Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-04-02
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rsSu pSIpiV ~ W. WI y" th" sAht /
mundy in may, and | recken we'll du bet.
ter nexs.ne: the Doctor SCI so emmy how.
alnt a Crime tn make many promises
to my Teller citi1ans bout what I'll du if
git 'lected Qll du my darndest though,
and that's more'n a GOOD many dass't say,
that gifts paid for DUN nuthin> but I'll pro.
mis- TO purtect to the BEST Of my ,onshuns
and abiIitys, the Unrest of the f~ar.-er,.
Mr.. Editur, when these banks, that the IL
gislatur allowed to Civ notes, when they
had nuthin to pay 'em with, gifts busted all
tn smash, who'll suffer but the farmers
When Ingland makes all her cotton to the
Iniys and wont Civ us a darned cent for
our'n, who'll suffer more'n the farmers?
If the Legislator acts the darned fool,
and runs the government hend over heels
in Diet, who pays more Of it than the farm
ers? But if our country's invaded by a
furrin inemy, who is called fust to defend
it but the farmcrsl They're the ''bone and
siner of the country" (a, they say in fourth
o July specches) and are wiIlin to du it tn.
Wal then, amt it the bounden duty Of
the Legislator, that's 'lected by the farm
ers to pnrtect them same's they pnrtect
the legislator! too be sure they are; them's
my sentiments emmy how.
Thars a site o questshuns that candy
dates are etarnally taIkin about, before
they're lccted, but furgit all bout soon's
they're Iectcd; not all though, for sums got
conshuus that wont let 'em do nuthin but
what they promis but as sed before
amt a gwinc 70 promis nuthin but what ]
can du.
Washinton never promised nuthin but
what he allowed he could du; he promised
he'd du his darndest tn lick the british, and
didn't he du it? Wal, he only sed he'd try,
and he did try, that's a site better'n sayln
he'd be darned if he didn't and then gittin
awfully licked himself, amt it mr. Editur?
Zeke Barton's Jest started fur the Bay
State and I've ben desput busy ritin to all
my quaintances TO hum.
/ sent up by Zeke your two papers, one
that'cd my letter in it, and the other where
you talk so hansumly bout my bein candy
tate and the trecherySf Pheby, and told
him to take 'em out to Dickson's rum, TO
singin school Or sum getherin whar thar's
a hull grist o gals and boys, and read it be.
fore 'em all. (It11 be prime fun for Zeke,
and I recken he'll put a good deal tn it,
he's good at that | rit to father'n brother
John and told em 1 didn't meen't cum hum
for a considerable spell, not till | got tn be
distinguished sum way or nuther, mebby a
CRATE pollertishun or literary karacter, or
suthin like that, and that when ! did cum
likes not Id be merried to sun o these
creole gals and fetch her Il meen my wife
when | gifts merried), and a chance o little
pariy.v oos to see EN- all. z ken brother
JohnTl rite tn me what fun's g~ine on to
SimpsonviIl and SO forth. Ill let you
know all about it when they rite,
Your friend JOSIAH SIMPSON.
AGRICULTURAL MEEr1SG.--Ata meett-
ing Of the planters and other citizens held a
the Court House, the 18th March, 1912,
in the parish Of Point Coupee, for the pur-
pose Of forming an Agricultural and Me.
chanics' Society, auxiliary to the State
Agricultural and Mechanics Association,
Mr.. Augustin Bourgeat was called to the
chair as President, assisted by Messrs, Jean
Laurans and Charles Morgan, Sem, as Vice
Presidents, and F. V. Bouis, Secretary.
The subject of the meeting was then ex-
planned by an appropriate address, deliver.
ed by DR.. George w. Smith. The meet
ing being organized, it was
Resolved, That a Committee Of three
be appointed to draft a Constitution for the
government of this Society. Mcssrs. Sam.
uel Bush, Hon. E Cooley, Jr., and DR. G,
w. Smith were appointed, and shortly at
ter reported the following Constitution.
ART. 1. The objects Of this society are
to promote and advance the science Of Ag
riculture and Horticulture, and to encour
age the Mechanic arts.
ART. 2. This society shall DO know,
and designated by the name and title OF the
Agricultural and Mechanics Society of ths
Parish of Point Coupee, auxiliary to thu
State Agricultural and Mechanics Associa
ton.
ART. 8. The officers OIL the Society shall
consist of a President and two Vice Pre-
sidents, a Secretary who snail be Treasure
and Corresponding Secretary, and al
Executive Committee composed of one
} member from each police ward Of sthl
Parish.
ART. 4. The election of officers shall
! be viua uoce at a regular meeting, to serv'
one veal, by a majority of votes present
= ART. 5. All subscribers to this Const,tu
ton shall be members of the Society.
ART. 6. Each memper shall pay annu
ally SIS, into the Treasury.
, ART. 7. At least five members must II
present to transact business at the quar-
terIy and annual meetings.
} ART. 8. There shall be semi-annua
] Fairs of the Society held at some suitable
: place, to be designated by the Society
D and quarterly ordinary meetings when cal
led by the President.
: ART. 8. The funds shall be aPproprla
d ted, first for the expenses of the Societ.
| and Fairs and premiums to be awarded
p and secondly, for any other necessary pun
poses:
Which Constitution being put to vote wa
unanimously adopted and signed by all tn
D members present.
On motion Resolved, That the person
who have offciated at this meeting b
!, maintained in their respective capacltie
for the term Of one year from this day.
Be it further Resolved, That the Exec
J. utiye Committee be- composed Of the TO
lowing persons viz. Judge Black, Charlie
Hagan, p. L. L'hermite, Valerie lie Dou'
Celestin Porche, Pierre Bouanchaud, Lou
A. Hubert, Lamart Chieiz, and Jean BITE
Berjeron.
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