Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-06-12


| # W. get up = war now, he wished to
be counted III. The Government eho,Id
have sent and sunk the British Ships
and seized thpn, and brought the officers
sEh=rs and hanged tIlew. While .sths
! British .gs1n-hoaIs are committing out
rage5 III thss GuIf, Which sea il ouIs, tbs
finest ship in the American Navy is
where: Laying a telegraph zIi,o be-
tween two ot tho British possessions. .----
Mr. Toonos also spoke in favor ot limi-
ting the expeu'iture Of Government, ex-
crpt ID Case Of war, to fifty millions per
auuuu.
Mr. Cri:tendan (k~.) saw nothing to
prevent the Senate from altering the
method Of collecting the Tar'd Dir.
Simmons appointment went uo futtlcr
than the mode Of collection, and hence
was not obnoxious to objectio"s Of tie
Senator from Virginia. Tic home
valuation was tllo only safe QUE Some
Of he Calculations By which it vas at
lernpted to support The bill vvry f&iia~
elous-sGch stufi...as dreams are mads
Of Regarding tflezDri5ish insults ii
true and GOT amply d:sciAimed by Eng
land, wes ought to carry it OH: 10 tbs
utmost limits Of an honorable war. I1s
believed that England will give All ample
apo'aggysfor these offensive aggrassions
ofs her cruisers. Ho (Mr, Crittsnden)
was not betllgerent, either IN policy OF
feeling, bur war is not tho worst Of evils
oI'ont aubr i>sion 10 a wrong, or pulling
about it for awhile, then suffering it to
pass, is not the course for q great people.
and is worse than war. Engiish canuons
must ootte permitted TO stop our ships.
He won|d not dispute with England
about t|'a abstract right Of search. Lei
her found her claim On what prerogatjvs
OF supposed right she may, but the mo-
!nent SHE makes an aggression upon our
"at:onaI rights and honor, >sai1 Mr-.
Crj,teuden, II will fight her upon sha
fact, and leave her the argument"
4 Coop Us.-Ws hsard the other day
4 capital alaecdote Of q clergyman Of this
city, who Il said never 10 come of sec
ond best in a>jocuiar encounter. .
As one day 'e was passing down opa Of
l1e streets Of q large village 10 this State
where liz was settled, le Was observed
" some wagg1sl hangers on at a public
rouse which sla vas approaching. One
II these fellows, knowing that The rever-
.ud gentlemen WAS hard case at
oke, sail that lie would bet tho drinks
II ali lsllands that LIE could head Mr..
"Do"s," vaa the response from &
lu1rber.
As Mr., II came opposite the
merry group, The proposer of the bet
aIcs1 sU him. Mr. II halted and
'rew Hear, wl'ereupou las confident
hap thus addressed him; 3"
"Mr. il, ws have dispute
'erc Of some Importance, which we have
greeI to I~are 10 youzas ol>e colnpeteu.
q give q correct dvcisiou.'
ALI what is itp
14;s ii reIalioIl t. tie age Of tha devil,
VII! YOU tell us how old be isa''
"Geat'vmen," said the imperturbable
minister. how can you presume ns
C be acquainted viii, matters of That
ort7 You must keep your own family
ecordsr'
IiIamnister went about bis business.
nd the vanqui~|teI gentleman went ia
nd treated l,ee|y:-Noshua IN, HI
oasis.
CoMMoDuKE PAuLDfAa AND THE AL
11N1srGArzos.---A v Washington CORES
,ondenL OF The New York Tunes writes.
.nuer date Of the 25th:
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