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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

GEN CT ASS WON'T OBEY OR RESIGN.
Inthe United Stats Senate o. the 9Th inst, =
joint resolution from the legislature Of Michigan
was presented. Il instructed its Senators and
Representatives % vote against Che Introduction
OF slavery into any Of the territories and particu.
larry into those Of Kansas and Nebfaska; and al
50 70 use their efforts 10 obtain the repeal Of the
fugitive slave law Of 1850.
General Cas- spoke like true man against
this resolution He one Of the Senators from
Michigan. He said be would neither obey the
instructions Of resign: and for very substantial
reasons briefly because next year The Legislature
may repudiate what it has done the present year.
&c says;
When some years ago the Legislature q MIC
higan instructed her delegation ID Congress 70
vote for the VEilnont Proviso be said be should
resign when called upon 70 act. Tie Legislature
however repealed these instructions and therefore
he.lid not resign. BE should not nov neither
follow these Instructions 81 resign, and be pro-
ceeded at some length 70 state his reasons.
He said The Democratic party has lost its as-
tendency ii Michigan. These resolutions result
from the al he new party there. am now
instructed t. aote deprive American citizens il
the territories Of the power to regulate their re;
iations between master and servant end to vote
for the repeal Of tie fugitive slave act which vas
passed to give effect to solemn guarantee ct the
constitution shall neither Obey these instrue
tons nor resign my seat II = political party
whenever and by WhateYer combinations e attaini
power can compel tsopponents holding legisla
I've trusts 70 violate their eonscienees and con
sistency Of resign their positions i would radical
b effect the organization Of tie Senate and Be e
compatible with its oEice as the Representative
branch Of the Sovereignty Of the States. Ihl
Senate would lose every characteristic Of pernan
ency as the power was transferred from one paL
u to another. This would operate against "a
Democratic party for their opponents do net rec
lognize the right % instruct
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02
GIBBS & BOWMAN,
8 III. LAWRFNCE.
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YAzoo CITY, MISS.
UIILI.give prompt attention. to al busin s.
entrusted 10 him in the Circuit and Pros
bate Conrts OF \ AGO and the adjoining coun-
ties, and the Supreme courts at Jackson.
AGO City FEBRUARY
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

FRIDAY MINOR 3
FHE r IIRaADs OF nm UNITED

Stalls
Tie January number q Han nts
Magazine publishes tabala 81 The
names, length locality ana 8 opening
al lie railroads IL the Uni Ibis aflis
ele occupies some nine 81 the Mnga-
zine. It Is introduced 81 npafitiye statements
81 railroads ia Enr rom i ue learn lhas
fhe longest railway Is tie world IS tie Illinois
cenl9al. which bits inches Is 7sl miles
length, and. has been constructed 81 . c5 g Sl5s
100000. The number q miles 81 gailvay d ihs
United States excea the o he world b
tie amount 81 2 q miles
The total number Of railways completed p the
United States IS I'll; tie number Of railways ID
course 81 CONSTRUCTIONS rs the number Of mics
ID operation, IS d SIS which haYe been construct
ed at q cost Of $66.66s s38 The number of
miles IL course 81 construction Is ls 1885,
The state Of Massachusetts, has one mile Of
railway to each seven square miles Of IS SEQ
graphical surface; Essex County il that State
win i geogya phical surlace of 400 square miles
has $50 miles Of railway iaeility; which s : RS
lilo Of one mile Of railway to each three square
miles Of is surface.
The number Of miles Of railway nov IL opera.
ton upon the surface Of the globe IS 40 .S44; Of
which ~ 900 are IL The Eastern, 2s,S24 are u
lie Western Hemisphere end which are distribus
ted IS follows il Great Britain, IA miles; ii
Germany $40 niles il France $50 miles; IA
- niles d Rasl 400 niles; in 1ta-
miles; in nl'e n
India 100 miles: ID the s1e
miles;in tlie British provinces. 1881 mics;
island 81 cuba, $50 miles; "a Panama, 50 niles;
IL South America, Comics
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

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YOU
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buI ne secret sou mr kpi
And femenbt if il noi
Tin talking 81 uy IceP
For 81. I'm bot dreaming
When think fIy love & mines
know lt Is bnl seeming,
AlI The hopes lhai round ne ~
cotememoeI when tell sou
What can 40 longer keep,
We're none 81 us responsible
0r whatWe gay 81 sleep.
~ pretty secrets coninr
oh, listen with yo heart
And you shall hear - hnnmirr.
90 close twill make you start.
On, shut your eyes % earnest
OT mine win uldly weep.
love and adore YOU
But I'm talking Is air elsspi
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

T1E sHARIR has med the
practices of law, and has formed q palneI.
chip With WIZ 81 THE
sciaI efention viii Be gwen g business
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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02
ne twilight past, che moon q last

The twilight past, the moon at last
Rose broadly Ger the night
Each ripple CLEANS beneath her beams
As wrought n silver bright.
The heaving waters glide along,
But mingling with their voice.
The nightingale now pCnr hls song,
And makes tie shades rejoice
And thus he sung with tuneful tongue,
That bird beside the river
esVVhen youth is gone, true love shines on.
ErIaler M frlnEeI
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

RAL lIrSTAKE.v ~ agricultural ~
nan, while reading onstle -. B
description Dc marriage Is high Ills,' s. which
the reporter stated eve have Been npoa with
peep 81 she BRIDE aeirnns
~ xclsimed % bava them mode beforehand
showed heI 'nll determination w them
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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

Tn DEAD he following calculations,
taken from - exchange win be interesting %
think about
There's not dust that floats on air
But once was living man.
Scientific writer's assert that the number 81
persons who have existed since the beginning
Of time, amounts % 81. 427, S as 40. Oh, SAG.
These figures, when divided BY !. 095 900 the
numb of square leagues Of land Oh the globe,
leave 1870. 6S9 ,7s2 square miles Of land. Inch
being divided q before give 1871 900 o76 per-
sons 70 each square mile. Let IS now reduce
miles Is square rods. aud tie number viii he
I.85s, l74 COZ, 900. which being divided as Be-.
fore, win give 1858 inhsbitants . each square
rod, which being reduced to feet, VIII give about
I've persons 70 each square loot Of terTa-iiElle.
Thus il win Be- perceived that on earth Is i vast
cemetery 1888 81 beings liss buried 81
each square Scarcely sufficient foF ten
graves We must contain 1873 persons.
Thus seen that tie whole face 81
our been dug over one hlndl and
eht times 70 bury Is dead
i IS said hat Tie new dogma of the
Immaculate conception ths Virgin Nary. s.
Gently pEonanI gated 81 tia Pope. IS not received
tku flsn Qs4ont q ~ f14rsSssg * tI..e.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

MAID RECLINED RESIDE TIT
Cmnrhra
a ND reclined 80 ) -

"A maid racIined b > strean
As full Of summer day,
And, half awake and half dream.
She watched the Fipples play.
She marked The waters ran md heaEe,
The deepening shedoW tl0ongs
And heard as darSene down The eve,
The rivers babbliug song
And thus it sung, with dn King tongue.
Th6 dipping shadoWy river
eYoutbs brightest day WIN fade away
Forever and forevef
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-03-02

Tn DEAD. The following calculations.
taken from - exchange win Be interesting %
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22
AMERICAN NOMINATIONS.

The American Party of the Parish OF Lafourch
met in convention at Ragan's Hall in this place, a
o'clock yesterday evening, and made the follow
ing nominations for parish officers and the Stat
Legislature:
Mr.. HENRY E. LEDET was nominated for tn,
office of Sheriff; LEUFRoY DAuNIs; for Clerk O
the District Court; LOUIS E. LAMoUREUx, fo
Assessor; and JEAN RossI, for Coroner
Messrs. I. HARANG and Col. Jos. S. WILLIAMS
were nominated for the House of Representatives
and Col. H. NJ. THIBoDAUx of the parish of Terre-
bonnie, for the State Senate, to supply the vacancy
occasioned by the death Of the late Col Philip
B. Key.
The above nominees will receive the unanimous
support of the party, and quite respectable vote
from the outsiders Mark the prediction! Our
ticket is now complete, and if we only resolve to
work, success cannot but crown our efforts in No
vember next. Americans, arouse! Buckle on
your arnor and go forth to battle; make every
shot tell, and victory is ours!
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

respect We look upon Judge Cages speech as
being one of the most cogent and logical delivered
during the canvass; and productive OF i'm
mense good to our noble cause. The Judge spoke
for nearly an hour, and took his seat amidst deaf
ming applause. The company then repaired to a
dinner where every thing abounded in the greatest
abundance
| After dinner was over the Hon. BERNARD MA
R1GNY who left New Orleans, on the morning
| train of cars of the Opelousas Railroad, drove up
| in a carriage, and was Immediately requested to
mount the stand, to which request he cheerfully
acquiesed and continued to address the multitude
in his peculiarly argmentative strain, giving at the
same time the workings of the Government from
the days of Jefferson down to the present time,
for more than an hour. Mr.. NJ. spoke in French,
and from his long career in public life as well as
from the clear and comprehensive manner in which
he portrayed the dangers of that system Or policy
under which our State government has been ad-
ministered by the democracy for number of years
past carried conviction into the minds and hearts
of many present; and as the best evidence of this
fact, we will state that some eighty-odd good and
true Americans came forward and gave in their
adhesion, and now belong to Sans army; and
stand ready in November next to testify their adj
hesion to the cause by depositing their votes in
favor of the candidates of the American State
Ticket.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Marigny's speech the
Hon. BANNoN G. THIBoDAux, was loudly called upon
to address the meeting; but it was growing late,
hemerey assembled the platform to offer an apology,
but in doing so took occasion to say many good
and truthful things of the American party and the
good that must inevitably result, should that party
succeed in November next. He made his exit
amidst the most deafning applause. Thus ended
Saturday, the 18th Of September, day that will
long be remembered by the American party of
Terrebonne.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

WANTED TO DIE.-An athletic Irishmsn cales
at the office of the Health Commissioner YESTERDAY
and asked permission to 60 to Norfolk to nurse eV
sick. He stated that he was an entire stranger
the city without means and had vainy endeavc'es
to procure employment; that he had walked Hvu
Pennsylvania and subssted on fruit plueked BY .n'
wayside. he thought that if he could 60 toN@.
folk the chances were that he would take the Y
yer and die, which would put an end to all bis earth
ly troubles. In consequence of request 70 sena
no more his application was rejected and be zen
the place, sorrowfu that he could not have On ep.
portunty to die There are many in the world II !.
like destitute condition but there few indeed VINO "
liberately desire to pass from among men 70 ~
numbered with the dead.-Balt. Americas. zss
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

FROM THE COAST OF ArRIcA.-Dates from the
coast of Africa to the 18th of August have been
received at Boston. Advices from Bathurst state
that trouble had broken out between the British
and Mandingo tribe. A party of government Of
6cials were fred upon By the latter in consequence
of which the Governor of Sierra Leone organized
force and proceeded against them, but be was
smbushed on the way by the Mandingoes and fred
upon. The Governor was wounded, and two Of.
Acers killed and as many wounded. Forty Of the
native troops were killed, and as many wounded.
Hostilities still continued and the assistance Of the
French artillesy from Goree having been obtained,
an expedition was to proceed from Bathurst to
chastise the enemy.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22
Yellow Fever at Paincourtville.

| friend writing to us from the parish of As
sumption, under date of the 18th inst, furnishes us
with the following particulars of the ravages of the
yellow fever at Pancourtville, small village situated
| in the upper limits of that parish. They may not
be uninteresting to our numerous readers:
As there are thousand and one rumors relative
to the yellow fever now existing in this place,
take the opportunity of spare moment to give you
the facts.
The disease commenced on the 26th August last,
in the person Of my neighbour Mr.. Harvey. He
had not been very well for some days, and the day
previous to his attack Of fever he was at Donald
sonville, at which place some persons had died of
yellow fever. l was in attendance upon Mr.. Har-
vey professionally, having pronounced his case
yellow fever, when l was myself taken on the third
day of his Illness Twas very ill for ten days, and
| two weeks elapsed before again resumed my pro-
fessiona duties, though hardly able now.
Before was convalescent Mr.. Harvey, his wife
and son were all in the grave-beside three others
There has been thirtyon cases in the village, and
eight fatal cases. Two or three recovered after
udNlIS Hdu Dldck VOinlt. several are yet SICK
among them Mr.. VIM. R. Mills, lawyer He is
convalescent, and the last cases, which have been
mder, are all doing WELL I give you list Of
those deceased.
Mr.. Stillman H. Harvey, wife and son Rev. Mr.
De Marque, Catholic priest young German, re-
sident with the priest; FRANCOIS Gentry carriage
maker; young man, apprentice with F. Gentry;
and Mme Lazarre Hebert
There is one new case to day, negro child, but
l think the disease has run its course. Our village
has been sorely visited the sick were nearly all
taken about the same time and nurses were scarce
Every one has stunned the place and we have
had to depend on each other for help. With the
exception Of one gentleman from Napoleonville,
Mr.. Barlleau who proffered his services, our as
sistance has all been from our neighbours, who
were i'll conditioned to give it. We hope to pre-
sent clean bill of health in a week when our
friends can visit the village without fear.
remain respectfully, H.H.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

WEATHER, HEALTH, Erc.-In times of sick
ness and distress in other portions of the State,
it is well that we should keep our distant
readers and friends informed of our sanitary
condition. Although we cannot claim total
exemption from sickness in all its different
forms, we still have the satisfaction of stating
that up to the present time, that both town and
country are free from any pestiferous or eped-
mic disease-such as is now prevailing in
several of the parishes Of the State. The only
disease or malady now prevalent here is the
dangue, which, though disagreeable, is not at
all dangerous. With this only exception, the
health of the country was never better. The
weather since Sunday last has been warm and
dry, without rain. The mornings and evenings
are cool and pleasant Better weather could
not be desired; and it is to be hoped that we
shall so continue to be favored for some time in
the future. The crops are improving finely
and should the present favorable weather con-
tinue will soon retrieve what they lost by the
wind and rain storm with which they were
visited some two weeks since. All our planters
are busily employed in preparing for the rolling
season, which will soon be upon them.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22
Appointments.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept A. 1855.
We are authorized to state that Mr. RANpELL
Hunt will address the people at the following named
places, on the DAYS designated:
Richmond, Madison, Saturday. Sept. ed.
Lake Providence Carroll, Tuesday, Sept. 25th.
Bastrop, Morehouse, Thursday, Sept. 9th.
Monroe, Ouachita, Saturday, Sept. 18th.
Farmeryile Union, Monday, Oct. LIST.
Vernon, jackson, Wednesday, Oc'. Sd.
Mnden, Claiborne, Saturday, Oct 9Th.
Shreveport, Caddo, Monday, Oct sth
Mansfield, Desoto, Wednesday, Oct. 10th.
Natchitoches. Natchitoches, Friday. Oct. Eth.
Alexand.a, Rspides, Tuesday, Oct; isn H.,
Marksville Avoyel'es, Thursday, Oct. 18th.
Opelousas, ST. Landry, Monday. Oct. 22d,
vermillionvhe Lafayette Wednesday, Oct. 24th.
st. Martinsville, st. Martins Thursday, Oct. 25th.
Franklin St. Mary, Saturday, Oct. 9th.
Thbodaux, Lafourche, Monday, Oct. Goth. 50.
Mr.. Hunt, upon his return, will visit the Florida
parishes, of which due notice viii be given.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

CRoPs IN TENNEssEE.-A letter from Sycamore
Mills, Tennessee, says:
"Wheat is so abundant that it is selling at fifty
down to 20 cents; it is now past being affected by
the drought This is the place to live, if you
would live cheap; good board is only one dollar
per week beef sells at &c. per ID; pork and other
things in about the same proportion, as compared
with prices at the East. But it is money making
business to raise them at the above price-every
thing grows so free and fast. The luxuriance Of
vegetation almost surpasses belief; corn and cotton
in the bottom lands, is at least 10 feet high, and
still growing" .=..-
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

The WHIGs IN Power IN misunderstanding
as the above caption must naturally be to the self.
styled Democracy, and strange its truth would
appear to most men in and out of the State, con-
versant with her past history, not sure, says
the Mobile Advertiser but it will be verified next
winter. We published a table some time since,
carefully prepared, and we believe correct classify
ing the members of the new Legislature as Amer
leans, anti Know Nothing Wings and Democrats
We showed by this classification that-though the
Americans are in minority-the Democrats proper
mill not haze majority on joint ballot-hence,
the balance Of power rests in the hands of the
anti-Know Nothing Wings. Now, if they are dis
posed to follow the counsel of the Huntsville Ad-
vocate, a strong anti-Know Nothing Wing Journal
they will find themselves holding the balance of
power" in the next Legislature, and may control,
to great degree, its actions. That judicious
use Of this power would result in vast benefit to
the State at large, it to one reason
ably doubt and in this view of the case the pro-
ceedings Of Legislature, at its next session, will
be unusually interesting
The Selma Sentinel copies the advice of the
Huntsville Advocate, and adds the following COM
ment:
So, we are to have an American party, De-
mocratic party, and Wing party in the next
Legislature. Now, it would be cruel for the anti
American Wings to refuse to act with the Demo-
Gratis, for every anti-Whig is put down as De-
nsocrat, as it was supposed they had all taken
seat at the anxious altar least, it has been
party, blamed if they don't control the next Legs
lature, for neither the bogus Democrats nor Amer
leans can elect single officer with their own
strength. The Wings now have the Legislature of
Alabama, and no mistake, and it is the first time
that party has controlled that body for years.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

FOREIGN IrEMs.-The Anti Americans, it is
said, have been successful in the recent State
elections in Maine. The papers, however, do
not coroborate the fact. Morrill,, the Maine
Law" democratic candidate for Governor, falls
short several thousand votes of an election by the
people, though he is considerably ahead of
either of the other two candidates.
Friday Sept. 2lst, l o'clock, p. M.-We have
just been put in possession Of copy Of the La
fourche Union, in which is published Mr.. Bush's
answers (s) to the interrogatories propounded in
previous number of the Minerva more perfect
piece of equivocation was never penned; and the
proposition for us to publish the ritual is simply
ridiculous! Mr.. Bush knows that. as vet, we have
no more right to do so than he has; but that Ell
Their of us has right to give direct and unequivo-
cal answers to the questions propounded, is well
known to all who ever belonged to the American
Order. They may each and all be truly answered
without in the least violating the obligation taken
at the nitiatory ceremony. All will concur with
us when we say that Mr.. Bush's answers are as
clear as mud!
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

tE We learn that another American barbecue
is soon to come off in this parish, to which num-
Der of popular speakers will be invited. There is
nothing like keeping the ball in motion. Every
barbecue that has been given in this parish has
been instrumental in strengthening the cause of
"Samuel"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

DEAD-HEADIsM.-Ala late number Of Boston Her.
aid, in clever article on the railway dead-head
system, remarks: Editors do not pass free
over railroads, and they not dead-heads in any
true sense Of the term. They pay more fer their
railroad fares than any other class Of people. The
dead-headism ought to be reversed. The railroads
dead-heads upon the press, receiving gratutious
favors from in the proportion of one hundred to
one." There is some truth in this
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

tY- We are delighted to learn that the Amer
lean party Of the parish Of Assumption, are about
making move to redeem that parish from the
wiles Of foreign influence. A Barbecue is to take
place in the most central portion Of the parish at
an early day Of the ensuing month, at which a
number Of distinguished speakers from different
portions of the State will be present to address the
people in defence Of our principles. This is good
news, and cannot but be of immense benefit to our
party,
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

rT- We have cheering accounts from Claiborne
and the Red River parishes. Vide, a communca-
ton signed "Petrus." Our advices from Plaque
Mines St. Bernard and all the river parishes are Of
the most encouraging nature.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

Bayou TERREBoNNE-The Railroad now being
finished to this Bayou, and the communication be-
tween the city and our town increasing every day,
would it not be well for our citizens to take into
immediate and serious consideration the construc-
ton of Shell Road from town to the road? The
facility for the travelling community to reach our
town, will soon repay our community for the outlay.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

p1. friend residing in Baton Rouge has
furnished US with the particulars of the Ameri-
can barbecue which came off at Brule Landing,
in the Parish of West Baton Rouge on Thurs
day last, the 18th inst, which will be found in
another portion Of to-days paper. We have
published it in French, the language in which
it was written.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22
THlBODAU X:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1856.
ew IL r Nj o v AL. -A

The Office of the THBODAUx MINERVA has been RE
MOVED to the second story of the brick building occupied
by Messrs. Campbell Co., of Levee st Phtp ano
Market streets formerly the = Casa Blanca,
where we shall at all times be happy to see our friends
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-09-22

CouRT-The Fifth Judicial District Court, Judge
James L. Cole, presiding, commenced its session
at Napoleonville, parish of Assumption, on Mon
day last the 18th inst The term is limited to two
weeks. 1t will open here on Monday, LIST prox.