Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-01-20
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+" aud now remains,
That We found out the CAUSE of this effect
Or rather say, the CAUSE Of this defect;
F1r this effect defective. comes by CAUSE"
A tateletfer from Mr.. S.&. X. Iflet.
son published in the Gazette Of The 23d.
December, present the following enlightened
views, to the solemn consideration Of lbeit
brother pilgrims through this vale Of tears.
"1hefe appears 10 be Yarion9 opinions
relative TO the pattiaI failures oftbo sugar
crop The present season.
Some attribute il 10 the late and cold
spring and to the heavy and constant rains
during the summer.
This can scarcely be the principal cause:
For Tho plant cane is fine and seldom
yelled better. Much Of ours il new
yielding near three hogshead per acre.
The failure seems 10 be- IN the Tntf6ou
cane and the CAUSES must have effected
Il before the plant cane.was pat in ground:
and five should shy il was in consequence
Of previous rains, then would exist n pre-.
vi0ns cause n cause for that cause.
The conclusion would evidently be /;
judgement sent from Heaven.
Sugar Planters labor unnecessarily on
the Sabbath and may never expect pros,
perity or To- ace n world redeemed, from
SIN, til they learn 10 fear God.
Respectfully Yonr obi. Sery't,
s e. r TfLLOTSON.
This loud call to tho nnconyerfcd, will
we hope, like bread cast upon The waters
return after many days. The yisitaGongs
Of Providence, frequently convey admo,
milton which a wicked and peryerso e
ration, strive TO render aborGve by refer.
ence TO ~profane Lars Of Nature, as their
source. Let us beware Of stranding our
frail bark upon this ]treacherons rock.
Let not the sugar planters of Louisiana,
delay the redemption Of The whole world
by a perseverance, in the unholy practise
Of boiling sugar on the Sabbath.
The especial token Of Divine displea.
sure is seen the present year in the blight.
ed condition of the Sugar planters, ra-
toons. The counterpoise Of fine plant
cane seldom gjcldiag BETTER" is one Of
those mysteries of the Divine inscrutabIe
nature, which we must not irrcyerentIy
attempt to penetrate bit remember that
where we cant u%nraveI, we must learn to
trust and thus those back.sliding sugar
planters, r%enonncing the encouragement
Of the "dnc plant cane" and bumbIy tak.
ing rebuke Of the blasted Rattoon for
their guide, US a cloud by day and a pill
lar Of fire by night must learn to know
that they ''may neDer expect prosperity or
10 see world redeemed from sin" until
they shall comport themselves in such a
way as to have rood RaHoons.
We are induced to offer these renec.
lions by having seen in the Gazette of the
3Oth uIt. an attempt of one of the sons Of
unrightconness. to weaken the effect of
this gushing exhortation /; casting inuendo
at the e~xclIent men, to whom we are with
true JUNCTION and exact logic, indebted,
for having shown the reprobate sugar
the way in which they should
60.
This son of BeIiaI has left it to be in.
ferred that orr enlightened and ghostIy
teachers are mere pharisees-blessing
God that they are rot as other men are
broad their phyIacteries, and en-
Iarging the borders of their garments
md pretending that while others are with
ering under the just infection Of poor Rat
,oonS, they are enjoying the great reward
IF ''Rne plant cane. yielding near three
tagshead8 per acre." in proof of that The
.ecent '.judgement sent from Hearen,' was
,ent against sinners, and not against
hem.
This depIorable spirit Of detractioD is
lot peculiar to the present age. Good
len have b cen reviled in every stage of
he world. Even the prophet Elisha was
nocked by the little boys, and called
bald head. The same depraved spirit
night possibly call our pious c%otcmpora-
les 6ock.heads but let the miserable scot.
er be warned by the instant and awfoI
etribuiion, which overlook those children;
be powerful and benign man of God, cnts-
d the little Tognes, and instantly two she.
ears devonred forty-two of them! !!
For our part mo offence to the Gener.
| or any man Of quality, we hope TO be
lved' whether these sugar planters
learn TO fear God" ornnt. They may
e drowned out by another deIuge like
lat Of last Summer, Second only to the
iore stately one sent once before TO purge
le world Of sinl but we shall be safe. for
e are only COTTON PLANTERS, +.
4 NEw ST4TE-A bill has been iatro1u-
d ia the Legislature of Tennessee, DOW in
for the establishment os new stat Q :
the territory Of East T~eanessee. The pre-