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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
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Mt. Shadburne's letter willappear in our next

IL i Z 4 s + 4 IS
! The MlssIssrrrl RIvER.-The Mississippi river
isnow rising very rapidly along its whole line. In
the lower valley the river begins to excite serious
apprehensions. AT Point Couple, for seyeraldays,
ithas been risingat the te+of twelve inches in
twenty four hours The rise has been quite as
great just above this city, e
1 At the present moment, the river opposite New
Orleans presents an angry, trbid, tumultaons as
'pect The waves sweep along with great power
The surface of.he stream, brokeninto greatmhirls
aor eddies, losses about the heavy drift wood as
feathers are driven by the breeze. a
We do not yet anticipate a great food, hutthere
is enough Of warning for all to prepare to resist
serious danger We viii continue to live under
more or less Of apprehension until we shall have
adopted eyee systcm that fully meets the neces-
eities Of the h. case. Piea, ure jan 81,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Delegates to the Charleston Dem
ocratic Convention.

| The annexed resolutions emanate from
the Louisiana State Central Democratic
Committee and it is important that Demo
Gratis throughout the State should take
due notice of them.
We learn that insidious, laborious, con-
slant efforts have been made for some
time past to get majority Of the State
Democratic Convention favorable tosthat
Sauatter Sovereignty heresy, which nine-
tenths of the masses Of the party condemn
and repudiates and favorable TO- instruct.
ing the Charleston delegates to vote for
the candidate who represents that odious
doctrine.
We hope that due and seasonable care
will be taken by the Democrats OF our
own tried and trusty Parish to send nine
such delegates to the Baton Rouge Con-
vention on the 9Th Of March as will not
|misrepresent them nor take such course
as will invite insulting dictation from any
quarter. Let it be borne in mind that the
Charleston Convention Of next April will
be the most important political assem-
IbIage ever convened on this Western
continent. On the prudence Of its course
depends the integrity Of the Democratic
party and on the wisdom of its selection
will depend the success Of the party, the
preservation Of our confederate system
and the avoidance Of civil war. We hope
the wisest, firmest and most influential
men Of the Democratic party OF Louisiana
will be there as delegates. We hope the
schemes Of sore-headed and time-serving
Easpirants will rot cause the mischief they
seem now to threaten. We hope that all
persons who have attempted to dictate
tenets for the party will be rebuked, that
all insolent factions which send bogus
delegates will be rebuked by having their
representatives promptly and incontinent-
|ly kicked out,--that all who claim the
universal Democracy as subject to their
dictation will go away from it with feas
lin their ears and little more sense in
their heads than they took there.
The faithful Democracy Of Rapides will
support the Charleston nominees beyond
| all doubt or skeleton Of q doubt but il
becomes them to have their due share in
! the selection Of members of the body
which is to nominate him.
The resolutions of the Central State
Committee are as follows
Resolved That it is hereby recommended to The
Democrats Of the several Parishes Of the State e
elect delegates to State Convention to be held al
Baton Rouge, on Monday the 5th March next, fol-
the purpose Of appointing delegates to the Nations
Democratic Convention, to be held at Charleston
4 on the 2Sd Of April next.
| RESOLVED, That the delegates be elected on {
basis of one delegate for every one hundred votes
and one for each fraction offfty votes and upward
east at the last general election for Governor.
Is j. B. COTTON, President
| HI. HuNrry Secretary Ia "a ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

To- MI. HINES, our District Attorney
returned a few days since, from Avoy-
Giles, having attended to the prosecution
of the slaves charged with the murder Of
their master, Mr.. Normand Two of these
were sentenced to be hung on last Satur.
Aday--tlie other enc not being involved in
the murder was sentenced toa mildel
punishment for assisting to secretly bury
the deceased.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
ass- In the recent election for Distris

= I5sES III t'iV WV TOT i51otiINV
Judgeinthep parishes Of Gaddo and DeSoto,
the candidates were Judge Roland Jones,
Of Caddo, and Mr. Elan, Of DeSoto. Mr..
Jones' majority .iai4his parish was s27.--
NJ. Elam's majority IN his parish was sl9
Jones elected therefore by 5 majority
to fill the upeypired term Of Judge Ores
well resigned.
The people exhibited little int, rest in
The eiectiun, and the vote was sm,'s,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
For. SALE. .

.IDUSAWAY committed to the Jailsostssp
III idss Parish on. soth January, 1880,
certain negro man Of dark complexion, u
feet high, thrty.6ye years old, rahsl gs0e lA'n
stout aJle bodied man, slight hlcsnisa ~ nv IA
tile cheek hone under his left eye. le sag ~
name is LlTTLET0N, that be bs!2pgs y M H.
Leatlerman Who resides ueaf Wpodylile, j. a1.,.
but that ri thetiae beranavay Thursday zo'i -.
uary, he vas working ~ MS Emily h,ag ., III
tationir Cataliaala Parish, on Back lase1 as0N
seyen miles below Trinity; e.....a r,.,s
TIC owner il nptiaea 10 come forward, pro-. s.s
propertv nav Charges aud take him away othefs'''
- NIX a,' ~, - is'ss ISRAEL G0REE. Jalof.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
CALL FOR A PARISH CONVEN.
& TION,

2s The Democratic voters of the several Precincts
are requestedto hold Primary Meetings on
Saturday, 18th inst,
and send up Delegates to the Parish Convention to
b held in Alexandria on the following
Saturday, 25th February,
for the purpose Of sending Delegates to represent
the Parish OF Rapides in the State Convention at
Baton Rouge on
Monday, 9Th of March next.
Rapdes poled S92 votes for Governor, and is
consequently entitled to nine Delegates in the State
Convention.
Each Precinct is entitled in the Parish Consen-
sion to one Delegate fo every 20 Democratic votes
east for Governor in the last election, and one
additional for every fraction of ten and over; as
follows:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

eas- The Legislature after an adjourn
ment Of week to permit the travelling
committees to make their reports re-
assembled on Monday 9th inst
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

h- Messrs. WlsEnILL & Bios adver-
tisement will be found inits appropriate
column. Iherefrom it viii be perceived
that in order to make room for q Spring
Stock, they will be selling off at cost
during the month Of February.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

BAyJo-We direct attention to, the ad-
vertisement Of this welEknown steamer
i that annually makes tripsnp Red River,
1t will be here on lltllsinst.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

bD See Mr.. HENARIE's advertisement.
The WAKE up and Morning Call 'is the
latest agony. M
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

ea Pennington the Speaker, isseems is not
the !" American Republican, who was in Congress
when Mr. Banks was elected Speaker.
That was a, NJ 9. Pennington brother. OF the
Speaker, Mr. William Pennington.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

ag- See Third and Fourth pages
for reading matter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

m Jetar R. Riggs, whose vote elected penning-
ton is from the largely Democratic 40, Congress
sional District of New Jersey. In Sc It gave
Buchanan majority over Fremont Of s42s--and a
majority over both Fremont and fillmore Of 1881.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08
HOW TO SAVE THE UNION.
A Voice from the Tomb Of 9 Pa
triot Statesman.

In the course Of a speech delivered in
the q. S. Senate, on the 4th of March,
1850, by JoHN O. CALHOUN, occurs the fol-
lowing passage, which is as appropriate
to the present time as to the crisis ten
years ago:
Having now, Senators, explained What it is
that endangers the. Union, and traced il to its
cause, and explained its nature and character, the
question again recurs-How can the Union be
saved? To this answer, there is but one way BY
which it can be--and that is-by adopting such
measures as will satisfy the States belonging to
the Southern section, that they remain in the
Union consistently with their honor and their
safety. Their is, again, only onesway BY which
this can be effected, and that is-by removing the
causes by which this belief has been produced.
Do tbs, and discomfort will cease-harmouy and
kind feelings between the sections be restored
and every apprehension Of danger to the Union
removed. The question, then, How can this
| be done But, before undertake to answer this
question, Ipropose to show by what the Union
cannot be saved IS $50
| 1t cannot then, be saved by eulogies on the
Union, however splendid or numerous. The cry
of" Union, Union-the glorious Unioni : can no
mere prevent disunion than the cry of Health,
health glorious health! "on the cart Of the physi
clan, can save a patient lying dangerously ILL., So
long as the Union, instead Of being regarded as a
protector, is regarded in the opposite character,
by not much less than q majority Of the States, it
will be in vain to attempt to conciiate them by
pronouncing eulogies on it. s..
Besides this cry Of Union comes commonly from
those whom we cannot believe to be sincere. 1t
usually comes from our assailants. But We cannot
believe them to be sincere for, if they loved the
Union, they would necessarily be devoted to the
Constitution. Itmade the Union, land to destroy
the Constitution would be to destroy the Union.
But the only reliable and certain evidence of devo
ton to the Constitution u.s. to abstain, on the one
hand, from violating it, and to repel on the other
all attempts to violate it. 1t is only by faithfully
performing these high duties that the Constitution
can be preserved, and withitthe Union"
: L - 7ssF y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

a1- See DR.. LEES /" Dental Notice"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

s ANOTHER VETo.--Goy. Stewart. Of Missouri, has
refused to sign the bill passed byits Legislature for
the exclusion of the free colored population from
that State ltappears that Gov. Perry, of Florida
has also declined to sign bin Of like character,
Excluding the same class of persons from Florida.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

TyD1ay ri; BBER BANDS from 3 to IL men
E.witie fer sale al =
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-08

BY order of the Parish Executive Committee.
Alexandria, February lst 1860.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
AUSTRIA.

The Vienna correspondent of Tie Times, in a letter
dai ed the ed says:
The German part Of the population Of Austria ia ex-
tremely dtsifous 10 have General Constitution for
the empire hut it is not likely that boy will have one
In arstoerstic circles il is related but sm unable TO
soy Nth What degree Of rut that the Emperor plainly
TO the Grand Duke OF Hesss I'd that he would
grant a constitution % his )ects when he ceased to
wear asword, "bus6ot before Very similar lau,
guage Is used by The high military men who have the
ear Of the Emperor, and it may therefore safely be
CONCLUDED that Austria is the eve of very gren
crisis
The IurgariaDs are resolved 10 recover their coust-
iutonal rghs and privi GEES and it ID ceraiu that they
calcua'e On assistance IL o. abroad. great deal OF
FTe eli gold i in crcuil alton in Hungary sud il is
strongly suspe leo t0It large quantities OF arms ave
recently been smoCgled into the country only ia
tie Milne Of hosuth again in the months of the people
but fsw days ago the authorities iad hands on Kos.
ruth DOes' Of the nominal value of 1000 forms
Travellers who return from Hungary state that the a-
labisL Of thet coUntrg APPEAR to be qqlt Indifferent
to What ia 8io aud doue Ia the Rechsr4h The recon
Citation between the Magyss and Souh Slave. II sad
TO be "p'rfe,t." Recently, several "iu disposed"
F.TsCns have been arrested in the Voivodina aud at
once tran fporled to the interior Of tia Empire.
Great preparations ere being made for tue defense Of
Nenelia and the coast Of Dsm4ta, wh is much more
likely to he attacked by Garbadi than 'stiia W ioh
toms pant q ihe German federal territory. Finne
belongs 10 tbo maritime OF Croatia and oonss-
qn-Iuy tce8 not enjoy tho protect Of ths Blld.
The Austrian shp--Oi-war are gfb5mblipg 40 LISA,
Where there is d very large and fe,Gre hnDor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
FRANCE,

Pans Friday Evening.
The Pa'e denies tue reported departure Of the Pope
from Rome.
The Same journal slgo SAYS:
ho military division Of Lyons will proseod imre-
oately 10 Rome 10 reinforce tLs corps Of oc,rl.
ilp.'"
dt-lanle o. the Emperor II Russia uressp.fd +, bis
htjcty the Emperor Napoleon Ill, on mo 97lI iost
icnr mspuih, cut horses sent 10 bic Marcy by the
rD,r Alexander.
lie hoJrts were selected by the Emperor Alex l,4e,
hnsef and ere acoon panied 10 Paris By veterinary
sWgeon, four lus1ats, aud non, commissioned oli,r
Of the imperial Guard
TIE Emperor expressed bis admiration q, the beauty
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
FROM EUROPE.

Una Africa Captain Shannon, from Liverpool on the
s.sr,a Of the 18th uls- AID Queenstown on the 80
s,,ives at this port Friday afternoon. The prin'
;,sl part Of her news came BY telegraph from Cape
Race.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
NEW york DAILY TRysuNE, SATURDAY oCToRAR 49, 1860.

Of The 81 iuals and sen, courteous acknowledgment
of the present.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
For the Spectator.
Presiding Justice.

The late Presiding Justice OF the County Court
Mr.. Massie-havng declined Reelection to
the Magstracy, the Court will be called upon at
the June term, to elect some other man to that
Office. The duties of the place require COM
b,nation Of qualities for their proper discharge
not often met with. Without intending to di :
parage Others, it may be safely affirmed that no
member of the County Court possesses higher
degree of qualifications than Major j. Marshall
McCue. He is man of greet INTEL gence, good
judgment, frmness urbanity of manners, and of
answering integrity. Ald in addition to these
indispensable characteristics. his business capac-
ity is very great. Can the Court, therefore, do
better than to elect Major McCue? We think
not and therefore beg most respectfully to bring
his name to the attention of the newly elected
Court.
He has rendered the county large amount of
public services heretofore and ought to be lDvit-
ed to this honorable position now. AUGUSTA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
SECOND EDITION OF
HISTORICAL EVIDENCES OF THE
TRUTH OF THE SCRIPTURE RECORDS,

With Special reference to the Doubts and Discoveries
of Modern Times. BY GEO. RAwL1NsoN, NJ A.
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The sale of the drst large edition of this work. in
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voice of the press is also explicit in its favor
few specimens may be given:
'The consummate learning judgment and general
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Herodotus, are exhibited in this work also"-Nostb
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In its special application of secular history to the
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est and value for Biblical students which be hard
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The volume is great advance upon anything be-
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''Ns important work in vindication of the
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
ial LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF
REV. DANIEL WILSON, ID. D.,
LATE BISHOP OF CALCUTTA,
With Portrait, Illustrations, and Map of hi

With Portrait. Illustrations, and Map of his
Travels.
BY REV. JOSIAH BATEMAN.
Royal oct. Cloth. So.
1t will at once take rank among the best Memoirs
of modern times Its subject was great and good
man, foremost leader among the eminent and most
useful men of this century The biographer has exc
the reader is brought into acquaintance with the
statesmen and philanthropists of England and with
prominent military officers and civilians in India
Life in Indla in all wonderful variety is finely
portrayed both before and during the late mutiny.-
The Christian will be charmed by the earnest plety
which everywhere pervades the volume, aud the gen.
era reader will be attracted by its wonderful stores OF
information. ~ - ~ - ~ So
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
For the Spectator
ElliOttsS Knob.

Capt. Polmer gives notice to the ladies and
gentlemen of the county in general, that there
will be grand picnic furnished by the ladies,
on Elhot's Knob, on the 18th day OF June nexI,
and flag erected To the ladies. The road will
be ill good repair. We would lik. to zee Capt
Imboden aud Capt. Baylor and their respective
Companies up We expect hear speeches
from several gentlemen npon subjecfs OF ;heIr
own choice. The editors of . aunton are invited
with pen 10 hand Capt. III ody and Capt Frk
will please give loud and long salutes with their
whistles whilst passing the summit.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29

The RICHMOND CONVENTION The leading
Southern papers repudiate The address issued by
leading Southern Denocratic members OF Con-
gress in favor of The seeding delegates coming
TO Baltimore, and not holding the Richmond
Convention ualess subsequent events should rem
der it necessary. The Cotton STATES will IN
doubtedly meet again in convention al Rich
mopd Oh Tie 41th OF Jene, but the diversity OF
opinion among them as 10 the proper course to
pursue is so great that it is difficult to imagine
what will be the result, though the probability
is that they will continue in session aud wait the
Result OF the Baltimore Convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29

The friends of Mr. Seward appear to take his
defeat at Chicago with far less composure and
philosophy than that gentleman has himself ex-
hibited, and have the will, whether the, possess
the power or not is yet to be Determined to offer
up Mr.. Greeley, of the Tribune, as sacrifice tor
the slaughter of Mr., Seward. Mi. Raymond, Of
the 1irnes, whom dreeley once called 1.-THE little
villain," leads the assault, and Gen. Webb fol-
lows up the attack with an awful ponderosity
1t is more than probable, however, that Gree
ley's straightforward common sense will make
him a match for both his as atlantis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
julio SALE OF REAL & PERSON


TRUST SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT
i Under the provisions of deed executed to me by
John Yates. shall proceed, in Mt Sidney Friday,
the 18th day Of Nay mert to sell at public sale to the
highest bidder in front of the premises, valuable
occupancy of Maj Yates dpurchased of David Link.
TERMs.-One fourth in hand, and the balance in :
quail nstalments at g. IL and months bearing inter-
est the purchaser to give bond and good security and
the title to be retained as ultimate security
April 10, 1S60.-tds N. K. TROUT, Trustee.
POSTPONEMENT-Th above sale is postponed to
Saturday, tile 9Th day of JUNK meet.
May %, 1860. N K. TROUT, Trustee.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29

The japanese Ambassadors are now occupied
principally by the business OF ascerraining upon
what terms the monies of ia al and the United
States should be exchanged. The relative value
of gold, silver and copper is very different III
each country. Moreover TO fix precisely the
value of their metal as compared with ours, q
number of their coins are to be rs aged IN The
Philadelphia Mint. The Ambassadors have n.
power in this mater, but nave been instructed
to carry home full inorina ion, IN order that the
subicc may be Immediately acted upon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29
THE M ARKETS
STAUNTON MARKETS..
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Reported BIZ p. N. PoueW Dc Go.
RIOHMOND MARKETS.

Reported fortbe Spectator By ". d. Z5mDkins d. Bro
RICHMOND. MAY 10, 1860.
FLOUR-Dull and heavy-no shippers in market.
Sales by dray load as wanted $4,000, for Superfne
and 81 OH for Extra
WHEAT--Red 81 .2O@l.30, White s1.3o@1.4O.
CORN-7508O and dull.
BUTTER-l6@20 for common to good, rs for prime
LARD-11@l2.
BACON-1l1a@l2 for mountain
PLASTER-$4.00.
RAY-$l .25M1. 40.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-The Boston Transcript
learns from parties interested in the enterpris,
that some fifty miles of the Atlantic cable have
been taken up, from point extending seward
FROM the shores of Trinity Bay, and that lrac-
lures were found in the cable just where they
had been indicated by the instruments on shore.
The intention is to underrun similar length OF
wire on the European side, and it is thought by
the sanguine promoters Of ocean telegraphing
that thep the ATLANTIC cable will be made to
work.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-29

The New York Leader, edited by warm
friend of Postmaster Fowler, states that The lat
ter has fled out of the country, and gives de-
tailed account of the escape 1t may be trick.
however, to prevent further search for him.