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travail, ct ]e soir, il Sc plaignit a ses deu2
freres deg mauvais traitemcns don't il ayai
etc l'objct.
/! A l'aubo du lendemain, ce jeune homme
accompagne de ses deux freres, armes dc
ces couteaux catalans 81 pointus, 81 longs ct
81 cfflles, qui joucnt un 81 Grand role dams les
disputes en- Catalogue, sc prescnta la porte
du labourcur don't il await a Sc plaindro.
| lie y!eux labourcur descend ayec ses deuy
ills, ct alors s'cngagca unc horrible lutte,
corps corps ct d coups dc couteau, tcllement
acharuee que pas III temoin n 'o.a s'approeher;
| all contraire, chaque voisin ferma sa porte ct
sa tenetre pour 'etre pas appe]c a temoignel
Zee qui est bicn dangereux dams ce pays-ci.
lie combat dura settlement dix minutes
lie labourcur, attaque par Paine des freres
&c son adversairc, rcsta etcndu mort dun
coup de poisnara all coeur lc fills alne du
laboureur, crible dc coups de couteau, ALA
mourir une heure apres dams un four public.
au nlieu du sang qui sechappait de ses
pleasures le second fills du abourcur, quoi-
que assez grievement blcsse, a survGcu a &C
combat outrance.
lie trere aine du jeune gareon maltraite Ia
yclllo est mort unc -hcurc apres lc COM
bat; il await les deux arteres de Ia cuisse ou-
vcrtes, il pcrdu tout son sang
lie second frere atteint de plusicurs coups
de couteau, prit lc chcmn dc Llino}a, ct mou-
rut en- route, ct lc troisleme tut transporte
sur une brouctte.
Ia justice s'est rendue sur les lieux ct
commence linstruction dc cette horrible ct
san glanto lutte.
LHON. SEWARD ET L'EsCLAVAGE.
En- consultant nos dep6ches tolegraph
1ues, on vera que NJ. Seward, lc grand agi-
tateur, lo parangon du negrophilisme lei, e
mi jure du Sud, q presont4 all Senat de:s
EFats-C'nls une petition &c ccrtains habitants
de New York, dcmandant que le Congress
arrive quelque lnoyen pratiouc de co1ec1ller
le Nord et le Sid sur lo sujct dc l'esclarage
Les petitjonnaires yeulent tout supplement
l'extinction de l'esclayage, ct pour atteindre
ce but, ilsparlent dune indemnite qui serait
payee aux proprttaires d'esclayes.
On volt 1u'i]s ne sont pas in7entifs que
leur imagination ne !eur rien fourni de
I'm surposant meme que lon trouvat le
qui est une impossi:: lite din
lemniser convenab]emcnt les proprietaires
le negrcs, resterait sayoir col';ment on dis
ooseralt De cottc population aind emancipee,
ncspabe dc SC diriger, de subvenir aux be- |
oins de Il familie, ct que la mserc pousse-
ait aux actes let plus extremes. !
Alais les memoriaIistes de Canandaigua he
'renncnt pas Ia peine de deScer. re au ceur
|e cette question, dune solution ii difhcile
'our tous ceux qui Font abordee Is Sc con-
entcnt dc supprimer l'institution gu me leur
'lait pas, sans s''nquieter de ce qui s'elevera
ur les ruines qu'ils vculent faire
lnutile de dire que cctte rilicule petition
ttt deposee SUI le bureau
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"A VA H . CD

Enjoy VIDRINE & MARIE JOSEPH
EA MATHILDE ORTEGUE, de la Pa.
roisse St. Landry, ayant presente une petition
a l'efet d'etre NOMINEES conjointement admi-
nistrateurs de la succession de feu Larose
Philippe Fontenot decide, reinforcement de
la susdite Paroisse.
En- consequence, avis est par le present
dome ceux qui pourraient a foir des raisons
legales a opposer a la dite nomination, d'a-
voir a les enregistrer par ecrit, au Bureau
du Grefier de la Cour de District de Ia sus-
dite Paroisse, dams les dix jours qui suiyront
la date du present avis.
i. LASTRAPES, GretEer
Opclousas, l6 Jauvier, 1858.
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in AlORCEA(] Dbl TBRRE.

situe sur les C6teaux de Plaqueminc, en- cetto
Paroisse, borne au Nord par FRANCOIS Jou>
bert. au Sud par Cipayc Savoie, FEST par
James 0. McClcland, ct a lOuest par des
terres de Guillory.
UN MORCEAU DE
T. = E 3 JR 3 @ 7 S D R 8
situe dams la Prairie Ronde, mesurant qua,
trevingts acres (plus ou moins), borne au
Nord par An. Pitrc, au Sud par Francois P.
Pitre ii1s, a FEST Par Elisha Mcdaniel, ct !
lOuest par -
Unac Negressc, nominee Nancy, ageo
denvlron 2S ans, ct ses cjnq.entapts Eliza,
agee de 8 ans ; Arville. dc ans Modesto.
de ans Dupreyille, de ans, ct Olivia, do
, ans.
Mcubles de maison, deux chevaux,
outils aratoires, 60 bariIs de mals,
batterie de cuisine, &c, &c.
CONDITIONS :-Toute somme de dix pias-
tres ct au dessous, payable dams tout lie mois
d 'Avril 1859, ct toute somme au dessus dc
dix piastres payable en- deux placements an
nue]s ct egaux, a partir du Ter Avril pro-
chain, 1858, cest-a- Dire une moitiee payable
le Ter d'Avril 1859, ct lautre moite paya-
bic le Ter d'Avril suivant 1860. Les acque-
reurs fournissant leurs billets avec securite
personnelle, la satisfaction de l'adminstra-
tour, ct de plus les terros ct les esclaycs de-
meurant specialement hypotheques a la dite
succession jusqu'au plein ct entier Placement
du capital ct des interets qui pourront SAC
croitre a raison dc 8 pour cent par an de
leur echeancc.
JOSEPH l.. CARRIERE,
administrator.
Opelousas 26 Decembre 1851
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OPE1EADUSASs
SAMEDT MATIN, 16 JANVIER, 1858

LIE Sr1EITuALIsrE.-Nous avons recu lie 12me nu-
nero du SpiritualiStc. Cette mensuelle entire
dams 50 seconde aimee. LIE n o de decembre con-
tient entire autres pieces plcnes d'nGrtt des COM
1uunicat:ons de H. Attire, rarchev6que de Paris, tue
sur les barrcades de JUN, l64S; de Nine de Stael,
de Delphine Gay, ct enkn une fort jolie chanson de
Beranger. sfette chanson ptut supporter la compa-
aaso avec les plus heureuses p, oductons du grand
poctc populaiie. Pour les conditions d'cbonnemcut
au SpifstHa1iste, Toir aux an,to,sces
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tlnuer Topera'ion, q'i dura usqua Ia mutt tom.
! bante.
| lie lenden3ain, vers neni heures du matiu, Fin.
gGnieur fit repre;'re e travail don't Iinterrultlon
await laisse la velle lie navire une yinstaine lie
pieds de son lit primitir. \ une heure de raprts
midi, lie navire await iranchi queques peds encore
ct Sc trouvait quatre pouces de Eeau qui .'avan-
Gait graduclfement les ancs tu colosse
Cest Ia que trouvai lie Lcrluthau aux dernieres
nouvelles. c est -a-dire deux heures. On attend
majntenan. 1!aree assez forte pour aire tloter
lie navlre, que les apparels, tcu ours prets onc-
tlonner: descerdront d,ailleurs de plus Ell plus a
mesre que les basses asSeront plus de terrain
decouvert.
GRADES MIL1TA1REs AUX ErATs-T MS
LIE quarticr.maitrc Fun regiment aux Etats
lnis a lie rang de lieutenant. Endependam-
mcnt dc ses appointements ct de ses rations
CONNIE quartier-maitre, il reeoit la solle du
lieutenant. Les appointcments du payeur
du regiment sont dc Sill par mois In
chlrureien general le rang de colonel Les
chlrurglens ct assistants chirurgiens sont
payes en- raison du temps dc service. En-
deea du service dc 10 ans. lc chirurgien re
colt $l4l, ct au della dc la meme periodc,
$3.50 par mois. lis ont rang de major.
RENEDE coSrEE la MIGRA1SE- On lit dams le
1onrsanl t!cs Commissioners 4Nedico- -Carurycales do
Paris
Go rem5de consiste dams Inspiration dcs gouttes
suyantes acetate de morphine, grains; faltes dis
soudre dams que4ues gouttes dacide acetiquc aiou-
cz eau de aurier-celise, l gros acile prussque,
10 gouttes
On prend 10 gouttes de ce mtangc, 5 gouttcs
settlement pour les fenmes tres cx citabIcs ct unc
4nanite egale deau, ct on aspire fortement ce IL
guide par Ia marine correspondence au cote atctt
en- ayant soin dc boucher Iautre marine. On 6prouve
une sensation de troid dams la marine ct la doueur
frontaIe cesse ausst0t pour plus rcparaitre. lie
rhume dc cerveau est coltrc-indcation Penn
Moi dc nlO1an
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vENTE PAR LE sheriff
.ETAT T DE La LOUISIANA

IL II I III Ia 10 OUIOIHIVE.
P]acide Guilbeau Jr Cour de District,
VS. Paroisse St. Landry,
Iheodose S. Robin, No. Sl25.
HNN vertu dun writ de fl a., lance dams lie proces
Ia ci-dessus inttule par la Cour de District,
dams ct pour la Paroisse Landry moi adresse,
il sera ofert en- vente pubque, pour du compliant,
a la Mason de Cour de cette Paroisse, lie Samedi,
s Fevrier proclaim 1858, commencant / l heures
dn matin ct continuant de jour en- Jour- sill est ne
cessare tous les droits titres, interets ct preten
tions de Theodose S. Robin la propriete suvante,
sasie pour satistare lie dit writ, savoir:
Une certaine Negresse nominee AZELIA fgee
Genviron % ans.
L. V. CKACHERE, Sheriff
Bureau du Sheriff, St Landry, 2 yanvier, 1858.
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4 UCIUSJ J. DUPRE, de la Paroisse St.
aA Landry, ayant presente une petition a
l'efet d 'etre nomme administrator de la sue
cession de fou Marsden Campbell, decede,
reinforcement dc Ia Paroisse St. Landry.
En- consequence, avis est par le present
dome ceux qui pourraent avoir des raisons
legales a opposer la dite nomination, d'a>
voir a les enregistrer par ecrit, au Bureau du
Gref6er de la Cour de District de la susdite
Paroisse, dams les dix iours qui suiyropt Ia
date du present avis.
.LAsTRAPEs, Gret6er.
Opclousas, 9 Jaavicr, l65s.
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L'-ARNlEE D'UTAH,

LIE delnler courier arrive au Fort Leavenworth
y apporte la nonvelle que les divers detachements
composant ia petite armee d'Utah avaient d'apres
lie plan arTete d'avance, opere leur jonction a
Black Fork. lis Sc dirlgeaent sur lie fort Bridger
don't lis etaient qua une petite distance. Leur
u'arche est tres lente il eur arrive queIqueios de
ne ialre que deux ou trois miles par jour Tn
grand nombIe de ckevaux ct de muets avaient deia
succombe aux tatigues de Ia route ct aux intempe-
res de la saison, mas les troupes etaient pLeines
d'ardeur ct ayaent des vivres en- abundance pour
tout hlveE Files ont pris Ieurs precautions contre
les rimas ct contre les Mormons, ct eles ne crai-
gnent pas plus les que les autres. Tous les con-
vols sont arrives au canp.
lie tolt Brdger nest qua cent treize miles de
la vile du Grand Lac Sale, nas tous les obstacles
sont accumues sur Get etroit espace. La vallee all
fond de aquelle est battle la vile sante des Nor
mons ct dams laquelle troupes doivent pen6trer
est entouree de hautes monta gnes don't la neice
rend les passes impraticabIes Nos soldats pour
iont-ils Sc tTayer rn chemin travers ces obsta-
cIes? sis y parvieunent les Mcrmons seront
soumls avant la fin de lhyer. Dams le cas- con-
tralre la coonne deyra attendre le printemps hors
de la valee.
LIE bruit que deux compagnies du cinqueme
dlntanterle avalent eprouve un revers est comple-
tement denue de tondement. Les troupes ameri-
Gaines he paraissent avoir aucune apprehension
sur issue de la campagne ct eIIes Sc preoccupent
snrtout fort peu des ianfaronnades de Brigham
Young ct de ses saints
Trente-cinq compagnies sont en- ce moment r6u-
MES au Kansas, pretes premier signal a Sc
METRE en- route pour lie territore dUtah II nest
pas probable dependant qu'elles recoivent Fordre
de s'aventurer dams les PLANES avant lie mois
dayr Les nouveaux regiments don't lie Congress.
la demande du president, ordonnera rorganisa-
ton, pourront egaement Sc metre en- route au
prlntemps.
On volt que la resistance est impossible aux
Mormons. Leur seul espoir etat que nos sodats
perssent de fain GU de troid au mlieu des deserts
qulls ont eu traverser. lis ont echappe. grace
aux measures de prevoyances prises par les atortes
mltaires, au sort que leur scuhataent charitable
ment les saints, ct ceux-ci n'auront maintenant
d'autre alternative que de reconnaitre docement
Fautorite des nouveaux fonctonnaires que eur
envoe e gouvernement ou de deserter leur Jeru-
salem ct d'aller en- construire une autre sur la
crete de quelque montague escarpee. Grand bien
leur tasse !--.abGlle de la Nouvel2c- Orleans
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Succession de Morpby Broussard.
81 & public est par lie present avcrti quill
n 4 scra yendu, au plus offrant ct dcrnier
encherlsscur, par un encantcur dllmcnt COM
missionne, a Ia dcrniere residence dc Nor
ply Broussard, Ia Prairie Rondc, Gu cetto
Paroisse, lc
Mercredi 27 Janvier proclaim 1853,
les rroprietes ci-dessons decrites, appartc-
nant a Ia succession de Morphy Broussard,
decide a sa1nir:
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EY" pcEr de Ia matiapc a Ere. vol Ia pre. ue:e
page.
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BUREAU DE Police, Opelousas,
Is Janvier, 1858.
U Il prix de Ia faripe fral,be Gtant dc
T. "A Sc 90 sur le marche dc la Nouvelle-
Orleans, les Boulangers sont requis de dom
ner q onccs dc pain pour dix cents, ct treize
onccs ct demie pour cinq cents, durant la se-
maine prochaine.
JONATHAN HARRIS, President
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MeHAUX, Sell, CLOUS ct un assorti-
" ment complet de GROCERIE pour
famille, a vendre q bon marche pour du
compliant, par
DEBAILLON & CARRIERE.
Washington, l6 Janvier, 1858.
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Opclousas, 16 Janvier, 1858.
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AVIS AUX aBOUAANeaEasy

IL. v. IAASIlCAEA. ollcIfl
Bureau du Sheriff, St-Landry, 2 Janvier 1858.
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Keep in Good Humor.

Keep in good humor. 1t is not great
calamities that embitter existence; il is
the petty vexations, small jealouses, the
little disappointmenls, the minor miseries,
that make the hear. heavy and the tenn.
per sour. Don't let them. Anger is q
pure waste of vitality tits always fool.
ish, and always disgraceful, except in
some very rare cases, when It is kindIed
by seeing wrong done to another; and
even that noble rage seldom mends the
matter. Keep in good humor.
No man does his best except when he
is cheerful. A light heart makes nimble
hands, and keeps the mind fair and alert
No misfortune is 80 great as that one thai
sours the temper. Until cheerfulness il
lost, nothing is lost Keep in good hu
NOR.
The company of good humored mar
is a perpetual feast, be is welcomed
everywhele-eyes gliSten at bis near ap
proach, and difficulties vanish in his pres
ence. Franklin's indomitable good hu
NOR did as much for his country IN thu
old Congress as Adams fire OF JefIer
sons wisdom he clothed his wisdom
with smiles, and soflened, contention
minds into acquiescence. Keep in goot
humor.
A good conscience, a sound stomach
a clear skin are the elements of goo'
humor! Get them, and keep them, an,
be sure to keep in good humor!
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coI ThomasL. Kane

Col. Kane, the brother of the gallan
Aric explorer, has also made himself g
name by his voluntary efforts 10 prevent
war between the U. s. government and
the Mormons Of Utah. The New York
Iribsneo of Saturday says: "COl. Thos
L. Kane arrived at Philadelphia yesterday
after an absence Of little more than five
months. During this period he had
Iraveted from New York, by way of San
Francisco and San Francisco and San
Bernardino TO Salt lake City, in the depth
of Winter, in the surprisingly short time.
if we are not mistaken, Of for,y.sever
days. In San Bernardino he was arrested
as a Mormon agent and escaped with
great danger. losing all the furs he had
provided for the tedious journey between
that place and the Mormon settlements
in Utah. This journey, as we have heard
was attended with much peril; he wa:
repeatedly compelled to conceal himself
under the merchandise conveyed by bis
companions, in order TO avoid falling into
the hands of outlying parties Of Nor.
mons, who would have killed him as a
secret agent or spy of the Federal Gov
ernment, What difficulties he encoun'
tered after his arrival al Salt Lake City
or how he finally induced the Mormon
leaders to make peace and submit to
the Federal authorities, will very prob.
ably in due time be communicated tc
the public. Then came the extraordi
nary ride from Salt Lake City to the camp
of the United States army, where, as oul
readers will remember, after twenty siz
hours continuous exposure to the In
clemency of Winter, most if not all ths
time in ihe saddle, he arrived in state
of speechless exhaustion. Finally hi
accompanied Gov. Cumming to Sall Lake
City, and saw him indicted into his office
and then, his mission of peace accomplish
ed, he came home,
The Government having disavowed al
connection with Col. Kane's efforts, thu
credit of making them and The success
with which they have been crowned be
longs entirely TO him. In our judgmen
they constitute a claim upon the esteem
and gratitude Of the country which cal
never be disputed. He has avoided tn
effusion of blood he has saved the expen
diture Of millions; he has substitute,
peace for q war in which glory was i'm
possible. A private citizen, he has don
what all the power Of the Government
could not accomplish. Honor to The pa
triot and peacemaker!
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" America for Americans I"

In the columns OF the London and
Lloyds Weekiy Reuie,O. edited by Dou.
glass Jerrold, one of the ablest writers oI
the age, we find the following interest
ing article. He says:
"All things considered, the Know
Nothings are the most impressive devel.
opment of American life. Hitherto Amer.
lea has been a refuge for the outcast Of
all nalions-the home of all who had fled
from debt, from tyranny, from starvation
from justice. 1t has received all, rejected
none. This was grand experiment,
but has only partially succeeded.
"Some of the emigrants--especially
the lrish-brought mischief with them
evil passions and bad habits and as all
were admitted to public power-to vote
at elections-publc men had to s!oop to
their baseness, to get support; and hence
lower style Of public morals become the
rule in large towns.
"The Know Nothings, who comprise
the most intellectual and prosperous men
of the American Democracy, say this evil
must be stayed. Their cry is, america
for Americans ! And surely this cry is
as reasonable as Italy for Italians, or
Hungary for Hungarians.' The new par
ty is protest against Irish political pro-
tligacy, and against Jesuit influence in
America. They seek to deprive the i'm.
migrant hordes Of the means of mischief.
Their motto is, Protection to all--power
TO the American born.'
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AN ORGANIC DrFFIcULrY.-A parish
in the west Of England, after much effort,
lately purchased selfacling organ. war.
ranied to play twenty tunes, and = larger
congregation than usual met 10 inauoersts
It. The first psalm had been successfaIIv
brought to an end, when after shoy,
pause The organ chose to commence
psslm tune number two. In vain The
officiating person endeavored to stop it,
in vain the church wardens left their own
pews TO stifle its noise; sill The organ,
as though uncomfortable pleased with its
own execution, kept on with the new air,
What was to be done The service was
suspended, in the hope thatg,he musical
stranger might be content when the sec.
ond tune was played out. Vain expecta.
ton Il commenced number three and
nothing remained but to carry the indefa-
tigable instrument into the church.yard, ,
and there TO cover it with the vestfy
carpet 10 choke its voice, and on il went
till the number Of twenty had Been played
out much to the edifcation Of the less
attentive part of the congregation, who
could hear only half.smothered melodies.
= London Times.
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A g Slow Race"

The Cincinnati Commercial of Tues.
day, has long article in relation to mat
lers in the Sd. Congressional District, from
which VIC select the following descrip.
ton Of a slow race:
There was nothing in the last Con
gressional election in the third district, OF
in its results, calculated TO render the
people desirous 10 repeat the process
with the same parties. The strength Of
each of the candidates, as is we'll remem
bered lay solely in the weakness of his
adversary. Had Mr.. Campbell been a
true representative Of the sentiments o.
the Opposition in this District, he would
have SO far outstripped his opponent tha
all hopes OF unseating him through crit
ical inspection Of the poll books would
have been out of the question. Had no
Mr. Valandigham been more than usually
obnoxious to all parties, he would al
against Mr.. Campbell, have received biz
seat by so decided majority that nous
ing after mulattoes guilty of an illegal, en-
joyment Of the elective franchise woult
have been entirely unnecessary. sTht
trial, like race between loundered DO
ny and a broken winded mule, was sim
| ply contest between two different kindi
of incspaci,y. Admitting that for once i
was well enough in its way, there is moth
ing so likely as poor joke too stale II
repetition. 1t is very probable that
should Mr.. Campbell be put in nomina
tion, afeeling very much akin to perversi
ty ia the party of theAdministration woult
induce its leaders to enter Mr.. Vallandig
ham against him, and the poor slow rae,
would be repeated with nothing bette
than chance 10 decide the result. Shoult
a less exceptionable person be substituted
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The Exlles of Florida.

The following brief skatch, taken from
Mr.. Giddings' new book, will give our
readers some idea of what has been done
to Nationalize Slavery. This volume is
full Of interesting matter, and we hope
every Republican Will become acquainted
with the facts il contains Salem Rep.
Most ofthe troops we're now Withdrawn
from Florida. General Worth retired
from the command, and the Florida War
was supposed to have ended. It had
been commenced with determination to
re.inslave the Exiles. That object was,
In part, attained More than five hundred
persons were seized and enslaved, between
the first of January, 1885, and the four
teenth of August 1s43. Probably one
half Of them had been born free; the 9TH
ers had themselves escaped from slavery.
To effect this object forty millions of dol
lars are supposed to have been expended.
Eighty thousand dollars was paid from
the public treasury for the ensavement Of
each person and the lives of at least three
white men were sacrificed for the enslav-
ment Of each black man. The deteriora.
tion Of our national morality was beyond
estimate, and the disgrace of our nation
and government are matters incapable OF
comput,tion. The suffering of the Indi,
ans and ExiIes amidst such persecution,
such loss of lives and property, we can.
not estimate. The friends and families
who were made wretched for life, the
broken hearts we will not attempt to emu.
merate. Nearly one half Of the whole
number were consigned to the moral
death of slavery, and many 10 that ply.
sical death which was dreaded far less
than slavery. After wandering in the
wilderness thrice forty years, they fell
under the oppression, the persecution
the power of mighty nation, which
boasts Of its justice, its honor and love
of liberty. We lament the sad fate o.
those who were doomed to drag out q
miserable existence, midst chains and
wtetchedness, surrounded by that mora
darkness which broods over the onslavet
portion Of our fellow beings in the Sou
thern States.