Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-10-22

e that split was Of no contemplate chan
: acter, as affecting the strength and III:
! ty of the regular Thug party; it wa
furthermore evident and openly avowe'
, by the leaders of the ~selfconstitute'
States Rights party I'D that they, ah'
: Soule at their head, had bargained, sold
sealed and delivered themselves over t.
the regular Thug party, as they were
ready to do to the Devil himself, for
conSjderatjon!
Now, under such circumstances, what
was to be done? Was it advisable to
have them undertake the never-ending,
stilI-beginning toll of Sisyphus, who
was condemned by Pluto to roll a huge
stone up a hill, which, as soon as it
reached the summit, rebounded back
again into the plain? The nomination
Of a regular ticket for all the local off
| ces, could have had a no less futile re
suit. They have acted wisely by keep
ing aloof, and joining neither = but
choosing their own position, by we'll
directed firing, they save their ammuni-
ton, and effect their purpose in a meas
ure, without compromising their princi-
pies Or party.
| again assure your readers, all good
Democrats, that this Independent move
ment in the city is not a SlidelI move
ment; | know positively when, uhere and
by mhom it was commenced, for | was
especially and particularly invited to
join in its first meeting, which | refused
to do, and know that hundreds of other
Democrats did likewise, although they
will probably, as a choice of evils, vote
the Independent ticket at the coming
election.
The late news from England gives an
interesting account Of the return of the
expedition from the Polar regions in
search of the remains of Sir John Frank
lin. The object Of the expedition has
been fully effected. On the 9Th of May
last, Lieut.. Hobson, on pitching his tent
SEs ~ /
beside a large cairn, upon Mount Iicto-
~, found a small tin case, lying among
some loose stones, which contained the
following record: "This cairn was built
by the Franklin Expedition, upon the as
sumed site Of Sir James Ross's Pillar.
which had not been found. The Erebus
and Terror spent their first winter at
Island, after having ascended
the Wellington Channel to lat. y deg.
north, and returned by the west side Of
Island. On the 18th Sep
1916, they We're beset in lat.
so.O5 north, and longitude 1928 west;
Sir John Franklin died on the 18th June,
On the 22d of April, ls48, the
ships were abandoned FIVE leagues n.
Y. w. Of Point Victory, and the ~survi-
Tors, los in number, landed here under
command of Capt. Crozier."
This paper was dated April Is, 1S4s,
md upon the following day they in
ended to start for Great Fish River, {
out all must have persisted before reach
ng their intended destination. /.
1t does seem strange that men and {
governments will persist in such useless
md fruitless expeditions, at such an
enormous expense Of valuable life and I
reasure. If any good results could t
olloW, there might be some excuse ;
'ut the Northwest passage, when dis :
oyered, a never be of any practical
eneft. Sir John Franklin was no doubt c
brave and worthy naval officer. He
in command Of n of the vessels
t the fleet, that was sent over in 1914, S
nth the army of invasion, under COM :
'and Of Gen. ~Packenham; and it is a =
characteristic instance of American gen d
TO see DR. Kane and his associ |
tes sacrificing their lives in behalf of .
ne who had once come to our shores +
T the purpose Of desolating our homes 0
18th fire and sword. Reqniescat n pace. &
PHGNIx. .
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