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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-21

Given under my hand, at the city of Washing
ton, this 5lst day of January Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
JAMES BUCHANAN
BY the President:
5. A. SMITH, Comm'r General Land Office
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-21
Saddle and Harness Manufactorv

boCkEl, Manufacturer of Saddles. Har-
lies, ness Brides. Whips, Collars &c., corner Of
or,1ana vefce and sun Streets, Bayou Sara. La All
dona lae's :! promptly attended to. mB- Repairing
.'a "i'u heatness and dispatch. n27-v
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-21
JOB WORK
VI every Description Neatly Executed
at this office.
Grana Levee HoteI

KEPT BY P. G. MOURAIN
sHlS establishment is now ready for the ac-
i commodation of travellers and the public in
general The proprietor hopes, by attention to
business, to merit q share of public patronage
Good and attentive servants will be found al
ways on hand.
For the accommodation of Drovers. there is a
fine lot and pasture for horses, mules and cal
tie. EsPriees moderate.~G oI5-3m
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-21
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ID ay & Landry.

HERNITAGE
asE Just received and opened fine az
a.. sortnent of NEW GOODS. which thavyril1
sistlng IN part Of '''''-' 'cfils' eoh'
r p1y Goods, Clothing, Groceries, &c,
iAs' nave also fine and commodious
,t n 4 RE HO u Sc
81 T. g .aelr establishment, and are prepar-
storsse attend tothe receiving, forwarding and and
in ia III le convenience of persons TRAVELLING
R1AcsSSs Ss.lsfy, y we have HORSES and CAR,
sAo n5sss % are, at reasonable rates.
-------- DAY & LANDRY.
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The VILLAGE WAREHoUsF

~ i. TIE undersigned informs -
- a. public that he has opened G.
house mi / lalge and eommodious ware
asss,. =, ~ nat he is now ready to do all the
at tea *. I. for'carding q storing business
therefore solIsls. Sss aandng near Raecourci. He
the Village % w, ane patronage of the planters Of
public ii rnnssss assM Texas and Raceourci, and the
lotion, per bale. a. onAhdEss.
aaIs.,,p sagar, per hogsheadi 10 % cts.
f1fhas f1ses per barrel ~ !
s 'puce and nerchandize in proportion.
Village. Sent !, L. v. PORCHE.
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Dr. T. HENRy =. en, ruo,-

er Al Georuap apasIassanently settled on False Riy-
s0liei s5ara y q Islands, Esq, respectfully
seiaa nd snrro1h = she public patronage as Phy-
irom bis reesns ssan. Haring nearly recovered
@ resume bs accident, be will, D. v, be ready
ary, Issa. aas'es soon after the 1st Of Janu-
ian7-y
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-21

ABsINrHE-DRINKING IN FRANcE.-A late
Paris letter contains the following para
NH
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16


s To every rejecting mind, the
political aspect Of affairs, and the atti-
tnde ofthe two sections of our country,
are omni Us Of evil orrather foreshad-
dow tho not far distant day, when we
shall hayetwo governments, as we are
now two people. The music Of the
Union viii not check the career of
such an event conservatism viii not
stiae or bride it in its course. A dis
solution Of the government we regard
as inevitable. Such fate was appre-
hended and prophesied BY our fathers.
Tha potriots and sages Of the past, who
once stood on the pebbled shore oftime
and breatbed the inspiration of pass
ing years-heard as it were in the fu-
ture, its plaintiEe wall. We are forced
to this conclusion from the record of
the past, and the events Of The day
alike portent such a fate. And why do
we think thus? Is not the Church Of
the omnifce and immaculate God al
ready divided Are not the bonds of
kindred faith, hope and charity, broken
Are not the sentiments of the people
upon the great question-the institution
Of Slavery, which is interviewer with
every thread and fibre of our existence
as wide as the poles Don't the North
inculcate and infuse into the hearts o
the rising generation feelings of hostil-
ity to US and our Institutions !? Have
they not divided the Church and aImos
the State Religious fana.icisn al
ways accomplishes It's object, or de
: stroTs itself: but they have the major
lity and can, as it pleases them. benz
/ Their course aad force their way. Shal
we submit Z Patriotism answers, Nc
What then should we do DemaB,
| fnr once, aud for all time to come, th
full measure of our rights not onl
the protection of the stars and stripe
over US and our property in the ter
ritories, but also in the States while W
are passing through its broad domain
Upon refusal to grant Us our right
fight still the last armed foe expires.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

n One Of the great evils Of our
present rnisdirected system Of education,
is that ofovertaxing the brain of pupils
by toomany studies at once. Like the
person in the play they remember a
mass of thugs bnt nothing distinctly I"
When We see half grown girls bending
under the weight ofan armfull ofbooks,
we pity the fashionable ignorance which
can uphold a system attended with such
depIorable evils. II the muscles are
oEertasked by merely carrying such a
load of 70 them) worse than useless
lumber, what must a brain suffer in an
attempt to master their contents r.
When win people learn wisdom, instead
Of remaining the wiling dnpes Of fash
ionable folly ?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

LEAP YEAR. This being leap year
We trust the number Of unfortunate
bachelors will decrease. A venerable
female fossil, who was giving the reason
to her niece as to why she was so '.fear-
fully mad" thus advises: My dear.
half the men who are worth anything
are too shy to propose. OF those who
do Pop the question, as the process is
vulgarly bat expressively called, City
per cent have sinister motives in asking
the question whose solution decides tie
happiness or misery of girl. Why
don't The girls prOpo e, in the pretty
modest manner | have pointed out -
There would be fewer bleak old maids
in the world if they would take heart
of grace and act according to the rules
I have set down for them. Fewer
cases of withered hearts, frost bitten
noses, and favorized macaws and petted
tom-cats. When iteomes to your time
and turn, my Louisa, do you propose al
I have hidden you"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
sHERTFFts SAFE.

otate of Louisiana, Parish Of Bossief.
- In the District Court No. 1886.
lessee Saxton VS. James ODaniel.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias is-s
sued out Of the Honorable the District
Court of the Parish of Bossier, in the
above entitled suit and to me directed.
| have seized and viii proceed to sell
at public auction, at the Court houso
door In the town of Bellevue. Barish
of Bossier, on the first SATURDAY.
the 7th day of April, A. D. ls6O, be-
tween the hours Of 10 o'clock A. N.
and 4 P.M.. the following described
properey, to-wit
The east half of the northeast quar-
ter of section thirty-fve (35l aud the
west half of the northwest quarter Of
section thirty SIX 1861 all in township
twenty-three t23) of range eleven tlll
containing one hundred and sixty
24-0O acres.
Seized as the property Of James o.
DanieE and to be sold to pay and sat
isfy the writ issued in the above en-
titled salt.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with be nehs .
appraisement-
Bellevue, February D, 1860.
PHIL0 ALDEN,
ms f;ts s16 Sheriff.
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STrrESSTON NOTICE.
n34 $3.50

State of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.
y Clerks Office 18th District Court.
Notice is hereby given that Isabella
e. Afford, tutrix Of the minor heirs OF
James w. Afford, deceased. has this
day fled in the Office Of said Clerk her
final account as tutrix aforesaid. Now
therefore, this is 10 admonish all per-
sons concerned, that if opposition is
not made thereto within the time pro-
seribed by law, the said account will be
homologated and made the judment of
the Court.
Given under my hand and seal of
of Office. at Bellevue, this the 25th day
of February A. D. 1850.
THOS. n. BRADEN,
n36 SITS &6 Deputy Clerk
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
AFR.e Az JUsrreg.-Ar recent traveller

AFRte An JUsFIeE, "A recent Traveller
has describes his interview with an
African aagib, or justice in open court
The frst case that came off was be-
tween a kiatib sriter aaa a fellah.---
The felEah had carried off the kiatib's
wife, and declared she was bis, while
the woman recognized them both The
nagib heard both parties, and ordered
the woman to beIeft haitian hour. The
next case was between a feksi iFuiter)
and zibdia IA buttermaH. The latter
was covered with butter, while the
other was Intact. The fraiter said: 4
went to buy butter Of this man and to
! pay for it. | pulled out my purse full
of coin, the money tempted him, and
he shouted 'ThieYes!' and seized my
hand whereupon We came straight to
thee" To this the butterman replied :
This man came to nv shop to buy
butter. When I had filed his nouba,
he said: Hast thou change for a
dollar !" Iput my hand in my pocket
and pulled out a handful Of change
which | laid on the counter. lie
seized it and was going off with my
money and my butter when I stopped
| him, and came with him here" Both
swore by Mohammed TO the truth o
their Story, and the nagib also ordered
them to return in half an hour. At the
expiration ofthat time he returned tt
the hall and delivered judgement. Ell,
told the kiatib that the woman was hi
: and gave the other party fifty flows 0
the burbash. Then be gave the fruit
erer his money, and applied the sam
dose of stick to the butterman. Gu
author was curious TO know how b
: arrived at these decisions, and it wa:
i simple enough He had taken th
|, the woman into his room and bidde
? her to fill his inkztand, which she di
d without spiIling a drop, hence she wa
used to it, aud must belong to the kiati
2 As for the money question that va
] : rather more complicated but it wa
placed in bowl of water, and thel
II was not the slightest trace Of. greas'
> Now, bad it belonged to the butterma
d it would have been necessarily greas
as he was all covered over with battel
J SO this plainly proved him scamp"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

R The Nashville Union d Amer
lean is one Of the best States Rights
Democratic papers Published in Ten
nessee. Il Is Democratic to the core
plain aud outspolxen. Published by
]. o. Griffith d Co, al S. dollars daily.
IS tri-weekly, and ~ weekly.
We like tbs Union Il American for
its noble and fearless exposure of The
secret enemies to The South, who fain
would hide bebind The mask Of con
servalisrn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

H Lola Internationally remarks
to young gentlemen: 'tYou ought to
know that there are four things which
mere or less interest q lady--a parrot,
a peacock. monkey, and a man; and
the nearer you can come in uniting
these about equally in your character,
the more viii you be loved This is q
cheap and excellent recipe for making
dandy, creature which is always
an object of admiration to the ladies'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
pa Mr.. Yeatman. Of Virginia. b,

pa- Mr.. Yeatman, Of Virginia, be-
fore the COMMITTEES Of the Legislature
ON the aoyster fundun," estimated the
number OF vessels engaged IN the oys-
ter trade at two thousands FIVE hundred
aggregate tonnage one hundred
thousand. From Mr. Us data, eleven
millions nine hundred Thousand bushels
are annually taken from the Chesa.
peake Bay.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

EE We aTe indebted to tho pub
fishers for q copy Of CasseIl's Illustrated
Family Bible THIS work is truly !
magnicent one; evary page contains a
large wood engraving accompanied
with oopiors notea 1t it IS printed
neatly, on good substantial paper, and
is gotten up in line order. Published
semi-monthly. The 1st and 18th q
every month, at Is cents a No. or one
dollar and fly eenss for six months
three dollars per. annum. Send On Is
cents and procure enc copy as speci'
mon, and if gou do not pronounce its
good work We are nightly mistaken
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

n Governor Magofin has vetoed a
bank bill passed. by the Kentucky Leg
islature, and in his. message uses the
the following language:
s'The Bible says, Lead us not into
temptation, and it is a very significant
prayer, l would add, Tempt us with
no more banks, but from them good
Lord, deliver US"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

A DESPERATE AND FATAL AFFRAF.-
On monday last, in Franklin County
Virginia. Mr. Vincent Witeher, vel
known as Wing leader ia thai State,
for years-a man in his roth year, met
three brothers By agreement, who had
married bis nieces, to take dispositions,
connected with suits for divorce between
some ofthe parties. A quarrel ensued,
and the three brothers fred as many as
ttoenty-ons shots at Witcher, with Be-
golrers, none Of which took effect
Witcher stood firm and nndaunted, shot
down two of the men, and as the third
took to his heels, be fred on him and
killed all three Witcher went at once
before the Jastice-was examined, and
discharged. His mode If diroreiHg is
very expedious one, and saves the
Courts of a great deal ofIaborl- Knox
vile Wing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

Ba- Irish laborers in this country
are the most free-heartel and generous
people in the world, send home two or
three millions of dollars every year to
help their relatives. Did any one ever
have an Irish friend who would not
share with him bis last dollar in the
honr Of need a-Ex
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
SUrrESSTON NOTICE.

cstate Of Louisiana, Parish Of Bossier.
- Clark'so Office 18th District Court.
Notice Is hereby given that Anderson
I'll. Hollingsworth tutor for Caleb ,.
Williams, has this day fled in the office
Of said Clerk, his second annual &C
count as tutor afores said. Now, there
fore. this is to admonish all persons
concerned. that if opposition Is not
made thereto within the time proscFlb-
ed by law, the said account will be
homologated and made the Judgment
Of the Court.
Given under my hand and seal q
Office, at Bellevue, this the 18th day o.
February a. .. 1860.
az gtsa6 Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

~ Only three Of General Jackson's
prominent officers at the battle of New
Orleans now survive, viz: Gen. VIM.
%. Butter, of Kentucky, Maj. Scotland
of Miss, and Col. A. P. Hayne, Of
South Carolina.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

~ The Austrian commander Of
Mantua lately published proclama-
ton, in which he took occasion to re-
commend the use Of erinoline. The
next Sunday nearly all the italian la
dies went to church without their erin
oline, TO show their dislike of the Aus
triIian rule.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
~ It has been observed that th.

~ 1t has been observed that the
fires which have occurred 30 frequently
in vessels laden with cotton, have been
confined principally to ships in which
the convex lights called bulls eyes are
popularity. The theory based on
these facts is, that the bulls eye acts a
q burning lens whenever the sur
chances to shine through it, and vii
ignite any combustible article that lie
within its focus
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

or A clergyman praying at ? camp
meeting ia a most fervent manner for
the devil 10 be curtailed J; jealous old
negro man loudly exclaimed, Amen
YES, bless God, cut lie tail smack smooFe
off i"-Ex.
This somewhat reminds us Of ne
gro prayer We heard not long since
Said the penitent. Oh Lord make US
all luke warm christians. Give US the
perseverance of Abraham, Isaac and
JaeobT'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

" A young lady says that man
Is "a thing to waltz with, a thing to
take one to amusements, to laugh al. to
be married to, to pay ones bills, to keep
one comfortable"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

~ An Irishman went TO live in
Scotland for short time, and didn't
like the country. 7 was sick all the
time / was there. says he. 4and # Tshad
lived there till this time I'd been dead
a year ago
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16
Tie a9enocratie state conrentlen.


Tho Democratic State Convection
sghich met at Baton Rouge, on Moaaay
the 5thinstant, to appoint Delegates
to the Charleston Convention, eleeted
the following named gentIemen-One
from each District for the State at
large, and two from each Congression-
al District
First District, E. Lasere, at large !;
E. Lawrence, and F Il. Hatch for the
District.
Second Distriet-R. Taylor. at large;
j. Tarlton and D. D. Wishers, for the
District.
Third District-A. Talbot, at large,
]. A. Mediation and Charles Jones, of
Catahoula, for the District.
Fourth District-R. A. Hunter, at
large B. w. Pearce and a. Mouton,
| fer the District.
The nominations were confirmed by
the Convention.
/ The following electors and sub-elec-
tors we're then nominated and agreed
to. to-wit
First District-o. Rosseau and P.
Lacoste.
Second District-Bernard Avegno,
and c. D. Yancy, of New Orleans.
Third District resimondy Landry
and f. s. Goode.
/ Fourth District-B. 3. SiHunes, ant
/, j. LePlanc.
i Fifth Distriet-Jules Oliver, ant
/ John K. EIgee.
] Sixth Distriot-Wm. VI. Levy an'
a VIM. r. Peck.
The seventh and last resolution wa
read as follows:
Resolved, That while refusing in
structions to our delegates, in the de
u sire that they may proceed to Charles
! ton untrammeIled. yet the Democrac
l. of Louisiana having the utmost con
1t fdence in the patriotism, ability. an
II craftsmanship of the Hon. John Slidei
v consider him eminently qualified 70
: the Office Of President of the. Unite
: States.
A few pop-gun politicians moved |
= strike ont this resolution, but it v,
a of ne effect; lost-ayes 81, nays 20
le This is as It should be; these defet
ID tive, miserable enemies TO Mr.. Side
at attempt to bring themselves into N
tice by opposing him, and are treat'
at with contempt as they should be.
a. There is an aneedote told Of a puI
), by that barked OF tho moon-the mo,
continued TO shihe. the same as ever
Z TIE Heron, Gray & Co., faeti,
. amounted TO just nothing at all. T.
''t last accounts report these individus
ad looking rather down in the mouth.
us 1t is supposed that the famous Iette
TT. writer, Fl. Z. P, Of Sparta, will wi
sa- another Ietterto the Southern Sentin
cir and after that contribute to Bonnel
nj Ledger weekly, at an enormous sum
exceeding whisky and cigar mone
\ ct least.
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-eurHEas aTEaArURE.

est upon The Sorth for Der literature I
Ee hope not, but such really seems
u te the case. This theme has been
dewit upon BIZ newspaper editors from
tbe time : whereof the memory Of
man run1sth short" and Jet i: has
done but little good, if any. People
q: the South are too easily ggilsd they
prefer, to some extent, to patFonize and
support their hostile enemies at the
North in preference to that of their
friends and co laborers at the South.
We are supplied With Southern Litera-
tnre and Southern Newspapers of the
irst order, and all they lack is South
ern support.
Its matter Of profound astonish-
ment, that Southern men win pirate
about Southern Rights and South eFn
independence, and yet daily send then
money to the North for such swill-brotl
biige- water literature as is contained il
Boomers New York Ledger, Franz
T.eslis's illustrated publications, the n
Y. Mercury, Independent, Balloons Dos
ton Abolition publications, as well a
many others of a kindred nature ; Il
the utter neglect, and Notifying i'm
poverishment ofbetter journals at home
and friendly to orr dearest interests
Why are these things done Il is no
because we have nothing Of the kin
! in the South. True, as yet, We haT
nothing to equal some of these publies
liens in the way of blood and-thunde
! illustrations, but this is easily accoun
ed for. It is simply because the Sout
neglects to support her own publici
tions. And vet, there is plenty Soutl
: ern literature, in all its branches, rigl
al our doors, nLich would IN time &
e exceed anything the North possib
: could produce, if it only received Il
patronage 50 justly deserved. There
foolish notion prevalent in the Sou
that we cannot furnish as good liter
lure as can come distaaee-from Il
Yankee emporiums of New York al
Boston. What bigeted idea /! B
ii will prevail to certain extent.
y Then there arc those who think th
Y the South cannot produce literature
~ cheap as the North can. What
: absurd idea! We can do it as chez
if not cheaper. Ia the first place.
the South would refuse to suppi
Northern literature, it would be boz
! to decrease cutting Of the enorm1
profits received by Southern suppc
i Tie Yankees are loo stingy and. .clo
j listed TO support the literature at ii
!. own doors, and if the South doese
= do it, ii won't be done at all. Thil
ii the plain fact; and ii is time that
eli South should seriously consider The II
ii ter. Let US no longer support tn
Who are deadly embittered enem;e:
our dearest and most sacred institute
sr We have as good literature at the So
IFS as at the North. Let ever Sou
M erner cut loose, even for ore year, Fl
e these Northern journals, and bestoW
bJ patronage upon some good publicai
" at the South, and he will soon "
wonderful effect it will have upon
for improvement Of our own literature.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-16

% The editor of paper out west,
who just failed; says be did it with all
the henor of war, and retired fom the
field with colors fying-the sheriff
Gag Auttering from two windows and
the door!