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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-11-19

EyWe Publish this week an adver-
tisement of Mr.. Dolbear's Commercial
College Of New Orleans We have also
received a Catalogue Of that Institution,
in which we find the name of j. N. Car
rigan, late State School Superintendent,
and the names of Messrs. e. Cooley, J.
r. Claiborne and S. Keller. students
from this parish.
We find in the Catalogue the follow.
ing passage, very apropos:
It is a fact we'll known to observing
men, that the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Gin which | include Manufacturing
classes produce almost the entire wealth
OF this country, and that when these
pursuits are conducted on scientific prin-
clples, one acre Of ground is made to
produce two, three, and even eight hun
dred per cent. more than by the old sys-
TEN, afd that instead of wearing out
and abandoing lands, the scientific plan
constantly improves them ; and that
with the aid OF scientific machinery, II
man is able to do as much as ten, or
even q Thousand, by the old process
Formerly, the little corn patch was cul-
tiyated BY the clam shell or the rude
stick, and the canoe alone was seen On
our rivers, At o later period, it raj a
days work to pick out a pound.of clean
cotton. Now, the steam machinery
plows q hundred acres per day, on trav-
els three or four hundred miles up or
down rivers, measuring its freight by
thousands OF tons, cleans it thousands
of pounds of cotton a day, spins and
weaves it. VIZ know also that the Mer-
chant, by his forethought, enterprise and
intelligence, doubles the value of the
products Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical classes, by opening new ave
Tue of commerce, and exchanging the
surplus, that would otherwise be value
less, for the n~ecessaries, comforts and
Injuries of distant countries. Conse-
qnently to these three classes the whole
population is indebted for all its COM
forts. Yet, strange to say. we have
never had a cent expended for the spe-
cial scientific education of these three
classes, until very recently, and very
little ever now ; while millions have
been expended for the the three profess
classes. AL observing minds, of
all classes, are now satisfied that good
policy as well as justice, demands the
immediate establishment Of permanent
Institutions for the special scientific ed
Of the Agricultural, Mechanical
md Commercial classes.
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Ninth District Court-Parish Of Pointe Coupee
T. R. Felt d Co. VS.. John r. Herring-No. 2020
Joseph L. Miller VS.. same-No. 1925.
By virtue Of, and to satisfy a writ of ia. IS
sued in the above entitled suit and to me direct
ed by the Honorable the 9th District Court in and
for the parish and State aforesaid, to satisfy plain.
tiff S demand and costs Of suit, [ have seized, and
offer at public sale at the Court House on
Saturday the Sd day Of Dec, 1859.
,at IL o'clock, a. NJ. all the right. title and inter.
est that the defendant has in and to the following
described PROPERTY, to wit
A certai in tact of land composed of Lot Is,
township I, range I, bounded on the north side
by lands of T. Boyle, and south by lands of w.
Burton, containing one hundred and tuirty-siz
$4,000 acres.
Terms Of Sah-CnsA auiM 1ppraasaen!
SEVERN PoRCHE, Sheriff.
Pointe Coupee, Oct. %, 1859.
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SALE OF PUBLIC WORKS

'EFHE undersigned, President Of the Police j..
4 ~, will offer for raj" to tie lowest bidder. nt
The Courthouse Of this pari-h,ou the 2GDh Noyem
b4r 1883, at 10 o'clock 4. d., the Public Wor9 9
hereinafter naluCd. to wit:
The repairs to be made 10 the Discharge
fridge.
The making Of the NPhaul levee.
Purchasers 10 furnish bonds with good and sol
vent security to Inc Satiiaction Of the President
OF the Poilce jury, IN order 10 secEEie the fait!t-
ful performance OF said works in accordance ui-b
the Police Regulations, under the si,pcriutend-
ancc and to the satisfaction If the Inspectors Of
the Districts in which said works are to I've made.
JOHN MQzBlUS.
4. BOUANCIIACD. Clerk Police jury, ms
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THE Crops. The intense frosts of
Saturday and Sunday last will again
have the effect of diminishing very much
the sugar crop; Sc much so that no one
now can calculate on the probable qnan-
tity of sugar that will be made this year
in this parish. We fear that the pres
cnt crop will not average half the crop
of last year, which was over 16, 900
hogsheads.
Per contra, the cotton planters are
realizing the largest crop ever made.
Many will be unable to pick their entire
crop, although up to this date there has
not been an unfair day for cotton pick
ing. As the cultivation of cotton in
this parish contributes more largely to
create revenues than any other culture,
and as the price Of that STAPLE is fair,
with the high price of sugar, this will
contribute to bring more capita. in cir
culation than during any preceding year.
As a proof Of this, every species Of pro-
perty is in very great demand. As for
land fit for cultivation, but few persons
are willing to sell, ever at very high
prices. The price given for labor is
correspondingly high. Hence the great
demand for slaves.
4 few public sales will soon take
place in this parish, but that will but
partially supply the great demand for
that species Of labor. Amongst the few
sales advertised, none will offer a bet
ter opportunity TO purchase valuable
property than that Of Mr.. j. F. Lapice.
The plantation is a fine one for the eel-
tivation Of cotton, and could be advan-
tageously made a sugar plantation
The slaves, mostly c%reoles, are among
the finest in the parish, and pronounced,
by those knowing them, No. one hands.
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The Ct.ln Of Inu;siana-

Parish Of Pointe CoGpee-Ninth District Court.
Stephen Van Wickle W. 4. r. Coy]e and Wm.
Solreil.-No. 1889.
Stephen Van Wichl2 VS.. L. i. Coylr.
By virtue OF and to satisfy a writ Of alias &. IA. il
sued III the above entitled suit and to me direct
ed by the Hon. the Ninth District Conrt in and
for IL" parish and State Aforesaid, to satisfy
plliGliff 5 demand and costs Of si,tt, | haye acjZ Il
and will offer Al public sale Oh the premises, ol
S4tarday, The Sd day If Iec., 1859,
at eleven o'clock A, NJ, all the right, title ard it,
tcrest that tte defendant has in and to the fol-
lowing described property. to wit:
A tract Of land situated in this parish, dcsig-
mated on the maps Of surveys Of the public lands
of the United States rs lots one and 0na. Of See
tioas Nos n and s.. in Township ? Of Ranges
and s, east, containing l5g. 95-l00 acres.
Terms Of Sab-Ca@ miM oPq'eissment.
SEVERN PoRCHE,
o29 Sheriff.
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IL &c.

DT VIRTUE of the Regulations of the Police
- Jury of the parish Of Pointe Coupee, / viii
offer at public sale to the lowest biddersat the
store Of Mr.. e. Dayries, near the Pointe Coupee
Post Office. on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of
Dec, 1859, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the making Of a
Ieyee on the whole Of the front Of the plantation
of Mr.. Ponce Colomh, fronting ON the river, and
bounded above by the New Road. and below ~
lands belonging to Mrs. John S. Scott.
Said work to. be made according to the Arts.
PSI and 258 Of the Regulations of the Police
Jury of this parish, and OF a diagram and speci-
f~cations made by the parish surveyor, which
will be exhibited on day of sale. The c%ontrac-
tor to furnish bond with security fer the faith
full performance of the contract.
JAMES VIGNES,
Mo Inspector 9Th Ward.
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n O t i e

DY VIRTUE Of the Regulations Of the Police
II Jury Of the parish Of Pointe Cotpee, I will
offer at ptiblib sale, TO the lowest bidder. On the
premises, en- Saturday. the 18th Dec. the max
ing of the levee On he tract of land belonging
to Wm. Horton, in this parish. in the 81 ward,
near Red River Landing. bounded above by
lands of Jos. Torras, and below by lands belong
ing to this parish; said levee to be built accord
ingt to the police regulations Of this parish.
J. A. FERGUSON.
nf2 Iaspecfor 81 Ward.
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A-We hope that BY this time, it h

A9~We hope that by this time, it has
been proved to the satisfaction of the
editor of the Echo, that the Old-Line
Democracy is in a large majority in this
good parish of Pointe Coupee, his bold
assertions to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. And now that theselectien is over,
we must say, that the said editor has
proved himself an adept in all the little
arts of modern electioneering. He went
into the contest with the prestige of an
apparently fair nomination. But was
that nomination q fair exponent of the
wishes Of the Democracy Of the District?
1t was not. When the primary parish
election was held in Pointe Coupee for
delegates to the parish convention, the
Democrats of the Old-Line, conscious of
their overwhelming strength, and not
in the slightest degree aware that an
effort would be made to defeat their
views and wishes, in the convention
about to take place, neglected in a grea.
measure to vote. Not so the vide
awake young gentleman of the@ Echo.
He already was preparing the coup d'etdt
that was to give him the nomination.
Tickets of election, containing the names
Of persons known, Or supposed, to favor
the political views Of Mr.. Jewell, were
printed in his Office, and sent as by au-
thority to the District precincts. They
were voted for without suspicion Of
trickery, and thus the true Democracy
of the parish found itself in a minority
in the parish convention. His nomina-
ton followed, as a matter of course; and
SO would his election, had he known
how to be discreet and silent. On his
return from Concordia, where he had OBJ
tanned the nomination, he was too iubi-
liant not to give nttcrance to his salts
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The Opposition Party.

It is a difficult taks, for one of the IN
iniated, to attempt a sketch of the his.
tory of the Opposition in Louisiana.
since, by overt acts, it first attracted
attention in our politics. That it exist
ed in the germ, previously to the Know
Nothing organization, we could show,
were it necessary for our present pur-
pose. That short-lived party kept it for
a time in allegiance. But when there
was nothing any longer to fear from the
common enemy, some of the very men,
whom heretofore the Democracy had re-
garded as trustworthy leaders, scparat-
ed themselves in principles, though not
in name, from the rest of the Democrat
cy; and by abusing the present Chief
Magistrate and his supporters in this
State, hoped to effect revolution which
would rebound to their own benefit, and
that of their candidate for the Presiden-
cy, Mr.. Douglas. They advanced moth
ing new. But by giving unusual and
unnecessary prominence to a single ar
ticie of the Democratic faith -S State
Rights-which they knew to be dear to
every Democrat, they recklessly riskcd
the integrity of the party, in the mean
hope of permanently reaching place and
power, which otherwise they knew
it would take them years of trial and
probation to attain, even at their own
exaggerated estimate of their worth and
talents.
Happily, however, the Opposition was
made up of discordant materials; and,
except in opposing Democracy, they
were anything but unanimous. Some
Immediately became conscious Of the
errors Of the New School, and have long
since returned to the fold. The excen-
trio Soule, whose unattainable aspira-
tons, it is thought by some, first light
ed the torch of discord, has affiliated
with Sam; and at the last election, but
two hundred were found, in the First
and Second Districts of New Orleans,
pcrsisting in their treason. Their num-
bers are insignificant, but their mode Of
action is dangerous in the extreme. 1t
is to explain and dcnounce this insidi-I
Gus mode of action, that this article is I
written. While the old, original, and
only Democratic party is still in its
pristine vigor in Louisiana, these disor-
ganizers, with views and Winciples and
an organization entirely separate and
distinct from ours, persist in calling
themselves Democrats; and insist, under |
that fimsy pretext, on participating in
our councils, our meetings, our conven-
tions, free to vote for the nominee, if he
be of them-free to oppose him, if a
true Democrat. In this way, not to
mention others, was that most reliable
gentleman, Mr.. Barrow, beaten in East
Baton Rouge. The trick is a stale one,
that of passing words for things-pro-
fession for practice. But now we see
it, and know the evil of it. The RENE
dy. we think, is obvious, and will form
the subject. of another article.
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\ O T | G E

: hereby given to al persons concerned. that
L savinien RobilIaFl has applied to the Ninth
District Court in and tor the Parish Of Point Cou-
pee to be appointed Administrator OF the Sue
cession Of
ADELAIDE SATAN. Widow Pierre Tio5illard.
deed. and that if no opposition is made to bis
demand in ten days after this date, he will he
appointed accordingly.
By order OF the Ninth District Court.
4. EGUANCHATD.
Poiate Colpee. Nov. !. 1853. Utv Clerk.
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MOTTO E

d. VIRTUE Of the Regulations of the Police
u Jury of the parish of Pointe Coupee, I will
offer at public sale. to the lowest bidder, at
Morganza. on the premises, ON
MONDAY. the 21st day of NOVEMBER, 1859.
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. the making of a levee on
the front Of the plantation of Aurora Morgan,
widow W. r. Falkner, fronting on the Mississip-
pi river, bounded above and below by lands be-
longing to the succession of the late Charles
Morgan. Sr.
Said work to be made in accordance with Arts.
PSI and 258 of the Regulations Of the Police
jury of this parish. The contractor to furnish
bond for the faithful performance of the con
tract.
JAMES COTTON.
n5 Inspector Isl Section 18th Ward.
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State Of Louisiana.

Parish of Pointe Coupee-Ninth' district Court.
VIM. Calnle*, far use Of ais. We. John \, Warren.
Nc. 2429.
DI virtue of and TO satisfy writ Of seizure and
- sale issued in the above suit and to me direc-
ted by the Hon. the 9th District Court in ana f0I
the parish and State aforesaid. TO satisfy plaintiff
demand and costs Of stit. I have seized, and VIII
offer at public sale al the Court House Oh
SATURDAY, tie 3Iday Of Dec, 1859,
at II o'clock a. m. all The right, title and inter
est that the defendant has in and to tho following
described property to wit
A certain tract of land situated in this parish,
and designated as the southwest quarter of sec
ton No. 10, in township No. 6, range 10, CON
tanning AS acres.
Terms and conditions of the sale:
Cash, nth Aprra'ssment.
SEVERN PORCEE, ShE.
Pointe Coupec. Oct. 20, 80.
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The People Speaking Cut.

The people Of the South, says the
Memphis Avalanche, are speaking out
in tones of thunder. In almost every
Democratic comfy meeting, resolutions
are passed harm9nizing with the views
and sentiments we have SO earnestly
advocated through these columns for the
last fourteen months. When we see
our sentiments thus echoed by the De-
mocracy of the country through their
public meetings, We feel that our day
of triumph is not far distant.
We have always believed that "truth
was o%mnipotent and public justice Ger
tain" and in all our conflicts we have
been consoled by the pleasing reflection
that the people were with us. In this
reliance weshave not been disappointed
for the honest masses are pouring
down upon Douglas and his miserable
design a consuming tide Of indigna-
ton.
For the purpose Of showing how the
Southern Democracy ioathe squattersov-
ereignty, we publish a few extracts. A
Democratic meeting was recently held
in Galloway county, Kentucky, and after
.denouncing the doctrines promulgated
by Douglas, it was
Resolved, That we regard the policy
advocated by the Hon. Stephen A. Doug
las, as suicidal to the best interests of
the South, and that we contemplate his
election to the Office of Chief Magistrate
of the United Estates, as a triumph of
the anti-slavery party, and that it is. the
sentiment of the free electors Of Gallo
way county, that it is of the utmost inn
portance to the we'll being of the South
ern States. to defeat and crush out his
~pretensions for the nomination of the
charleston National Demscratic Con-
yention.
A voice equally as emphatic and por-
tentous comes from Alabama. In Clark
county a few days since, the Democrats,
in a large, harmonious and enthusiastic
meeting, resolved
z. That we uncompromisingly con
denim themodious doctrine Of squatter
sovereignty promulgated by Stephen A.
Douglas, of Illinois, and that under no
circumstances would we support him Or
any II entertaining similar views, for
the Presidency of the United Stated.
DR.. Smith moved to strike the name
of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas from
the second resolution, as he was oppos-
ed to attaching SO much Importance to
his name. Not ~concnrred in.
On the 18th ult., a Democratic meet
ing was held in Perry, one Of the most
intelligent counties in Alabama. Some
OF the most prominent and influential
Democrats of the Stale participated in
the meeting. After able and elaborate
resolutions denouncing the dogma Of
squatter sovereignty, had been passed,
it was resolved
I. Entertaining these views, it is our
sacred duty to support neither Stephen
A. Douglas or any other man for the
Presidency of the United States whose
sentiments are opposed to the principles
contained in the foregoing resolutions.
1rSee advertisement of Mr.. Theo-
dose Chenevert. agent for sewing ma
in another column.
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XNTEED's Patent Sewing Machine. with It's
w late improvement, has no equal for sewing
leather and heavy plantation work.
Sloat's Patent Elliptic Machine. AZ a family
machine it never had an equal, never will have
a superior: it requires no certifeates-wastes
no thread on the under stitch. To see it is to
buy it.
THEODosE CIIENEyERT, Ag,t,
nT9-y False River.
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D.

rs HEREBY given that Thos. Castleton has
l. applied to the Ninth District Court in and fol-
the parish of Pointe Coupce. to be appointed Gu.
rator of the vacant Succession of Rev. r. A
Fee, decd, and that if no opposition is made
to his demand IN ten days after this date, he viii
be appointed accordingly. BY order of the Ninth
District court.
A. BONDY, Clerk.
Pointe Coupee, November 10, 1853.
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STRAYED-From the residence Of Mr.. Y. Ma
~ jor, at the New Road, on the night Of the 9th
inst. a BAY HORSE, about 8 years old; 10
hands high: right hind and fore feet white.
A liberal reward will he paid to any one
bringing the said horse to the undersigned. at
the Echo Office. x. CLOUET.
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State Of Louisiana.
Ninth District Court-farish OF Polnte Co'lpee.
IN The matter Of the succeSs1oa u
Adehide CarmoUcAe, deceased.
PURSUANT to an order to me addressed by
the Honorable the 9tEt District Court in and fer
the parish and State Aforesaid, |. the UNDER
signed, Sheriff, will Offer at public sale, On the
premises, on
THURSDAY, the 18th day Of DECEMBER, 80
between the hours prescribed by law. the follow
ing property, belonging to said succession to
wit:
Slaves,
Villencuve, mulattos man, aged about thirty
six years.
Felicie, a grjf woman, aged about twenty
eight years, and her three children, 10 wit:
Felix, q mulatto boy, aged about six years.
Jean Baptiste, q gritf boy, aged about t~o
An infant child, aged about fifteen months
EInilienne, a gritf woman aged about thirty
three years. and her three children, to wit;
Samuel, u negro boy. aged about hse
years.
Rosetta, a negro girl, aged about three
years.
Alexander, a negro boy, aged about one
Clara, a griff woman, aged about twenty-five
years.
Josephine, q arif girl. aged about nineteen
years.
NTovaDLeo@s
House Furniture, Cows and Calves, &C., dc'
Terms and Conditions.
The slaves-Onctourlh of 79-S0ths CASH aha
the balance: One-thifd payable the ISL gay %
March. 1861; one-third payable the lst day u
aI,.ol, / xc3. ard .fba i,lluurp the LIST uaF ia
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N. B.-Tllere are special apartments and Pro
tessors for bookkeeping. Perimansaip, Mathe
matics. German, French. Spanish. English, Lat
III. Greek, etc. 50 as to save the TlME OF huSinrsf
men.
Persons from u to co years attend to any
branch they MAY wish. and until as perfect d
they wish to be. There are, probably. not less
than two thousand Of its former students! in banks
| and business houses i'll this city.
Merchants apply here for clerks and book
keepers.
Country merchants, steamboat clerks, etc, can
learn in a few days to keep their books correct
", or write a free. handsome hand.
Catalogues with terms, opinions Of the press
and leading men Of the nation, etc, sent to all
who desire them.
This is the only chartered Commercial College
IN the Southwest and the Oldest in the United
States, and has stood for
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY
on lis own merits alone.
Board can be had with the Professors Or 9TH
er good families speaking English. French, Span
ism Or German, from So to ST per week.
n. BIO prevent mistakes Or impositions,
Students intended for this College should bring
this advertisement or special directions. as there
are every winter temporary ROOMS open Tor a
few months: all, of course, making wonderful
iiNt& 'h9 'EtiAt 'iih- "hi tSt'ii~ HibAL
plaeards to enliehten the people OF New Orleans
and the South. When three or more form clubs.
and enter at the same time, ten percent. viii be
deducted from tuition.
Ig~Citizens ald strangers are respectfully in
vited to visit the College aud judge for hem
selves. The city is perfectly healthy.
STocK.-lf, as is expected, the citizens in IA
vor of Southern practical education subscribe
as Literally to tlis HONE INSTITUTION as they ever
have to distant ones, the Agricultural and Ne
chanical Departments will lie at once put in OPP
Grafton, and the whole placed on a firm basis,
TO stand for ages as a permanent institution of
the South. and under the direction Of the Stock
holders themselves and the Trustees appointed
by the Legislature.
Stockholders can take the amount out in tu-
ition. The Trustees Of course can put any other
party at the head, if they deem best. The char
ter Is perpetual.
Gentlemen of the South. docs the plan meet
your appreciation? II SO, will you give it your
aid, and build up q HOME INSTITUTION with IL
thousand CT fifteen hundred students annually
ni9 RUFUS DOLBEAlf, Prest.