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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-05-16

The steamer Olive Branch, since she common
ced running, has carried the following amounts
of the articles named, up to April 2Sth, in addi-
ton to large amount of miscellaneous produce
and goods:
Wagon Hubs, ....... l,259
Barrels of Flour. ................ I5l
Plaster and Stucco, barrels, ....... l,553
Shingles, ......,....... .9oo,ooo
Messrs. 8. s. Ball g. Co.'S line of steamers
have conveyed the following to Grand Haven
from this city, 10 addition to large amount
of other products, from April 9th to May Let,
viz:
Bushels of wheat. 25,729
Barrels of -four. ............... 7,265
Shingles, .2,6s9,0oo
re-. r. Daily Herald.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15


SEIZURE OF LARGE ANoUSr Up COUNTERFEIT
MoSRY.-Our dispatches have announced the ar
test Nr parties in Cincinnati, with latge amOuut
Of counterfeit mOuey in their possession. The
Gazette saysi
For SeYetdl weeks our police have had lheit nj
tentlOn directed 10 gang Of COunteEltilrrs WHO
have been circulating spurious aud cOunte(et mo.
ney In This city aud Throughout tie W. STEM coilt.
us, OH OIL extensive scale, The police were una
bio 10 lean any definite information whtreby they
cODd make any attest, until yesterday morning.
when they a$ceIiuMtd that n man named George
u. Cody, well known east aud wesI, was nr0nt
leaving The city with packet Of "coney" IN ll'
POSSESSION. The officers watched fOt his arrival on
ilp landing, anI about u O'clock lley observed
Cody 20 vi board tho steamer llOSIcna, with lie
packet in Ills hnnd. Tic officers nIIrSed lin ulN
iOuul tho package 10 be S6,630 In finished bank
notes Vi tie denomination VI SOS aud los OIL the
PnrMets' Bank OF Charleston, Va. The plates are
altered from those vi another bank-lhC dies nEe
genuine, but pnrliOn Of The llllHg, which isvety
badly done, Is cOunterfvit-papeTg good. The bills,
however, are well calculated 10 deceive. The pv.
lice lodged Cody Ia Hammond street station house
and then proceeded 10 he residence Of MIS-. Ellz
abeth Williams, In Fulton, where they found tl.
wards VI twenty thousand dollars Of the same de.
nuninalion and same plate, but filled up. Seyetil
Of tho sheets looked ns II they had lien liCshy
printed. They 50! lie ink, pen, &c. with witch
lie signatures, sc, WerU nlaIe. MIS-. Williams
WIS usn Judged in The station house, and JciaCll
ment Of police was sent in search Vi The plates,
papers and presses, clue 10 which they lIaSe OBJ
iained.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

4 BoLp AXp DARlSa RoBBEEr.-.unlet lie
above hs, ding, we GnI The following in tho Petu
(lndlana) Seatia.k
The Clerks office Of Miami county was entered
on Monday night, the 7lh Inst, by some bold aud
dating buIglafs, and The vault btOkeh open aud
robUed Of about $500. The thieves wete evil
IDENTIFY expect hands Of Tho business. The Olllce
was enleted Though tue window. They weIe
provided with crowbar, an implement ustl about
mill called "the dog" and halChet, All Ihcit
preparations wete made wilt caution aud cate.-
An INGENIOUS arrangement was made by fSlDs
some Or Tho large books In ihe form Of square, In
which illey placed their light to reflect upon the
work, but 50 II could mol b0 seen from tile outside.
TIE vault was then opened by plying away llls
buick wall oil Tile lower conner Of The large ltU
door, making hole Just large tllOtglI lOE a man
to enttT The vault was tihel VI all the money
cuntaIled in II. Tie pittias engage then tascled
their escape Though Tie window, leaving Il open,
with thu CtOwbar and oileT instruments lying IN
the Office, and all tile Preparations iOt tie Ptemei'
tpied robbery undissulbed. - ,,.
TIE robbery was nut notice until early This
t1uesay) morning, 50 that the buiglals had ample
tinIe IL exrbpe. as vel no Ulue con bs obtained
Uf The pstsons WHO committed luis during tpI5tiy'
Quite III excitement exists In our town, iVE tile
burglary was so Uoj, dating and well executed as
10 excite anptelonsions that very dangerous char.
actets ATE IN our midst, Keep yisIIaNt look out
for the fogues.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

-. X - Is, ~ "A .4ttt "a VA
3 y M a v,
poS'T es SItlk s,.V ~ egassgsy
mot1ing about zen Ses Young Ipet
ont III ,Rhanl com allpg nun
sell on The result q q ills lal lusI lpae, 70
Which le dlsplayel extremely flalllyf
Ing 10 bis SalIly he was eeeos6ea W sopl l99Ht
Ing uIessel slls 0sslt lletat'
eholy anu y. s9aItsVpnv MY
twheihrr le was solIS u9MH 'ae ASstl lNe
young thau IslHseu w. w ~ wee m.
'AhF FalI igs olast, me Melanen 9 o. "
SUI lglls' llslsSsIgE, Joy VVgSl'
!esS nave hllu ltlslgIIa wWl.st le,'
AZ u2pts ~ lyvt s'tlral. ~ el9M
Ybal Y y 90 ssEetasl llH4l sSSs aSa sSNs,
allu sNou,q W aug - WIZ Nv. WV
prevented oY poverty ito lelolgs 'ne gear ones
10 WEoa JUS WIDE sAlslelis y SeNaslsu.
IAs yvuls l'Su9Se HSs,s WY ~
thought he hel lIeall SOW enough 70 leel ue
atlaess o. las slsuaH Y ueseti4su' anu waa'sq
10 kiA what le co9'e NO lot niHi, ,.,..
TWO a no asV conl,nHell lno ilsqnpIlqpus
laced inllY,uual,' leil Nappy lome y BOSTON
70 $ ek = situation N lte wssI' w9gll ~ nave
goils gui imperative Rectssy lS'eea me ltoni lhe
aims Of aoa!lng thoInet auu pltecsonaIs ,sS'sIs,
folt weeks alIe1 .saYng p9le, auu WneI , IVY
atflSeu as la| As llllS ely hosSsSSea Uul 'lt'is
money anu allst 4slls eogllae9 y, We, sIet Gsu
lVls WIN luVtb lVulH htls eWu ~ Net ''Ns
lhat wss completely destitute; Ine 0.nly Le.
source nave leIl, ana whlel nollps W! Ils ,no:s
pressing wsnt cSS'u l'Vpe0 lug ~ pais WV, q
lts Salnaole e2ln ws'Sh WluSn tsceNee l!o,"
ny nolheI' aug Whlch rs an lelIlogln VI GUY nun,
" " you WIN auE t', me enough money oh I"
10 reach home, WI les you nave !, ohsall.
Dating The recital Of this story ibe Ilnftolof vas
several times so overcome WIN us feelings 'la'
lie nuSt mo leatl
The Marietta mon loon ihe walcli' anu wniisl
examining u Closely, was lnlellilPlea W oHollltt
person, 'atSe, potty lnuN'aual' VINO look N''h
10 one sue, anu sslu' ~ ,.,u
W you eau paIcnaSe snaI wa'cn, utigs Mup ~
lnyslote, tpo.',lns " Nhe ooat sure " M"sseL "
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

ROssUrn on THE vlsr or NAPOLEON III, 10
ESGL1SD.--KOsSUlh hus written on unusually Lil.
let letter, even for him. in collation. 10 Tue visit Of
Napoleon III, TO England. tIo calls the reception
a comedy The letter uppeOrs in the New Yotk
Times. Kossuth saluteS Austria us fOllsws:
''rliAt Austria, sir, which means The IIapSbNrrs,
whom !, plain, uuPteendiHg citizen, weighed III
tie hollow OF my hand just seven years heOi the
vety existence Vi whom depended on bteaIh Of
miej whom savetl with ill.fale generosity, fool
ns was, 10 lrust klrg'S oath, whom the ptUple
Of Hungary lbs bundled 10 the dust, unnamed,
nnprep3etl, forsaken md Theoretically seuIul rs
we were; those IlUpsbuEgs whom the C2nr rr0n.
pei up for a while, but u whom no uil, 10 con-.
jinalton con mpott vitality, and 10 whom the
vet yhaud OF tIs Eternal has doomed 10 certain
destruction. Ills This Ausltu, sir, whicllsltkts
ltrfOt 10 the utventuter who carved his way tho
oil lie bloody llVirOtS0f December, anl through
unsctupnlous perjury 10 thrOnGj this Austria,
SIT, to which The Cabinet OF 81. James bows with
feot:t this ausllio, whose finger pulls The leading
lealiIlg string VI which England anl France nEO
hooked in tho camp aud in The councils aIike.'
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

aJ-It oppeats tbot gang Of OatsIsts and thieves
travel on The steamers between Detroit, Monroe,
Toledo, Sandusky and Cleveland, one night steal.
Ing III one Of these cities and tho next night In
another,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

PlRE ~ THE AlUUSTAlSs.-We have already no.
iicsd the fire In The nlountuus near Caflisc,I'ap
but learn from a gentleman now in the city, who
witnessed lie 0bnAhgtation, thai Il wus awfuly
grand, extending over several thousands Of acres,
The eeeBFated White Sulphur aud Clalybeas
SG ss S e p sek dI TS ORE originated a . Sy
over one Of lie most Wild aud picturesque pats Of
The country Although Doubling Gap was con-.
pletely surrounded by The it's, lie buildings Of.
iochet 70 the wutelins.place, aud beIOngtng 10
Scott Coye, ESQ.,, wets III ito nanllet iHjuted.
The sight Of Sncllu ConfOgtsIOu running Though
The mountains can BE- better Imagined Ilan desCti.
bel--Bah. SIM,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

0faatnum whites 10 Tho Tribune That Ills Baby
Show business is beautifully going ahead. TIC
thinks there Is strong probability That tue full
number Of one k0Ndtet ctades will be occupied,
lie will huye al least one lliet Of four babies, and
dlSets twins and ttiplets. lie has decided 10 ex.
clnde negro babies, which will probably cause q
rupture between him and his organ, The Tribune ,
lie has The imPudence topTonOltnce Ills baby vx.
lliOitlona perfectly Legitimate business, How
does he know thai7
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15
ro.nntu Tloket.I
Success ~ lie stiiias Whose toAlo, we say
1utHS back 10 lis color tie halF HAT was graz,

U'Pfotssot wooIs Hair Restorative advertised In
our ref FOR tie iints Of several weeks, lst prime tr
te, For Tie removal Of dallp and .imAtIlns sOtlhsss
aud beauty 10 the bir Ills we thlRk ulEquakl and
those who h1vetttti Il thoroughly testify that Il will mol
only cause the ar gov. but, when gay restore 70
lis original color, Give II atua,Ete Gazette, OIL u,
1852,
nytO tn, LOGAN & Co, Agents.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

rTrhe committee on cutenOy, In tbc Canadian
Parliament, hasrepolted ntsyOr Of changing the
provincial currency 10 The United States standard,
This is another sttptowotd annesatious
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

TAEtSo LASntoSp At MS WoRp.--We have
heard Of cool things, bu never anything cooler Than
The followingi The landlord Of hotel d Whitehall
caIlodn batdetto him one day, and said: Look o.
here! | want YOU 10 pay your hoard bill, and you
must. Eve asked y0n fot II often enoughi and
el you now, that yOn DON'T leave my house till you
pay ilp 'Goolr said Ills lOleer "just put that In
Writing; make regular agreement Of IL III stay
with you as long as lllyeN-RniekeI locker Mega
4ine.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

AN INACTIVE CoNa1Sbts. army hos been
so long Tying to match ino SeOostopol thai ono
would almost imagine II had come 10 a siand.sll,
Under Tie Influence Of a lame commander, IN thu
shane of a I(Ienefa Lialt.I-Puneh.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

BIRSUNs BAsY Snow.-We have referred 10
lilo Tact that <s. 3. Cakes Smith wtote very
properly Indignant lettet about IIatnum's unau.
tlorsed use Of her name us one Of the judges fot
his disgusting baby show, The Philadelphia BuI.
lelin says The INDUSTRIOUS exhibition seems 10 hang
fire eyetys hete. No decent woman will show
herself or her baby In sutha place. But still
there ore enough women In New York Of differ.
ent character to got up show guile attractive 10
tetlncy men, tho oilers and The bIacksutds Of the
Bowety and Roadway, aud as these lattet ute
petty numerous tIIete will be Jolly times Ia The
AmelIcan Museum, unless Mayor Wood, in his ca.
pacIty Of consetynIot Of public morals, should In.
tetpose TO pei a Stop 10 tile exhibition.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

cnoLSt4.-Thete have been faw cases o
ololsta IN Cincinnati thlsseasoa;a and The papets
that city ate LOUDLY calling On The aulotlltes Il
make ptepatttlods fpt II w cleaning the streets
and REMOVING tYtfY cause otupwhOlesope at
nIosnheEe.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

a1.'rhe I.oadO0 Correspondent Of the N. Y.
TdbpatowtltIns under date Of April 21I6, says
tbe submarine Telegraph between yatna and Bala.
klasa beitg completed we have communications
Up to yesterday from the camp, The principal
news Is, That there Is no news,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

t5lThe Philadelphia Iaqlirtt announces ibe II.
rival a dsyottwosince ofOpwptds otloOobp.lels
Of potatoes tIOrn Nova Scotia.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

uJ'Ata recent couttin s'atk county Ohio, Mary
A, Smith recovered damages to The amount Of 49,.
600 from the Ohio Anl Pennsylvania RdIItoad
Company fot injuries sustained III January last
The case appeared 10 Iutn upon The point thai The
conductor neglected o. retuse, to Stop the train
long enough to enable her 10 get oil. The car In
safety.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15
aov. aardner Of Massaohusetts,

We presume tAat the telesrarh dispatch stating
That dosemot GaIdnet Of Massachusetts,, hos re.
fused 10 giant the appllealloa Of the two Houses
oftHe legislature tor The removal Of Judge Lo.
ting, vi Id oihst %otds, vetoed tile resolution, Is
tue. we sincerely hope that II Is tue. Such an
independent aSi b Just NbIlke 10 the fsnallcsm
Thai sought TO immediate man tot The simple dis
ehates Of aU official duty prescribed by law
which he was solemnly bound 10 execute.
We understand that GoYetpot GatdHtt, IN his
ml$slseto tho Legislature, giving his reasons fOF
NetoIagjde resolution, tetets 10 The dsnserous pie
cedspt ttw9Old sci, even II constitutional, and
says another objection with him is thai no crime IS
alleged against him, In Office OF out, and nv inl'.
nation Is etyen that he has not satisfactorily and
faithfully performed Ills duties as Judge Of Pfo'
bAtes
'ufbs message fOttLet sayst
no The allegation that Judge Lofing las shock.
eli the hohllat sentiment OF Massachusetts u NAY
he nstlitent 10 ask what lIhe duly o. Judges 81
Ate they 10 expouUd tlle laws as made W lle law
making mower, OF are they 10 tonsttue lien In &C.
cotda6cs Will popular sentiments When tbs
time attiyeS thai a Judge so violates IBIS oath u
Office as to shape Ills decisions aeoo dug 10 Inc
fluctuations Of popular feeling we becor1e gov
eminent not Of iaSS, but 0f men, ~
.tSOppeslng, ps Is alleged, that according TO tle
otlinaty balancing OF conflicting testimony, The
decision Of Judge t,otlps Yves erroneous, 10 one
assets OF believes That he WILDLY. .adludlealted
wrongly and totuptly, rllg error, II tttoT II bs
sSnti,ikted. was a mistake, lisa Julge 10 be TO-
moved ftom Office even Il IN tile execution Of tlat
Office lie gives a mistaken judsmeut' Such on I'M
rlictleal'a and dangerous I'o'tCy would leau 70 a
daily removal among judicial objects Of our intetot
courts. SO otteil ate theIt decisions oSstfulea w
Metef Tribunals.
aJgessrs. lleiskell 4 Co. are opening last night
aid this nothing, choice LOT OF rich aud elegant
goods tot ladies wear, Including some Of the most
beantlful embroidered muslin robes, lace taImas,
eMbt5lletsd colIats aud llardketchlefs, Swiss
ttoup6thss, bonnet tibbOns, Patasols, &c, that It
las tytt been outpdSilege 10 eSOmlne, and from
the n0mlet of lal.s we saw tb.te last evening
nAEIOs purchases, We are sure tLey Ngtee with us
.-ot tatlet ws ote sure weagtee with thenl-ll
OninOn hs 10 lie fnsnsss Of fabric aud beuuly Of
texture Of taea goods. We ole extremely glad
thai we arc not Mormon, and have but one wife
10 be tempted beyond ths limits Of eeonomyi--but
wefe YEA Mormon, and had we forty wives ms
beautiful as lie opening day, by The beard Of Joe
Smith, moi one VI them should promenade on. Mar.
ket Gtett
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

rrIn some counties Of illinois bounty is paid
fut wolf soalps. The Journal, published OF KnoS'
vile, says MN brought lnIo town litet Of eight
young wolves, found In hollow stump at The
head Of Brush Geek. Tie bounty fot tie rarmiats
would amount 10 atly dollars. lie declute liz
wOdld haze The old one alsoi but II lie is smart,
he will let her tun 10 raise another crop. That's
The way experienced wolf hunters used 10 man
age,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

IRA canal boat all The way rtOm Buffalo New
Yoke was recently 0, served at ST. Louis Ii had
wound lis WY from lie Erte Canal, first along the
entire lebglll Of Lake Etie, "sea voyage f'om
Lake Ete 10 81, Clait, thence IN lie entiie length
Of Lake Huron, and through lle Stats Of Michl.
macGlnac 10 Lake Michigan, and Lake Michigan
TO ohicsso, from Chicago through the canal 10
lln:is tiyt and down lhat river tothe Mississippi
down The Mississippi 10 81, I.Ouis--fuly leu thou
sand milesl
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

EXPULSION FROM 4 LEGlsLATUHE,-TLe fepot
OF Tie special committee in thu case Of MI JOSEPH
Hiss was taken up III Tie House Of Representa-
tiyes on Wednesday, Nj. Hiss read Inenoha
demanding hearing al tile bar Of tie House, aud
plainly telling llle members that bc Should con
vict them Of The vety sins with which ls Is chore
ell, The report Of the investigating committeede'
claring Nh, Hiss unworthy Of seat IN lie House
was udOpled-yeas zoe, nays 80, Resolves wert
then introduced thOt AIr. Hiss be expelled from
The House. AmollOn that MI Hiss have perniS
Sou 10 bo heard, in person OF by counsel, on The
floor uftle IIuuse, was also adopted In The eve.
ming tue case was taken uP, aud resulted, after o
session OF seven hours, in the expulsion Of Nj,
lliw-yus 1871, nays Is.
In lie course Of his petition, Nj. Hiss gave no.
lice that he is Piepated, II ali opportunity is at
otletl him, Of showing thai there arc many oIlIeri
IN Tue legislature fat mote wicked than he, We
quote this part Of Tho ptIitiOM
'Ani as tie said report concludes that The rom
duct Of which ht is charged AMI Of whtclllllc Ee.
iOW hnu MN bulllyt ~ s|UCet " DOlH " hlHSSll
and this body, uNl such as To tender him IN %OF.
lhy lOnget " occupy seat upon lie AOof Of lht
hOuSs;
'Yoar ulemollnlist proposes 10 show tlut lie
conduct will which he Is clmf[cd hes not hereto
fGte been So considered by Tie Hembets 81 The
committee anl Others members Of llIe house, IT.
aslnuc ps II the opportunity Is given hin, lie will
show l,y such testimony under oath, ns The lu'
dicinl Coutl Of this Commonwealth las heretofore
foulh sufficient 10 nuthofi2e decfeGs Of divorce
for the cause Of adultery, both against husband
and wife, tllat lie Chairman Of your vcly Com
mite Of Investigation, bOlll while with commit.
tees Of this house, as well rs while CONNECTED
with Il Us member, al'l While acting IN said ca
pacittes, has done the SAME ncls with which yOl'
memotast stands charged By tie report Of IOuI
committee.
Aud yOut memotialisl, II permitted, futIlleT
proposes 10 show, by similar evidence under oath,
That other members Of The honorable house, bOil
while upon committees and during lhett cdntec'
ton with The House, have been gu'ly Of like I'M
lropreles aud lndiscttti2ns, us lIluse CIaIgcl up
on yOnr memoTalst In sapl report,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-15

d.FRiots are 50 common about Pottsyile IlIot
The Rtgitttr proposes 10 devote column 10 tie
awat department" The last item is us foIlOwsi
9on Saturday night last Two PeaceabIe Wclsl'
men Wtte attacked, at Combola, Gy four lrIshmen,
and sgseteIy beaten. Dutng The scufIls one Of
the Welshmen shot thee Of The Itlshmen, The
iifing was done In seltdefence, and Il isonly 10
Gstsstslled that all The shots did not Prove fatal"
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CoSs1atrloS oP lRoS At SEStSToFot.-lt the
Russian war shall have lie effect 10 diminish Tho
nahItactute of,ths railway iron IN England, II
seems likely 10 ctspte demand for lion Ia The
shape Of cannon balls and she'll, quite equal 10,
II not exceeding, The dininution in tile amount re.
qaltsi fot tailtosda BY The last steamers news
We lsata iUal The allies lave i've bundled guns
niAylag on seUasonIc, firing one bundled and
twenty rounds daily, We calculate that fifty Of
these shot and SHELLS will weigh one ton, Al every
round hted, there will he Of course tsu ions and
each day twelve hundred tons weight Of caunOa'
balls and shells thrown into SebsstOpo. The
bombatdment at lie laiesIdate had lasted twelve
days and Of eoane there lad been thtown inIo
tbe town, in that time, fourteen thousand ton Of
ittu. tsisptobable that the russians may have
hurled back al The allies neatly lie same well ht Of
metal, audit is safe TO compute the total consump.
tISa fltS0la Tie sslSe Of SebsslOpol tOt these
twelve dsys at twenty-five thousand IONS This
ito6,thus tbtowh away and vested in war In tie
btiets period ottweye days, would furnish The
metal teqatred 10 construct about 1890 miles Of
IAiItoad,
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-10-06
Platform.

i=@- Platform.
!. We advocate IN amendment Of the Naturnliza
Hon Laws, with proper safeguards to preserve the
purity OF the elective franchise. ~ s
Z. we advocate the passage of such Il as will
prevent the immigration Of paupers and criminals ID
this. country. H" -
8. We oppose any interference in the vested riybts
birth A"'''' u iofeSh
=. We are in favor of non-intervention with slavery
| by the Federal Government, except for tic nrotectinn
OF our constitutional rights. 4SNN
8. We advocate a high National Policy s,,cl, ~.
VIII AFFORD SON and mwavering protection to the
american name abroad, and will follow and p,,ard
the American citizen wherever lie moves. 80
D. we belIeye that America should lie governed by
Americans, effecting the game through tie Lallot.bns
alone, the only legitimate Instrument of reform in
this country. - ~ -
Z. We believe that the office should seek the mar
ana not the man the Office, and shall oppose the dis.
Tor partisan services.
y; We Will maintain and defend the Constitution
or the United States, the Union as it now exists. and
ahe rights or the States without dimimtion, insisting
upon a faithful performance on the part of the cnp'
eral government of all the duties %enioined nnnn Il h.,
the Constitution, " nj P'""os
.. While we approve of the platform adopted bv
Ine la,e National Council Of the American Party 1t
p pssi 'or tRa sia We reject lt; the application Of the princi,
an1ast, untounded, and entirely unworthy of our
country. Weshallf forever continue to protest against
any abrIdgement of religious liberty, holding Il AZ a
cardinal maxim that religious faith is a question he.
sweeh each individual and his God. We utterly con-
denn any attempt to make religious belief a test for
political office, and can never affiliate with any partv
winch holds sentiments not in accordance with these.
~. We war with no party as such, but shall onnose
an VINO oppose US in the advocacy of these great
American principles. es"'
State Policy. -.-
Reform Of abuses, and retrenchment in our State
expenditures. ,5a o"se
Edncation Of. tho youth of the country in schools
by the State. - senooiS
Commissioners. p A"no
a more efficient administration of the Internal I'm.
'ur inland navigation. p''As