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Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

WHAT SUGAR PLANTERS HAVE DONE.
Had sugar planting never been engaged in
by the citizens Of Louisiana, the West Indies
would have supplied us yearly with 100000
hhds OF sugar, at ten cents a pound, amounting
to $~40,000,000 ofdollars, and about S5.oOO.0oo
worth of molasses. Monopolizing the whole
business they would have continued to CHARGE
their old prices. That $45,Oo0,O 900 would have
gone out Of The country, whereas the principal
amount now yearly paid for sugar and molasses
remains in the country. The sugar planters of
this State have therefore been an immense adj
vantage to the United States. If thew have !
fair chance they will in a few years supply the
whole Of our country with sugar. Is it not good
policy in government to succor and encourage
them! Is it not an injustice to neglect them
when they have been Of so great an advantage
to the whole country?-Plauers'. Banner.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Candidates for Parish Offices.

UWe are authorized to announce J. L.
PETIT as a candidate for SHERIFF at the
ensuing election,
1--WE are authorized to announce LOUIS
PETIT as a candidate for RECORDER at
the ensuing election.
1--WE are authorized to announce GUS
TAVE LAUVE as a candidate for ASSES
SOR at the ensuing election.
1--WE are authorized to announce HENRI
WORSHAM as a candidate for CORONER
ut the ensuing election.
DWe are authorized to announce A. He
BERT as a candidate for Coroner.
UWe are authorized to announce G. S.
ROSSEAU as a candidate for ASSESSOR
at the ensuing election.
UWe are authorized to announce J.. H.
HAASE as an Independent candidate for
CLERK of the District Court for this Parish!
DWe are authorized to announce PAUL
DEBLIEUX as a candidate for CLERK of
the District Court for this Parish.
1--WE are authorized to announce }. H
BALCH as an Independent candidate for
CLERK of the District Court for this Parish.
1--WE are authorized to announce j. ".
ROSSON as a candidate for JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE at the ensuing election.
UC. BARBAY is a candidate for the Of
fee of CORONER of this Parish, and will be
supported by
oc242t LARGE NUMBER OF VOTERS.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Hurrah for Black Dick!
Correspondence of the Southern Sentinel. !

I'LL III
BATON ROUGE, Oct. "a, 1S49.
Dear Sentinel: The Ides of November are
close at hand, and Harmanson's hosts are be-
ginning to tremble at their approach. No longer
do their Wanting shouts and triumphant boasts
peal upon the air, or terrify his opponents. Har-
manson's previous %triumphs had inspired his
friends and followers with a belief of his in
vincibility, and hence their ~scornful and con-
temptuous hootings, when an effort was made
to defeat him. He had, too, inspired his oppo-
nents with a fear Of his invincibility, and hence,
their partial detection and political hopelessness,
and thus stood the two parties-Harmanson
heading his victorious legions, while they block
ed around him with clamorous shouts and taunt
ing jeers; while his opponents trembled at his
power and almost shrank from the contest
when a voice was heard, inviting and challeng-
ing the infatuated champion to political contest;
and, like the chivalrous Ivanho, Dick Stewart
sprang into the arena, entered the lists, and with
his political lance quivering, and his bold genius
painting for the onset, hurled back the taunts of
the foe and dared his coming. This voice in
spired the throng, and catching the fires that
elowed in the soul of Stewart, new hopes were
kindled, and they rallied around the noble form
Of this brave champion. Harmanson responded
to the challenge; he came; but SO deceived was
he in estimating the character and qualifications
of the man he was coming to meet, thathe came.
as he said himself, unprepared, and satisfied of
easily victimising a "neek and humble preacher
No wonder that he ridiculed the idea of being
ss5eaten By Dick Stewart, when he hadn't vet
learned that he had something more than "a
meek and humble preacher" whom he could ban.
dy about with his jeers and wit, and whose hui
mility and meekness secured him against a re-
tort. But how great was his surprise, when
meeting Dick Stewart affor the first time,nh
found a man with a political genius towering
high above his own, and a wit, the application Of
which when compared to that of his is as the
scorching rays of the meridian sun, to the sof-
scintillations of some obscure star. Great in
deed must have been his surprise and chagrin
too, when, instead Of meeting a anseek and hum
bic preacher" who when one cheek was smitten
would turn the other, he met a genius who
boarding him in his own den, snatched him up
and twirling him around exhibited him in the
most ridiculous attitude political as well as men,
tai. Shrinking fror1 the first rencontre be sped
for ms home and set about repairing and
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

strengthening his political armor, and having
done so, he returned, as he thought, prepared
and qualified to demolish Stewart, forever. He
enters the lists, and high are the hopes of his
hackers and loud are the predictions of triumph
and victory: but amid their exhuberation of feel
ing and pride of hope, a dismal cry m peal
inc in their ears, and they are startled as Har-
manson in the hollow tones of defeat and des-
pair swears ~to"nerer meet Ste,art again SO long
as he lires.' This was a damper for those who
had reposed so much confidence in his ability,
and boldly determining to counteract the infu-
ence that would attend such an act of political
cowardice, they challenged Stewart to meet
Harmanson in Bayou Sara, assuring him that
| Harmanson would and should be there. The
day arrived Stewart was on the ground, but
where WAS Harmanson? he had taken this OPP
portunity to slip down into the neighborhood
where Stewart lived, to give the peoples little
talk all by himself, while his disappointed
friends in Bayou Sara were writhing under the
notification to which he thus subjected them
he had been whipped twice and was determined
to dodge shout through the District, refusing,
unmanly, to meet Stewart, from that time up to
the present. He is now trying what virtue there
is in the cry of persecution; but with the lofty
minded Louisianian this will not avail him they
in the pride of their State admire and honor
those only who are manly and honorable, and
can but feel a ~contemptuous pity for a man, who
would pretend to run for Congress and be will
ing to get there by fawning around them and
whining under the charges of a man he is afraid
to meet. A short time since, and Harmanson
men about here, were offering to bet on his get
ting a majority Of eight hundred and a thousand
votes; but at this time they are not too uiHing
to take offers of even bets. Stewards friends
are piling up at every opportunity on his being
our next representative in Congress, so you see
things are changed in the last few weeks very
much. Harmansml will get fewer votes in this
parish than any democratic Congressional can
didate that has ever preceded him. In e%onclu-
sion as this is the last appearance shall make
until after the election, permit me as / retire to
shout HURRAH FOR BLACK DICK.
Yours &c. D.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Stewart I'm Ouachita.
Correspondence or tha southern seminar

correspondence oI FL oouthefn Sentinel1
PARISH OF OUAcH1TA, Oct. %, Is49.
Editor Of the Sentinel: | am far from being
. politician, or having any desire to be one
Indeed, have, heretofore, RETAINED from any
participation in political agitations, either in
feeling or in action; and when / say that this
is the first letter ! have written, in respect to
the candidates forC Congress, you may infer that
lam happily exempt from the anxiou. or solicit
tous feelings that generally prevail during our
political canvasses. But it would require SUI
perhuman and unnatural indifference to breathe
the atmosphere Of Ouachita Parish, burthened
as it is with a jealous ardor for Harmanson's
defeat, and not imbibe or inhale some of its an
imating qualities. Harmanson and his political
career are SO familiar to the people living in his
vicinity, as to insure him a small vote, even
though no one opposed him add to this the
fact Of his opponents having shown himself
TO- the people, and proved himself to be Har-
nanson's superior in every respect, and YOU
may then, perhaps, form a faint conception Of
THE MAJORITY STEWART WILL GET IN HAIR
MANSIONS W PARISH! Not only here will
Stewart get large majority, but from appear
ances and accounts, he viii get large majority
in the District Do your duty and stand BY
him there, and we will guarantee his safety
here. Yours, in haste, y.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
President

Yhe following passage is extracted from a
speech of Josiah Quincy, Jr, at the late Wing
Convention of Massachusetts. Now is Til
time, as it is intimated below, that every true
patriot should vote for the man who will
ISLAND BY the PRESIDENT"
at was my good fortune (said Mr.. Quincyl
to be at Washington for three or four weeks.
about the beginning of last March, and it was
my exceeding good fortune to be underth the roof
with one who was at that time called Gen. Tay.
Tor. Sir, | cannot help regretting that his health
prevented his having an opportunity of showing
to the yeomanry and citizens of Mass.
chusetts. Iregret that they could not see Pres
ident Taylor as he appears to all about him.
what we haue seen of the militia. Iremembes
sir, that / was once aid to his excellency Cor
ernor Lincoln, and we thought then that TIL
military had more fuss than feathers, beieYe
"As regards Gen. Taylor, he is exactly wha
his soldiers call him-Rough and Ready. Eli
looks no more like one of these officers WHOM
you will see, on an inspection day, riding abous
on horseback, with long plumes, than he doe
like a Methodist minister. / confess, sir, couh
not help looking at him with astonishment ml
saw him sitting upon his sofa, in his parlor
quiet understanding man; and | could na
help thinking to myself, is that the fellow tht
sat sideways on Old Whitley at the battle u
Buena Vista?
"We are apt to look upon the title 'Rough
and Ready as one which was got up for the o.
casion. We are apt to imagine that a commit
tee has been appointed to draught resolutions
and to present to the public such Il name as will
be taking. But that is not the case with a name
like this. The highest glory of ancient knight
hood was when the saldier was knightedbg /
his sovereign on the field of battle. The high
est title of amilitary man in a republic is when
his soldiers give him a name that shall signify
at once their confidence in him and their appKt
citation of his modesty.
"He was called Rough and Ready becaus
every rough situation he was ready; because
he was found sleeping side by side with The con.
soldiery, with a tent or without a tent be-
cause he was found in the forefront CT the bal.
tie, marked only by his venerable ard his sis
pie appearance.
aVVhigs Of Massachusetts, ysu a grad
deal to Gen. Taylor. You have placed him y
a situation Of great responsibility. You haze
taken him from the position which he .illed ~
.nohsy-that Of a soldier among soldier-aud
you have called him to preside over the deat
MES Of this country. He is now attacked veJ
much as he was before the battle Of Buensl
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Vote Early!

Go to the polls and deposit your votes at as
early an hour as possible, the sooner the bet
ter; after which you can the better look about
and bring forward those who are luke-warm.
Let nothing prevent you from attending the
polls, even if you have to crawl there-there
it is where you maintain your independence,
and If you do not 60 there to preserve it, YOU
deserve to lose that sacred inheritance. Again
we say, vote early.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Our City Correspondence.

Wing Enthusiasm-The Great Barbecue
The hungarian Generals and Turkey-The
Pope-Satety Of Sir John F~rank1n-Jack-
SON and New Orleans Railroad, dc. dc.
New ORLEANS, Oct. %, 1S49.
Editor Sentinel: The work goes bravely on
The gallant Wings Of Louisiana are aroused,
and only await the coming 9Th to strike a NOR
tai blow to the 'unterrifed democracy" The
Wings of New Orleans are at their post, and
expect every parish throughout the State to do
its duty! The monster Barbecue comes off to-
morrow at Judge Bermudez's Plantation, Eve
ry thing has been arranged on a scale common
at least 10000 persons will be present. Some
thing like fifteen or twenty oxen, and about
fifty head of sheep and calves are to be immo-
lated on the occasion. Gen. Declouet, Kenner,
Bordelon, S.. s.. Prentiss, Randall Hunt, J. P.
Benjamin and other distinguished Wings will
be in attendance, and altogether it will be a
gathering that will strike terror to the locofoco
ranks.
The news by the Niagara, received a few
days since, ANNOUNCE the refusal of Turkey to
deliver up the persons of BEN, Kossuth and
other Hungarian rufugees. John Mitchell,
the Irish Patriot, it is also stated, is or will be
shortly released. The Pope's "Amnesty and
goverential decree" appears to give general dis
satisfaction, both from the fact of its limited con-
c~essions, and the great number of persons ex-
Guided from the amnesty. The intelligence has
doubtless reached you, of the safety of Sir John
Franklin, the intrepid navigator; he is reported
to have been confined by ice in Prince Regents
inlet.
A large meeting took place at Madisonville
on the 29th inst, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the Convention which is to assem-
Bile at Monticello on the 10th Dee. next, upon
the subject of constructing a Railroad from Jack
son Miss to New Orleans. The next meeting
will probably take place here. think there is
doubt as to the entire feasibility and benefit,
will arise from the proposed road. 1t is a
project that invites the serious consideration of
our citizens and those Of Mississippi. The wea-
is still wet and uncomfortable the morn
ings cold, raw and chilly, while at midday it is
sultry. The quantity of strangers that are
pouring in is "a caution to calculate" in fact it
is beyond computation. Business is increasing
very rapidly in all departments; in a few weeks
every thing will be in full motion, and money
hands on the electric plan; of course
Declouet will be thinking aboutremoving to the
The Theatres will all shortly be open, while
we shall have any quantity of itinerants to dis
pei the monotony Of our dull summer.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Wings!

1t is expected that every man Of yon will do
your duty next Monday. Supply yourselves
with tickets, first examining them well, and see
that your friends are likewise supplied. We
cannot be too active or too vigilant if we would
be victorious. Defeat ever attends the slug
gard. Remember this-and from this time till
shutdown on the 9Th, work as you have never
worked before!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Beware of Fraud!

Voters, beware of fraud we have seen tick
cts all Wing except the candidates for this Sc
Material district, and the clerk. No Wing tick
ct is genuine except those with every name up
on it that is beueath the eagle at the head of
this column.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

A CyR1os1TY.-A thrifty chestnut tree in
cranston, R. l., may be seen bearing raspber-
RES and clesauts at the same time. Not long
since a limb was broken off, thus leaving a
small hole in the crotch of the tree, from which
a raspberry plant took root. It is now in !
furnishing condition, as green and thifty as the
Tree itself, and bearing fruit twenty feet from
the ground.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

co organs pretend to the exclusive advocacy of
the principle of an elective judiciary, or assume
to condemn Alexander Declouet, for asserting
views and sentiments in common with the most
decided, able and ardent Democrats in Loui-
siana.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

rTWe acknowledge the receipt Of an able
and eloquent address, entitled The Age of
Washington, delivered before the C~alocagathian
and Reading Room Societies, Of st. Mary,s
College. Baltimore, by 2. Collins Lee, Esq,
and politely forwarded MS by Mr.. G. Desobry.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

NEvER Say DE.-An English paper has the
following: sNeither birth, marriage, sickness
nor seasons are known to editors in the coun-
try. They may die, but their paper must come
out"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

UWe are authorized to announces ]. SAR-
Ia as a candidate for Justice of the Peace.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

UIet us win a victory that will send its
gladness throughout the Union,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Col. s. M. ID. Clark.

is carrying every thing before him by his plain
and straightforward zeal, combined with his
former valuable services. The people will give
q majority to this sterling citizen that will
evince the high estimation in which he is held,
and secure to the district a Senator, of whom
they may well be proud. Then come the last
names OH our political ticket,
E. w. Blake and R. IL. Watson,
candidates for the House of Representatives,
and young men whose moral worth and men,
tai requirements are too well known to require
any remarks from us. We call upon the Wings
to give them their united support, in c~onjunc-
ton with the names above, and roll UP for them
on the 9th, a majority which they can look
back to with pride in their future political ca
reer.
Wings, be united, be jealous and active, and
we will carry our whole ticket as sure as the
sun goes down on the 9Th of November-and
prove to Louisiana, Gas we hope Louisiana will
prove to the Union,) that we "Stand by the
President !"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
PLAQUEMINE:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1s4s.

1--WE are authorized to announce J. c..
DAVIS as a candidate for Justice of the Peace.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Col. Richard A. Stewart,

or sBhck Dick" as his tory-colored competitor
facetiously calls him. This champion of liberal
principles and southern rights, is emphatically
the standard bearer of the President-the
friendship of the people Of this District for Old
lack is to be tested through him. Refuse your
whole strength and influence to Stewart, and
you are virtually abandoning the patriot and
soldier whom you have elevated to the highest
office in the world! Can you, voters, for a mo-
ment think of doing this? Stewart is a true
mana true soldier whenh his country requires
his services--and if elected to Congress, would
be true to his constituents, and true to the
dearest rights Of Louisiana and the South -
He has all the requisites to make a distinguish
ed and useful representative, and besides his in
valuable services to the people Of this District
by giving him their votes, they will have in
Congress a man who will stand by the Presi-
lent to the last! For this senatorial district
hat old war-horse in politics,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31

Voters

Of BerriM and West Baton Rouge!
The standard of Old lack is again raised!
The hero of Buena Vista again needs the aid
of L~orfsianians! As at the bloody field OF
Angostura, when the foes Of your country were
gathering around him with their legions to
crush our little army and trail our starry BAN
ner in the dust, the enemies of the old chief
are now at work throughout his w State, to
raise his enemies to office and defeat the mea-
sures of his Administration Do you wish to
see his friends defeated, after struggling SO no.
bly for the old cllieftain? We think not; his
true and energetic on the 9TH, a glorious victo-
~ will be their reward. First upon the Tay-
lor Republican Ticket is
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
Duncan #. n 6
Louis ROTdelOTa,

a noble specimen of the Louisiana stock, and
whose industry, integrity and ability, manifest
ed in his discharge of the duties of the office
for which he is again a candidate, have won
for him universal admiration throughout the
State, and which cannot fail to win for him a
vast majority over his opponent, Next upon
the ticket in this District is the Congressional
candidate, the indomitable
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-10-31
DecEONet,

a chivalrous and whole-souIed creole of Loui-
siana, who, as Governor of this State you may
we'll look upon with pride and admiration. No
less than Isaac Johnson is he distinguished foI
rare personal qualities, and ever Jealous and
eloquent will he maintain those liberal and en-
lighteped principles, among which is an Flee
Judiciary, which as a candidate he so ably
advocates. For Lieutenant Governor or Pre-
sident of the Senate, the name of
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-12-13
LApy's Boox.-The ever punc,ual

LADY's Book. The ever punc,ua
Cooley, is already out with his Januar,
number, in which he has certainl,
reached the summit" OF Magazine en-
bellishmen,s and beauty. The Plat.
,eaux of Life" the Flight Of Time
and the "lntroduction of Chrislianii,
into Britain are engravings of great
beauty and merit. The number is en-
riched by articles from the pens of Rev
Wild, Grace Greenwood, Benjamin
Willis, Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Hale, and Q
host Of others. We commend this work
to our lady-readers. as one really worthy
of their patronage and encouragement
Subscribers to the TINES, who have
paid in advance, or will do so, car
have the Book on the same terms
that is 81 for both one year.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-12-13
CHANCE FOR BARGAINS.

In our columns to-day will be found
some valuable property advertised for
sale and rent. The way TO sell we'll is
to advertise; the way to find good bar.
gains is 10 look TO the advertising col
umns Of the papers. More fortunes are
made by advertising, than any other
single channel of trade. Business men
know this, and hence they give the press
pennies and get in return pounds. The
shrewd Spectator is q close reader of
advertisements, and even the ladies ex.
anime the advertising columns of the
papers TO see who has the rarest and
richest goods. We know of a case in
this city, where foenty fve dollars was
lost TO the seller, because the property
had not been advertised, and but few
knew il was for sale. The advertising
would have cost two dolars-ths pro.
perty would have brought twenty. five
dollars more than it did, and the seller
would have made twenty. three dollar:
by the operation!