Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-27
Nexg Orleans CoxxssIsondenos.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22d, 1853.

~ - 5%&&F REX" n&&"S%&%L&-& -G
of the assertion. tl1attlere IS not anoth~
or people located on the terrestrial IN
sti.ution called a globe, who manifest
such u constitutional propensity to oe
gul!ed, rs our own. The epiJem'ci is
national, although, like all other at13lcl-
ions, it rages worse in some localities
than in others. an,l assuinea various
phases, so that professors who have
graduated in the sublime school Of the
UBIQUITOUS and perpetual jeremy Did
dIel, are enabled to operate in a bound
less variety Of ways. The people Of
New Orleans have from the time to
which the memory Of the Oldest inhabi-
taut runueth not back, cultivated an ex-
trsvagant and overgrovu fancy for lot
terry schemes OF any and every possible
description, and whenever they have
been badly ''done" By some new pro-
fessor, the cir utnstance has seemed only
to cause an intense looking forward to
the time when they were to be done
again. No matter how wild the pros
pectus put forth, there ia 3 general de-
sire 10 'Eo H." and the pleasant fiction
that there is a chance 20 win, proves all
powerful.
AD Individual assuming the prop.is.
torshIp OF the popular name Of Smith,
recently made his advent in this city,
and on Ii capital which it would net 10 |
estimate at 'nors than enough to pay |
| bis frat weeks wash bill, he announced
a lottery dodge with prizes amounting
in the aggregate to about 100000
Smith did not seem 10 need any other
credentials tham bis name, although he
was entirely unknown, and having s,pen-
ed all office and advertised largely, bis
tickets spread about town aud through
the country, like wiiI-tife. The uews~
papers said Smiths enterprise was vast
" promising, (%strictly correct)-tha. 1t
certainly ought to receive the favorable
consideration Of the pub|ic-iu fact, it
was inA'uated that everybody who failed
to p~at'ohize Smith, WAS guilty Of a gross
personal wrong to that enterprising in
dlTidual. Smith evidently came to the
conclusion that the newspapers told the
truth and lie i" went ahead on both
wheels" ID the matter Of selling tickets.
Unfortunately for tickets holders, how
ever, Smiths health became suddenly
impaired last week, and lie fva:ad i,
necessary to travel. From llle fact that
lie didn't say where le was going, ]
suppose, O icourse, he is coming back
Az examiaatior If Smith office Showed
That the furniture consisted principally
Of lottery t'ckets, an aged desk, and =
lame Chair. | should not be surprised
1t Smith sent al agent here and perform-
ed the same operation over again, next
winter.
To-day is tue glorious 22t, as you may
hare noiiced@by the date Of this, and
there is q fearful charging up and down
the streets Of horses which ara engaged
to charge up and down The streets at a .
per diem regulated strictly according the +
military qualities: The low priced horses :
are easily distinguished. They seem to {
have been TED into the celebration Of {
"ashIngton's birthday against their in
olinations--they have a contempt for :
spurs, and experiences has prejudiced 7
them against all violent muscular action. |
| Amos, forgot to mention that all the $
horses speak Of. have cooked hats and
feathers, and officers on them: and now r
The foot "sogsrs" are moving out Of $
Lafayette Square, and the head OF the /
aims down tia street. ! resi~a !
rom my window aud fall into a painful y
reverls On the consequences Of the coun, : ;
being deprived Of these devoted {
'sogers," snpposing they were all to be Il
slaughtered in some remarkably aangui- +
nary battle. The thought affects ma and !,
must 60 down TO Sans" >
S.a.l s.