The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-21
5as- The District Court after session of five and
half weeks. adjourned on "Wednesday last

1as- The District Court, after session of five and
half weeks. adjourned on Wednesday last.
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rr~Thc Advocate Of "Wednesday, contains The
complete Official returns oi hr state and Congress
ional election from which We complete our table of
returns and add is rteapitulatoa of tho vote for
The State ticket.
The Legislature sand, Senate, % Democrats ID
X. ". IL Democratic majority. III the House
1he Democrats have 70 opposition IS. aud t'c in
St. Mary.
PARrr+ iN CoyGnG,s. The Washington States con
tains list Of the members Of the nest che thirty
hltl) Congress. viii the politics or cach The nate
will be composed Of 81 + .mocrats and q opposition
members with two vacancies 10 be filled In the
House there will l20 Democrats. M Black Republicans
and Il Am"rican. Democratic majority in the sen
ate 10: in the House 2t
corII'rDN OF STEAMERS A collision Of the steam
cr- upelousaS and Galveston. took place Oh sunday
night last. in Brrwick's BAY, ~ which The former
vessel was 80 much injured thar sh" .unk IN n'or.
twenty minutes There va. q lo.- Of several r"rsp
among whom was Gen. Janc, liamoa or Sea'h
Carolina.
Trm CoNmaEs>aSu. GhouE 10 al eao .ra 7a
firou' of procuring full and rnlahl rlsr' aftl s.
proceedings Of pc approaching co,4ress We won'd
which will be found among our adYcrti.rm ut4.
30" Whilc Tie Baton Rouge Advocate ryngly
reviews the late Congressional election il i studou.
ly hlinl 4. 70 the means used 10 the result.
Where l. the voice Of cond tmnation for tie bolt
ing Democrats, who defeated the parish nominees.
trading of their local candidate to secure votes for
its great chief An impartial historian Of cv cGls 50
ilagrant aud 50 utterly destructive Of party organi-
2pton. should not let such dcrelction4 pas. unHo-
teed. Is it so sullcd a not 10 know. that ihasc
means TO secure votes, and this departure from all
Democratic usage. Will hereafter be great soprep Of
evil Or is It so completely cnwrappcd IN the alot
victory as to doFpisc the sma5ir defeats.
~" The " o. Courcr, leaving ont otyiaw tl In
glorious defeat Of thc New Orleans Democracy, i'm
padentIy repd lesson ID the supporters y Nh Sitmr
in tie Third District. When viii this "od foey .
learn 10 attend 10 It's own bantlng., hn precious
few, WHO rallied 10 the polls on the first Monday.
is ii attempting TO hoodwink the country representa-
tyes by claiming share Of the victory and setting
forth its services, crave reward the State printing.
But ii must rccollect, that the ADV ocatc has pubhrd
lengthy record Of its rtdouhtablc actions. and IL
boldly pressing its claims. Or, vii! the two great
contestants agree TO divide the spos. the Courier
taking the Lions share, and leaving the Advocate.
the Jackal portion Of the feast There will be som'
beautiful diplomacy exhibited, Who will win?
10" The Advocate of the 18th inst. contains a
communication signed " Pro bono pubco purport-
ing to have been writenby supporter of Mr. Slgur'
The very language of it clearly shows that such
Is not the case, for there is not an individual who
voted for Mr.. Sigur in this parish, who would apply
to himself or them, the term +" boilers" The Advo-
cate has been deceived The article is pure '.Da-
yidson.'
MoREHorsE.By private letters, received here, we
learn that this parish, which gave Know Nothing
majority AT the last Presidential election, now gives
Democratic majority for the state Ticket, rangin.
from 20 to so. Newton, Democrat is elected over
Doatner X. ~, by 81 majority
IzS- The expedition under Gen Walker, for Near
IoptN D,1o la -, in. Thprp ynr