Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-02-20

Tha following feinatks from the opelousas
Gasetla relative 10 The ioea prsssibly dangerous
practice III sFliiog iianaf 10 sIases. are as ppilh.
cable 10 this immediate vicinity ~ they are 10
that ef Opelousas. aud ate eplpiiaalea 70 tlia
consideration Of our planters. II sums measure
IL aot taisan 10 pot III, is,inedists end 10 taiH bus
ibesa than which aans can bs more fatal 10 our
interests aud il HE vllvttdets, against our laws
aid the violate VI our soeisty. ats allowed sill
10 deal out the deadly paisohs NO may bs afeised
from nuf fatal ~lett.atgy by seeing ei,aeled 10 our
very midst i domestic tfagetiy from The lttrs esa-
temptation of wlieh tho tatul ]slftn4a hiel niifigi.
led, 10 HAT msil who wiiiuiiy aij knowingly
s~iaintet the lava aud ealtngafs all W. hold duef
fIf The pitifui ~ ,i# which he fpty receive If III
,la ms. 10 therefor. ~ marcy sbe nd be shown
Ia should BIO tepniitte,l alike from tie eoi is
,vpanes and support II every good citizen mud
Viewed A. o public susu,y of he most ,sbsef'
ops kind, Du, 10 tbs article from The GasetleI @#
BED Rteer Wig,
hgtef h atges-F,is Hb'tnibabla bae
A Ms i.,stye#eI 10 81, gfesl ai esttni Of 'ata IN
.,nt een, t,ut.y NJ 10 cult for soips ELL 'ieni
means Ia yheeh IL. We mtY 'tttee heat'y VII The
p.tia thu fall upon the class Of ar popui4thop.
10 ,h,a wstst % al lfBihas. For instance, the t,ta
upf,apps,e atf,ir, ", teb resulted Ia tho murder
~ i respectable white man, and The execution
af tl,tae ,mt.aulits I'd siasrs = TO say noiliug OF the
loss 10 tho u%tftfiueats owner. IN rejecting up ~
ellis slbieei, Il his ,ecaff' d q ~, thai II would be
f,f The ~ia.sfea, D! t,s community. that those ioes'
Immediately Interested In that speaius al property
should meet tag ithef aud concert measures fot the
detection. and punishsneut nf The worthless whi'es,
sho indulgs IN tho p%t aeiiee of srliihe intoxicating
lianats 10 ttsi. slaves. Oar laws. % tha subject.
afs gsaJ il, f.t ~ they 81, and II amended So Is
a. iaeIu IL Ill lefaoas wbe sell liquors 10 slases,
ni4ht ta mare easily executed at oil events lei
us unite aud adopt siel, plane a. shall detect aud
,ani.h the guilty. W. ihtsk The planters would
iini tl.stt aeenun, III paying a reward toapy one
Who voeld dt,te, = eulrii, ami pfoeafs hs eeite
.len,,a,t,n-- IN plata English, let ~ esera'e OUT
lava such NJ they ese, aid II f,tai insufficient.
lot ,hfm he 80 amended, aa 10 pre."efua aud orr
property, ffsn tho effects Of sueh prse,iees.-
W. ,tsteat mob law aa much ~ The most order
l.vlns ,eepIa Of Down East hnl ifae laws Gao
b. made eaee,nsl TO cheek ibis evil, We will be
forced TO protect ourselves nj oil hasafas.r~
'l'hara ars athet nhjnets that might oeeupy the
attention ~ i meeting Of aat planters, hueb ne
the tnasie Of eui,isutins our different products, OF
rearing stock. &c &C., and generally MI aae, cub
isets ~ arc usually acted upon by Agricultural
Societies. tteesnt circumstances hass perhaps
,enaatsd Il necessary f. us 10 act mote In concert
In relation ~ nus slave interests, and we respects
fully recommend 10 our planters n take thesc
things Into serious eahs,iara ion. Wa have
Hrakea with sesersl respect able aad wealthy plan.
tors, wha seetn To think TINT something susht 10
be done. The only way 10 Ito u, 10 meet together,
compare notes, md adopt some uniform plan Of
We shall he glad 10 publish any roms
nunieaaion on these subjects, finn thnae bes. &c.
with them.