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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23
The Empenaing Fa.e OF Englana.

Lab
A most able and statistical article, in Black
woods Magazine for December, gives out a
warning voice to Old England, under the head
Of "Our rural population and the War" From
causes, well-explained and defined by the wris
ter, it appears that the fighting population are
dying out in England, Scotland and Ireland,
aRd have been doing so for the last thirty or
forty years. Thirty years before the American
Sreyolutionary war, in the year I745, Lord Pre-
sident Forbes Of Culloden, reported to the
British government the armed force of about
forty clans, which he 6Gmed and which then
could, at three days notice, bring 10000 sol,
dies, fully equipped, into the field.
Now, says the review:
1T is hardly a century since a rebellion Of
the Highland Clans suficed to shake the
British throne to It's base. Where is that host
Of muichless soldiers now! We have it on re-
cord that 10 I745 there were upwards of 3O,-
900 able-bodied clansmen ia the Highlands, fit
tor home or foreign service,--eve,y man of
Them, alike in frame and spirit, a warrior. There
is rot q 1.-THE of TINT number now; and many
districts which furnished their 500, 700, or 800
soldiers in time of the wars, are now without
asingIe human being in them but a shepherd
or two and n brace Of gamekeepers.
But the following startling extract, from the
: same article may truly be called "The Hand
writing on the Wall for England"
After forty years of peace, we are again at
war; we want an army, and recruits come in
but slowly. We cannot even keep our hand
full Of militia regiments at half their compile
ment; and for service abroad, we have been
hunting for the last twelve months for foreigns
srs-Germans, Italians, Poles, Turks, Anne
rcans-and have got into all kinds of political
dsSagr6menS by orr desperate efforts to procure
their services. We do not wonder that France
should have begun to mutter discontentment
at our efforts, and doubh as TO whether we do
not design to shirk out ba in the war alliance.
During the present year, our army in the Crl~
4nea has not averaged above half the strength
of the native British troops which Wellington
led into France in 1914; and yet the number of
males at the military age in this country has
nearly doubted since then. The number Of
mea who ough 70 b capable Of bearing arms
IS in round numbers 100000; and yet after
two years recruiting for as arduous q contest
as ever Great Britain engaged in, our army in
the Crimea does not exceed $4,000 menl This
- q curious and certainly startling phenomen.
on. and suadry minor circumstances Of a similar
complexion intensity the unpleasant aspect Of
affairs.-BLacksOOod.
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sNNgNERA sSATNNSAs
A High Compliment from q Distins
Ruished JuFfsts

@AAAAS&
Anything of high merit occurring to q citizen
from a display of great professional or me-
chapicaI ability, is always deserving Of record.
from the example which it sets to others if fol
nothing else.
This remark, the verify Of which connot be
ouestioned-no less than win be admitted the
entire propriety Of what we are going to state
wa occasioned by what we incidentally
learnt a day or two since from a gentleman
entirely disinterested in the matter. It relates
to a case lately before the Supreme Court OF
The United States.
This was the celebrated case Of WILSON and
heirs Us. ]. B. CRAIGHEAD and others, to which
we alluded in an article a few weeks since
was appealed from the Supreme Court of Lou
isiana, and the decision relative to which was
given in our last.
AS might be supposed, there were in this
case many able Briefs. Among them was that
of our fellow citizen, ZENoN LABAUvE, Esq,
which was printed at this Office, about sixty pa
gesi in length and we were told that the Hon.
REvERDAY JOHNSON took occasion to compli-
ment it in the highest te r as one of the ablest
that had ever been presented to the Supreme
Court, as respects the force Of its argument
the many points of law opposite to the case,
the able manner in which its positions were
sustained, and in fact could be said to be the
only one which treated thoroughly Of the
case. and was a model of legal ;evidence as of
professional skill, ability and research. Ifnot
the exact words, such at least was the sense or
substance of the compliment as expressed
by the distinguished jurist which we inadver-
tently heard. And We trust that its record
here will not be deemed amiss by the modest
and u~nassuming recipient of such an encomium
or by those Of his Immediate friends. It is an
honor which many g lawyer would consider as
a proud and priceless cap>stone to that monu-
meut OF flame which all, ofany worth, are ssrng-
Cling to rear, as a memento of their apalica~
ton, their ability and success.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

Gr Although uniformed az to whether the
author Of the following euIogy is now a mem :
Der Of the present House of Representatives
at Washington City, yet We cannot however
but concede, that kindred spirits are there from
the exhibition Of similar pertinenent and aPprO.
PIRATE speeches and propositions that have been
made by members, whilst the House has been
daIlying for weeks with the Speakers chair
We give it as 9 specimen of such forensic e0~
quence,
Funeral EulOgy.
IS delivered in the Florida House Of Repre-.
Sent0tiUes.
lS48.-(Ver5atim.)
Mr.. SpeakeF:-Sir, our Teller citizen Mister
Silas Higgins, who was lately a member of
this legislature, is dead, and he died Yesterday
in the forenoon. He had the browncrelurs,
and was an uncommon individual. His char
acter was good up to the time Of his death
and he never lost his voice. He was ffty~
six years old, and was taken sick before he
died at his boarding house, where board can
be had at one seventysfVe a week, washing
and lights included. He was an ingenus crea-
tur, and in the early part of his life had a faith
er and mother. He was an officer in our State
militia since the last war, and was brave and
polite, and his unels, Timothy Higgins, belong
ed to the revolutionary war, and was commits
stoned as l~eftenant by General Washington,
first President and commander in chief Of the
army and navy of the United States, who died
at Mount Vernon deeply lamented by a large
circle of friends, on the 14th of December
1899 or there abOuts, and was buried after his
death with military hOnors, and several guns
was bust in firing salutes.
Sir, Mister Speaker, Sir, General Washing
ton presided over the great continental sand
hedrum and political meeting that formed our
Constitution; and he was indeed a great and
good man. He was fnst 10 war. fust in peace
and fustin the hearts of his country, and tho
he was in favor of the United States Bank, he
was a friend of edication, and from what he
said in his farewell address have no doubt he
would have voted for the tariff of 1896 if he
had been alive and hadn't died some time be-
forehand. His death was considered at the
time as rather premature on account of its be.
ing brot on by an orduery cold.
Now sir, Mister Speaker, such being The
of General Washington, ] motion
that we ware Grape around the left ara of this
Legislature, and adjourn till TO- morrow as an
emblem -four respects for the memory of s.
Higgins who is dead, and died Of the brown
creturs yesterday in the forenoon.
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q. BROWN.
Fashionable TAILOR,

ust returned from New Orleans with a large
stock of Merchandise, such as Fancy and Plaid
Cassimeres, Doeskins. Black Cloths, black amp
fancy patterns O vestl-gs, which he will make un
in the best style of workmanship and latest fash
ions. He also keeps constantly on hand, Gentle
and Boys urnishings-Black and fancy col
ored Frock Coats; Pilot Cloth Goats; Fancy tweed
Coats; Black satin, fancy figured and black cloth
Vests: Undershirts; Cravats; Gloves, Socks, Hand
kerchiefs; Cloaks; Walking Canes; Knives; Fancy
Wooden Boxes; and a quantity OF Pomatums and
Essences Of all kinds. oc16
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no PEANTERS.

TT having beconne necessary to renew our PART
i nership, we respectfully inform you that we
will keep a better and larger stock of Goods thar
formerly. ANY orders left with US for Fall Ne
ero Clothing will be attended to Undue time. We
have now on hand a large assortment of Lindseys
and Jerseys, for persons wishing to make them
up themselves during the summer Orders at
tended TO for supplying best oak tanned Russets.
apl4 ROTH BROTHERS.
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0The cost Of the smallest locomotive IN
use j. from six TO eight thousand dollars. The
largest, which can draw q train of lie cara,
holding eleven hundred persons, is worth
twelve thousand dollars. Airst-olass passen.
ger ear costs three thousand dollars, second.
eighteen hundred; freight car, six hundred.
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uThe death Of John Ferguson, stated to
By the heaviest American f~und.holder IN Great
Brisain, il announced ID The London papers.
He diedat Irvine. in Scotland, and was reported
10 b worth @6s300000. One half Of this
sum he bsqueGthed educational purposes in
Scotland-the other half 10 bis relations. In
sarly lie be Waited TIE United States, was far
aseing oHoBga @ invest hasgily, ana 40 im@
mBnsa fortune Was the rssulE
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T%ELEGRAPHlC DISPATCHES.
From the PicaYune.

New York, Feb. I8.--To the great gratifa
cation Of everybody in this city, IS will Of
course be the case everywhere, intelligence
was received here to-day, announcing the safe
ty of the steamship Pacific.
The u. S. Consul at Halifax teIegraphed to
Mt. Collins, the agent OF the line to which she
belongs, stating that private letters which had
been received at that port BY the Canada, con~
tanned the announcement that she had been
compelled by the severity of the weather she
experienced 10 making her way out of the Irish
Channel, and reaching into the Atlantic, to
return and put into the Shannon, On the west
coast of Ireland.
CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.
Lord Clarendon is reported in the papers
brought by the Canada to have stated in Par
lament that the British Government had Of
fered to refer the dispute pending with the
United Statea on the Central American ques-
ton TO arbitration by a third power, but that
the latter had not thought proper to accept the
offer, as it was hoped she would.
THE ENLISTMENT QUESTION.
Lord Clarendon is also reported to have said
that the correspondence on the enlistment
question was still in progress, and the origin
Of the trouble was that many foreigners in
America had applied to the British Government
to be allowed to enlist for the war, and that
an agency was accordingly opened to receive
them. Warm correspondence, he added, had
taken place upon the subject, but there was
no doubt it would meet a peaceful ISOLATION.
The conduct of Mr.. Champion haid been ap-
proved of by his Government, he said.
PEACE VIEWS.
The views as to the probability of peace be.
ing effected under the negotiations now pro-
crossing for the purpose appear to be ali but
unanimous. Even by many P~arisians who
wish otherwise, peace is considered certain.
NATIONAL AMERICAN COUNCIL.
Admission Of h LOuisiana DeIega-
aiOn.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. l9.-The National
American Council convened 10 this city to~day.
The Louisiana delegation was admitted by
a vote of sc to 50-objection having been
raised on account of the non recognition Of
Louisiana.
A warm debate in regard to the contested
seats from Pennsylvania terminated in the adj
mission of that set of delegates ignoring the
18th section of the National platform, by a
vote of "a to IS.
This has caused bitter feelings on the part Of
the Southern members.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2l.-The American
Convention to-day adopted a platform which
be published in the Washington American
on the 18th of March.
ELECTION OF A CHAPLAIN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The House to-day
elected Daniel Waldo, of Baltimore, an old
of the Revolution, Chaplain.
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UA washington letter writer saws that
Colonel John c. Fremont Ii talked or ag Tie
Republican candidate for tho Presidency. He
ID & native-o South Carolina, i resident 81 Cali.
tornia, son-inelaw 0f Col. Benton, ana Dro.
badly On COED terms with the Benton, Rlair.
and 7 % Buren, folks g~enerally,-Bos. Post.
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CONEMERCIAL.

Sugar is dull and prices easier, with seles of
about 400 hhds.
The rates for molasses have further given
way about 4c, and some 800 bbls have been
sold at 3s4a34ac for good to prime lots.
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Stase Of LouisionG--Paris Of IJerpille.
Succession Sale.

DY virtue of an order or decree to me d.
Court of the State of Louisiana. in and for the
parish of Iberville, bearing date this 9Th instant,
| will offer at public sale to the highest aud
last bidder, Oh.
Tuesday, 1lth day of March,
1856, at 10 o'clock, A NJ, at the Court House
of the parish of IberviIle, the following de-
scribed property belonging to the
Succession of Raphael L. Schmidt, decd,
to wit:
i A certain LoTOF GROUND, situated in
the Parish of IbervilIe, on the right bank Of
the Mississippi River in the Village Of Bayou
Goula, measuring thirty eight feet three and q
half inches front on the public road, with a
depth on the lower line on a course running
South 894 degrees West of three hundred and
eighty nine feet nine inches; the upper iine run-
ming N. SO West, one hundred and eighty feet
10 depth to an intended street, thence with that
street N. 80 West, until it meets a lane. being
the back line, running from the terminatiDn of
the lower line N. 81 East. one hundred and
fifty four feet FIVE inches. Said lot being boun~
ded above by a lot of DIR. A. H. Mears and by
a lane running to the river, and below by lots
of Pierre L. Dufresne and Paul Savage, in the
rear by lot of Wo. Julien Commeaux, togeth-
er with ell lhe buildings improvements and app
performances thereon being and theFeunto be-
longing.
Terms Cash.
JOS. H. ERWIN, Sheriff.
Parish of Ibesville, Feb, 8, IS56.-feb9.
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TEE WMwsPAPHR RECORD.

Al collection Of Newspaper Facts and Statistic
containing COMPLETE LIST OF NEWS
PAPERS in the Ustsd States, Canadas ana
Great Britain.
TINE only leliabls work Of the kind IN the
i world an Invaluable assistont 10 the Edf
tor, Book Publisher and General Advertiser
Beautifully printed on fine white paper, octave
part of the country on the receipt Of THEE
dollars, addressed to
LAT 81 BROTHER,
No. 70 South Fourth street, above Walnut,
dec22 PHILADELPHIA.
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State Of LOuisiana-Parish Of BeruiHs
Succession Sale.


10y virtue Of an order or decree to me d.
ID rected from The .Hon'ble the Sixth Dis
trict Court Of the State of Louisiana. in and
for the parish Of IbervilIe, | will offer at public
sale to the highest and last bidder on
Monday Cd day Of March, 1855,
at 10 A M, the following described Slave be-
longing to the
Succession Of Lensael u Beck, dsSd.
and to the community which existed between
him and bis surviving widow, Zulma Tion.
ueaux, to wit:
LEWIS, q mulatto boy aged about 40 years.
q good carpenter sometimes gets Intoxicated.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
One fourth Of fha price cash on the DAP Of
sale, and the balance payable one half in all
March 1857, and the other iaalf in 1853 Par
chaser TO furnish bis note endorsed to the sat~
i~sfaction Of ile tntrix, payable at the Recorders
Office, bearing 8 per eentAerest from and afs
ter maturity sHl paid: special mortgage TO be
retained on said slave t09ecuFe the payment Of
said note AID al eventual interests that may
accrue thereon. Sale to take places at the court
house.
IOG II ERWIN, Sheriff.
Parish Of bsEYille, Feb. 3Ist. 1866. fsb2
nEn BBfS Blao River Lime for 80 h.
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State Of Louisiano-Parish Of DeruiHs.
Succession Sale.

9Y virtue of an order or decree TO me d.
- rected from the Honorable the 9th District
Court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the
parish of Orleans, | will offer at public sale
to the highest and last bidder, on
Monday, 18th day of March,
next, 1856, between II O'Clock A NJ and P
M, the following described property, belong
ing to the
Succession of Samuel Whitman, decd,
to wit: q
A certain Lot of Ground living and situated
in the parish of lberville on the left baOk OF the
river Mississippi, and on the upper part of the
plantation of Randall MeGavock, and now on
the outside of the Leyee, and measuring about
one SQUIRE arpent, together with all the build
ings thereon being and Ghereunto belonging.
A quantity Of moveabIes, consisting in one
Horse, one pair of Wheels, lot of empty Mos
l~s~es Barrels, Slaves, Cooper's Tools, &c,
fully described in the inventory from article 2
to article Is inclusive.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The Lot of Ground and improvements to be
sold on a crediSef six months, the purchaser to
furnish his note satisfactorily endorsed, bearing
6 per cent interest from day of sale, and if not
paid at maturity, to bear s per cent interest till
full and final payment. The moveables paya-
Bile cash.
Sale to take place on the lot of ground above
described.
JOS. H. erwin Sheriff.
Parish of Iberviile. Feb. IA, 1856. fel6
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nygWET2@I

THE undersigned informs his friends and the
Il public generally that he has. an OYSTER
SALOON next dpof TO bis Hotel, Where his cus-
toners will always get them served up in the best
style, and at al hours.
ian26 M. MARK, Market st.
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Maroon ega Prison,
FOUND.
TROUVE,

A U Cafe de H. leblanc, en- la vile de Plaque
n mine, un porte feuille or porte m0anaie, con-
tenant une somme dargent en- billets de Banque.
LIE proprietaire peut Pobtenir en- p~rouvant lie pro-
priete ct payant les frais de cette notice ct sad
dressant au soussigne. q
feb2 H. LEBLANC.
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New Goods.

DOTH BROS. are now receiving their stock 0
N Fall Goods,
and will continue to receive shipments by every
packet from the North, for some time to come.
They keep a complete assortment of Dry Goods,
Hardware, Jewelry, Gents and Children's Cloth
Plantation Goods. Call and see their new arr
ais. au2 6
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ne TIE ladies.

IW LENE LADAEae
NALENCIENNES Lace, Edgings and Inser'gs;
' Guipure do do do;
Maltese do do do;
English Thread do do do;
Applique Insertings and sprigs;
Swiss and Cambria Flonncings and Bands;
Jacouet Edgings and Insertings:
Muslin and Jaconet sleeves, close. frilled an
flowing;
Linen combric and clear Lawn Hdkfs-hand-
stitched, embroidered, tape and reverse bor-
dered, an endless variety;
Rich embroidered Sleeves, collars & chemizettes;
"a dog Ladies' superior Kid Gloves, assorted;
And a host Of noyeltiesi in Embroiderfes, Dress
Trimmings, &c-just received by
oct20 HART, AUSTIN & co.
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Dansla succession Etat de Lonisiaue,
valerie n D ISn co mr. du 6me District 6isn
A TTENDU que VaIery Duplessis, a ce jour,
n enliasse dams lie Bureau du Grefier de cette
cour, son compile ct tableaux de distributiqn de
feu Valerien Duplessis-
Avis est par lie present donne a tous ceux que
celia concerne de deduire sous 80 jours de la date,
ce present les rsisons pour les quelles lie dit compile
ct tabIeeux lie distribution de Ia succession de feu
Valerien Duplessis, ne serait pas homologu6 ct
fait lie jugement de cette cour, ct lie dit admin
~istrateur autorise faire les placements, scion lie dit
tableaux.
Par ordre de la cour, Is de Jan, 1856.
ian26 M. A. ESTEVAN, Grefier.
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Livery stable.

The undersigned weUId inform his
Ill Afriends and the public general q On lathe
AlG4 has added d LIVERY STABE D his
Horses and Buggies for hire.
apei ~. MARTA, Maske
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Board, $40 per month.
Tuition in Primary Department, 3
d" Junior Department, 6
| " Senior Department, 8 "
Music, on Piano or Guitar, 7
Use of Instrument, /
Drawing and Painting, 3
Embroid'y and fancy Needle Work, 2
Latin or Greek, 3
Incidental Expenses, so cts. "
Pupils are sOt received for less than one quar-
ter. Payment quarterly in aduancc. Boarding
Pupils are required to furnish themselves with a
silver spoon and silver fork; also with towels and
table napkins, and to have their articles distinctly
marked with their names in full. dec29
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PLATFORM ADOPTED.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2l.-The American
Convention to-day adopted a platform which
will be published in the Washington American
Organ on the 18th of March.
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XXI BBTS BIao River Lime for sale BY
L0O ssrIS ROTH BROS.
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JoFaan i ! hard road 70 travel
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Plaquemine Female Seminary.

NTOW under the care of Rev. u. w. EAP-
~ kim, aided by Mrs. Larkim and an
able and efficient corps of Teachers, presents SUI
Ladies.
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ELECTION OF A CHAPLAIN.

ELECIIUN Of a CHAPLAIN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. al.-The House to-day
elected Daniel Waldo, of Baltimore, an old
soldier of the Revolution, Chaplain.
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PEACE VIEWS.

The views as to the probability of peace BE-.
ing effected under the negotiations now pro-
crossing for the purpose appear to be ali but
unanimous. Even by many Parisians who
wish otherwise, peace is considered certain.
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TERMEs EFT CONDITIONS.

HO~' IA " A4Nf NI5OIIE'
Paroisse d'Iberville, ce IA Few. ~Is56-fel6
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-10-29

From the statement Of a correspondent
of the Boston Journal, whose veracity 10
guaranteed by the editor of that paper:
ar"In conservation with Col. fFrsh6nt
this morning, ] asked him explicitly thsN
/ might authoritively deny the story cen;
cerning his religion; Colonel are ron q
Roman Catholic?' TO which he replied:
i am not, nor hare / ever been; and 'bus'
t.cice during my natural life do Ifenetn<s
bcr to harc been inside a Reman Catholic
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