Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-05-29

either for themselves or any bod,
else. With the slave, the case i
entirely different. The master has
the greatest interest in protecting
his lite and health, nursing him il
sickness, providing him proper fooc
and comfortable clothing and quar-
ters. Can any body deny this !
10 flood Louisiana therefore with
a horde Of black savage coolies
would be little less than bringing
upon her an age of fbarbarism and
we felt confident in regarding it as
the very last measure 70 which its
citizens would ever give their con
sent, and the evidences oftheir con
demnation of this African appren-
tice scheme, we shall now proceed
to give GRIZZLY from the press of the
State. We regret we have not
room to give the able arguments OF
cur eetemperaries, and must con-
tent ourselves with merely giving
their sentiments in the brietest
space possible. We quote from
Old Line Wing, Democratic, Am
erican and independent journals.
" With such lights before US, we
must oppose the bill" ."-Pzanter's
Banner, of St. Mary's, 60. L. W. J
tie largest sugar growing Parish
in the State.
The people can see at glance
what the effect would be on the
slave population, to introduce Gap
prentices" and then attempt to
cheat them ont Of their liberty
Base thought! Contemplate pro
position! To mean for an honest
and free people toentertain.-Bato,.
Rouge Gazette, Qnd.) published at
the Capital.
Public Opin.on The Coast
Journal, Alexandria Democrat and
[berville Gazette G Sentinel, all
come to us with strong articles
against the famous African appren-
tice scheme. The measure will
scarcely have friends enough to bury
it when the Legislature meets. It
is defunct-Bntou Rougo Adrocate,
(Dem) the official State paper.
importation des negres libres
d'Atriques serait la RUNE Particle
on entiere de tous les proprietaires
d'esclaves de la Louisiana, ce serait
aussi la RUNE des ouvrier blancs.-
The importation OF free negroes
from Africa would be the ruin par
tial or entire of all the slave holders
Of Louisiana ; it would also be the
ruin Of white laborers.- lie Vigil
s1at, Of Donaldsonville, Dem.)
We had not supposed it possible
that the bill i'll question would be
seriously entertained by the Legis-
|aturc Of an intelligent State. The
sentiment of the people, beyond
question, is almost unanimous
against the experiment, and had it
prevailed in the Legislature a storm
If indignation would have been
rased around the heads Of those
who inflicted injury and disgrace
lpon us.-Aleuo710riu Democrat,
organ Of the Red River Democrat
;y9 |
We think the friends Of this
have mistaken public opin-
on. Already thepress has opened
1pon it in this State.-Marksvizzo
Avoyezzes Por&sh) VSWoger,
Dem.)
We conceive that it would be
dangerous and unwise in the ex-
rene, in a domestic and political
ense, to say nothing Of the public
immortality Of the act, to make the
African Apprentice Bill a statute
# the State.--cP'zaQuema97ae Gazette
md Sentinel. : 49,,
Infamous bill, for we can call it
" no milder name-West Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter, (Am.)
The subject would, probably>.be
'etter understood and better appre-
lated if the word "slaves" were in
erted, instead Of ''apprentices -
till this word is necessary to evade
he law, if it can be evaded, by
making it appear that they are vol
Lntary laborers.- Bayou Macon
Carroll Parish) Times, Dem.)
These are some of the reasons,
nd WE dean iR sufficient for the