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EMPLOYMENT, $500 a Year some,
tI,;no Now Male and Female Agents wanted
in every % town, village and city in the United States
aap ssrv ean sasy and perfectly honorable 1t can be
asased at without htsrisrenee Win any
other employment It is no Bo3A mpoSIou osn orery p
asnn ca, make from SIS to $50 per month, with
pst capital Full and complete instructions 81 WHICH Sn
eneis enclose d cents and a P. o. stamp Address,
ehciose - I. n. HARRIS q CO., Woburn, Mass.
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CHAMPAGNE.--A few baskets of this
" fine Wine left, which we will sell atredaced
nrices. to close the invoice.
DEBAILLON d CARRlERE, Washington.
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HENRY Acknowledgements on Mar
i Il BILE, has just established shop at ST. Martins
vile Cor the construction of funeral monuments oil
every description, mates inscriptions on the same
and also proposes to furnish ironrailng for tombs
Refer to Jonathan Harris.
opelousas, August IA, lS5St-ly
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NO'IIC Il persons having clAiRs
~ against the Estate Of Mrs. Amelia NJ. King 4
deceased are requested to present theJnS for lquidN
ton and settlement and those Indebted to said
Estate will please make Immediate pigment g the
undersigned. }sg M III MI s5sA
Opel0usss Now 8, 1858. ssss sss
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tT lJssT. tslss sEIvED ian assortment of Blank
u Books, Pass Books, Memorandum and Pocket
Lclgers.s 5 .ssss,s
Also 70 fine assortment of Fancy Note paper and
envelopes, for sale by ~ =, LEONCE HiBRAR I'D.
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Tile ORR " gnn
sIsi,'s sxsi
sA, ,kiit worth froln SO cents llsbe
eaoh rils59n'
9ssss; 4SRss M M de ~ IN l
fhi6s u5,,ie ies oiie year, aiSa II y.
ifvs oopics one VEN; and 5g 4! s1 g9s
Iei copies 40 d:s w
Shs ftclss IS hs arc
''l uaiesa Il W states Tfeassfy siooosp.
sSo do 10 s 4. ,s. s. n az ,3lO 0t eaglf
slp do w s.!l 40 ~, s;
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Il lst1s df, az u III @ n. s SO M
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ElsoS s3iSds ad dasS Chains % e
Isl000fG Gold Pens and Pencils. 100 t615 0o
Braeeie.s Bfoacnes, pis shr, sir to5s ssops
tVatcl Keys, Gold and Silver Thimbies, and varie
ty Of other articles, worth from 80 cents to sl5 o
each.
On receipt Of the subscription money, the snbscri
hers name will be entered upon our BOOKS opposltt
a number, and the gift corresponding with the
| number will be forwarded within one weekto hin
| by mail or cypress, post pad. ..,...,~
| There is neither humbng nor lottery about the
above, as every subscriber is sure OF prlze OF u
| value. We prefer to make this liberal dstribu- h
| t;on among them instead of giving large com n
mission to Agents, giving to the subscriber the
| amount that would go to the Agent, and in many x
| cases IL hundred.fnld more.
| All communications should DC, DC addressed 10
| DANIEL ADEE, PUBLISHER,
|. I'll Centre street, Newfork.
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,~ssys II 4, Il !. n. Y !; ~ ~ from the Second

y; s..s 4 4. s",,e s,' il 'issued from the Second
~ " is,s Usui pafisi, Of Orleans, and to me
|s .!es iot ld iSte the 2sth Day of Nay, asSs, u
Y; W. ~ t'sb;s WIN Parish, on SATURDAY,
Aouse g ss,sser. M X. b. 1858, commencing
sg q sig''' VII 4. M the following described
I s s,,saSea 3 ID BY By said Charles % Blanc to his
n x,sid xss.sst,d Southwest quarter Of section
ra ss sFsnI,taining three hundred ana asa, sWef.
siSt andredtis aSTes q ssas sRq w saurtee, Il es,n
nsssir seven south ,i..sl of ia pm9sr onisis
n sglty acres and thilsy.taFo. hun hun
v, fa,,dry, *ober 30, 1853.
i Shdf Il, Y. Chs ERE, Sheriff.
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I,E E.-State Of Louisiana,
irish Of st. Landry.-No. l50.

nHnA irish OF 81. LdHuT uTys---NV. s4ovs
IIIiRl mrence Young.
yffaS Sof ii. fa., issued in the a1pvc
virtue #. Spencer, Justice Of the
dAgt ifarthe Parish Of st, Landry and
itpgA X III II me- directed, i will expose
Saeiag9 II; sasf !: ot the Courthouse Of this
talss, ,Ef X xsTSA III, the 4th day Of December,
eAs Il iEbncing at the hour of IL Am. and
Sos IAN "a day, Ii necessary, all the
aia n And demand of the said defend
Etitt, inssSS VI Nj In and to the following prop
64xlspSS qss N i III III said writ, to WY; "A,
aeittaa. Sd. living in Prairie Laurent, N
ypsaa!ss ypsals x x HI Sndry. bounded North by lands
yam yaIisa XII \ N ble, South By lands Of Areeneat.
htNps Y = ~ lm9n Wabie and LenaIl and
ls',Sf ", II Aries Leman, together with all
ayis.sy I.,s.s ana M s,royements thereon.
g,l$s t%ssa ~, 1 ,eIollsas, October 30, 1858.
lSls Vptss Il, v. GHACHERE, Sheriff.
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lst3 snljscii ihes iar the NsH III III Fress,
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IsI,lsN slils h6yc Just
leeeSsAa las assortment OF thu cele ~,
iatdcn SeedA, and will ephs m
flesh supplies direct from tgsY
s'SSs's' 4. fsEo HEBRARD.
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NOOPERAGE. - The undersigned has on
~ hand ut all times supply Of sUTAR HOGS
HEADS and BARRELS and ALI BARRELS for
Molasses of the best workmanship, which he Offers at
oute orders for AM description Of work in his line.
supply OF HOGSAEkD SLAVES aud NlAE'FooT
PiCkETS for sale low for cash. March 10, .
WILLIAM S. READ. Washington
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NOR SALE, OR RENTING st. Landry
IL Coffee House, and the opelonsas Va ,sssaash
ricties. Apply to ,,, tssssS
Opolousas, January a. 1885, aaAtaln
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NEW FALL a ND slyIlSelslS g GODS,
slN Lam hafpy TO inform the publics TINT Ilinve,
and am now ieoeiving and Offering d large assorts
inept Of merchandise consisting Of Dry Goods "
every description N Sssss sss
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Cutlery, Il n SFs
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on hand to meet tho wants q
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entrusted him, such as Carriage Repair,
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Sass W ana Qrnamen tai Painting generally by
Sus,;ss TO business e Iopes to con
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ssalastonS Ls.s 4 ApriI II 1855 VI
tls5alN 800 ounces d iffelent marks for sale
NSnsap, hy ri &. HEBRARD'
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NOTICE,-2Ffnm rom the lst of March, 1858,
~ ali Carriage Work must be paid ssaaczs- 4
for on delivery. We are unable TO .,.g,s5.Ss,.55Fi
continue the business on any other
terms. GIBBS & CLARK.
OpeluIsss February 27 1855
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CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.--lhe
" undersigned keep constantly on hand material
for Carriage Repairing in al its branches They are
prepared to execute all orders with dispatch and in
q workmanlike manner
ns- BUGGIES, SULKiElS and HARNESS made
to order. GIBBS & CLARK.
Opelousas. March g. 1855.
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tie Sl, III arc hereby
n AseQ Y tlat sloi said Iaafisl
s!as lodged With tue order OF tlie lst
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sssgefsons who may cQisi der thclnselves as-
ssea w said slHent are ieqneAted W state
n s95saecti9t desired within Hill daya ilie
as 'slc said Roll WAS lodged with tIie said
sssisr I'm 10 o ID
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r EECuES.-A lot Of Hungarian Leechcs for taic
Ia by l. L. hi-hNAhp'
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I uI3gl X 1lndersigned, thanlsfsl n q

800 ounces different marks, for sale
BY j3s e.. HEBRARD'
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s|s X n r RS - STioS
" the I'll xrpf hereby
Slesn tsl nv oa a. hn will from
asS qsle RgpceAa W he set zlea saGeprl N
tllerefare who Wish 70 avoid csst
~! sgseal iMMcd dlatefy ab
M IA DO II sD Richard
Il s3asHs1DH9fizetl 10 0iecAip for slid ti
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rtON VENT OF ITFl I'M M a
~ CONCEPTION or 0PEE{} t1sy
OF Holy Gross rcspectfuily ann0iillc}
that the Casscs viii ba,Feslllne led IL Vii II
on the 10th Oh Octoberss 4
lnnlnlIsna lefnl1nt vi lNsi s15S
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Administrator d Estate of Amelia n M King decSd,
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ieetS too tedious IN * u
EKMs III \
al Y
;.,s;, lst Anil 1850 ASEl
purcbascas stn ltf
iii tl.c IA
istrat5r al sums aa Y
ia bear Iiet cent Atssl aNns.
N
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Purchasers to furnish two good solvent securities
in soio acceptable to tlc Administrator, payable
ut the residence Of the Administrator Parish Of
Landry The Glands and slaves 70 remain spctials
and hypothecated IN favct Of the
tillthrentire payment Of btlp md interest
Z St. Landry, Nov, 6, 1858. .es sssss IL
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DRUGS AND N

A YER'S CHERRY BE
IA rapid cure Of Coughs
Colds, Hoarseness,, Influenza
l IlApchitis. Whooping Cough
utSSp, Asthma, Incipient Con
sumption, and for relief of con
sumptiye patients in advances
stages of the disease.
We need not speak to th
public Of It's virtues. Throhgl
out every town, and almo
every hamlet Of the AmeTica
'cures Of pulmonary complain
known. Nay, few are the 4
country on this continent wi
pei.lence Of Its effects and 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-29
Slavery In Delaware.

The Peninsular Neps, published at Mil
al article for the abolition of slavery in that
State. In order to make good its cause it
institutes a comparison between Newcastle
and Sussex counties, one free and the 9TH
er slave. In the former improved farm land
is worth over ..f~f.y-ihree dollars per acre.
while in the latter similar land is worth but
from seven to eigh: dollars per acre. 1t
cites the following case as showing how
Slavery repels population:
"About three years ago a band of three
hundred Swiss %emegrants arrived in New
York, with all arrangements made to settle
in Delaware. They were farmers, with
money to buy land, and, hearing that land
was heap in Delaware-a State settled by
their fathers--they concluded to settle here;
but finding, on their arrival, that Delaware
was a slave State, they passed us by, and
settled in Ohio, and helped to n the
wealth of that young giant of the Union"
The Neus proposes a remedy thus:
"Now, if the people of Delaware, at the
next session of the Legislature, will pass an
act that after the following fourth day of
July all children bornor brought. into thcState
shall be face at the ages of eighteen and
twenty-one, it wikgive Delaware the char
acter of a free State at once, affect no slave
holder seriously in his property, and bring
down into Kent and Sussex a rush of emf
grafton from the Industrious freemen Of the
adjoining States Land here will at once
command advanced prices, and there will
spring into being amcng us a spirit of en-
terprise TO which we are yet strangers. We
have thought much and long of his matter,
and can show that an act Of the nature
mentioned above would, on the very day it
is placed on the statute book, increase the
value of the real estate of Delaware fue
millions of dollars! 1t would give an im-
petus to our great public works which we
are now struggling almost against hope TO
accomplish, and instead Of the crushing in
ertia which is now resting on us we shall
soon realize the life, activity. and prusperi-
~ which now characterizes the new States
Of the great Northwest"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-29

breathe. II is dishonest because they know
that the people have repeatedly, and with
most ! unmistakeable emphasis expressed
themselves in oppositionto annual legisla-
.ion-against too much legislation, which is
unazing our legal preceden:f, distracting
our courts of justice, and piling up a mass
of a special local class, and useless legisla-
ton to the especial annoyance of all those
not paid for squandering time in its enact
ment. Wonder if those Senators remember
how promptly every Democratic member in
both branches of the General Assembly,
voted agsin<, an adjourned session, when
advocated by the Republicans in 1856.
We are willing, however, to excuse this
squandering of time and mvney %biennially,
provided they do not insult us with an ad-
journed session. thus compelling US to swal-
low a double dose.
We regard this movement as suicidal, in
that it involves the defeat of the Democratic
party, when battling on the defeat OF one
of its ~favorite issues. Thirty days were
allowed, by those acquainted with legisla'
tive lite, as time sufficient for passing a SUBJ
treasury law. a general appropriation bill,
ferreting out the treasury rObbery.-an max
ing a few other changes; but three months
have already been consumed with very little
prospect of usefulness, and we are threaten
ed with an adjourned session.
In the name OF all that is sacred and pro-
fame, We would ask what fort What is
there in the present code of our State, SC
intelerable as to demand; what interest sc
endangered as 10 compel you to hazard YOU
own reputation and the success OF the party
which mistuok its men in elevating you'll
Our prayer is that we may be delivered
from another such Legislature, and We fee
convinced to-day had the people the say, it
would be "away with it,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-29


@The Pacific Rail Road bill was de-
feated in the Senate BY a motion to post
pone until December. This is as good as
final defeat and is SO considered by Senator
GwIE the mover. Mr.. GwrN justified his
course on the Kansas bill to his constitu-
ents BY assuring them that his friends
would sustain this mea ure in return. lie
expects this, no doub,, but he is badly dis.
appointed, and his California friends will
hold him to account. Eighteen Lecompton-
ties voted for the postponement OF the bill.
This will be a hard pill for those good Dem.
ocrats VIII o voted for BUCHANAN FIR Presi.
dent under the strict promise that this
should be one of the first measures OF par.
ty. Have they fulfilled the faithful prom
Use! Or did the Democratic party, headed
by JAMES BUCHANAN, not buy the vote Of
California, under dishonest promise that
they Deve- intended to fulfill
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-29
The Canal Contracts Unconstitu-
tional-The Question Settled.

The long vexed question of the Canal
Contracts was set at rest and forever this
morning by the Supreme Court. The que,-
ton was bought up on demurrer by the AT
torney General from the Court below. The
question argued in the Supreme Court last
week by Hon. George M. Parsons, of this
city. and the Attorney General in behalf OF
the State, and by Col. Noah H Swayne OF
this city and Hooking Hunter, Esq, ofLan'
caster, for the contractors. The arguments
we're of course able on both sides, the coun'
sci being among the very foremost men Of
the Ohio Bar. 1t was !contended by the
State that the new constitution a~nnulle-
the law Of 1916, under which the contracts
were made, and also that the contracts crea,
ted a debt OF an amount larger than the new
constitution permitted.
These, as we understand, were the chic
points relied upon by the State to break TIT
contracts, and these points were sustained
by the Supreme Court in the decision reat
this morning by Judge Swan, which decision
is understood to be a unanimous one. Thi:
decision therefore takes from the contract
ors their contracts, by declaring them nul
and void, ard the keeping the canals il
or der, making repairs, &c will be dom
nenceforth in the old ay, by the Board o
Public Works.
1t is a curious fact that the constitutions
objection which was raised by the Attcrne,
General, and upon the decision Of whicI
the are ade void, was neve
thought OF by the Investigating Commute,
o. last year, nor by any members of tn
Legislature in the long and acrimonious dis
cussion which took place on these contract
last winter. The credit. therefore, of dis
covering this fatal objection. is due %entirel
TO the legal acumen and lawyer-like abilitie
of the Attorney General.
We are glad hat this question is settled
and has been taken from the politics of tn
State, and it is perhaps well that neithe
the friends nor the opponents Of the cor
tractors ran gain any advantage in the opir
ion as il was given. The question as t
whether the contracts were fraudently oh
tanned, or were tainted with fraud in an
way, was not discussed, as we understan,
before the court. and we know that tn
court did mol in any way refer to that sub
ject. in the decision which it gave.-O. !
Journal, l7h.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-29
as it is Now.

The Committee Of Conference between
the two Houses of Congress, has reported
Mr. English's amendment. 1t can be found
in another column. 1t is the most outrage
Gus rel ene1y of irequity ever countenced
in a legislative body. The Administration
has thrown out the golden hook and caught
every last man that would bite; tempting
offers were made, and but a few were bold
and honest enough to refuse. 1t was not
sufficient. The bold, bad scaeme failed and
the world thought the struggle over; but a
scheming Administration willed i. otherwise.
CONTRARY TO all precedent, when the House
had voted to adhere it again, voted not to
adhere, but to 60 in Conference and try for
a compromise. This compromise is contain
ed in Mr.. English's bill. And what is it!
1t shows conclusively that English has been
selected by the Administration to betray the
House. Superior inducements had been
presented, which proved too much for his
weakness, he has taken the thirty pieces Of
silver, and betrayed his friends. betrayed the
liberties of Kansas. and consigned himself
to ignominy. His proposition is TO bTi5e
the people oi Kansas, 10 induce them to
adopt the Lecompion constitution. It pro-
vides that if the people vvte yes to the Con-
stitulion, they at once become a Stale on
equal footing with the other States. Three
Millions of acres OF land will be appropriated
to the construction of railroads in the new
State, etc , etc. But on the contrary say
mo- TO the Constitution, and they vii. re-
main out of the Union, probably for several
years, the affairs Of the Territory will re =
main unsettled, the railroads will not be
built, and the agitation of the vexed Kansas
question, W i'll be renewed with viSor. Ii
such a proposition is honest, then deliver US
from such honesty. As mush as TO say,
"we acknowledged the Lecompton Consti-
tuition is not accep table to you; we know il
does not express the will of the people; We
know it has many odious features; and We
know too, that it was conceived in i%niquity,
&received all It's nourishment from wrong&
oppression, but then, it is the darling meas
ure of the Administration, and if you will
only consent and swallow this pill, we will
sugar coat it all over, and you will never
feel its nausea. God save poor Kansas fro'h
its impending fate.