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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28

The NuNNERY VISITATION The ex-
traordinsry movement Of the Massae husetts
Legislature in reference 10 nuneries and
Catholic schools attracts attention through
out the United States, aud is a general topic
|sf newspaper comment 1t Appeals to be
universally condemned. The following re.
marks are from the New York CONNER.
cial Advertiser. prominent aud discree,
Protestant journal;
So true is it that "exiremes meet" snd
so true IS it that when once men are temp
ted TO infringe, in Yhe slightest degree,
perfect freedom OF religious opinion, aud
perfect equality of reIlglonists, do they en-
ter upon the high read to religious iuioler-
ance and persecution.
1t is not safe to introduce religious ques-
tons into our popular elections. for the
moment you make religions ma;o,ities in
the legislature you practically make relig.
ion State matter; aud the majority never
resist the temptation Of welding the pow r
Of the State for their own elevation and
the depression and opprrssion-in plain
English, the persecution-oi those OF an
other creed. We shall be glad if the
illustration ofthis truth given by the Mas
sachusetts Legislature serves to put Amer.
can citizens upon their guard in this par
iicular.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28
S4th Congress.
Oppos'n. Admin,
0ppos'n. Adj

Ten States have yet to vote, in which 70 member.
remain to be chosen. In the last Congress these
The same result now, the Opposition will have IS
majority in the House.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28

Ssa- For the benefit Of such of readers as
may be curious about the matter, we give below the
Official vote Of this district in 1852 both for Con-
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28
Virginia Odd Fellows.

The Grand Lodge Of Virginia. [. O, o
F., on The 18th, elected the following off
GERS to serve the ensuing year. W, H
Cook. of Carroll county, w. G. Master
Nicholas K Trout. Of Staunton, w. D. G
Master; John r. Jackson, of Warren, W.
G. Warden; NJ. Segars. Of Richmond, w.
G. Secretary; G. w. Tolrr Of Richmond
W. G. Treasurer; w. l.. Hyland, of mar
shall, w. G. Chaplain; John C. Wade. Of
Montgomery. w. G. Marshall; A. GRAFT
Of Richmond, w. G. Guardian, A. F..
Santos, Of Norfolk, G. Conductor; J. w.
Childress. Of Richmond, g. Herald; J. II.
Robinson, Of l., nchburg Grand Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge Of the Uni
ted States.
The Grand Lodge adopted the Martha
Washington Female College, at Abingdon
and will take measures to insure It's COM
Pletion. III is contemplated to make such
as will insure to the indi-
gent daughters Of every deceased Odd Eel
low the benefit OF good education.
The Grand Lodge adjourned sine die
on the 18th after very harmonious SEES
sion Of three days. The interchang. Of
friendly feeling was pleasing to the men,
bers, and the accounts relative to the con.
d'tion Of the Order from different parts Of
the State were satisfactory.
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yressmen and for President

Majority for Smith, 2s2-for piercs 76l. s'
SCOTS vote in the enre State was 81 l32-Pierce's
was 72,4ls. Majority for Pierce, Els, PSI, Whole
number OF votes l29,s45.-B ar. Wig.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28

-. We are authorised 70 announce Col. JAMES
II. PAXTON, - . candidate for reelection to The
State Senate TO represent the District composed Of
Roekbridge Bath and Highland.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28

~. We are authorized to announce Col. AN
DREW n, BYRD, . candidate for sre-election to
the House Of Delegates Of Virginia, from Highland
County.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-28

The following letter, written by Jao. NJ. Bott
and published in the Penny Post is in response to
invitation to address the people of Richmond in be
half Of the Know Nothings:
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19
Succession de Henry r. GosSin ct communicate.
VENTE DE sUCCEsslON-Etat de

la Lousane-Cour du Einquiene Dlstrlet-farosse
de Laourche. --
Au nom ct par autore de ia Cour du Cinquieme District
Judciae sgeant dams pour Ia faroisse de Laourche
oert publique par NJ Borg, Sheriff. ct en-
canteur dumen quale ct snte les eux slte
dams la de paroe la rive gauche du bayou Laource,
environ trois miles audeseus de la vile de Thbodaux,
MARDI 10 de JOIN 1885, 10 heures, la propriets
La MoITIE iNDIvIsE DUN CERTAIN MoRCEAU DE
TERRE stue dansa dte parosse, sur la rive gauche u
bayou Lafourche, environ atre miles audessous de ia
vile de Thbodaux, mesurant ui Irpes ct demi de lace
plus mons par quatre arpents de prnondeur, borne
par de Vctorn Toups ct bas par les
Eugene Chasson oues les batisses ct ame
orations qu sly ct tous les escaves suvant ct
propretes appartenan la de succession ct Louis
Gossin
SIMON un Negro age de p ans; (ingenieur)
TOUSSAINT, un neg-e age de IA ans.
BApTIsTE, nesre age de IA ans
JESSY, negre age lie IL ans.
SARAH, une negresse agee DE IS ans; ct enfans-
ALFRED, ans; FREDERICK, 81 ans; EDWARD, ans;
MARIE, IN
DoNATHILDE, uue negresse age. de 40 ahs.
MAFIIfBDE, negresse agee de Is ans; (maladive)
Assumption Lafourche ct Terrebonne Apareil pour
fare du Sucre, Bouilloire un lot de Ma Moulin
Grue Shop pour Forgeron ct Ouis, Core dOutis,
Buggy, Charrette ct un Wagon Chevaux, Betes
a Corne Cochons, etc, etc.
TERMEs CoFpiTIoys-Le mobier payable tous lots de
audessous de dix pastres compliant lots audesss
de dix pasres nexcedant pas pases payable par
notifies, Motto Mars 1856 'autre Motto Mars
1851 tous lots du mober auessus de cent pastres
an Ia tere ct les eclayes payable cnquieme comp
ant ct la balance payable quarts quart tout ct
chacun des mois de mois des annees 1885, 1885, 1855 ct 1859
Les acquereurs ounssan leurs bets bonnie caution
solitaire, hut du cent Pan dntare apres ec!Ieace,
payable Pofce du Recorder de la de parose, FoTdre
esclaves specalement hypoheques iusqua pale
msnt final. myl2-21tdsl NJ. BOURG, Sherlt
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"WHAr's IN NAME ?"-Raymond's so6rique'
will stick to him Is long rs he breathes through
his nostrilS The ''little villain" squirms
under it; although when the phrase is jocularly
used in big presence, he smiles and even tries
to laugh; but Ills efforts to take the thing in
good part are such as even q well-bred ghost
would be ashamed to make.
Tkeorigin Of the sobriqust is Of course familiar
to journalists; but newspaper readers may not
all know it. Horace Greeley and MI st John,
the late Bank saperintendent,- had lengthy
correspondence on the dispeDsation Of the ad'
vertising patronage Of that department, which
Greeley commended was g;,en saolus,sely ana I'M,
mixed up in the controversy, and in a private
letter to st. John, Greeley refers to him Ray
mond) as the Little villain" Raymond wa.
green enough to get the letter from St John,
and publish !, IN 'ns INES mus msa,sg nm =
one Of the most unsavory so6riqua that human
ingenuity could invent. I-r...-
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

WHAT IS Love s-It is feeling that cannot be
very easily concealed You might q ven attemns
70 shstan From wriggfng with tight boot press
mg % Your corns, as to avoid betzayine vour
pneelInks in the presence Of the idolised. Choking
aown cough during church hours, o. smother;ne
llgh IN presence u is object are achievenknts
r. naH % dii6culf . 70 assume an air Of indiae,
n mth ioyes edsrvesence struggling for escape
~ e coasenas Of n uncorked bottle Of Heidsck.
~ Ne burglar, floeksd out q tho door Il
- a through he Window
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Succession Of Henry r. Gossin and community
SUCCESSION SALE.
/ rArr on YnH11S1 ANA-E;fh District Court sittir


~ STATE OF LouIsIANA-Fhh District Court, sitting
in and for the parish Of hafourche. -
In the and by the authority OF the tTth Juuclai
District Court sitting in and for the PARISH Of lorehe,
there will be offered for public auction BY NJ Boug
Sheriff and Auconser duly qualified and sworn in and Tor
said parish on the premises situated IN SAID parish on the
left bank OF bayou Laorche about three miles below inc
town Of Thibodaux, TUESDAY, the 18th day OF JUNE,
1865, at ~ O'clock the following described properly
THE UNDIVIDED HALF OF CERTAIN TRACT OF
LAND situated in said parish the left bank OF bayou
Eacuche at about four miles below the Of Thbo-
daux, measuring arpent and half front less
by four arpents and half in depth, bounded above by
lands of Yicton Toups and below by lands Of Eugene
Chasson with all the buildings and improvements there
on belonging.
AND the whole the following slaves and other property
belonging to said succession and Louis Gossin-
SIMON a negro aged about p wears (engneer)
TOUsSAINT, negro aged about IA years.
BAPTISTE, a negro boy aged IA years
JESSEY, q negro boy aged about II years. d.
SARAH negro aged about IS years and hei Tour
chiliren-ALFRED, 9 years; FREDERICK, years.
EDWARD, years; MARY, year
DONATHILDE, negro woman aged about ~ years.
MATHILDE, negro girl aged about Is years. subject to
fits.
A CORN MILL PATENT for the parish Of Assumption La
lot Of Corn Boiler one Corn Mill, Blacksmith shop
and Tools Chest of Tools, Buggy, one Cart, one
Wagon, Horses, Cattle, hogs, ETC.. etc.
TERMS AND CoSpTIoSs.-The moveabes payable all sums
OF and under dollars cash. and all sums over ten DOL
lars, and not exceeding hundred dollars, pay able oy
halves half in March 1856 and the other half in March
1857 and all lots of the movable property one hundred
dollars and the land and slaves fifth cash, ana
the balance PAYABLE fourths fourth in all and each OF
the months OF March Of the 1885, 1885, 1885, and 1857
The purchasers furnish their notes with good and approved
security in sodo with eight cent interest after maturity
PAYABLE at office of the Recorder Of said parish to the
order the Administrative Administrator and the land
and slaves to remain specially mortgaged and ypotecated
until final payment. [2l-tdsl NJ. BoURG, Sheriff
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OSTOR MISLAID-On Sunday last,

- the 29th ult., POCKET BOOK, contain NwxswNw9y
ing among other miscellaneous papers, two IENMfExMMA
NOTES Of hand, for the of Four Humid
red and Ninety Two Dollars and the other for 'azxxS
the sum of Thirty Dollars Said Notes drawn by
Messrs H. E. Ledet Brothers. and made payable to the
order Of c. n Walton and Mary c. Ledet dated some lime
during the month of April 1854 and payable in all the
month of rch last Us55 with interest March 1854.
The public IS cautioned against trading for the above de-
scribed notes. as payment has been stopped: -.
may5-3t. c. N. WALTUa.-
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19
J. s. FRIZELL. J. J. GAINES.
FRIZELL Il GAINES,
Dealers in l.
nRUGS, MEDICINES, PA1NTSN1

i AVA
~ Oils Chemicals, Dye stufs, Perumery, etc, ~
under the Frankl n House, Thibodaux.
Offer sale large and complete assortment Of DRUGS,
MEDICINES, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, CUPPPING
GLASSES, SOAPS, DENTIFRfCEs, SHAVING, HAIR,
TOOTH, NAIL, PAINT and WHITE WASH BRUSHES,
together with all the
MOST POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES
of the day-a Of which they offer for sale on the most
reasonable terms. .,
gT Buying cur Medicines in the North from IMPORT
ING HOUSES, and receiving FRESH SUPPLIES frequently
during the year. prepared at all times to ill all
line satisfactory manner and ask friends
generally to give trial. that may prove to them that
isto their interest well ours, patronze
March, 8, 1856. i11-H1 FRIZELL GAINES.
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Trust no future, howe'er pleasant,
Let the dead Past bury its dead;
Act act in the living Present;
Heart within, and God DER head"


Be frugal and temperate, with spendthrift hand
scatter not to the winds the wages Of your daily
tolls, and thereby become dependents on the public
charity; educate, educate literally your children,
for the broad road of preferment in this land is open
alike for the lofty and the owly ever bear in mind
that knowledge is far more desirable than wealth,
inst not yourself, nor suffer others to infuse into
their youthful minds the poison of religious bigotry
Enjoy your own sectarian dogmas, frequent your
own church, and kneel at the altar of your child
hoods faith interfere not intermeddle with the
politics OF religion of your neighbors for the Amer.
lean people are extremely sensitive these topics
eschew political and sectaran discussions, for they
are in truth productive of no good; be mindful Of
your own affairs and look not after the business of
others, thereby preventing discord and i-win.
Avoid all private feuds and shun the public COM
motions keep steadily in view the disgrace and
punishment attendant Oh violations of the law
draw closely around you by kind words and deeds,
your family, your friends, and all with whom you
NAV be broughtin contact interniingle freely with
our people, learn OUR manners, habits and customs
become as it Were, in mind, heart and soul nation
allied, and you cannot fail in winning your way to
their respect, esteem and confidence; and above
all things
"To thine ownseli be true;
And it must follow the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any ,tan.'
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

PARIS, April 10, 1855.
Tho military movements. shipments of all kinds
, &c stores and munitions of war, embarkation OF
..oons stores, mules &c, continue to be made at
~ southern ports of the empire on gigantic
~sroleonic SCALE and indicate but little prospect OF
20 or the speedy downfall of Sebastopol Up
r All, sine IA, 900 troops have been embarked
g.. the East from Marseilles, Toulon and Algiers.
Tortv.Gve to fifty thousand more are now going
s,rvard. making nearly 100000 men that have or
40 oone to that slaughter-house, the Crlmea.
Tbirty-fve thousand horses and mules have
.,so already been sent there, and from six to
a;,bt thousand more are now at or near Marseilles
Sono forward as rapidly possible. 1t is in vain
- estimate the maateriel gone Or going, which far
a,ceeds the quantity prepared for the great Rus
s;.n campaign in 1912. One item that has been
sh;n,ed il $50, 900 bomb-shells, and 1900 more
.ro now ready for shipment. Cannon balls 90 by
Tho cargo. and every vessel takes more or less of
.hem Several hundred pieces of battering cannon
ore hundred and fifty additional for the siege, and
rnortars Of all sizes, are now being sent.
Wnskets sufficient to arm the entire male Turkish
.,,nul,t;er CAPABLE of bearing arms, and powder in
Quantities that would blow up the earth and reduce
4 aoain to chaos; provisions OF all kinds; clothing,
horses, boards pianks waterproof tents and other
sunnlies Of every description have gone and are
,,o;np in quantities tnat almost eAceeu creueHCe
The vastness of the resources and power Of this
country is strikingy exhibited by what she is now
doing, and all apparently without any great effort,
and certainly without the least sign OF exhaustion
Tn former wars to put afoat on the ocean military
eynedition of twenty or thirty thousand men was
considered a wonderful thing, but now France
sends two hundred thousand to the remote end of
the Black Sea with less effort and in less time than
abe despatched the expedition Of thirty thousand
men to Egypt in 1898 under Bonaparte.
There are $50 cannon and mortars Of the largest
size mounted and playing on Sebastopol, whilst the
Russians it is said, have 1000 pieces in position
for the defense of the place, with still overwhelm
ing arsenal All the above is exclusive Of the ar
tiIery Of the armies on both sides.
France at this moment is decidedly the most
slxserful nation of the world, and is ruled by an
extraordinary man. The Emperor oversees every
thing, never appears to be hurried, drives daily
about Paris alone or accompanied by the Empress !;
he neither breads the Legtimists, Orleanists, Red
Republicans nor the assassin's poignard; he thinks
himself q the man Of Destiny"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19
DERDI OIL EGARE-

l. Dimanche, lie 90 uls, TN PoURTEFEUILLE conte
papier Divers deux obligations une pour
de Quatre Cent Quare Vingt Douze Pastre, ct
autre pour Ia de Trente hut pastres. Les des
obligations trees par NM H. E. Ledet Freres ct pay
able rordre de c. n Walton ct Marie c. Ledet ct dates
dams lie mois dAvr 1884, payable dams lie mos de Mars
dernier (1sJ5,) avec interet depuis Mars 1854
LIE public par presentes AVERT de pas prendrs
may5-9t c. N. WALTON.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

KossUrH ON THE VIsIr or NAPOLEON III 70
Enthusiastically has written an unusually bitter
letter. even for him, in relation to the visit Of Ma
poleon III to England. he calls the reception .
COMEDY" The letter appears in the New York
Times. Koseuth salutes Austria as follows:
That Austria, sir, which means the Hapsburgs,
whom l, . plain, unpretending citizen, weighed in
the hollow Of my hand just seven years ago; the
very existence Of whom depended en- . breath Of
mine; whom saved with ill-fated generosity, fool
- was to trust king's oath whom the people
Of Hungary has humbled to the dust, unarmed,
unprepared forsaken, and hermetically secluded as
we we're; those Hapsburgs whom the Car propped
up for while, but to whom no aid, no eombina-
ton can impart vitality, and whom the very hand
a the Eternal has doomed to certain destruction.
II Is this Austria, Dir, which strikes terror TO the
adventuFef who carved his way through Ill the
bloody horrors Il December, and through un-
scrupuious perjury % I throne this Austria, sir,
To- which the Cabinet II 81 James bows with fear
this Austria, whose finger pulls the leading srins
O which Eng1snd and Frames sfe hooked u the
Gimp md d Dc councils AHA"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

THE ALLIES AND THE DEFENSE OF CUBA.-The
London Examiner has an article on Cuba and
the recent speech in the Spanish Courts on
slavery. 1t deprecates the intention of Spain to
protect slavery in Cuba, and says that by offer
ing to the slave hopes of future emancipation,
the Spanish Government would raise up power
able to defy both Cuban planters and American
sympathizers. The Examiner fears that should
q band Of American fllibusters land in Cuba,
General Concha will show them the same scant
mercy which was shown to Lopez, and then
says:
The American Government viii then be pro-
vided with grievance and If General Pierce
should deem the government fleets of France
and England too deeply engaged in the Black
and Baltic Seas to think of succoring Cuba, it
is quite within reach Of possibility that the
on, and the step of common cause with the dis
comfted corsairs, by sending force for reta-
liating upon General Concha, and perhaps for
reducing the island, may become sufficiently
popular to force itself upon Mr.. Pierce's not
very reluctant Cabinet.
The contingency of the western allies looking
quietly on must not, however, be too hastily
assumed. France and England have on q
previous occasion spoken frankly at Washington
as to what would be their duty were Cuba
wantonly invaded and at that time the En-
peror Napoleon observed that the alliance be-
tween France and extended westward as well as
eastward. And though it would be unfortunate
indeed, if in the belief that We have duty to
prevent aggression, and protect weza States
from spoliation, We should be called upon to
perform such dtty In both hemispheres ct once,
let NOT the American Government too hastily
infer that its acts Of aggression would be safe.
Meantime the Spanish Cortes, fnssead Of con-
fning their cares to the conciliation of the
planters who have eonspired against them,
might do better, We think, 50 as to deal out
justice to Ill subjects Of the Spanish crown in
Cub. that it should no longer have to depend
for allegiance and defense spon merely one
class. and that the least numerous and most
selfish. go.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

NOTlCE.-Persons who are in debt to
the Of Wakeman Smith, and prefer setting
their with undersigned do by calling at
their Office before of June those who do not will be
sued. my5-3t. WAkEMAN SMITH
GITUATION WANTED.-An expe-
~ rieneed and capable manager DESTROYS Of obaag
situation Overseer Can porduce the most satisfactory
testimonials character and capabilities For further
particulars apply at uy52t. THIS OFFICE
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

A HUNGRY CARPET BAG.-The Buffalo Express
relates an amusing incident which occurred at Erie
a few days since. A gentleman left Cleveland for
New York at an early hour in the morning, with
out bis breakfast, and being very hungry upon the
arrival of the train at Erie entered the dining room
and placing his carpet bag upon chair sat down
beside it and commenced a valorous attack upon
the viands placed before him. Bye and by the
proprietor of the establishment came around to
coectfares, and upon reaching our friend calculated
Dollar, sir A dollar responded the eating man,
"a doar-thonght you only charged fifty cents a
meal for one-eh ?" "That's true" said Mean
ness, but count your carpet bag one, since it
occupies seat" The table was far from being
crowded.) Our friend expostulated but the land
lord insisted and the dollar reluctantly brought
forth. The landlord passed on. Our friend deli
berately arose. and opening his carpet bag full in
its wide mouth discoursed unto it SAYING, Carpet
bag, it seems you're an individual--a human in.
dividua since you eaf--at least I've paid for you,
and now yoa must eat,"-upon which he seized
everything eatable in his reach, nuts raisins, ap
Piles, cakes, pies, and amid the roars of the by.
ISLANDERS, the delight Of his brother passengers and
discontinue of the landlord, phlegmaticalfy wen.
and took his seat in the cars. He said he had pro-
visions enough to last him to New York, after a
bountiful supply had been served out in the cars.
There was at least 50 worth in the bag-upon
which the landlord realised nothing in the way Of
profit. So much for meanness.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19

lNtaeAsf~ (1tl EAesalch.
Spirit II To country prsss.-EDs NuE11NA.
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~ An autograph lstter Of George Washing
ten wss sold at auction In London, for 20.