
committee that may be appointed to confer
with him On the subject
LStrereport Gazette
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22
singular and Fatal Excitement.

A distressing and very singular incident
is related to us BY the clerk Of the steamer
Isabel, as having occurred on that boat du-
ring her last trip flom New Orleans to this
city. The day Of her departure, young
man named Aga Thomas was registered
among her cabin passengers. lie was a
young fellow Of prcpossessing appearance,
neatly clad, temperate in his habits. and ap-
parently in excellent health and spirits
Two or three evenings after starting out,
Thomas sat near the social hall, with several
other passengers, taking part in the conver-
sation. After various discussions, the sub
ject turned on the pcrpetration of seam
boat robberies and murders, and Thomas
was soon silent and appeared to listen with
a rapidly increasing excitement
at last, intcrrupting the speakers. he
told them he did not know what was the mat
ter with him-he thought he was becoming
deranged. His companions laughed at him,
and, believing probably that he was jesting,
resumed the subject. Thomas soon could
not contain himself, and jumping up, he
broke from the crowd. ran along the whole
cabin. then out Of the ladies' department on
the afterguards, whence he jumped without
hesitation into the river and vas drowned
The whole thing was done 50 rapidly,
that DO one could divine his intention or in
tcrfeIc to arrest it before its fatal consumma-
ton. The beat was stopped as soon as pos
sible, and yagl sent out, but owing to the
delay and excitement, and prevailing dark
ness, the unfortunate victim was not even
seen. His hat was found floating on the
water The deceased was from Georgia,
and was proceeding, it was said, in search o.
brother who lives in Arkansas.
ST. Louis Democrat.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22

ANOTHER KosTA CAsE.-The New York
Tribune" brings to notice through its vi
emma correspondent the case of an alledged
unoffending man, travelling under the pro-
lection Of United States passport, who is
now incarcerated in an Austrian prison
His name is Simon Trussing, and he has a
wife in New Jersey, where he has been set
tied as shoe maker, and where he had ta-
ken the necessary steps to become an Amer
lean citizen. He returned to Austria on
business the present year, and was on the
point Of leaving the country to return hith-
er, when he was arrested by the Austrian
police. his passport taken from him, and he
sent to prison. The American Minister has
interfered in his case, but the Austrian au-
thorities refused his liberation.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22

We observe statement in the papers
that Judge Douglas who, we fear, is rather
everlasting himself in public concerns, has
addressed letter to the Governor Of Hi
nois on the subject Of river and harbor i'm
provements. in which he argues in opposi-
lion to the views Of many democratic illu-
limitations, that the discrimination between
tidal and running waters is unjust and as
serts the belief that if the power of Congress
to protect, improve and facilitate navigation
has any existence in the Constitution, it
reaches to every portion Of the Union where.
in fact, tie waters are navigable. He ar
CUES that the system of Improvements by the
general government is liable to two-fold OBJ
jections-of unconstitutionality and inexpe-
diency and that the system has generally
failed-worse than failed, because it has re-
pressed local legislation and enterprise.
Finally, he advocates the passage Of a
general law, giving the consent of Congress
to the imposition Of tonnage duties according
to uniform rule. and upon equal terms in
all the States and Territories considering it
fully sanctioned BY the Constitution, justi-
fed by precedents, and in every point Of
view, the most economical and satisfactory
system. [Memphis Wing.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22

DUELING AND THE LADIEs.-Mrs. Lind
say, of the Kentucky Garland, is out against
the practice Of dueling The Louisville
journal tells her that the ladies are in
great measure responsible for it, Thou
sands and tens Of thousands Of duels have
been fought n it says. from ell-grounded
belief on the part Of those engaged in them,
that, without fighting they could not stand
well in the estimation of the ladies, and that
duels would recommend them to the ladies'
admiration and favorable regard. We have
never known man, notorious for his duels,
to be discountenanced OH that account by
female society in general-on the contrary,
we have almost invariably found them, if
they had the address and manners of gen.
tlemen, to. be especial favorites and pets Of
womankind. Let the ladies reform all this;
let them set their faces sternly, not mere
ly against dueling, but, against duelIsts, and
our estimable friend of the Garland will
soon find in good earnest that "thc diaboli-
cal practice has forever passed away
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22

Tie California Courier thus holds forth
over the announcement Of treaty with an
indian tribe. whereby our government has
secured military and missionary privile-
ges:
Military and missionary. What yok-
ing together of unlikes; what junction Of
dissimlarities and yet, how proper. The
wheat and The tares must still grow togeth-
err; roofing out the one would destroy the
other also. Still. We cannot but reflect on
the great difference, both in cause and re-
suit, IN origin and termination, Of these two
privileges" From what different disrosi-
tions DO they spring ? and what different dis
positions do they produce? The idea sug-
gested by the one is destruction by the
other salvation The one originates in a
love of war, the other in 4 love of peace--
Thinking Of the one brings before our men
tai vision the martial step, the bristling bay
onet. the laundering cannon, mangled bod
les and bloody fields; thinking Of the other
brings to our view its author---tbe Prince Of
Peace; its motive, the desire to benefit and
bless; and its results. peace on earth and
good will to man Yet in these two words
military and missionary, they are all joined
together. Such is human nature, snch is
society, conjunction Of opposites, mixing
of antagonism."
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-22
BY Telegraph,
To tie Cacldo Gaoefte. |

We held up our paper last night, with the
hope of getting something new of interest,
up to very late hour from New Orleans,
but nothing came. We have on hand dcs-
patches, dated New Orleans, 10th Feb,
some of which came through in anhour.
They sum up the following.
Europe is in state of great agitation
The money market IS becoming tight in N.
Orleans !; Banks restricting operations, ex-
change on Europe is difficult.
In reference to cotton, despatch to a
commercial house in town, which has been
kindly sent to us, says
Cotton down one cent in the last eight
days, and going still lower"
Shreveport Gaoette, 11M FEB.