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SUlclDE-M. Alexandra Weber refugi
polonais, age dune quarantane d'annees en-
viron, s'est suicide jeudi soir. LIE defun
etalt lnstituteur public dams notre paroisse de
puis deux ans. Son caractere doux ct paisi
bic lui await acquis ..'estime de tous les Labi
tants. Nul await pu soupeonner les funeste
projects de NJ. Weber, ct ce suicide cause III
etonnement general Voici les details que
Pon nous a communicates ce sujet:
lie vendredi de bonne heure la negresse
qui phabitude de lui porter son cafe a la
maison d'ecole, ne relevant aucune reponse
regarda a travers les fentes de la porte, ct
ellie aperGut que l'appartement etait rempl
de sang. Efrayee a cette vue, la negresse
poussa des cris ct appela les voisins son Sc
cours. La rorte fut enfoncee, ct on trouva
NJ. Alexandra Weber couche sur son lit ct
baigne dams son sang. lie malheureux tenait
un rasolr de Ia main droite ct await le bras
gauche taillade de huit enormes pleasures qui
avaient coupe enforcement les veines ct les
arteres. lie Dr. Chabaud, qui etait accouru
sur les lieux de revenement, s'assura que
bien qu'ayant perdu tout son sang ct 'ayant
plus de pou's, NJ. Weber n'etait pas encore
mort. En- efet, Ia victime put encore repon-
DIRE deux on trois paroles ct adresser ces der
niers adieux SON compatriote ct ami, NJ
Ribiski, auquel il await ecrit une Tongue let
tire avant de mourir. Cette lettre, ecrite la
veillc au soir, au moment OH il allait Sc don.
ner la, mort, content ses dernieres volontes
Ii dit que Ia vie etc pour lui une suite de
souffrances ct de dures labeurs ct Gull est
decide a EN- inir. Tn doux espoir trop cruel
lement deeu Pe1t seul empeche daccomplir
son fatal projet. Veuf depuis quelques an
nees, il await eu de son marriage une file gu
recommande vivement son compatriote. NJ;
Ribiski. "
NJ. Alexandra Weber, avant de Sc couper
les arteres du bras, await avale une de ces
petites foles de laudanum que lon vend ge-
neralement dams toutes les groceries de la
cote, car, au commencement de sa lettre, il
declare quill bu lie contenu de cette fole ct
il termine ainsi
/" Die heuges.-J'eprouve les premiers
ettets du laudanum 81 Ia mort ne Went pas
asseS vite par lie poison, je me jetterai sur
mon lit ct me couperai les arteres du bras
gauche avec mon rasoir.
NJ. Alexandra Weber travaillait, il q !
4uelques annees, en- qualite de Topographic
au Commercial Bulletin ct d l. p4Abcitis, de
Ia Nouvelle- Orleans il a etc aussi instituteur
Bayou Goula ct a Donaldsonville. Tous
'eux qui FONT connu regretteront sincerement
"a deplorable fn.-lfeschaceoe
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Peya't6 sMN1'1.Oae

ID DE Ia residence du seussigne.
49, la Prairie Basss, pres lie Grand
%W/ Coteau, dimanche dernier, ~ cou-
anakInknn rant, un negre nemne Stevcns.
age d'environ 80 ans, he pa1Eant qae lan-
glais, il marche les orteils en- dedans, il a
bonne mine, mais a le regard en- dessous
quand on lui parle. II est parti SUE aa petis
cheval girls.
Une reco1npense hbetale sera payee a la
personne qoi le ramsrsta ai soussigne OH 10
logera darIs unc des ge6les de Get Fiat.
JOHN W. HARDY.
st. Landry, 28 Avril, 1855.-1m.
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Succession de Thomas Gardne

Succession de Thomas Gardner ct
sa femme, decides.
ES acquereurs la vente des biens de
lA la succession de feu Thomas Gardner ct
de Mary Gardner, sa femme, tous deux dece-
des, sont informes que lie second Placement Sc
ra dd lie Ter de Mai courant, ct qua moins
quill ne soft paye ponctuellement Robert
Benguerel, a Opelousas, ou au soussigne,
Washington, lis epcourront des frais.
o. HINCKLEY, Administrator
Washington 2S Avril 1855.
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est proprice, car Get empereur en- tombant
laisse un grand vide, ct rempire en- trouble,
en- confusion, Sc pourrait coucher avec lui
dams Ia tombe
L'homme qui await supplicie Pestel est
mort. Que la legion de Pestel Sc rallie, de
Petersburg aux steppes dernieres; ct bientot,
peut-etre, la Republique Slave vengera le
grand martyr!
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Mr.. PsFExRE6RN, Cordonnier
- ct Bother, annonce respectueuse4
ment au public ct ses pratiques
quill transporte son attelier de cordonnerie.
rue Main, entire les rtes Landry ct Bellevue,
ancien bureau du Telegraphe, OH il est pret
recevoir tous ordres, pour du compliant
settlement.
Ii profile de cette occasion pour inviter
tous ceux qui lui doivent, de prendre en- con-
sideration le 'nalheur quill Went d'eprouver,
ct de venir lie payer sans delai.
Opelousas, 28 Avril, 1866.
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lNcENDIE Du THEATRE AMER1cAIN-I1ier matn,
environ heures, lie theatre American, stua Fan
gle des rues Poydras ct StFrancis etc deyore pa,
| le ieu-On ne salt pas rorigine de lincendie.
La soiree precedente il sy etait dome une repre-.
sentaton par Ia troupe Allelnande mais il a etc i'm
possible de decouvrir 81 apres lie spectacle on ne.
gge detendre toutes les umieres, GU 81 ce sinistre
nest que Poeuvre dun incendaire.
LIE feu s'etait rapdement propage, ct le pan du
mar qu lOnge la rue du Camp, vfnt tout.a-coup a
saaiser ct ensevelir ses ruines NJ Zeitz aprar
tenant la troupe aemande. On lie degagea aus.
st0t que possible de ce tombeau ardent fut trans
porte au corps-de-garde du Premier District, Oh il
expra qaelques minutes apres. Son corps etat hor-
riblement mutile Cest Ia lie seul accident don't nous
ayons connaissance.
La partie sup&rieure de Ia maison portant lie No.
93 dams la rue Poydras ct atenant au theatre, etc
tres serieusement endommagee mas lie feu sest
pourtant arrete Ia. LactivitG dcs pompiers sauve
les batsses qui trouvent sur la partie inferieure
de la rue St. Francis
lie principal proprietaire du theatre est NJ James
Coliis de New-YoIk; nous croyons que lie batiment
etait assure
Herr Heinrich Zetz, rartistc qui etc tue essayait
de sauver sa garde.robc. NJ Zetz, 6tait un artistic
de grand merte; il laisse une femme ct quatre en-
fants domieilies Cincinnati
d. Deiderich, le directeur du theatre perd environ
81 To- 0O0.-Courricr
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SecHEREssE.-La secheresse continue touiours
chez nous. Gen6ralement tous nos habans souffrent
horibement le cotton ct la cane ne poussent pas le
mails seche sur pied praires sont sans herbcs ct
blanches des os de nos maheureux animaux, il ny a
pas une goutte d'eau dams nos maras Presque tous
les puts ct citernes de notre parosse sont Sec Ia
poussere nous aveugle. Quand done aurons-nous de
la pluie?
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VEHrEs DE La sEMAINE PRocuAINE-Les ventes
suvantes auront lieu, dams nore paroisse, dams le
cours de la seuaine prochane, a savoir:
Mardi, Ter Mai.-A la Prairie Laurent, par A,
Dejean encanteur, Esclaves, Chavaux, Animaux
&c. &c.
Mercredi, Mai---Au Bayou Beuf, par H. Des.
sessarts, encanteur, des Edifces ct Ameliorations
sur une terre publique.
Pour d'autres particularites voir nos avis.
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- Un rat veaimenr.-Ces jours deriers, une jeune
tille, en- pension dams unc institution de Finishing
tLong Islandl fut mordue Ia main pendant son SOM
mel, par un rat La blessure tarda pas pr&sen-
ter les symphonies les plus alarinants ct toutes les
apparences dune plaie envenimee. On medecin
appele lie champ, declare en- eiTe que Ia norsure
etat empoisonnee ct que ramputation de Ia main ui
paraissait Indispensable Courrier des Efata. Hnia
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lie due dc Re,chstadt lie gouverne.
ment autrichien donne ordre que les restes
du fills du grand Napoleon ct de Marie Louise,
Napoleon Il, scion la presente nomenclature
imperiale,) soieut mis- d Ia disposition des
commissaires francais, NOMINEES par Louis
Napoleon. dams lie but de les transporter a
Paris a6u de les placer a cote du tombeau de
NAPOLEON Ter.
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Conamissaire de Ia Lousssans. G..
+. Weisse, de l'A6eiilc de Ia Noayelle- Or
leans, Went d'etre rsoulme par le gouverneur
7. q. Hebert, commissaire pour PEtat de Ia
Louisiana. d lexposition universelle de Paris.
lie gosverDeur ne pouvait faire un Eaeilleur
choix
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10 Nous >sommes autorisG annoncer que M.
PIERRE (dit Celestin) Mou1LLe, est canddat a la
place d'Assesseur quill occupe mantenant, ct que
CONNIE tel il croft devor d6carer quill est oppose
\ Ia secte Know Nothing. II Sc reeommande ses
amis ct aux votans en- general. i2l avril.
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MINES D'0a.-0n annonce. dit un journal anglais
sa decouYerte de mines dor dune richesse extTaor.
dinaire Tury-Assu dams ID province de Maranharn,
Amerique du Sud. Lor est, dit-on, de 24 carats !;
ON Iobtient sans peine, ct il paait exster en- selle
abundance, que les plus riches gisements jasquici
decouverts en- Australia California, seront en-.
terement eclipses par ces mines
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LIE DIR. PLATE offie ses services
CONNIE dnntiSfe all nnhlic de ST Ian.

~ LEDR. PLATE offie ses services
d|FFS CONNIE dentiste, au public de st. Lam
dILn dry. Tout son travae, tant pour Ia
pose, des dents artifciees que pour raurifcaton
des dents carlees est garant ct execute dapres les
procedes les plus nouveaux ct les plus approuves
Office, a lancenne residence de MelIe Margue-
rite Chretien, Opeousas
N. B.-Le DR.. PLATE Sc rendra au doiYiiciIe dex
personnes qui lie feront appe6 pour les besoins de
sa profession, mas les maades troiveront un grand
aVantage en- Venant elles-memes Sc faire QpereE
son office.
Opeiousas, % Avril 1S55--Ia
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Leprst de Mae. Soatag.-Dans un cercle de ma
nilestations spirituelles, New-York, un medium
eyoqua fespiit de Nine. Sontag, qui s'empressa de
lever lie pied de la table pour signaler son obeis.
sance; 9uelqaan ayant demande ii resprit pouvait
laiue ane des personnes pr6sentcs, iaiFe enten-
Dire Ia societe IN des plus beauy ,norcaanr aOn4ra
que Nine. Sontag chantait si bien. LesDrit r6pon.
dit aiSmativemeat ct declara quill alla ehanser le
grand arr de ia Norma aVec la bouche de Miss jay.
mass Jay chanta nais helas queIe cacaDhonie &
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ea,sSe o await entierement disparu. La demande a
etc bonne aujourdh hui ct il s'ess traite 1000 bales
ce qu porte les ventes de la semaine 500 bales
LIE marche est ferme, Ia cl6ture aux prix cue
nous publions plus bas.
CLASSIFICATION NJ Irrrurcos
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vENTE PAR lE SHERIFF.
ETAT DE la LOUISIANA.

F. Robin, admr. Cour de District,
VS.. ParOlsSe st, Landry.
Humbert perrodin, NJ. S7s5. :"
I'M vertu dun alias f. fa., lance dams
- raffaire ci-dessus intitulee, par Ia Cour
de District dams ct pour IA Paroisse st. Landry, 4
moi adresse Jexposetai en- vente publiqne, pour du
compliant, devant la porte de la Mason de Cour,
aux Opelousas, lie safnedi 9 Juin proclaim, 1855,
conmeneant II heures du n1atin ct continuant
de jour en- jour, sill est necessaire. tous les dfoits
titres intersts ct ptetertions de Humbert Perrodn
sa part dams les proprietss de Ia succession de
Benjamin Perrodin, de Mafie Louise Perrodin ct
de Theodore Perrodin, saisie pour satsfaire lie dit
writ. J. B. DAVID, ShEy1.
Bureau du Shkr;f, Ss-Landry, 2e Avri'. 1854
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DIDATS.

B Nous sommes autorises annoncer Mr.. E.
KoRrH CuLLoM, CONNIE candidat pour Ia place d'A-
vocat de District pour lie l5e District Judciaire de
Get Etat relection de Novembre 1855.
0pelousas, 25 Novembre 1854.
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iscEsDIE-Une des plus wastes maisons de Do.
Jacksonville, rancien hotel Prince, sur Ia place d
Slolssant Q etc la proie des aammes Ceste batisse
ssppatehaisa s,p , H. W. Bo5 bet Ia perse sst eyaluee
o,oeo.-Meschuss56
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MAGAstN DE MODES,
Succession de Rosemond Doucet

Succession de Rosemond Doucet.
E ES acquereurs a la vente des biens de.
~ pendant de la succession de Rosemond
Doucet, ainsi que ceux qui ls sont deyenu a
la vente des biens en- communaute entire le
dit defunt ct Clement Hollier fills, sont par
lie present informes que lie premier terme
eehoit dams lie eours du present mois d'Avril.
ct qua moins quill ne soft paye entire les
mains d'Yves D'Avy, Recorder, son bureau
ou entire les mains du soussigne, il sera col
lecte aYec frais.
CLEMENT HOLLIER fls.
Admlnistfaleuy.
Opelousas, 81 Avril, 1855.
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LES EAuXIl.

Loaisaiae, 10 Asrik--La riviare baisss, n v six
pieds d'ean dams le canal s.,
q tttsosrg Is Ayrit.--La riviare hausse, 10 pieds,
~ ponces d'eau dams le canal
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AVIS.
WVOUTEs les personnes qui doitert a Ia
H. Succession de feu Gerazime Richard,
sout prices de venir regler entire les mains de
la soussignee dams lie plus bref delai, 81 elles.
veulent seviter des frais- Les personnes
qui ont des reclamations contre la dite sue
cession sont aussi prices de les presenter a
administrative, pour etre classes
CORA RICHARD,
ADMINISTRATORS
Grand C6teau, % Avril, 1855
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domination NJ. Malcolm Nichols, Went d'etre
nonime, par le President, lieutenant au lOe dinGar-
fere. LIE President ne pouvait faire un meilIeur
chox Nichols est Gn des eleves les plus distin-
GuGs de West-Pout
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SITUATION DIES RANouEs

LEFLEuyE.-Durant Ia semaine. le aeuvea baisss
de plus de tois pieda-1lcaakoc65e
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Abolition du monopoie ies serTes--s PropsiS-
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Pour d'autres particularites, voir nos avis.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-02

ton next day, were two pies and that old lady's
Lilver thimble The thimble turned up in week
or two, being discovered under the corner OF the
carpet, but the pies have never been accounted
for TO this day.
On oath, could have given very material evi-
dence as to the disposition OF the stolen property
but as the case didn't come before any court ! re-
manned quiet.
Didn't the local editors loom, thor One Of them
elongated himself through quarter OF column
and headed the item, q A Diabolical and atrocious
attempt at BURGLARY aud Murderw describing,
with graphic particulars, the fendish attempt to
throttle Miss ----, and her servant, compliment
ed the GOODNESS and resolution Of r. Tompkins,
Esq., and perforated with whitening anathe-
ma the want of vigilance displayed by the police.
1t was fun for me to see with what wide awake
sagacity the watch used to stop at the front door
and listen during their nightly rounds, for month
after; and you couldn't have bribed a youngster
TO 60 under the porch, on any account, after
dark The excitement died away though, after a
while but I'll never forget the night tried to get
ia without making noise"
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Odd Logic.

Mr.. Spooner, President Of the Abolition
Convention at Columbus, uses the following
odd argument to justify his support of Chase,
latter having labored earnestly and honestly
to defeat his election"
at Is urged by many that the nomination OF
Mr.. Chase commits the American party TO the en-.
dorsement Of the ultra views that may be enter.
tanned by that gentleman. If il be true that the
nomination Of Mr.. Chase commits the American
party TO the advocacy Of his views, how much
stronger, then, ] ask, by the same rule, are his
friends committed TO Americanismf"
The Columbus platform contains but a sin
gle principle Of action-opposition to slavery.
Those who sustain that platform, then, are not
bound for any single principle Of the American
Order. The members, then, of that Order,
have stacked their arms upon the Republican
platform, and bound themselves TO obey Mr.
Chase. But this engagement is not conclu.
sve. Mr.. Chase is not a member, but an en-.
envy Of the American Order. How then can
it be said that this Order has received any.
thing at all in this nefarious bargain, consum.
mated by comforting upon certain ambitious
members nomination for office, upon plat
form in which not one doctrine of their Order
il reco0nised
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FIRST GRAND CLUB, FIREMENS',
Military, and Civic Excursions
OF THE
WASHINGTON NATIVE AMERICAN CLUB.

VyHE CLUB take great pleasure In an-
a. nouncing to their friends and the public gener-
ally that they have chartered the safe and comnodi
Gus steamer, Alice G. Price, and win give their
FIRST GRAND EXCURSION
To Popes Creek, eighty miles down the Potomac.
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST leth, 1855.
The Club pledge themselves that no trouble or ex-
pense will be spared on their part to conduce to the
pleasure and enjoyment Of all who may honor them
with their presence The utmost order and decoruln
will be preserved on board the boat.
Prof SCOTS Brass and Cotillon Band has been
engaged for the occasion.
Dinner aud Refreshments will be furnished BY an
experienced caterer, at city prices.
The boat will leave Georgetown att o'clock, Pages
Wharf, foot Of Seventh street. Washington, at s,
Blagdens Wharf Navy Yard, at SO, Alexandria
at 8.
Tickets 81, admitting gentleman and two ladies,
to be had of the Committee, any member Of the
Club, and at the boat ON the morn ng Of the E1cur
sion.
Committee Of Arrangements.
J. V. Grant A. Glasgow
Alex. Flowers, II. Keller,
w. NJ. Warren j. Leatch,
George Davis, N. vermillion.
2. S. The Military, Firemen, and tho members of
different Clubs are requested to appear in uniform.
aug l.
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The telegraph yesterday reported a defalcation
In Wall Street Bank. Il was the Mechanics
Bank. The Herald says "The alleged error in
the accounts Of the cashier, Mr.. i. w. Edmonds,
who is Chamberlain Of the city, and director Of
the Harlem Railroad, amounts to seven thousand
dollars and the facts in the matters arc very well
known TO the President and Directors, although
kept secret in the bank for good reasons. II Is
wen kaown that the city funds are deposited 10
this bank, and the expenditure Of seven thousand
dollars, charged to no particular account Il Is as
serted, Is owing TO the political feature IN the az
fairs of this financial institution. II il is desired
we have no doubt that Mr.. Edmouds win give the
stockholders and the public full explanation Of
the matter. The officers Of the bank are fully ac
qusinted with all the facts, and know that the
money has been expended on their account. Mr..
Edponds, though often requested, refuses to return
to his post unless the person nominated BY him is
confirmed BY the Directors.
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the University Of Virginia, and being thereby
familiar with the Greek Of Zenophon and Eu-
ripides, win, 1t is supposed, explain to these
men Of Athens in their own tongue how for
midable an antagonist they have provoked. He
will doubtless come home with DIR. Kings bill
and interest jinging in his pocket, and an
ample apology from the town council of Athens
to President Pierce for having let the bill remain
unpaid. We are In favor of the enforcement
of American rights abroad, and think Mr..
Pierce is to blame for having permitted this
claim to stand open SO long. Mr., Marsh seems
to have employed the Federal money and time
to very little advantage, when he leaves UNI
settled demand SO just and 50 mperatively
important to the rights Of American citizens,
as that of DR.. King. Still we think this bill
might have been collected with less costs, and
with less outly of diplomatic talent
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FIRST GRAND
e &c RSION AND PIC MIC
EMPIRE CLUB

TENHE Empire Club takes pleasure in an.
u nouncing to their friends, and the public gem
orally, that they will give an Excursion and Pic
Mic to the WHITE HOUSE PAVILION, on Monday
August g. They have chartered the swift steamer
George Washington for the occasion.
The boat leaves Georgetown at l-2; Washington
at 8; Blagden's wharf Navy Yard at o. Alexandria
at 8 IL.
The best cotillon music has been engaged for the
occasion.
Refreshments and dinner viii be served by an OK
perienced caterer at city prices.
- Tickets ONE DOLLAR, admitting gentle
man and ladies' to be had of any Of the members Of
the Club, or at the boat.
p. s. As there will be no invitations sent out, wc
hope our lady friends will attend
Stages will leave the of 14th street west and
Pa. avenue, It'll west, between 4 and @ NORTH aud
corner L. street north and 7th street west.
liz 26-end5fThSTuThS
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Jesuistry.

Mr.. Spooner President Of the late Abolition
Convention at Columbus, Ohio, advances the
following insidious doctrines:
:" 1t has been ever held by all parties, that hold
ing a place in any convention or body by repre-
sentation or in person, where conflicting interests
or views are represented, commits those partici-
patng to the support Of the action Of the body,
unless protest or withdrawal Be then aud there
made. Was there any such Withdrawal or protest ?
and, If not, how stands the case?'
We presume it is under authority of this
opinion that Mr.. Spooner would justify the re-
pudiation Of the Philadelphia Platform by the
seceders. We believe that, when members Of
party accept a representative voice in COM
mon convention, they are bound by the final
action Of that body. Mr.. Spooner thinks they
are committed, unless protest or withdrawal
be then and there made" How futile, then,
would be any attempt to bind the members Of
a political party by an act of its representa-
tive A measure is discussed, voted upon, and
adopted-the defeated minority then and there
protest against it According to Mr.. Spooner,
these professors would be relieved from any
obligation to obey. A popular convention is
but voluntary adoption Of the principles Of
our government to give efficacy to party action.
Suppose member of Congress should vote
against law, enter his protest then and there
against 1t, and then claim that himself and his
constituents were thereby absolved from any
obligations to obey, what would such plea
avail upon an indictment for having failed to
execute, or refused to obey the lawg Mr..
Spooner ought to assign better reasons for his
unwarrantable determination to sustain Mr..
Chasa or resign