Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-03-13
Negroes Hiring Their Own NJ.

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ihe Alexandria Ds,nocrat, of Thu gth,,
mas an able communications ton Il hi. 81. s.
winch We con1naerds tothe attentiion. 4
readers. The wr'terin speaking 81 / IL !
prevent slaves hiring tbeirsowpos.11 I'M 4 !.
The advantages of@thec+. enlorc.er,mn .nt u u,
a lar" Is apparent to all. SIaycsswba IT, IT,
their own time, occupy assoft ii l,ast ~
position between the absolute s)ay,f, - Wy
free negro, He is 4ndeI LITTLE 81 10 eaa,. us
and subject to no discipline. RI. ',,.....
takes no further notice Of him than ~.
mand nightly or weekly Or month"; i,
case may be, his wages, which NAV i. Il H.
rate OF Is ctsa SO cts: Is eta, Of ST % r.,
day. 80 49, a. ss ~
Nor does the master. take any sc,,...
where, how, Or when he makes it-;f.b.
wages are not forthcoming. a puri.bn.as
awaits him. Sometimes the wayssar.gn.s.
and spent IN miserable places ffor whisky. :,
IN gambling: and tl.eEs afraid &, APPROACH .sit H.
o"neT.the proper AMOUNT isstoIenlf roas;hTs
or goods are stolen from store Or shop. ga
sold tcr the required sun.
Again, admitting the negro is honest .ns
orderly. he always makes mole than III
wages, and has pocket money Y with tihis H.
or she keeps Oh hand rIentyo Of good thiu9s
to eat ana fine clothes To- wear, and neces.
saFfty and naturally excltes the jealousy mi
envy OF those who are kept at home, They
consequently become dissatisfied and festiiye
and in their strong desire to BE- non disei.
| pine, and to be able to enjoy such luxarie,
and comforts as their nelghbors possess, they
puTposeIy dIsrlease and annoy. tliieiF' immtdi.
ate managers III the hope ofiorcing ahhem d
capitu!ate, and TO, pemit themsto TO- hire their
own time. And thus is kept open 4 door Of
INSTRUMENTATION. increasing trouble and incon.
venience to the owners and to the community.
There is another ordinance equally good
and praisewortAy its purposes are 70 prevent
slaves living off Of the premises Of Their owner,
unless il is with some responsible white person
- a law reasonable enough d correcsin IsiIa.
cinle. We know=theEe are a nnnberofs iasei
in town who rent rooms or houses. liYe away
from their owaer Or 1any other responsible
white person, keep i1toase" tor themselves.
Their houses are it dena for bad Rnaate sSlta
ami rnguls}, usgroes- places ofcotcealHtnt
for whisky and stolen goods.
Hard To SwALLow.-Thhe NaslyjllesBa.-
ner of the 18th inst, tells the following hstl
story of Professor Hale, the great BioloEi,t-
If Professor Hale would only come Up this
way, and bIoIogize some Of our ROE paying
subscribers illtn the belief that unless III
such demands we're speedily liquid.alttl, .hsg
would be IN 'aagea Of something dreadful,
what i 1lexsingh BIZ. wnrld %rot1Iert
CHARGE or FoRcEH,--H Eba H4r.-1ae
of the best Jokes of he Season aastte- of in
this city yesterday --as,' essssss rat aatao thaoas
Prof. Hale, IL biz ieetun oss Ertlas nigh
gave his crlebaas=d California ea PEI la.rat. =
His Subjects .sene taken to the lard u gold
through all til. difficulties and trials ard r
ttrsed home. eaubswith q laTsse@ ssncs,ns q.
gold. The Professor bought their ssoh., kjs-
ing them little bits Of paper, which BE- 1ea
them were cheeks tpofa the Bank Of Nash
willie, and which woatd be paid{on p%resen,a-
ton, the next morning D1smissing his audi
ence and subjects: he left three Of tbs1n IT'LL !
the deIussoutflattks @saerezYery Jieh,
Soon after the bank OPENED taerI appeared y
The desk. and presented To- the EeIlen5 fneih
bits of paper, and demanded payment Iaa
Teller bad been informed. Of the tack. aaa
told the parties that the chec Es@sksne Wos.ar
.ess. They Immediately seemed ssfsAay y
at Prof: Hale. and denounced .h.na 2 ~ =
and set out in pursuit Of nm. w, ase
Professor was earat hand. and they eassA
tight Of him as they emerged fronsthe BABE
He commenced wearing of, and they aalfs
snel shei1 pace in. pursuit. The Professor
truck a run and his subjects followed snlt,
One Of them saren- his cloak in thu XstFess
md ran furiously, CRYING, stop the sWlfldlefp
The race was continued until the Professor
vas overta ken IL The bar-room Of the.
Cloud. The deluded gold~digsers 'n1raedi-
te|y seized him, ana. the Sheriff Happening
0 be present, was requested to take MN my
ustodY. At this point the Professor mace | .
over the faces Of his ssabesss4. Tenosa ~
he delusion, and they went about ataen Duss.
ess. III. r., &~.y## x4&8 ,
These circumstances are literary "
ndeniab}Y true, strange as they ma J. apleaI,
nd can be youehed by plenty OF goeoa wy
u.s.. xg7sE1a Ill. III
We may state, in this connect'on my
ne of these young men is nyioyeuln "
flee, and we have eonyeTsea IeIT 4
18th him on the subject, and ere WILLIE -,
ouch for the fact that he is and nay Desn
,ost unquestionab1y deluded. BENG
impression that every pIeee
,bocco which he sees is full Of worms, CIV
= cannot be persuaded to touch y.
~BREviry.-The despatched the sceleniass.
Haveloek, after the capture q Llea
NV, rivals Tor brevity the most famous
CAPTAINS: "Let all OUT sorrows y
rsotten," said he, "for we are IN L'eS 'op.
We must confess that We can see ne 1es
N why an army, wbichin Genseyae i1ape
rk should not haze luk s1otr and fhf'' w.
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Oh dear. lYaaat an attempt! w rams.
ink you'd be in luck now # sorneDoaY e''lH
!, found to laugh at that Horrible ;at'epp'.
You Have luck, you may find one,
~ The Telescope and Mlc1oseof@
ghtly attracting crowds at ths aa'as
ouse corner to take a peep Ut the ~opu.s
-, ~ .rj She rnntenta Oh