The American patriot., 1855-03-28
e ProfessorJ J. G. MILLER has been elactsa

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tY- ProfessorJ j. c. M1LEn has been elected c,v
to the Presidency Of Centenary College Such ,sa r.
o's'nsu's''eu responsiveness, ".eh conferred op Mo
on ~ yo.. '''" 'esPo"Ns ''' 'ii' 'c oudest scrm
praise FROM .ohg Seqia''i'a"c' WIN prcs. month
dent Miller, know him to be a man of M 4 nhe
ordinary energy and ability. We predict 20, ..ra
MN orli'iah' car'er "o''of anu uselaines rooted
r-7y-Tbc n " Herald nublisl,os q c;ro,,.. / ries tt
signed J. W Barker, the President of tbe In
American party in New York, to the s,,.s. Capt.
Council, containing various illusions 10 thc, ha'
past history and future prospects lie SAYS have
that the strength Of the order in May 1854 did ing
not exceed 5 900 in that State, and 100000 IN conn
the Union Now he speaks Of the $50 coun. n,
ellis in the State and confidently asserts that vh;c
the party is invinciblc. Eecrcant members
have been expelled and this appears to be the v
roso,vc of n, = Order in I'll coscs IN f,tro deci
members of the Legislature who have proved nom
treacherous to their to be deprived NJ
of the power to injure in the future. ,.5
~ Messrs. r. A. Dobbin and c. Fulton, 4
proprietcrs Of the Baltimore American, recent. look
ly opened at their office, voluntary fund for
the relief of the poori in their city. They have
received SO, ,492 80 from their subscribers in o-''
the different counties Of Maryland and other =
States including several very creditabe sums ] ce;v
from Pennsylvania, Virginia. and South Caro- c,l
/ lima.
eay- The steamship City of Boston, lately yer
one of the line plying between Philadelphia ste,
and Boston, has been purchased by the U.S. rev
Government, for $4,000, to send on the Arc.
tic expedition in search of DR.. Kane. Sheis
rated at 600 tons, and is four years old. nn
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e-g- At the municipal election in Bangor, 4
Me-, on the 10Th instant, j. 7. X. Haywood, L
(K ny was chosen Mayor: The vote stood, 4 N
HAYWOOD, 1856; w II. Mills, $50. The Al Val
dcrmcn and Councilmcn were elected in the 1
same ratio. -.-u.-. t,e pu
Go Go
h s1y- The municipal election in Chicago took Il,
, place on the 9Th inst. The american party
5 carried their entire ticket. liz
y The venerable widow of President Harrison
has recovered her usual health It will be re.
& mcmbercd that this widely esteemed lady was, INV
d during the winter, for many weeks. at the
verge of the grave. ,o
a GrS Drrr GgEES THE AMERICAN PARRY. IN
~ T. Hunter, of Virginia, on the new American -;
ir party, closing it in the following words: :,
ie am now an old man, having long since y,
IN ceased to take an active part in party politics 81
at T have nevertheless carefully noted the pro. W
gress of events and, being Southern in birth w
O. education feelings, sympathes and principles RI
rn have strong preference for the men OF the .:
" State Rights party. Believing that the erea. ~
BODY OF the people of this country have B;
Cd strong preference for republican form Of C
n" government and tina, the American moTemeM cr
lei may be so directed as 10 promote greater mar
lat ,nony between the North and the South, by
ny creating an American scntiIntn. stronger than
IN the fanatcism which has so long mis!et many 81
!" well disposed Northern mei,, Woali en'FcetE p
nc you. and cyerv influential s;outhcrn stat esmen
!or +, remember that the power of this Govern y
zen mcnt resides with the people, sad that tat =
OH duty Of patriotism to &c. witl, a'd give r'M
'l.' direction to. public opinion ~ Il
IS. Let me ontrca, you, be not deceived by tae !,
cl' "a Sc cIarlor. The American party arc no. 40 =
o!itioniss aud, permit me 10 say, that alibcra. ;"
es, generous, and cordial confidence and co.orcH 8
'glS ton in the American movement, &da.rng :"
!" az" the best and surest means oi aircanng ana tt
'''s councracng the al..,-s,averT a;,;taion In :,
Se subsequent letter, may take brief iaviewaIt
our parties, showing that the people can nj will IA
''regulttte" the politicians.
the ih..l. A ,rn;,a ', s,, n, ansrs snnals thu,
Ao' Of CITY railway cars The seats OF the car
50 were all occupcdc.owded yet the conductor
ror stopped for M. No: ri: ::ase % distu'o thes
,er ser WHO were seated, was intending to stand pu
nor ro, gentleman up at the far end arose aaa D.
se' sisted upon my taking his seat Heng veT
tired, thanked him and obeyed, Presently
!, lady, much younger, much prettier ard mnca
c OF better dressed than myself entered the car
tate No less than four gentlemen arose instantly
ferinr her seat She smiled swcctly and uf
aff.ctclly, and, thanking the gentleman, VIM
urged the nearest scat to her, she seated ns' a
self with peculiar grace Of manner She
had one of those faces Raphael was AVA!
not nainting-touchingl sweet and exprcsssWE
=, ~ 4 little after this young beauty had taken hgt
s DC seat Sc G poor woman, looking very thin and
ext, yery pale, with that carc-worn haggard lo%l
sand that that poverty 5 and sorrow, and hard Isbor
Ro ways give, came in. She might nave been s. EI
d. of those poor seamstresses who WORK lAsI
slaves and starye for their labor. She waE
u ocNs thinly and mcsnly clad, and seemed weak ane
hord exhausted. She had evidently no sixpence