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ES- The Clinton people edeter.
mined not to dry up in spirit, and
die off with enaui this season. They
have well patrouised Thespian corps,
aud 1t must possess considerable merit
or they would not take up 70 many
heavy pieces, Of the standard and
legitimate drama. On tomorrow
evening, the play Of Don Caezar de
Bazin is to be performed.
Pleasant recreation and amusement
Of this kind, during dull season, has
more to do with the sanstivc condi.
ton than Is generally supposed could
man, live ia communion without
growing with his neighbor over the
bread and winc---could society be
united in its interest, instead Of being
divided as il is; each man for himself.
and the devil for US all--could the
individual be made to believe, tha, his
interest-present aud future, lie. in
the general good and well being Of
society: then would all difference Of
mere faith be recopciled, and all unit.
cd, in one bond Of fraternity and fel-
lowship, II is no utopian dream. to
look. with prophetic eye into the fu.
ture, aud see such condition Of socie.
ty there. condition that must o'
necessity exist when the minds eye, is
prepared TO receive more light from
Heaven.
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Very respectfully. DC.
J. W. SEYMOUR

WHAT ELsE.--Ine Dlsiiop OF the
Roman Catholic Church Of Covington
Ky, has put under the ban Of his dis
pleasure, martial music At funeral pro-
cessious On the Sabbath.
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ward and upward progress. must de-
v.lope new facts. that are now bid
den: 10 man who will stand still n
moment and look back ol the past,
md see where we have leone from !"
can fail 10 adult. As The creature OF
great Creator, man has been led step
by step. from one fact q another
each tending to elevate and eproble
l'im-is clearly written in every lage
uf history. Vain, indeed il tbe man
who says; :" can learn no more--l
nm the .nbodi,ucnt of all wisdom and
knowledge, and futile must be every
effort, to teach me any thing" Such
4 man, when plainly written down, l.
nothing less than ~ fool The
Spirit OF th. agr. is now as it ever has
been, IN advance Of the age itself, il
is silently working out other problems,
all tending 10 benefit mankind. aud
elevate the raee to more perfect
standard. Since the discovery Of that
unseen ETHEREAL escence which per
vades Al matter--thp electric fluid
ever actively at work 10 establish an
equilibrium and he Mt rest yet nerer
at rest II has given new impetus to
every branch of scieuce-settinv the
age as it were in advance Of It's If
I's star,ing-ay. wonderful effects
have set the mind to wo,k IN new
direction 70 solve the problem of its
own existence. M.emerism. or Ami
NAL Magnetism, sycologv, BI-'logy,
Spirit knocking and table turning,
may all eventually be traced to new
principle Of life kindred IN its nature
to electricity; and which 1t is quite as
we'll to den,minate The odc force Z"
az to lave it known by any other
maine.
Professor Hale's nightly lectures
and experiments, g. to show facts,
which are none the less so, for h.itg
denied Y such S's'"" q rr,e'''" 'o
their tgNism, that they are The result,
Of coIlu-ipn. and should therefore be
practiced only IN connection with
lepprdemain aud sword swallowing.
| What good effect is to result to
mankind at large, Just At this period
Of history. from public lectures and
experiments. on this sui iert, we can.
not see. it for amusement, any
thing else would answer quite as vel
LII rs a remedial agent, bead Pills
would answer the same purpose, since
il only claims 10 relnove ilnsg,mr,
ills and caunot he male 10 set leg
| The Plince Of Denmark was not far
srong wbeu he exrlaim, d
There are mere 'linys in heaven
and earth IIo,atiu. than are d,rampt
Of in your philosophy. - NJ ch since
then, hath been revealed certainly
there can be nothing more strange. To
come than the fact that one maj,
may 80 routrol auo'hcr. as to make
him believe that "Nhie is black aud
black is no crlor at all. F." AS h.furt
said, if the object IL presenting tue
o,cut sciences to the II ultimle j.
amuaem"nt--laugl ing gas would have
a more happy effect.
To A New York paper has cngas.
J the services uf + Fern, to write y tai,
at one hundred dolla,s per column,
running measure. 1t is to be hope'l,
that Fanny. will not transcend the
{ limit prescribed. Cor a cundel apprn.
dage, II it be not ov.r two anil
twenty tl,onsanA columns long, ",
hope to s',e it shortly aud travel with
| E,pnc ~ -, z,j
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20 Capt. Emile. Gross, ofthe La
tona, will again accept our thanks fol
,othsr 6vork
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f According 10 y resolution o
the Boa.d of Selec'm,n at their meet
ing on Monday. v"le Of the people
will be taken at the Court House or,
the 9th prox to takr their sense on
the matter ofcpeniug Lafayette sire
We hope i will prove to he. that good
sense, which is the result vf mature
dsliberation.
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DsmocuArIc CorvErrioN ,<T b e

DEmocnAric CorvErrtoY ~ he
Comet ven, to press too early on Sat
urday evening to get In the proceed
ings Of the Parish Democratic Con
ventiop, held at tile Court House on
that day. To The evening Advocate
are we iudebsed for detailed account.
Hon. A. 8. Heron was called To Tie
Chair, j. b. Stuart, and w. j. Lacey,
appointed Secretaries. The Chair
man mnde a few appropriate remarks
in which the dangerous tende,cies Of
the Know Nothing organisation in
this State, were held Up to view. in a
clear light.--fle said. the most dis
asterous consequences to The South
must be looked for in the spread of
ipcendiary Know Nothing doctrines
that Il Is evidently a Northern
move sgainst Southern institutions.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions. Their length precludcs
them from our crowded columns to-
Jay. Suffice 70 say, they are levelled
at that invisible enemy whose
hand is supposed 10 have been out.
streatched against " American princi
pies and American institutions since
the foundation Of the government
The only remedy for the growing evil
Of the times, az pointed out by the
resolutions, is a return of such as have
been misled to the "fvld" Of the
party again. The resolutions are
signed by some forty" citizens, and
about the same number were appoint
ed Delegates to attend Tie StatesDe.
mocratic Convention, to be held in
this city. on the 18th prcx. It was
fesoieei, That the Delegates constitute
an Executive and Vigilance Committee for
this parish, with powers appropriate there
10.
Resolred, That The Delegates TO the
State Convention he instructed to support
the name of Hon. A. s. HFRHoN for Secre-
tary Of State; and that they he left unn-
strucied with regard to everv o'he, offire.
Resolved, That The Resolutions reported
bv the Committee cn Resolutions, and
adopted by this Convention. be Left At the
rost Office. TO be signed by those who de.
sire to do 20.
Il was also specially
Resolved, That the Hon. A. s. HsRRor
be requested 10 deliver an address on the
politics Of the day; and THAT gentleman
having retired from the chair| a number
OF gentlemen were appointed a commit
tee to ascertain II he could comply with
said request, and il so, at what time and
lice.
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BATON ROUGE, La, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY q, 1855.
TuE Cry ATruRrEy.--I III th4 9th

THE CRY ATTORNEY In the 9th
er days edition Of The Comet, the city
attorney calls II: to account, for saying
what lie acknowledges himself to have
said In answering question pro
pounded ly the Board TO him When
The Board had in consideration the
ways and means TO open Lafayette
Street, he says he said, what we say,
he said {; that 'he Board has no right TO
incrpase the taxation above the limit,
Gxe'l hy The city charter q Of one per
een')
But has not the Board discretionary
rowers-powers implied, il not express
ell !? II they have not, then it is n
,hankless service indeed that the
town should impose upon The gentle
men of the board, and cause them TO
loose their time in holding. business
n,eeiirg-, at which no business can
he done, not written down in the char
ter. The gentlemen c"mroslng the
bos,d, are own citizens, whose interests
are identified with the interests of this
expanding little city :; and as they
have already manifested dsposi ion
to do something for the country,
we like to tigh, any obstacle thrown
in The way--even though, we run
n,adly and biudly against the laws
already made and provided with the
! City Attorney at their head in do.
Ing sc.--rl,is people would never re-
pudiae a reasonable amount of debt,
contracted to open lafayette Street TO
the Capitol; nor would any act, 10
give us descent market, meet will,
,,,.,,v,, ,,,u
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"FFbNitloh
BE CAREruL.-Petsons, who in
trust potes, and missels TO be deliver.
ed by juvenile Africans. cannot he to
particular; for such things are fro
ouen,lv found hlnwing about in the
streets revealing family secrets. We
have a brief order now before us. from
one Young gent To another, ordering
sun5rv articles Of wearing apparel
which leads us to believe that the
writer. is about to commit mafri,nony.
Of course it is n secret as yet. and as
we have come into the rnssessl, n OF
It. surrcptjt;ous'y wo must be silent
This much We may well SAY, however !,
that our young lady readers, must not
be surprised il "a marriage take
place in town shortly. - Ii one does
take place; we expect tn see our
name written down as q prophet,
TuE FEL.olANA nEMocRAr..--This
s, m'-wcekly. published at Gil, ton, y
me If the best slreis il th. Stae. Il
contains bi-we,k'y exposes Of Know
No,hingi,n, aul has shown conclusive
" aud satisfactorily no doubt its r. Ia
tionshir. with abohi,onism, iRrendid
rvism. uuconsfitut;oadlisms, aud many
other islns besides. Some one. good
a, geneo|ngy. would do the world ser.
vice. TO trace ont the relationship o'
this mum, and mystic order. Show
who begat il; who stood god father
at The baptismal font; who the god
mother is, if it be not Mrs. Able,
Kelly Foster; what it came into the
worll to do; how it is going to do It
when it will have done, aud gone out
If the T" Special Democratic Commit
tee, lv whom The r ! ciana Democrat
| is edited would do this, it would |"
special service 10 the nation. W.
mike no doubt, that il n" effort wrr
made; that three fonrths Of the rco
pe Of this State (who are set down II
very late census, as Know Notbings,
might i. convinced, hy the logo .
The Feliciana Democrat, that they are
al ah"lllipnists. leaguen with north
ern fanatics, wl,et'i & The knlfr to 8
wir, edge 10 cnt their own throa's.
Nine of the n,ust eminent lawyer
in New Ymk have given opinions
against the cous'itu'ionali,y Of tx
prohibitory liquor law.
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Nine of the n,ost eminent lawvors
in New Ye,k have given opinions
against the cous'ltuiionali,y Of tie
prohibitory liquor law.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-08
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

WEDNESDAY. December 5. 1855.
The SPEAKER announced the following stand.
committees of the House:
Privileges and Elections .-Messrs Pcndeton,
{ Louisa Brannon. Sinclair Imboden, Wellman,
' God, Mays, sprinkle. DOYLE, Burwell, of Pat
k. Langfi. Berkeley and Gillespie.
Courts Of Justice. -Messr.. Pendleton. of
les, Rutherford. Kemper. Stanard, Sinclair.
J 'annon, lmbodcn. Pendleton, of Louisa. Dill
ID, Paul, Jones of Gloucester, Gregory and
maid.
Schools and Colleges. -Messrs. Nicholson,
V ley. Burwell, of Bedford. Preston, Wright.
J 'lden,Murdaugh, Baker, Holman, Wood, Crock
{ Jones. of Rarpahannock, and Spady.
Propositions and grievances. -Messrs. Lee.
arms, Rddck. Pitman Cnhell, Dromgoole, Tow
, r. Crockett Watson, Hobbs. Tredway. HAYS
d French.
Claims. -Messrs. Carter, of Fauquicr Deiar-
! tie West, ElIyson. Egghorn, Dickinson of
{ 'ayson, Daniels, Dodson, Gurley. Roberts
abtree Brady and Bass.
'oods and Internal Navigation: Messrs. Floyd
: d"ly, Christian, Deane, Dejarnette, Carpen.
I q, Calvert, Early, Carter, KIRBY, Iiiett, Newton
Thompson.
On Finance: Messrs. Garnett. Johnston, Pow.
: Nicholson. Preston, Smith, Craddock, Clai-
rne' Martin, Thomas of Warren, Welton, Mel
! aud Patterson.
Militia La,os: Messrs. Kemper, Wiley Car.
! !, Davis, of Greenbrnr, Jones If Gloucester.
'btree, Anderson, Wright, Thrift Brannou
ew.iA >hhv and Rutfner.
TO Erdmine the Penitentiary: Messrs. Car
1ter, Weman. Arnett Hawks. Hancock, Da-
OF Amherst, Berkeley. Brandon, Drew. Dra-
p r. Brown, Vanorsda and Harding.
10 Erdmine the Armory: Messrs. Kee, Par
s"ns, Dickinson of Richmond city, Pittman Her
y ft. Splitter, Carper, Lantz, Nowlin, Kelly.
II laday, Cranmer and McIver.
On Enrolled Btts.-Messrs. Riddick Sprinkle
I rdy. Martin. Mays. Bywaters, Bosworth, Ca
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Correspondence, Of the n. l. Journal Of Com

WeFctt
HAVANA Nov. %, 1855
We have nothing of great importance since
my last notes per steamer Isabel. The under
current description Of a rupture between the
United States aud England has almost ceased,
and the apprehension of business men entirely
relieved since the last news.
We are to have a great funeral demonstra-
ton in memory of Gen. Miguel Tac,n, who
died at Madrid, just lie had been appointed
member of the Council fr revision of Legislation
for Cuba. He was aged 90 years, am told. and
was highly appreciated By his coun:rymcn OF
the Peninsuar-% more so than here, where his
severe justice left its marks. never to be Grad
icated He made life in Cuba safe. mud gave
form as well as execution 10 Justice and its de-
mands: no rank. power or money could save tire
tration.
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HEALTH OF JUICE DOUGLAS \ letter from
Senator Douglas himself addressed tn his broth
er-n-law. Judge Granger. in this CITY. and dated
at ierre liaute. eth nit, conveys the agreeable
intelligence that-h" is able to write to HIS friend
although not sufficiently recovered Ia leave his
bed or hold conversation. The same gentleman
received Geographic despatch from the phy-i-
elan of Judge Douglas DR. Roed.on Monday last
which states that he is ,opdy recovering hi
health Wash ington Union.
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Publication Of Den .orraoY

That sterling and liberal Democratic Organ,
the Journal Of Commerce, Publishes n oommuni
cation fr"m contributor, of its own party, in
which the llerculean task is proposed of cleans
ing and reforming Democracy. The writer ex-
presses himself with great force and earnestness.
and touches with sharp probe the ulcerons and
gangrenons parts of the Democratic system.--
Rem tetigit acu. We append an extract:
lin former paper commented upon the
present state of Democracy. We now wish TO
present few reflections upon the reformation,
of Democracy such thoughts us naturally ar
rest one having only the interest Of \ private
citizen aud part2nn in the welfare Of his coun-
try and his party The, are the obvious corol-
larry OF the thoughts already presented.
The necessity of that reformation il obvious
as intuition 10 every mind. If the party has
formed an unnatural and disgraeefu alliance
with slavery. with Popery, aud with iairmper
ance If Il has introduced into the country the
baneful principle that the spells belong to the
! yctors Mt the hallt-hox 1T Office seeking ha :
! through our egrncy, become great aud rapidly
| increasing evil il we are regardless # the fit.
ness of candidates for oifc" and place in stations
of solemn responsibility the most worthless men;
if we are in the habit Of APPLYING the political
ties. where not the least occasion Tor it exists
and where il is hi5hly injurious; If our canous
system Is n school of intrigue. an elevator Of the
unworthy. depressorof the worthy, n system
of military disei Zine and tyranny if family
names have become potent aud iuiallible charm
for the purpose OF securing popular influence and
government interest; if the press is perverted
and debased; If tho national administration il al
! almost unalloyed compound of weakness and
hckk nesS; if our thirst for dominion is becoming
ns@ liable and unprincped-(nn d these thing,
ar" dnquesonahIy sol--thnn the call for refor-
nation is un-peakably urgent"
This man talks Ike book" Let any one
democrat though he be-divest himself of party
prejudice, aud try ifhe can deny that these allie
cations are Just aud true!
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-08

The LEGisLATuRE opens with fearful rush
on the Treasury. The disclosure in the mes
sage of an Indebtedness, actual and aecruing, by
the State, of some thirty millions of dollars seems
TO have had an effect like that of an announce
ment in commercial circles of some establishment
about to fail The creditors go at it like grey
hounds at a stag. Our Legislators appear to
think that the state is about TO go by the board
and that it is necessary for all who would save
anything to make rush. 1t is equal to a curn-
val scramble for coppers. We hope Mr. Stovall
will take care of his precious person. 1t makes
no difference about his empty vaults Let the
plunderers 60 at them with crow bar and dark
iantern-if they will, They would. just at this
time. get poor wages for their labor But there
is no telling but that some of them may get after
him with slung shots and cart rungs. Look out,
Mr.. Stovall
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ELECTION OF MAYOR. Savannah Ca. Dec
5fh.-At the election to-day Anderson, Amrri
can, was elected Mayor by "a majority. of the
Aldermen elected 10 were Denocfats AMI iSo
Americans
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-08

The New ORLEANS PTCAYUNE, one of the best
conducted journal in the South. is now published
daily on double sheet, being greatly enlarged
and In entire new dress. This enlargement we
sleasn from the editors announcement. "has been
made necessary by the growing pressure Of al
vartiee0snts upon their columns"
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The Washington correspondent Of the Balt

more American, writing on the ith. says:
The Hnrd National Americans. the National
Whigs, and the Admin stration Democrats have
the power, by fusion and partition of the spoils
to organic the House ~ any moment. and thus
defeat the Free Soil factions, their comhnd vote
summing up l29 being more than one half of the
full House. Several DAYS haotting. and the
plea of necessity to satisfy their constituents
will be required to produce such result-a result
whidh will more than likely close thu contest
All three OF these parties claim to be National
Union men. and II Mon for the sake of the L
Mon" would be more Ia their credit than To
stand by and permit the Abolition factions TO So.
cure a final triumph.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-08

Accustomed rs we are IL exciting news. IN
these turbulent times, that We hnye recently had
from Kaneas is calculated 10 arouse more than
ordinary emotion. Wars involving whole nations
and consuming years have had less omnous be-
ginnings than the reports from that territory nd
wise Us Of. conflict once commenced there
would in all probability WIDEN till it hod arrayed
State against State, section against section and
drawn the whole country into the whirl of blood
All reasonable men must feel that civil wnr in
this land would be the most stupendous folly and
crime, on which the world ever looked
daton, dishonor and shame the Southern peo-
pie are not constituted that they can think
twice about it, Whatever may result, 1t will
have its origin ia the continued aud contemptu-
and natural rights of the Southern people,h the
sbolitionists and fanatics of the North. The
quarrel did not begin in kansns-nor would it
end there. We no aarmists--hut it is inn
possible not so see that the country stands on
the verge Of a terrible convulsion. from which
more reason and patriotism than are accus-
toned to see eynced in these evil days ean alone
save it. At such a crisis it is most unfortunate
that we have not mt the head of affairs n man with
q will and an intellect that could master the oc-
casion. The arm If jackson or the brain of Clay.
at such a junotare as the present would be worth
more than whole cabinets and senates of our pig
nv politicians
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-08

A bill has h.en introduced in both IInu-e4' of
the Legislature If Texas providing for tn laiS-
ing and organising If regiment If on"
thousand rangers for the protection of the from
tier.
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THE AMERICAN ORGAN calls those journals
which insist making adherence tn the 10Th sec
tion of the Philadelphia platform test of ma.
tionality Southern ultraist sand endeavors to at
tract confidence to itself by assuming to hold a
conservative position between extremists The
18th section was the deliberately declared senti-
ment Of the Philadelphia convention on the sla-
very question. 1t was ordained by that body as n
test.and those Northern men who would not abide
it,so regarding it. Withdrew from the convention.
IT fidelity to that section be utraismit original
adoption by the convention was ultrasm. and the
convention itself was constituted of ultraists -
This is the concluson to which the Organs
logic brings us-and the eorollary is that mod
crate, reasonable and conservatives men should re-
pudiate the Philadelphia convention, and all its
acts. 1t will be an easier ani more congenal
task for the South to repudiate the Organ In
the estimation ofthose who do not intend to sub
NIT longer to Northern imposition, it is NOR. i'm
portant that the 18th section should stand. than
that the Organ should secure the public printing.
The MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH
CAROLINA is. for the most part, devoted TO the
discussion Of State topics But the following
passage. touching federal relations, has about it
the old South Carolina smell of sulphur:
.The agitation in relation to slavery continues
20 increase and is rapidly tending to its bloody
termination Measures which it was hoped by
some would give quiet to the country and deni
~ to its deliberations, have served but to aug
ment the power of abolition. Civil war is a dire
full calamity, but its scourges are to be endured
tnpreference TO degradation and ruin The peo
pie OF South Carolina are alive to the issue. and
are mindful of their obligations. They are calm
because they are prepared . I'd self reliant They
have not forgotten their history, and they will
not fail TO vindieate its teachings The right to
provide new guards for their future security has
been sealed by the blood Of their ancestors, and
Il will never be surrendered. Come what NAV,
they will do their duty and leave the conse-
qusnces to God"
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PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS IL NEW YORK.
%ev York. Dec. 5-Ciubs are forming in this
state f#r tie purpose of supporting K. N. L;
ianier. Of Virginia, for the Presidency, and
.n.n.fn. Sehell fnf Nicc.