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SUGAR PLANTER. AV All commu nicationsi ncended to promote the private ends or interest, of Corporatjons, SoeietiesHchools, or Individuals, will be charged as advertise, ments. of a PERSONAL character can o.nT be ia'orted In this paper as advertisements. and must be paid for AnvAncK, at twico tire usual rates of advertising. Marriages and deaths are in be pubhished o.s news; bituaries, tributes of respect, and funeral invitations, as other adrmrtisements.

Rozantlar alvertisers and all others sending eommunirations or requirin.c notices desrgned to cal attention to so.rces, emcerle, or any public entertainments whore charges are made for adnmittnce: all notices of private associations every notice doaignedr to callattontion to private oeterprfees intend edl to individual Interests. can only be inearted with the undoratrteristn thathe01 snasm are to be paid or. NOTICE. Communicatrons intended for this paler should he directed to BAT(Gn ROUGE, rot West Ilatnn Rouge. Our Exchanrges will conf'er a favor upon us by directing as above.

am Any of our Baton Rouge fried.o having r.mmunicatione..&c., for the SrgAR PL.STrre, by leaving thorn with Mr. Richard Markham. on board the Ferry-aont, i promptly rerocved and attended to. 4 Our Raton Rorge patrons mnst send over thbir advertiseoments on or beforetghursday, to secure their naertion the same week. 15, 1859.

OPPOSITION TICKET. For Governor. THOS. WELLS, of RapIdes. For Lioutonant4overnor Hon.

JOHN RAY, of Ouachlta. For Attorney-General THOS. J. DURANT, of Orleans For Auditor of Public Aceounts MATHEW WATSON, of Caddo. For TreamsurerDr.

JEHU PERKINS, of E. Baton Ronge. For Secretary of State. IIon. W.

E. BLAKE, of Terrebonne For Suporintendent of Public Edacation R. H. CUNY, of Catahoula. For Commisioner of Board Works.

First District. Dr. PHILIP YEISER, of Orleans. Parish Candidates. For Clerk of Court.

Enrroa Sooan Pja.tsa-You will please nneunceo WILLIAM iB. CHIAMBEILIN, the present efficient incumbent, as.an Independent candidate for reiietion to the office ooCerk of the Sixth District Court, in and for the parish of West Saton Iteoge, and oblige his April 1859. MANY FRIENDS. En. SoGAR announce the namo of Judge Rosemond Hebert, as a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Sixth District Court of this parish, at the next-November election, and oblige, BRULY LANDING.

For Assesor. ED. SrrGAR PILAER annormno the name of Cammlle Hebert, as a candidate for the office of Assessor of this parish at the next November eFeel.bs. and obtige, BlReY I.ANDi E. SBoAR announce rEdward Leray, as an independent candidate of the Parish of West Baton Bougp.

and oblige Ine MAY FRIENDS. Ma. E.MoR:-Please nnounce tWViillmGan as a Democratic candidate forthe office ofAssessor of For Sherit. Io. S.ow a Pn.aAr a an.nanee WMIfat White, the present aeenabest.

asa emandfdittabr re-election tothe omee of Sheriff of this parish. For Om EDv ScoAa will please announce yilvalIe.Saurae as a candidate for thesltc of Coroner of this partsb and aifblig hfs For State Senator. Et. So.as PtaseR aTe hereby anthorfied to announce Alexaudet.8arws. of this parsh.

as the Demooratte nominee for State Senator from thiaSenatoriatDistriet4, anritblige want eyu RoUEs. 1859. For Representative. ED. SoAfia PrAi vY are ieieby anthorfeed to lanounee Capt.

Henery.W. Alew, as a eanddatet.a tepresentative of tis. a.d thpt.he will'-be supported by the people irrespective of party. -For District Attorney. Eerlon SU'AR are hereby authotired to announce J.

Da.east Stuart as the eratic candidate for- Distritt Attorey ofthe Sixth District, ean oblige -HIS FRIENI For Juig Distriot PIrona re beehre anhori. sed to announce -Dantel D. Avery, a andidate, for Judge ot tie Sixth Judicial District Siourt, vito RobertG: 9Boa- oblige FRIENDS. For-Board Public Works--2nd ai. tr otI We are anthe.ried present the namof Thoa.as Weightutam, of Aseension, an acanditate fr the ffice of Commsoitetor- of of Public Works for ond District.

0O Ri ot and Levee Inspector's notices will be found on firat and thiiu pages. 07 The majority for McV'a, at the late election for Judge of the Seventh Judicial District, was 155 over his opponents. Jsar The cheerflil-countenance of our friend, Tio. GOLD. ANN, showed itself after an absence of a couple of months.

G. begs us to say to his friends on this side the river; that his stock of jewelry, he has just purchased--is the finest and best selected of the kind ever brought to the Capitol city. In a few days they will be opened, and all are invited to call and examine. Taoatsa H. WEIGs.raAx.-- We announceC this gentleman in to-day's issue, as a candidate for Commissioner of Public Works, for 2nd District.

From the high position Mr. W.aecr.iA oceupis a Surveyor of acknowledged skill and ability, together with his acquaintance with the wants of the District, we have no hesitation in soliciting the attention' of our friends to his candidacy. Ram at evening brought with it a fine shower of rain which has been LtchI wutedby almost everybody. A WORD TO VTFERS. Amongst some of the frivolous reasoha advanced for not sotpprting the Opposition ticket is therrdicelons excuse that the peopie had no representation in the matter-that it was gotten up by a few individuals with.

out aethority, and without consulting the wishes of the people as to whom should be placed upon the ticket. That is good argament we admit; but we would like some nl these cavillers to tell as when or where have the dear people been consulted, where the people's choice has t1een folly and fairly expressed within the last ten The whole direction and control of noriinating conveatiomn, has been under the special charge o1 interested individuals who care not for the psblic interest, e. long as privateinterest was adequately compensated, besides the sweet and pleasing task of controlling the machinery of government. There is no such thing now-a-days as a full and free expression of the people's will. It is a chimera, a phantom existing only in the inagination of Fourth of July orators, and successful candidates, when they thank the people for per.

mitting themselves to be swindled out of their votes. It is true, we of the Opposition in the country had little or nothing to do with getting up a ticket, and we are under no obligation whatever to support it; but we would ask our timorous and exacting friends, how muckk had we to do with awminating the Democratic ticket Not a thing. We would, perhaps, have stood a chance of being kicked out had we offered to vote at any of their urimary meetings, as they term them. but which are in reality, the first steps towards laying the wires conveniently for the "pullers." As you have had nothing to do with the formation of eithr ticket, your choice should be with those who claim to be in the same political category as yourselves-outsiders of the Democratic party. To snivellers who desire to go over to the Democratic party for what they can make by the opeiation, wedo notaddress ourself.

We speak to those who have, and have ever had, the manliness to fight that party which has taken us down twice, and are even now doing their utmost to prevent the formation of the Opposition party. The one ticket is composed of our own friends-men who think as we do, and who have always occepidi the same political ground that we have, and should they be successful, will. in every particular. carry out the work of reform so much required by our State: the other hand you have' a ticket composed of the bitterest enemies of the old Whig and American parties, (baring the renegades) who have always done and elways will do, whatever within them lies to pat down and crush out any attempt to thrust them from, their fat nooks and crannies, to which they seem to think they have acquired a perpetual right, by long residence.They will show you no favor-never have shown you any, and how then can you kiss the hand that has ever smote you-obey the -1rv COab as tmazeyeseCraICu you uy supporting them and their ticket We cannot believe it. 7 Our cotemporary of the Pointe Coupee EcAo is terribly troubled lest the people at large should suppose that disaffected Demiocrate (i.e.

New Liners) intended voting with the Opposition party, and further demonstrates tbat.the democracy may be divided amongst themselves upon questions of intereel yet be united against the common enemy. The Echo has gone to a great deal of trouble fora little purpose. The Opposition party rejects no man's vote; and begs nonebut stands upon its own platform of opposition to the dominant party. It throws out no baits-endeavors to create no dissension, and we are sadly of opinion that the Echo wanted an opportunity only of its position after the queer behavior manifested towards what is generally termed -kicking against its regular party nomn.inations. The subject afforded a splendid chance for it.

War Trrmr no friend enquires of us why it many of the leading Know Nothings have gone over to the Slidell Democracy, and have been rewarded With our friend reflected for a moment, he could have divined the cause, without our assistance. The reason is quite simple. In the first place, Slidell stick is getting rather below par, while the other branch or wing of the Democracy is daily increasing in strength and importance. Therefore converts are acceptable to the Old Liners. Theireason why they are given offices, is to -purchase them, so that they may not go back to their first loves" and again oppose the galliant Democsray; or, to prevent their joining the New Liners.

Or, more reasonable still, because there is a great lack of bone and sinew in the Old Liners' campl A FLOeuasaso Saturday's Magnotia (Iberville parish), displays an amount of legal advertising selldo. eeen in ar countiy paper, having no. less than seven columns of that richly paying matter. -We must congratulate our cotemporary upon its success, and only hope for the sake of the country press generally, that a few of such be distributed around amongst those not quite so lucky. That's more advertising than 'have had for a year past.

B-sEasasBa the Memphis Budletin we learn that these celebrated springs have been purchased by an association of wealthy gentlemen. Most elegant and spa.cious arrangements will be provided for the public. Our friend, and former fellow-citizen, Col. Jos S- WiLLItas has been elected President of the Association. We learn that the crowds visiting these springs this v.

ar. have beern ureate- ttan, ever bEfor.DoL'O.as I the (Oiahila Register, of the 29th (which, by the wayg tae just reached tir, we inrt aI.r iticle in reply to one of the Baton Rouge Advocate in which the following remarks plainly show the belief.of the Register man in the success of before the CIharleston CUonveition. It will be seen that there are more than ourself who firmly twlieve the "Squatter King" is, by far, the most prominent of all candidates befere the people: While we are undecided in our Choice, we think it than fil'y ti abiro Srenator he ifini! to others frequently pushed forward by some of the Southern Press. We stand in this matter with Tombs and Stephens; therefore, we look upon the defamers of Douglas, as short sighted in tlo eoatreme. We will inform the clear Advo-ete.

that it wall lifind thousands of Democrats (in place of fifty) in Louisiana who widely a.ld penly differ with it in its opinions of tOluglas Wedon nt took upon Mr. Douglas as a demagogue, and if we thought him such, we wouldt be sure not to" tell itptill after the meeting of the Charleston Convetntion, for sholnd he be successful, he will then be looked upon. as an angelof light arma his past history will be represented as pure as snow itself. The deeidy versed in the affairs of the nation. gravely us Douglas can't get the nomination! In this we widely differ with the Adlvocate, for as things now stand.

the chances are alt in his favor, and we shall not be in the least astonished at his nomination. It is thought by thousands of intelligent south of Mason's and Dixon's line, that he is the only man capable of giving success to the National Democracy over the infernal hosts of Blac, Republicanism. Let all this be as it may. we think it very bad policy to vilrify and abuse Mr. Douglas, particularly, when we may so soon be called upon by the Charleston Convention to swallaw our words by giving him a support.

We stancd committed to no man living, but it Douglas wins at Charleston, he will most assuredly get our cordial support. Doubtless, the will take the sober second thought and yet be induced to take ten on ship-board. Who knows? Ture the apparent apathy of the Opposition party throughout the State, we are working with untiring and reaseless energy to effi-ct the great work of reformation on the 7th eofNovember next. Our friends are up and doing, and though we have no time todevote to the hollow shows of barbecnes and mass meetings, which only serve to gull the ignorant, the people must not suppose we are idle, or our time unemployed. Th'ere are many working steady with us, whose political position is such as to prevent on outside show of sympathy or assistance.

If we are still to be dubbed "dark we intend to have the game as well, as fame. Our course is onward, let our enemies say what they will, tbey do not lack words and sneers to hide their already blanched cheeks The JAdv6cute affects to sneer at our statement that the masses of the Democracy will give evidence of their dissatisfaction at the result of the great Democratic State by scratching from their tickets in November, the namnes of the obnoxious nominees. Confident Advocate! We only EIcfa 6 ha we are satisfied that so hostile are the contending factiols rof that party toward each other, eitlher would rather sruport the pure anrd hoerst we present for their suffrages, than coalesce with theif bitter enemies of the oplosite faction. There is an under current silently at work which will show the people in November the true conditioQ, of matters and things. News e--The, llowing news iten we take from the columrns of our usually correct cotemporary, the.

New Orleans Picayune. It will much astonish our home friends to learn that their parish is so wealthy, and-that the nnmber of hogsheads of sugar is over 2,000 WEALTH OF WEST BATON ROUGE PARISSI.The statistics furnished by the assessors ll this parish indicate a degree of wealth which ranks it along side of St. Mary--one the most prosperous in the State. The amount of the assessments is $11,074,998, a sum stated to be one-half of what it would bring in the market. The nrumber of hogsheads of sugar is over 2,000.

A mong the list of wealthy planters, thirty. four are set down with-assessments--the assessors rating the property at one-half of its value-whose estates are above seventy-five thousand dollars; one or two of them reaching nearly a million of dollars. An Illinois editor says his party is on the verge of a precipiee, but calls upon it to march "steadily When the-above paragraph started on its the little-words "the Democratic" were neatly inserted just ahead of the word "party;" buhot somehow they. have been omitted. How so-, rl.

J1dvocate TsrE RsAsoN Gazette 4 Comet, of Thursday, contains a long article attempting to show that the Chinese, as a nation, are far superior to any other. This strange assertion maybe accounted for, from tie fact that the editor of the "combined'4iurnal, is a member of the far-Lamed Chinese Peace Society I Row ts AscENsioc The Democratic nominees of this parish, for the Lower House of the Legislature, having so far; declined to accede to the resebitions adopted by the convention which nominated them, has induced Mr. R. C. of the same parish, to declare himself an Independeat Democratic candidate for the Legislature.

Dr, D. P. PIEsxc is his colleague in the move. Messrs. RABnar.and BA.m will have to stir themselves if Boan and PESacE get after there.

Il The concert of Mrs. SLosson's pupitl at the Baptist Church on Friday night of last week, was well attended, and the performances of the little ones was but another tribute to this estimable lady's skill in teaching. We are pleased to learn that the Collegiate Institute of Dr. S.ossor is well patronized this season, exceeding that of any previo.s Tie TaRIUMPHS or COTTON-1PORT OF an authenticated publication. it appears that, in 1857.

out of of exportation from Engl.nd, £55,00.,000 were exported from Liverpool, which was double the amonmt of exportations from Lon, don; £16,000,000 from Hull, and the rest from Glasgow. Southampton, etc. The amount of tonnage belonging to Liverpool was 926,022 tons, being greater by tons than that of London. The amount of shipping which entered and cleared during the same year was upwards of nine millions of tons.Of the vessels which arrived from abroad, the United States sent 934 Phips, of an average burden of mnore than a thousand tons; Italy, 174; Rissia. 102 France.

317. The number of vessels from the United States in this principle comrercial port of Great Britain is larger than from all other countries in the world together. It is American commerce which has made Liverpool what it is, and it is the cotton of the South which created and sustains that; commerce. The population of Liverpool in 1790 was about 72.000, and of Manchester, twenty-five miles distant, not quite, as large. In that year, the first American cotton was received in Liverpool, and now it is the first seaport in the woiidl.

with a population of about six hundred thousand. paying as annual property and income tax of thirty-five millions of dollars. Manchester has become the first of manufacturing towns. and hna a population of four hundred The magic power of the great staple has called into being these splendid cities; has trowded the ports not only of England, but of the Northern States, with shipping; has built up the showy streets and lofty residences of New York. but what has it done for the South? Where is the Liverpool of tsue South the Manchester? Where the New York? Where the harbors crowded with shipping Why is it that this section, which produces the staple that makes others rich, is not itself the richest, the most prosperous of all Why is it that the fountain of all this wealth is solitarv and whilst the most narren and distant places of the earth.

which its waters touch, blossom like the rose Place side by side a Northern and a Southern harbor-New York. Boston-Norfolk, Charleston. Compare the crty of New York, or of Liverpool, with any in the South or all of them together! See the forests of masts about Liverpool and New York, and the magnificent harbor of Norfolk a comnparative desert. Why is'this2 The Abolitionists assert that slavery is the cause; but if it is a cause of poverty to the South, it is a cause of wealth to all the seat of mankind, and in abolishing it, both England and the North would cut open the goose which lays for them the golden Cotton cannot be cultivated without Aficac labor, and Africans will not labor except upon compulsion.Rirhmond Dispatch. are the fences, walls and other conspicuous places around and about Baton Rouge, plastered over with the monstrous show hills of a coming circus company; and again will hundreds of dollars be carried from that city without Teaving behind a single cent.

or a particle of benefit for the thus expended. When will the citizens of that place begin to appreeiate the necessity and importance of a well theatre The population is large enough to support one, and there is enterprise enough to subscribe the means to build it. Then we have enteitainments of an instructive, and moral characte.r. and which would conduce munch to the importance of the town. And, beside, the greater portion of the money spert in.

amusements of that character, would be retained in their midst, contributing to the support of the muaya stores and; other establishmentsr which is now carried away by itinerant shows which were niever known to do a particle o' good, one way or another. appear. Who will start the balt? 09 Senator D. C. of California, was killed in San Francisco, by Hon.

D. S. TPaa.R in a duel. The greatest excitement prevailed in consequence. and the deepest regrets are expressed on all sides at the fatal result.

A party of Mexican guerillas made an attack upon the town of reownsville lately, and after acts of violence. forcibly enrtered the jail antd took therefrom, five men who were obnoxious to them, and slaughtered them without-mercy. Great indignation prevails, as there were not Americans sufficient in the town to protect, and the absence of the United States troops placed them completely at the disposition of the marauders. The next news from that place will no doubt be looked for with much anxiety. A LtURNING singular well has been discovered in Bureau county, Ill.v A candle having been let down the atmosphere in it took fire and carnnot be extinguished'.

A correspondent says: The welt has been filled with earth, the place deluged with water, but to little avail, as regards a final extinguishment. The flames break threugh the loose earth of the well, like flashes of gunpowder running along upon the ground. C7 Capt. H. A.

DeReviere has been killed by some of the newspapers, in a duel. Recent accdnunts show that he is not very badly dead-he having declined to "shoot" when the time came to-shoot. His advesary, Hon. Billy Mulligan, would have conferred a lasting obligation on society at large. had he tenderly removed him from this wicked vale of tears." CuREs Frox FELON-" Ta ke a pint of common soft soap and stir it in the air-slack: like till it is of the consistency of glazier's putty, make a leather thimble; fill it with this compnsition, and--.

insert therein and change the position: once in twenty minutes, and a cure is We happen to know the- above is a certain THE NEW SUGAR AND noticed yesterday, the arrival of five- hogsheads of new sugar and ten barrels of new molasses, from Grandwood Plantation of Mr. P. Bethel, consigned to Messrs. S. O.

Nelson Co. The sugar has been purchased by Messrs. Goodrich at 71e. per pound the by E. M.

Ross. at 521c. per Tae Canr.ta F.1...:ustrrles.-The United States Marshal arrived yesterday mornina at an early houor on board of tire steamboat Kirnball, having in oustody Co. J. Anderson and Captains Maury, Fayssoux and Scott, with some seventy-tive men, captured at the Balize.

The Marshal found the whole party encamped at the mouth of the river. It is said they were eating chowdfer, and generally amusing themselves, when the Government official dpproaehed therrf and showed them theavarrants for their arrest Col. Anderson and his men surrendered without resistance, but protested against their arrest, repIesenting that they were notIing but a fishing party, and that the Government had no business to break up their party. When they got on board of the Kinmlal! they also objected to the detachment of -United States troops on board, as they had oily snrrendered to the mandates of a civil tribiualt. The Mashal had the troops transpo' ted' on board of the Enoch Train, and Kirrball started up stream with her load of passengers, the Enoch Train following.

Messrs. Anderson, Maury, Fayssoux and Scott signed bonds yesterday for their appearance before the United States Coetmissioner. The balance of the party been left at the United States Barracks, below the Third Distret, and will remain there until further orders. They are under the care of two Deputy Marshalls, but there is no military force at the Barracks. P.

writing the above we have been credibly informed that the returned filibusters who had been left in charge of the Deputy Marshais at the ibrracks, dispersed yesterday evening, upon the invitation of two of their chiefs to that effect. We understand that they have returned to the city. What course the United States Marshall wvill adopt will be seen Sunarly. GooD Cioi', this head the 13aptist says We have it on undoubted authority that a young man in Natchitoches. Martin Barnes.

by one hired hand, has raised a crop of cotton, for which one of his neighbors offered few ago, BaAG of cotton, just as it stood in the latter part of August He had in cutivation thirty-five acres, and the entire yield, it is thought by good judges will be seventy bags, worth net, at lair aleullation, three thousand five hundred dollars. His outlay, beyond his own labor, was not more perhaps than fifty dollars. Whatstock he worked we have not been in.orused: but not probably more than one horse, for we know one plow steadily plied is capable of cultivating thirty-five acres of cotton on light soil in a favorable seasoa as the last has beets. This may seem a tough story to our readers in the old States, and we will not risk our reputation by vouching for it, though we liully to be strictly and literally true. It is indeed extraordinary cropping, even in Louisiana.

Mr. Barnes's plantation lies on Bayou Pierre, in Natchitoches parish. His address is Natchitoches; and if any of our distant readers want the facts from headquarters, lettkhem address him, or Rev. M. Scarboraugh 'at the same place.

Can the worlk-beat it? all Severe WinIer St. Louis E.ressaays About ten days ago a tremendqus drove of gray squirrels. nusmhering hundreds and thousands, suddenly made their appearance oathe Neramec, covering the trees and water like a pall. Thousands of thmm were afterwards found dead in the river-and on the ground. They crossedthe-Mississippi at that point.

and worked their way lown the riveruntil Wednesiiay.they reached Cape Girardeau, rb-', 4e s.4-pr;.i5 in cuuntlesamyriads. The citizens turned out ear masse and killed them by Bhundrals. Every tree a nd btrsh, in that vicinrity svwa eaed with them lntil night, whet, they all disappeared. and hare rwt been heard of since. Their route was marked as by a devastating storm.

Trees -were griddled and fields destroyed. Old French settlers predict very severe winter, as it was noticed in 18.1 anid 1851 that immense re.ves ofr sqlir rels suddenly made their kdltowed by intensely severe winter. Our. GovimrsNENT AND cur In owr the telegraphic columrns of the New Orleans papers be foutnd the plan dictated by her Most Gracious Majesty's Hone Government to- her ftitlful subject. James Buchanan, Lond.

Lieutenant ofthe HTnited States, The promlptness with which His Lordship has acted mast be gratifying to the feeling of every loyal Mercury. Wasusrtoros Friend Mc.Con.mca has placed a box at the Postof.ice to receive subscriptions to-the National Menument fund. The appeal should be- promptl-y met by all our citizens. Those 'who cannot visit the office in person should send their contributions directed to the TaonS it learn fromn the Pelican that a Vigilance Committee has been formed in that parish to drive away or punish a lot of thieves and bandits, who are committing depredations there. These seahips are said to be from adjosning parishes, from whence they have been driven by other Vigilance Committees.

Gentlemen, be temperate in all you do, and be sure these men are really guilty before you attempt their punishrhent. New the kindness of Messrs. T. W. we are iudebted for a sample of new sugar made on their plantation this season.

It is an excellent article, and though made ftom unripe cane, a good price in market. R. A. SrEwART's new process-ofdefecation was not usedin its making, as asserted by a coteneporary. Pailn'rig HOUSs- FOR TsIE Sherrod, the agent for the AmericarrPrinting House for the Blind, requests us to.

say that Mr. J. W. Richardson, of'the Parish of St. Mary, will act as agent of the institution in this State, and be happy to receive the contributions of the generous to this most humane and philanthropic object.

Mr. Sherrod's tour in Louisiana and Mississippir we are happy to say, has been quite successful. The institution be established at Louisville: FATAL.DUsr.--The Mobile Tribune publishes a dispatch from Columbus, Ga, to the effect that Mr. Moore, a merchant from Greensboror, fought a duel in- that vicinity, on the Sth, with Dr. Wiley, in- latter was shot through the head.

Mr. Charles Kingsley is said to be engaged in the composition of a new novel oth a oir munch SALE OF THE SWAMP LAfNDS, Since the'donation to the State of the swamp lands, a policy has prevailed to make a saleof them periodically for the ppo6 of raising a levee or swamp land fund. This'at first was resisted by but few as the desire generally pretvailed to proceed with public a recourse to special taxation or to the ordinary revenu o. the State Treasury. But the fund accumulated fromi the sales only tempted the cupidity of speculators arid politicians.

and at each succeeding session of the Legislature, proposed improvements for the reclamation ofoverltowed territory were engineered through ii the houses rnoreiie ti porpose of private emolument creasing the value of the gieat gi United States to this State. Two years since, in eral dissatisfahtiokn withthe maaaner na'qh this fund- wds "equandered, a gefreral si.na.e took place in. the Legisrature for ie -priations from what rermainedll teain fe the Treasurer, and a airge aritount was dii. tributed over the State. if not in bill by several bills of a loral' caracter Last winter 'tle question of selliog snothe million of these lands was again froagti ward to replenish.tlhe partially exhausted fund.

and adopted. Mr. Phillips. whodad opposed, the-disposition of the swampladsa letter recently wiitten to his q's, states that he voted -for the measure.not cause he wasin favor of the policy-of tbe: Lill, but to enable North Louisiana to'hoave' share of the lands of this chaaceter. so6ld they had not participated ili the the former saeks.

Tlie northern section. tf the State was now placed onan equatlfootin with the south. ej 'oSuefi was doubtless the reson why supported the measure who really saw the frittering away of the magnificeunt diati. of the General Governament for the adaiitage alone of bankrapt politicians, office holdrs and their friends. We regard this safe of the swarnialads as the most injudicious act that has beean cor0 mitted by any legislative body since Louio ans became a State.

As in- the formerui, stance, when offered to the public, the: lands will not bring'a tithe ofthe valire when fully reclaimed. They will ifall ino the hands of parties who purchase as amere matter of speculation, and will create a power interest ed to control the future expenditure ofji.jg State in leveeing The grand ptrpose whichithe fundw.asiin. tended to complete leveeinng' the Mississiipi and its consequent icamarition of i naesse tracts the ifnest territory in the eotty Milsls ofo ac complishment.fer the fountain whic the fund is to be derived is closed has been as to show capacit for good. The manner in which favoritism blise practiced, end the offi ers.of the land.ioffice the opportunity prsented by their positioni.t supplant honest planter in obtaining at prices te sW is hovisii the inta i a correspondent who gives his i this subject in our ehotrmnetoday. ea is: blt a fair sietnpFe inaiiuy aa been madte pulicby.e a ii sons, indicating the misuse okoiatati and the sw.

lands toniiefit thjlilxig, at large. None can deny.that thesel. before they were oflerel.for would ave-: rage ive dollar an acre; riebts wonld bring $LG instead of $2a or less, obtained public sales in their exiposed end'itdon. Th1I value, in tlheag the of the tinited States, w-heeiRtwas firstmade ift had lievn retained es. iei y' until the le-vees and dra.s nhild been' aerfeted would leave ibeeltssiaeseatdirhaue dyked thek Mississippi throiraioit the entire State; andSi fortifie allt the bayous aiainit inundatioih' It Ieedis no arguioeat to ide r.

been demonstrated by the gi ven to lYands 'ry east'ction of a rairoad through then7. is stali'she4 by. tih fact that lands now in hsida have bee w-elinuJed, arme lild at ices ing frem S-n 5 to $.0 per acre. et-thepohiNy finds delirulers--a polcyr which sini of all parties lenounce 'as individualts, hostile to the iiterestst te State, a sree of1 legislahve abuser. and in direet conflict with the wlich to denatio.

was Al it -eShathe. oic of sale, instead of impriovensent, he persisted Wilt those who' burtiensii ed leveeing to bear-whbo: ae compelled tend, at their own the For.e of ihe swollen Misisilspri siIently permitttherre. sources of the swamp-hindt, iupt thehatid of speculatorsa nipitiiphains at the mere nominal value placed Ipon thep before leveesto reclaim them are biiiltl W.searegladr to find g.necral -intris in thi pa rishes, and hbpe i willh teh srt until-itshatl effectaehangeais' i Ma licy on the A 0 ne. Gis gin house of Mr. Josit Alexander.

about eeljsaa miles" gm tow was burnt. la lnight; wittabout eighteen bales of some ot which belonged to Samuel Faulkner, of this city. No. i. suranee.

small frame house situated North. street, occipiied by Hector Latil oas residence, was burnt-lastnight, together all the fu.rniture a.d belongng to the family, whb were all ai.1.2t-e l2diL ikst. ENo.Lrs INT'ELIiENCE. Lon1don Al lustrated Times says "The Piesidential.o minations form thie chief topi in America. There the field-Wire, Douglas and' At tlit last accountBolts iwas a NEw SENATORS im TRIE NEXT I The following nanied gentlemien their seats'fortTiefirst time.

ii the United States Senate on the first day 'in' Dec l.ee, next, on.whicl dayr the firstsbssidon thirtysixth Congressi will commence: Iion Willard Saulsbury, of W. Grimes, of Iowa; I-on. ell, of Kentucky; H.n. hamn of Michigan John C. of New Hon.

North Carolina. lion. Hlenry. B.Antho 6f Rhode Islane- Hon. A.

(i Nic hol.s.on, W. HemPphill ofi. xag, REIODNT NOT A CANDEIDIATR ItEis 9 that Col. Fremont has writtera letter declar ing that he is not, and will not-be a PFresideen: tial candidate in 186. "He is represeno as closing.

his letter in the: f(olIowia uage: I econsented tohold' that relation, in sL8 against my better, idgement and will, bati was assured- tlhat those who would around me poa.tsed the power essentialeat my electiona astll confess that thie l.ihb.tM' as it might. Oliver Cros well, possessed well resist. -But I Would not agail etiuitch. ter all the v'hxation, mortification and annoyance I then encountered if the reward- wete be ten tou.mnd nr. i.lenc,:es.