The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-28

the line marked out tor 1t. ~ReSpectlng all
the rights of its subjects, It will protect
them all and all their interests without a
thought of dissenting votes Or hostile ma
neuvers but it will also cause the nation
al will to be respected, and to hold it above
all controversy. Freed from constitutional
questions which have kept them apart, its
bests spirits will now have but one purpose
to rally around the constitution
which the country has sanctioned. Hon
est persons Of all parties will now unite in
efforts to soften the asperities of partisan
persons to preserve social interests from
the coatagion of false doctrines, and to
augment, by all lawful means the grand
euFsand prosperity of France.
We shall labor to ditfuse instruction, to
simplify administrative measures, to intro
duce into the code ameliorations in favor
| Of the agricultural interest and to develop
the public works. We shall give our time
to the reducti@p and the best distribution
of taxation. Such Is our programme,
which, if realized, will increase the progress
of civilization. I thank you, gentlemen.
for the aid you have given me on thts oc-
casion. Votes which ratify th0s~ OF 1913,
1851 and 1892 reafirm your powers, and
give you, Ike me, new force to work for
the nation. Now, more than ever, may we
be fearless Of the future, for who will OPP
pose the progressive march Of the regime
which a great people founded amid political
troubles, aud which rs thus fortified in an
era of peace'and liberty.
The city will be illuminated this evening
in honor of the favorable result of the pie
biscite vote.
PARIS, May 2l.-The Hague Lower House
has passed a bill abolishing the death penalty.
BERLIN, May 2l.-In Rolin Reichstag
Government has accepted a proposition
looking to the abolition of capital punish
ment, except in cases ofmalice ~aforethought
and assassination OF the sovereigns of the
Confederacy.
MADRID, May 21.-Espartero has accept
ed the crown of Spain.
MUNICH, May 2l.-The Chambers, by a
vote of rs to 81, rejected the bill for the
abo'ishlng of the death penalty.
Washington News.
W~AsH1NGroN, May 23.-House.-At ,
o'clock, the vote was taken seating New
sham, of Louisiana, and he was sworn in.
The vote was IS to77.
A bill to secure permanent levees for the
protection of and for retaining the ~alluvial
lands of the Mississippi Valley was presen-
ted in the Senate by Mr.. Kellogg, of Louisi.
ana, read twice and referred to the Com.
mittee on Finance. It provides for a board
of engineers, consisting of one from the
Engineer Corps Of the United States, to be
detached for the purpose; one to be ap-
pointed by the Governor Of Louisiana, and
one to be selected by the Mississippi Levee
Company. This board shall determine the
dimensions of levees and the amount of tax
alton therefor. It further provides that
the United States shalt issue upon the com
pletion of each ten miles of levee construct
ed to the satisfaction of the President of the
United States, $4,000 worth Of bonds, pay
ment of which shall be secured by mort
gage on the property ofthe comrany.
There was much excitement to-day over
the seating of Mr. Newsham, from Louisiana.
The election would probably have been
sent back 10 the people, but Judge Ryan
insisted he had been fairly elected, and re-
iected all side issues or compromises.
The case of Judge Baily will come up
tomorrow. d
He approves of Judge Ryan's course in
making a straight issue, but, warned by the
result in his case, will endeavor as he says
to save his constituents from misrepresen-
ta+ion, to have the election referred back.
The Recent New York Election
New YoRK, May 23-The Albany Argus
of this morning makes the Democratic ma
ioritv in the State of New York on the ju-
dicial ticket 5000.
Europe.
LONDON, May 23.-Late dispatches from
Bombay state that nearly half of the cotton
now shipped from Indian ports goes by way
of the Suez Canal only a small portion~
however, reaches England. The bulk of
the cotton so shipped goes to various ports
on the Mediterranean.