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myself of this occasia to teioer one ti.e more to the so'reigft people of the state my unfeigned g(atltude for this Additional eiimeseo their eonfadence in me as a man and sbl servant. I will add, in conclu sdoa E the people have never deserted me, ad, God being willing, I will never desert them. * ' OPiICIAL RETURN8. oovasOs. coxoarsu. PAWEu. t. ", ....... 981 98 SS81 918 h balnk, 141 928 151 986 • ,district,. 1081 1140 1058 1148 "' i " 670 882 666 888 0000 0000 0000 0000 S Coress~mlonul DitrioL1 Orlean s,11dlitrit 1881 9077 1 1 069 ' " 4th do 809 610 811 619 Jeiboon ......... 400 697 897 699 St. Chi e ...... 69 61 65 61 St. John Baptfst... 196 991 65 61 St. ,lies,........ 161 814 161 808 Aseension,........ 411 988 414 980 Assumption, ...... 754 988 7'15 88 Lafourchn,........ 060 415 688 898 Torrebonne,........ 80 819 879 865 St. Mary........... 820 487 841 896 St. Martin,....... 802 494 290 487 $4 Cognrelional District. Concordia,........ 65 145 58 146 St. TAmmany..... . 147 888 181 882 Eat Feliciana,.... 490 8665 897 83S4 West Felsnas,... 652 245 2383 268 asst Baton Rouge,. 40 647 464 55664 Wuat Baton Rouge. 188 218 180 216 Catahoula......... 854 877 ' 846 890 Tenus, .......... 149 119 189 187 Iberville,, ........ 478 988 468 298 Avoyelles ........ 489 881 488 881 Carroll ..........'876 961 864 9179 Point Coupeo..... 460 802 442 800 adison, ......... 147 206 148 109 4th Congressulona District. : Veiliton....... St. Landry,....... 1086 786 1050 760 Caldwell,......... 260 78 259 76 Lafayetto ........ 470 162 471 157 Bieuvfllo......... 688 247 629 298 Winn,.......... 262 150 968 161 Rapides, ... .... 487 515 681 618 WEorCALL Rroaxvs.-Wickliife's majori ties: Liviasgtou, 188; Washington, 68; I3oa aier, L,.; Claiborne, 70; De Soto, 160; Frank ilu, X10; Jackson, 190; 'atchitoches, 93; Oua ohita, 90; Sablne, 118; Winu, 561; Culcasieu, 886. Derbigny's majorities:-Rapides, 28; Caddo, 22; St. Bernard, 18; St. Helena, 1, , THE NEXT LE IBSLATURE. ; The Secretary of State furnishes the Baton 1 Rouge Advocate with the following list of I uewly elected members to the Seine and I House of Representatives. We shall continue I to publish the list until it is complete. SENATE. Assumption, Terrebonne, Adam Bestty, (fill a va.)D. Lafourche, East Baton Rouge.--T. J. Buaington, K.N. Point Codfpee, W. B. Rouge, B. B. Simmes, D. W. Feliciana, , Berv lle, E. D. Woods, (fill avac.)D t nt. JameBs, St. Maurice Berault. onTucorda , P. Chew, K.N. HOUSE OF REPBRSENTATIVES. AscixssoN.--David A. Randall, D.; John S. Minor, D. A.OurrrIos.-W. W. Pugh, D.; J. B. D. Du gas, D. CoNcosnsA.-Samuel B. Oswalt, K.N. CAAnOIoL.-Phlillip Guyer, D. CAI.IWELL.-S. B. FluItt, D. EAsT F.L.ICIANA.-- Bythell HItynes, D.; George H. Jones, D. EAST BATOS RuUGE.-George A. Pike, K.N.; Abram Vail, K.N. IBnRVILLE.--R. C. I)owns, D.; V. R. Boote,D LAroRCHE..-Leon Gaude, 1).; -lermogene Bernard, D. PT. Couraz.-Stephen Van Wickle, D.; Eu gene Turqnit, D. ST. CHARLEs.--J. B. Trepagnir, D. Sr. JNo. BArrnIr.--Emile Rtiatl, K.N. ST. JAMEs.--Emile Locoul, K.N.; Theodule Lagroun, K.N. Sr. MAav.--E. B. Olivier, K.N.; Joseph T. Fuller, K.N. St. MIAaTI.-Alfred Duperrin, K.N.; E. W. Fuller, K.N. ST. TAMA.\Y.--R. M. Lanier, K N. ST. LANotY.--Pl'l ide Guilbau, D.; Andrew J. Thompson. D.; Benjal;linu . Guntt, D. LArAYET.r.--Vinceut Bertrand, D. T.Nsus.-Peter Alexander, K.N. TRaEUoNNE,---J. It. R. Robinson, K. N. WEST FEL.ICIANA.-R. H. TBrrow, D. W asr BUATON ROUGE.--H. M. Favrot, K.N. .ag"The election of most of the olicers .in the Iot district, N. O., have been contested. FETIIA IEMOODAT. $DITED BY A SPECIAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTMI. CLINTON, LA. Saturday Morning, November 17, 1865. a)gThe seventh District Cpurt has byqa in session in this Parish, for the last ten or twelve days, Judge ALEar? Durusu., presiding. Ow ing to the unfortunslq deap 9f W. W. Moore, shriff elect, from yelolw .ler, Whi6h caused conalderable alarm among the jurors and wit. noises, the judge, at the earnest solicitation of a majouity of the members of the bar, was in duced to discharge thein from their attendauco at this term, on Wednesday morning last. Te day, court will finaly adjourn; A considerable amount of business has been transacted during the session, ~pd Judge Dcr: rat has won the good opinion of the bar,. aný the community by the promptnei of his decid slons, and the urbane, dignified manner with which he has illed the station and discharged his oficial duties. SWe are tnformed that a term of the Dis trict Court will be holden at Greensabrg, in the Parish of St Helena, on Monday the 25th instant, for the purpose of testing the legality of the vote taken at the Amakerville precinct, in that parish. If the tithe of what we have heard in relation thereto, be correct, this box -ill be thrown out. There will then be a di mocratic majorty for all the parish officers, (with the exception of assessor,) the legisla. lative an ongressional candidates. THE 'ATE ELECTIONS. MissssuPMr.-Returns from this state, show a largely increased democratic majority. Four out of five democrats elected to Congress,- Lake, k n., beating Singleton, d. 200 votes in the 8d district. Legislature, democratic. New JEaRSY.-In this state, a majority of the democratic candidates have been elected. MAssacaesrrrs.-Gardiner has been re-olect ed Governor, by a reduced majority. Legisla toure, abolition know nothing. Wiscowsir.--Barstow, the democratic can didate for Oo~ernor has been elected. MRYLAnr D.-In this state. the know noth ings have carried their ticket, electing two muembers to Congress. NEw 14)RK.-The know nothing plurality in this state is set dowl at 11,000. It will be remembered that there were four separate tick ets ruun, the Hards, Softs, Freesoil, and Know Nothing. THE DUTY OF THE DEMOCRACY. Having &chieved a glorious victory over the most dangerous party that ever existed in this government, it well becomes the demo(*acy of Louisiana to enquire, what remains to be done? what is still theirduty? It is very manifest that the secret organization of the know nothing party has given that party a greater strength than everything else. It is by this, more than any other quality of its organization, that it has been able to make anythiln like a show against the democratic party in the election just past. As long as this sbcret, oathbound, proscriptive organization is in our midst, it is the duty of the democracy to keep up and per fect its organization in each parish of the state. T'he Presidential election is a year off', and no effort, consistent with honor and duty, should be relaxed, to secure another triumph then. Perhaps the very existence of the Union will depend upon that issue. Let every democrat, yea, every patriot, buckle on his armor and keep it brightly burnished for the great con test which will then come off between the na tional democracy on the one hand, and black republic.nism on the other. Will our know nothing friends stand aloof and ingloriously look on, while the democracy, single handed, shall light this great hattle for the constitu tion and over our dearest rights ? Will they still keep up their dangerous secret organiza tion, and by it weaken the power of their own friends in a contest like this ? We hope for the best, but it is the duty of the democracy to preIpre fotr the worst. To do so effectually, it should keel' up its organization and keel)p the question steadily before tbo people. Let them have light. `~PThe mandatlus issued by Judge Cotton, of New Orleans,i n the seventh precinct business was served upon the Cooinisaloners by the Sherif. Col. Christy, and C. II. Ilorton have failed to obey the order of the court, cnlsequently no return has been moade by them. The other commissioner, Mr. Sam ucl Locke, has made a return in whioR he states tle vote as he sluttd it in his anuswer to the ptltiiuu of Mr. I:,11, lie gin se Wickllle 550 votes, Derbigny 338, :ird itRay 3. The other tickets he says, were as loi1jows: lfor the Democratic candidates 6501, for the Know eothinlg 199, anld 85 scratched tickets, not count d. \\'uhereupon the court mode the following ord'r: • It is now ordered that the Sheriff do receive the re.tull llltd by SamueII Locke aforesaid as the true Iturens req tl1 i by tlaw to be mtade to hint, and as havuig thIe snl force sld ctl'ect as ii signed by the It is further ordered that the sheriff make the tripleial retursl required by law in conformity with lhis order." tie nalu Isued a writ of attachment against them Sfor setenupst. TIlE LAW AND 0IIDER PARTY. Whenever the know nothings have decidei3 to commit a violation of the law, they have in variably charged upon the democrats an inten tion to do the same thing. 8n.i has been the case in every instance that has occurred slnce this pew party h4a been ýI existcpce.. It was so in St. Loals, it wassb'n Cincinnatti, it was so in Louivillo, and it was so in New Orleans. In the latter city they were not content with having two out of the three commissioners of election at each precinct, by which means, a great number of voters were deprived of thie legal, rights, but they actually destroyed two of the ballot boxes where the democrats were known to have a large majority. Can a party, wheich can deliberately plan and carry out such flagrant violations of law and propriety, long hold sway in an enlightened community like New Orleans ? Is it possible that any part of the respectable portion of the e:ti.cns of either party, will sanction such as outrage 7 If these things are to he borne with, our electio'ns will becoune a farce, and law arnd order be superse ded by, anarchy and mob violence. Is this the way that Americans are to rule America ? If so, God defend as from such rule. THE ELECTION. li The election returns demonstrate that genu- h ine patriotismatill glows brightly in the breasts hi of the sons of Louisiana, and thb Dark La- o ternism and other kindred isms can have no10 foothold upon our cherished soil. Our state o ticket is elected by a °ipjority which, consid ering the acerbility of feeling manifested, and the illegal measures carried out by our politic- d al opponents, is uinprecedented in the political e annals of our state's history. It will average w from present Indications, abobut two thousand a five hundred votes. This is a triumph of which p every good democrat should be proud, and ti which will be pointed at in after years with a pleasure and glory by every one who concur red in achieving the brilliant result. There is no doubt of a majority in both branches of our Legislature, large enough for all practical a purposes. In the house it will be about ten, and in the senate five or aix. Our delegation to Congress.is also democratic, Miles Taylor being elected by about four hundred, )Davidsoun, one hundred, and Suandidge fifteen hundred nnma jority. Thus it will be seen that we have Piwt the enemy and they are ours. They have mr dergone that ignominious defeat which their wretched proscriptive principles could not fail to call down upon them, and for which they will ever have to repine. But cu rictis is pot our motto. Let Louisiana know nothingism now forever rest in that cold grave which it has dug for itself, and may its manns cnjoy that peace which in life it did not deserve. The election which has just taken place, un der whatever aspect we may please to consider it, is one of a highly important nature' We hail it with pleasure, not as a party victory, not as a cogquest of the spoils of war, not as a struggle in which personalities only were in question, or mere men concerned, but as a proud vindication of principle, as a triumph of humanity and of liberal ideas over a midnight despotism, and an odious conspiracy, as an achievement of truth over error, of true deainc racy over fact:on and misrule, of civil, alld ri ligious liberty over proseription and rauleutt Ifanaticism. This waY the issue upon which the gallant Democracy of our state stood and with such prilnciples and such determination it could not but conquer. The defeat of 1'. G. Hunt in tlje second con gressional District, is an event which will inn press the tact more deeply upon tihe minds of our northern brethren that southern rights can not be tampered with by our public servants with impunity, and that the hand of retribu tion must sooner or later arrest the course of him, who, in a momet of mistruided ardor, or of plLrty zeal, endangers in the least those sacred prerogatives. The verdict rendered by his former constituents, and the feeling which exists in this state l'egarding his course upon Y the Kansas Nebraska bill, are umnistakable in: their language and bearing. The district had e always been a hopeless one for the democrats 0 -the majority therein against us had formerly been unconquerable, and even when a demo r cratic champion was lately put upon the course to combat Mr. Hunt, few thought that the re s stilt would have been so glorious or unuIninlous in consequence of the party disadvantages that Co were to be contended against. But thesequcl y showed that when Louisianians are called up i on to decide questions which involve not only their'intcrests but their honor and institutlions sg of the south, they will always be found battling t on thsie ide of righlt and justice, and maintain ta ing those who are adverse to giving " aid and comfort" to northern negrqphilists.--Cot rier. ' ,\Miles Taylor's amajoty i the 2d co(tgries slional district Is 342, Ilunt i maljority in 1853, wahi 1102. Anmddge, in the 3d, has received nearly 1500 msjorHy. LIC5M TIOUSNESS OF HIIE qIRESS. In the journals of the day, the llbrty of the press is a constant theme, while .its licortl tiousness is seldom, and but rarely nbticed.-- E It- is worthy of remark,. how much of the latter is tolerated; how little it is regarded, f, nod with phat unconcern it is suffered to pass h when good character is enablel quietly to en- e. counter it. If this were not the case the peace m of society would be constantly disturbed by w the violeiiee, audacity, arrogane, and too of ten the bullying of the press. For the press I has its bullylnm as well as the prize ring, and h though it may effect a different quality, it is ' literally of thd same class. Truth, decency, and respectability are sever sustainod or vindi- w cated by virulence or violence of any sort, el- i ther in thought, word or deed. On the other' Pl hand, they both have nothing to apprehend t from violence or vindictiveness, for they can u always rely upon the sound common sense and , the inherent love of order, eondisteaey and pro- v, priety on the part of the people. o But how little of satisfaction, and how great " the self-abasement which must annoy the" man hi devoted to the habitual and systematic abuse and misrepresentation of his fellow citizens, ci whether through the medium of a reckless and ai licentious press, or any other instrumentality w he may be able to command. He must realize his own insignificance, and the utter contempt e of the public, in his inability to affect the rep- b utation he would assail. While the promiscu-n ous employment of the most offensive epithets, d the artful misrepresentation of fact, the exag- e geration of human affirmatives, the zealous . distortions of fair and honorable deeds impair k whatever deficiency of his pen, or his tongue, when chance exposes to view some political or social evil, which fairly challenges reproof.- I Besides this, amongst the few who are suscec- I tible of such influences, and for the moment I and under the strong passions which move the active partizan, the worst and most hideous feelings are provoked into the wihlest demon strations. The game of politics is thus played as a desperate venture for success, and no con- I sequences are considered in the processes deem ed necessary to the nchievement. In the midst of all this fury and strife, no man, however pure and inoffensive may be the nature of his activity in the contest, can escnpe t without the unstinted abuse of interested,, sus iicious and violent partisans. It is very true r that the man of good anid substantial character may boldly defy all the assaults thar may be dirneted against him in the execution of his dn ties of citizenship. But on the other hand, therec are few such imen willing to encounter Sthe abuse of partizans and tihe press, by an'ine tire and earnest participation in the details of n political canvass. l]ow much this is in conflict with the genial r spirit of American citizenship is apparent to Sacll, deplored by many, but counteracted by few except in passive duty. A fair argumlent is desirable and acceptable to every true man; a direct statement of fact pertaining to the is sue should ie objectionahble to none. With these and a free ballot box, the 'principlies of the re public and the imiCsures of political parties are safely confided to the hands of tile people. But ;y,,iind these, with a vicious press, recklesness of assertion, unstinted abhus, exasperating lepithets, threats, heated blood, a contest for the exercise of the rights of citizenship, anld ci prevailing inidifference to consequences, all is chaos, anarchy, chance, and no man can cher ish the assurance of peace, good order, and civ - l cdiscipline upon any recurrence of political agitation in the country. IIos. GEORO.P M. DALLAs.--The friends of lon. George M. Dallas held a meeting in Phil delphiai on the 2d inst., preliminary to the nomination of a candidate for the presidency. RIe.olutions were adopted, extolling the career of Mr. Dallas from his enlistment as a volun, teer in the war oft1812 down to his filling the offioe of Vice President, when the prosperity of his country was poised)pon his single vote, on the tariff question, inl all of which lie evinced that his principle of action was tletermined by by nothing narrower than the general good. II&*But two papers, in New Orleans, palli ate and defend the breakers of the ballot box es and the slung shot ruffians of that city. The first is the Bee, the second, the Croscent. The I.st mentioned journal is so low down in the scale of political depravity, that no moral plummet, were it to reach to the pleaids, could sound it. MAn. R, seu: Permit me through tho columns of your paper, to announce to the public that I am no longer a member of the secret political order, com monly .ailed know nothings, and from this time on I intendl to act and vote with the democratic party, for I believo it is the only national party now In ex cltence., TIL.MIA T. CAstLE. Clinton. La., November 14, 1855. l ablre, democrat, will contest the seat of Eus. is. in Congress. from the first district. b1TED, at U0llton, ., on eday, Novembern 1856. at 12 o'clock. P. M., of yellow fever W NOORE,, age8d 2 years, aherlffeletorf the East Felicina. Again, the inevitable degree of death has lit forth; its solemn and fearful emphasis has heard In our midst ; and when itsdeepsand echo had passed away, our loved W j U4 more. For days, many and fond hearts wateg with deep ind painful anxiety, that terrl4cr lg. sistless torrent of human destiny, u It grsdt swept frpta our olrole that youn& and ma Dep, and poiguat was the anguish we h heavy and dread seatence mote our ears, i ashes, dust to dust." Before the immlt.ahI youth with tW ardent hopes, tender sad ties ; with its pure andholy ambition-are S.it ed from the busy ciroles of Ulift.d w the eternal stillnees of the pgrt.' iHe huii u pod upon the threshold of aetive -a-ltsFstjl the fancies of his youth were just rilpealOl gia solid and permanent realities of an honormiehe noble manhood ; the future had just rtpeeg. to him lt troad exp.nse, peopled with the fdl. vated purposes which constitute the great so0g. of character and of social Influence. Life to Ms sprightly and noble Intellect had just put on all i halcyon hues-when the fell detroyer euae-*Ml our noble boy was gone. t Although fresh from the heat of a bitter ad a. cited contest; a successful candidate t thelj ality of our Parish ; honored to the oest wi ' the confidence of the old and young--la meg ding this important trust to his youthful *I there is not a heart in our Parish, whiclh aIat cheerfully accord to him the high positin his own young and noble enterprise and eaergy von. Ardent In his aspirations, active in his eurts open, manly and generous, in all that he sid al dil. he gained his victory without: making a sitge enemy or losing a single friend. lie same late 6es S--"attendled by the confidence and af'ection of all who knew him, without respect to political aU reat. lie brought with him the prmiseo of high' tle as a publie ocer--and if he bad lived-the dal to which he was elected, would have been vacatel m tilled for many years, before hib equal would been found. In soclal life, we who knew hl Iq loved him most. HIls heart was in the right lph and his hand was always open to the claims f Irienmdship and the more imperatite demands whist the circumstances of life make upon a anoble,s generous heart; sickness and distress found him a I patient nurse, a generous benefactor. Self desyta - in the highest degree from his earliest youth, bet: ways exhibited a warm and unoalculating lntere4 Is the wishes and wants of those around him-and then are many, in whose eyes the tears of sorrow will gather as they review the simple and unostentatio. memorials of his life. lie curried his charnacter his face-open, decided, manly. lie was cat :warm, and true. In his friendships. Of his enmltle we cannot spak, for if he ever had an enemy, Ib writer never knew it. To the circle of his friea., r and of all who ever knew him, his smile was as geel e as an April sunbeam-his grasp the index of a wea and generous heart, which, without conoealment, guile, put forth, the exuberance of its rich and gep r rons emotions. These things will be fondly and s* nestly cherished Iby us who mourn him, and we. say of him, as the poet says: " You may break, you may ruin the vase if you will, Hut the scent of th, rose, will cliug round it dilL" the beloved emnulsoiment of these social ilrtls may ,be taken from us-the vase of manly IbaIty may he bruken-hut likey'"the scent of the rosi, the remembrance of his excellence and worth, willl ger around the places which now " honor bhim Smore, forever."' - To the brother-the sisters-we cannot spest e earth has no consolation: f,r such a bereavea~s We can only mingle our sorrows with theirs, il tender them the sympathy of those hearts whidl Sths saffection has deeply distressed. ABOLITIONISM-PUTNAM'S MAGAZIKl. The insidious introduction into the sootl of inflamatory abolition sentiments, thron d the professed neutral and literary jou of the north, is growing to be an evilo small magnitude, and one that the so ern people should remedy by saving thi money spent on such periodicals. It Jis much to ask of us to bear the expenIes d our own injuries-to contribuhte mon't' I be used in our own overthrow. About a year ago some very offensivi tiles appeared in Putnam's Magazine, it was denounced throughout thesouth. .I then changed hands, or pretended to dd and by a course of hypocritical consom tism soon regained its losses and won lb way again into the favor of our people. Having obtained a circulation among,, that presented an opportunity for so2l the seeds of mischief in our midst, it in its number for the present month o[. its batteries upon the south and upon Pi ident Pierce aid his administration. Thiserticle, headed " The Kansas tion," is the very quintessence of 'aboli i rascality. The writer wilfully belielu facts of history. Every ,sentence e0 forth the foul stench of abolition tion. No truly southern man, can it without a feeling of indignatieo, its author, and of scorn for the hy al and unprinoipled publishers of the azine. We shall make no extracts simply.because we do not wish to our paper or offend our readers wlvth s vile, truithless and disgusting stuff. We trust the southern people willli this periodical and banish it. Its publiJc ets have perpetrated a fraud and as l rage upon their southern subscribers, t brand them as villains. It is only 8t.. read by the putrid masses of northern ý natics, traitors and political dcsperad O We hope the democratic press tbrraglho