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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-01
ONE At 4 TINE, GENTLEMEN,

Both the Calcasieu Press and the Opelousas
Courier ask us to answer certain interrogato-
ries, put by the great anti-Know- othing
humbugging, official paper, the Louisiana Cou-
rier, to the Crescent. Now, we think it enough
for us to attend to our own matters, fight our
own battles, and answer questions put directly
to us, without undertaking to represent the
Crescent, which'has the courage and the ability
to meet successfully all such efforts to entrap
them, and would doubtless long since have an
swered the questions referred to, had they been
manly, digni6ed and sensible, and such as had
not mainly been answered u thousand times in
the last year. They string out half q column
OF the Louisiana Courier, and embrace eight
questions made out of one, and that one is
Are not the Knou-N othsngs opposed to the
Catholics?
This is the old song, chanted until the party
is nearly out of wind. To crafty the Press
and the Courier, we reiterate, what we have
often declared, that the american pa7ty is not
opposed to the Catholics, and will here add that
we believe those who are trying to gull the
people of this country into the contrary idea,
are doing so with guilty consciences.
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One of the most remarkable escapes with
which we are acquainted occurred at Wash.
lngton on Saturday morning last. A little
boy about three years of age, son of Mr.. Thos.
Q. Anderson, accompanied by a little negro
boy during their play upon the premises, hap
pened to fall INTO the well, about forty feet
in deep. The negro boy soon gave the alarm,
which alarm brought to the we'll a number
Of persons, among them the father, who speed
lily descended into the well, with the indescriba-
BILE pleasure Of being accosted by the child in
his descent with Pa, | can't get out of here
Finding the child comparatively unhurt, Mr..
A. soon rescued him from his perilous situa-
ton. Fortunately, the water had all been
from the well the evening before, and
but twelve or fifteen inches had run in, or he
have been drowned.
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A Double Game.

Col. Jno. 1. Lewis, the Democratic-noive va
should have said anti Know othing candidate
for the Senate, in one Of the Red River ds
trlcts, in q speech delivered at Minden. pariA
of Claiborne, on the 21st ult., pandered to tba
pref udices of his American-born hearers. those
Of Anglo Saxon descent, by %allusiop to the
French name for the Know-No thing candidate
for Governor, Mr.. Derbigny and the Spanish
name OF the American candidate for Lieut..
Governor, Mr.. Texada, e%ndeavoring to leave
the impression on the minds of his hearers that
these men were foreigners. and sneakingly asked
them if they would vote for men whose names
they could neither spell nor pronounce!
This same party in Lafourchc seek to i'm.
press, upon our Creole friends that thew arr
their true friends and would sacrifice their Int
drop Of blood to secure them equal rights
Which party has shown the Creole portion q
our population the most respect, the X. N,asor
the Antics? Let our State ticket decide.
Look at the two, and Judge for yourselves
The American looks at the place of birth only.
and not whether the candidate is of an English
French, Spanish, Irish, or Italian pareniace,
Deeds speak, louder than words. the sincerity
OF the American party of Louisiana, towards
the Creole population. The Red River Demo
cracy are no lovers of The Creole population
we are to form our opinion from the uttered
sentiments of Col. John L. Lewis, of Bienvile.
Mr.. Derbigny is the son Of one of our Gov.
earnors, was a Senator and Representative in
the General Assembly of the State for MANY
years. and has always borne a pure and ire
proachable character as q citizen, and patriot.
Mr.. Texada is a Creole boy of North Louis
lana, whose parents and grand parents were
born in the parish of Rapides. lie has beeni IN
public life for many years, and ever answering
in his attachment to Democratic principle.
Thibodaux Minerva. .
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The Courier of Saturday last appeals to us
to know whether a rumor of the absconding Of
one Maddox, a deputy in the post-ofice at
Grand Coteau, is true or not. That S right,
neighbor call upon MS, when you want relia-
BILE intormation-call and we will give it to
before it becomes stale. For the information
OF the Courier, we would state that the indi-
vidual is known as William Maddox, and not
James Madur ; that he is said to be a native
OF Maryland, and not of Tennessee and that
he seems to have been a Know Something, as
he has for months past been tlching from the
raonsyed letters passing through that Office,
without suspicion,
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The Foreign organ of Saturday last, men
tloning the appointment of DR.. Ray as Re
ceiver of Public Moneys, says:
We should like to know whether our Know-No.
thing Police Jury will attempt to take that Office
away from DR.. Ray, as they have taken away that of
Parish Physician, three months after he had been
duly elected for one year"
We suppose you would. Suppose you go
to work, for once, and learn the powers of the
Police Jury, who will hardly exceed their au-
thority in curtailing the Parish expenses.
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lhere is now a continuous line of railway
from st. Louis to Baltimore. The whole ronte
through from Baltimore to St. Louis bv this
route is but 968 miles long, and may be tray.
ecu over in some forty-two hours running
ume' while the distance to Philadelnhia e
slSty-three miles greater, and to New FORK Of
course IS still eightyseven miles further. while
ene old route, via Chicago and the lake roads,
ron st; Louis to Network, imposes one hnn'
urea and thirty-one miles more Of travel than
the new one This, then, it would appear, is
Atlantic. ~" Ao''s W the
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Platform,

Platform.
!. We advocate an amendment Of the Naturaliza
tion Laws. with proper safeguards to preserve til,
purity OF the, elective franchise.
2. we advocate the passage of such laws as vii
prevent the immigration of paupers and criminals tt
this country.
3. We oppose any interference in the vested right,
81 all persons, whether they be of native or foreign
4. We are in favor of non-intervention with SLAYER,
by the Federal Government, except for the protection
OF our constitutional rights.
s. We advocate a high National Policy, such as
will afford stern and unwavering protection to the
American name abroad, and will follow and guard
the American citizen wherever he moves.
6. We believe that America should be governed by
Americans, effecting the same through the ballot-box
alone, the only legitimate instrument Of reform in
this country.
Z. We believe that the office should seek the man,
and not the man the office, and shall oppose the dis.
tribution of office among 0faceseekers, or as a reward
for partisan services.
g. We will maintain and defend the Constitution
OF the United States, the Union as it now exists, and
the rights Of the States without diminution, insisting
upon a faithful performance on the part of the Gen,
eral Government Of all the duties e%njoined upon it by
the Constitution. ~
Q. While we approve of the platform adopted by
tne late National Council of the American Party at
Philadelphia, we reject the application Of the princi-
pies OF the eighth article to American Catholics, as
unjust, unfounded, and entirely unworthy of our
country. We shall forever continue to protest against
any abridgement'of religious liberty, holding It as a
cardinal maxim that religious faith is a question be-
tween each individual and his God.> We utterly con-
denim any attempt to make religious belief a test for
political office, and can never affiliate with any party
which holds sentiments not in acceptance with these.
10. We war with no party as such, but shall oppose
all who oppose us in the advocacy of these great
American principles. -
Ia aZ State Policy.
Reform of abuses, and retrenchment in our State
expenditures.
Education of the youth of the country in schools
established by the State.
A constitutional organization of the Swamp Land
Commissioners.
A more efficient administration of the Internal I'm
provcment Department, with a view of improving
our inland navigation.
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The Lats Southern iEleetfens-A c,.-
f. ginning. Ne

ginning. NJ
Whatever may be the precise results ~ A.
late elections in Kentucky, Tennessea ie
bama and North Carolina, it is snt;sfso+a Az
dseertained that the new American nartv I.1l!y
not only exceeded the calculations Of th:;;, nsse
mics, but the expectations of their most s GU
guine friends in this section of the Union mn ND
Virginia election, the split in the Philade,nhs;s
National Council, and the subsequent MOTIF
ern Know-N othing fusion movements with ~
Anti-Slavery Holy Alliance, it was supnosss
had completely finished the natives on III.
south side of Mason and Dixon's line and ~
Ohio River, and that we should have noth; ~
more nor less to record as the results ~ ~
Southern August elections than the last f,nos's
ceremonies to SAM"
But what are the facts? This new nA,.
SO far from having been annihilated IL w
South by its defeat in Virginia, the seoess;as
Of Wilson and his Northern, an~ti-slayerv ~
from the Philadelphia council, and the liz NJ
clifton fusion movements from Massachn..s,.
to Ohio, is still in the South, a living, 1acti,s
prospecting and advancing party. S4bersed;rs
the defunct Wing societies as the opDos;t;ss
party to the spoils Of democracy, we fDd m.
new American organization in Kentucky an, 4
ing the State as by an avalanche IN NoaS
Carolina pushing boldly into the ~stropasa
Democratic districts in Tennessee runn;ns
neck and neck with one of the most ponnIss
Democratic Governors of the State, of thee H..
twenty years and in Alabama creating a ~
ular stampede among the faithful, where thsy
had imagined themselves perfectly secure AK
invulnerable, with their usual majority o forn
eight to ten thousand. These results, we ~
under all the drawbacks and impediments viiNk
which the Know-N othings have had to col.
tend, very clearly indicate THAT there is q sp;It
abroad among the conservative people 81 ths
South decidedly favorable to a radical reyolns
ton in the government at Washington: and
that this new party, with same pruning and
trimming, and shaping to consistency, con.
tains within itself the nucleus upon which
victorious national party may be easily founded
and the elements of conservatism upon which
great Union triumph may be readily achieved,
[NewYork Herald.
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JUDICIAL ADyERr1sEMENrs-The attention
Of Administrators of Estates, as well as de-
PENDANTS in judicial processes, is invited to the
following section of a law passed at the last
session of the Legislature:
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That when thor.
are two or more newspapers published in the Parish
where such proceedings are had, or such sale is to be
made, the Defendant in the judicial process shall
n! the RIGHT of selecting the newspapers in which
selection be made within three days after the notice
OF such proceedings, or the seizure made under said
process; and if the Defendant neglect to select. then
the plaintiff shall have the right to do 80.
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physiological problem that the length q life is
as multiple of the length Of growth: Floulens,
with more accurate anatomical and physiology
cal data, has arrived at what appearstobe q re-
liable result.
IL find" he says, " the true sign Of the term
Of animal growth in the reunion Of the bones to
the epiphyses. So long as this union does not
take place, the animal grows. As soon as the
bones are united to their %epiphyses, the animal
ceases to grow"
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-01

RAILROAD Acc1DENr.-Last Saturday even.
ing the special train up from NewOrleans. met
with a serious accident. A short distance this
SIDE OF Boutte's Station, the track snread u
as the locomotive and baggage car passed over.
and the passenger cars ran off the trock. and
were completely wrecked. Strange to tell
none OF the passengers were severely iniured
altnough all were more or less scratched and
bruised and we heard that one man had h;s
arm broken. The brakeman was thrown n die
lance OF sixty feet from the car, and vet re-
e er,veo 0nly slight injury; %[Thibodaux Min
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The clerk Of the steamer A. W. Glaze will
accept our thanks for late city papers.

We inadvertently omitted to mention in our
last the appointment of our tellow-citizen, DR..
James Ray, as Receiver of Public Moneys at
the Land Office here, in place of Eugene War
telle, deceased. The Administration, it seems,
is beginning to show a preference for natives
over foreign-born citizens. How will this 90
down with the Foreign party?
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We understand that the Courtableaau is rising
from the effect of a rise in the Mississippi and
the boat will be able to come up nearly as fur
as Washington.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-01

BARBECUE AT New IDERIA.-The American
party will hold a mass meeting and give a
grand barbecue on the Teche Race Course, in
the Parish of st. Martin, on the 9th October
next. Eminent speakers will be present.
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The wheat harvest is about over. The
wheat' at least, is secure. The yield has been
prodlglous, and the heart of man Should rejoice
and send up prayers of thanksgiving that there
is such generous abundance on the earth. Far.
mers are engaged in hay making and have thus
Tar had excellent weather for that business
Inc oats is nearly ready to cut, and already, in
some places, we presume, it is being gathered.
The corn is, on the average, higher Than The
fences, and presents a most healthy appearance
With all due Difference to hay makers, a lttle
rain just now, for the corn's sake, wonld hc -
good thing. [Cincinnati Commercial.
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A late arrival at NewOrleans from Mexico
brings intelligence of the success of the %reyolu-
ton in that unhappy country, and the flight of
Santa Anna and his family.
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George Eustis, jr., has been nominated as
the American candidate for Congress, in thu
First Congressional District of this State.
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GTATE OF LOUISIANA-District Court
Parish Of st. Landry. =. No. 754l.. -. Estate q
George N. Rogers, ceding debtor, deceased.-Ta
bleau, etc. -
syndic of the creditors of said George N. Ropsns''
having filed a tableau Of distribution Of said estate'
accompanied by his petition praying that the same
may be homologated and confirmed; And whereas,
the PRAYER of said petition has been granted BY On
order OF Court bearing date August "a, 1866; /
sons interested to show cause, if any they have, with
IN thirty days from the date hereof, why said tablau
should not he homologated and confirmed,
Opelousas, September l, 1866. +
GADpIOI1Ed- claA-
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The HEALTH OF THE C1rY.-The most in.
t~eresting intelligence that we can communicate
to our absent friends is, the sanitary condition
OF our city. We grieve to say that the weather
is, and has been for some days past, as unpro.
pl1loas 19r any mitigation of the epidemic as it
well can be. Northern winds have prevailed for
the most part during the past week the nights
and mornings are unseasonably cool, such as
we generally experience in October, while. with
the exception of yesterday, which was some
what moderately, the heat at midday is exces-
slvely oppressive. The consequence has been.
as was to be expected, an increase in the nun
Der OF deaths from yellow fever for the past
Seeh. inc number Of deaths from yellow fever
four, against two hundred and ninety-one for
the week previously. The total number Of
deaths from all diseases for the week ending on
the 18th, was 5l7, against Alb for the Week
ending on the 18th instant. bulletin. 25th.
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We are indebted to Hon, T, G, Hunt for n
pamphlet copy of Pbocion's able "Review O
Senator Benjamin's Letter"
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OPELOUSAS:
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1.

The health of this Parish continues excel.
lent, without for the last few days even a rumor
OF the appearance of yellow fever among us.
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ID Il D.

DIED. Le7=
In this town, on Friday evening last, Asros,A,
daughter Of Mr.. A. II. Gradenigo, aged Ii months
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amsrifan yuminatiors.

3 IT, SMeIllHH NontlraIt0ns.
Eor Governor, t"7s's E'4E+ W
CHARLES DERBIGNY,
of Jefferson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
- LOUIS E. TEXADA, o, R,n,aes.
Secretary Of State, =
ROBERT G. BEALE,
90 g4s ID t14 Of East Baton Rouge.
Troasurer, 3 -" %
J. v. Durable,
55 le4 +I of West Baton Rouge.
Auditor, .a, 9 Ia T'|
WALTER ROssMAN,
Of Claiborne.
RANDELL HUNT, =, o,,oo,s
superintendent OF Education,
O. D. STILLMAN, ., o,.oh,..
Congress, Fourth District,
WILLIAM B. LEWIS,
i".' Of st. Landry.
CYPRIEN DUPRE,
SOLOMON B. HARTMAN,
LOUIS KERLEGAND.
sherln,
EBERT CAN'T. ,.
Coroner, etN .,Ha N.
FREEMAN BURR.
Clerk Of Spe Court,
j. B. A. FONTENOT.
Assessor, ..I.- .
OSCAR r. STANTON.
District Attorney,
-H-.- f.4
NJ N. PORTER.
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pLOWs.-The undersigned has now on hand
Il Il and will constantly keep for sale, at his shopi b
Washington, the celebrated BALL PLOWs.
r. B. HARDESTY, =
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tHEAP STORE.-Ladies and Gentlemen
~ are invitedto call at my store and sec how cheap
l am selling my goods. am positively selling them
az Neworleans prices for Cash, and Cash only.
JOSEPH ROY,
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40 n SHINGLES, Six and Nine
,O90OO Feet PIEUX, WELL CURLING
for sale by JONATHAN HARRIS.
Mt his residence in Qnelnusaa.
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MURDERS IN BEDFoRD.-W. G. Thompson
living at Capt. lIardy's mill, about miles from
this place, was murdered on the evening of the
Goth inst by James Lester. 1t appears that
Lester and Thompson had been quarrelling du
ring the day, about "A work bench which rhomp-
son had made, and had been sold at Trustees sale
above day. Lester EARNED with gum came to the
mill, and going up to the third STORY where Thomp-
son was in company with }. l.. Samons, W. j.
NOEL and A. Lowry. invited Thompson down
stairs (as was supposed by the witnesses)to fight
Thompson went down. carrying hand saw in
his hand. Immediately after, the persons up
stairs heard the report of the gun, and on coming
down, discovered Lester walking about with hi.
gun in his hand, eXclaimng-"Now, d--n you
| reckon you will stand back Lester then
went home. but soon after returned to the mill
The persons in the mill in the mean time, looked
after Thompson, and found that he had staggered
off about ten steps, and had fallen down the
stairs to the lower floor Of the mills where he was
living dead. The contents Of the gun entered
the body OF Thompson through the breastbone
making an opening little larger than the mu2
zle of the gun. The load passed through the
right lung and lodged against the spins aud rims,
cutting the ascending aortd, and producing IN
slant death
\ Coroner's inquest was held on the body, next
day, (Drs. Otey X Patteson assistiug,) and Il YER
diet rendered in accordance with the above facts.
Lester was arrested the same night, by officer w.
ID. Robertson and lodged in Jail.
We forbear further comment, rs the proper
judicial process will doubtless elicit all necessary
evidence in the bedford Sentinel.
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proper authorities may take 'he matter in Il. II
at once.
Sidee the above was in type, we have been in
formed that the evil IS owing - the unusual nun
her Of deaths, tbs short time allowed for digging
graves, aud the scant force employed for the pur
Pesr.
Crave diggers are wanted, and high wages will
he paid for their services.
iffir7i from RichmoRd.-Dr. Leon Gelbard
arrived yesterday afternoon from Richmond. and
immediately rendered h- services to- the Board OF
llealth' which we doubt not were gratefully ae-
cepted.
taftersai Calamity. We have lived but hhli
the space allotted to a nun for the period OF his
pilgrimage; and have trayersed many league OF
tho suriace Of the habitable globe, hut we have
never before been eye witness to such universal
calamity as is now around Us
We learn, in addition TO what reports are CIV
en-, above, that DIR. Higgins, prominent ply
stefan of Norfolk, is sick, whether from the epi-
demle or not our informant does not state. Miss
Henderson, sister of Capt. Henderson, deeeas ed
former commander of the steamer Star Is also
sick.
There are in Norfolk and Portsmouth, togeih-
over 100 cases under treatment. Ia Norfolk on
Wednesday, there were II deaths, and IN Ports
mouth 20. These reports are from passengers
by the boat,and are not mentioned IN the Argus
Dir. F. G. Cooch, of Richmond, and the Rev.
Mr.. feeling of st. Peters Cathedral here have
arrived in Norfolk
The steamer Sea Bird arrived here last night
with l5i passengers, having been chartered for
the trip. About 30 arrived here by the Port
Walthall route.
Yesterday was observed as a day of fasting
and prayer in Petersburg, and religious service
was held in the public houses of worship.