Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-03-10

"UsADuLrERArED NAr1v1sM."-The wags Of
Massachusetts, love fun. No matter who is hit
they will fire, and they rarely fail to make q
certain shot. Here is the last of one of the
wagjunto:
The city council of Roxbury, Mass, recently
passed the following ordinances:
Ordered, That the superintendent of the
almshouse be, and hereby is, directed to sell al
private sale all the horses attached to the estab
lishment that may be Of foreign blood; also, all
the oxen and COWS of the Durham short horn,
Ayrshire, and Alderna breeds; also, all the
swine known to be of foreign extraction, and
supply their places with NATIVE breeds, whose
pedigree can be traced with absolute certainty
as far back as Shay's rebellion.
Ordered, That the measurers of wood and
bark be directed to examine all the fruit and
forest trees in the city, and to dig up by their
roots and make into fagots all those of foreign
origin, of apples, pears, peaches, plums, &C.;
also, all the English elms, European lindens,
Scotch larch, Norway spruce, &c., the growing
of the same being deemed inconsistent with
republican institutions, detrimental to the pro-
gress of the age, and dangerous to the liberties
of the country.
There is no truth in the rumor that the Legis-
Adtu1C Vi MASSACHUSETTS, nave uuuef COnSlueFu-
ton project for preventing the introduction of
Whatever may be the Interior designs of the
Legislature, it is certain that nothing of this
kind has yet appeared in the proceedings Of
that renowned body.
GEN. Houston AND KNow-NorH1NG1sM.- In
the Senate, last week, when the bill to increase
tho ,,,;1;torv 4 o%or
Houston alluded to the Know-N Nothing question
in the following interlocution:
Mr.. Mallory. Will the Senator from Texas
allow me to ask him one question?
Mr.. Houston. With pleasure.
Mr.. Mallory. As the subject of Know
Nothingism, as it is called, has been brought
here
Mr. Houston. have not introduced it, and
am not going to comment on it,
Mr.. Mallory. Precisely SO; the Senator has
not introduced the subject, and perhaps he is
not responsible for its introduction; but he is
undertaking to say what he himself thinks upon
it. Now, as he is speaking on the subject, I
should like to understand distinctly whether he
approves or does not approve of SO much of the
creed attributed to the Know-Nothingsas would
make those who profess the Roman Catholic
religion ineligible to Office? -ely.--
Mr.. Houston. / would vote for no such law.
Mr.. Mallory. asked the gentleman whether
he approved that or not-not whether he would
vote for it.
Mr.. Houston. No, sir; could not approve
of such law. But the prescription which is
charged on those to whom allusion has been
made is no more than formerly existed between
wings and democrats. When party discipline
was kept up, if whig voted for democrat he
was ruled out of his party and branded as
deserter; and if a democrat voted for whg he
was disowned by his party. That species of
political prescription will exist everywhere,
according to the notions of the people. I do
not set up my opinion as the doctrine by which
others are to be governed. 1 an governed by
my own principles, and my own sentiments,
and have right to vindicate them, and am
responsible for them to the world. When the
Senator from Iowa supposes that would cater
for the Presidency of the United States, he does
me great injustice. l would not cater for any
Office beneath Heaven. But, sir, know one
thing: if it were to be thrust upon me, should
make great many changes in some small
matters. Laughter.
From which it appears that &c Sam - is an old
bird, and not to be caught with chat.