The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1864-01-30
=, 4 t'"EVN III II. NIIutCL, at VptIUUSdS
opelousas January Both, 1864.

A gentleman from this place, SAYS the S. A.
News. furnishes some items of news in letter
bearing date Nov. 18th. Not having room for
the entire letter, we condense its main state
ments:
He says an express just arrived from San
Louis Potosl brings the information that the
French were % leagues this side of Mexico on
their way to San Louis, But that they have
been ordered back to Mexico. 1t is believed
that the French are sending large force to
Siatamoras to hold the yankees in check who
are purchasing their supplies largely from that
city, and furnishing the Mexicans with arms and
p munitions OF war. The French man-of-war left
the mouth of the Rio Grande as soon as the
Yankees hove in sight
banks force, the writer thinks. consists of
1000 infantry, 1000 cavalry, and two batteries of
artillery. making in all 1000 men, to which will
be added about three companies of renegade
IexanS. Judge Davis and Jack Hamilton ara
with them. Commissioners have been sent 10
San Louis to negotiate with the Mexican Cow
ernment for permission to march the Yankee ar
my through Mexican territory to PedrSs Nerras.
The Governor of Tamaulipas will, however. re-
s'st any attempt to march through his territory,
being friendly to the South, as is the Church
party and the French party throughout Mexico, |
Gentlemen from San Antonio, Mr. Slocum, |
Mr. Smith, Mr. Urich and many more, who. |
"nen they lett San Antonio, pretended to he |
good Southern men, are now anxious to see the |
Yankees take the country. Mr. Gilbeau says he
hopes they will occupy San Antonio, SO that he
can rent his property.
1T IS disgusting to hear the pittiful wailinps of
the respondent few. who occasionally are to be
met at the street corners. giving vent to ther net
up feelings, These men will invariably com.
menee conversation, by telling the listener that
.hey voted tor secession. The more shame for
them, Our advice to all such is. not to think
too loud, as they may make themselves ohnov- (
lous. 1t you feel 'ohiRped by all means keep it
wlsnin your own breast, if you are loyal for fear
that you might induce Others to become of the s
same opinion, thus doing an injury to your coun
try. Ii you cannot do better admit that nj heart
Jou are coward. and obtain permission to fee /
the country OF yout nativity, in preference to /
aiding her in the dark hour of her troubles. Do
this but after the present difficulties are adjusted
ana peace once more reigns in its resplenLent =
beauties, You must not venture to retrace vorr /
footsteps here, to participate in the comforts and
happiness of those who have secured the inde- !
pendenee Of 1;--, the so1th1;---,sh.sesport Nesos. !;
From the Washington Constitutional Union: 9
Curtlns majority in Pennsylvania will not J
each ten thousand. In view of this fact we 3
mink the Democracy Of the Old Keystone State e
oerformed wonders on election day. With the IS
sfate flooded with greenbacks, furnished by the n
treasury Department. covered with paid stumn
rators sent from Washington, and the ten tbon- r
and Government employees ordered from here
nth thirty thousand soldiers and the inmates cf c.
IL the hospitals everywhere ordered to Pennsyl- O.
ania to vote for Curtin, all candid men must "
az with Us that the freemen of Pennsylvania
id a glorious days work in preventing the A,
.boltionists from getting over 10000 majority. Pt
msshanic having taken a new apprentice, 10
woke him the first morning at a very early hour. ,5t
= calling out that the family were sitting down -
the table. t'Fhank you,s said the boy, as be ve
nned over in bed to adjust himself fos new -.
y, tlank you but never eat any thing during "a
lHE sE1.--A parson, reading the funeral ser z@
&c at the grave, forgot the sex of the deceased.