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lei that ee33ment has been EEuaged blythe astdtc
bliticia1s sxk6 are alisa to it. They have
iHeasuredits N3gth ~ands9eadth, its height and
Edspth, - they are willing to stake their des-
Etlnies oujts .~o1uhipotench
It WIS the Practorian guards, composed of
foreign mercenaries, who put up for sale the
imperial purple at Rome, and it is the foreign
missionaries among, MS who offer to thu, politi-
clans who hold the reins Of party sway the
next Presidency, as the price Of favors to be
conferred on them, and privileges perpetuated
hereafter. There is no country, there never
has been any country, where such an ISSUE. if
|squarely, fairly and distinctly presented to the
people,, could be- decided any other than one
way, and that in favor Of the "country born
viii the people Of the United States repudiate
= sentiment Of this sort /? They will do no such
thing. Already they have, arisen spontaneous
~ and rushed to the standard inscribed with
the words Americans shall rule America
Il i vain for politicians to attempt to arrest
the progress d the American party. by efforts
to compel it to adopt portions Of the creeds
which distinguish other parties. It will not
thus be induced to endanger the cause in
which it ID enghged. The safety Of the people,
is the supreme law, and while that safety is en-
dangered, everything else islof subordinate in
terest. !" Place none but Americans on guard
was the order Of Washington at q crisis Of
imminent danger. ai{tS
With assurances ofihigh regard, Lam your
friend and obedient servent. sa
r. F. STOCKTON.
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D,.tr,ct Jsdge.

q! n Ogden Esq, has been elected Judge
ofthe 18th District Court of the State, com
prlSing the parishes of Rapides and, Ayoyeles.
The vote was small, scarcely more than six
hundred turned out in the two parishes, which
give about 1000 votes.
There WIS one thing in this election that we
cannot pass iunnoticed At Meals precinct, of
the forty votes taken, thirty-ive were given to
" Hanly," the well known 1oaferl Such tri-
firng1with the sacred privilege of the elective
franchise, especially in SO important IN election
% that Of Judge, whoshas the dispensing Of
cases involving large amounts Of property, and
measnrably Of the liberty, and even the life and
death of citizens in his hands, is very discredi-
table to its authors. The Judge elect, who
was solicited to become q candidate by intelli-
gent citizens Of both parties, is known to! be
an honorable man, andhighly capable Of filling
the place, and the mere matter Of his not en-
PERTAINING political opinions in consonance
with theirs, is no good reason why any one
should give their votes to an incompetent per-
son for II. The act neither speaks well for
intelligence, nor their capacity to exercise the
right Of choosing their rulers. We have been
. strong advocate of the election Of Judges by
the people, believing that they would, in such
contests, %scrupulously weigh the Importance Of
their acts, and bearing in mind the principle of
Jefferson, ask themselves, " is be honest, is he
capable, is he faithful to the Constitution" and
vote accordingly. Butthe course of the voters
at Meals, has very greatly shaken our faith in
the propriety and expediency Of the present
system Of. electing Judges. fred River Re
publican. ~:
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SALES AT AUCTION.

NEGROES FOR sALE.-Bypower Of At
- torney. and special request, through the minis.
try Of o Public Auctioneer and Notary Public, | will
offer for sale for Cash, at my residence in Big Cane,
St. Landry Parish, La, the following described
property Of M. l. Rawlins, on Saturday, the 29th OF
December inst, 1855, viz:
4..,a One family Of Negro Slaves.
Manuel, aged ~ years,
Kitty, his wife, aged rs years.
And their five children,
Sophia, aged 10 years,
Henry, aged s years,
Eliza, aged 6 years,
Charles, aged 4 years,
Harriet, aged 2 years.
Another Family.
Samuel, aged 26 years,
Rachel, his wife, aged ~ years,
And their four children,
Lucinda, aged Z years, ..-.
Lewis, aged 5 years,
Peter, aged 3 years,
lessee, aged Is months, and one orphan nrl. Nh.
ry Ann, aged 8 years.
Also, one Wagon, two American Horses and one
Creole Horse. THOS, II. RAWLINS'
December sth, 1855.
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How the Redan was stormed.

a New Feature in Gunnrry.-From a re.
cent Crimean letter we extract the following
The English appear to be peculiarly happy
IN capturing defenceless places. One of their
own oflcers-an unwilling participant in the
ridiculous farce-assured me ten hours after
the Redan was known to have been evacuated.
the absurd order was given to storm the place
Bugles sound the assault; drums beat the
charge; generals .gallantly led their visions !;
aids de camp hurried to and fro officers could
with difficulty restrain the reckless impetuositv
OF their troops. With a shout of defance.S
as an English paper hath it, they rushed upon
the works and captured them in the most
bloodless assault on record. Fortunately a
bombshell had divided the wires of a battery
which was to explode concealed mines, else few
had escaped to tell the tale.
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invasion of Ireland.

A citizen Of the United States" writing to
the London Times, says ITO Ireland the only
invasion ever attempted from our shores was On
invasion in ls47 by American ships, which
were loaded with grain to feed q then starving
population" True to the letter; and our ad-
dress to the Viceroy Of ireland on that occa-
sion might have been, almost to o word, the
same that Shakespeare, two hundred years ago.
put into the mouth of Priceless #a
Lord Governor-for 30 we hear you are-
Let not; our ships, and number of our men, ti 1t.
Be like a beacon fired, to amaze your eyes. r I
We have heard your miseries as far as Tyre,
And seen the desolation Of Your ~streets; n
Nor come we to add sorrow to your tears, ae Ii7
But to relieve them Of theft heavy load;
And these our ships, which, haply, you may think
Are, like the Trojan horse, warstuff d within,
With bloody views, expecting overthrow. tu q
Are stored with corn, to make your needy bread,
And give them life who are hungerstaryed. half
dead" fi., 3iiiGs ~. e,nf ~.
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A CONTRIBUTION TO PALEY's EvlpENcEs.-
During the late cruise of Commodore Rogers
in the Arctic seas, he visited q singular tribe
of Indians known as the Tchuechia, Lieuten-
ant Brooke endeayored, by many devices, to
awaken in the mind Of the old chief some ideas
regarding the existence Of q Supreme Being,
and one day, when they had been sitting a long
time in argument upon this subject, the savage
exclaimed, in q tome Of voice which sufficiently
indicated the birth Of new thought, "Good!"
Man cannot make whales" ea @ w
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The President of the United States has off.
clally recognized the following Vice Consuls
Edward William de Voss vice-consul Of Ans.
tria, at Richmond, Virginia. Francis Aug.
Hlrsch v%ice-consul of Austria, ut Boston, Mas.
sachusetts. Julius Kaufman vice-consul Of
Austria, at Galveston, Texas. Ernest Carl
An1ggelrrodt yice-consul of Austria, at ST. Louis,
Missouri. F. D.. Kremelberg vice-consul Of
Austria, Baltimore, Maryland.
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The Russians have showed much ingenuity
q their defences, and some Of their operations
have puzzled John Bull. The same letter says:
The capture Of this place has solved a hith-
ato perplexing mystery to the Allied engineers.
Injured cannon were found converted into
mortars, by being Undecided in the ground up
g the muzsle. Thus protected from bursting,
they received . double charge, were fired of BY
trains, and hurled balls to an incredible dis
lance. Ambnlences, for removed from the
Gen. Bentick's kitchen, eq ually distant, tunn-
bled about the mancipleis ears, In short,
while Gen. Markham was visiting his stables
70 admire . charger belonging to his aid-de-
camp, . ball struck his f~avorite, killing it be-
fore his eyes. Where do these balls come from,
was the daily cry. They fell from the skies
like a~erolites, apparently metoric. Now an
despised foe. s.545 j I-lt''S'
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VIII the lrish Invade Ireland.

AID address lately appeared in the Philadel
phia Pennsylvania, signed by several of the
most prominent members Of Irish clubs in the
Quaker City, which may be said to appeal
rather strongly to the Irish population of Penn.
s~ylvania in behalf of an effort for the redemn-
ton Of the Emerald Isle from British dominion.
1t calls on them to reconcile those destructive
feuds that so long have distracted them. W.
quote the following from the circular:
"Let the sacred homes of our youth, from which
we nave Deen driven by the vilest tyrants the world
has yet produced, arouse the dropping spirits of our
once noble and generous race, and by the homes of
the future and the memories of the past. he onaron.
tees that we, as 1rishmen, will either do or die in
endeavoring to accomplish that for which Emmett
mounted the scaffold, sanctifying the cause with bs
blood--for which Lord Edward Fitzgerald fought and
Tor which we, as lrishmen, will sacrifice our lives. If
necessary. Organize, then, in every city, town and
hamlet. Elect your officers, make duly appoint.
eaS S4 9restn n,a,n ana mo 81 be particular in selecting true
one dollar till you receive instructions from head.
quarters, and let no brawling demagouge. who nav
have been placed in a position in life to command
dlfect your movements. Let your intelligence rnIe'
ana remember That your bleeding country calls on
you; Let every man speak out, and sneak trnlv
Gather yourselves together-communicate with ns
andwe will send you all the instructions neceSsar.
we want not one dollar of your money-we want
not to exercise an influence over you in anv form
but merely give you advice" '
In reference to the above address. the Penn.
sylvanian, in which it appeared, comments
rather severely and deprecates in the strononst
terms any such movement. Itdenies the riohf
OF Irish citizens of the United States to assoc;.
ute together for any such purpose.
II American citizenship is worth ACQUIRING. e. l.
worm owning, ana not to be laid aside at the 0ption |
OF It's possessor, so long as he remains under thc con-
trol OF our laws. There are associations among No NJ
a phiianthroplc character, that have. distinctiye
names, denoting foreign birth, or extraction snch os
tne welsh, the Scotch Thistle, and ST. Georges A. Z
cletles but these are entirely removed from noint;.
Sa, purposes and assemble under the call of " Amer.
lion, as the case may be. This ia RIGHT and N, h "
ance. " 'n''f oonunu-
The address denies the existence of dema-
.ogueism in the association, but experience has
shown us that demagouges well find their wav
INTO it, and eventually, mould it for their own
political purposes. The history of the Irish
repeal Associations taught US this and the
engendered in its midst destroyed apy
'seful position it might otherwise have at
The Pennsylvania concludes with m
appeal the Irish citizens of that State to have
lothing to do with any such Associations,
could not benefit Ireland, and might
Affect their own position in the United
States.
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JUDICIAL NOTICES.
STATE OFLOUIsIANA-Districtc on

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Distric Court
~ Parish OF St. Landry. !. No. 1908. . Estate Of
James B. Hargroves, deceased. y
STEPHEN W. QuIRK, of the Parish Of 81. Iond,,
Administrator of the Estate of James b. Hargroyes'
deceased, having filed his ordinary tablem Of the
debts paid by him for said estate, accompanied by
the receipts &C., and by his petition praying for thee
nomologatlon and approval ofthe same, and whereas,
order of Court, dated December 9, 1855.
\ o therefore, notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested to show cause, If any they have
within thirty days from the date hereof, Why said
'a6!ea9 should not be homologated and approved.
Clerks Once, Opelousas, December s, 1855,
A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.
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HoRR1RlE TRAeEDY.-On Sunday, the 18th
ult., a respectable citizen of Jefferson county.
NewYork, murdered his wife by cutting her
throat with q fish knife, and then committed
suicide by cutting his own throat, after a vain
attempt to murder his mother-in-law, upon
whom he inflicted q severe wound. He had
been in a melancholy state of mind for several
days.
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EDUCATION,

ltsr.f Il ErN-a EE--a
0PELOUSAS FEMALE ACADEMY.
" Mrs. HOY, with the assistance Of Miss Hoy and
Mime. de st. Ange, have opened in the Town Of
Opelousas, a first class School, where the Practical
as well as Ornamental branches Of q Female Educa-
ton will be taught. ID.
They are prepared to give thorough instruction in
the English and French Languages, also Music Les.
sons on the Piano, Drawing, Painting, Transferring,
French Embroidery in Silk, Chenille and WQrsted,
Plain Needle.work, and Department.
The Principal hopes, with the assistance Of able
teachers, and the advantages pupils will derive from
constant personal care, to secure the patronage Of
the inhabitants Of Opelousas and vicinity.
Terms, per session Of twenty-one weeks, payable
0ne-half in advance, the balance in the middle Of the
session /: fG5g-
Tuition in Primary Department. ........ $40 90
Advanced ..........25 90
Erehcn ..........l5 W
Drawing ....... Is 90
aoiAenS ~ W
French Embroidery in Silk, Chenille, worsted, 10 90
Boarding, Washing, Fuel, etc. ..............60 90
OpelOusas, December s, 1855.
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pUBLIC SALE.-There will be offered al
= public Auction to the last and highest bidder.

pUBLIC SALE-There will be offered al
public Auction to the last and highest bidder,
On THURSDAY, January 10, 1856,
at the last residence of Francis Cullom deceased. nea,
me town OF Washington in this parish, the following
described property belonging to the estate of Marv
Ann Mixer, deceased, to wit:
A certain Tract or Lot of Land, lying and being in
Pine Prairie in the Parish of 81. Landry, containing
~ Acres more or less, together with the Buildings
and Improvements thereon.
Also, Household and Kitchen furniture, consisting
OF articles too numerous to mention. One Mare and
Colt, &C., &c. a. -"
TERMS OF SALE IAN sums under ten dollars
payable Cash. All sums of ten dollars or more
payable on the LIST of March 1857.
Ine land aforesaid to be sold on one and two years
credit from the LIST of March 1856. Purchasers to
give their notes in solido, with security to the salts.
faction Of the Tutor, and the land and Buildings
thereon, to remain specially mortgaged until full and
hnal payment of the purchase money is made.
Opelousas, December S, 1858.
THOS. P. FIRTH, Tutor.
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oommodors Stockton on Am.rlc.ni.m,

A. the meeting Of the Americans in Trenton,
the following letter was. received from Com.
Stockton:
GENTLExEs I am informed by your letter
81 yesterday that o meeting is to be held at
Trenton, on Friday, the 18th inst, comimora-
tive 81 the principles Of the American Party.
Yon also say, " that it is known that you have
ior several years approved those principles,
therefore you are earnestly invited to be pre-
sent, and to- address your fellow-citizens on that
OCCASION thank you for the invitation, al
shoughl previous engagements will prevent nv
being present.
i am unwilling, however, to permit the &C.
oasioh 70 pass without expressing my entire
concurrence in the patriotic principles of the
American party, which have had for so many
years the approval Of my head and heart
He then recapitulqtes the "American prin-
elples,. dilates upd&S the care taken by our
!oreiathers to preserve our institutions against
Foreign influence, &c., and concludes as follows /:
The crafty engineers Of political speculation
&c no danger, and never see any, which does
not threaten to arrest their profitable control
q parties. The doctrine that Americans
shall rule America" designed to restore the
y was III TIC QayS OF Washing
ton, to the hands of " Americans alone. &
sttigmatised by the organized cabal Of politi-
clans who WELD the machinery for manuiactu-
ring the incumbents of Office from that Of the
Presidency d%ownwards, as q pestilent hersey,
and those who hold to this ancient American
doctrine are denounced as traitors. The bro
gress Of events is rapidly bringing the country
70 the condition when but two parties will con-
tend with each other-the one the American
party, the other the Foreign party. The Amer
lean party will seek the restoration ofthe Gov.
ernment to American control, such as it was
when it came free from the American people.
foreign party will seek to propitiate the
foreign element, pander to its ~insolent ambition
and aspiring predominance, contend for the
and extension Of its privileges.
with s~ervility to its dictates. and Offer
rev brihes for its friendship. The simple fact
hat the next election Of o President Of the
United States may turn upon the assertion Of
he remuneration by the American peonle If
he doctrine that Americans alone should rnIe
AMERICA" should be sufficient to astonish and
us. If the doctrine be renowned, It will
owing to overpowering force of the foreign I
cement in our population. The mighty power ,
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Barnum announces his intention to erect q
Lyceum Hotel in NewYork embracing within
its walls o Lecture and Concert Hall, q Libra
ry and Reading Room, Restaurant, rooms for
instruction in music, and adult evening schools
and a large saloos for the social enjoyment of
families and friends, and all this without the
use or presence Of Intoxicating drinks.
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A TTENTIONl- O. o. F.-The men,
~ bers Of 81. Landry Lodge No. rs, bya resolution
of the Lodge, are earnestly solicited to attend our
next regular meeting, at the Odd Fellows hall in
Opelousas, on Saturday Sth inst. Business of impor-
lance Is to be transacted. GER NI
WIN. h. SPENCER, Secretary.
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JuDIcrAL ADvrRra1sNEsnliEsrs.-The attention
Of Administrators Of Estates. os well as de.
hndants ia judicial processes, Is invited to the
following section Of . law passed at the last
saEichs u the Legislature; g
Az Acr relative to Judicial Advertisements
ate two or moro newspapers Published In the Parish
where such proceedings are had, or such sale Is to be
made, the Defendant in the judicial process shall
have the RIGHT Of selecting the newspapersin which
said advertisement Y 70 % made Provided said
Of snch psoceedings,sor the seizure made under said
process ; and II the Defendant neglect to select, then
The plaintifr shall have the right to do so.sssa as3if
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.OUIS WAITER, Cabinet Maker, II y
- ways on hand a large assortment Of Arr,
Safes, Wash-stands, etc. ETC., which be VIII ~
NewOrleans prices for cash.
Apply at Patin's Hotel, Opelousas. ~
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nR. DAVID L. TODD, (late of the Cbxiy
~ Hospital,) Washington. La, offers hip ~
sional services to the citizens Of Washinpton safts
surrounding country, -
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s17I etters and communications connected with
M business Of this Office should be invariably direct.
cd 10 the q Publishers Of the Opelousas Patriotn

- The French department OF this paper will
hereafter be under the editorial charge Of Oxssins
A. GulDRY, Esq. III 49, Ais'l See
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am III Il OPf'lEiLOUSA1Sys:, 1 NE GA.
SATURDAY MORNING, DlscEmBER ..

~ We arp requested 70 announce that A. n.
PERRADH 81 ! candidate for the Office Of Town
Constable. Election 81 April next
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DIED

Il % .7t 4iH DIED. A4i rem t768 .H"
Last week, In NewaOrleans, Of Appoplexy Mas.
HILAIRE FoNTENor, in the Gath year Of her age. b
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VALERY ROY, Collector Of Acsoulh
' respectfully offers his services as such VI y
public. Orders left at Ney l. Estorge,s w h
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DOLCE JURY-Parish of St, Landry
Il Meeting Of nocanohorI 1oka

Resolved, By the Police Jury of the Parish of St,
Monday the l4th day of January 1856. The amonnt
OF Taxes to be assessed and levied on said Parish, for
ane service OF the present year 1855, will be fixed
that are required:
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NEW AND CHEAP GOODS. N0i1
~ BARGAINS! - 49, 49,
The undersigned has this day arrived An. !.
Provisions,
Groceries,
Tobacco,
Dry Goods,
Hats, Boots
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. SAAoN1t SjVbUlQX .E1
Stationery,
Hardware, Crockery, Wooden W,m
and many other articles suitable for the cou,,
trade. Also, on consignment, Hay, Oats. Nm n
Cake. Corn Meal, Cracked Corn, Homipy' DrseuI
Rye Flour, etc, Potatoes, Onions, ApDieSA1sss
and all kinds of Fruits. ,..lg go
Also, Lime, Pitch, Tar, etc.
~ Orders for Straub's celebrated Corn Nm y
Dr.. NewelFs Cotton Press Screws, received I'M lEi
with dispatch. Also for the Washing MachioSv ~
Is now being so extensively used throughas1s n
parish.
Country merchants, planters and all III ~, 4
goods and supplies, would do we'll to call befas s
chasing elsewhere, as Sugar, Molasses, Cisteni 4
gar, Cotton, Wool, Hides, Peltries, Eggs. Wa Tnn
and Moss Blankets will be received IN exchsns q
goods at fair market prices
Call and see. pN3 M
Terms, cash or barter. IL. MIMIC,
at Anderson Il Thompson's Wareho1e
P.S.-E. L.. N. will hereafter be weekly Iscettts
!resn supplies OF Provisions, Groceries, etc.
INSURANCE, INSURANCE-RL
= NiMMo, Washington, La, Agent for the En-
PIE Fire Insurance Company Of London-Can&l
$500. 900 and the Merchants Insurance Corr
OF Philadelphia-Capital $500, 900. viii III n
risks on Stores, dwellings, and out Houses. Oses
GINS, Sugar Houses and the merchandise audpe
luce contained therein. Also on merchants q
produce and bulls Of boats against the dangenars
kiver. Terms as liberal as in NewOrleans.
once at Anderson b Thompson Warehouse
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MARK HOLLIER, Painter and c.,
his line, as well as Paper Hanging, rubbing, dsGhg
and re-varnishing old furniture, ETC., will Dc puNgk
in Opelousas.
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nR. r. BURR, Surgeon Dentist, wig
- had twenty-five years. experience in hnaFse.e
sion, offers his services to the public generally n
may be found almost daily in Opelonsas, q
residence near town, and will occasionally b ~
the Post-ofice will be attended to. March II.