Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-05
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As heretofore announced, we to-day pre-
sent you with the first number q the SUGAR
P1AnTrs. Confident of the generous Smiles
and encouragement of our kind patrons, and
with a full determination to take no step
backward. having long since exiled the word
fail, we ieariessly launch our little bark up
on the voyage of life. IT industry and per
seyerence can carry he over LIES stormy
ocean, we feel confident Of being able to do SO.
AS the name OF our paper indicates. II will
be a warm and jealous advocate OF the inter
ests of the Sugar Planter. 1t has often oc-
Cured to us that while every petty interest
has had its organs. the sugar planters Of
Louisiana have never had a paper to advo-
cate their interests, with the zeal and ability,
which their great interest demanded. Pub
lished as our paper is, IN one OF the most eS-
tensive and wealthy sugar regions IN the
State. il will be both our interest andAonr
pleasure, to make the SUGAR PLasrEK,, the
advocate of their interests, and to this end,
we cordially invite the 60. operation and as
distance of those interested in the culture Of
sugar. nj #=
We will every week, publish a carefully
prepared and correct report OF the New Or
leans Prices Current, OF all articles in use by
planters, together with the latest quotations
of sugar and molasses. We will also publish
for the benefit Of our planting friends, 9 list
Of all runaways, lodged in any OF the ia Is of
this and adjoining States, which list we will
carefully correct, every week, by comparison
with our extensive, yet increasing exchange
list.
While we shall endeavor to make our pa
per an organ of the sugar planter, it will not
lack interest to the general reader. In its
| columns, while nothing will be found to of
| fend; much will be found to amuse and inter-
est, whether in the parior, the counting room,
the office, or the shop. In one word, at home
or abroad, the merchant, the lawyer, the
doctor, the mechanic, or the politician, will
find in the Sugar Planter, much more than
| will compensate for the small sum Of three
doiiars-price of subscription.
The political course OF the Sugar Planter,
will be a fearless, open and unwayerlns sup
port OF the principles Of the American party
of Louisiana, upon the success Of which, we
believe that not only the interest, but the per-
pstssity OF our tree government depends
Though defeated in the late State ele elton,
| we cannot regard our defeat but as a victo-
ry. With all the patronage of both State
and Federal government against us. our par
ty, scarcely two years old, has only been de-
feated by a small majority. in spite OF the
singular association, between Wings and De-
mocrsts, especially in lower Louisiana the
only surprise with us is that our defeat was
not more disastrous, and we cannot but regard
our first contest, as the haFbinger Of eventual
success. But whatever fate may befa.l our
party, so firm are our conviction Of the. cor
~rectness Of the principles we advocate. we
shall never cease to urge them upon the
American people.
In our intercourse with our cotenporaTies
we shall eudeavor TO be fair, open and can
did, believing as we do, thai this is the best
and only way to preserve the amiabte rela-
tons, which should ever exist among the fra.
ternity.