Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-08-18

DETERMINED PATRIOT.-A heroic evidence of
the devotion of Native Americans to the sublime
principles which they advocate, and convincing
indication of the high esteem which they place
upon that privilege of suffrage they seek to protect
was shown by an incident at Chronicle on election
day voter resided in the country some dis
lance from his poll at Chronicle and sailed forth in
the morning to cast his ballot but found his pro-
gress barred by creek which the storm had
swollen to an alarming height. Nothing daunted
he DOTTED his habllimens, tied them ON his head
and plunged into the rushing stream as did Caesar
OF old into the Theirs angry tide; but, though
lusty swimmer, he found that the fierce current
was likely to be too many" for him, and pre-
ferrng to lose his clothes rather than his life he
turned them adrift and finally reached the other
shore, far below his starting point and much ex-
hausted. Starting forward to prosecute his
journey it suddenly occurred to him that his toilet
was not exactly Ia mode de Chronicle and felt
natural hesitation about entering the crowded
streets of that fashionable city Verify here was
fix-in the woods, the foaming flood between
himself and home, the time for closing the polls
drawing near, and completely in puris- maturali-
bus; but we are glad to record that our political
friend was completely equal to the emergency,
though there were no fig trees growing near to
furnish him apron Cautiously drawing near to
Chronicle he ensconced himself in the bushes of
| which speedily brought some persons to find out
who was being murdered probably. To them he
explained his rather delicate position was supplied
with garments and went in and voted the whole
American ticket. With such devotion to our cause
may we not reasonably hope to save the country
Mobile Advertiser.
Fusion RECOMMENDED AT WAsH1NGroN.-
The Washington Union, as will be seen by the
| comments below, on paragraph from the
Journal of Commerce, looks favoraby on the
projected fusion between the Hunkers and
Know Nothings:
The Buffalo Courier and ALBANY Argus.
Hard She'll Democratic organs, deny that
union between their people and the Know
Nothngs is intended. Do they, then, mean to
fight on their own hook as for few years
past? If, in an emergency like the present,
Democrats cannot unite, but must turn their
arms against each other we might as we'll not
have any Democracy
IN. y journal Of Commerce.
Advice so sincere and true, so imperative in
its nature, and so patriotic in its. object who
can disregard, having o recollection of past
difficulties successfully overcome, conscious of
the imminent dangers of the present, or who
INDUCES even in faint hope Of prosperous
future? If this were time of peace, season
of safe repose, the womanly weakness of resent
ment for wounded vanity might oe excused,
and the questionable decency of family dissen-
sions might be overlooked if not tolerated
The times for prompt, vigorous and concerted
action has arrived. Will the Democratic crew
abandon the deck their guns because the
man at the wheel belongs to this or that mess,
or that the lieutenants are suspected of keeping
queer company when ashore?
Washington Union, July 18Th