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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
LETTER FROM GOV. HOUSTON.

Sam Houston, Governor of Texas, has written letter
respecting his views the present crisis He had hop
ed have rel iced in the election Of conservative
didatc the Presidency and would have been satisfied
with Breckenridge lie regards the election of Mr.. Liu-
son is his constitutional endorsement by the electoral
college. Mr. Houston does not regard the fact of
Lucolns election as cause for dsuniou and revolution
The President elect viii be citizen, sworn ad-
minister the laws at the rk Of offending radical support
trs In doing this he must, Of necessity, fall back upon
the conservative masses o the country for support IL
he fails to DO this and n doing TO respect the South
and sustain her rights be must be hurled from power
When the time comes that he choose between the
loss of constitutional rights and revolution, Gov Hous-
ton will accep. revelation.
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SUFFERING IL MASSACHUSETTS,.

The hard tmca coRlinUc or rathGr increase, and our
merchants were never 10 shortened circumstances
than they the preAent time, and If there ia not
change tor the better soon there will be such iumbing
down of mercantile firms in this section as was never
known before.
While the merchants are thus affected the laboring
classes arc suffering equally with them. Many Of
heavy firms, owing TO the decrerse in business, have
been DBL ged TO either discharge n portion Of their
hands els put them half pay; few have adopted
the former while the Hier prsuO the latter course
Our manufacturers are constantly dischargrg hands,
mostly owing to the couniermanding of orders in con-
sequence OF the movements South.
Politics still eng osses the public attention If the
people South could but and feel the reaction which
takpg place in the Old Bay State, they would think
hesitate before proceeding too ias.
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ANOTHER LETTER FRoS EX-GOVERNOR JOHN

=
date for the Vcc.Presdcucy of the United States has
written a letter A. Belmont ESQ, Of New York, on
the present aspect OF alIirs. lie thinks the Southern
people are aroused aud cxaspcraied and that South
Carolina will be out Of the Union before the year
comes in She will be sustained if not followed, by
Florda, Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. golneGbng
must be done to gain time for reflection. The people Of
the South III I,main in the Uuon il permitted do so
and o. Joy their constitutional rights Mr. Johuson
up the total OF Southern grievance, and thinks the
South las been remarkably patieI III il relations Nih
the North. The North must promptly and decidedly
or the Union is cone.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI.

In the Senate OF Mississippi the following resolution
unanimously passed through the necessary stages,
and adopted
That the Governor be requested TO appoint as many
Commissioners in his judgment may be necessary to
visit each Of the slayeholdDg States aud designate the
Safe or States 10 which each Commissioner shall he
misioned, whose duty shall be to inform them that
this Legislature has passed act calling Convention
of the people of this State to consider the present threat
ening relations Of the Northern and Southern sections Of
the Conederecy aggravated by the recent election OF
President upon principles of hostility TO the Sa Of the
South and express the earnest hope of ssispp III It
those States will cooperate with f'r n the adoption Of
efficient measures for their mmpn defence aud saiesj.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
THE SECESSION FEELING IN LOUISIANA.

NEy ORLEANS, Dec. 10, 1860
The Legislature at Baton Rouge convened at twelve
o'clock TO day.
The Message Of Governor Moore was read. It RECON-
mends the immediate act of Louisiana bGore the in
auguraon of Lincoi that conference OF slave States
be held it Ris the right Of secession, and asks, half
million Of dollars to establish a Military Board TO buy
and dis ribute arms.
In the Senate a Convention ill was introduced
The House resolutions fix the time for the assembling
of the Convention early in JAM any. The preamble de-
cares the Northern Notification States have no right TO
vote for President
The Evening Pieay,ne retreats from its conservative
position and admits public opinion in Louisiana Is strong
ly in favor of secession.
The progress Of the revolution is more rapid than lis
most ardent prof and promoters expected. Lou
sana NAV be aded 10 the list Of States certain to
seeade Some hope was for while entertained that the
opposition disunion would gather force in New Or
leans aud other places where there is considerable po
puation from the Northern and Aidd; Safes but
ave learned from sources OF unQuesonable reliability
that these classes not only acquescent In tie course
of the majority Of the people, but earnes. for Sc
pAration rs any ether citizens in the State Fhe Bell
and Everett not behina the BreeknrdGe party
in this respect Senator Sdel has been satisfied Of this
state of things for time Snatcr Benjamin was OF
opinion before he here that there would be pow
eru resistance to the secession movement but since bis
arrival his letters from home leave 10 doubt the
prompt scion Of Louisiana.
u hr, Eeitt will leave for South Carolina on Tuesday
morning. He vii probably be selected by the Conven-
ton as Que Of the commissioners from the State latter
she has resumed her sovereignty to the federal govern
ment There is little felt by the represen-
tatlves a. veil private czens of South Carolina now
soournng here With regard 10 tha threats that have
been made by indslnct journals and others as 10 the
taking Of the federal Notifications and other property Of
the United States within the limits Of the State an
told on good authority that the strongest assurances
have been ysG 10 th0 administration, by gentlemen in
the highest position n Souta OafOIDe that no assault
and no hostile demonstration Of hpY Kind Will pe made
against the forts until fair and peaceabe adjustment OF
the matters in dispute between the State aud the United
States shall be arrived at provided that no reinforce
Inehis ase, IL thp meantime sent thither.
Mr.. Lamar viii also lesra OF THesday for Mississippi
he has been called home by feRq' belslsigg bsth ta
the cooperation aud the separate secession parties to be,
come candidate for the State Convention. His inlsI-
renee, patriotism, purity Of character and moderation,
will make him ussIu counsellor al this clsls. He has
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
A SOUTHERN CONVENTION RECOMMENDED By
GOV HOUSTON

circular has been addressed by the Governor olTex.
as 10 the Governors Of the other Southern Satcs cos
ing resoluiioas adopted hy the Texas Legislature last
winter in favor of convention Of the Southern States
whenever a majority OF said States deem il rcCessary
In transmitting the resolutions Governor Houston
marks
The present agitation throughout the country and par
cuary 10 the South arising from the election Pres
ient and Vice President upon sectional ssue, calls in
my opinion for the calm elaboration of statesmen The
assembling OF delegates from sovereign States in consul
ative character and within the scope of their co1stta
tonal powers, so presave he equal rights Of such
States in The U,ioh NAV reslt in the adoption OF such
measures Gs will restore harmony between the Two
ticrs of the Union With this hope commend the
closed joint resolution to your sdcraton and should
such convention be called WILL upon the receip. Of
information as the time and place Of It's resembling
Immediately order the election Of seven delegates TO
present Texas in the same.
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wAsnINaros. Dee. lO-ll:aO T. ".

WASHINGTON, Dec. lO-ll:30 T. N.
Everything is at this moment speculative respecting
national matters. There to be dead lock and
dead look on every side although the Senate debate
regarded as more favorable 10 compromise among those
Who hope for The safety Of the UniOn
The gloom which hangs over the vhols lana seems
deuscr and darker In the federal city than elsewhere
Mems iaces wear a sombre and melancholy aspect, and
the place has lost it, usual air Of peasantnCss Hotel
prOpretors shopkeeper property and those nu-
nerous families who have been in the habit of deriving
advantage from the presence OF Congress by keeping
boardefs, renting furnished apartments, and in a variety
of ways have rrason depore the disastrous effects OF
pocel agiiaon and think that if the suragcs of the
people Of Washington taken at this moment there
would be an anos. unanimous verdict Of condemnation
against politicians and selfish depagogues in all sections
Of the country The present condition of things here is
bad very baG the prospect s deporabe There are not
halt the ordinary number OF strangers in town. and those
who are here either have money TO spend or find 1t
necessary to practise stc; economy. The consequence
Il that there general stagnaon in business OF every
kind and the citizens Of the District therefore terri
bly, down in the mouth.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
THE FEELING IN TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI

The Philadelphia Inquirer has letter from travelling
agent OF mercantile house o that city written at Mem
phis, from which COPY
The collection Of debts due the North In Middle Ten
ncssee H. ic the present disturbed condition. impractical
ble and from what can learn, agents for Northern
houses have net no success worthy Of mention The
leading Of this sringency, may briefly sate arc
the failure OF the crops the secession excitement and the
great depreciation Of the paper currency OF the banks in
this and the adjacent Satcs
Previous to the rise of this disunon question: cotton,
the great staple Of these States sellg thigh prices
here in Memphis, and tie demand large, 10 fl or
ders then in hand aud waiting II is almost drug
in the market am crediby informed that there is
accumulated here over three millions Of dollars worth Of
this article awaiting The action Of the banks TO ship, and
this has, of course, made money tight in the cotton
gions
The dsunion sentiment here is really becoming alarm
ing aud is popular with the masses. The Bell leaders
strongly yocetng recession and the Brecknridge
cades have placed their interest In their hands
to advocate.
Ii il ratl dangerous travelling in parts Of
Mississippi They do not hesitate 10 disrespect a North
ern mar and in some places will not let him remain
uudi:lurbCd in their towns.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13

1--WE Subjects St 40 lat odd tion containing sssary
Il the tern la use EmonE n lary
2d Army Organzlon in Which The orgsnz Infantry
usNAhy AID Artillery els usied, together with an outline o
the u lee dNOh.f upJn the vaIious sta pli;mettt
I'D Arms and Ammunition, coutAl n csnIensed deye
Of the suit ID and use by ry Artillery and InfsGy
Of the day with directions prep ng the yaroui Kind
OF aa n.ur'ion for these
ih Lfa1iy Tsles embracing schools Of the Soldier
Company krmls ard gaitiion taken almost eaiirey
Ea1ees Tactics fer he United staes In this he
ing systes o Seou fo inaIt OF the line and o 1rdee
Light Infantry and k men adopted by The general govern
neni are e adhered 20 txeti cTe few sera IONS vhcA
30 as to supply and adapt them 10 the u' ia service
. h.. Tarset Pr ctice
6n Cavalry Tactics embracing the schools The Trooper the
Troop TIE squ .dron and e Regiment proper
eGii ,us fom the 4. $ Cavalry Tactics
Ih Artillery Tactics. embracing the manual o. The piece
he school OF The Battery taken Ion the UIted
Tactics.
Honors ne p,i by the iroopI taken from the general
9h yorn' OF Par4des, Review, Guaid Maunig Orders
Mp'e Koeff, GGaffs aiel ch ny from the Army Reg1a
iob Internal Organization 4 Companies the duties OF
Captains, taken nom The my Negotiations and drawn from
I'm Driei ia Camp aud Carbon Camps and Marches fom
!2.h Dulles STAT Depar ten., together h the n.e.
sary forms Of morning rePos ions. returns
ysrl orders bs the Infantry Cavalry aad
Artillery vi en- 10 action, are discussed
l4.n Cours haral embracing the orranzai-ps C,urs
the rules OF roeeiue the hadn together with
me he OF toe Jddge Advocate lhe fus of the for
Iaing the qoaT', ~
ah Mp.c embracing the various calls fr 6uy &c such a.
Geyile Tattoo breakfast Call Dlaner Cal, Retreat te &C.
l6'h. APp'nd'H, eon.rinng tn Articles Cf War.
Extract Pom be Report ofGsa " H. Rielac.oa Ar, Gem,
rHig GrgiAid, 10 He G0rsrrOr.
Msor Sll-am, graiust Of the United States Military
cost accomplished isecIans United satl5 Ih.ye carefully
examined h Manual for Volunteers and s and report tha.
ne, or that ever saw"
- xItuA Z.
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am informed that Mr. Bu, anan has teDdered the Of
fee of Secretary of the 81, asury Mr. Guthrie, 'xScc
re ary Of the Treasury under President Pierce and that
he has accepted by telegraph My authority IS OF so high
character that canaot doubt the report
Among other reports TO night TO the effect that
serious diculty is likely TO between two South
ern members of Congress IL is reported to have oiig
mated in consequences OF of the gentlemen referring
TO the other as a Loary headed oil traitor.
The debate in the Senate Gov. PowelFs resolution
was very interesting one and Senator DiNons remark
that much Of the present troubles Oceasioncd by
the utter ncrejuy Of the North about the real state OF
feeling at the South il the subject Of comment in high
cirrles tonight but the prevailing sentiment 10 nov
every here among the people that there has been talk
lak talk long enough aud the hour for action has arr
we'd
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-13
PASSAGE OF THE TEN MILLION TREASURY NOTE
BILL IN TIE not Sc.
POSITION oP SAM HOUSTON.

MR. COBBS LETTER 10 THE PEOPLE on
GEORGIi.
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RICHMOND WHIG.
THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
Resignation OF the Secretary of the
Treasury,
THE POSITION OF THE GREAT NORTH
WEST DEFINED.

Mr. Hawkins of Florida, Refuses to Act with the Commit
tee Of Thirty Three.
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CLOTHING.
DARRICOTT, HARRIS d CO.,
II2 MAIN STREET
VVAvE on hand large stock Of CLOTHING, such ~
HI Orl,n Beaver OvercOaa
Beaver do
ing ~ Whitney do
Dra5 Beaver GATracks
Black Pctersham DO.
Silver Mixed Cass suits
do
Nclvttecn Hunting Suits
Rark ana Brown French Cass Suits
BLACK and Fancy Oss fsnts
Hancy and Black Sk V,sts
Black and gaRey Velvet Ness
81 rts Collars, Socks AMI Ties
uLder Shir,s and Drawers
Poys' Clothing, chndreuS Ciothng.
For Bargains call on DARRlCOiT, HARRIS CO.,
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Vol Dem va, nearly 'o pages, GnI upward. Of sCo nIr,r.
lions. Price " 20.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1860-09-01
Prize a5 cents per Box; Five boxes for sloo.

Great numbers of clergymen, Physicians, ssates-
names to certify the unparalleled usefulness of these
remedies, but cur space here will not permit the
insertion Of them. The Agents below named fur
nish gratis our AMERICAN ALMANAC in which they
are given; with also full descriptions Of the above
complaints, and the treatment that should be fol-
lowed for their cure.
DO not be put off BY unprincipled dealers with
ether preparations they make more profit on.
Demand AYERS, and take no others. The sick
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NOTICE To PEsEEaiPlORs
Dss tsae Strand EfaeEaEer lssassd.

~raN sae 18th June 1860, Congress passed an Act
vat1 which is in the wordsaolowiug, to wit
' An Act recognizing the survey of the Grande
Cheniere Island, State of Lousiannt =, ~eved by
the Surveyor General, and for otI- r. purposes
Be it enacted By the Senate lid House of Repre-.
sesatires of The United States Of imeriea IN Con.
aress assembled, That the anomalous survey of the
Grarde Chenere IslaHI, in the South Western Dis
trlct of Louisiana, as az s9yed by R. W Boyd, Sur.
veyor General, On the 2ssS' Jay of February 1852,
be, and the same is hereby Ieoufrlnea, and persons
residing thereon at the dae-.S this Act who, accor-
dng 10 the preemptioh aaws nov, III force, would be
entitled to preempton, shall be Ilowed such right
on the lands referred to in this bill but such pre-
ference right shall be confined to the siuge subdivi-
sion of land upon which the party may reside, and
shall exceed in case I6O acres.
Approved 10th June 1850.
Preemptors residing on said Island, are hereby
notified that they file their declaratory state
rlents within three months from the date of the first
publication of this notice and prove up their claims
at any time before the day that may be fixed by the
President for the Public Sale of the land otherwise
their claims will be forfeited
r. BENGUEREL, Register,
JOHN PnsEY, Receiver
Opelousas, July 18th 1960-5m
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AnaE-EDyptEserItfc Remedy
For The cure and prevention Of sore
~ THE rURTTI;

YHSHE lnvariable success which has attended
IL the use Of his remedy in my hands, has IT.
duced me to place it within the reach of all. By
its use the disease whic has struck terror to every
heart is strpt of its danger-the mystery which
has heretofore surrounded it has been dissipated,
and it comes like many other affections within the
truth of the universal proverb, that for every dis
ease there is cuFe.o
l confidently say that the cure for Dyptheria
has been found and 1 now offer it to the public
with guarantee for its success.
This remedy is in form of syrup or Solution and
in piils-smaIl children will readily take the sy-
rup and larger will find but little taste in the
oIution-the pills are taken with both as they are
partly posed ofthe renedy-the hole forming
sonous maIady. Itnot only cures after it has ap-
peared, but prevents its extension, destroys its
violently contagious character and renders it harm
less even after it has entered family.
Many parents and other persons Joy full y
testify TO its merits and by its use horror of the
disease has given place to abiding confidence
in it's cure.
Like all other new remedies 1t will have to fight
its way against prejudice and jea'ousy-but to the
Discerning public say give it a fair trial and it
will need no other certificate than IT'S success.
Directions &c will be found on the wrapper Of
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For sale by p. L. Hebrard, and John Posey,
Druggists Opelousas and by all Druggists general
iy
Agents wanted every where Address c. a.
HARDY, at P. L. Hebrard or John Posey, Opslou-
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July 2sth 1s6o.-3m.
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Singers Sewing Machine Agency

HE undersigned has established at Washing.
IL ton, La: an agency for the sale Of Singers
Sewing Machines where be found at all times
supply of Machines manufactured by l. M. Sim
ger & co. of New York
The recent and important Improvements made
to the Singers Sewing Machine render them with
out exception. the best and most reliable Machines
now IN use7 and will fully guarantee our Ma
'nines, eGualsko any test that may be applied to
them They will sew with equal facility No. 2oC
cotton and the cearsest kind of thread in use? they
will sew the heaviest goods without getting out o
orter7 and we will fully guarantee the Singer Ma,
chine for three years. 4ae
Persons purchasing of us will be taught the use
of the same free Of charge.
Every description of machine needless silk, cot
ton and linen thread, and all articles required il
the of Sewing Mac hines on sale at
A. MILLSPAUGH, Book Store
and Post Office, Main street
Washington La july 2Sth 1860
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Fever and Ague,

from which mankind suffer oYer large part Of
the globe, is the consequence of diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous niasm OF
vegetable decay. This exhalation is evolved BY
the action Of solar heat wet SOIL and rises with
the watery vapor from it. While the sun is below
the horizon this vapor fingers near the earth sur
face, and the virus is taken with it through the
lungs into the blood. There 1t acts irritating
poison the internal vscera and excretlng organs
of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to
secrete not only this virus but also the bile from
the blood. Both the virus and the bile accumulate
in the circulation. and produce violent conshtu-
tional disorder. The spleen, the kidneys. and the
stomach sympathize with the liver, and shecoms
dsordered also. Finally, the instinct of our Or
ganism, as Il in an attempt to expel the noxious
Infusion, concentrates the whole blood of the body
in the internal excretories to force them to east 1t
out The blood leaves the surface, and rushes to
the central organs with cengestive violence: This
is the CHILL. But in this effort it fails Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the CEN
trail organs and rushes to the surface, as if in
another effort to expel the irritating poison through
that other great excretory-the skin. In this
aso it fails, and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted, and waits for the recovery of strength
to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or paroxysms of FEVER AND AaUR.
Such constitutional disorder will of course under
mine the health if it is not removed.
We have labored to find, and have found, an