The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-17

INTERESTING LETTER FROM JrYx, -
Her Sympathy. for Barnum.-aA f,;sna
need, etc" We have been fayoral 1rlend n
perusal of a letter from JENNY T I'M s'ea y
schmidt, to q lady in this city. n ,1 sss. Gol&S
following is an extract. [PhiladelpSS;.. 'S -. =
~ had been apprised, some time lllaes
Of his difficulty with the Companv p IIslouss
C1ock,) but had not the least idpas Ssefone
deeply involved. Now that the n ~
come, and ruin and poverty stare H. ~ ~
face, I feel that he has iii nv Jun ~ he
Yes, I do moees deeply ~sympathize S SN'P s;a
him to be uttes uined. This WY i Gsedeve.
peetea,Saea' had o. rspctst;ene J.
oelng q snls: fccWd and intelligent m,s i. ~
truth OF winch Ican hyself bear vitnsss' .ae
Mr.. barR'sm had other qualities, Of wh;cS \. T.
Amer's4 IN people knew little or roth;ss. ,e
nat.zs was inc very acme Of generosty' T.. ~
Y 9sands OF untold and unheard. Of $500 aOa
leeds will! fully atone for any e srnaou.
Judgment he may have, and doubtless n. y
mitted. You know my dear friend, No. ~ co!.
and charity concerts, which / va M, MAJ nl
participate in, not that it did not p,se sts s. %
my cordial approval, yet, they ali snrn my sllA
Mr.. Barnum, which, although he wac .soin
enough to know would return aoa;n ts ea' sss
J>sl1s soul was in the act, nor woula h tsIaoat
to my req a'strances that he, too. shonIs Alslsn
in whatever credit might have been ~. s1aIc
to them. know, also, that he was con sa.asd
lmportuned BY needy people for assistance 10y
| can most positively assure You. NJ / bs,; sa
to be the case, that none ever In ~ sSsSe
sisted, who was in the least desarn;.uu aas.
think, however, that his genius and ta,ants ~ !
not long permit him to remain in imnoysr;I ",
obscurity. His determined will will nm ISSUED a.sse
TO action, and in o short SPACE az lin. i
= s"rnlounted the difficulties tba VI sa "
surround and Cypress him, and which .a "us
have paralyzed the energies Of an iora SS.s
man. i ,5s S'u~lafy
will not dwell longer upon tbesrh,a
1t is, indeed, painful for me to contemblsts II !;
believe a good mar should never falI r., 4,
he (Barnum) do so, for the want ii . 60. :.sa
fE->"'de will not permit him to write Y Z. ~
under the misunderstanding comnals I. as
write to him. He, nor his, shall never LSa y
want while l have it MY power (which o npvS
to the goodness of Heaven. I have ! wing
keep it away. But let us hope that thinra ,rs
not as bad as represented, and that TIA ns,t
steamer will bring more agreeable tidinga:
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9TH" ip confidence. AfectionateIz, vow,
lrieto' JENNY LisD.s
INVITATION a2 THE FRENCH Ex1rs-r.
Emperor has ca ed a return to be laid befa,s
him specifying The numbers and condition ~
the individuals still kept in Algeria or ah,osa
in consequence of political measures. lbrossS
the events of June, 1s4s, 1000 persons Ssss
condemned, under the republic, to be t,,nsro,
ted , Algeria; through the clemepcy # NJ
President, only 306 remain in .Africs. n
December 1851, II, 2b1' individuals had n II
transported or banished the pardons rr,ntsS
by the Emperor have reduced the numbet If
these to 1858. o. the occasion Of The bith
Of the Imperial Prince his Majesty has decided
that leave to return to France should hs
granted to all those who shall declare that they
loyalty submit to the government which tLs
nation has gSsen to itself, and who shall On.
gage their honor to respect its laws, lbN
generous appeal was made at the inauguration
of the empire /; the Emperor has ordered its r..
petition. There will no longer remain aloof
from their native soil any ave those who shsll
obstinately persist in a refusal to recognize ,be
national will and monarchy it has founded.
Paris Moniteur.