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DOCTOR HooFLAND's
Balsamic Uor0lal,
FoR THE SPEEDY CURE or

NNR Ahh otGGbA OOhh 0E
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Group. Hoarse
ness, Bronchitis, Diseases of tie Bow,
els arising from Cold. Iacipiem Con
sumption. and for the relief and If al
all posSi6le) cure Of Patients in advap.
csd stages ofthe latter diseas.
CalaIrh, or common Cold, as il IL familliHly
called, is worthy Of study, and serious enough
to be avoided, ifpossible. DR.. Bell says: 81
will not say that Gods are to our inhabitants
what the Plague ard Yellow Fever are to those
Of other countries; but, can aver confidently
that they usher in disease Of greater compiled
ty a4d morality than these latter"
In the danger Of Bronchitis and Pneumon-
Ia, which often follow in the train Of q neglec
ted cold. and In Phthisis Pulmonatis, the
Iubercular irritation Of which Is developed y
the same cause, we surely have proof aud ar.
gument sufficient for attention, not only to the
preventive means, but also TO the curative
ones Of disease, which however mild in Its
inception, Is directly or indirectly productive
Of such diversified aud alarming results.
This lesson should be particularly impressed
on those who have any constitutional tendency
to Pulmonary Consumption.
The use of the Balsamic Cordial, aEreeably
to the directions accompanying each bottle
will readily c ire the most distressing case ol
cough.
Coughs sometimes proceed from disorder.
ed or dyspeptic state of the stomach, in which
case the German Bltters should be used. In
cases OF weakness, or general debility of the
system, resulting from protracted cough, th
GsrmaD Bitters will be found Of great benefit.
ln cases of acute inflammation of the Luugs,
the prominent symptoms generally are hurri.
ed aud pa nful respiration, imperfect arteria
lizatiOn Of the blood, cough and expectora,
tion, attended with exciteme1t Of the heart,
fever, various arrangements Of the digestive
aud urinary systems, prostratiOn Of strength,
&c. Tue ungs may be diseased without any
of these symptoms being prominent but the
murmur pre- uced duriug inspiration and res
pration, and the alternate contraction and OK
paisiOn OF the chest, evident to both sight and
feeling, all furnish most important physical
,igns in sse of disease and should receive
prompt attention.
This disease Is usually caused by cold
settling OH the lungs, and the use Of the Bal
'anIic Coz dial soor performs cure.
The terrible fatality nt diseases resulting
tom common cold" may he seen by a
dance II thu following statistics, taken from
the records Uf the Roard of Health OF Philadul.
phla GonfesScdy one OF the most healthy 10
caii;ies in the UuiOn:--
1862 Total deaths in Phils. Io,2sl
Died Of Consumption, 1912
" " all ais ST $50 in nu'r)6,S $40
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Ohio State and Union Law College

WHlS Institution has been removed to 0leve.
l land, Ohio. Degrees are legally confer
red, and Students upon Graduating may be
admitted 10 practice. For Circulars address,
at Cleveland, N, A. KING,
Jan z, ls5s.-ly. Secretary.
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.GANDlE AND FRUIrS-C Constantly re.
Sceiving fresh supplies ot Lemons, 0ran-
ges, RaisOns, Figs, Cnrrants and Nuts Of all
linda also complete assortment of COM
mon and fancy Candies, ell Of which win be
cold cheap foF cash GORDON.
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Feb. IS, 1858.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-01

E 4 NAE ~ EHL
APPOINTMENTS by THE GoyRRSoR.-De|e
gates to the Southern Commercial Convention
to meet at Montgomery, Ala, on the l6tl
May, 1858
Dr.. Walter Brashear, Pierre soule, John Perkins
W.R. Adams, d. d. Withers, Z. Jones MtSal 8
T. " llson g. NJ. Pierce, T.. b. Whitaker, a. q. Tal,
BOT. J. !. stirling, Ex-tiov, Mouton, Ex-Goy. Roman
Ex-tioy; Johnson, Ey,Gov. Hebert, \. j. Bufiipeten
nagh Short, +. Chew, Henry Gray, Edward Deionv
~ y. Coleman, j Nj. Taylor, R. l.. Defteesc. a. ii.
pncfos, l. g. seymour, Jno. b. Breekinliage. ". s
Campbcii, Henry st. Paul. Jno. Laialaw. mo
Magianis, II. Il. Sale, W. S. Pike, Charles i,rusia
Jesse Wright, w. Parham, Geo. D.. Sbadbprne
Ilos. Montgomery, A., r. Hynes, Q. II. Monton II
L. Knox. Y. Cottrell, j. I. Hawkins, h, g., W. RAT.
Ter, a. Nj. Dunn, II, w. Allen, Pr. Kerry nan
I%nrnbuil, F.F. Goode, ". Walsh. n. Gardere' q, "
Wpmack, jas l. Sterling, Chas.9 g. Hunter. Josenb
%stfotter, Elijah Groves, II. j, Hyams, r. Nj. IIe,e.
ford, w. NJ. Kidd, Il. Locotl Il. o.. Moore N y
Miles, A, Livingston, r. W. Jerlisou. Jndpc Mcba'
tyre, j. I Simmons, w. 7. Martin. Or. Wilder I
A. ). Aeklen, g.. B. Shepherd. Henry Ulrtsnry
Edgar Feofbies, Angus Bowie, NJ. Richardson s
!. sorrow. e. W Recess, Il. /. Jewell, G. w. Mum.
Iay, ", Bruce May, J. 4. Evans, Patrick Doberty.
WI :. Grlttin, Wm. II. Barrow. II. A. Rowiey. AZ
Tucker, j. r. Smart, D Nv. Dickey, d. peilerin5 j.
y y. beBow, Henry Phillips, HI. J. Heard. d d
Maiiliot, u. W. Pearee, Nv. A. Elmore. j. N. r
kicilafdson, I. L. Claiborne, Joseph Berry. DR.. Bnsb
Fielding Lewis, VIM. Ball, II. NJ. Pierce. D. q
Jenkins, l.. S. Siglr, j. c.. Piendereast. 4. r. r.
Hatch, Denis Corcoran, G. f. Weisse, Jesse Hart
Richard Taylor.
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Mr.. Everett delivered his GRAFTON on Wnsb.
lngtion, IN the evening Of the 18th. in III
spacious hall of the Souti, Carolina @ins,i,nts
Az tie Charleston papers agree in speaking
OF ii in the highest terms of praise. Picayune,
The Courier says:
AN epoch IN many memories will be dated
IRON tbe happy privilege and experience d,
yesterday evening. Old men. who vet linoer
alnopg us to connect us by living links wilh
The contemporaries of Washington. viii THINK
God that they We're spared 10 see aud hear suph
ah occasion young men will lake courage, and
lnhibe wisdom from the lesson Of the evening
and boys were there who will carry the reco,.,
iec1ions OF the evening as n treasured noses.
SION and browning privilege, far down into old
age. ~
1t was an occasion morally sublime in all
the great aspects and influences of earer in,er.
est in'ense expectation, and the harmonizeJ
shfooplnSs OF two thousand hearts responsiyts
10 the puising tone Of one great heart, and Mo
heatt-proiipted niteranccs of meliowed and
pregnant oratorv. ~
Ii was an evening and an occasion w;tbor,
pFecedenl or antelope in our local annals. or
FecoIlections Of auditories and assemhJonns IA
we are therefore, without means and resources
Oh description thai can communicate the results
or impressions of our own experience ia Hose
VINO did not enjoy the privilege of hearing
me hrst delivery. on Palmetto soil, of The rreo7
Grafton dedicated by tie first living A meriran
orator OF this day 10 the greatest a,oou,r tha
great aud The best of the good men That enrie6
The scroll Of history.
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MoNEY.--Men work for it, fight for it, beg
for it, starye for it and die for it and ali the
while, from the cradle to the grave, Nature
and God are laundering in our ears, the solemn
question, " what shall it profit a mai 10 gain
the whole world mud lose his soul ?" This mad.
ness for money is the strongest aud the lowest
OF the passions /: it is the ~insatiate MoIoch Of
the human heart, before whose remorseless nj.
tar all the finer attributes of humaait, ara
sacrificed, 1t makes merchandise 81 all that
Is sacred in human affection and even traflics
IN The awful solemnities of the eternal world,
Exchange.
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!. TaE GuLr SgREAN.FLieut. Marry thus
briefly, but forcibks Describes tho Gulf Stroam

~ TaN CUR SEREAM.FLieut. Marry thus
briefly, but forciblS describes the Gulf Stream
There Is . rivtA in the ocean. In the Sc.
verest drought iii never fas,. and in ths
mightiest foods, it ever oyerao@ Its banks
and its bottom ares of cold wates, while its
current IS of warm. The Gulf of Mexico !,
It's fountain, and its mouth is tho Arctic seas.
II is the Gulf Stream. There is in the world
no other such majestic flow of water. Its eur
rent is more rapid than the Mississippi or the
Amazon aud lis volume more than a thousand
times greater. Its waters, as far out from The
G''i as the Carolina coasts, are of an indigo
blue. They are so distinctly marked, that the
line of Junction with the common sea water
may be Traced by the eye. Often one.haif Of
the vessel may be perceived floating in Gulf
Stream water, while the other half is in Tho
common water Of the sea, 50 sharp is the line
and the want of affinity between these waters !:
and such. too, the reluctance. so 10 sneak an
the part OF those of the Gulf Stream TO minple
with The common water Of the sea.
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sGHHRIFFY sAIE.-slate Of Louisiana

AQHNRIEEsSsSALE.-Stat of Louisiana,
~ SDfStkdst Court, Parish Of ST. Landry.-No. SS92,
Yaleryg Mayer adn1ir. ". Jules Mestri1se.
ByS viftle 0f mi orler4oY seizure and sale issued iii
ne above entitled suit by The District Court hi and
fSrth6 Parish of 81. Landry and State aforesaid, and
p me directed I will expose ut public sale. at the
Cpdst house of this Pnrish,. on SATURDAY, the
6sh dry 2fof Jnne, A. D.. 1858, commencing. ut the
hour Of N. and continuing from day to day, II
tecessary all the wight title, Interest and demand
of the said defendant, Jules Mestrique, lin and TO the
Believing property, seized 70 satisfy said writ, to
40 yehfs,
Il GoSpiTioSs.2s350 with interest at s per cent.
from 1st OF April 1855 and costs, payable cash; md
the balance payable LIST of April 1850; purchaser
paying 3 per cent. per maum interest upon said
balance from time due, and furnishing good personal
security and mortgage reserved. N Z.
6heriff.s Office, Opelousas, May i, 1853.
L.V CHAEIfERE, Sheriff,
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In our issue of the 18th ult., we iuadycr
tently credited m article on Normal Schools
to The NewOrleans Been instead Of " The
Commercial Bulletin we gladly correct the
"1aps'ss Oonli,@ and hope our contemporary oil
The Bulletin" will not be chagrined by the
omission.
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THE KANSAS CoNrERgNcE.-In the Senate
to-day it was resolved that the report from The
committee Of conference on the Kansas bin
should be taken into consideration Oh Monday
next, the Goth inst.
In the House, a resolution was passsd TO
take the subject into consideration on che ION
prpy,
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harder site.. M yaci,
Is fonr times greater. orr milGuy plfra
gard it a.. VALUABLE in a country VIZ
difficult to obtain. In all of the wars d. Z
in ancient days. it played a conspicnou
not only III ancient, but also In modern
excellence has been displayed. Sir Charl
attrilnted much Of his success in his hrilli.
paigns Of Seinde to the efficiency Of the Il.
ment, the organization Of which enable
tlanspoftsh his men with their provisions ,ahS
great distances, ever what had been hith
4sidered I'm impossible country. His artii
dragged by them through the sandy desa
which he passed.
] quote the following extracts from the biorna
of Sir Charles Napier, lately published, which
doubtless be read with interest k3 those inteIIt
in the experiment:
:" My plans are fixed to march as far. al 4hes ~
nr as far rs water can be found ; then cncan,n5
lIeet five hundred of tile strongest E1ropaaM
natives, mount them on 9canels, ard ioadaj
other camels with water, except a few to carry
%ratiuns. My camel battery also shall M 4,
many irregular horses as it viii be prudent ia
aud slap Emaum Chan in the heart Of the N
If it surrendcrs, good il not, it shall have
hammerilg as shall make tho fire NV OIL
eyes. y q = TWAS n strange sipit ma
night march, with the long strides If the x
with English soldiers mounted on them caln
passive, and reliant az they always are. the q. /
drawing the liowitzeHs. s a3
In reference To the preparations for the Il
Of Meeance .tiie Seinde horses are on The left
hind are the baggaee and the baggap4-guard:
camels are sauatted in 10 circle, with fheirp
turned inwafds, and the men lying between
necks. = Y = With them Cd tile famous Z
corps, the organization Of which must M
omitted. Each camel carried two men. dne h
with a carbine and sword, the other withz
gietoon and baynnet. One man guided the
and foaght from lbs back the other was I'd
an infattry. soldier. On the canels were carr
mem packs, cooking utensils, ana beds, the
forming part7of the Saddle and Tins a body
dicfs. capable ef acting AK infantry wliea III
having DO tents, baggage OF coinmissariat
baira,s them could make tHarehes OF sixty i
twenty-fonr lnnrs, over Il countiy which had
to been considered iHpassab Bile. 3 y II $
gave to the solidity of English troops the Il
and fapidity Of Arab cayalry.t u Ea6
AT this very time, When the terrible results
mutiny Of he native tr1ops in India has made.
eessaiy to forward regiment affeHi regiment vii
tfaordinary dispatch. welste them sent on cy
two and fonr men 10 the animal, and marthsf
and night Tile impression seems to hay
hid Of orr peopie. however, that the eap
capable of withdrawing tie cold Of on
weather. There il no greater error t.
Wherever tian eau live there can tile
also, Nature has been hstntiil TO .hiln be
most any Other animal, IN clothing him with.
eoat of warm aiaif, through which ali Arcti
can not rcietratt. 8Es
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Tn WEArnKR.-our atmosphere has been
in q highly negative state for the tast ten
~days'-frigid almost beyond precedent for the
last of April, numerous frosts and cold bleak
winds daily, cotton nearly all killed and corn
much damaged. The cry is for rain aud warm
weather.
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a enpies or EviLs.--A young man was
Il lately arrested 10 Pennsylvania for stealing u
horse and confessed The crime, stating that he
/ knew Of no other way to get rid of a woman
who was constantly importuning him to marry
her. Between a wife and a priso,, he chose.
O. be believed, the lesser OF two evils.
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a sailor dropped ont of the rigging of a ship
Of war, some fifteen or twenty feet, and feiI
plump on the bead Of the first lieutenant.
Wretch, said the officer, after he had gath
cred h,nseli up, :" where the devil did you come
yer honor"
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SDUNAWAY IN JAiL-Wus arrested
~ and lodged in the Parish jail in opelou- pm
] aas. a negro man calling himself ALPHON. "A
so, Saying that he belongs to John Henry ~
Peeblcs, ii the Parish of st. Martin.
sNs Said slave is about 81 years old, S feet 3 or 4
inches high he ia spare made and wears his beard
long under his chin, can read and write, in English.
~ The owner of the above slave is requested to come
forward, prove property and take him away accord.
ing to law. CHS. THOMPSON, Tailor.
10 opeloisas, May ] 1875.
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Witty AND TauE.-Jcan Paul certainly
ohQeFstood w~omankind remarkably well. lie
says thG' "iemaie hearts are Ike Spanish
%honSeS' having more doors Than wipdswg, il
Is mVcn ga,ler lH gel into 'hem Than to sac inlo
iilen''' Ihoa sayeSt well, 0 Jean Paul. il is
so. ' It Is
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AOIlCE.--ONEzlAE A.GurDnY and ALKxIs
~ O.GcIpRs, of the Parish of ST. Laundry, hay~i
ing applied by their petition to he appointed ADJ
mitistrntors OF the estate of 0nezime Guidry, de-
ceased, late Of said Parish; .ssA
New, therefore, notice is hereby given to all per-
sons Interested to show cause, If any they have, why
said petition shall not be granted, at my office ~ the,
LOWE OF ope!orsas, within ten days from the date q
this advertisement. a
Clerks Office, opelonsas, April a, 1853.
M. LIS. ~LASTRAPES, Clerk.
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a MAN WITH isIGiIr Wregs+rbe case nj
the man who has been going about Seekinc
whom he might marry, aud marrying every
woman who might accept his hand has ea,sn,l
some excitement at Philadelphia. A crowd Of
curious people iocked to see him duriag the
preliminary examination into the charges
against HIM, On the first day, (25th inst
tWo oil MS victims appeared and gave testiulo.
ny against MN. One of them, Anna 1homp-
SON. married him as William IL. Boyinpton, at
Trenton, \ Jo October j, lS5a, The seeand
lrltdefice' ArIshton. married him as James n
Wlit!ams, at Philadelphia, August 10. ls5T
lEcse4SoDlen produced their marriage c~ertiti.
Gates, and fully identified their Joint husband
ne scaundreI obtained $500 of the f;sst
named woman, and then deserted her ha on,
$26l OF the other woman, aud ran AWAY from
her. ~
There are said to be six other woma,
making eight IN all, who have been married to
ms man and received the same Treatment as
I'D Anna and Prudence. The accused has rs
many names as he has wives. The last aljns
ne speFtei was a very convenient one. Smith
lie Is Described as being u man of fuIl two
hdlttfed and fifty pounds weight portlv NM
Wen made, He did H0& seem at all enharroqsad
by the gaze Of tie hundreds of peo,lr Via
We're present. as spectatars, buLle was nbSarv.d
10 oiancll a little when. a procession Of fcn,alcs
aIifoSt as .ong lis thar If = tie ghosts of R,,l
qtos lnie, passed through the Office ba,,ra
the heagipg Commenced. aud took sbelltr i,
VIC private tootlt assigned TO female Witnesses
4 II itrAt,p,f. I...l.r -,
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DATENTED COPPER LIGHTNING
a RedsACopper has eight times the conducting
power OF iron, is more durable, and less liable 70
rust; again, u single charge of electricity will heat
an IRON rod so degrees. but a copper rod only 6. For
turtheS particulars apply for circular, at the office *
tte undersigned. Application for agencies, orders
for stock or models, aud all communication relating,
to this business viii receive immediate attention -
addressed to II. W. r.. JACKSON. II
50 st, Charles street, N, o. I.a.AApril "a, 1858, w
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!" ExEcuTIvE OFFICE,

~ 0ENNN ~ - 80 <AlNl T. . lNUN. t
" 70 his E'rceHeacy. NE Governor Of Mime.
"Sir-The resolutions adopted by the lie gislat,tfe
Or the State Of Maine on She 18th Of April, 1851. and
~ you forwarded to lneg8 1lave at your request, been
la1a neIore the Senate OF Louisiana-and the. con-
slderation having been had thereon, | have been
requested by that body to return them to YOU.
@Aoulslana recognizes the constitution of the
United Statess az expoundcd BIT the highest iudieial
tribunals uf the nation, to he tie ssprene ia,,r Of he
land and ranks obedience hereunto az among the
most solemn Of the obligations whichshe has assumed
upon herself as a member Of the confcderacy. These
asy in their tendency and aim, and seek tbe snly,ep.
son OF a compact which Louisiana has pligItcd her
NTH TO support. Addressed, as they are, to hes She
.sanaot therefore, but regard them as solicitations
V treasonable disloyalty on her part, and AZ such
she not only deems herself justified ii repellinp
them, hut feels that her honor would be deenly
archives. f"NN y.
" With due consideration, your obedient servant,
RpBT. G. WIcKLIFFE.r
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NOTICE. WILLIAM CorrRELI, of the
1s Parish of St. Landry, having applied by bin
petition TO be appointed Administrator of the estate
Of William Wales, deceased, late of said Parish; il
Now therefire, notice is hereby given to al pers
sons Interested to show cause, if any theyhay6, WHY.
sald petition shall not be granted, ut my Office ID ny
this Advertisement.
Clerks office, opelensas, April "a, 1858.
Is. L~ASTRApES. Clerk.
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OPELOUSdS.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 1. 1855.

JUDICIAL AnvRRTlsEMEsTs.--Tbe attention
Of Administrators Of Estates, as well as de
PENDANTS in Judicial processes. is invited to The
following section of a law passed at the las,
session Of the Legislature ID
Aa ACT relative to Judicial Advertisements.
Sec. q. BE it further enacted Thai when tborc
ane fwosor more Newspapers published In the Parish
where such.proceedings are had, or such sale i to NJ
made, tho Defendant in the judicial process shall
have the Right Of selecting the newspapers IN which
selection be made within three days after the notice
Of such proceedings. or the seizure made Under said
process; and IL the Defendant neglect to select then
the plaintiff shall have the right to do SO,
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TO TOWN TAxsPAYERS.-The Tax
Roll Of the town of Opelousas, for the ycar
1858, is now complete and can be examined at the
Office Of Joseph D. Dicllard, at the Courthouse,
during the legal delay, at the expilation of which
twill be placed in the hands Of the town Collector
Tor collection.
0pelousas, May !, 1865.
H. HAYES, President.
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NRAND BALL-On THURSDAY, the
IN 18th Of May, 1858, the under q 4
signel will give 4 Grand Ball at the N 2f
Opelousas Varieties. IN NNA
Ladies' are respectfully invited to at ~ ~
tend.
Entrees for Gentlemen. !. 81 90
0peiousas, May l, 1858.
j.. j. BEArcH AMP. i
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fTHE GREAT FORAGE PLANT OR
\ Chinese Prolific Pea, is one of the vegetable
wonders Of the age. A few packages have been res
Ge'yea'b the undersigned, put up in parcels at
VI 90 per parcel enough to plant an acre.
Asa "hgume' for the table it has no rival, either
IN d.eiicacy or richness of flavor, and as a "Renora.
tor. OF worn ont or poor lands, deserves the carry
and best attentions Of the farmer. For sale by.
April II, ls5s.-3t. JOHN PosEY,
Garner Main and Landry sts., O~pelousass
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COMMITTEE On C0r 4 INV,

7ff4{IttAEt+ +zSff4EHy
Upon a review of the vote ID the House 3
Representative, appointing 4 committee 3
conference on The Kansas bill, We. find tha
there Is q disposition manifested "a fecedeT ron
the vote on The Montgomery Amendment
The vote for the conference WIS los yeas Il
los noes, and the appointment II the com
|mittees was effected BY the casting vote Of ii,
Speaker. vi
This vote shows that there was q ,desertio,
On the part of the friends Of The Montgonery
amendment ls9 Hi9l IF AZ votes, The, original sbil
having been carried BY q vote Of l.20ste lla,1
aud . falling off Of four Of its opponents.
Mr.. Garutherssof Missouri, was the only
member absent on the passage Of The Mont
gomery amendment, and upon bis return, h
y ranked among sits opponents, making lI3 III
opposition to II, had he been present. 1he
four seceders from The Montgomery Amend.
fneDt who voted for the Committee Of Con.
ference were English of Indiana, Hall and
Pendleton Of Ohio, md Jones Of Penusyl.
vania-ah free soil democrats, had these Den.
tlelnen voted in the first instance against Ibe
Montgomery Amendment, Kansas under = The
Iecompton Constitution would have been
Adinitted into the Union BY the casting vote
Of Speaker Orr, (Mr. Carnthcrs being ABSENT
ana this slavery agitation fol. the present would
have comparatively Gained of, We hope the
conference committee may yet strike out 4
course ensnring harmony of feeling and a re.
conciliatiob Of antagonistic opinions.