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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
TT The AAvocete having been cleo

nv The Advoeete having been elect
oil " publish the official proceedings o
the Board of Selectmen Of Baton Rouge
has had rather more ,hrusted upon its
shoulders than it is willing to bear, al
which the aforesaid Adpocate kicks in
a nsutly. Keep cool gentlemen, there's
nothing like a proper modicum Of pa
tience to enable Que to appreciate the
beauties Of the "spoils.' One mus,
suffer a little for the good Of the coun~
~ and the party. Since you have had
fortune thrust upon your back, you must
Gear the burden whether you will or not,
Or you are 10 patriot.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

BUSINESS OVERCOME The Albany
Journal, reviewing the statement OF o %
Of the New York mercantile agencies,
that there are EOS, 061 stores in the UNI
ted States, estimates that this would &c.
about .one store. to every one hundred
and ~twenty-three inhabitants Of all k'oos,
and adds: !
Here, in a nutshell, is a whole theory
Of uncertainty and fatality which Dc 30
characterize trade in America. 1t con-
tains the strongest argument in 'a'"' o.
cash transactions between importers ana
merchants, and ought to be potential ID
driving out OF trade haIf.;of its devotees
into pursuit that always makes gensf'
ous returns upon The capital and laoos
;nvested-the grateful pursuit Of ayr"
culture.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

OLD WHrsKT.-One day Ibis week
Massrs. BARBEE il BENJAM1N Influenced
by the best Of motives for our individual!
ritual welfare, SEM us a bottle Of
lendid old M~ouongahela whisky, which
has been pronounced by fully competen,
judges to be an extra, superior article
Never INDUCING in the use of ardent
spirits ourseIl, we referred the qualities
Of the bottle aforesaid, to Others who
we're competent to decide, and they I'M
animcus|y declared it was the finest they
ever tasted. There are a slew more
left" OF the same sort, in the same
place.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
GoYno THROUGH THE CHUTE Comm

GorNo THROUGH THE CHuTE.- Comm
through the R,e" is Il f@uvorite old ba!
lad which must in the course Ut time
give way to another, entitled "Goi"e
through The Chute" Commodore DlcE
Of the Sunny South, having some ma.
ohinery to convey to that jumping off
| place Known on tn" map Of Louisiana as
The Hermitage, concluded to start off one
fine might this week, With tbs freight as
| before mentioned. Every thing was Ian
led satisfactorily, the trip b ing remark.
a!,lv' short, and agreeable Que, when Oh,
the return, in passing through what is
known as The Cuul~, at Prophets Island
it still beng dark-Commodors DIcE
feeling utterly unable to resist the in,
~iluence Of the "dro"sy go1," resigned
the wheel as pilot to lis trusty man,
JOE, with positive orders to follow thp
channel Of the river Without The slight.
| est deviation. JOE, from some Cause, To
the writer utterly unknown, became con
siderabIy ob|usticated when emerging
from tie Chute into the river, and did
not know Or could not tell which way
tie river was running at that particular
point. However he was obsytny orders
in keeping the channel, and by some
hocus-pocus got the boat around, SO as
to head her up stream again. Reaching
the heal of the island, without discover
ing Tie mistake, joe again turned the
boats head fur Tho Chute. lnder the i'm
preston That she was getting somewhere
near home. Boldly the Sunny South
entered the cutoff, ind just as she was
again emerging from it into the river, at
the foot o; the island, Commodore DICK,
WHO had been taking a good rap for an
hour or more, stepped out 1t his cabin,
aud at a glance saw the whereabouts of
his boat just about in the same place
where he had lett her when he resigned
the wheel 80 JOE, more than an hour
before 70 describe LIS Indignation
his wrath at the uulucky JOE, who had
been playing circus with the GOAT, will
not, never can be described. Uttering a
fearful imprecatiou ut JoE's blunder, he
at once took the wheel, and in due time
lunded her at Red Stick. joe las look
ed cor siderablv chop-fal]cn ever since,
from the jeers and jokes freely bestowed
upon him from the other employees Of
the boat, but still persists that " he
knowed all de limo de boat want
ywjoe rigItt,' but he didn't know whar
.!e deLLiI' she was a gwine Il"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

| VIZ THINK So Too.-The New Or
leans Bulkehn says, in speaking Of the
necessity II s,ss,e attention being paid
| to the d.nrands Of the sugar planters iC
that city:
at is time we think that these COM
! plants should be listened TO; otherwise
we shall drive business from as winch
naturally belongs TO us, and which will,
under favorable circumstances, come to
U.s."
We lLink 50 too, for we have alum
dant evidence that a large number OF
planters will seek Il market elsewhere,
unless some attention is pad ~ t1e ma'-
ter. A day or two s'"ce, We asked "
planter Of oar parish, who had interested
himself greatly in the attempt 10 build
4 Mart in New Ofloaus, whether he H.
tended 10 take as mnct, interest in the
present move. lie replied that he would
not. lie found better accommodations
in every particular, IN ST. Louis, anal that
would be his market for the future. This
is no idle threat! There are many mote
like him, whom we could cite AS rtle:-
ence, if we felt 50 disposed.
The PluAt|y's Banner, Of ST. Mary.
concludes an article on the same %suljerl
IN the following language:
We believe that This very season mucl1
sugar and mo'asses will 60 from this par
ISL to the Atlantic cities, that would have
gone TO New Oe!eans had it not been for
her grossly defective arrangements IN re-
gard to taking care Of and selling tlis
important staple proluet'"n Of our State.
We rope something will speedily be
done to remedy this evil, and do justice
to our planters.
A fair warning i, given our New Or
leans friends, let them avail themselves
Of it, or mol.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

RE- G. W. REESE, editor of lhs Fe!ici,
'ns Democrat, paid US a visit this week,
liking in excellent health, and much
improved III appearance. Editing seems
to have made REESE fnt and porl'y,
enough so rs TO induce us to believe he
Is prospecting in his business. We hope
80, if he does advocate Democratic prin-
cipLes.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
N The Londoa Times ;nd;cat

RI The Londoo Times indicates
another source Of supply Of free labor"
It gently hints that The sepoys of ludia
may be made serviceable on the West
India plantations, and that in this mode
the Colonies may be saved from decay.
The ph'|anthrophy of Great Britain is
pfovefbial. She always exercises it wl,ec~
ever interest is to be derived from it,
No doubt she is perfectly willing to i'm.
port any number Of sspoys into the
West india Islands. to save the p]anta-
Lions from decay, but the reader must
Dear IN mind that while the sepoys are
permitted to remain ia India, her power
10 That country threatens to decay. She
o This, and she fesrs it., consequent
u every sepoy that can be induced to
em'grate, iorcibly or willingly. only
strengthens her the more in her Indian
possessions. This fact induces the "frae
labor" The hint of the Loudoa Times
Is only an echo ofthe governments desire
70 feel the peoples pulse before she a.
tet1'pts TO put the project into execution
ursas country that, Great Bri.ain-prsat
paper that London Times.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

A New Ep1pEn1o.--Tbs people q
Bristol, r. T., wesee it slated. are losing
their hair. without any known cause
The PIenix says that several have ,.
all the hair from their heads and bodIes'
the whole disappearing within two vee ~.
leaving not even an eye-lash. Inc doe~
tors cannot account for it.
An easy method Of losing the ha'r,' =
by telling a cross woman that her baoy
is. an "ugIy brat" Very easy method
tlis-nuch easier than by an epedemlc.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
AN INDIAN f1UEL.-The M;nna.

AN INDIAN DUEL.-The Minnesota
papers record a duel between a Mr. Clio.
gy,,a citizen of Crow-Wing, and Hole.
In-'he~Day, the ~eII-kpown Chippewa
Chief: At the first fire, both were woun.
ded' NJ GrIggy receiving a ball in the
'1sn' s5'e At the second fire, Griggy
was wounded in the left side, Il was
with .'fheuIt7 that he could stand up for
the third fire; but the Indian Chief
"ooSd not agree to settle the difficulty.
and the Third fire was EXCHANGED. and
h ho,s-'1 't0e'L,~y *as shot through the
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

Uusr1sG on THE SAgBATH.-Tlls lew
Mississippi code bax tbs FOL owing y r,
Ia,ica to the violation d the Sabbath
"lf any person shall be found hunting
with a gun on the Sabbath, hs shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not |as, than
five, nor more than twenty dol'aas."
A beautiful! republican institution that
We suppose the preacher. who works tof
bis pay on the Sabbath, don't come under
this law! He hunts up his hearers 'lns
without d gun. We would like 10 -
such a law attempted in Louisiana. IS
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

. suon WEArnER.-W When shall We
have fair weather again? When, oh
hen Nothirg but rain, cold wind
md mud. Tie "boss' Of the weather
should be seriously demonstrated with,
upon The improperly Of this rurpetuaI
rain. But it will be dry We suppose
WHOM it clears of, and that's some conso-
iation.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

DIFFICULTIES DRTWEEE w EDlroRs
-~ In consequence Of q personal collision
between Mr.. Kp. jennings Wise, a SO,
Of Governor Wise, and M. r. Ri1gaway
Of the Richmond, Va. Whiu, at the off
flee OF the latter, Mr.. Ridgaway sent
letter to Mr.. Wise, making the following
proposition:
:" propose that you ard | select only
one friend each, and, with one pair O
~I'isto|a. we shall al| meet in either your
office or mine, at AT hour hereafter to be
desi gnoted g; that after thus m~eting and
the door being locked, YOU and | shall
be securely b|indfoIded that then th2
seconds shall load n Of the pistols and
leave the other unIoaded ; that they shall
next determine by lot the choice OF pist-
OILS that the pistols shall then be hand
ed to us, and that yours shall be placed
directly against my breast and mine
against yours, that next and finally, at
the giving of the word. we shall both
pull trigger, and let the consequences
take care Of themselves"
Mr.. Wise replied -
II must call your attention TO the fact
tat, by the code of honor, the challang-
ing party is not entitled to prescribe he
weapons, nor the mode of using he1n.-
Moreover, the mode which you suggest
is one entirely. incompatible with the
usage which obtains among gentlemen,
since it would leave the issue entirely to
the d. c'slon of chance. | am not will
ing to permit you to use a weapon against
me without an opportunitv, fully secured
to me, Of eqna! resistance. Still less will
| consent, under any circumstances, to
use a deadly weapon against an unarmad
man."
MIR. Wise, at the same time, declared
his willingness to accept An uucoditiona!
and unevasive challenge. To this, Mr..
Rldgaway rejoined that Mr.. WISE set out
with a deliberate violation of the code of
honor, and that he would not therefore,
recornlse his claim 20 be treated accord
ing to its regulations. They were both
bound over to keep the peace.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

GES. WALKER FOR THE j. S. Dis
rRIcr CouHr.-Geu. Walker appeared
Yesterday before the Hon. I. II. McCaiel
I. S. District Judge Of this District, and
stated that having been bound over to
appear before his Court, be desired tn
make his appearance and ascertain wheth-
er there was any charge against hing
The Judge stated that the Grand Jury
had ignored the bill against Gen. Walk
er, and therefore there Was no ACCUSATION
against him.
Gen. Walker remarked that the Pres
ioent had brought an accusat on publicly
and he desired AT Investigation and trial
before the Court and jury in order to
know who the true criminals were and
for this purpose he Was willing to waive
the finding Of a bill and % before the
Court on any indictment the District Al
'orpey might draw. The Judge SAID he
would communicate the fact TO tie Dis
trjct Attorney. S. mu>h 70: Gen. WAL
ker's appearance in Court 10 invite his
sccuseTS ID an tli t~t!Ia'iOn.
Very o after this, the District Al
torney was informed Of what had occur
red in Court and was asked to comply
with Gen. Walkers request. This he
declined to do. saying, III the Split Of All
obe'!Ient and exemplary officer who holds
tie Federal appointing power In emf
naNt roVarnnra- ti,u. H., .vo,,t1 IL ,.,l..
further in The matter until he had heard
from the President in regard to it.
1t is evident from this aud previous
occurrences that the Administration de-
zlres anything else but an investigation
Of General Walkers case. 1t is true A
show OF zeal was made in arresting hin
at Mobile, and afterwards laying q bill
against him before the Grand Jury. which
was ignored. But the intent, we have
no doubt, was not to bring General Wal
ker to a trial, but really to get a pretexs
for not prosecuting to a inaI inyestira-
ton in the refusal of tie Grand Jury to
find a true bill. The whole course Of
the Government in tbs matter has been
as absurd as f1agitious. Through its ia
d'c'aI and legal agents it virtually denies
the c%riminality OF tile man whom i,
charged with a violation of law, put us-
der penal bond, pursued across tie sea,
captured upon foreign territory, and who
stands still accused it, the special message
Of the President. Nothing but the STU
tendous wrong and peridity which have
marked the late conduct Of the Govern
ment towards Gen. Walker, save it from
being a stupendous farce.-N. 0. Delu,
I'd inst,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

A BOARD Of Public Works,

Jnitiatory steps have been taken II
boil, branches Of the Legislature for tht
establishment Of q Board Of PnbFi<
Works in accordance with tie p'a'nes1
and most explicit provisions, to ba found
in the Constitution Of the Stale. Hi1
t seems to us almost an ahsurdltY t.
mention The subject, when we reflect up.
on the imperative language Of the Con
stitution in regard to perfecting the meas
urc, and that since the adopt on of the
supposilious basis Of all our laws, wlicI,
all our Legislatures since have sworn to
be governed by, this positive command
that a Board of Public wolks for the
management. Of the swamp and over
flowed lands coded 70 the State by the
Federal Government, Should be elected BY
Me peopte, has been AZ careIess|y disrt-
garIcl as though it had no existence.
The act Of creating The present Board
Of Swamp Land Commissioners, WAS one
Of bold usurrallon, and thus far, it has
been boldly carried through. Tie "p-
pointment Of these Commissioners by the
Executive, necessarily threw 2n immense
amount Of political Influence iuto his
hands, which has not failed to tell in
past elections. The Constitution says
that the management Of the swamp and
ovef1owed lands, shall bo vested solels
in a Board Of Public Works, consisting
of four members, and to be elected by
the legal voters Of the four swamp land
districts into which it makes it the duty
of The Legislature to divide the State.-
We have never read, or heard, any 20 ID
attempt even, to defend the present sys-
tenn, and we feel assured there are no
tenab|e grounds to occupy in such an
undertaking.
This professes to bo a legislature Of
and we hope, although we must
that the hope is a remarkably
feeble one, that il Will ever at this late day.
with the unmistakeabIe behests
Of the Constitution, aud psovid for the
election Of IL Board Of Public Works ac-
to its provisions on the subject,
The advantages to be derived by the
State at large by such a contamination,
been clearly demonstrated time and
'Baln, by ADLER pens than ours, and We
will content ourselves with watching the
progress IF any they ever make) Of the
bills that have been introduced.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

NICELY CAUGHr.-T1Ic Detroit Daily
Advertiser says a WE'LL known gentleman
OF that city, WHO has no insurInountabIe
objections to the destinations of female
society, entered the cars at q station On
the New York CentraI,~ with a friend at
about midnight; the lights had burned
down, and Our hero, deserving a lady
alone III a seat, slid quietly in beside her,
his friend taking the next in the rear.
Gradually as the night wore on, the
gentleman gently drew his companion
towards him, until unconsciousIy to her
without doubt, she rec med he: head IN
sIu'nber upon his shoulder, his arm rest.
ing protecting'y upon hers. The late
ua"n'ng thre" a grey, cold CLEAN ;hro'
The car window, which enabled our hero
to catch a glimpse Of his new acqu int
ancs-she WAS eighty if she was a day,
with nary a tooth in her head. He stole
on" glance at his observing friend in The
rear, and made a break for the fire.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

From this date, all legal entertainments
',>h rs Shesif7s sales, separation oi~ property
'~iyorces, notices Of interdictinn, etc, must be
aid for within thirty days from the first IN
ertion thereof. No exception will be made
4 any case.
IT, All Job Work must be paid for on de.
very. December 9th, 1897.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

A domestic newly engaged presented
to The master n morning., a pair of
boots, the legs of ~ of which was much
longer than the other. "How comes it
that these boots are not of the same
'ongth Z :" raaly don't know, sir, but
what hothers me the most is that the
par down stairs is just in the same pre-
dica1nent." T.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

Commodore Pudding is = dis
grace the United States navy, at yasst
y rs present position. D 0 uzu,r
linen Tho Administration which ts,,s.
sA''s tnis disgrace 10 the United S'.,ss
nasy = . Disgrace to The United stat,s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

Ii is reported in Washington tl'st zen:
Persifor F. Smith will have command OF
tb. Eastern Division Of the army 10 Utao=
in the ,next campaign, if General scot
goes TO California. =
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1858.

ReMovAL.--D DR.. KRAFT has removed
,,s residence from Btu|y Landing to the
ousv formerly occupied BY A. Dubroca,
Esq, ab ut two miles above our Office
% Luis card in another column.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

~ The remark made last week ths,.
the Gazette i~,adsbecome, the property II
its former owner, proved to be promo
ture. Mr.. Jennings denies the ''soft i'll.
p%eachnent," With %theretnark il1at i, VA
not likely tha. it would ever again b il
his possession, if be could prevent TIN.
less Hyalns should provoke him into sucit
a urc}1ase, for tho purpose Of having.
weapon Of defence against the violent
demonstrations Of war and violence
which havs been kept up in the Sugar
Planter eve since be (Petsr E and Ito
Gazette parted con'pauy.-Sentine.
From the tenor Of the above We infer
that We have been rather severe upon
our friend Jennings. II 50, We mus!
make our Acknowledgements for sutls
provocatIons. We think, however, our
friend possesses too much of Tie milk #
human kindness and TOO much good
sense to feel annoyed at our lutte pIea..
a~ntries, ipassnuch rs he is aware they
contain o wtlfuI ha,a. Here's cur D
?. E, ~ T. ,.~s @s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06
~
+ DIeCNVEuY.-tf III -


a p'a'"vs"S'-The Dsza and ~,
D'A4 have discovered that a qre,, -.
nee exists at ba'on%EoDge ID lie ,|,,,.
OF a "~haFEbvat, and fot. diver. ,,.d y
Dry reasons, 10 Us unknown, ye1t. ~.
wrath upon the institution Aforesaid =
language not to be m~iiaund.r.,ood q.
nave no objection 10 their j" pj,c1,;.,
INTO any thing shout Red stick
ing eT"'ore' bat We are of opinion, -,
'orc'h|y 'mprest, that the Can;to, q,
las lever Sv''" to complain u, in prono,
liz" to ''s size, tia" tho great eli, j.
Ne" Orleans. Some knowing individual
whose name unfortunately la. psy.,
'ee" banded down. said something about, !,
people living i'll glass houses, 4. !,
knowledge OF which, has been .uu,,ix
ignored by the newspapers aforesaid
The Oelta, in The f~ul''ness Of its vr,,h
at the "Isrtboat, !sts of The f~oI|ov,,,
'+''hc threat, at which, wsiope the peo,I.
people OF Baton Rouge will al enc. IA
without further notice. take to ,lei, hal,
and run very fast until lLey reach lie
confines Of "nowlers:" ~.s=
But certainly If the peop's 81 Baton
Rouge want to keep in .he good grace,
Of the Louisiana pub|ic-if thew Win =
retain the sat of government a. lb.;v
really pleasant hey should late
some means 10 relieve travellers and III.
''ors from the necessity Of coming II
contact with the individual who Kern.
he whart-boat. geas=
1t must now and forever be distinctly
understood, that f The Baton Roucia,s
= wish to retain the seat Of government.
at their really pleasant little town. lhley
must get a better wharfboat, and i BEL
ter individual" to take charge Of tt,
same. Il would be we'll for the Baton
Rougiahs to bear this important ttlbress
IN mind. We sbudder at the conseqeen.
ces. +a4
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

WHAT HAS c. OF IT 9--There
was a bill introduced N the House some
time since, entitled An act for the re-
lief of husbands and wives' and as we
saw it mentioned time after time in ,h.
papers, we were in daily expectation of
obtaining some inkling of what sort Of
an institution it was. But We were nav
er able to extend our knowledge further
tran that the bill was for the relief of
husbands and wives. For several DAVIS
previous to the recess of the Legislature.
however, We heard not q word Of that
bTl, and therefore We ask the question
what has become of it? We want tn
know what that bill proposes to do, pro-
vlded it becomes q fixed fact-an out
aod-out law! We have 4 right to know
inasmuch as we are a constituent, and a
party interested in all pubic documents
bearing such titles. We shall feel greatly
relieved when we ascertain what that hill,
Intends to do for the relief Of husbands.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-06

1t has been CT -culated by Prof. Bach.
OF tue Us. Coast survey, that tba waves
Of the sea travel at six mile. q p%1;uute.