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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-21

The Courier, the organ OF the Foreign party,
has not yet ceased to exult over their mighty
pietory, Vol in the recent municipal election,
when by q union Of parties the admission Of
illegal votes and those Of naturalized foreigners,
they had only a majority Of 10 out Of 10
polled. Had we gained such a victory, VT
should never have opened our mouths about it;
but since it is q rare thing for their party to sue
coed nowadays, it Is not to be wondered at that
they b!o.c. IT'S well that they have something
to console them, for we think from the signs of
the times that very soon their victories of any
kind, however foul the means resorted to, will
be like angels visits, "few and far between"
Their civilizations over this triumph remind us
Of the old saw, that drowning men catch at
straws." Let them rejoice, however i: we are
philanthropical, and love to see people happy,
although they may be enyeloped in darkness.
Soon we hope to see the scales fall from their
eyes, when they may "see themselves as Others
zee them," and rejoice in their purgation. They
may yet escape the condemnation of the wicked,
for
while the lamp holds out to burn
The vhest sinner may return"
Let them come, then, to the altar Of Ameri-
can principles, confess their sins, and cease their
puny efforts to prevent the spread of those prin-
ciples which are firmly planted in the minds
and breasts Of q large majority Of the most in
telligent and patriotic citizens Of the Union.
All their Rowan letters, Flournoy addresses,
and Koph articles, will avail their party no
thing. ..
If they allude to us when they speak Of the
Know Nothing organs being unable to conceal
its resentement because Of their defeat, we re-
peat that ours is an organ Of American princi-
pies, and that we were not only not much dis
appointed ct the result, but were not particu.
dyly distressed on account of Mr.. Sensat's
election-except from the sacrifice Of principle |
by electing q foreigner, less qualified, over an
American. We did not know the gentleman
had Creole wyfe, or that he has q large family,
and was in pecnniary want. KNOCK down ar
gument, by tho way.) We knew he had but
one arm. and sympathized with him in that mis-
fortune, being willing to 60 as far in aiding him
pecuniarily as any Of his nti-American friends
but we are void Of that political Sympathy
that kind which puts down an American and
elevates q foreigner. Socially, and in matters
OF business, we should be ashamed of any par
TALLY; but politically, our mottoi is Amerieans
and Americans alone for office. Mr.. Sensat,s
Creole wife 90 identifies him with our country
that, along with his pecuniary wants. be will
hardly leave us, as many of his c%ountrymen do,
when they have used the country and our peo-
pie to their satisfaction. His children we might
support for Office but ham, never. We believe
in " placing none but Americans upon guard"
The Ship Of State must be manned by Anne
ricans.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-21
OPELOUSAS:
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL Al, 1855.
Ts d. Edl.or. sf n. op.ae.s.. Patriot

Gestismts-As . sense Of duty to myself, and in de.
fsnse Of my reputation, It becomes necessary for me
70 correct IN error which, BY some means or other,
has found IT. way into the Annual Report Of the
State Superintendent Of Public Education. Il has
pleased that functionary TO report me as defaulter
70 the State IN 4 sum over sixteen thousand dollars.
Now al that u necessary to satisfy the public on that
subject is merely . reference to the Recorders ONCE
h the Town Of Opelousas. It will there be seen that
every cent was paid the state during my administra.
ton Of the public funds IS Parish Superintendent Of
Public Education. And I have been credibly in
formed that our District Attorney, I. D. Hardy. Esq,
made due returns Of my settlement with the State.
fas Ss' @ HENRY s. DUNBAR.
Washington, April Is, 1856.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-28

e~ndeavored to arrsst Walkers expedition,
and having failed in that, they have now
stopped his INSTRUMENTATION San Fran
cisco. Walker is now acting in subordi-
nation to the Nicaragua Government de
.Jacto, but will not long be able to retain
even that position, The military enter
prise OF Kinney was arrested in New York
By the Government, and he is cultivating
corn and cabbage, as a peaceful squatter,
at San Juan.
Again, it is said that Mr.. Cushing has
written a very indiscrcet letter to the
United States District Aattorney in i'nila-
delphia, i'll which he has applied yitupcr-
ativc terms TO the British Government.
1t is true enough that it not was the bust
ness of Mr.. Gushing to discuss our foreign
relations in a correspondence with a Dis
trict Attorney. 1t was sufficient for him
to point ont what he deemed the District
Attorneys duty; he should have left Mr..
Champion, with whom he had nothing to
do, TO be handled by the Secretary of
State, But the British Government has no
certain with what two law officers of the
American Government may say by way of
~parenthesis, when they happen to write to
each oth,r. Mr.. Gushing may have made
remarks which were indecorous, for which
there was no occasion-which were even
unjust-which if addressed to the British
Government, might properly be regarded
as insulting yet, masmuch as they were
not addressed to that Government, it can
take no notice Of them. 1t might as well
take notice of a paragraph in the Cosho-
cion Spy, which it choose to regard as
offensive. An English journalist may put
himself into as towering o passion as he
pleases with Mr.. Gushing, if he finds his
letter in print, but it is an affair for the
journalist only.
This view of the causes of difference
between the two countries, We think, will
show our readers pretty clearly that we
cannot have a war yet, however desirable
some may think it. Nothing has been
done on either side for which either coun-
try can have the face to go to war-there
is no injury which war can heal; no insult
offered for war to wipe out; war in such
a cause would be naked, wanted homicide,
without the shadow of an apology. 1t
is not at all strange, therefore, that many
should think the getting up ofthis excite
ment q mere stockholders trick, or some
thing of that sort.
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MARKETS..
BALTIMORE. Nov.

ONO FLoUR-$9,1 2a, an advance O
12a cents per Dbl, closing firm. Sales
on Thursday of 100 bbls. at 50, l2b-
closing firm, with more buyers than sci.
lers. .ag IL
Corn MEAL--The stock is moderate.
Demand limited. Small sales early in the
week of country at $4,25 and city a,
$3.50 per Dbl.
WEEAT--There were 10000 bushels
offered, and mostly sold at S2,1S a 1920
for choice white; good to prime do, s2,lO
a 50, 10; ordinary to fair, 81 a $2,05; red
do, good to prime, $2,o8 a 50, II; ordi-
nary to fair do, 50 a $2,07.
CoRN-Sales of new white at 10 q IS
cents; yellow do. 80 a 80 cents. We
quote old white and yellow nominal at
80 a 50 cents
OATs-On Thursday there were 1000
bushels offered, and sales of good to prime
at 80 a Al cents per bushel.
BEEF--The stock is light. Transac-
tons only in small parcels for ship stores.
Some sales early in the week of Mess at
$3.50; No. l Sl6,50; Prime $l4.
PoRK-On Thursday a sale of so bar
rels of Mess on private terms; 10 do.
soft Mess at sal; 20 do. good at $22.
We quote prime at see.
PoTAToEs-Sales are now making from
boats by the quantity at SO a So cents
per bushel for Mercer; retail 60 cents.
Sweet also plenty, with sales at 45a50
cents per bushel.
ToBAcCo-We quote as follows: Mary
land frosted and inferior S. a So, SO; sound
common 6 a S6,25; good common to mid
ding $3.50 q S7,75; good to fine $50 a
$1,000. Bay Tobacco: Tip $3.50 q IS;
seconds do. 1 a $1,000; reds 10 a SI4;
spangled l3 a SIG; yellow l6 a SIS; best
quality of yellow $50. The inspections
of the week are $50 hhds. Maryland, 2
Ohio-Total 55S hhds.
CATTLE MARKET-101O head were sold
to Baltimore butchers at packers at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $4,37-averaging
$3,37.
HoGs-The market was rather brisk,
as is usually the case upon the approach
of winter, and sales were made at rates
from 8 to 1928 per loo los.
SHEEp-There is no change in the rates
of sheep worth noticing since the QUOTA
tions of last week. The market is rather
dull. Prices 2 to 81 per head.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, Nov.
2l.-Oferings of beeves 40O0head, prices
Sales of 10000 hcad-markct active.
.Swine-Salcs of $500 head at 1918 for
prime State
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Nov.
I9.-The number of beeves offered this
week were 1909 head; sales at 7,50a 1925
per 100 lbs. Sweepstakes at 200 to
81, so per bead. Lambs at from 2 to 81.
Cows and Calves at from % 10 sea.
Hogs--Sales at 3 a 1925 per 100 lbs
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and their votes thereby, if possible, dcs-
troyed. The attack was begun at the
Ninth Precinct, and took. place, we hear,
about nine o'clock, z. NJ. Everything
was perfectly quiet, and the Commission
.ers aud Clerks were engaged in counting
the votes, when all at once O number of
men WHO, according TO our Informant,
we're genteely dressed, and who were not
.rowdies, in the usual acception of the term,
made their appearance in the room. At
ter several of them had some conversation,
in an under tone, with one Of the Commits
]sioners, two Of them rushed at the ballot
box while their acquaintance was stopping
over it, seized it, threw it into the air; and
when it fell, Joined with their companions
in trampling it to pieces, and kicking the
ballots which il contained about the.room.
The box contained 405 votes, of which
there was an acreage Democratic majority,
according to a count made by two of the
Commissioners. OF about 1870 for the Dem
used; the thing had evidently been con-
certed, and so soon as their work was ac-
complishcd, the valiant patriots retired.
The destruction of this ballot box. secured
as the performers thought, the election
Of Messrs. Eggleston and Duval, Know
Nothings, to the House Of Representatives,
over Messrs. Gordon and LIE Blame, Dem
~ocrats; but of this we hear the Legisla-
ture will have something to say.
Several hours elapsed before any further
operations occurred. There WIS probably
some doubts as to whether the Seventh
Precinct would give SO large a Democrat
ic majority as to endanger the success of
the Order" in the Third Representative
District, which, with the Fifth and Sixth,
it composcs. At last, however, it was
decided that this famous Democratic Mala-
kotf must be carried. But few persons
were in it when the invading forces ar
rived, and the door was bursted open, the
ballot box, the poll books and the
tally-lists seized and converted into a bon
ire before the door. The knights of the
Order had, however, waited too long, for
the whole vote received for Governor and
Sheriff had been counted out, the tallies
compared and summed up, and the result
SO far as those officers arc concerned, de-
.clared Wickliffe had 2l3 and Bell 249
majority. The Commissioners and Clerks
will be able to, therefore, make certificates
for the returning officer on that point as
was done last spring at Cincinnati, and
Mr.. Bell will not, we imagine, be deprived
OF the benefit Of the vote cast there in his
favor.
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DREADFUL
A fire occurred at Alexandria. Vire

A fire occurred at Alexandria, Virginia,
on Saturday evening, which proved very
disastrous, not only in the destruction OF
property but Of human life. Between IL
and l. A. NJ, flames were seen issuing
from the large brick warehouse on King
street, occupied by J. T. Dowell, as a
China store. 1t was set on fire, and such
were the preparations made, with cotton
saturated with camphene, trains of powder,
&C. that it was evident the inceudiary
intended to make sure and speedy his work
of destruction. The entire building and
its contents were destroyed; bat the bull
dlngs Oh either side, almost miracuIously,
were saved. The most melancholy part
of the story remains untold.-We will let
the Alexandria Gazette, Of this morning.
tell it in its own words:
About 4 O'Clock, on Saturday morning.
while the fire was raging in the ripper part
of Mr.. Dowel,'s store, a large number of
citizens, several of the Star Fire Company,
were at work in the interior, assisting in
attempting to eXtinguish the flames. At
N" 80 iNie Az hSSG SdOIt wan III vic
warehouse felli in which atremcnelous crash,
bursting in through the second and first
story floors, killing seven of our valued ana
respected citizens. and wounding several
Others. \ cry Of horror rose Mt this cat
%astrophe. The s~tou:est heart quailed
under the suddenness and fearfulness of
the calamity.
Measures were Immediately taken to
rescue the bodies from the ruins, and to
see who were lead and wounded. These
excrtions continued until IL o'clock, on
Saturday morning, when the last body was
found.
Besides those killed, there were several
tcitizens quite severely wounded. Messrs.
Francis a AIarbuury, r. A. Stone, VIM.
II. Lambert, Charles j. Wise, and David
Williams, were bruised and hurt, and mar
rowly escaped death, and John Dogan, a
colored man, was buried up in the ruins,
but was subsequently dug out, without
being seriously injured.
AS the bodies were successively brought
from the mass Of burning materials, the
most intense grief was exhibited by the
hundreds assisting in the melancholy du-
ties Of the occasion. The victims were
all much bruised and burnt, and mangled.
The remains were carried to the homes OF
the deceased, followed by weeping crowds.
And Oh! who can paint the ~desolation oil
those homes! Who can tell the grief OF
the bercayed widows, the fatherless chill
dren, the affcctionate fathers, mothers, sis.
tiers and brothers. Mr.. Plain, Mr.. Tay-
Tor, Mr.. Roach, Mr.. Kane, and MI. Ey-
ans Wore married men with families; the
other victims were young men i'll the pride
and prime of life. When their epitaph is
written let it be-: They died at the post
of danger and duty!'
Profound grief reigned over this city.
The calamity was so sudden and SO
severe, that it seemed as if the citizens
could scarcely realize its horrors
Business stopped its wheels-and the
most careless were brought to reflect SER
iously on such melancholy event. What
must be the feelings of the incendiary-ii
he has o human heart in his bosom!
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IFroplthe Louisiana Courier, Nov. 18th.
Destroying the Ballot Boxes at New
Orleans.

We can scarcely trust ourselves to speak
of the disgraccful and outrageous scenes
which attended our election the day before
Yesterday. We cannot imagine they have
ever been paralleled outside Louisville.
Law was mockery; oaths without respect;
passion unbridled; outrage unrestrained.
Men who had taken oaths to act accor-
ding to the constitution and the laws of
the United States and Of the State, had
evidently forgotten that there was either
law or Constitution, outside the wigwams
to which they belonged as Know Nothings
of the strictcst set. The Legislative and
judicial power of the State were set at
defiance, and in their stead the dictates
and ritual of the Order reigned supreme.
Nevertheless, there was an appearance
of good order and harmony at most of the
precincts during the forenoon, and up to
the close of the polls. The first distur-
bance was created at the Eighteenth Pre-
cinct, Third District, by some well-known
r%ufians, who, according to the information
we have received, took possession of the
approaches to the ballet-boX, and not on
" announced their intention to carry out
the Louisville theory that natives had the
right to vote before the adopted citizens,
but also initiated their peaceful and order
loving brethren in thatfamous city, by ac-
tually prohibiting any man, whatever, but
a native from voting at all, for a consider
able period. A mar was shot at, and was
wounded in several places.-IIe was said
to have offended very previously against
the Know Nothings ideas of propriety;
which all who know anything of the deli
cate and refined sensibilities in that res
pect of those who usually represent the or
der on such occasions, is no very hard
thing to bring about.
With the exception of an occasional
knock down at several other polls. nothing
of q very serious nature took place until
after they had been closed. The result,
so far as the leading 'patriots and sons OF
the soil" could ascertain, was we should
judge from what subsequently, took place,
anything but satisfactory. There wasac-
tualiy danger that they had failed in their
effort to carry the city by any majority at
all, much less by their hoasted one. II
was necessary to save the credit, as proph-
cts, of their orators and organs; and hence
the immediate question was. how to effect
that great end. We think that there was
but little time occupied in deliberation, be-
before it was resolved that as the Seventh
and Ninth Precincts doubtless contained
larger anti Know Nothing majoritics than
any others. they should in tnrn be etor:ncd.
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From the Washington Union.
The Democratic National Committee.


The gentlemen composing this Com
mittee are requested to meet at the Ma
tional Hotel, in Washington City, OF
Tuesday. the Sth day Of January next, a
II O'Clock, NJ. The Committee. as con
stituted by the last Democratic Nationa
Convention, consists Of the following gen
tlemen:
Maine--H. Strickland;
n. Hampshire--C. q. Atherton;
Vermont--D. A. Smallcy;
Massachusetts--B. T. Hallett;
Rhode Island-W. b. Sayles;
CONGRATULATIONS T. Pratt;
New York;. p. Beekman;
New Jersey--Joseph c. Potts;
Pennsylvania-Jamcs Campbell;
Delaware-George r. Riddle;
Maryland--Robert NJ. McLane;
Virginia--Wm. II. Clark;
North Carolina--W. Winslow;
G~corgia-S. T. Bailey;
Alabama--Edward G. Belts;
Mississippi--S. r. Adams;
lIOulSidId n. VI. i Siitiy
Ohio--Alfred P. Edgerton;
Kentucky--Frarcis p. Stone;
Tennessce-George w. Jones;
Indiana-Alex. T. Morrison;
Illinois--Isaac Cook;
Missouri-Ferd Kennett;
Arkansas-N. B. Burrow;
Michigan-T. T. ~Broadhead;
Florida-Thomas Balizell;
Texas--James w. Scott;
Iowa-Joseph G. K. Napp;
wisconsin,. L. Henning:
California-William NJ. Gwin.
The above call has been inserted at The
request of Hon. George Read Riddle, q
Delaware, whose letter upon the subject
is as follows:
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 20, 1855.
To tie Editor Of the Union:
SrR-As the Democratic National Com
have heretofore assembled early in
the month of January preceding the Pres
idential election, l thought it proper, as
old member, to address those whose
post offices were by me known, embracing
a Majority and from their replies author
ize you to that said Committee
will meet at the National Hotel, Wash
ID. G. on Tuesday, the Sth day OF
January next, at II o'clock, NJ.
Please publish the call upon receipt OF
this, that it may reach the distant mem
bers in time for them to attend the meet
and oblige your obedient servant,
GEO. READ RIDDLE.
Member of the Comittee for Delaware.
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MlG2rEgUG.

The following description of Nicaragua
will at the present time, be interesting, as
it is the destination of the British fleet
which has caused the disturbance between
England and our country, and the object
of the celebrated Clayton-Bulwer treaty:
On the west it is washed by the Pacific
Ocean, and partly on the east by the Ca
ribeaa Sea, the Mosquito Territory form
ing a large share of the eastern boundary.
Honduras borders it on the north, and
Costa Rica upon the south. Its area is
about forty-nine thousand square miles;
and the population is estimated at two
hundred and forty seven thousand. The
females arezsaid to greatly exceed the
males in number. Not more than TWEEN
ty thousand Of the people are whites, the
rest being negroes, Indians and mixed
races Most of the population live iii
towns, many of them going several miles
daily to labor in the fields. The planta-
tions are scattered pretty equally over the
country, and are reached by paths SO OBJ
scure as to almost to escape the notice of
travellers, who are thus liable to fall into
Che error of supposing that the country
IS almost uninhabitable. The dwellings
of the people are usually of canes, and
matched with palm, although the better
classes construct cirresidenccs of adodos,
and by the help of fruit and shade trees,
planted in the court yard, render many Of
them exceedingly pleasant.
4 range Of mountains extends along
the west coast of the State, at q distance
of q few miles from the sea, but attaining
no great elevation until they approach the
confines of Costa Rica, when they reach
the height of FIVE to eleven thousand feet.
In the central part of the State is an I'M
mense level tract, known as the plains of
Nicaragua, comprising in its area the lake
of that name. Numerous volcanoes exist
along the Pacific coast. There are a con-
siderable number of rivers, but none of
them except the San Juan, are navigable
in a commercial sense. Veins of copper
and silver ore of exceeding richness are
found in many parts, but they remain al
mos, all of them either unexplored or SUI
perfeially worked. Gold, also, is said to
exist. The climate is healthy though va
rious. In the interior aud mountainous
parts the temperature is more dry and
cool than on the coast, where it is hot
and approaching to humid. The greater
portion of the State consists ofplains and
gentle slopes formed of a rich black loan,
of which but asmall portion is made avail
able. The productions are indigo, sugar,
coffee, cotton Of superior quality, corn,
rice, wheat, Sc, besides oranges, lemons,
and fruits of various kinds. The great
bans of the country has been its civil wars,
and it was one of these which enabled
Col. Walker to achieve his almost blood
less conquest. sfsaT f
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Ohio staaes,naa.

NlStst3f OHfO StaiSSiIs7El."A sIf ID
sn Few persons are aware of the influence
exerted by a well conducted newspaper.
and especially if that paper he published
ihstKeaeapital! There is in many, if nrt
a tHe States, ! a central organ of each
party Which is regarded as it, leader and
its dexpRpqpnent. Having greater facilities
atuEthe capital for obtaining information,
itsis general in advance of other papers,
which are necessarily, to some extent, de-
pendant on, and subsidiary TO il. Upon
the, ability Of this paper, as much as its
leading men, depends the welfare of the
partyBq sas9s h3ssHl4 ass.za I
10 m Our own State We arc f6rrtdaatc in
having. a central organ which has few
equals in the Union. But every one
knowss or should know, that ~thctiaaaence
efIaopaper depends very much upon its
support; not only in increasing tic hum
Der Of its readers, but in afforling the
publishers means for making it more use
fald 1T is therefore a work of patriotism,
as well as a personal advantage to Demo
Gratis to patronize their central organ. 1t
IS hardly necessary to add that We allude
to the Ohio Statesman. .rl ts ara,
.s9TERMs-The Daily Ohio Statesman is
printed at the low price of Sc per annum
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The Weekly Statesman at 50 per year., OF
to, CLUBS Of, 20 for $3Q-or. sl,5o each,
Those who do anotwish toutake either Of
t~hesaboveea whole year, can have them for
six 1nohths,; at half the above price. .
Address. MEDAnY, Columbus, o.
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