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just Received.

A VERY extensively assortment of fine
IL perfumery-French, German, English,
and American, with large assortment OF
Toilet Soaps, Powder Pufs and Puff Box
es-many Of exquisite mould, and fancy
pattern. The ladies' are requested to call
and examineimy stock, as it is by all odds
the largest and most varied in town.
+. MAINE.
Jan. 4-y. Corner Of Laurel & Main ST
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Gbawrpklu Gp1llet
Friday Morning :: Jan. n, 1855

10" Why are these things so III
on our table. We have not been full
able yet to find out why they aHo So.
and can only report progress.
If the writer would pay the same
attention to the legibility Of his pen
manship, as he does to the subject
about which he writes, and comply
with the plain printers rule, to write
on but one side, we might look into
the merits of his article. We have
neither time nor inclination to copy
for the printer, the communications Of
correspondents.
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H. The Advocate passes some

IL The Advocate passes some
very savage structure upon Dr. Per
kins, for voting as he did for.the Hon,
John Slidell, for Senator. The editor
says:
We feel lille liberation or charity
for i deceptious or Janus-faced course
in any body, for any purpose, 1.-THE
DR., by his vote, yesterday, did de-
ceive and disappoint his wing and
know nothing friends, all we cah say
is, that we IRE sorry that, in the parish
Of East Baton Rouge, they iailed to
select man worth, Of their confidence
and that we hope the lesson may be a
useful one, not only to them, but to all
others who may be prone, for the
mere sake of availability, to run. q
man for high Office, whose principles,
whose political and personal Procli-
vities aud preferences, are neither
known nor made known when called
for.
This the way nc feel. We make
no doubt that the Doctor represented
his constituents, and did not misre-
present them in his vote for Seaator
Though not "Know Nothing" or a
Wing; still, are we not altogether an
ass. We may say in strict confidence
that had the Advocates Wishes been
complied with, he would not have had
his purity any better represented than
it is. It is very strange indeed, how
we all fight politically in the dark
nowadays, and knock our best friend
on the head, without knowing it. J
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III arrien.

In West Baton Rouge, Thursdsy morn
ing the 25th inst, by the Rev Lucas, Mr..
FERGUS RICHARD to Miss EMELlE
BLANCHARD, all of that Parish.
On Tuesday night the 23d inst, at the
Harvey House. by the Rev. Mr.. -----, j.
J. COVERT, to Mrs J. R. MERRICK, all
OF East I eliciana.
10 Clinton papers please copy.
AT the Catholic Church, on Thursday
evening last. by the Rev. N. J. Perche,
HOMER J. MILE, Esq, to MISS ELlZ-
ABETH ALT'HEE, daughter of the Hon.
ZENoN LApUvE--all Of this parish.-Plag-
nemine Sentinel, 20M
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TUST RECEIVED
- 100 sacks Oats.
so bbls. Flour,
IL boxes Cheese, Nv. RI
4 do y. D. do.
2 do p. A. do.
$50 lbs fresh Westean Butter,
$50 " Goshen do.
500 " s. C. Hams,
II doz. Pres:oug Merrils Yeast
Powders. For sale low for cash DO
jan. 81. II Y. ToMLrNsoN II Co.
Corner Third and Convention.
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10 Clinton papers please copy.
ID ie0.

lust RECEIVED from the West -
y so bbls. New Mess Pork.
so Kegs New Lard.
100 bbls. st. Louis Flour.
S Casks prime Bacon Shoulders.
100 Bags Planting Oats. For sale by
Jan % If S. NJ HART & co.
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~A despatch from New York, the
10th, says that all the Drafts on the
California branch Of the house of Page
Bacon eco, will be paid at the Bank
Of America, in that city.
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com W IN 1cuteU
Most Delectnble Spuit.-Belieye
me when say II have regard fol
you" Incog as | am, this can have
no offence, ! hope and if it has beg
pardon. The phrase 4 have regard
for YOU" is nowadays the most Ger.
tain prelude to the demand for an ac-
communication of five shillings." 'Tis
for this reason ! apologize for using it.
Please take it not in the common way
in this instance, but believe me from
tho very bottom Of my bottomess bo-
som, that ! hare q regard for you, such
as "Sir Jack" might express for
prince Hal" 1t is the love | bear
you, alone, that prompts me to say
'be brief in your paragraphs" and
never have a leader on any leading
subject more than half column. Ger
tain as you live, Comet, twill never
be read by ono half Of your readers.
and the half who read. will run over it
SO fast, that they will not know more
Of the subject matter, at the end, than
they did at the beginning | know
you are aware Of the Importance Of
brevity-brevity on all subjects, con
nected with the three standing heads
linen, women, and things" You talk
to us one day on the subject, and yet
the next after, ride us rough shod,
over a column aud half Of syntax and
prosody, to your very great prejudice.
II you have anything TO say, and can
not say it in a half column, let it re-
main unsaid; it is my religious belief
that it will be to your vantage.
Now, and then, you may be pardon
cd for outstepping the limit Of "a half
on questions Of Importance like these.
"Have we German Count among
us 7" wait for the Wagon "The
Great Southern Convention Great
Men, Small Things "a female
in male attire "Nliss Emma Snod-
grass turned up again" "Col Step
toe putting his foot in it." As
such subjects are of general interest.
you may 60 three quarters on them
but always despatch the Eastern
Question. 1.-THE battle of Tnkornan.'
THE tripartrite treaty. "The Soule
affair." 1.-THE Faker of silva" Gen
eral George Washington Dixon. -
who shall be Senator y and such
like subjects, with seant "lalf" and
deleetable spirit you will do yourself a
service, and oblige your friend
HOMES
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EE~ We received conmunica.
ton from "a citizen alludiug in com
plimentary terms to Mr.. Morse pro
fessor Of music, and urging upon our
young ladies and gentlemen the i'm.
portance of eultivatihg their vocal
powers, and thereby in his own words
adding to tho present ways Of doing
good another powerful auxiliary
whose every voice is peace end whose
soul is harmony" We would pub
lish entire, citizens communications
but we think the essence is contained
above.
Mr.. Morse holds d meeting on Mon
day night next at h Methodist
Church.
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Wanted to Hire.

YNHE UNDERSIGNED is DESTROYS of
4 hiring twelve or fifteen able bodied
negro men as wood choppers Liberal
wages will lie raid. Immediate applica-
lion solicited A. DUPLANTfER.
Office of the Secretary Of State
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EE We call attention to fresh re-
ceipts Of Western Produce by s. M.
Hart, & Co., to-day. A superfue
article of st. Louis and Cincinnati
flour, may be had there.
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NOW OPENHN
A ND
Constantly Receiving,
large and well selected stock of
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS.

CHARLOTTE 81 HOFFMAN,.
0UR stock was selected by ourselves and
" we guarantee ALL ARTICLES sold by
us, as is represented. Our stock is too nu.
merous to mention all we ask, is a call,
and we can furthermore, assure AUX BON
WHATS, that any thing in the Eat
ing, Drinking,Cr OCkeryyvar
Tin-xvare and WOOdetsvvarc line,
and PLANTATION supply generally, can
be had at TIE very lowest CA SH figure,
at Our stand. COURT HOUSE SQUIRE, Corner
of Africa and st. Ferdinand Streets, oppo-
site V. Heude's Dry Good Store. ianl9-y
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JONES.
WoMAN's LAvGn-A woman has
no natural grace more bewitching
than a sweet laugh 1t is like the
sound Of flutes on the water 1t leaps
from her heart in a clear, sparkling
! rill, and The heart that hears it feels as
if batLed in the COO, celebrating
spring Have you ever pursucd Al
unseen fugitive through trees, led on
by her fairy laugh, now here, now
there, now lost, now found /? We have.
And we are pursuing that wandering
voice to this day. Sometimes it comes
to us ia the midst Of care, or sorrow,
or irksolne business and then we
turn away and listen, and hear it ring
ing through the room like a silver
bell, with power to scare away all the
Ill splits of the mind. How much
we owe to that sweet laugh It turns
the prose Of our life into poetry, it
filings showers Of sunshine over the
darksome woods in which we are tray
cling, it touches with light even our
sleep, which is no more the image of
death, but is consumed with dreams
that are shadows of immortality.
The most curious item Of Chinese
news received, relates to O proclaima-
ton by Yang, the Eastern prince, on
the subject of Temperatures, In this
be proelaims Gods abhorense of
drunkenness, and says. lie has sent
down His holy command, forbidiDg
men to drink wine. Yang therefore
proceeds to forbid all princes and no.
bles, ministers of Estate and people,
brethren and sisters, to indulge in the
use of wine, even privately, under pen
atty Of being immediatly bcheadcd.
This is even stronger than Maine liquor
law.
HE STATUE OF ANDREW JACKSON.
The workmen commenced yesterday
laying the foundation of The city's sat
ne Of the defender of New Orleans,
in, Jackson Square. Mr.. Newton
Richards, Of this city, is tho contractor
for the erection of the pedestal. The
statue is to be of bronze, and is how
in the progress of casting, in Washing
ton city, by the designer, Clark Mills,
Esq, who has contracted to have it
completed in time to be erected and
shown to the public. on the 9Th day
Of January 1856, the forty first ami
versary of the battle Of New Orleans.
1t will be an ornament and an honor
to our city.--Pic.
EE We call attention to fresh re-
ceipts Of Western Produce by s. M.
Hart, & Co., to-day. A superfue
article of st. Louis and Cincinnati
flour, may be had there.
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lish entire, citizens communications
but we think the essence is contained
above
Mr.. Morse holds a meeting on Mon
day night next at h Methodist
Church.
RyThe Gazette of late date al
ludos to resolution of the Police
Jury, asking the power from the leg
islaturo Of raising tax for the purpose
of keeping in order the roads of the
Parish We agree with the Gazette,
that the power is very proper and
necessary one, and should by all
means be granted,
This matter has heretofore been u
source of great embarrassment to the
parochial authorities, and should be
remeded.
T=E-l'hp following brief note was
received 1t this Office Uhia ID The tele-
grapl,ie fortn) at ! past II tn q
inst.
BID. Comet
DEAR Sin | nm sorry to inform
you that - NM AM. But "Als
Well that ends Well" Very truly,
One Of the members.
One of the members, of what p
Come sir, use no stars and daggers at
us. What you talking about9 If
you have put your foot in the boot
hole Of iniquty, there are many other,
good looking fellows who have gone
and did tie same thing and there
fore you have company, and having
company, have sympathy, and having
sympathy, should not COMPLAIN
We put in general denial to the
proposition that tails well that ends
we'll" If such were the case, the
gentleman who was found in the dark
last night-brought into the glare Of
lamp light and kicked, was aceH trea-
ted. This was the end, of a matter
that had good beginning, and yet it
was not "well," Therefore tall is not
well, that ends we'll" Doubtless the
moralist will say that lit was nell that
Blank got kicked, and 50 was it; but
as far as Blank is concerned, it was
not well afterwards which was the
end Of it. We hope zone Of the mem,
bers" will be more explicit in his next
epistle, for we eschew all manner OF
mysticism.
~The National, of Plaquemine
Parish, mentions the trial and acquit-
al Of two men, calling themselves
Husband and Davidson, who were
charged with some swindling opera
ton in that vacinity. After the trial
Davidson Immediately started on foot
for New Orleans; but Husband re-
NAMED several days at the hotel ad.
joining the court house, and assumed
more airs than the law allows to an
italian Prince. The National says
that this individual is no other than
the pseudo Count Nesselrode, who cut
such q swell in Baton Rouge and
along the Goa t, a few months since.
If the above be true, it seems that
our friend the Count. enjoyed the
prospect Of again partaking Of Baton
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
An Abolitisnist Badly Whipped.

The most interesting ceremony ever wit
messed in this town. was the whipping Of
"lire Abcltionist" with tbs euphoni-
Gus name of ]. w. B. Kelly, who halls all
the way from Cincinnati, Ohio; by MIR.
Grafton Thomson, late Of Clay County,
Mo. Mr.. Thomson, short time ago,
lost valuable negro woman. who it Was
thought was induced to drown herself by
the sheiying scoundrel who is the subject of
this article. Kelly who was heard to ex-
press himself In the matter, severely re-
preached Mr.. Thomason for being slave
holder. Mr.. Thomason on hearing of the
matter. called on the said Kelly, who gave
him to understand that he did not speak to
men who owned negroes. Mr. Thomson
did not wait for further expression from
HIM, but seized the independent individual
and nearly wore him out against the
ground, A friend attempting to interfere
was, by one blow from the powerful fist of
Nh. Thomson, landed backwards, s'on
the other side oil Jordon."
A meeting of the citizens was called on
the following morning. and committee
appointed to command Kelly to leave the
place, at one hours notice. The absence
IN the town of the article star" prevented
the citizens from doning him coat of tar
and feathers. He left our town between
two days, and should he ever come back.
he will be forced to go through with q tight
rope performance.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
Squire Reeder Removed.

The long agony is over, and SQUIRE
Reeder has been forced to abdicate the
Gubernational chair Of Kansas Territory
by the powers that be. This is what should
have been done twelve months apo-had
II have been, Kansas would be far ahead
OF her present position, and her citizens
would have been living in q country where
they could boast of some laws for their pro.
lection.
The Telegraph announces the appoint
ment of one John L. Dawson, of Pennsvl-
vania, to supercede Reeder. We do not
know how much we can gain by this change
one thing we are assured of. we have lost
nothing. If the naeanest dog, from the dir
ttest hole in the Northern States, had been
sent out here as substitute for Squire
Reeder, we should have found the change
for the better. and thought we had made
something by the swap. If the individual
spoken of as our new Governor is the one
We think it is, Is he will do to bet on"
There was Dawson in Congress from
Pennsylvania, who proved himself while
there to be friend Of the South. He was
also the author OF the Homestead Bill, |
which passed the House of Representa-.
tives. If be is the individual selected BY /,
the President to preside over Kansas. we
are confident his administration viii be |
popular one. One thing can be depended
him the Squatters will find warm
friend. We shall await with some .solici-
tude his arrival.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
a Good Platform.

A Democratic Convention assembled
recently at MiIledgeyill, Ga, and laid
down the following broad platform, which
Is of sufficient dimepsions for every South.
ernor to sand upon, and seat his entire
family. Such talk as the following suits Is
Squatters, here In Kansas:
/. The. Union-but the Union as secon-
dary to the reserved rights of the States.
9. The total non-interference oil Con-
gress with Slavery anywhere, IN Tie States
IN the Territories, and in the District u
Columbia.
3. The maintenance of the Fugitive
Slave law just as it Is, without amendment
and without repeal.
4. The principles of the Nebraska
Kansas act. which are the rights of tie
people of Kansas 10 form a Republican
Government, with or without Slavery.
whenever they please, and to come into tie
Union On an equal footing with TIE o.Ler
States.
5. The resolution of the Georgia Leg
islature, that opposition 20 these principles.
by man or party, is an act OF hostility 10
the people OF the South.
6. Sympathy with the friends of sla-
very IN Kansas in their manly efforts to
maintain the rights and interests Of tie
whole Southern people" over ..the paid al
ventures and Jesuitical hordes of Northern
- z. Opposition TO every party st .he
North which "does not come up fully an
fairly" to the Southern standard, ircludi.s
the Know -Nothings.
8. Retaliatory measures against the
States of Massachusetts and Vermont. io
virtually repeating tie Fugative Slave
Law" And
9. The annexation of Cuba.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
Slavery in Nebraska Terr;torv

Southern institutions are spreainr in :,
sister Territory. and despite the efforts =
Greeley, & Co.'S large band of catt;,. 81
negro thieves, slavery actually exists al
is protected by territorial Jaw. Such Is H.
result oi the attempt TO colonize Kaps,<
with paupers from the mis-called IT,,
States. That act opened the drowstg
eyes of the South, and stimulated t.,
action. Her citizens ho.d possession a.
both Territories-in them the institution n
negro.slavery exists, which we as sou,l tr.
citizens "pledge our lives, our propc.f.
and our sacred honor, to defend.
We find in the Nebraska CITY Ne
the following announcement:
NEGROES FOR SALE AT THIS pLAcf
we call attention 10 the adsertIselne-. d.
negroes ior sale, which appears IL anc..,-
coiun.n. 4 company OF eeI,i.iir!i .le..
III Missourl. ''Lo have iorge interests ts-
have imported thea for the bga,li, o. ,.-
young ana growing city. Netrasi,a &.
As nov about twice or t,Tee ii..es Ian.
tran any other town In the TerrJferv he
Is much needed and but ii;tIe To ~. uaa -!,
this reason slave lator is required. W,
are uthorized to state that the same COR
pany have twenty more in Missouri, whic.
will be brought to Nebraska CITY, ,r,spf5
Client inducements are held out
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
EDINBURGH.
AS. II. LUCAS.

EOIN htTII.
JAS II. LUCAS.
+ y. 4aUBRY.
tACH Express will be in charge of an ex-
Experienced special messenger, provided with
iron safes. &c, for the security of money lew
elry. and 'other valuable packages. Bankers
and Merchants business transacted with dis
patch. Orders of every description filled, and
and goods sent by next messenger. Notes ami
accounts collected and proceeds promptly re-
turned. Boxes, Packages, Bundles and parcels
Of all kinds receipted for--couvcyed and daiiy-
cred without delav.
JOSEPH +. RlTCHERDSON. Proprietor.
Principal office. 10 Main street, st. Louis
Refer TO the Bankers and Merchants of St.
Louis. generally. This Express connects with
all other cxpresse4 to Fincennes, louisville,
Cincinnati. Wheeling. Pittshurg, Baltimore.
philadaiphis. New York, Boston. &C. east
Quincy. Keokuk. Galena, and st Paul, north
Cairo, y. Orleans, and Mobile. sonth, and all
points on the Illinois central. Mississippi, Chi
cago, Alton and st. Louis rnilroads. Also our
own Express to Alton, BeI!vlle. Illinois, d.
rect: thus forming a complete chain from ST.
Joseph to the cast, north and south, for speedy
transportation and prompt forwarding.
HENRY ADDOMS, Agent
Atchison, X. T.
Henry Kyle. Agent for Ritcherd-
sons Express on Polar Star. s23-tf
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
SYRACUSE.

HARPER's MAeAz1SE.-We have fire.
quently noticed this first class American
production, and counselled our readers to
subscribe for this work. We are confident
II tie August number of this valuable
magazine could be examined, il would con-
vince any one that each number is worth
far more than the yearly subscription price.
Harper's" consists mainly of selections
from foreign periodicals, is richly illustra.
ted. and stands at the head of its class.
The circulation Of this publication is un-
precedented in the history of periodical lit
era;ure. Published by Harper s. Brothers.
New York-S3 per year.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
~ On FRIDAY Mr. Grafton Tbo,r

Esg On Friday, Mr.. Grafton Thorna.
son came near losing three valuable yoke
of oxen by drowning. They were yoked
and chained together. and while drinking
in the river GO, out in the current and became
en'angled in the chains. They were. how.
wever, got to the shore after floating down
stream several hundred yards, where it
proved miry, and all, less one, were taken
ont. In drawing them out, TIE neck of one
of the oxen was broken.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07

In the above paper of last w,.ek ;,
itor takes US to task in an article ,b, :
umns IN length. for objecting to tie o,n :,
lzation of National Democratic D., S.
Kansas. He quotes the resolutions n <
Lexington Convention with hearty -,
VAL and adds that it put forth sound y, =
nohai Demoeratic principles. We wi.
take issue with him on that, as we AL.
prove every word of it. and win a,so !-
tnat 1t was composed of Wings and n
ocrats lndiscriminateiy.
There is but one issue u,,, ~
that is on the slavery question. TIE an,;
slavery party are united on one side o.,
the pro-slavery Wings and Democrats :.
united on the other side. We will on
add that he who wishes to d,cide pro.sl.
cry Wings and Democrats, is no friend
the pro-slavery interest, and we cam,
consent to discuss this matter with him :,
a friend, but only as an enemy.
We expect no aid from anv payfp IN.
side OF Kansas, and will not consep, ;,
drive any of our friends from us.
II National Democratic candidote f
Congress may erpect 10 get the anta-slo
cry vote OF Kansas and no more.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07
F 0 R PRE- SIDE Mt,
Hon. David R. Atchison,
of Missouri.
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
J. w. WHITFIELD
Subject to the Decision of Pro-SJavery
Convention, hou1d one be held.
Look Around


We would suggest to Democratic Know
Nothings who do not see the organization
as Whig trick, to look around and see
how many men of note from the Demo-
cratic party, they find within the bonds of
the association, North, South, East, and
West; and then another look, and find one
single Democratic Press of tried worth and
widespread reputation-one even, in all
America, that advocates the tenets of this
secret order! After he has made this sur
vcy,-lct him look once rfare, and see
irow many Wing Presses there are, in all
the land that are not its advocates Here
and there one. edited by some honorable.
high-minded man, too proud to be used a
a mere instrument of party-but the mass,
all enrolled in the service, and working as
hard as they ever did, for the old Wing
party. What does this mean-can it have
more than one meaning-that the old en-
emies of the Democracy have focked to a
new banner. the more effectually to carry
out their long desired object, the overtime w
OF Democratic Principles.