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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-07-26
STEAMER CAPITOL, July, 18th 1856.

Sir:-In your paper of the 18th, an article Is pub
lished which does us great injustice, and l do not be-
lieve that you would injure US if you were not misled
in regard to facts. Your pape, charges that 'when
the Capitol ceased running in the trade, freight I'M.
mediately went up" You are entirely in error. The
Capitol carried frcights for one half the regular rates
for certain parties in Baton Rouge. When l run the
1Aozel Hill in opposition to the Capitol, I steadily re-
fused to carry freigbts at under rates. Some Of my
friends urged me to reduce my rates in order to COM
psts with aud injure the Capitol. I always replied
that the Capitol was breaking herself last enough, and
my predictions have been verified, for in nine months
= boat .hat cost sixty eve thousand dollars vas hope
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-07-26

MT, BUCHANAN, WHO, up u ALE tlNc, " al opehy
srowed opponent Of slavery, should vote against Mr..
EvERErr's representing our government At . Foreign
Court, simply because he was OF opinion that Congress
had the power to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia, is very strange and unaccountable, to say
the least. However, admitting his motives to'have
been what they were alleged to be, what does ii make
for Mr.. BUCHANAN Why, simply this-that in his
opinion Congress had no power to abolish slavery in
the District Of Columbia, and hence, upon one ques-
ton, he conceded with the Southern view. But this
question Of the power of Congress over slavery, in the
District Of Columbia, is purely . constitutional and
legal one, and hence, the most notorious Free-Soiler
or Abolitlonist in the Union might vote against the
abolition Of slavery there, on constitutional and legal
grounds, without inconsistency ; therefore, it does
not necessarily fellow, that, because Mr.. BUCHANAN
thinks Congress has no power over the question Of
slavery in the District Of Columbia, that he has. any
sympathies or aHinities in common with the South.
Still out Of generosity, we are willing to give Mr..
| BUCHANAN all the credit his friends claim for this act
1T will then constitute q solitary spotless page, in
his whole record.
In 1874 during the discussion which arose, in regard
to the admission Of Texas into the Union, Nj. BrcHAH-
N again took occasion to express in Congress, his
viewsin reference to slavery. We extract from his
speech delivered on the 9Th Of June, and ask every
southerner to read and ponder it:
''Ina arriving at the conclusion to support this trea.
ty, l had to encounter bit one serious obstacle. AND THAI
WAS The QUESTION OF SLAVERY. Whilst l ever have
maintained, and ever shall maintain. in their full
force and vigor, the constitutional rights Of the South.
ern States over their slavefproperty, / yet feel a strong
rspvgaassos By any act 9 mie to extend he limits Of tie
Cnsnn oov q neC s5aue-h0Jdnsg Territory. After mature
rejection, however, I overcame these ~scruplss, and
nov essi'e that the acquisition Of Texas will be the
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Americana

I'D ia AtSEEE 1911 +Nssts AZ ~
.aaA Convention of the Amey ah
Party Of the. Parish of st. Ian
dry /. will viii be- , bald at the Opeelou-
sas Varieties ro~naS
the Slst inst, for thespurpose lot
EAhp6iintittiinngg ] Delegates to attend
EtielsD District Convention which
takes place at Opelousas on the
"a. Of june, next IT is the OBJ
|jecteof said District Convention
todappoint an Elector and Sub
|stitutea Elector for the Electoral
District composedgo d the Parishes
lofs Rapides, Avoyelles, st. Lam
dry, Lafayette, st, Martin, st.
Mary; Vermilion and Calcasieu.
All those favorable to- FILL
a! Q and dDONllEl1IlsON are
requested to attend. .bfiJ gaaal
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We observe by the last number Of the Alex
aildria Democrat that Mr.. O.P Patterson has
become connected with the editorial manage
mcnt Of that, paper, Mr., Patterson brings to
the columns Of the Democrat a quarter-century
Of expcriohcc, and can not fail to add to its in
terest as a periodical, or its beauty as d spcci-
men Of typography. He is IN old typo, well
known throughout the State, and q good fel-
low, to whom we would wish a better fate
than that which surely awaits the volunteers
under the piebald bunting Of Latter Day De
mrraofcracy. The cold sympathies Of q broken
down party are a small remuneration for the
toll which, merely securesia degree Of dignity
to its death-struggles. +i! '''!iht
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CENTRAL AMERrcA.-A correspondent of the
Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung, writing from
Nicaragua, says, that though Walker may be
forced 10 yield by a combination of the adjoin-
ing States and England, yet, such are the
geographical and political relations Of Nicara-
qua, that the same experiment will be con
tinually repeated by other bold adventures.
"The abundant fertility Of the soil, its value as
a highway for travellers, and the debased and
cowardly character Of its population, render it
an attractive prey, for the enterprising and
adventurous Anglo-A American. The absolute
annexation ofcvery State, from the Rio Granae
to the Gulf Of Darien, to the great North
American Republic, may be postponed, by the
force Of adverse circumstances, for half a cen
fury but it is an unavoidable destiny, and thu
commencement Of the movement is now in pro
gress under our eyes in Nicaragua
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'r-. UI .| -. ~ w..
THE REsPoNs1BILIry.-The Louisville Jour-
nal, commenting upon the late riot Of the
Turner's ut Covington, Ky, says, the amount
of the assertion that Known othingism is to
blame is simply this, that, if Foreigners
wantonly murder Know-Ntthihgs, the kn w.
Nothings are responsible for it. Undoubtedly
if there were no Know-Nothings to be muir
dered. sag-Nichts wouldn't murder them,
And if there were no property to be stolen,
there wouldn't be any stealing. Stealing is
one of The results of property and property
holders, We suppose, must be held responsible
for the acts of thieves.
In Louisville, on 9th Of August, the for.
eigners wantonly shot down quiet Americans
at tho corner Of Shelby and Madison streets
but they wouldn't have done so if there had
been no Americans. Of course the shooting
was one Of the results of Americanism, and the
Americans were exclusively responsible for
being shot. .5r &lu'..+t ,r
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A TROUBLESOME NAME.-The late Judge
Smith, of New Hampshire, was u mai Of in.
finite humor, and nothing appeared to please
him more than to crack q joke with Jeremiah
Mason, who was his contemporary at the bar.
One day Mr.. Mason was engaged in defending
q man Of the name Of Smith for horse stealing.
At dinner, the judge, addressing Mr.. Mason
across the table, says:
Well, Mr.. Mason, are you going to get
your client off," 10 ~
"Can't tell" says Mr.. Mason;"I could if it
wasn't for his cursed ramc." [Boston Tran
cript. l-.-n.n...-l -------
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A NEWSPAPER MoBDED IN ISDIANA.-The
Office of the True Flag, at Salem, Indiana, was
destroyed by a mob on Friday night week:
The ladies Of the place, after the manner Of
these Of several other towns in Indiana, had,
for some time, been contemplating u descent on
the liquor establishments, and, in his paper Of
"Wednesday, the editor mentioned the fact, and
said that the ladies' would be endorsed by the
citizens of the place. On Friday the ladies,
City strong, pitched into the liquor houses, and
that night the liquor men pitched into the
qB7 -uI.- l.e,i .5Hs.f.l sa-s
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GOOD MEDICINES .-Ni is estlna!M s..
" AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL AND $500 M bsslss.
PILLS have done more to promote the paCs's sss4ir
than any other one cause. There can pe ~ 4~ss7m
that the Cherry Pectoral has by It's t aouss1Mn
thousand cures of Colds, Coughs, Assnn.,si hs
influenza, Bronchitis, etc., very mncn IeM :.sssss IN
proportion of deaths from colslmptiVe y aaap.storal
this country. The Pills are as good as she
and will cure more complaints. pvrts
Everybody needs more or less purging. Inn
blood from its impurities. Purge the noms trtiaA
and the whole visceral system from 9assnccSSrlp
Purge out the diseases which fasten on . .ss A. IN
work its decay. But for disease, we snomI 4 ~
of old age. Take antidotes carly and thiu .s,4T
the system. before it is yet too strong W y.0 y ]; vals
Ayers Pills do thrust out disease nos ~ ~
it is weak, but when it hos taken . ss,s se NV
Read the astounding statements OF mos 80 nSxsseI
been cured by them from dreadful Scfo y NIsurjfi.
Ulcers, Skin Diseases, rheumatism, nrSrisisk,
dyspepsia, Internal Pains, Bilious H. rd,nss-
HEARTBURN, Headache, Gout, and many ,s = nimnI2H
rous but still threatening ailments, sncm ,.ty ffgCssd
on the face, Worms, Nervous rritapIlsyJd ON
appetite, Irregularities, Dizziness IN tne nssriSy Il
Fevers, Dysentery, and indeed every ;asyTsolsarl
complaint for which a Purgatiye Remeay sTtNesf
These are no random statements, pux ~ IN PbJR
Gated by your own neighbors and your :"
clans. .Gs-y > mt s.L.I vitAMk
Try them once, and you will never =
Price Pr rs cts. per Box-5 Boxes e. 8 %. IN 3
Prepared by ]. &C. AVER, Lowed, Maas IN n
by every respectable Druggist in wEHn:;ouSG
JouN PosEy. P. L. HEBRARp d 20, upc:ssIMkH
D. ALLIs. Washington; DC. PoLfsssh'
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THE BLooMER CosTuME Demonstrations
siderable wondcrmcnt was excited OH the ap-
pcarance Of the Bloomcr towers in the streets
of our gocdly city, but a now style of female
dress has como up which takes possession of
the neither garment of men. A lady appeared
in Baltimore street yesterday afternoon minus
the ordinary froEt dress to the waist, instead
of which she wore Il pretty linen shirt plated
ard studded, with collar and turned over. The
shirt was fastened about the waist, above which
the shirt only Was visible. 1t was made loose
and gathered in plaits down to the waist, pre-
scnting a neat and cool appearance. To these
innovations upon their heretofore nndisputed
rights and privileges, the lords of creation
must submissively bow as this is an age Of
progress, and in that progression. the ladies'
are determined to be equal with their improve
ments. [Balt. Amer, Both. 3
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ES~ CAUTION TO THE PupL1c.-Sincc the
introduction of my Scheidam Aromatic Schnapps
into the United States, a number of Liquor Mixersin
NewYork, Boston and Philadelphia have been en-.
gagged in putting up mixed and poisonous Gin in
green cases and jugs, and to be palmed Of upon tile
unwary for my genuine Schnapps. l have directed
my agents to institute legal proceedings against all
persons who they may ascertain to be engaged in
this most %atrocious system of deception, and 7 cal
OH the press and the public to aid them in tbei,
efforts to remedy so great an evil.
UDOLPHO WOLFE.
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The public spirited Ladies of opelousss,
whose former Concerts we have spoken Of in
their time, will give a Complimentary Concert
and Ball to Mr.. A. A. Wheeler at the Varie-
ties on Thursday Evening next. This being
designed Us the closing jubilee Of Mr.. W.s
class, we can promise a brilliant Programme.
Our community should feel under obligations
to Mr.. Wheeler for his efforts to cultivate a
taste for the science Of music. And we sincerely
hope TO see . substantial acknowledgement o.
the same. r 5. ..-f.a- .,a.1-
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The WEATnER.-A good, lrenching, soak
ing rain, just at present, is a copsummation
.'tlovoutly to be wished" Cane needs tit
would not set Corn back-Cotton is burning
up; and if rain comes not soon, no one can
prophecy whether o half, crop of either can be
realized. Yet the days have been seasonable
and the nights every thing to be desired.
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A moose was recently killed in Groton, vt!
which measured fourteen feet from the tip of
his nose to the end of his hind feet seven feet
around the body was seven feet high, and his
hair was seven and o half inches iulength. He
had been followed for several days by men
with their dogs, but he tired them all out, save
one Carleton, who remained steadfast till the
monster game fell, receiving seven balls.
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The proceedings Of the Police Jury, in the
English Language, prepared for this weeks
paper, are u~navoidably crowded out. They
will appear next week. Our French readers
will find them in their place. '.,I..-f y-e,.
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An ACT relative TO Judicial Advertisements.

We are requested to state that o Camp
Meeting will be held at Plaquemiuc Brulee, in
this Parish, beginning on Friday, june, 20,
1856. All are invited to attend, as ample
provision will be nude for their entertainment.
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IL JunIcIAL AnyERr1sEMENrs.-The attention
OF Administrators Of Estates. as we'll as de-
PENDANTS in judicial processes, is invited to tho
following section Of . law passed at the last
session Of the Legislature:
AN ACT relative to Judicial Advertisements I 'H'l
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, That when there
are or more newspapers published in the Parish
where such proceedings are had, or such sale is to be
made, the Defendant in the judicial process shall
have the RIGHT Of selecting the newspapers in which
said advertisement is to be made; Provided said
selection he made within three days after the notice
OF sich proceedings. or the seizure made under said
process; and if the Defendant neglect to select, then
the plaintiff shall have the right to do SO.
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RATIFICATION MEETING.

The friends bF MiL1fRa FIJI
MORE and ANbRM JsD& oN
are invited p aIsendA fatiafaT1
ton Meeting Of their nominations
at Opelousas EN- the
I'd of June next. .DalgaoM
A Barbecue will be giyen4on
the occasion, and speeches de.
|livered BY several distinguished
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ian Is the Alexandria American "down upon
u.s.? We used to receive the Republican
regularly, but have not, as yet. seen a copy Of
its successor. How is this, Stoddard? i~.l
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Two German chemists, Messrs. Schrieder and
busch, have discovered the curious fact that
air, filtered through cotton, losses the property
of determining putrid fermentation In %lifcless
organic matters. Thus boiled beef and fresh
beef have been found to preserve by this means
all their freshness in an atmosphere filtered
through cotton.
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Messrs. Darlington and Jones, two editors
in the town of Camden, Arkansas, got into a
quarrel. Mr.. Garriqgton challenged Jones,
Eho Fdecliaed "a fghts One Of his friends
bfsrod to Ike III place and while they were
sctfliSS tl,s Srelininaries; the parties got into
/ fg6S viii renvtblverssSand Carrington was
hlledM Nd
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pIANOES! PIANOESu
Oh. MULLER is now enabled, by the last
shipments from NewYork, to undertake the most
difficult mechanical work, and guarantees it to last.
running done in a manner superior to that in NewOr.
leans. Calls from the country, left at this offre or A.
fosey's Drug store, promptly attended to.
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.Wass-hNor1cs TodSHH1rpEKs AND Ctb~NsIyahS ~ \
or u FHa,a u ~ : III ls9. steamer ALICE y. sttAzE, E
E. ,Loua ser, master, il nqw. making triPsi ya "a.
quehmine,, ,iil,aaSs reduced the rates Of Freight and
Passage "a Regular nigh water irateps, VIZ; Sugar,
81; Cotton, eints;; Upper freight, 80 cents
The GlazeA NsEwashingtL n on suNp 'lsti
inst, and will continue to leave on hey regular days
aaIing the season. season. NH ''' p''' 19'' .o-il p
: Washington. january 10, 1886. ~ : nI.@O N19N
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The editor of the Napoleon (Ark.l Sentinel !.
VOC recantll shown n remarkable head-that OF
Fouehee, tic, celebrated chief of the Greeks.
Tie {i'ngularity of the head consists ~ NV. "
perfect mouths-a front and real mouth
q double set of masticators to each. ~ maue
arence in his eass> g{qr FEEDING ope1aIion
which Mouth he used, either nswereg sne
ssmld o but wig leser be- lmblhsa iron.
the rear mouth, dTql Se .llnee Ss;,. e ~ ea. ,J mASn
s so aNlfs than II he hh,aadi taken bb!yir,his front. "a
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DISTURBANCES IN SYRIA serious disturb
ance has taken place at Naplous. The Rev.
Mr.. Lyde, English missionary, was leaving
Naplous, when a half witted Arab, looked upon
by the natives as a holy man, demanded aims,
and seized Mr.. Lyde's gun, which was hanging
before him on the saddle. Unfortunately, the
piece exploded and killed the man. The Arab
population Immediately rose, plundcred the
house Of the English Consul, English school,
and q Greek church, tore down the French and
English flags, and ended by killing the father
of the Prussian Consul, who was attempting to
defend the property of the English. Mr.. Lyde
took refnge-in the Governors house, and was
brought to Jerusalem by an escort of cavalry
sent for him by the Pasta. The port of Syria
is in a very disturbed state. In and about the
mountains there arc thirty thousand men, oil
carrying arms, and the Turkish Government
would be powcrless against any rising of the
people.
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aes hOPELOUSAS: 9Or4 %
SATURDAY MoRs1sa, MAY 81, 1856.

~ The French department of this paper will
hereafter be under the editorial charge of ONEzlME
"A. GUIDRY, Esq. sYt7 r.55fl ft - st lfr
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The officers Of the \. ". Glaze aud Frank
Keeling have our thanks for late city papers.
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CHEAP STORE, NEXT TO PATIN'S
~ will open TO-DAY Saturday a
FANCY DRESS GOODS,
and other articles of scasonablc Dry Goods,
syz Hats, Shoes, etc. Also, Groceries ENB
~sA and Provisions. | shall continue to G
be supplied weekly with fresh articles.
1.Y L. i. NIMMO,
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FOR SALE. "A SUGAR PLANTA-
u TIC IN ATTAkAPAS.-The under ..u
signed offers for sale a Sugar Plantation situa- E%sss$$
ted on Lake Catahoula, in the Parish Of st. lAs
Martin, containing six hundred and forty acres of
land, about three hundred cleared and in cultivation,
end about eighty acres deadened, which could be
brought into cultivation with but little work, To.
gether with the improvements, consisting of a good
Sugar House (Eorse Power,) a first rate mill, nut up
in the best manner, and capable of furnishing Juice
ior SIX Ho,gshcads in twenty.fonr hours. A first rate
Cotton Gin, and Press, Corn Mill, Corn House, Sta
bies, Dwelling House, Negro Cabins, etc. In Offering
TINS plantation for sale, one is offered possessing rare
advantages for the culture of Sugar. And in health.
iuliess and convenience it is net eXceilcl by any
location in the Parish. Situated OH q beautiful Lake
IN which Crabs and fish of various kinds are caught
IN abundance, with a plenty of Cypress, not more
than two miles distant, with inexhaustible supply of
the best kind OF wood, and with the choice of Don't
ing Sugar OF Cotton to the Butte a la Rose, distant
ABOUT Jour miles, or Of hauling it to st. Martinsyille.
tle county town, about eight miles. There can be
added to this tract of land, between a thousand and
Twelve hundred acres of finely tinbered land at
Government price. The plantation will be sold with
me Team and Aratory Utensils. With, or without
the growing crop of Cane and Corn. A minute dis
cflptlon is not given, as it is presumed persons dis
posed to purchase will examine for themselves, Anyy
luftiief information on, or an inspection of the
premises may be obtained by application to the un.
derslgned on the premises, or by letter addressed to
the undersigned at st. Martinsville, La.
.JnHN Il IIEApn
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~" III ~ .OLPHo WOLF
..-..ol "a. Sole I'm ser md Manutacth :,
Depot Is, % and 'eaycr street, NewA

G2H' CAUTION TOY EsoNs WHO DRISf AT
BARS AND 1~ioTELs.-Nuli nus complaint .emade
of persons who keep Bara 'tea1nbea' I'D in hn-
tells, who. ell my empty l. es wi--sofnmon Gin
and sell it to the unsuspectA 6 for my SGHElDAM
AROMATIC sCHNAPps. would therefore advise
I'LL who drink the selsnapps at such places to mark
the appearance of the bottle and if the outside
wrapper or label should be defaccd, to refuse to
drink unless Il fresh bottle is opened.
.ltl g. L1H Al ..- j. UDOLPHO WOLFE.
.uf Uholesele agents in Near Orleans w II 4
James w. Burke, RI Conrmon street; M '"'
Cady 4 Holmes, I Gravicr street: 5H'l
A. D. Grieff & Co. IS, 40 and 40 Old L.eHcc;
Goodrich Il Co. "a Cnmmon street;
Eaton g. Henderson,. l6 New Lcvee; .
&. NJ. Bayly Il Co. IS Canal street;
Hall, Kemp & Co. l Tuhoupitnnlas street:
Converse & CO. corner Canal and New Lcvcc;
E.J. Hart & Co. 10 Tchnupitoulas street:
Thompson, Allen & Go. % Common street;
Schmidt & Zieglar, IFS Old Lcvee:
W. l.. Lanier ~ Go. 2S Poyaras street; x
Az II. Block, 3 ard 4 Front street;
Elliott {; Go. Is Povdras street:
Payne. Steel & 70. 81 Tchoupitoulas street;
Bunncll Il Bai!itf, ~ Gravier street;
F. W. Cooler. 10 Common street;
o. o. Woodman, corner Magazine and Common;
John Wright & Co. ISL Chaftrcs street;
And all the wholesale druggists and grocers In the
United States. March 8.