The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-10-15
COTTON

| been loau after l0au gay after day, OF
cotton brought to this place for ship
ment This reminds us Of the ancient
day, when the chief product Of The
Parish was cotton. which is decidedly
the most profitable crop, that the small
planter can cultivate. 1t is not more
apt to fail, than the sugar cane, aud
experience teaches that the latter crop
cannot be proGtably cultivated, with
out fortune for capital TO commence
with Not many years ago, it was
thought that the sugar cane could not
be cultivated to advantage and profit
off of the river, and after the expert
ment was mnle and found TO be sue
cessful, many planters who were en-
gagged in cul'ivating cotton, al great
sacrifices, gave it up for sugar This
was induced in many instances from
two or three failures of The cotton
crop, on account Of the army worm.-
Now. our agriculturisis begin to see
how much to the prejudice of their pc
cuniary interest it was to make the
change, and they are fast getting back
to the better position they occupied
years ago. Many have been entirely
broken mp by the change, and their
plantations absorbed by overgrown Sa-
gar estates AS great incentive to
the production Of cotton, we call atten-
ton of our small planters to the fact,
that the Louisiana Penitentiary-w when
it shall be in successful operation with
its large cotton factory, will be able to
convert into cloth the entire crop of
the Parish thus giving the planter n
home market for bis crop. which will
give us an advantage in price over
other producers. Here the expenses
offreight and commission will be saved
which is by no means an inoonsidera-
BILE item. II il altogether mistaken
notion that cotton cannot be cultivated
with small force to profit Acre af
ter acre lies fallow to the East Of us.
inviting industry and enterprise, and it
is great marvel TO us. why people are
moving about from point to point, like
the restless Prince Of Abyssinia, in
search Of better land and a more con
genial climate, when they arc most
certain 10 return in old age, worn out !;
to the spot where they might have en-
joyed as much of pleasure and happi.
ness as falls to human lot.
SYMPATHY ron THE ALLHN.--For
my part. ] confess have not the heart
to take an offending man or woman
from the general crowd of sinful err
ing beings, and Judge them barsbly.-
The little | have seen Of the world.
and know Of the history of mankind
teaches mo to look upon the errors of
others in sorrow, not anger. When |
take the history Of the poor heart that
has sighed and suffered, and represent
to myself the struggles and temptations
il has passed, the brief pulsation of
JOY, the feverish inquietude Of hope and
fear, the tears Of regret, the feebleness
Of purpose, the pressure of want. the
desertlon of friends, the scorn Of the
world that has but little charity, the
desolation of the souls sanctuary, and
the threatening voice within; health
gone, even hope, that stays longest
with US, gone, ! have little heart for
aught else but thankfulness, that it is
not 50 with mo, and would fain leave
the errlng soul of my fellow being with
Him from whose hands il came. Anon.
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r-"Tbe cat" says writer in
London Notes and Queries, which
old ladies love aud cherish with Egyp.
tian fondness, but with just enough of
romance in their affection to acquit
them of idolitary, was one ofthe sacred
animals before which that people
bowed in worship to their siderial del
ties. ltseems to have owed its conse-
Grafton and divine honors to peculiar
physical attribute. tho conf7uc fbiiify