Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-01-23
lbervlIle Correspondence.
PLAoUEM1NE, Jan. 21st, 1858.

f FRIEND HYAMs Our little city maintains
its well-established reputation for peace and
quletness-busines is, as always, neither too
slack nor too slow AS to news, political or
otherwise, have but little to say-we are
pursuelng the even tenor ofour course. The
crop being nearly all in, we expect in a day
Or two, to know how much Iberville will
contribute to the crop of 1918. will send
send you the returns so soon as | can get
them. The bayou is in fine navigable ORDER
and the largest size boats it can accommo-
da4e are making regular trips, and doing an
excellent business. .'} =
BY the way, and in absence of onleth;ng
better, Massa pErEn fully impressed with
the dignity Of the position Of :: my Lord May
orr is having his picture painted, that it may
be handed down to posterity as an extrao,di-
nary heirloom in The J--s family. You
ought to see it its a splendid likeness! 1t
represents him in a position delivering let
ters, seated upon several mal-bags, and the
boxes are beautifully grouped around, FORM
ing as it were, a sort of ornament TO the frame
work Of the picture, while in. the background,
lying conspicuosly, though prominent is
copy of the Gazette of the date of his vale
dictory. II may be proper here to remark
that the costume of the painting is that of a
London Mayor during the reign of George
lila happy idea of the original !. The smile
Illuminating his manly yisage, though diaboli-
cally intense, is, nevertheless, strikingly cap
tivating. Taking it altogether, it is chef
Feonure of modern art
Your eos3rerc, BRAD, terribly infatuated
with the glorious destiny OF posterity, isalso
having his portrait painted, That it may be
handed down to all succeeding generations as
a relic OF very extraordinary political consist
ency. At what precise period Of the origin
al's life, this likeness is intended torepresent,
your correspondent remains in worsesthan
! Cimmerian darkness; but a "mad wag" at
my elbow suggests that itrepresents BxAD
| at the exact moment when the idea of the
South's being in remarkably forward state
of danger, struck in with such terrific force as
to completely and forever expel all former
old fogyish notions of Whiggery, Democracy
and Know Nothingism. One arm Of the por-
trait is thrown gracefully over printing
press. on the back of which is tastily painted
g. Sentinel" emblematlcal, your correspon-
dent opines, Of the guardianship of the press
over the " Rights of the South.n In the
background, and most artistically clustered
are several newspapers, upon which the words
| =" Democrat" Whig" and :" Know Nothing u
are distinctly legible. Gracefully festooned
around the entire painting is to be seen a
| complete net work of loayes and fishes,
which your correspondent vaguely surmi~
ses has some reference, to Scripture history.
| The costume Of the painting cannot fail to
! interest the beholder, and your correspondent
labors under very heavy impression that it
excessively appropriate. It is that of the
| Roman Brutus, he who expelled the Tarquins,
and IS considered one of the happiest concep-
| lions Of the limner's art, in which your cor
respondent dsinterestedly comedies. -
Its in contemplation. SO the rurnor goes
| to have these noble specimens Of art publicly
| exhibited for the special benefit of the ind-
| gent widows and fatherless orphans Of the
parish. Your correspondent firmly imprest
| with the Importance Of noting such extraor-
dinary circumstances, thus relates these mar
yels for Iyour consideration. Hoping that
in so doing have not .:tIespassed upon your
valuable time. am &c. God and Liberty ..
/ '@" PAUL PRY, ESQ.