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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23
n1,r n1esIn<Sro MESSAGE.

: V~pnblish, on the first page Of to
s paper, the Message of the Presi
Tdent which will be read with interest
notwithstanding the length to which thu
matter has already been discussed. We
copy an extract from an article in the
Baton Rouge Advocate in relationt Q the
arrest of General Walker, that fully ex-
presses our views on the subject, and
freely endorse the sentiment expressed
in letter and spirit. It says: "the Pres
idents duty to prevent the sailing of
expeditions Like Walkers, if he could,
is palpable; for the sake of those under
that individual, we were in hopes that
the steamer Fashion with his expedition
on board, would be captured before leay-
ing our jurisdiction. We could not see
the propriety Of SO limited a number of
men, under so foolish a leader, undcrta-
king to do that which a larger number
had before failed to accomplish. Walk
er made good his landing, however, and
when interfered with by Com. Paulding
was beyond the Jurisdiction of the
United States. His capture is as clear
a violation of law and right as the ma
ture OF the case could make it. His CON
duct amounts to more than "a great er-
ror - it is an absolute violation of his
and a t~ranscending of Of
fetal duty which deserves investigation
OF the severest character, and possibly
dismissal from service. We have moth
to do with his patriotic motives"
Highway robberies have been commit
ted often under the same apology. A
New Finland mob might have hung Mr..
Brooks for Gaming Sumner and called it
: patriotic" but the actors would have
oeen 20 the less murderers, and de-
the gallows.
The Administration performed its duty
II endeavoring to arrest the departure
# Walker, and all will doubtless so act
n all future occasions; but here is a
ar different case, and as one Of its hon
s., though humble supporters, we would
rye upon it the necessity of an equally
rompt and rigid regard to the demands /
f law and justice. Commodore Paul 5,
ing, if the facts as reported be true /
usurped authority and violaIed1er,i
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L S I.

Summary OF THE AMERICAS NEYs.-Tht
steamer America from Liverpool, brings
dates up to the I'd inst.
Cotton had advanced Lied since Tucs
day, goth ult. The market was active.
and but few parcels were pressing on
the market. Prices in favor of the sell.
er.
The Brokers' circular reports that cot
ton had advanced Il during the week;
that the sales On the first four DAYS a.
mounted to 10000 bales, and that the
market closed firm.
Private letters, dated Liverpool, Jan
uary ?, the day the America sailed, and
telegraphed from Halifax to New York
on the 10th, report that the cotton mar
ket closed steadyat 65a61d. for Midd1ing
Orleans.
1t appears by the accounts from Spain
that the Spanish Government has init
mated that it will consider the media
ton of England and France in the DIFF
iculty with Mexico at an end, if Mexico
refuses to accept all the conditions Of
the proposed sentiment. An expedition
to Mexico, in the event Of a pcaceable
settlement not being. arrived at, appears
to be decided upon.
INDA.-The loss of the rebels at Luck
now is estimated at 1000 men.
CHISA.-It was understood that the
assault by the British on Canton would
take place on or about the 1stof Decem-
Der. Great preparations for it were in
progress at last accounts.
BANK OF ENeLASD.-The bullion in the
Bank of England had increased $780,
700 during the week.
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obedience towhatad been supposed 4
be the custom III rrard to other StatA
that have bes IN adftted into the Union.
Now, was tfre, lw0uld ask, any rea-
son for passbg SUI an act? Was it re
CURED by psncip,, or was it required
by former ~prctice He utterly denied
that it was rsHuirt either by II or the
other before . neyState may be admit
ted into the Inlol and whether it was
given previously =. subsequently to the
application j a Gate for admission in
to the UnionEas II no earthly impor-
lance. He atmittd that the passage Of
such ar act neviosly to the admission
Of a new STAB wa the best course to
adopt; but If peple had formed a re-
publican coniitubn, aud if Congress
should think hat hey had assumed pro
per boundaris, ws there any objection
to their admission, whether the prcll'ni-
nary law had accnoasscd, or otherwise?
But III the hisbryf this government,
they had precslens to sanction this bill;
and they had sle- Which applied express
ly to this verytas,; it beng utterly inn
possible to ds;w any distinction between
the two, unlcssin Avor of Michigan
He referred tot the ase Of the State OF
Of Tennessee, bunl i'll the second vol
umc Of the laws q the United States.
The feamble vasshort, containing but
q fey lines, and hewould read it. This
=. 49, I "a. . .L@ III 40 - fI.nt
~ the acceptance Of the deed Of ccs-
sih Of the State North Carolina, Con
gtss was bound T. lay out into II OF
ptore States, the territory thereby ce-
fed to the United States. Congress,
therefore,, upon tae presentation OF a
constitution by Tennessee, declare that
State II be one of United States of A
~nerica, on equal footingwith the orig
nal States, in all respects whatever, by
he name and title Of the State of Ten
Iessee."
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TCOmmunicated.1

Mr.. FDITog In a former article, the
necessity Of some concerted action was
presented, in relation to the improve
ment Of u parish. It is our purpose
to be more specific, and call attention to
certain works of primary Importance,
and great public utility. Let us, for the
present, take the public road leading
from Falls River to Bayou Crosse Tete.
This thoI gugfare connects two Of the
most impa Etant portions of our Parish
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.

Several errors having occurred in the
list Of members Of the Senate and House
OF Representatives, in the hurry and con
fuslon@of getting out our first number,
we re-publlsh it in a. correct form.
SENATE.
VIZ Adams, Orleans. X. N: II. Burlington
West Baton Rouge, K-N: ". Cotterell, st. Ian
dry, D.; 7. Chew, Concordia, X n; Z. Delony,
East f~eliciana. d; 3. L. Defreese, Morehouse, D;
J.. NJ. Ducross, Plaquemine, K n; ]. r. Evans,
Bienville, D; ". F.. Griffin, Avoyelles, D; +.
Gardere, Jefferson, K n: +. S. Goode, Assump-
ton, D; IL. J. Hyams, Orleans, D; II. j. Heard,
St. Martin: K n; VIM. Kidd, Morehouse, D; J. 4.
Laidlaw, Orleans, X n; Z, Locoul, st. John. K.
n; E. E. Mailhot, Assumption, D; 7. 0. Moore,
Repides, D; F. Oliver, Catahoula, D.; B. W.
Pearce, Bienyille, D; Henry Phillips, Caddo, D;
D. Pellerin, st. Landry, d; Henr ST. Paul, Or
leans, D; G. D. Shadburn, Carroll, D; John r.
Smart, Caddo, D.; 3. B. SHINES, Pointe Coupee.
D; J. L. Sterling, West Fcliciana, b; A. L.
Tucker, St. Mary, D; Richard Taylor, Lafourche,
D; A. Talbot, I~beryille, D; W. D. Withers, Or
leans, D; CIV. Womack, Livingston, D.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Jffason-Cyrus I. Bemiss, and ]. E. Trudeau,
K Ms.
st. Char1s.-F. B. Trepagnier, D.
ST. John Baptae.--L. A. Tegre, X. N.
st. James.-W. z. Gibson, K. n; C. NJ. Shcp-
herd, KIN.
Aseension.-D. A. Kendall, D; r. J. Babin, D.
Assumpton.-W. W. Pugh, D; J.. B. J.. Dugas.
Lgtomrhe-Octave Harang, D.; E. L. Lashbrooh'
D.
Hrr@onne.-James B. Robinson, K. N. III
81. Ma7tm.-E. W. Fuller, and John E. Darr:
KN.
IeruAe-C. A. Brusle, D; VIM. Simmons,D.
Hest Batoa Rougc.-H. w. Allen, X N.
Eaa Baton Rouge-G. NJ. Pierce, D; Il. + Sale,
Luingson.-H. r. Womack, D. ,
81. Hlena-Nathaniel .Amaker K NJ +,
Wahagtm.--Jeff. Roberts, D. .
81. Taaamany-Matthew Richardson D.
East Ftcioaa.-B. Haynes, D; ]. y. Taylor, D. !
Ued faieiaau.-J. W. Smith, D;F. D. Walsh, t
}.
Pafte Gp@.-F. L. Claiborne, D; D. W. Dick l
y, D. t
Asgrn,.- FL t
coneorda-E.1 htakcr, D. {
1s".s:-L.v '; D. :
M'as".-A hes. D :
G1ToN-W. nknox, D.. 9
caaaouza-W. 1. Ditte/b. {
G1auaA-Ed. Barry, /
Ftaaklm.-F. A. +. n Epex
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SARAH ANN RMroEp, wife,
yS. mo. 1887.

NS' :. hN'h'h
THIS VASE the Plaintiff. Sarah Ann Raj.
Lind Wlteof John $, Scott, sues her said husband
lormoncy 1ecciyed by him after his marriage with
hel which was proceeds Of slaves sold, belonging
70 her as Inraphcrnal property, and she alsos
CLAIMS slave Peter as her paraphcrnal property
Nilch slave Is nov III possession of her husband:
theproof Offered by plaintiff establishing clearly
tha she was owner Of 81 or 30 slaves previous to
hei marriage, aat all of said slaves except one
(Iter) We're sofl for the sum Of SO, 400, that all
OF he proceeds except $500 were paid over TO
helhrsband, join s. Scott or to his use. 1t is
ais proved that slave Peter is the paraphcrnal
prperty of plaintiff and is in possession of defen-
dan and the law and evidence being in favor of
plaatitf.
lis therefore ordered, adjudgcd and dccrced
tliat the piajntiif,5 Sarah Ann Raitord. do have
Judgment against, aud recover from her husband
JONI ). Scott, the sum of seventeen thousand
nlnehnndred dollars (Sl7, 300 with five per cent.
lnteeSt from the due of this Judgment, with IL
leg4 mortgage on all the property of said de-
tenant, owned or acquired since the 2lst day of
Janary, 1855, to date from the 2lst of January,
lS5, and that slave lcter be decreed to be her
parahernal property md that she have Judgment
agaLst defendant for sid slave that she be dccreed
to btseparatc in property from said husband and
authorized to administer her own estate and that
lie c%anunity between her and her husband be dis
Dlved
7 Deceaber 81, 1857.
Signed CYRUS RATLIFF.
Judge OF the Seventh JUDICIAL district presiding
in the Ninth District.
a true ehpy J. I. blanchard, Dpy CLERK.
january 23, 1855. SI2,5O-w4
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nj n II. Y II ID

At the residenceo of the brides father
on False River, on Thursday, 21st., inst.
by Rev. M%ittlebrone, Hon. Judge 4. D
NJ. HARRISON and Miss RosAL1NE ST. CYR
A large concourse Of friends assem-
bled to witness the ceremony, and !
friend remarked to US that the parties
need have no fears in case of a los OF
the marriage record, as one-thn OF
the citizens Of the parish were Witness
es Of the marriage ceremony. Nc con-
graduate the Judge on his ortuneln
securing such prize, and Jon with tlns
community in general in wishing the
happy couple q pleasant voyage down
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23

1arThe Vicksburg papers Of Thurs
day morning represent business as very
dull On the levee-" almost suspended"
The river continued to rise.
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nREsPoNpENTs.-N

RI. aHgEsPospENTs.-We wish it IN
I'd that no communication will APP
ar in our paper unless we have the
name Of the author, which will remain
with us i~nviolate. Persons addressing.
communications to US will bear this in
mind.
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STEAMER BuRSr.-The Steamer St.
Nicholas was burnt to the waters edge
on the night Of the 18th, about u miles
below Natchez.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23

1sg@ 1t is stated by the Memphis pa
pers that Joe Abel, recently expelled
from that city, and since moved to An
tonic, Texas, has been notified to leave
the latter place.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23

ea@ We are pleased to announce the
arrival of DR.. A. W. jackson, the newly
elected Pre- lent of Poydras College.
The first session under his direction, as
was announced in u last, viii com
mence on Monday, the LIST Of February
next. Persons DESTROYS of attending
this institution will do well to report
themselves at an early day Of the SEES
sion.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23

DsJ~Ihe steamship Baltic which left
New Yorkfor Liverpool on the 10th,
took out 1925, 900 in specie.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-01-23

ANOTHER ISvEsT1GArIos.-The United
States House Of Representatives has or
dered an enquiry as to the alleged ex-
penditure Of $s7, 900 by the firm Of Law
renee, Stone & Co., of Boston, to secure
the passage of the tariff bill of 1851.
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THE DEMOCRAT.
EDWARD J. PULLEN, Eass~-
MoRNIse, ?INUARY %. 1855

THANKs-The Postmaster at Ta'ef-
loo will accept our thanks for Ae We"
Orleans papers.
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Misrfllang.
.traEs nS Saorc Hutton.


N4ttuu. ye said uot ;ilat mass of thin
zig Jmu>cLt, tough enough for raw rides
tLal 1. >ouf;j jmes offered TO us in the
shaiuble> AZ the grqduct Of shsap's car,
Gags The Niicle, ii designed fer tiller
lopsS, is admirably adapted 70 It's Office
but if dc&tiged for the table. it is a nJta-
1ir prr' erTEu of the gifts OF Providence.
We have quiEc enough Of tl,Ls article
put tor iuuttpn, we'll gTDVn and stai!
fad. The TAT uicply diSulbateq through the
hesh, A4 we'll as upon the outside, we have
far ton little. OF al! meats, as Il standard
dish, commend as 30 this. The saddle,
well stuffed. makes splended roast the
fore quarters are available for soups and
stew.; and the legs, boiled with piece
nf pork. and comeIy surroundings OF cab
bage. bacts. potatoes, is the prince Of
farms dinners. Steaks are no mistake,
particularly if good cook holds them
Just long cnough-over good coal fire.
In all the forms of approves cookery il is
O pupalar aud wholesome diSh-prubahly
she tp1.t hcalthiul Of all meats for habit
aal pse.
|. ought to be cheaper, and can be.
The sheep is woolbearing auinal, and it
j. mainly for the fleece that our Aucks
have been cultivated, until within twenty
yssrs. The South Downs and the coarse
wooled varicties---so large and so highly
estrsned for thoiF deslg-=haYc not been
In favor. The article now is increasing
10 sstimation, aud there is inducemcnt
enough in all the older States to grow
sheep, mainly for their f,sa. Mutton, we
believe, can be produced 1T less expense
ahan either pork or beef. During the
Summer, they will thrive in pastures
where COWS would grow thin, and in the
Fall, aud in Winter, they will give better
ysturns in flesh, for the roots and grain,
than any other animal.
Most of the sheep killed are simply
grass-fed. Stall feeding improves the
flesh as much as that OF beeycs. 1t pays
we'll to buy upa lot of South Down grades,
pr other large bodied sheep, In the Fall,
aud fatten them for market They want
. dry airy plaoo with good shelter against
the storms. The staple food may be good
clover hay, and turnips. Give, in addi-
tion-if you can get it--half pound OF
9il cake and pint of barley per day, Il
each animal They Should have constant
access to good, clean running wa;er-
Ausericun 4yricu(turist.
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The Presidency.

In our last issue We gave this subject
some consideration, and promised to rccur
to it again. We then stated some reasons
why a certain proposed ticket did not ac.
cord with our view, aud we now desire to
add one or two other reasons, as text for
which we give the following extract:
Won't Do.-A correspondent of the Pitts
burg Commercial Journal suggests the name of
William H. Seward of New York, as the Re
publican candidate for President in 1860, with
James Pollock, Of Pennsylvania, for Vice Pres
dent. Won't do. If success is desired and
the popular gill regarded, ono of the candi-
dates must he from the South.-Ndt. UGfeader.
Weagree with the Dctender, that one
of the candidates must be from the South y
to insure success but We do not think so
for the same reason. He desires to har-
monize clashipg lpterests--an impossible
ity under current circumstances. We de-
sire one of the candidates to hc a southern
man in order that the few friends our party
has there may be encouraged in the good
work by marked recognition from its
great northern strength. The principles
Of the Republican party are hetter known
and have more followers in tho South
than milk-and-water members Of the party
are willing to believe. In Missouri, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware, we believe Our principles are
to-day in the majority of freely express
ed popular will but that, as in the north
crn States, they exist among the masses
those whose labor supplies them with
bread. Agitation only can give them pre-
poudcrance; and in this connection we
remark that to SECURE the agitation of our
principles at the South We must give our
friends there one of their own men to fight
for-some assurance that our party is will
ling to reward fidelity to its measures
without reference to locality. But We d.
not propose to nominate any other than
pure, iufexible Republican even from
the South. There are such there, who
are we'll known, able and popular men
and who confirmed in their devotion tc
our principles. The recognition of such
men will 60 far 70 give our principles
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WilnIQGS Vote.

u will be remembered that 4 mean
party effort was made, by the Loco fOco
leaders in Judge Wilmots judicial dis
trict, last winter, to legislatc him out of
Office, alledging that the people there did
Hot want him. Well, the Republicans
this fall renoninated him for Judge, Civ
ing the people fair chance to say whcth.
.er he vas the corrupt and incompetent
man he was denounced to be. II. VI.
Bull, clerk in Washington, came home
- the district, and got an old line Blu
rhanan Wing up as the opposing candi,
date. The vote is
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sSy- The municipal election in New
York City, week ago Tuesday, resulted
in a complete triumph of the Republican
Candidates. The vote for Controller
stood as follows: Robert l. Hawes, Rep,
$4,000; Russell, Am, ll,50G; Purser,
Adm Dem, lS,000-a clear majority of
$500 votes for the Republican Capdi,
date. A majority Of the School officers
are also Republicans; also one of tho
Almshouse Governors, and 5 of the 8
new Aldermen. Hurfah
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For the Potter Journal
Letters Oh PhOnetiCS. No. 3.

! Perhaps some Of our readers would be
clad to see some Of the curious changes
that can he rung upon our alphabet. The
word referred TO in cur last letter Will at
ford us a clever spcclqcn. Oae of the
many million ways Of spelling lhe word
"scissors" is the following: achteSOarrhcs,
Several words III our language are spelled
in Il manner to Justify the above curious
and outlandis!2 spelling.
The child, be his capacity ever so good.
Is several years learning the "curloSitles
of literature" exhibited in our common
photography; and the adult whose train
ing in this respect has unfortunately been
neglected, GENERALLY retains to his grave
the brand OF ''duncc," " while the foreigner.
anxious IA master the fines, and most uni
vcgsal language, can only do 50 by a vast
expenditure OF labor, time and patience.
IA> protcan nature Of the vowclS is Il
theme familiar to every one. The follow
.ug examples show IN an amusing man
ncr, that the consouants are almost as bad.
B makes road bro0d, turns the ear N
to 4 brnr and Tom into a tomb. G makes
limb cIqmb and ha"ycd chc"ged, it fur
ther makes leccr clsccr ard transports a
iorer into cIorer! BY the letter D, Il
bear is turned into beard 4 cro7c into a
croud aud oaycr into DANGER, Letter l..
turns ycs into eyes and stag into stage;
makes her here, i star stare, and puts 4
rug into rage; changes fir into fire, to
into toe, and cHF into u curc, = 1Ut INTO 4
motc, on into enc. and like Benthaynite
it turns as into use, + turns the io1rer
regions into fl0uer regions. q changes
I, son into a song and makes one gone :!
II changes eight into hc,ght, while X
makes notc kno,c and eyed keyed. l.
transforms tar into earl and prar into
4 pearl. \ changes lGrc into linen, q
cr0lr into a crorn and makes one none :
z mctamorphoses rorer lutoa prorer and
the f7jmbrr into 4 plumber! 5 turns, hatt
INTO shall. erSa into sercn, doe into does ;
1t is occasionally warlike, changing a orord
into Il ssrord, pear into speor and
ia4ghter into Slaughter while it strange
ly alters horjng 4 hoc, into shnrimg a
shoe. 7 makes boayh bought, turns here
into there, one into tome and alters the
phrase altar his olrn into tuiio1c this
tpun! W turns hosc iuto whose, re in
to rev, are into were, so into sew, omen
into women; it makes th6 arm warm,
ann turns hut into-whutf y converts
our5 into yours, FIR into .tury, tn into toy,
rpb into a ruby, a iad into u lady and
4 man into many.
From what has been said VIC readily
see that our present orthoSraphy is SCI
entiJic failure. In our next, We shall al
tempt ia show that it is Il pr0ct.col and
n4oPu! failure. PHONo.
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subject, and are determined that it shall
be the subject of debate this winter. Well,
we are clad Of it, and hope the Republi-
cans will give It the attention it doscryeS
now, when they can do 50 without .acgr-
ring the charge of being the real agicators.
The South is getting desperate for a sub
ject to ''rant" about, and the President
is warlike; and, therefore We say let our
members give thom the full benefit Of the
Slavery question. Let them show up the
peculiarities of the "peeuliar institution
il It's true colors, and expose the scrvile
doughfaces who have been elected 20 stay
at home the next session.
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Slavery Agitation.

The administration press throughout
the country have always blamed the ag.
itation of the "Fexcd question" Of Slave
ry in Conaress and elsewhere, upon the
BLACK Republicans" If neurology
received any attention at all in Congress,
it was all the result Of Northern fauati-
cism. Nov the table has tHraed-the
whole Southern aud doughface represent,
alton, the President included, fearing
that the Northern members would neg
lect the question too long: sprung it upon
both Houses of Congress thR first day Of
the Session; aad the President dcvoted
oo"'thiTd of ha long, windy Message tt
Tie discussion. They scam tQ like thi