Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-16

notions entertained abroad, no: only il
tho Northern and Western, but in tn
Southern States, IN reference TO the pro
lection afforded to the sugar interest d
Louisiana. A respect | le exchange say
we keen I'D d ''Iond ard incessaut ctamo1
for protection" aud the writer seems e
! .!,iuk ,hu, Ghis protection IS for the ea-
! rlusiv. b-s -tit % L uislana. There are
doubtless. thousands Of honest and vel
mraujnr p.u,h,a al over The country,
who really think that the duty on torei"n
sugar compeis them TO pay a higher
prja. for the article than they would
otherwise hive o do, snd who, in conse
~o,enee, speak Of the sugar interest OF
this State as an odious monopoly which
i. j. the duty of the general government
10 relieve the country Of, at the earliest
moment. Though this j. plausible, and
with the superficial passes for truth,
nothing can be more fal'ac!ous. Al eS-
pertinent would soon convince them that,
| while the sbrogstion Of the Ju'y would
| be injurious. perhaps fatal, to sugar cul-
lure ia this State, our sugar planters
would not be the ouiy sufferers by ti~
short sighted measure. Take IT the
duty aud those who TOW complain so
Iu.ubriously about the sugar monopo-
iy," would, perhaps, be tue irst to com.
plain of the consequences. Instead "i
becoming cheaper, they would soon ti'd
ugar becoming dearer. Instead Of
lowering the duty, they ought upon the
principles Of self interest, to advocate lis
being raised higher than 1t vas before
it's Iyte reduction to twenty-five per cent
II at the abolition Of the duty would
raise the pr,ce of the article, must be
manifest, We think, to any one upon II
moments reflection. Suppose the duty
that, as 3 consequence, the
planters OF Louisiana should be
compelled TO turn their attention TIC the
of cotton and other staples. caus
ing the country TO depend mainly fof
its supply upon Cuba, does not ever
see at a glance. that. being complete
y at the mercy Of the Cuban sugar
they would immediately add
aot only the per cent. taken off by US TO
he price efsugar. but an addstiona! pei
;ept. for profit. But ONE iyros in po-
i,ical economy might excIaim, Well.
would Tot pay it," Then you would
% without the ssccharins in yoar cotf e
nd tea. You would be minus you'
weet cake and per other e~tceter~
s which would soon provoke such a
form in the culinary and domestic de-
ar,ments. that YOU would soou be glad t
, effect a compromise upon any terms,
" the sake Of silsyipgi it. Is any mali t
'esk enough to suppose he Cuban plan J
'rs would do this' Let any western t
make the case his own. Suppos. Q
e had the chance Of raising the price OF u
is corn fifty or seventy. five per cent. a
ould he not do it! AS to reliance
pom any other domestic source at pres d
}, for a supply, than Louisiana. tha'
. suppose 10 be simply an sbsurdity "
The only source would be the crop oi 4
APPLE sngar, ard that, at the utm. st, is u
sufficient to meet the wants of its
oducers, even if under the pressure If I
e present high price. it should be abb,
do that. AS FIR the new Chinese su :
n cane, abcu, which so much has been :
i'd, we believe that, though it will very
obabiy become a valuable product for
'mers everywhere, as fodder, it can !,
yer come into successful competition
tn sugar That it will produce IN
rystal'zed sugar i. admitted, but tina, h.
be produced at such cost As vii, "a
ass it to supply the place Of our sugar i.
the market, is what we shall believe "
" when it is demonstrated. :,
In illustration Of the position that the wi
Of the sugar duty would en- do
nee the price Of the article, we may nd