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Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-03-28

CTATE OF LOUISIANA - FIFTH
~ DISTRICT COURr-PARIsH OF TERREB0NNE.
c. l. DuRoy, No. 1874. ]. P. viguerie T. Co..
No. l345. E. Hotard, No. 1881. Badsaux 4
Rruf. No. l422. us. PauIin Tessandier.
BY virtue Of four writs of &. "a, emanat.
ing from the above named Court in the
above entitled and numbered suits, there
will be offered for sale to the last and
highest bidder, by Aubin Bourg, Sheriff
Of said Parish, ut the Court House in the
town Of Houma, on
SATURDAY, May I'd, 1851,
between IL o'clock, A. NJ, and o'clock,
P. n, the following described property,
to.wit: 5Et tT
Three certain tracts Of land situated in
this Parish, on Brush Island, and desig.
mated in the surveys of the Unit,d States rs
Lot No. l, Of Section No. %. Township
No. 90, Range No. 20 East, containing
SO, 80. 100 superficial acres, according to
the Receivers receipt No. $3.50, regis.
tered ia the Recorders Office Of this Par.
ish, the 5th March, l649; and Lots two
and three Of Section No. 81, in Township
No. % Of Range No. 20 East, containing
eS, 20 100 superficial acres, according to
tho Receivers receipt, registered in the
Recorders Office Of this Parish, on the
5th March, 1649, and also the undivided
half Of the cattle on Brush Island.
ig1 Terms Of Sale Cash.
Said sale will be made to satisfy the
principal, interest and cost in tho above
entitled and numbered suit.
A. BOURG, Sheriff:
p.,;sh ~ Tevre1,nnne. March af3Ah 1857
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Paroisss TesFebonne. Go Mar, 1857.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE-Cour
Idu Some District Judieiare, Paroisse Terzesonns.
Samuel Leo, No. 1906. Gagne & Tennent,
No. l625. - II. 8: Hancock.
En- vertu dc deux writs dallas 6. f.,
eman6 de Ia sus.dite Cour, dams les causes
ci.dessus intituless ct numerotees, il sera
ofert en- vente publique, au plus haut ct
dernier enchkrisseur, par Aubin Bourg,
Sheriff dc Ia dite Paroisse, i Ia Maison
dc Cour Houma, ~
SAMEDI, LIE 2 MAI, 1857,
entire III heures A. n. ct 4 heures r. H., Ii
proprie,& ci-apr6s decrite, savoir:
I'm certain moroccan Dc terre situe dams
IL paroisse Terrsbonne, sur IL rive drsite
en- descendant du Bayou Black, meusuran1
IN arpent Of demi de face, par Il profon.
deur Dc l'arpentage, contsnant environ S.
acres de supsr6cie, Giant dams l. section
No. 2, T. IL, r. 1e, borne On haut par b
terre de Sylvere Blanchard at on has pal
cslle do Etienns Ordineaud, avec toute.
les batisses ct am<liorations qui q
1ermes
La ditto vente sera 6ite pour satisfairs
/ h somms principale, linteret Of lei
fiais daas Il sus.dite Cause.
A. BOURG, Sheriff
Passsss Ta.seoans, q - Nan, 1857.
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r...uaa Town Council.

A.. called meeting Of the Mayor and Irus'
~, The town of Houma, Saturday, March
no., 1857. the following members were present
= . coode, Mayor, John Berger, J. r. Viguene,
= n. motion the following sections were adoPteo
.,,n.nent rules and regulations, Viz:
T.. THAT there shall be established in tue
cf Houma public market house, in which
III ~ sold meat, vegetables, &c.
sue &C. a-That no person shall have the ngnt 10
- .ra sell except in said market house after
M ..me Is established, any Of said articles before
u n .o.r of 10. A. H., under penalty OF ten dol
Ian for each offence
'i 60 lThst the said market house be built by
s..,;,s;op. That the price Of each share shall oe
-.n.y dollars, payable one half cash and the bal
80 ~. an the frst day of March, 1883. Each
....on taking stock shall give his note to the or
r. If. and endorsed by some good security Tor
=. credit portion Of said stock.
&c THAT the Mayor Of the town be. and
!. 4 hereby authorized 10 subscribe tor ten shares
!. IA market house, and execute note for the
eredit payment Is aforesaid. ;,
Sc. 5-That when the necessary amount shall
!. .uhe.ribed, which shall not be less than three
h,,dred dollars, meeting Of the siockhe'ders
.A,u be called by public notice given by tho
H.yor and posted in two public places, At least
,vo d,y, before the meeting, for the purpose OF
slsc,ine three commissioners, and that each stock
he,der shall have note for each share held oy
BIN. .,.,
.a.u L.vs the right to receive plans for the said
market house, to contract for the :ame' ana 70 70
s.;-. "a amount subscribed and pay over the
ssmA i,
Sec That after the said market house shall
l,,:,t .nA .crenteA NV the afoPeaaid
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JOSEPH DIXON.
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,

Foot Of Jackson street, Thibodaux.
" THE UNDERSIGNED takes pleasure in n,ormin,
the public that he has opened Paint Shop in Thbo-
danx and il now ready make contracts for painting in
all its branches such Graining, Mabing and al kinds
Of limitations. Paper Hanging &C., All orders left at
MS residence or directed to his address through post
once, viii meet with immediate attention.
feb26-ly JOSEPH DIXON.
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At the Brick Store"
SPRING AND SUMNER GOODS.
CACHE L BROTHER.

4 Re jst opening the most complete assort.
IA neat q seasonable merchandise ever brought
I'D. pazilh. We wal not attempt to enumerafe
To articles comprising our stock, bat believe We
havs every thing that could reasonably be asked
r., an1 I'll II the very newest and best quality.
IL ladies' arc particularly solicited to come
snl - he stack in their department, which has
fi1lisuahle fabrics il the market.
ua8-4 GAGNE & BROTHER.
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CTATE OF LOUISIANA-Fiih Judi.
~ cial District Court, Parish Of Terrebonne.
Adolphe Laia,,nia

"A L vi LJUlS luh JUDI.
~ cial District Court. Parish Of Terrebonne
Adolphe Lajaunie
BY virtue of writ of f. fa., emanatins
from the above named Court. in the above
entitled and numbered suit, there will be
offered for sale 10 the last and highes,
bidder, by Aubin Bourg, Sheriff of said
Parish, at the Court House, in tho town o
HOuma, on
Saturday, May ed, 1857,
between IL o'clock A. NJ, and 4 o'clock
p. M. the following described property,
to-wit:
A certain tract Of land situated, lying,
and being in the parish of Terrebonne,
measuring five arpents in front. more or
less, Oh each side Of the Bayou Terre.
bonnie, with such depth as the survey or
confirmation calls for, bounded above by
land of John Cunningham, and below by
land of Edmond Guedry, together with all
the buildings thereon or in any wise ap.
pertaining.
Terms-CASH.
Said sale will be made to satisfy the
principal, interest, and cost in the above
entitled and numbered suit.
A. BOURG, Sheriff:
Pnrish Of Terrebonne March es,h, 1857.
ErAT DE LA LOUISIANE-Cou,
~ u SEINE District-Paroisse rerebonne.
Adolphe Lajaunie
Joseph Lecompte. ct al.
En- ver:u dun writ de Fl. ia. emane dc
Ia sus.dite Cour, dams ls cause ci-dessus
intitulGe ct numerotee, il sera offert en-
vente publique, au plus haut ct dernies
encherisseur, par Aubin Bourg, Sheriff de
Ia dite Paroisse, / la Maison de Cour
Houma,
samedi, 10 Mai, 1857,
entire IL heures A. NJ, ct heures r. NJ,
Ia proprie'k ci-apres decrite, savoir:
I'm certain moroccan de terre, situe dams
la paroisse Terrebonne, mesurant cinq
arpents de face. plus on moins, sur chaquo
cote du Bayou Terrebonne, avec telle
profondeur que porte Parpentage, borne en-
haut par Ia terre de John Cunningham, et
en- has par Ia terre d'Edmond Gukdry,
ensemble avec toutes les batisses qui s'y
trouvent ct y appartiennent.
Termes-COMPTANT.
La dite vente sera fate pour satisfaire i
Ia somme principale, l'interet ct les frais
dams IL sus.dite affaire.
A. BoURG, Sheriff:
Paroisss Terrehosns, CO 9 Mars. 1857.
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FTAT DE La LOUISIANE-Cour
Ldu 5Aue District observation-disclosures Tesseboane.
John :. 3; h'''.'d ! No. 1888.
William H. H Rider

William b. II. RIDER.
En- vertu dun writ dallas plurius e. "a,
emane de IL Cour sus-nomm&e, dams Fat
faire ci.dessus intitulee ct numkrotee, il
sera offert en- vente publique, au plus haut
ct dernier encherisseur. 1 l. Maison de
Cour Houma, par Aubin Bourg, Sherif
de Ia dite Paroisse,
SAnHDI, LIE 2 MAI, 1857,
entire IL heures A. II. ct 4 hcures r. NJ, Ia
propriete ci-apres decrite. savoir:
I'm certain homme negro, nomme An.
derson, age do ans.
Termes-COMPTANT.
La dite vente sera faite pour satistaire !
Ia somme principale. lint6ret ct les frais
dams 10 sus-dito cause.
A. BOURG, Sheriff:
Rs,ui,ee Tes.eAoane a. % Mas, 1857. lr9a4
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Corn Will and Crusher for Sale
THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS 70

he has just removed out Of his wmi being large
for the engine. Any person wishing to purchase good
corn mill would do well ea the sesidence Of the
deFsisned and for himself The frame and everything
is complete and will be sold cheap.
feb28-1m WM A SHAFFER
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SPRING AND SUMNER SUPPLIES
FREDERICK,s EMPORIUM.

70 The gentlemen Of Houma and vicinity III
informed that Frederick has just received splendid stock
Of seasonabe eoods which he win up order in
the latest fashion. Also, beautiful assortment Of
Gentlsmen's Furnishing Goods,
OF the most tasty description and selected with great
expressly for this market Call Frede.cks Fashionable
Emporium, Gsgne's Row, while the assortment Is com.
plete. fahes-,f
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-03-28

j. H. CORKRAN 4 FLETCHER,
House, Sign, and Ornamental Painters,
HOUMA, La.
q Craning Marbiing, Paperhangng and Glazing
done in the best style. All orders attended to with prompt
ness and despatch. feb,4-Sm
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A CARD.
nRS. HELMICK L. DERRICK bay.
~ ing associated themselves in the practice Ut medicine
respectfully offer their professional services citizens
Of Houma and surrounding country.
Dr. Helmck who has been practising for several years
in Virginia. is . Of family and intends permanently
locating in this place Once in Houma, adjoining Ber
gers Hotel. mhl4-1y
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Edward o. GasMe,
GENERAL COLLECTOR AND AUG.
" rlOxEER-OvvlcsI III HOUMA-Wii attend s.rict-
all business entrusted him. in this and the adjoa
parishes. 4 SOFT.
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Parish q Terebonne, March sath. 1857.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

. e 3 = Il - ~ f.
/, ~ She stood beside the altar when
she was but sixteen. . She was in love.
Her destiny rested on creature as del
icatc, and who had known as little Of the
world as herself She looked lovely a.
she pronounced the VOW, Think Of q
VOW from auburn hair, eyes and pouting
lips, only sixteen years old. !. qi,t..,,8g
She stood by the wash-tab when her
twenty, fifth birthday arrived. The, hair
eyes were mot calculated to
excite the heart, Fire cross young ones
were. about the, house, scrying-- some
breaking things, and one urging the nc
cessity of,an. immediate supply of food.
She stopped in despair and SIT down, and
tears trickled down her once plamp cheek,
Alas! Nancy, early marriages are not The
dodge. Better enjoy youth at hone,
and hold all lovers at proper distance
until. you have music, limo and heart
enough to face a frewning world and fam
lily. If q chap really cares for you,. he
can wait for two or three years, make
presents, take you to the concerts, and so
on until thetiln comes, Early marriages
aud early cabbages are tender produce
tions. s sS
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The Tragedian Booth and the Lords
PRAYER.


Booth and several friends had been in
vited to dine with an old gentleman in
Baltimore, of distinguished kindness, ur-
banity and piety. The host, though dis
proving of theatres and theatre-going,
had heard so much of Booths remarkable
powers, that curiosity to see the man, in
this instance, overcame all his prejudices.
After the entertainment was over aud the
company re-seated in the drawing room,
some one requested Booth, as particular
favor and one which doubtless all present
would appreciate to read the Lord S
Prayer. Booth expressed his willingness
to afford them this qualification, and all
eyes were turned expectantly upon him.
Booth rose slowly and rcverently from
his chair. 1t was wonderful to watch the
play of emotions that conyulsed his coun-
tenance. He became deadly pale, and his
eyes turned tremblingly upward, were wet
with tears. AS yet he had not spoken.
The silence could be felt. 1t became at
solutely painful, until at last the spell was
broken, as if by an electric shock, as a
rich toned voice, from white lips, sylabled
forth, "OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAv-
EN-" &C., with pathos aud selemnity
that thrilled all hearts.
| He finished. The silence continued
| Not q voice was heard, or muscle moved
in his rapt audience, until from remote
corner of the room q subdued voice was
heard, and the old gentleman, their hos
stepped forward with streaming eyes and
tottering frame, and seized Booth by the
hand.
Sir said, he, in broken accents, tyor
have afforded nae pleasure for which m,
whole future life will feel gratifed. / an
an old man, and every day from my bry
hood to the present time, thought had
repeated the Lords Prayer, but I have
never heard it before, never"
"You are right" replied Booth, .'t'
read that prayer as it should be read, ha
caused me the severest study and labor 70
thirty years, and am far from being ye
satisfied with my rendering Of that won
derful production. Hardly one in tel
thousand comprehends how much beauty
tenderness and grandeur can be condense'
| into a space so small and in words SO sin,
| pie. The prayer of itself sufficiently illus
trates the tguth Of the Bible. and stamp
upon it the seal Of divinity"
So great was the effect produced (say
my informant, who was presently that con
versatioa was sustained but short tim
longer in subdued monosylables, and al
most entirely ceased; and soon after, at o
early hour, the company broke up, an
retired to their several homes, with sa
and full hearts.-Episcepal Recorder.
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FoRrY SEVEN ,SrArrs.-Would =, !,

Forty. SEVEN SrATEs.-W ould arys
one believe, without looking into it, that
we are In fair wsy of carrying the, avm--
Der Of sovreign States, originally thirtesa.
and now thirty one up to forty-seveni
But SO it is. In the FIRST place there are
Oregon. Kansas and Minnesota, whose
constitutions are already formed orlform-
ing. 1t is hoped that they will be adnit--
ted the coming winter, making the ;rhsm--
bers of the confederacy thirty-four Thsns
New Mexico; Nebraska and Washing
ton, already thriving Territories. will
swell the aggregate to thirtyssessnll1bur
new states to be carried out Of Texas, ac-
cording to provisions in the treaty ,anexa-
ton will give US forty,one. Two ,addi-
tional States demanded from the area new
including in California, wonld mako forty.
three, Arizona. Neosho, Dacotah and
Columbus Territories carry nj pP TO !. f6,,
and lovely Utah will be the forty seventh
(will Mr.. Hillard excuse ,usl) to lend
that fair circlet the grace Of her form sndf
the lightness Of her stay. IF Beaten Ispr.-
nal. -
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Poklng Fun at Him.

Purdy efthe Democratic Era, publish
ed at Bellaire, Ohio, speaks as follows Of a
republican funeral in the African Desert:
There had been solemn times down at
Towandn., Pennsylvania. The .mourners'
have been 'depositing' Dayy Wilmot.-
The remains are said to have looked
beautiful, even in DEATH They poked
him away in d hole upon side hill. and
placed cotton rag over the door, npon
which was worked in WOOL
"Here lies onr Dayy, dead as nit,
Vot der dyvil killed in fusion fit,
He would not let him stay nit we,
Is So he took him home to stay nit he."
"The village burcesses passed resolu-
ton that all the white mourners should
wear black rag attached to their coat
tails and the colored ones should wear
whitewash on their left ear, for the space
Of twenty four hours" '
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as it SAYS 1t dose'nt mean the howin'
wilderness, whar John the hard shell Bap-
tis was fed on locus and wild asses, but it
means, my breethering, the city of New
Orleans, the mother of harlots and hard
0s-whar corn is worth six bits bushel
one day aud marry red the next; whar
niggers are as thick as black bugs in a
spilled bacon ham, and gamblers, thieves
and pickpockets go skitting about the
streets like weasels in barn yard-whar
they have cream colored horses, gilded
carriages, marble saloons with brandy and
sugar in them-whar honest men are
scarcer than hens teeth, and whar a
strange woman once tux in your beluved
preacher and bamboozled him ont of two
hundred ana twenty dollars in the
twinkling of sleeps tail; but she can't
do it again, Hallelujahl for "theJ shall
knaw file and flee unto mountains of
Hepsidam, whar the lion roareth and the
wang doodle mourneth for its first born. !"
My breethering, I an captain of that
fiat boat you see tied up thar, and I've
got aboard of her aour, bacon, oats, po-
tatoes and apples, aud as good Mononga-
hsly whiskey as yov ever drank, and I'm
nifty apt to get o big price for oil But
what oh, my breethering, what would it
all be wuth if I hadn't religion? Thar's
nuthin like religion, my breethering. It's
better nor gold and silver jimcracks, and
you can no more get to Heavea without it
than a jay bird can Fly without a tail.
Thank the Lord I'm an unsdisated man
my breethering, but I've sarched the
Seripter from Dan to Barshebee, and
found old Zion right sideup,a and hard shell
relidgin's the best of relidgins. And its
not like the Methodists, what expects to
get into heaven by hollerin' hell fire.; nor
like the Universalists, what gets upon the
broad gage and goes the whole hog;--
nor like the dUuited Breethering, what
takes each other by the seats Of thar
trowsers and tries to lift their selves into
heaven: nor like the Catherlicks, who buys
thru tickets from thar preests-but 1t
may be likened, my breethcring. unto d
man what had to cross river, and when
h got hlr tbs ferry boat was gone, and
he just 10 lei ap hs breeches aud walled
over = Fl alieujah! for 'they shall gnaw
file and fee nato the mountains OF Hep
sid Am. whsr the lion roareth and the
wang-doodle nsoaraesh4for it's shrs1-born.,a. :.
Pass the hat, broi!ier Flint, aud let
every hard sheil shell cut. Amen.
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NUMBER 40.
J VALUABLE RECIPES. IS,


Doughnnts. One cup sugar. two eups
milk, one teaspoonful saleratus, -four. o9 ~
Ginger Snaps. One cup butter, one
cup sugar, one cup molasses, one half Cup CUP
ginger, one teaspoonful sa.aratus, faisias,
trandy. las ea sqaag. e Il .sqsss
.seta Gingerbread --One pint molsssssa
one teaspoonfuI butter, one boaping tsi&
spoonful of sal@ratus, one teaspoonful Nj
lum., -s-e------s
% ss9siatl 4aat46tsH Iis9z.s Ef
4 Good Common Cake. One cup but,
ter, two cups sugar, two eggs, one cup.
milk, one teaspoonful salnratns. n1tmeE
-four and raisins,. or cnrrants..
Sugar Cookies. One and half .cups
sugar. one half cup milk, three fourths1 cup m
of butter, half a tcaspoonful salmratns
and one egg. e'szss q ss9ia Oh iiiW 1ei
Iadsaa, Cake, or Yankee Johnny oakkss %
One pint milk, one pint meal, one tables
spoonful molasses, one teaspoonful salss.
ratus salt ano -four. so5.s 4squisei "a
Mo,asses Cookies--ons cup molassss
one-halfcup butters, one-halfs cups.EataH
two tablespoonfnls rsaleraltus, one .spooa-
ful ginger, little salt, and flour. 80,
Bread Dough Cake.--Threes cups, .ef
dough, three cups Of sugar, one and haF
cups Of butter, four eggs, one teaspooafa
saleratus and -four 10 make them hard
Cold custard. --One quart new milf.
one half pint cream, four or. white 6ugse
one glass Of white wias in which suzaiuuA
Of washed rennet has bssn soaked, ppt-
meg.
Lemon Jelzy. Take The clear juice ef
twelve lemons, one ID. fine Loaf ssgar
one quart water. For each quart u. tRs
mixture put ia an ounce Of clarified liza
glass. Let it boil up, and then aStraih H.
to moulds. s'2s's us sgesasiq e1s
tl5ss a ss@a, Esszlaass ysaT STAzz2
a Cram Tartar CaEer-Qns cup sneat;.
one.half cup butter. one cup svest milk.
two eggs, two teaspeonfuls cream tsrtsr,-
one teaspoonful soda. and Gour to- make
it the consistency of sponge cake sdtlo
orulers. Two spoonfuls-white sugar.
add two spoonfuls melted butter two sfRs.
one-half teaspoonful saleratus dissolved
in teaeupfal Of milk, nutmeg sna f61r. :
!. To Make Good Wa6zes. One qnart OF
milk, (sour milk is best, one egg. one
teaspoonful saleratus, one tablespoontul
butter, one tablespoonful sugar. Flour
to make the consistency Of batter for
griddles. -. fsa S.. -. ss,,, is.,.,,
Floating Islands Take six whites OF
eggs, six spoonfuls of jelly, and = pint tnof
cream sweetened with loaf sugar; sseat the
Jelly and the whites of the eggs together
IT'LL they form stiff froth that stands
lalons. Have the cream ready in s.brsad
dish. just before sending toa the table,
pile up the freth in the center Of che
cream. Some beat with the jelly and
eggs wine. the juice of lemons, rose watsr.
or essence of lemons naiaaloss4
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From Foruey's Press.

The Mode in which the Slavery Cues
ton is Submitted by the Schedule of
the Kansas Constitutional Convention. !
If it were true that the slavery question:
was fairly submitted to the people of Kan
sas by the schedule of the Ia ,sasSCon
vention, we should decidedly object to the
admission of that Territory into the Uuion
as State, under a Constitution which
had not received the sanction of her citi-
zens. The issue involved rises above any
mere sc ion;l question The whole doc
trine of self governmentis is at stake. The
principles of the Democratic party have
been violated. The right of the people
to pass Judgment upon their own funda-
mental law has been denied them, in def
ance of the pledges of the delegates who
framed it. A Convention elected by
rneagre minority of the people, has arre-
gated to itself supreme power on ques-
tion which of right belongs to the people
only We obey but the irresistible prompt
ing Of genuine Democratic impulses in
protesting against this usurpation, for it
is nothing less The doctrise that the
slavery question alone should be submit
ted to the people is an untenablel one.
The same reasons which rendered it de-
sirable or proper to- submit that question,
operate equally strong in favor of sab-
mission of the whole Constitution. IS
The Democrats of the Northern States
have been fighting for the Kansas Nebras-
ka bill for three years, on the ground that
the right of self-government by the peo-
ole of the Territories was q sacred one, not
only in one but in oil respects. They
have insisted upona thsir right to decide
the slavery question for themselves, be-
cause of the universal concession that they
were authorized to decide oil other ques-
tions. The final settlement Of the ques-
tion by leaving them perfectly freen ito
settle the slavery question, nnd deprising
them of the right of popular decision
upon all other questions, would be. an un-
mitigated outrage, and, beyond all doubt
a clear violation of all hitherto acknowl-
edged National Democratic theories on
this subject. srla so su aYaasa IS
But even the slavery question is. not
fairly submitted, as all who have paid the
slightest attention to this subject must be
fully aware, The liberty of voting for or
against slavery can only be obtaiaed by
compliance with certain unjust and hu-.
initiating conditions. These are. as fol-
lows:
First. Every voter who is challenged
must swear to support the Constitution, if
adopted; under peril of trial for perjury
under the territorial laws.
The design of this clause seems to pro-
vide q convenient method for indicting
criminal punishment for mere political
offence. in case any obnoxious voter, af-