Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-07-19

OF any indeed, except the coarser perenni-
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Legal.
The o;he dav, a lady, the owner oi 4.
grocery in Na'chez, was on trial charged
with selling whisky to a slave without the
written permit of his owner. The SPY.
who had been sent to smell oct such Oh
ienses, stood near the door. and testified
tha, he say the negro take a gallon jug
from his wagon, without cork, and empty
because he turned it bottom upwards; car
~ it into the store, give 1t to The lady who
carried it into back room, stay shor'
time, brought it out and gave it to the ne
gro, also giving him some money at the
same time, although the said witness had
not seen the negro give the lady any
money. The jug was full and the liquid
was whisky, because the witness took the
Jug from the negro and drank OF it. The
learned District Attorney, Mefwin, con-
tended that it was plain that the money
handed the negro was change for the
money paid by the negro; but the adso't
counsel for the lady, Judge Thacher,
grasely appealed to the Court, it the CIR
cumstances of the case did not bear him
out in the very probable supposition that
the benevolent lady finding herself, by
some foul means, in possession OF some
vilIainous red eve, "gave the negro the
money to pay him for removing it from her
premises !" 5,5@
The JEws.-The modern history OF
this nation is strange and melancholy
one. Prosecuted through allthe centuries
since Charlemagne, kicked and cuffed and
spat on by all the Norman Princes, they
have still believed in the Jehovah whom
they outraged eighteen hundred and fifty
five years ago, and held firmly to the tra-
dition of their race. Having lost force,
they substituted for it cunning, and revers-
ed the policy of the Gaul, for instead OF
weighing the gold, they threw in gold
| against the sword. This money-gettlng
habit was not the result of ayarice, but OF
policy-a fact which few men except
William Shakspear have understood.
And so they grubbed along until every
city in the world from London to New
Orleans respected them, because they
were rich. The game was skillful one
and boldly played in others words, It
was game of the world, more dexterous
| ly managed than usual. In every depart
ment Of life their influence began to be
felt, and even in the House of Commons
and the Senate of the United States their
representative men" can be found
The gifts of their ancestors-thc subtlety
of Moses-the courage Of Joshua-the
poetic feryor of Isaiah; are still retained
by them, and Intellectually they are nte-
rior to no people on earth. The very
man who leads the party which opposes
their emancipation from political dlsab'll-
ties in Europe is a Jew himself Of
course he understands his part, for Ben]a-
min DIsraeli is never untrue to his race.
In vain political opponent, the most bit
ter and eloquent of Parliamentary orators,
calls him ''the last descendant of the i,n-
penitent thief,'' for he holds to his pur-
pose and fuiflls his mission in spite OF
fate, or rather in accordance with fate.
|I[Er.
SHERIDAN AND HIS Son ToM.-Sherl-
dan had great distaste for any thing like
metaphysical discussions, whereas Tom
had takena liking for them. Tom one
day tried to discuss with his father the
doctrine of necessity. oefa-, ... .-l..
'Pray, my good tather,'' said he, '.did
you ever do any thing in state of perfect
indifference without motives, ! mean, OF
some kind or other? Z" 1c
Sheridan, who saw what was coming,
and by no means relishing such subjects,
leven from Tom, or any one else, said
"Yes, certainly"
"Indeedl - S a,f,s' s. nsf
"What, total indiference-total, entire
thorough indiHerence7"
sYes, total, entire thorough Indifference.
.My dear farther, tell me what is it
that you can do with-mind-total, entire,
thorough indifference.
.Why, listen to you, Tom said
Sheridan.
This rebuff, as Tom told me, SO dlscon-
lcerted him thathe had never forgo1een it,
nor had he eyer again troubled his father
with any Of his metaphysics.
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