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The daily union., 1856-10-24
LOC Al n l. w s..

Dr., J. L. Burwe, Of Alexandria, committed suicide on
Wednesday morning by cutting his throat with a pep
kuiie, while lahoring under temporary alteration o.
mind Dr. b. says the Alexandria Gazette was the son Of
George H. Burwel esq, OF Clarke county Virginia and
bis death will be deeply lamented by large circle of re
tyes and friends
On Wednesday workmen began digging the foundation
OF the new sustom-house at Alexandria This building
located the lot nj the southeast corner OF Prince and
St Asaph streets.
We find in the Star OF yesterday evening the following
notice of democratic meeting to be held Tennayow
on Tuesday next;
We learn that there will be meeting Of the democrats
In the wood adjoining Tennaly town on Tuesday next
Gen. Gather and Mayor Magruder Of this city and VIM.
V. Bowie Robert 0ud, Richard Crawford and ether dis
ngushed popular speakers have been invited to speak
The public requested TO assemble at o'clock D. M
The young men Of Georgetown have formed a rYoung
Mems Union Democratic Association and have elected the
following officers
James White president John Shackleford vice Iresi-
dent B. Howard, secretary and John Herd treasurer
The daily union., 1856-10-24
Form a.

Know all persons by these has
and hereby reense the United States Of ne
liability claim for the ceruBcac
number for the sum OF @ issued by the late republic Of
Texas Tor by the authorities the State
bed and redeemed by the United
provisions Of act OF Congress- provid. for h
OF such creditors republic
pretended in the act OF Congress Of September
dred and nry, approved the 9sh
OF the State OF Texas, approved the FEBRUARY ls6
As witness my hand aud seal,
The daily union., 1856-10-24
OFFICE OF THE CONSOLIDATED LOTTE
RIES OF MARYLAND.

following numbers Of the Maryland Consol
Lottery The Town of Bel Air, &c class
AZ, drawn October 81, 1856:
Of the Patapsco Institute
Lottery, class 2I6, drawn October % lt56
63 81 10 48 70 80 81 80 40 20 3
II. FRANCE 8 Co., Managers.
d. II. McPHAIL, Commissioner.
Oct2I-l
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"Hsberdashers Of small wares
In politics and State Affairs"


He thus dispoes Of the charge that the South seeking
to accomplish the election Of Mr. Buchanan for the pur-
pose of promoting southern sectional policy:
Now permit me- in the first place. to say that the South
has no sectional policy which she has sought
seeks to accomplish through the instrumenaity OF the
federal government any Of its departments But may
be told that the expansion Of slavery the natural policy
OF the South and policy indispensable to her comfort IL
not TO her safety Admit this But she seeks no aid in
the accomplishment Of that policy from the executive or
Legislative branches Of the federal government She is
tent that the Institution OF slavery shall abide by all the
ordinary es that regulate and copto-that advance and
depressother interests In this nation She content to
abide by the popular Judgment fairly expressed Of every
new community that may be organized within our
limits. We ask aid from federal law or federal bay
onets TO propagate the institutions of the South We
the authority Of Congress to establish prohibit slavery
In any of the Territories Of this Union. We th. e
power resides alone in the people who nhabt the Terrific,
rcs to he determined BY them according TO their best
Judgment at the time they form their organic law and seek
admission AZ one Of the States Of this Union This b the
principle Of the Compromise Of 1850 II h the principle Of
the muchreviled Kansas bill To ths principle of non
intervention by Congress the South and tho democratic
party pledged Is II not my fellewcsens sound prn-
epe7 Is II not the only principle that give peace and
The daily union., 1856-10-24

EOR NENT-A fun he'd front suitable office
with without tnul. Apply No. 243 ID SOUTH be
tween lill and 18th
l7-d3t'
The daily union., 1856-10-24

NEW and Attractive NoveIs-Rasng the Veil, sceue.
in the Courts BY Ball fenner Enbelished with portraits
police, officers, &c. 81.
Carrie Emerson or, Life a Cftonvile. BY Mrs c. A. HAYDEN
81.
Walter March, or shoepoe Reeoeclion' By Ma; March al
Boston Common Tale Of our own Times. 81 Lady a rs
hltha or, Spells from the krs Ada M t,e,d Al
Ka,e stanloni A page from Reel Life al =
Dora Grafton; Every Cloud has oliver Lining sI
Ambition Kate Willis 81.
Ramhies in Eastern Asia including aud Manila duuy
Voyage 10 CHINA
Manila, Hong Kong, By l.. Ban M D. second
edition. 81 IS ~
Just published and for eat
TAYLOR & MAURY'S
Oct23 Books,ore ne,, OH sr..,
A single Gentleman may obtain "A hand me Iy : FUR
II nished pao and bed chamber, In
family by APPLYING e3 4, between Ninth streets
IS-cobf
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nj. THOMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
III his No. 81 (west sde) Four anda half
Ill between Pennsylvania avenue and the City Hail.
22-d3ls.s
The daily union., 1856-10-24

EBIGH COAL.-Now unloading cargo superior Leiigi
IL coal. a deduction made irem the vessel.
Wood Of the best quality always on hand.
Coal kept under 22i0 lbs. to ton,
II. J. Il w. NJ. GAIT,
One south Of the
23-3uf Northwest corner l2th and streets No s47
The daily union., 1856-10-24

DOR SALEA lot in the end, and 2lsI
Streets 60 feet inches by l4o feet q inches oeep
THIS is Of In this
and is opposite of Lieut. Woodruff, Un
navy aud In rapidly proving location II chance
for those who wish purchase Of the desirable lois
taken up Inquire of WIN. WALL,
AT Wall & slephenss No 322 Pennsylvania avenue,
Oct 3-d2w between 9ll and
The daily union., 1856-10-24

TuE Anniversary or rHK SuNDAY-scHooL UNION oE THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURoH-This Sunday
anniversary held in Philadelphia Sunday and Mon
day last Sermons preached in all the Methodist
churches OF the city Numbering thirty and
collections taken up for the SundAy-schoOl cause.
The daily union., 1856-10-24

YELLOW FEyKR.-Dates from the Bermuda islands tC
the 9th instant have been received. The yellow fever
sn prevailing, and had broken out at Ireland island fol
the hrst time and in Page Pembroke and Southampton
parishes twenty new had appeared in three days
Somerset and Warwick had been fearfully visited The
united population numbers 26OO and upwards Of 500 hat
been attacked with the fever
The daily union., 1856-10-24

THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN AUsTRIA.-According TO a
recent statistical reuru there are now in the Austrian
empire e39S physicians 62O0 surgeons and 1000 apothe
caries-making about physician and surgeon to
every 60oo inhabitants and apothecary every l2
900.
The daily union., 1856-10-24
Real estate for sale in Montgomery County.

Sep 3-eodd&cp&lstNov
The daily union., 1856-10-24

JACOB REED,
Manufacturer of
ARMY AND NAVY CLOTHING,
No. south Fifth street, Philadelphia.
coors qualities of military fancy constantly
hand, tor sale the lowest prices.
Oct 10 tDmf
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
The President Elect.

It is now o matter beyond all cavil that JAS.
BUCHANAN will be President of the United
States for four years from the fourth of March
next. We opposed his election honestly and
conscientiousIy, for the reason of his OPPOSE
ton to certain principles Of political action
which q large portion Of his fellow-citizens, az
well as our humble self, consider essential to
the preservation and happiness of this Union
but as Mr.. BUCHANAN did at one time really
entertain the very sentiments in opposition to
which he has now been elected President, we
shall not lose hope of his again proclaiming
those principles to o certain extent, now that
he has reached the acma of all earthly ambis
lion, when il 10 presumed he will cast aside
all party clap>traps and political heresies.
But whatever may be the action of the Pre-.
sident elect, it is due from all good citizens to
lend him their countenance and support so
long as he shows a disposition by his acts TO
conduct the Government in a high-toned man.
ner in reference to our foreign affairs, and up
on The principles of equity and economy at
home. Such at least shall be our course.
When Mr. BUCHANAN was nominated we
then remarked, that of all men connected with
the Democracy we should prefer being beaten
by him. Our reason for saying this was, that
in looking far beyond the trammels and bonn.
daries of party, we saw in MIR. BUCHANAN a
statesman of the olden school, one who had
served his country long and steadily, and faith
fully too We believe, in accordance with his
political convictions /; and we were happy 10
perceive in his nomination, the readopting
by bis party Of the principle Of nominating for
the highest Office in the nation none but the
Oldest and most distinguished statesmen.
With these liberal sentiments towards the
President elect, w can truly say that we wisl,
him Ged speed in quietiBg the dangerous OK.
citsnents pervading ouF country, Ia rivsting
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
SuwnF Making.

The sugar making season will be Of short
duration in this parish the present year. A
friend who has taken some little trouble 10 in~
quire into the state of the sugar crop in a dis
trict embraced within four miles above Plaque
mine and eight miles below it, (inc!udiag The
bayous Plaquemine and Jacob,) says, that if
this portion of the 5parish there are eight plaR>
tations that will make no sugar at all, three
that will make "a littIe,' seven that will make
forty or fifty hhds., two that will make about
one hundred, and two about one hundred and
fifty. These are mainly large planters; our
friend, however, does not enumerate all the
planters in this section. We feel assured, ne
vertheless, that this statement will give a pref
ty correct idea Of sugar making or the sugar
crop 10 Iberville for the pear 1856.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

heard-surely those two negroes could not be
convicted of burglery. The former Of those
two has ever borne a high character for homes
ty, and from what has come .under our W
observation, we doubt not, that up to this IN"
fortunate occurrence his master had sufficient
confidence in him to trust him with the most
| important responsibilities.
The excitement respecting this trial, conVic-
ton and sentence alluded to, does not arise
perhaps from any doubts as TO the justice of
the sentence for burglery, but from the sup
position that NIL were not guilty alike, ard from
the fact of the severity of the sentence, With
reference both to the prisoners and their owns
| ers, as compared with former convictions OF
slaves for crimes committed. How often, we
| would ask, have negroes been tried in this
| town and parish for drawing blood from white
persons by striking or cutting! Numerous
times. The punishment for this offence by
law is death, yet we do not r~ecollect that any
such sentence has ever been passed here (the
strict enforcement Of which our very existence
maybe depends) upon slaves convicted of such
crimes the ultimatum has been the ball and
chain and the lash. Is the preservation of pro-
perty from rapine of more consequence than
the preservation Of life from murder? 1t is
not only with reference TO capital offences as
compared with this offence of burglery above
referred TO, tina, there seems grea: Injustice in
the exteat Of the punishment, bat We may re-
fer to similar cases of burgiery that have oc"
cured in this town, one q short time since
where the punishment was comparatively tri-
fling upon the slave and where the masters in
terests were not at all interfered with: We
aIlude to the entering Of the Union Bank 10
this place some years since and the robbery of
some two thousand dollars. In this case the
thief or burgIer was discovered upon precisely
the same kind Of evidence, we believe, as two
or three of those alluded to in the caption of
this article; yet. the extent of his punishment
was the lash. The second case, which is fresh
in the memory Of our citizens, is that of a ne.
gro who entered at night the office Of q law
yer of this town, and attempted to break open
his iron chest. The burgler was apprehended
and convicted, and the lash was also bis sens
tence. We would also aIlude to the trial of
several slaves in this town last spring or win
ter for incendiarism--the setting fire 10 end
the burning of a store house at Bayou Goula.
Il resulted in the acquittaI Of one or two, con
demning of another to the ball and chain, and
another to be hung. This last sentence we
believe has not yet been carried out.
We have continued this subject longer than
we intended. II is one, however, full of inter~~
est to the owners of slaves, and we trust that
our remarks are not Inappropriate.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
THE RESULT AND ITS EFFECTS.

This week dispels all the doubt Of the past
week respecting the result of the Presidential
election. BUCHANAN and BRECKENRIDGE are
the chosen President and Vice President for
four years from the 4th OF March next.
We are by no means disposed TO indulge iu
useless and vain regrets at the issue, because
our favorite candidates were not elected. We
only care to know that we supported them
through conscientious motives of doing right,
and under The impression that they had at least
a fair chance of being elected. But it seems
that we did not properly weigh or understand
the great elements Of success which, singIy
and combined, were antagonistical TO the in
terests and principles Of the American party
and which, like the secret undermining Of the
mole, were preparing with an inevitable GER
tainty to overthrow the pillars Of Americanlsm
and make more triumphant than ever the ban
ner Of Democracy.
It has ever been our nature TO look at
everything in a bright light. and always to con-
slider that "what is, is for the best;'' and it aP-
pears to Us that much good of q social and To-
cal character may grow out of this election.
Looking at the large sectional vote obtained
such a limited time which the sectionalists had
for organization, it is natural that they should
feel highly elated, and we have no doubt tina,
it will be war to the hilt against their oppo>
nents for the next four years, and that in 1860
they will enter the Presidential canvass stron-
ger than ever. But mark the prediction, there
will then be but two parties in the feId-the
sectional or freesoil party. OF the North and
Northwest and another which will be the Uni
ont onstitution~Southe Rights party, and
in the South, united TO a man.
There evidently seems, in the present james
ture Of political affairs, that something Of a
millennium was likely 10 occur in the South, and
at the North among those conservative and
Union men Of different political principles, but
who are opposed 10 the folly and madness of
the sectionaIists. To defeat those agitators
who now have such q strong f~oothold, it is i'm.
RS1abbsp thAt q 9aAtaOhg Us POHtlS3t -
and principles everywhere throughout the Uni
on. -'and opposed. TO their heinous doctrines,
should be brought about. 1t is obvious that
with a third patry in the field at the next Pre-
sidential election, the Black Republicans must
succeed.
We perceive how very nearly the population
Of three>foutths Of the non slaveholding States
are Of one political sentiment, under only a
few months organization. What will be their
strength in 1860? Such as will require the
united efforts of all other parties combined to
sweep away!
We would not oppose sectionalism with sec
tionalism; but would unite the entire strength
Of the South, and evoke The aid Of conserva-
tive men everywhere, to assist MS in maintain
ing our rights in accordance with the Consti.
tuition, protect the unity Of the States, and
as the bulwark Of our nationality from
traitors within and enemies without.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
The Condemned Negro Burglery, &c

There seems ia be some difference of opin~
ion upon the merit or entire justice Of the SEN
teDce passed some days since against the four
| negroes accused and convicted Of burglery,-
We were not at The trial, and know nothing Of
the merits of the case, save what we have in.
cidentally learnt respecting The affair. What
we have heard, impresses US with the belief
that the negroes were not all guilty alike, and
that there were strong palliating circumstan
ces in favor Of two of them. This belief
strengthens US in the opinion expressed last
week, that they should have been tried separ-
ately. We do NOT, however, impugn the verdict
Of the jury, far from it; it was composed Of
twelve honorable, h~igh-minde1 and intelligent
citizens, and we trust their verdict NAV be
kept as q criterion for the future.
In the trial Of q negro for crime, notaonly
should the majesty Of the law be fully res.
pected and every opportunity given to the pri-
soner to prove his innocence, bat the rights Of
the master TO the property in jeopardy, proba-
bly, deserve some little consideration. Unfor-
t~unately, in trials of slaves heretofore for Grim.
fnal offences, the masters interests appear to
have been too prominent q consideration.
The crime Of buFglery is q terrible offence,
and as we intimate above, we trust that the
verdict Of the jury in the ease alluded to, ma.
king five years hard labor in the penitentiary
as the minimum punishment for such a crime.
will be strictly adhered to in future. We cam
not see why the law should b. more {enient
to d negro than q white man, and yet we were
under the impression that il was contrary 10
law 10 send a slave TO the penitentiary for Sim
ply stealing. If such 10 the fact, (admittiDc
that il 10 the law with reference to house break
ing9 We would merely ask the question:
Could more than two Of the four negroes aIlu>
ded to, with separate trials, be convicted of
burgieFy? If all were present, and one or two
watched while the others entered, we should
say they were all equally guilty. But is the
simple testimony of q slave, without strong
coroborative evidence, sufficient 10 convict .
slave Of burglery? One of those four negroes.
we understand, merely received the stolen
goods without making any attempt to conceal
them, while another was arrested upon slave
evidence and without any of the stolen goods
being found upon him. f such are faets-
for we repeat it 10 what we have incidentally
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
Rfchnrds NJ Homo.

Our friend RICHARDS has returned from his
snnua! tour at the North, as may be seen BY
lie advertisement in another coIdmn, and we
are glad to perceive an approved appearance in
bis health. It would 10 an arduous task to
enumeFate the new, useia! and beautiful things
he has purchased and brought home with him
from New York and other places, and we
would merely say 70 the public that q visit to
his establishment Is full Of interest at the pre-
sent time. We return him our thanks for his
usual attentions.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

ETThe weather at present il peculiarly beau
tifal in this electromagnetic Louisiana weather
which makes n man wonder how the people
can content themselves in living in those cold
regions where the snow is now a foot deep,
which is the case at present probably in Maine.
Yes, the weather is delightful, just the kind
our planters like for grinding cane, but unfor~
tnnately they have but little to grind.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

The Napoleon Of the West-Interesting in-
telIigence has been received from N~jcaragua.-
Emigrants are pouring in rapidly, and every
thing is 1ourishing. WALKER not only mains
tains his position nobly, but it is doubtful that
the enemy will again come against him. He
SAYS that he will not visit the United States
until he can go By land.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

gT We return our thanks 10 l.. JoHSsoz &
Co. Type Founders, 6 SAMSON street, Phila-
delphia, for . copy Of bis Electrosyped CaIen-
Oars. We trust that We shall soon have the
pleasure of sending them N order for some Of
their beautiful type.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

Avis
TOUT ceux aui doivant 4 la succession de fau
- ALEXIS GAUTHIER sont prizes de faire
Placement lexecnteur testamentaire-et tous eeux
Qui ont des ~seclamafions contra Ia dite succession
sont pri6a de- los presenter al soussign6.
+. ROTH,
roYl6 Tsstaaaentaire Exees.enE.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

HBuchanan. Fremont. Fillmore.
1t will be seen by the above that BUCHANAN
is overwhelmingly elected. We have given
Michigan 10 Fremont, but there is some doubt
yet about that State; should the Democrats
succeed there also. and in California too, they
will have carried half the free States, which
will be a dea1h-blow perhaps to Black Repub>
licanism.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15

Who Wants 10 Go 10 Sab River Tia Mary.
land?-It 10 now pretty well ascertained that
the Democrats viii carry this State BY at least
96oo. We can't give pariiculars-is's too dis
tressing.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
Notice.

A Ii persons indebted to the estate of ALEXIS
II GAUrHIER are hereby notified to come for
ward and make payment to the undersigned adj
ninistrator; and all persons having claims against
said estate, are also notified to present the same,
duly attested, to the undersigned.
r. ROTH,
nov15 Testamentary Executor,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-11-15
II. BoTg2TABHL's
BESULPHITE OF LIME,
New ORLEANS, September Goth, 1853.

New ORLEANS, September Goth, 1855.
THE UNDERSIGNED is now manufacturing, and
4 prepared to supply, pure and genuine BIZ
Sulphite Of Lime, which exceeds in quality and
strength any that has been heretofore manufac-
tured.
1t IS almost unnecessary 10 remind the planters,
as they are already aware of the fact, that this
Bi-Sulphite Of Lime when properly used, never
fails TO produce a beautiful white and yellow
crystalized sugar, that always commands the
highest price in this market, and The very best
recommendation it can have with Western and
other buyers is the fact Of its hasing been made
with Bonnabers 3i-sulphite, as they consider
that a guarantee against any loss in weight. and
are always willing 10 pay higher prices for it
The high repute and favor in which the planters
generally hold this Bi-Sulphito is so much a mat.
ter OF n~otoriety that it is quite unnecessary to
publish here any Of the many d~attering testimon-
lais received daily from those who have used it,
and invariably succeeded beyond their most
sangulne expectations in not only making the
best sugar ever previously made by them, but
also IN realizing the highest prices with less loss
IN weight than by any other process. The many
benefits and superior advantages to be derived
from its use are now too well established to need
any further comment, but it may be well to re-
mark that this Bi-SuIphite alone possesses that
strength and those qualities necessary to insure
success to the planter.
The many orders already received this wear
from those who have used this Bi-Snlphite, With
out IN a single instance failing, is the best evidence,
II any We're wanting, in its favor. The UNDER
signed alone possess all the facilities to make .
pure article, guaranteed to be several degrees
stronger than any other in use. There being no
other mandatory in the South equal to the New
Orleans Chemical Works, or which can in any
way bear comparison with them, any quantity
OF Bl-oulphlfe can be supplied at the shortes
possible notice.
Very excellent barrels have been secured this
season to ship the Bi-sulphite of Lime in: they
are guaranteed not to leak, and when returned
they will be re-flled and shipped, and the planter
will invariably De allowed fifty cents per barrel.
Planters who order through their merchants
must be particular to instruct them to buy none
but H. Bonnabel's Bi-Sulphite, and all orders
must invariably be addressed 10
H. BONNABEL,
Corner ofEatchez and TchounifouIas sfrAafss