Thibodaux minerva., 1855-03-24
IMPORTANT TO PosrMAsTERs AND To THE

IMPORTANT TO PosTMAsTERs AND TO THE
PuBL1c.-We are requested to call special at
tention to the law just passed by Congress,
modifying the rates of postage, ETC., particularly
to those provisions requiring that all letters
between places in the United States shall be
prepaid from and after the first of Aprl, 1855,
by stamps or otherwise, and that from and after
the first Of January neut, postmasters must
place postage stamps upon all prepaid letters
upon which such stamps may not have been
placed by the writer's, or which may not be
enclosed in stamped envelopes
From and after the. first Of 4rrH 1866, the
postage to be charged on each single letter for
any distance in the United States not exceeding
5000 miles, is three cents, and over 5000 miles
| ten cents.
The law does not change the existing rates or
regulations in regard to letters to OF from
Canada or other foreign countries, nor does it
affect the franking privilege.
The provisions in regard to the registration Of
valuable letters will be carried into effect, and
special instructions issued to postmasters on the
subject. as soon as the necessary blanks can be
prepared and distributed.
We beg to suggest that editors generally
throughout the United States would render an
essential service to their readers by calling
attention to this subject.
[WusAington Union, 10Th inst.
The IMMACULATE CoNCEPTIoN.-The New York
Freeman's Journal publishes an apostolic letter from
Pope Plus TX, concerning the lately established
dogma of the Immaculate Conception OF the Virgin
Mary. In this document, after giving the history
OF the doctrine in question, the Pope proceeds to
define it as an article of faith, and concludes as
follows:
Let all the children of the Catholic Church
most dear to us hear these our words, and with
more ardent zeal Of piety. religion and love, pro-
ceed to worship invoke and pray to the Most Bles-
sed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived with
out original SIM and let them fly with entire con-
fdence to this most sweet Mother of Mercy and
Grace in all dangers, difficulties, doubts and fears
For nothing is to be feared, and noting is to be
despared of under her guidance, under her aus
pices, under her favor, under her protection, who
bearing towards us maternal affection, and taking
up the business OF our salvation, is solicitous for
the whole human race, and appointed by God the
Queen OF Heaven and Earth, and exalted above all
the choils of Angels and orders of Saints, stand
ing at the right hand of the only-begotten Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord, intercedes most power
fully, and obtains what she asks, and cannot be
frustrated.
Finally, in order that this our definition of the
immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin
Mary may be brought to the knowledge of the
Universal Church, We will these Letters Apostolic
to stand for perpetual remembrance of the thing,
commanding that to transcripts or printed copies,
subscribed by the hand of such notary public and
authenticated by the seal person of ecclesiastical
apE faI for G,;xl
shall be paid which would be paid to these presents
if they were exhibited or shown.
"Let no man interfere with this our declaration,
pronunciation, and definition, or oppose and con-
tradct it with presumptuous rashness If any
will incur the Indignation of the Omnipotcnt God
and of His blessed Apostles Peter and Paul.
BULwER IN PARLIAMENr.-The Liverpool Jour-
nal, in giving an account of the great debate on
the Foreign Enlistment Bill, gives the following un-
gracious sketch of a famous man of England:
II think Sir Bulwer Lytton is the most rdicu-
lous looking man, with his horse nose, and his blue
saucer eyes, in her majesty's dominions; and his
bowwowy voice drives one into Mysteries of fidgeti-
ness; and his gestures-oh! his gestures; conceive
Cassandra being dogmatic in a state of delirium
tremens. The impression for the first FIVE minutes
Of his oratory is awful you see members dusting
their faces with their handkerchie, screwing their
persons to their benches, and keeping their eyes
off the door that looks so tempting escape from
the tremendous baronet. But genius asserts ITSELF
and one forgets the tremendous baronet in the man
whose very grotesqueness but proves his grand
originality; and forgetting the manner in the matter
when tits good, as on Tuesday-the house cheers
Sir Edward sat down, on that night, with par
success, having achieved that, he is
for his pertinacity, which be has been
twenty years striving for; and as watched him
passing along the lobby to dinner, amid unreserved
congratulations, came to the conclusion that was
he happiest moment Of a career which, though
eafy with laurels, has, perhaps been very me-
ancholy life." 81
GEN. DUFF GREEN ON THE AMERICAN PARTY.