The American patriot., 1855-07-28
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Rouge Advocate and how the editor cana -.
so wise is past finding out:
Know Norn1sGlsM IN EAST FELrc1AsA-,I
an election for Justice of the Peac in thu
ond ward of East Feliciana, on the 18th rs
the Know Nothings, as usual, made it n.s @
contest. But they were most egregiouslv "
feated-the anti Know Nothing candidate
ing elected, we learn by mojority Of
We also learn that the wigwam of that r,t m
has exploded, and that number Of ey.KD.N
Nothings are expected to signify in print ANY,
their proper signatures, their severance Ss S,s
the order, on account of 'disgust for the W,
hunt after office" and other characteristics 4.
lures which have of late distinguished It,
The members of the Native American nav.
in the second Ward positively refused to n,I.I
the election of Justice Of the Peace turn
on party issues several Ct them voting for d
candidate elected In this they acted wis,
and well. We are opposed to making pss,t
question Of such elections-the election to of
ces merely administrative in their characs
lie as we think entirely beyond the past
party Jurisdiction.
The gentleman who was defeated in this sIs
ton is in every way worthy and cap.cas
for the post but the people Of ward prefs,s 4
his opponent, and he was elected.
He will make good officer, and no one h
the ward perhaps is dissatisfied with his sls
ton.
As for the Withdrawals, several, PERM,
three have done so. Thus was but the leeis
mate exercise Of right they possessed hi
all who wish to leave our party, the doors {.
open, and they can depart in peace. The
never has been wigwam in the second wan
and how one could be broken up when it WI
not there, we are at q loss to underst,d
There has been about six Withdrawals 'front.'
order in the last three months, and in the sam
time about thirty five have been broughss J
know the truth and appreciate the same.
AN EXTENSIVE LAND SALE.-On the 7th nj
slant, very large sale of land took phc
in the Parish of Concordia. The quantit
sold amounted to nearly twenty-four thousan1
acres, and includes some of the best lands
the parish. The sale attracted large compan1
The purchasers were twenty-fvein number ans
the amount of the sales was $237, ,643 20, atan
average price of $6 per acre. The Mghes
price was 1923 50 and the lawest 40 cents pei
acre. The improved lands were principal,
bought by the present occupants.
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PARr1Es.-The Richmond Enquirer insist
that there are but two parties in the Unite
States; ''the Democracy on the one side ami
the rabble of isms on the other" In reply
this assertion the New York Herald pertinenl
ly asks.
Who are the Democracy? What are they
Where are they? Are the New York Vi
Buren Buffalo fresoilers, of the soft shell ID
ministration type the Democracy? or the Jet
Davis secessionists? or the Southern conserv
tivcs of the Cobb school of Georgia? Al
those old Democrats in both sections oppos
to this rotten administration, the Democracy
or are the few dishearted and denorazt
| spoilsmen that still cling to the public plumb
the real genuine Democratic party? Wht
our Richmond cotemporary has found the Da
ocracy, we shall be enabled to prove to hise
tire satisfaction that there are two other era
parties-"the rabble of isnls," with Seward
their champion, and the great national Ame
ican party, formed of some of the best matt
ials Of both the old Whig and Democratic pa