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Etat de In Louisiana. - Cour du Gin
auieme District NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Assumption.
Succession de Augustine Pcmponeau.'
epouse dscsdee dc Bernard lsidore .
S~alies.
Attendu que William w. Pugh execu-
teur de la dite. defunte a enliasse an bu-
real, du Grefier de 10 susdite Conr mn compte
de son administration, aihsi qn'nne petition en-
~demandant ffioinologation.
Avis est par le present donna totls ceux
que celia peut concerner d'avcir a deddirr sous
les trentc ours les ~raisons pour lesquelles lie
dit coumpte ne serait pas approuve ct hornolo-
gne ct les funds entire SEES mains repartis con-
formkment an dit compte. a.. .4t4as
tst Par nfdre de la Couf. I T
~ DESIRE LEBLA NC, grehien ,3h
Assumption lie 10 NJ ails55. .aatfQtapa
qg 8l .tnsl. IN aais&ss4e
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NOTICE

The. Partnership new existing f6r the rt's
ring Of the ttW Washington Hotel At Napoleon
between Charles A. Besse and Pierre i. BESSIE
under the name Of Besse brothefHs will stand
Dissolved by common, consent on the tfsto f Jn-
no next 1855. .W ..tf.
All persons indebted 10 said firtifare'reqnes-
led h sittle immediately with charles A Bes-
80 who is the only one charged with the ret
,lemen. ofall the affairs Of said po%rthenhip.
Napoleonville Assomp tioa 81 Mars 1855.
CHARLES A. BEssE.
p. H. BEssE.
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NOTICE

Pursuant to law an election will be held on
Monday fouttenteenth day Of May next $500
in the second sixth, ninth, elebenth, twelfth
and thirteenth districts OF this Parish iof ire
purpose Of eIecting d member oil the Police
Jury IN aud for each ef the above districts. Az
Polls to remain open from Mite o'clock A. ~
70 folf p. nj. under the superintendence OF
the hereinafter naricd Judges of Election and
at the following places to wit aat
2nd District At the Star Coffee House ow-
ned BY NJ. Gabriel Rodriguez or in the neigh
botrhood, Judges of election Nm. Nuna Vi
yes, valcour. Melarieon and Augustin Herman
Iez.
9Th District : At .Mt Maxile Boudreau's
or in the neighbourhood Judges of election
Messrs Ellie La ndry, Maxile Beudreau and
Dominique Desbous.
9Th District At Mr. victorin Triche's billiard
room or in the neighbonrhood. Judges Of Flee
ton i. Messfs. w. r. Mills, Venant habert,
and Constant l.. Simoiaeau.
18th District At NJ. Feray's store on Grand
Bayou or nthe neighbctirhood Judges. OF cleo
ton Messrs John Me CARNEY, Gatlen Blan-
char,i and Marcelin j. Leblanc. ,,a-
18th District At NJ. Etienne Psnisson III
or in the neighbourilood. Judges Of Election,
Messrs H. N. Els; cleophas Penisson' and E.
tienne penisson If. ~
18th District at Mr. Anaelette sirnoneau's
on Bayou Pierre Part and at NJ. Dorcino Ren
tllrop's on Belle River or in the neighbourhood
Judges Of election. Messrs valentin Barillau
valeour Porcle and Anaclete %Simoneand foi
Bayou Pierre Part and Messrs Leon Leblanc,
Pierre Theriot and Charles Gros for Belle.Ri-
TER. E.a.I. ~. a,a M.
Assumption April 25th 1856. 5v.
C. l.. MAYOR, Clerk,
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J 1T TT EIT| #98' 2 III = ~ =
vENTE A L'ENCAN. s
ErAT DE La LOUISIANA.
. a paroisse de

te Mardi 80 mai courant q ls55, III sera
ysnitu d l'encah, depuis nenf fenres dri matin,
au magasin de M. Joseph Espenan, ai village
de Napoleonyille, rue. de'ia Ievee, par Alfred
Tete,. un des encante,fs de cetts parolsse
Un grand assortment de tnarcllandlsesese-
ches, quincailler,e, groceries,, iaience, verre-
RE. Be. &c, le tou. diyise par lYts.
Conditions Toutes somnles DC 80 ct au-
dcssous payables compliant, ct toutes so1nmes
audsssus lie BIO payables "a trois nols lau
bureau da Recorder de ceste paroisse, en- bill
let's endosses a satisfaction, portanr interet q
hut pour cent apres eebsance.
paroisse Assumption, le 10 mai 1855
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BOlS DE CYpRE DU MOULIN
ds NJ. Jumes h..i.NE.

NJ. JAMES KANE PREVENT les hahitapts
de Na%poleonsilie ct du Bayou Lnlourche
quill transpoltela dn hois dams le yiIIagd
trois iois par srmaine, lie maldi, le jrud4
ct lie saniedi. Toute personneg uni YOU
dra contractor ayec hi IL m%ncontrcra /
Napoleonville les ionrs q drssus designts
IL Prevent e%galrment lie public T~
son DEPOT est sit,ie sis-a-vis le mtgasia
de M. Nathan Webster ct que &c deralu
est ~nutorise d taiter en- son abscenu
avec %quiconque Sc preseniera pour achpis
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SIS
"a MARION.

Parti marion . il a environ cinq mois
de l'habitation de NJ, Eugene Comeau, lie
Negro Alfred de petite iaiIle. trapu, fort,
un peu vonte, ayant nne cicatrice MI des-
sus dune des paupieres, occasionnee par
I'm coup de pied de mulet.- Crosses levres
-Chevcux tresses on moment de son de-
part. ST &c Negro Sc trouve 6croue dams
~quelqu'une des ge6les de ''etat on saurait
bieii gre an sherifde la paroisse Oh II pour
IA sc tfonser den bonner avis q nos bus
reaux on d M. Eugene Comeau. a~s5Et,
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VENTE A EENCAN.
Etat de la Louisiana.
! Pdvo,sse ds Assumption

q Pdvoisse He FAssompttof.
Le.Mardi 2e-Mai ~courant 1855 II sera VEN
did 4 1tencan depuis 9 heures dit uatin au ma
gasin de Joseshi Espenan at village de Napo-
feonville, rue de la Levee, par Alfred Tete uh
des E~ncanteurs de cette paroisse. Il aasaaa
I'm grand assortment de marchandises Sc
ehes, quincalleries, groceries, f~afence, verre-
lies etc. le tout divise par lots. ia gss,s
Conditions /: Toutes somnes de dix piastres
1t au dessous p~ayables compliant ct toliies som.
mes au dessus de $40 gpayables d trois nois
au bureau du. RaeorderIde scette ~Paroisse, EN-
billets endosses 4 satisfaction porta1t intefat D
hut .ppsr cent apresi eeheance. s.. .4f III 5
Assumption Ia moi 1865. aifste4i a6i37n-
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The State Of Louisiana. - Filth Judi
cial District Court. -- Parish of As
sumption. M fi# IS
Succession of Augustine P mponennx
deceased wife in second moriage OF
Bernard lsidorc SALES.
a.a.uE Whereas Williams W.. Pugh
testamentury executor Of said deceased has this
lay filed in the office of the Clerk OF said Court
an account OF his administration together
with a petition praying that the same be ap-
proved and homologated.
Notice is hereby given to all whom il may
concern tolshowl cause within thirty days why
said account should not be approved and ho-
mologated and the funds in his hands distfibu-
ted in accordance Herewith. E
@ BY order Of the Court.
at DESIRE LEBLANC, Greffier.
Assumption this 18th Mai 1855.
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PATENT MEDlCINE DEPOT.
No. II, Mississippi STREET,
DoNkLnsoNyILLE 3.

] ob1l Bulls Sands aud Townsehd's Sarsa
%pa,illa. Ayers Cherry Pectoral for coughs,
colds. az. Uiverwoft; and ttf NJ cunc1ata-
gta, DEMONSTRATION, balsalm ei Wild cherry
Tor diseases o fthc lungs, Compound syrup
ofNaptha, for asthma and colds.
Oxygenated Differs, for dyspepsia, rh'h',,
sic, etc, India cholagoghe, for fever and
ague, etc, Electrical tebrI'uge or speeds
fever tonic: Railway ready relief, Indian
vegetable elixir, for rheunatisms and govt.
Winer's. Canadian tefmituga, Longloy S
great western panacea, ~forliver complaints,
Venetian Eminent for pains Of all kinds
Mexican mustang lininleht for fresh
and old wounds, Buffers nerve and bone
liniment for horses, sherman's Olosannian,
all healing balsam, Magical pain EXTRACTOR
for all kinds of sores, Jew David's or lie
brew's Plasters. .r"..It..t
Ill l. $:
Graefenberg Vegetable Pills.
Monat's 10 do
VIM. Wrislt's do do
Magnetic powder (ordestrnctloii OF roa'
cles, Phosphoric paste, Death on rats.
ALso:--Castor oil. Epsum salt, ~sullafe
de q%ninine, de Powers ct Weightman ct de
Robi1iet. |.''--.
Poudres de seidli'z.
Dopaldsonyille, ID Juin 1852.
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The partnership which existed between !.
e. Loret and Il. Z. Baudoir, Known as the
from Of +. G. Loret and CT is dissolved by nut
tual consent, nj l.. L. Baudoin being the on,
" person charged with the sediment OF said
partnership ls aI !. LoREr.
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CRANES DE J%ARDlNAGE.,

NJ, Theodore Gora,, previent les habi,
tants au'il Went de recevoir un grand as
sentiment do CRANES de jardinage ct de
leurs, do patatess de- dallas doubles ct des
Iplus bellies varieties. - Tortes les graines
vendues par NJ. Gofan sont complement
guarantees. : .L.'s. 60 ta@1
= Depot de M. Th. Gorau, chez Nine
DrpRE.-Paincourville. 4t47& i Fssa ia.a
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AVIS.

La societe qai existait entire F. c, Iorot e.
: Il Bauloin connue sous la raison de +. c.
Loret ct co. est dissoste par cor.sentement
,%nutuel, Mr. /, Batlouin es5. senl clarae tie
de regler les a~ffaires de Ia susdite soclete.
Paroisse Assumption lie 10 Mai 1855.
T. claiborne Loret
.tf" a L. Il BAUDolN.
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JoHr n. ~IhbsLny.

NOrICE,-Allprofessio business en-
trusted to the undersigned willreceive their
dill gen, attentions. They will attend reggu-
larly the sessions Of the courts of the Alb
and 9th judicial District
l,onaldsonville, Gard march 1852.
/. JOHN H. ILLSLEY
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A vENDRE

A des conditions avantagnnscs1 90
monllh sucre tout Ell fer, d.uhe belle
pnissance, d une manufacture nnglais
en- pr Vail ordre et garanti SOFAS tbns s
rapports. "a So fS.adfesser d sp
""i Fs~o ALBERT HARLEQUIN
re habitaiion MI .dessus du seminal
tH3i M sS{#3N E9f aHn ala{t1 dI
Erinla g. #nts Iy.t.s u. t, t..ata, tit
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Henle de succession.
Successor, de fen JAMES q. MoRR1ros

Succession de fen JAMES q. MoRR1soN.
lie samedi 2 JUN 1865 q 10 heures dn ma
lin. il sera ofert en-, yente q Penean 4 la 'por-
to do Ia ,naisoh de fcour de .cette paroisse par
le soussignt, les eftets sulvants appartenant a
Ia susaite succ, ssion savoir:
Un lot complet d'outilsi dhigenieufs, tel que
poulies etc
n 10 au complaint, ettoutes seffrmes au-dessus
dc saopayables le premier mars 1856. Les
acauereurs fonrnissaut leurs hllets ayec bon
mes etsolvables cautions b Ia satisfaction du
sonssigne, p~ortant Init pour cent d'interet a
paftir de fecheance.
Paroisse Assumption. &c 10 mai 1865.
]. II. MUNS0N.
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DENTISTE.

Le docteur Tho. ]. H5PER, eleve dl cef
bre dentiste Anaritain GESW. PAhLEY, 6fH
SEES services aux habitants de ces contfeesa
les Prevent quill travaillera durant tout
printemps ct tout Pete dams les paroisses ~
c%ensioD, Assumption ct Observation-Disclosures
Les personfles dui auroft besoin de son MI
nistere dams cette p~aroisse peuvent lie sollicha
en- adressant au doctenr des lettres All buresf
de poste de NapoIeonviile. -- II s'empresass
de 80 rendfe . .chaqae appel.
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III - ~ '
VERA NDAIl CONT
r u E @ 0 N
ENfRE les RuEs c]HARTREs vt LEvEr.
NILE ORLEANS.

NADGGG GE0EG55GGeg3,
II Ihonneur d annuncer d 50. mis- # mi
public ell general u~n'rlIe ,i.,t de fair,
remett,e d hent ct d'arrungrr. pom la plus
grande comtnodite DIES peIsonnts qui Tho
nnrpnt de leur contlanre,
hnosnNyetrsnuod1aAna suD,nat
RE Cont 26 entre Chorfre. IT Lertp.
Ontre IL gland nombre de %cllambres
ct de cabinets qui permct tie r@rcevoir 100
a 125 rtnsioniln 'rts, III iun!spra dang
Get hotel de wastes ii conthttalIes an NJ.
tements pour families
La mnniere don't Get ttablisscneut est
tenn so,ls to',s les rhpt"r \, tes sums dung
mes aux vd,vageurs. ct par drss,s tn't lt
Q'ialiie ~ la nouvra'iie dies M, T. don't IN
table est %fonrnie, anssi hirn ute les soi,,4
arI'oftes d lrur p'epamtinn. font e-perer Il
Nine Georges q~n'tlle nura t,onlinp par le
passt, lie birnvriIlaut patronage DIES cilo-
yens de In NlIe.OtIeans ct de messirnrs
les halitnn's en- general.
Niue Georges pruflr DE- ce'te orcnsitn
pour annohcrr IN" sesiele,tnrrs sont id
8 heures il 9 heures ct Ie diner de i d
4 heures. -sI. ....
LIS rhaln'res. y compris Ia pension
sont aux pris s@,i,nnts /: 81 ] PAR j"tu -
u ! SO ct s J par jour, s,,vanl leur i'm,
poriance. #.. .. .. il.
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ADV ERTlSEMN TS.
~ ~N "
THE! THE

ASO- %~~A ~~% -
THE THE!
n T. so,*signe Went de recevoir IN envoi de
A~A Ties %assortis, %ilnportes par la compagnie
ccnnue SOFAS le nom de Neu York Canton Tea
.Iampaay,- etI oflre- en-
ANDREW G[NGRY.
na* Ager'sisls Com pagnie, a Donaldsonvi|le
TR@Rk ESis Garden Seeds Just received
from Prince g. Co celebrated Gar
dcns, at Flushing, New York, ii general
assortmentof Garden seeds.
Also atelgct assortment of Flower
Seeds. .t.. f... r8'E" *"r
~Preservcs--i cases Shakers preserves
assorted, 1t superior article. for shle by
BonaIsonvilIc. La
English. y ..:.. ..gf.. t......
... Almanachs for 1854.
French, FOR SALE.
Comic, "A. Gl MGR y,
...s-.. Donalsonyille. IT.
Americana .....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06
A Farm TO Read About.

The Ohio State Journal gives the fol-
lowing description ofthe farm ofG enerui
Woithingtnn, near ChiIlicuthe:
While in Chillicothe, & few days
since, we avaled ourselves Of an Up.
p"Itunity Of visiting the fac fam of
General Worthingtou, which is located
about two miles north of Columbus, up
on the high grounds that overlook lhe
beautiful valley Of tho Scioto.
This farm contains about seven or
eight hundred acres Of the beet land in
the garden Of Ohio, we'll supplied with
the purest water, and adorned with mag.
ni!icent groves OF forest trees. Fruits
of the choicest kind. and Of every
variety, aio 10 be found in the spacious
orchutds, for there are several, while
the grape and the melon vines that were
growing luxuriantIy on every hand, sat-
lshed Us that the General would never
auiler Tor the want of friendly visitors
during tho grape aud melon seasons.-
Figs from the land Of Smyrna. friioles
from the plains of Mexico. and peas
itomthe scmi-civiI;zed coutrtry orJapau,
flourish in his we'll cultivated gardens,
objects of curiosity ln the stranger, aud
OF pride and gratitude to the well cuIli-
waited taste of the General
A large stone mansion, built for dura.
bility, comfort and convenience, By his
ancestor, the late Gov. Worthington,
stands upon the bluff, from tho top Of
which may be seen II country, all up and
down the winding SCiOtO, that in our
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06

PROSPECTS IN CHINA. Roy. DR.. Par.
ker, who has been a missionary in Chi
ia, aud also an agent Of our Gov rn.
ment, returned to this country a few
days ago. The editor Of the n. Y.
Tribune, who came passenger with him
from Liverpool, says:
I'VE infer from several conversations
with tho Rev. DR.. Parker, who is pro.
oabiy better veroed in Chinese affairs
than any other American, that he
i'tl'e hope of any speedy paci.
hcatInn otthc distracted empire. The
insurgents are now masters of abou,
half tho country, but have made litils
progress since the rcpulso Of their army
that marched 10 the conquest of PekiG
Conhicts still occur at ono point or y .
mother; with alternate success to his
side and To that; bot neither nakea
any decided progress
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NUMBER Il.
Dnlc.gaw EoDD's -zraveEg.

"~~%'Sss-"Gn H.Ss-A' tS sSsAEL ~ " AAs-s
A correspondent Of the South Wes-
tern Baptist relates the following an
ecdote:
Good Sister S------'s little boy was "a
Ispoiied a little cub as you will ind in O.
days ride. On one occasion, lis ex-
cellent mother was compelled to give
the little gentleman dose Of oil, aud
the result was quite scene. Bill was
dragged up to his mother somewhat
like yearling to the slaughter block.
His mother coaxed and reasoned, and
threatened, but oil in vain. My pa
tience was we'll nigh exhausted, simply
in seeing and hearing her tender rea-
sonings and his headstrong w;lfuIncsa.
"pGct0yy hNng lang IN erc7' scale,"
but at length the mother, who though
so torbcaring,was not at all deficient III
nerve when the proper occasion came,
felt the necessity of an appeal to arms,
and so by both arms she took him
10 make short Of a long story, Bill was
held by. the nose and gagged" until
he had swallowed rather more oil than
would have been really necessary; and
now for tho 'big lump Of sugar" But
no. as soon as his mother mad put it
into his hand, the spiteful little fellow
dashed it down in a rage and refused
even to taste it. 10 MY surprise tho
deacon witnessed all this, without ut
tering a single word; although an ct
tentiYe and deeply interested observer
.oi the whole transaction. When we
were done, J. remarked, "What wick
ed temper that child has, and how I
felt like seeing him well twigged, and
especially how foolish to suffer all the
bad taste Of the oil in his mouth when
the sugar would have taken it out so
SOON"
He is certainly bad child" said
the deacon, "but it looked 50 much like
Inc, that l could scarcely think Of any
thing else"
You must have a good mcmory to re,
member SO we'll when you used 70 act
so.
sit does not require such very
good memory, for it reminded me Lcw
] act almost every day. My heaven
ly Father is administering to me con
tnually the most nccdful medicines in
the way Of Affections, triuI3, and trou-
blcs Of every Kind, ard seeing tie be-
hoYiouy Of that child, could but say to
myself, look at yourseIfin minatUrc.'
That throwingd down Of tho sugar struck
Inc with peculiar force as true to the
very life. How often do J 10 that We
Try thing; the comforts that he connects
SO kindly and tonderly with these nee
dcd medicines, / have so often refused
and thrown away. When, Oh, When
shall / be able to say with lay divine
Master, Tho cup that my heaYenly
Father giYcth me, shall 7 not drink it,
Thinks I, to myself, oh gentleman,
Ia give my weight in gold, If / had It,
to be able to dlaw instruction out Of
things in this way. It beats al tho
| chemistry / am master Of
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06
Negro wit


r,r j.. M ,,,,hc,, 'i,T' va VIC '","W''S F""cneS
rmo ~ sS "'"t"'"IS'' Az ne ne, o''hS me party
ors s,n.,La,,n ~ -" o''''. '''''e' ''''
cnTonInv inm ,,ho ~ 10y ov' ~ a o. w !,
w.. l'''' Il" "I''' =, "o S"h,' Ca" ''hoote'
his Bible and wos pnmLe,. nf ,na
church, and an absentee namod Enoch
Manuel who was a notorious rogue.
In one of the Southern cities, not q
thousand miles off, while Mr. l.. was
standing on the sidewalk, conversivq
with Sam Mr. Moore came up, and
pointing to Sam, said:
Mn"rc--- Mr.. Il. don't You want to see
En"c" Ma"uels picture
Sam Dare, pow mass Moore. don't
compare me to Enochi kase Enoch's a
rogue ana lSe honest.
Moore-W ell but the complexion.
0an-Dare now, mass Moore, you
0ngn' no, Saia da'' kaSo dare, noj much
u'i' uice '"'%' you aDd me dare (draw'
"g MS n"Bet across his own forehead
Mt' h--Moorc' you'd better drop
'N"' ""y'
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06

Io Make I0matOeS Preserves. --Take
the round yellow variety as soon as ripe
scald and peel; then 10 seven pounds
Of tomatoes add seven pounds Of white
sugar, aud let them stand over night
Take the tomatoes out ofthc sugar aud
boil tho syrup, removing tho scus1.
Put III tho tomatoes aud boil gently
fifteen minutes; remove the fruit again
and boil until tho syrup tl1ckcns. On
cooling Pot the fruit into jars and pour
tho syrup over it, and add few slices
of lemon TO each Jar, aud you will have
something t" please tho taste of tie
most fastidjous.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06

P. S.-May 2Slh, the above letter was
written, as you will perceive BY the date,
some fortnight since, and doubtful of the IA
vor it might meet with, laid ii aside--
Since that time | have discussed all three
questions publicly, and | feel free 10 say,
they have met with almost the unanimous
concurrence OF our order in this city aud the
surrounding counties; the only exceptions
have heard Of, are confined TO few reli.
gious enthusiasts, who are not willing to
surrender the point, that the object is to es.
tablish the Protestant, and drive out the
Roman Catholic Religion But for one,
must say, | have no desire to become a re-
iisious diSputant; nor a theological conlro.
siaiist; leave that question to the churches,
each one TO take care Of itself; but the war
fare wage, is again st its political influence
for il we estabIis h oursclvs asa political par
IT, TO make W ar upon their religion, then
surely no blame can attach to them for G.
recting their church into political oryani
Zatlon 10 resist our efforts to interfere with
| or annhilae their doctrines Of belief. Wha,
ask is, a total separation OF Church and
State, and when understand they demand
more, shall be compelled to quit them.
J. NJ. e.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06
RIcHMoND, May 18th, 1855.


My Dear Sir:--ln letter received rrom
you last fall you SAID: "As the purpose OF
he Order is to perpoiuao lis principles in
the Union as well as the States, shall be
glad to hear from you with regard to present
nominations, and | shalt at all times be hsp.
py to hear f'om you upon any points of n
teresl TO the grand 0rganza,ion.p
Stimulated by this mark Of confidence, |
have concluded to present to your consite er.
/ alton the result of my reflections on sub.
jectoi the deepest interest to our order ti 70.
o0t the UiIioh, os il presents itself o.,uy
mind.
Whatever prejudice exists agains, our or.
der grows chiefly, f not entirely, out Of The
religious aspect that il seems to bear, and
some OF the friends Of the order (the Rev.
Mr.. Breckenridge of KY, for example) lake
The ground that religion actually constitutes
prominent element Of the Organization. -
Now This is certainly not my understanding
oi tie subject, for could not attach m, Sc
to any political party whose object it was
10 war upon any particular denomination Of
Ieligion--but do war against the pcHical
Influence that the Roman Catholic den1m.
nation exercises in this country, and agtiDs,
The temporal power claimed for the Pope Of
Rome over his creatures among US.
think /, must be conceded by ALL thot
II IS no, only Anli.RepubIican, bu, Ant.A-
mencan, and by all means TO be avoided,
1hatahy restriction should be imposedupon
any part OF The native born citizens Of the u.
mied States, ,he, is not necessary ior the
preservation Of our Institutions and II This
point is yielded, as think it must be, then
think every friend Of the Order must tcsife
10 remove as far as may be done with SAFE
ty, all prejudice That may exist ogoint the
party, end thereby give additional power
ond influence 10 the organization. Tbs too
being conceded the question arises, whe.
'her we may not safely dispense with tho
religious test sl'oge'hsd