The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-06

ted Der OF lrlshmen who were exefting thenlsel
ID to aid their naive land in throwing off the
are fish yoke, has been commenced at Cincinn,
vi before Judge Leavitt, of the S. district cor
our Hon. Thos. Corwin Gee. r sa9e and ind
- probaSeo ,nnaar;n,, $500. VI IL
III a.
~ STATS ana =. fiatt' Nm. >. -Groesbe
nd ana = Mallon appearing for the accused, a
nts Nv. @. Halpin. one of the prisoners, appear
III in his own behalf Mr.. Roecraft, the Britt
be consul was in attend a,,,-n,. ~
!. -. - 3. -, -. :, :,
y = answer = ~ uirec' question admitted q
~ the prosecution had been set on foot BY the
be States at his lnstlgation. The following is
1g copy OF the oath administered to those whojoi
I'd ca 'ne soeleey: 5asr -s 49,.
es IN 'he , awful ' presence of God: DO vou
ie end.s 80 : anu plonilse; ma snsn US y
p men Of ali nersn.s;ons a. T. nnraot nj 49,
e throw English government in Ireland; and,
S furthermore declare, that neither hopes, fear
II ie"arus, OF pumshments' snail ever induce m
D. To al tls IL u .s o.ue
IS sacred honor F,o
! The prosecution b. tbe Tinted States was n
: stituted undert 9Th section oftbe act of1a1a
$ known AS the neutrality law II reads Tins.
"If any person shall within the jurisdiction
or territory of the United States, begin or Sc
: on 1907, OF provide or prepare the means fol
III = fas 49, = ente'p,,se' 70 = ~
minions of any foreiqn nr;;nce or STATE of any
colony, district, or people with whom the b.
states are at peace, every person so offending
sham ~ en- su'.y q la'suenea u ana
dollars. and imprisoned not eyceed;na three
years @
! When president Fillmore issued his procla-
| nation forbidding American flibusters fittino
out military expeditions for the purpose of con-
quering Cuba, the territory of foreion gov
eminent, he was lampooned and abused bv ev-
cry democratic journal in the Union. Now
that president Pierce has had arrested, and is
daily prosecuting, Irishmen for wishing to rive
liberty to their native land, those very same de-
mocratic journals utter not word of complaint.
What's the reason?
: 'sa'' - VIC w" o'A Express mat The
''''''.e' ''o'u're,' association, heid large
=, 'ee''s az ''e ,"oe.h"cle on lhe 18Th uit.' Tor
'"' p"'pose u oennns INC position OF the socl,
~ VII ''o Apeu''.oi' against England. The
u'io a''enueo IN in'l UNIFORM, and their
''D, osieu ele iheeuhg 10 order, and
eo'ohel Doheny' the orator OF the
e"'ns' ""o ieao ah ADDRESS, aboundIng In
= t'o''''o',s i,oh Tue constitution OF the United
''"'es' ueciaraaon Oh independence, and ex-
49, l'on ,s''ou ls,. newspapers TO prove the
:, o.ieo'ness 81 MS posltlon. tie declared the
'o)ects ana purposes OF the society to be to pro-
'uie Tue iloeration OF Ireland from British rule,
y 'o'ee ol arms tic asserted that there were
'fanch associations OF armed men all over the
oan'ry' VINO cooperated with the head society
very State n,on an,;.,s5 -, - ~ 0pe"eo ~
nd that tho f,tnro .o,,I1 '"'S'u
bese nrenarat;ons wahs,.o"a., es''' ~ e al
ssoc;at;ons - ~ - n0' De'iu =. any
siana or Texas $4,000 - ''o' |
$780, 49, ->.,,----->--
According to Gayarre's history of Louisiana, ;
n the IAN OF February, 1884, the whole sur
ice OF the MISSISSIPPI river opposite New Or
'ahs was covered with fragments of floating
g. 'he SIZE OF most OF which was from twelve =
'h'rty ieet' with thickness of two or three. =
ne mass OF Ice was So compact that it formed :
helo OF 1our hundred yards in width, SO that :.
j communication between the two banks ofthe
yer was interrupted Tor the space of FIVE days. :,
luch OF the Ice noated some distance to sea,
asses having been encountered by ships in n
utude 2oo. During the last month large
asses OF ice Heated below New Orleans, and +
e Tafourcha PIanuaro;no ,,d D. O. OF
o,o ,.,.o. s1'i" ii
,.rr ,7ea .nd - ,p ,o9'''' 'lS'' eo- ii
+ nonths a,or 100 "e.e '''e''o'a- D,
~ -0-,o-s. - 1''''f al II
boLTERs.-lt appears that several of that til
h''nclole Spartan band,' as the democratic G
gans grandIloquenty styled the supporters
Mr.. Richardson for the speakership, BEGAN