Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-11-14
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Piaquemine.


This is considerable place, on tn,
right bank Of the Mississippi going
i down, and per force, the left coming up
1t will be found on the map, located a
the very mouth ofa stream bearing the
same name and to which many of its
great politicians bear a strong resemb
| lance. When the tide of the Mississippi
is down, it closes its mouth, and is one oil
4 the most harmless creatures on that
part of geography. But let the stream
! rise; letit bear down an irresistible flood
4 from the North, aud forthwith PIaquemine
opens its capacious jaws and sucks in
more than its half of whateyers afioat.
So with PIaquemine politicians. But, as
! they are made of 90 better stuff than other
mortal men, they are liable to err and do
err. Last week they thought the whole
district to which they and their suburbs
belong, would go like an angry flood for
our friend, Sigur, and forthwith they shift
ted their sails from Davidson Democracy,
which the last few days has proven 10 be
legitimate, and now PIaquernine is down
in the mouth. Even the sagacious Brad
burn was sucked in by the appearance of
a sheet Of paper nearly as long as Sar-
dine Point, with the names of sundry
Plagueminians and IberyilIians, who,
pledged their sacred words of honor to
vote for Signr. However this is of the
past.
Did you ever walk over Plaquemine?
IF not, come to our froat office; look al
a map thereof, made by Mr.. Michael Gill,
and let your imagination do the rest
Here's Washington, Union, Liberty,
Constitution and Independence streets,
all running into Eden square, where there
is place for water-Works. Here's Plea
SAINT street, Wisdom street, and Seminary
street. Pipkin caged since GiIl's time,
and Mississippi took up the landed es-
tates thereof, and carried it 10 a sand-bar
ON the other side. Here's another pecu>
iiarity Of the town, the bayou and the
people. The place is always cracked
somewhere, and caves in at every high
water. This gives rise to Iigitation and
ligitation 10 lawyers. The front propri-
etors sue The back; and the back fall on
the rear, and they all get tangled up in
such cases as lawyers like to unrayel.
They build levees there at Piaquemine,
and because they don't afford ample pro-
lection against the washing and purify
ing influence Of Mississippi, the people
sue the corporation, and some much
wronged individual would have seized
and sold the market house years ago, if it
would fetch anything under. judgement.
is quite an educational place.
They have there 10 this way: "Fhe Col
legs Of the Immaculate Conception Of the
Blessed Virgin Mary" Al our efforts to
find out whatthe Immaculate Conception
of the Virgin has had to do with This ms
titution have been the yerriest abortions.
If we are not grossly mistaken, the sub.
lime idea Of this Institution at Plaque
mine, originated with the Be9. Brothers
c. and 4. Chambost, Esquires- gentle
men with whom sour Lady" could not
have had any acquaintance. We shall
never give it up. PIaquemine may ex-
pect puff from the Capital every now
and then, until we are satisfied as to the
propriety of the name for her principa!
of learning.