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Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

UNLUCKY ILLUsrRATIoN.-A Roman Catholic
priest some time since, in Germany, on entering
the pulpit took walnut into it. He told the con-
gregaton that the shell was tasteess and vaueless
that was Calvin's church; the skin is nauseous,
disagreeable, and worthless-that was the Lutheran
church. He then said he would show them the
holy Roman and Apostolic church-he cracked it
and found it rotten.
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

END OF THE DOMINICAN INvAsIoN.-Accounts
from Gonaives to February 1st, state that on the
morning of that day, proclamation was pub
lished, and that the Haytien troops were on their
way to their homes, by order of the Governor,
and that the invasion of Dominica had been
abandoned,
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

9 "Boss, want twenty-five cents"
"Twenty-fve cents! How soon do you want
it, Jack?"
"Next Tuesday,"
Gas soon as that You can't have it. have
told you often that when you are in want of
so large an amount of money you must give
me at least four weeks notice!''
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15
Fresh Arrival OF Groceries!

Fresh Arrival OF Groceries!
TLOUR, St. Louis Extra and Superfne;
Il SUGAR-CURED HAMS:
IRISH POTATOES; GREEN MEAT and BACON;
LARD, BUTTER, and DRIED BEEF:
GOLDFISH, HERRING. and MACKEREL;
WINES and LIQUORS;
And full assortment Of Family Groceries and Western
Produce fresh and Of the CROP just received and
for sale at the very lowest price for cash. ,,,,,,
mhlJ-tf ). T. lhoMreoS'
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Many presents, consisting of plate, medals,
etc, were received from Europe by the steamship
Asia for the officers and crews of the Kane expe-
dition
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

Mayoralty, Thibodaux, March Is, 1856.
NOTICE TO BAKERS.-The price of Fresh
Flour being 81 90, in the N Orleans Market, Bakers
REQUIRED to give 27 bread for urng
next week JONA C. WHITE, Mayor.
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NorE-The Slaves in the second column are the children
of the adults who precede them in the first.
This Plantation may be considered Of the best lcra
ties in the Sugar Region Its proximity to the town of
Thbodaux and easy by railroad 70 New Orleans a
ford great advantages to the planter and market The
gang consdefed OF the most valuable in
the State being all families The crop Of this year elded
$50 hhds. Of Sugar.
For further particulars apply at the Office Of the Auction
ees where persons dssirous Of visiting the plantation
obtain letters:
TERMS or sAIE-ohe-f cash balance at /, Q 8, and
10. noes pe, e date to
maturity, and not then paid per cent per annnn until
final payment The Improvements to Be kept insured BY
the purchaser and the policy transferred to vendor until the
second note paid The be divided into coupons
to suit the convenience Of the vendors
Act of ,sls besore r O. STARK N p mhs-2t
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The Canadian Stallion Hercules. IN
4 S respects size, form, strength, andN N-I
color this Horse has superior in the United States
being over 15H hands high, and Of beautiful dark
hogany bay, with flowing black name and tail.
The above Horse will his stand in Thibodaux
at Mr. Van ew's Stable Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
nd Thursday every other week-commencng Monday,
24tFl March, He will also his stand in Houma
Monday, March 3s there to remain four days Of
other week He will travel for the accommodation Of those
may concern the Bayou Terrebonne Road between
the crossing at the Ellis Plantation and Houms Friday
of each week. He will also be found invariably Satur
days at the Plantation Of W. A. Sha0es, Esq.
Conditions-Ss With the privilege Of the season st e16
notes to be given payable in March, 1857.
mh159s J. p. WOOD, Proprietor.
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NOTICE

NOTICE.
THE undersigned having disposed Of their entire
J. stock of Books Stationery etc. Mr.. P. +. LORIO,
desire thanks their patrons and friends for the
liberal patronage extended to them and ask continuation
Of the same to his successor.
We will assist Mr.. Loro in business for some weeks.
March 10, 1856 BENNET GARDNER.
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NOTICE..

NOTICE..
THE undersigned having purchased from Messrs.
l. BENNET 4 GARDNER their stock Of Books Station
ey Jewelry Fancy Articles etc. socts the patronage Of
the OF aourche and adjoining parishes the old
stand, Post Office Building All orders filled with despatch
March TO- 1885, p +. LORIO.
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15
BY j. A. BEARD 4 MAY.

Without reseryetnr settlement Of oin ireressrJns
of the valuable Sugar Estates and Gang u sia7s5
louisiana
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

MOOR SPRINGS.-Inmann's Patent Steel Door
Springs the cheapest and best article nov in use for
closing DOORS may he had Of the special agents for the La
fourche parishes, 6-tf CAMPBELL Co. heves ssecs.
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

IL Office, Market street, St. Philip.
DROVISIONS-FRESH ARRIVAL!
i 4 Bbls. NEW ROLL BUTTER;
Is Kits NEW No. MACKEREL;
Casks NEW SUGAR-CURED HAMS;
200 Boxes NEW HERRIN6
25 Boxes CRACKNEL BISCUITS;
Doc. MERRILES YEAST POWDERS.
so Bbls. FLOUR-Superfine and Extra;
mh15-2t A. B. RAGAN, 8 and 10 81. Philip ct.
GHOES-1O cases Shoes, assorted sizes a.
- and qualities, for sale cheap, BY
mhl5-2m. Alb. RAGAN, 8 and 10 st. Philip st.
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

ORIO, P. f., Stationer and Bookseller at the Post
IL Office, Market street, near St. Philip.
Thibodaux minerva., 1856-03-15

observation-disclosures Five Barrels New Mack
vi erel, just received and for sale ny
mh15lm ). r. THOMPSON.
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Dissolution.
THE commercial copartnership heretofore ex-
isting between the undersigned, under the name and
style Of BADEAUX BRUFF, dissolved on the LIST
inst. by mutual consent. JOACHIM BADEAUA,
March Is, 1856. 3t EDWARD j. BKUFF.
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n H. SMITH o. Q. SMITH,
SMITH & CO.,
TSAMILY GROCERS. AND
Il DEALERS IN WESTERLY PRODUCE, ETC,
-Terrebonne CrOssing-
On the n o. O. 4 G. w. Railroad mhl5-n
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SO Reward.
rJ>HE above reward will be paid to whoever will
furnish such information will lead to the detection
and conviction Of the person who are IN the
habit Of placing C4reaurdd7se in the Terrebonne road
near the residence Of Mr. c. Dupre.
mhlt.lt B. G.. THIBODAUX.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
De,nocrntic Convention.

The Democrats Of the several townships in
Vinton County are requested to meet at the usual
places Of holding elections in their respective
townships, on Saturday, August 10th, AID. 1855
TT o'clock p. NJ, and then and there proceed to
elect the number of delegates to which the respec-
tive townships are entitled, to serve in the Demo
cratic County Convention, :"ha held in Macarthur
on Monday, August 18th, 1856, at l9 o'clock M
for tho purpose of nominating Democratic candi.
dates for County Auditor, Sheriff, Recorder, Cor.
oner, Treasurer and Commissioner; to appoint
eighteen delegates to attend the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention for the llth Congressional
District, tho time and place hereafter to be made
known and to appoint County Central Com
mittee to serve for the ensuing year.
Therespectiyo townships are entitled to send
Delegates to the County Convention in the pro-
portion of one for every twenty-five Democratic
votes poled for Governor y d. 1865, and one fol
every fraction exceeding IL, as follows, to wit:
ELK6, WILEEsvILLE 4, RIcHLAND 8, EAGLE q
SWAN 2, MADISON 8, VNToN 2, CLINTON 4, HAIR
RrsoN |, JACKSON /, BRowN 8, KNoxl
BY order of DEN. CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
Vinton County, Ohio.
July 7th, 1855.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
The New KnMsns Bill.

In to-day's issue will be found the new
Kansas bill.
We hope all will give it thorough ex-
animation. The object CT it is to enable The
actual settlers Of Kansas to form their own
oiganic Institutions, and to provide means
to restore peace to this territory.
The bill was amended with great liberality
to meet objections urged on all sides of the
senate. One amendment, offered by MIR.
Adams, restricted the voters to citizens, eth
er native or naturalized one, by MIR, Geyer,
repealed certain acts ol the Kansas legislature
requiring a test-oath and interfering with
free discussion and one by Judge Douglas,
was 10 the effect that all persons who may
possess tile other qualifications for voters
under this act, and have been bona fide in
habitants of said territory at any time since
its organization, and who may have absen-
ted themselves therelrom in consequence of
disturbances therein, and who shall return
and become bona fde inhabitants before the
first day Of October next, with the intention
of making it their permanent home, and shall
present satisfactory evidence OF these facts
to the board OF commits sioners, shall be en-
titled to vote at said election, and shall have
their names placed on said corrected list of
voters for that purpose.
On the day previous to the passage OF this
bill even Iohn p. Hale said Of it
81 take this occasion to say, that the bill,
as a whole, does great credit to the m0gnan.
unity, to the patriotism, and to the sense of
Justice of the honorable senator who intro.
duced it. 1t is much laiTer bill than | ex-
pected from the latitude. | say so because
am always willing, aud determined, when
have occasion to speak any thing to do
ample justice think the bill is almost
unexceptionable."
Mr.. Hllo's objection was to the agents
who would carry it out. When Senator
Cass rose and said
81 feel authorized 10 say that the selection
of commissioners under this bill by the execu-
tive will not be local or party question. l
feel myself at liberty TO say that, if the COM
missioners are selected under the bill by the
executive, they lOiLL be scIec.ed impartiGlly
from the different shades Of party in the
country, and the best men that can be got.
Mr.. Hale pronounced the terms of the bill
almost unexceptionable.' |. certainly deser-
yes the eulogy. 1T is difficult to see what more
any, who desire to see peace, law and order
restored to Kansas, can ask, what more they
could have, so completely does it secure to
a majo rity the fair expression Of its wilL-
In this way only can the inteu Of the Kan
sas act be carried out. If this bill becomes
a law, it will. beyond question, settle i'm
mediately the troubles that exist in this ter
ritory.
We hope that the national men in tht
house will accept this liberal measure
and pass it forthwith. The cause of peace
in Kan sas, and indeed the good OF the whole
country requires this.-Boston Post.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
CaliCoruia for buchanan.

The Misunderstanding Black Republicans
concede California TO Buchanan and Breck-
inridge, in advance. They know that Fre-
mont has no chance whatever of carrying his
own State, and must rely upon strangers
who do not know him, for success. Thus
for example, the National Era, published al
Washington, d. c.. the central National or
gan of the Union Discovers, under date o
July II, 1856, SAYS
':We think Fremont's chances are good fo
Carrying al the Free States, except Califor
niSf' Stick pin there The editor nigh
have excepted twelve or fifteen more of tn
Free States, which Fremont has no earthl.
prospect o. carrying. But we are glad to SCI
California given up at least. 1t proves tina
Fremont is the weakest of all where he
| best known.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
The Topeka Constitution and
Gov. Esecder

The ten thousand dollar Congressional
Committee, have reported in regard to the
elections in Kansas. This report settles
the Topeka Constitution as we'll as Gov,
Rceder. We quote the following
Fourth. That the election under which
the sitting delegate, John w. Whitfield,
holds his seat, was not held in pursuance
of any valid law, and that it should be re-
garded only as the expression of the choice
Of those resident citizens who vo ted for him.
"Fifh. That the election under which
the contcsting delegate, Andrew II. Reed
er, claims his seat, was not held in purSu-
Gnce Of laic, and it should be regarded only
as tho heerprcssiOn OF the resident citizens luhJ
roied for him
The Committee, in the first place, makes
Of itself Supreme Court and decides that
the Kansas Legislature was not legal
body, and, therefore, the law under which
Mr. Whitfield was elected, being passed by
that body, is n OF valid. In the second
place, the declaration is made that Reeder
was not elected in pursuance Of any I1,o at
uH and therefore he is not entitled to a
seat
Now, be it known, that the Topeka Con-
stitution was adopted in pursuance of no
law. No legal authority called the Con-
yention that framed it, and no legal election
was held for its approval. The election o
delegates was not held in pursuance of any
law and nobody voted but the emigrant ali
party. Thus, the very objections of tn
Committee to Reeder are applicable to th'
Topeka Constitution, for which the Blacl
Republicans in Congress unanimously voted
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
Fusion VS.. Freedom.

Farmsr.-You are N favor Of freedom,
believe. Mr. -?
FGsioM.-Cer!ainly ! am; Of universal
rreedom want all free.
farmer.--l was under the impression
from what have seen in your paper, that
you were in favor Of SLAVERY
Fasion.-Not /, sir. You are mista.
ken.
Farmr.-Are you in favor, then, of the
lvhits people OF Kansas. Nebraska, and othel
territories, having the FREEDOM to settle the
question OF slavery for themselves?
Fusion.-No, sir! | am in favor Of M
such doctrine! You must have got the idei
from the Flag.
Farmcr--Flog or no FLIGHTS the trur
doctrine; and you need not tell me about be
ing in favor OF freedom so long as you den,
this FREEDOM TO THE WHITE PEOPLE OF THI
TERRITORIES.
FusiOn.-I do not mean that sort Of free
dom.
Fdrmer.-No, no, you mean negrO;frce
dom. That is the only test Of political fait
with YOU; and therefore bid both you AM
your paper good byc.-Sam. Pike's Flag.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31

"He replied that he thought difIerently;-
that they had determined TO adopt the plat.
form of the Topeka convention. held before
|, that time, recommending the formation of a
provisional government. think he took a
pencil aud dranghed aresolution recpmmen-
ding the calling Of convention to form a
State Constitution. He said he would offer
that resolution; they could go on and form
their State Constitution, appoint an execu'
tive committee to issue a proclamation call
ingfor the election oldelegates to form free
State constitution, and they would elect their
members to the legislature, pass their laws
and if Congress did not admit them they
would pass their own laws, and 60 on indie
pendenily of Congress until such time as they
could be admitted.
81 remarked, that would bring them I'M
mediately in conflict with the acts oil the
territorial legislature, one or the other ol
which must become supreme; and thought
it would necessarily bring on a collision be-
tween the two opposing parties ,and involve
the country in an armed difficulty.
ale replied that. they had made up their
minds to resist the laws. and by forming a
free State constitution they could get the aid
and sympathy OF the North to help them en-
force their provisional laws; that they wera
determined to resist the territorial laws
That was about the substance Of the conver-
sation.
ain his speech before the convention he
urged them to resist the territorial laws OF all
hazards. have read the speech Of Gov. Rec
der as reported in the proceedings of the Big
Springs convention, in printed copy now
before me. cannot say that 1t contains all
his speech. lie spoke for an hour, or lit
tie over an hour. understood him distinct
ly to say this that he wanted them, ii they
had any regard for their rights, not to ap'
peal to the laws for redress, nor answer 9th
ers ifappealed to. He called them bogus
laws, meaning thereby the territorial laws
That, | think, is aoout the substance OF
what he said,
'I came down home, | believe, in compa'
ny with Judge Johnson, who diSappToved o.
the course adopted. ! had conversation;
with Gov. Reeder afterwards, but we held
our respective positions.
"a proclamation was issued by what was
called the executive committee, calling an
election Tor State officers and Legislature, q
convention to form State constitution hav,
ing met and formed State constitution.
| talked with Lane and Robinson Otter
about this matter. There were free State lner
in Lawrence who opposed this course, and op
pose it yet. myself co-0perated with th'
Tree State party until they 'ook these revolu
tionary steps and then left them.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
Kansas Stories.

We gave the Kansas news in our paper,
until it became clearly evident that the intel
ligence we published one week would have
to be corrected the next, and that nine-tenths
of the stories afloat about border ruffianism
were either wholly untrue or founded upon
very small modicum of truth. Occasion.
ally some respectable citizen of Kansas
from free State returns to his own home
and furnishes something like a truthful
statement of affairs in that territory. The
publications Of these statements are consid-
cred about the only reliable news. Itmay
not be generally known to our readers, and
it is proper therefore to state, that there is a
Kansas news mandatory at Chicago,
where most of the Roorbacks of the emf.
grant Aid Society are made up to order, and
scattered by telegraph throughout the North
TO inhame the people against the South and
keep up the intensiication for electioneer-
ing purposes, We expect to hear of most
horrible butcheries Of free State men just
previous 10 the next State election. These
outrages will all be perpetrated by hired
conclave Of emigrant aid men, with an in
strument which is said to be " mightier thar
the sword'--a pen, in some quiet room a
ST Louis or Chicago. We warn our friends
against all such deceptions.
The last story of the Chicago mandatory
which has been refuted, gave very viviC
description Of the breaking up Of the Meth
odist Conference in Missouri by the ''Bor
der Ruffians." The Methodist Conference
docs not meet in Missouri until in Octobe
next, and as that time has not yet arrived
OF course the story is untrue. Neither
Methodist nor any other religious confer
ence has been mobbed by the Mssourians.
,-.-~.-~>~--~O-~.~-~~-~~--,~--~-~-~~
Mr. Fremont answered on the Sth of Jul
the letter Of the committee of the 10th G
June. to inform him ofhis nomination by III
Philadelphia Convention. 1t took him eigh
teen days to frame this precious rePly--tim
enough to hear from Missouri by letter, t
consult the sage of Silver Springs and con
fer with advisers generally.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
Indiana Politics.

H on. Thomas Ccrwin, Of Ohio, is stump
ing it in Indiana in favor OF the Black Re-
publican cause.
We find the above going the rounds Of the
Southern press. There is no truth in it,
Mr.. Corwin considers the nomination Of FIe-
mont, as mot fit to be made," and ridicules
his pretsnsions to the Presidential chair
He supports Fillmore, if we are correctly
inf ormed Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
J.w. Longbon washes his Hands

One ]. w. Longbon, of Jackson, DEEM
ing it immensely important that the world
should know how he stands on politics, has
defined his position through the Standard,
by publishing some of the stale slang of
Black Republcanism against the Democrat
ic party and its candidate. Mr. Longbon
says he voted for Pierce and then adds:
'If the old whig and Democratic parties could
| again be reinstated as they once were, would
| glory in being Democrat, but when | see the
! best principles Of Democracy repudiated and
abandoned and sold out 10 slavery, declare that
| will wash my hands, and be no party to the re-
cord"
Everybody knows, not even excepting Mr.
Longbon, that the Democratic Nationa
Convention re-affirmed the Platform Of 1852
upon which Mr.. L. says he stood. So, Of
course, no principle embraced in that plat
form has been " abandoned and sold out tc
slavery"
The platform OF 1852 recognizes the right
of the people to self-government-and de-
clares in favor Of strict construction of the
Constitution. The Kansas and Nebraska
act secures to the people of the territories
the right which that platform recognizes
Mr.. Longbon repudiates the principle of sell
government and goes in for liberal con-
struction of the Constitution. He insists
that Congress shall legislate for people in
the territories without their consent, refu-
ses to place his trust in the intelligence
patriotism and discriminating justice of the
people, and thus washes his hands Of thu
Democratic party.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
Patriotic Sentiment.

We find the following beautiful and patri-
otic sentiment in a speech of Mr.. Buchanan,
delivered in the House of Representatives in
1922. How perfectly has it been illustrated
by his subsequent public career!
"lfI know myself, am politician neither
of the East nor of the West, Of the North nor
South-I, therefore, shall forever avoid any
expressions, the direct tendency OF which
must be to create sectional jealousies, section.
al divisions, and at length disunion-that
worst ofsll political calamities."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-31
Extracts from Mr. Buchanan's Speech
on the Independent Treasury Bill,

"THAT COUNTRY is MOST PROSPEROUS
WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST
REWARD
"FRoM MY SOUL IREsPEcT THE LABoRIYG
MAN. LABOR is THE FOUNDATION OF THE
WEALTH OF EVERY COUNTRY /; AND THE
FREE LABoRERs OF THE NORTH DESERVE
REsrECT FOR THEIR PRoBGTY AND INTEL
LTGENcE. HEAVEN FORBID THAT SHOULD
DO THEM WRONG
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-11
MARRIED.:

On the eth of August, 1856, by Rev. Mr..
KELLOGG, of Mishawaka, Mr.. DAVID II.
SMITH, of Mishawaka, to Miss MALLIE y.
SMITH, of Plymouth.
The above notice was omitted last week,
on account of not having the names of the
parties; but we hope that they, and the
SMITHS generally, may receive q due pro-
portion of that felicity attendant on the
matrimonial connection.
As some of the boys were mistaken in
regard to the name of the bridegroom, a
friend handed us the following punning sa-
tire:
Our serenade, though in the dark
We know well received;
And though we aimed straight at the Mark
We find we were deceived
Some ducks, we find, were Mark d ',lecoyS,' =
And pigeons, too, ''>tooled;''
And we. the starp-cyed printer boys,
Egrcgiouslv were sold,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-11

TIE CHARTER OAK Is PRosTRATE-Our
whole community, old and young, rich and
poor, were grieved to learn that the famous
old Charter Oak, in which Wadsword hid
King Cha-less Charter of the old Colony
of Connecticut, 1857, at the time when Sir
Edward Andross in the name of his mas
ter, James the Cd, demanded its return
had been Frustrated by the wind. 1t fell
about ten minutes before one O'Clock. in the
stormy morning of August 81, 1860
This tree has been for centuries one of the
Hartford Institutions" No tree in the
country has such legendary associations.
Our citizens thronged in crowds to the
spot. Chief Justices and Reverend Doc
tors intermixed with sturdy laborers to
view the fallen Monarch. A dirge was
played at noon by Colts Armory Band,
over the fallen tree; it was a touching thing
for these mechanics, some Of them sons of
Connecticut, and some of them born on the
other side of the Atlantic, thus to volunteer
their sympathy; and many a manly eye
was nourished as the dead march in Saul
was played, followed by "Iome Sweet
Home" and rounded off with "Hail Col
umbia." The bells all over the city we're
tolled at SHUTDOWN, as a token of tho uni
versal feeling, that one of the most sacred
links that bind these modern DAYS to the
irrevocable past, had been suddenly part
ed. The Rev. DR.. HAYES suggested that
monument be erected on the spot, COM
memorative at once of the bold Wadsworth
who saved the charter and of the tree in
which it was saved
Hartford CourdRt 22d.