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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
SOMETHING New UNDER THE SUM-,

oCMhtGiF1 NEW -
Four State Legislatures, viz Mississippi,
Georgia, 4 rkansas axd North Carolina,
have recently been addressed by their
respective executives. and not a word has
BEEN said about Federal politics, and not
Il single threat has been made to dissolve
the Union! Surely, says the Bulletin,
this is something new under the sun.
and would SEEM t., Indicate the re-conn-
mencement of the reign Of common
sense. We trust the excellent examp|"
thus set by the Governors of these four
States will be followed by those Of 9TH
ers both NortI, and South. TIL ere is
something decidedly refreshing about it
that is AS rare rs it is interesting. What
indeed, is the use of numbering up an
executive message to a State Legislature
with two or three columns about our
"Federsl Relations,:' when lhs persons
addressed must necessarily e%on1ine their
time nd .hougbts-if they perform their
duty iaiti'fuIly--to local questions which
Immediately concern their constituents 2
Let the good examples set by the
Governors Of the States named be fol-
lowed everywhere say we.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

THE ARGUMENT OF REAsos.-Some
few Of thosc at The Nor'r who are no,
entirely given over to fanaticism, begin
to BIZ startled by the assaults of the fierce
onslaught upon tue South. The Icons
and the spiudIes, the workshops and lhe
fnrgss, that have made sterile New Ens'
land prosperous and which are found t.
be dependent upon The slave States, whe
have been their most profitable custom,
ers; an the fear is expressed lest WE
should be driven to manufacture for our:
selves. The ,auut so often thrown out
against the South, that she is entirely de-
pendent upon the North for every arti
Gle she uses that We, when infants, are
rocked in a Northern cradle, aud, when
buried in a Northern %cofin: and
that is the result Of our social ~ins,itu.
tons, has aroused a spirit which cannot
be cal.ne.|.
Tue sectional agitation which has SC
long prevailed has convinced the South
that she is better prepared to excel in
manufactures than the North. 1t has
aroused general attention to its capaci
ties for Industry md it's means for com
merce and the day is not far distant
when she will! begin to export fabrics IN,
stead Of importing them, and import foE
herself direct, INSTEAD of obtaining sup
plies secondhand from the East.
This evident change in Southern &C,
zion has aroused the Fears of men III the
Free States, aud they begin to appeal to
their friends to cease to teach the South
the means of gripping Northern indus.
try. This is al argument which can be
understood. If the war upo Southern
institutions cont,nne ten years longer.
the South will manufacture so largely as
to need no supplies from the North, and
will import SO rs to furnish one half o'
the Union.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

R-' Such a week-such weather
such behavior on the part Of the boss Of
rains and sunshine, is enough to make a
saint awe'ar. On Monday night, one Of
most viofent storms of wind and rain We
ever ezpetfienced-then two days of mild,
pleasant weather, and Immediately upon
them, gloomy, a.izzIy. dreary-we wont
call EN- Jays, SIGH a t'me-sugar plan
tiers groTIing-levee-builders ,ndulging
enormously in profane language-car-
psnters, bricklayers and masons taking
several b !orns a day to keep their spirits
up-aud we, yes, zoe, we'll it's nobody's
business What we do. Will things and
matters fhangea Thereby suspends a
eaudaI appendagge of magnificent pro-
portions IL is confidently stated tha,
if the present disagreable weather lasts
several days longer, we will not have
fair weather during the whole time.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

In tbs great October gale over on,
hundaed vessels were lost and injured.
t~wenty~four lives were lost, and not less
thau two millions worth of property DE-.
troyed. The steam frigate Sabine, on
her voyage from Liverpool, was five days
battling with what is called a cyclone,
and had to put into Bermuda to, repair
damages. This is Com. sbubriek's GAP,
ship. The hurricane was the most &C.
we're that has passed over Bermuda for
twenty years, it havidg unroofed houses,
uprooted trees, etc. -. -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
The CAPTURED AFR1cASs.-Dispatc}

The CAPTURED AFK1cASs.-Dispatc|4
es have been received from Captain
C]bauncey, OF the Niagara, dated at Porte
Grande, Oclnber 22, from which we learn
that lofty-6ve Of The captured Africans
had died during the passage to ,hat
place. II was found impossible 10 break
up he filthy habits Of the negroes. wlic!,
greatly 'en.ied to spread the ravayss OF
disease. krmuuslratlcs WAS unava,|iuy.
I! ose portions OF The ship allotted t.,
Them, il" spite OF every effort To keep
them c%}eanIy, had become almost Il pest
house, filing the air with pestlleu'ia|
vapors. Captain Chauncey considers
these pe"roes The most degraded class
he had ever seen. The females. hcv-
ever, of whom n only had been lost,
we're in far better condition of health
and habits than the males.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
The PARAGUAY ExPEDlTroN.-Tl,,

The PARAGUAY ExPEDlrroN.-The
Washington" Union. noticing the report,
by way of E"gIard, that Lopez was
placing Instructions in the rivers, in m.
licipation Of the visit of the United
STATES Vessels Of war, says i, is extremely
doubtful whether any impedimenss
thrown into the river will b. able 70 ob-
stract the running Of our vessels of light
draft. T1,et may cause more Or less de-
lay BY exscting greater caution in the
pilots, aud perhaps material will have to
BE- removed in some instances F.; but we
have no belief in any very serious diff
entities to grow out Of this species of de-
Tense. 1t says, in any event. the expe-
dition will be likely to visit the capital
Of President Lopez, and it hopes only 10
procure from him all the satisfaction our
Commissioned may dslaand.-BaAehn.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

AN ARSENAL UEsrRoYEr.- On The
the mor"ing of tbs 10Th. before the ar
trval Of the workmen, the 1oorin5 II
the new State Arsenal on TI'irty-fourtl.
s rect, New York. fell in, carrying with
it the side and partition walls. and crush
ing everything inside. The rouf Of an
adjoining house was also crushed in, Sc
vereIy IN urang a wo,nap in her bed.
The arsenal, which WAS nearly COM
was constructed vf stone, 200
long by 100 feet in width. Loss
over $4,000.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
~ Dr.. GaIIardet, who was couYic

~ DR.. GaIIardet, who WAS convict
ed s"m,e four weeks since of a le:onious
atuauit upon Mr.. Cr~nston, proprieto,
1T the New York H.teI, made his es-
cape: on the 22nd inst, from officer b.
k'r, who had him in charge, and has
not been rec*p'nfed is yer. Tho officer
is charged will, cuipabiiity. and the
undergo an investigation before the Po-
lice Commissioners.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

Carbohydrates right, Tom, gtatify.
your appetite; choke down your feeling.
With oysters, and only think of the
gal when you're choking with red pep
per and vinegar. They're all alike, Tom,
all alike >"E
Tom-Don't you think some verses
would touch her, Charley-a beautiful.
pome? - ss#
Charley-O, hang your verses, Tom.
II you want to enjoy life, drop poetry
and the gals altogether aud ne a FIRE
company. 1921 ~
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

~ A negro named jackson. while
suffering from de;irium trenen., leaped
out Of the second story window of !
house, corner of Seventh and Sycamore:
streets, Cincinnati, and alighted upon
his head without any serious injury.
He had fallen fully twenty feet, and with.
sufficient force to dssh out any whit.
mans brains. S*s y
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

In the will Of the late Judge William
Jay, Of New York, there ia the fo)lo.;,c
devise: - =:
~ r@r,'
II bequeath to my son one Thousand
dollars III trust, to be applied BY him st
his discretion, in promoting the ,.fa,,
and comfo4t of fugitive slaves"
This beq'est (tFe Post says) i. prob..
bly, the first of the kind in this co,n,,,
and' being in defiance OF the act Of
Congress, commonly called the Fuo;t;vs.
Slave Law, may excite some remark ,5u g.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

ANEW FEArrKE--The Peoples Store
scHaAI1ksKv d Co., seem determined t.,
: keep things workin'." They have con.
eluded to give ever. one, ladies and gem
tlemen, a chancs to win the celebrated,
Eugen ME Skirt and have put it up a.
rattle, with several gold watches and silk
robes. For particulars SOC advertising
nolumDx.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
G At the meeting az the Cu;.-

AT the meeting Of the Civ Can.
Gil last evening, says the NO. p;,,,,
a report was presented from the d,...
tors OF the New Orleans, jackson ~
Treat Northern Railroad Company, on
the condition of the company, with =.
especial view to the extension f,o,n ~
ton to Aberdeen. Our former on;n;o..
of that project are we'll known, md 49,
have not been in eoy manner chano.d
oy what has transpired or besn IA
since the subject was fully d;scu,..a :.
We learn, indeed. that our views h.x,
s'ace gained strength in Mississipp;. ma
that there is a desire there 10 con.o,;.
date efforts to perfect one conplata ch,,.
mel Of through communication with II.
North, before entering seriously unon
vast lateral enterprises that, bovsv.,
valuable, have been secondary and a,,.
Hilary.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04
E. We had the pleasure of seein

Il We had the pleasure Of seeing
our friend, D. BENNETT, Esq, of tbs
Planters Banner, of St. Mary's, who
paid US g visit this week, looking as
hearty and jovial as usual. Mr.. is tray
cling through the sugar parishes Of tbs
State, with II view Of increasing the cir
culation Of bis admirable paper, in which
we wish him unbounded success.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

4 LARGE FIRE AT WonDvlL,.E, 4
tsleggrapi'ic dispatch, dated Woodvill,.,
Dec. 1st, stated that q large fire WIS
raging there, and at II o'clock NJ, half
Of the town was 10 ashes.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

CHINAAAN's OArH.-Great trouble
has been experienced in California to
make Cinnamon understand the solem-
nifty OF an oath. They will take it readi-
ly, but they are not afraid of breaking It
at least when prescribed in the o o'1 :.
nary way. " d! %...
Knowing the horror the Chinese HAYS
Of dying or being buried anywhere but
in theiy own dear, native land, a shrewd
California Justice Of the Peace has hit
ON the following oath to bring J bh1
Chinaman up to "taw:" ~.
You do solemnIy swear in the PREF.
ence of God Almighty, that you will tell
the truth in the case now on hearing,
and if you don't you hope to be erowhsa
on your way to Canton, and 60 % bell
afterwards. 1913
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

A couutrymau Was dragging cali
By a rope in g cluel manner. An Irish.
man asked him if that was the way "he
thra ted a feIlowcraythur r" -...:= .s< 49, 49, !.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

PRENrrcrANA.-"D Douglas is in the
ring for 1860" exc|ailns al enthusiastic
admirer oftI,e Little Giant. lnthe flngt
Well, as he vaulted over the canvass this
fall, he may be able to jump q balloon Of
fire at Charleston, turning a sommersel.
rs be goes through. 'az s
The current Of corruption threatens e.
sutmefge the entire field of oar politics..
Every good Christian citizen should unite ..
heartily in damming it. - rs
If the Two sections Of the Democracy
keep up their work of kicking each oth:
er out Of tile party, there will be. a heavy
demand for jack-booss-p'ping t'mas4"''h
the siloemakers. l. -.-5 =
We warn the Buchanan editors 10
Kentucky ard elsewhere, that, the iss'
they say against Mr.. Douglas now the
less OF Their " talk they will hsve TO:
swallow ia 1850.
Mrs. Hem, Of Liverpool, has. u IS
said ,amassed a splendid fortune BY specur'
|ating in railroad shares. The AMY amy
are somewhat celebrated for tsa'h&fl0e !. ]
their own nests.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

EFs Farda Of o. PERSONAL character can ONLY be IN
serted in this paper as advertisements, and must be
paid for IN ADVANCE, A. twice the usual rates Of ~
vsrtising.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

-" All Communication Intended TO promote the
private ends or interests Of Corporations, Societies,
Schools, or individuals, will b. charged rs advertise
soents.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-12-04

NOTICE.
Communications intended for this paper should be
directed to BATON ROUGE, NOT EYstt Baton Rouge.
Our Exchanges will confer a favor upon ps by
directing as above.
~ Amy Of cur Baton Rouge friends having COM
.nunieatious, &c, for the SUGAR PLANTER, By leaving
them with Mr.. Richard Markham, on board the
Ferry.Deat, .sa,sny South, will be promptly received
and attended to. ...-. f.sf
~" Our Baton Rouge patrons must send over their
advertisements On or before Thursday, to secure their
insertion the same week.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR. LEAK

We find in the last Fayetteville Observer
a letter three columns in length from w. F.
Leak, Esq, the independent, distribution
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Leak pro-
fesses to be a democratic candidate, and
excuses himself for publishing his letter in
an opposition paper by saying that he
thinks there is systematic determination
on the part of democratic editors not
only to misrepresent him, but to close their
columns against him. He does not state
how he has been misrepresented, neither
does he say that he sent his letter to any
democratic paper for publication.
We have seen nothing in democratic
papers disappearing this Gubernatorial
aspirant, but on the other hand they have
always treated him with more leniency than
he really deserved, for he has seldom allow
ed an opportunity to pass without putting
himself forward as a disorganizer. If he
complains this soon, how he will lament
before the Summer is ended.
The letter advocates distribution of the
public lands, to which we shall pay our
respects hereafter.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
CONGRESS.

Congress has not been in session for the
last week, having adjourned from the Oath
ult. to the 4th January. Stirring times
may be expected in both Houses, as Kan
sas will now apply for admission as State
with slavery Constitution. The Will
ming:on Journal, speaking on this subject,
says:
Now the tug Of war commences in
earnest. Kansas, acting under the law of
the Legislature and the Lecompton Con-
vention, held in pursuance thereof, has
voted in favour of retaining the slavery
clause in the Constitution framed by this
last named body. The Congress of the
United States will re- assemble after the va
cation, on the 4th, being next Monday. and
then this question will come up in all its
exciting Importance. Within a few days
the constitution of Kansas will be officially
sent forward, and application will be made
for her admission as State, with that Con-
stitutiOn-
1t would be folly to attempt to disguise
| the fact that the appearance of things in
Congress is portentous. 1t would be folly to
disguise the fact that the quiet of the coun-
try, and the integrity of the Democratic par
ty are alike threatened What the imme-
date result will be, no man can say. If
things are brought to a serious issUe-if the
political battle is Tough: to the bitter end
by Mr. Douglas and his followers, it will re-
quire no seer to predict his fate. The
wrecks that strew the sands of political life,
show too plainly the fate of disorganizers,
while history leaves no doubt about the
| rock upon which they split. Mr. Douglas
has the chart before bin, and his eyes are
open. If he wrecks his fortunes, he will
have only himself to blame. Let us hope
that the good sense and general good inten-
ton by which Mr. Douglas course has been
marked, will yet reassert its sway over his
movements, and permit US still to yield our
| respects to his principles and policy as we
must always do to his ability.
The fact is this that Mr. Douglas owes
his success to the bOldness and constitu-
| tionality of his general course in trying
times, and this course has been sustained,
| because i'll accordance with the innate feel
| ings of the Democratic party. He has
| been borne forward to promotion and to
victory by the Democratic party. That
| party has made him successful. If he or
his friends dream that he has made 1t so,
they will find out their mistake very
soon. No other party could have sustain
cd him i'll trying times. No other party can
sustain him longer against the weight of
the Democratic party of the country. We
trust that he will not carry his experiment
| too far. There is point which must not
| be passed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
Now is the time to Subscribe.

We want the circulation of this paper
increased, and therefore appeal to our
friends to aid US in extending 1t. The
Western Democrat" will contain the
psncral news of the day, and correct mar
Let roports. while it will always be found
advocating the principles of the democratic
marty, zealously but consistently. We
want ut least one thousand more sub5cr:-
bers. For the character of the paper in
the future, we refer TO the past. To those
friends who have expressed so much salts
faction at the manner in which we have con-
Quoted the paper. and for their liberal pat
ronage, we tender our sincere thanks, and
assure them that no effort will be spared to
make the paper worthy of their support.
In order to encourage subscriptions, we
offer the paper at the following low
TERMS FOR CLUBS:
For club of five subscribers, SO cash.
For a club of ten g 10
For single subscriber, 81 in advance.
Any one sending club of ten names,
with the cash, will DO entitled to one copy
of the paper gratis.
We intend to purchase new type in the
Spring. and are determined that the paper
shall be inferior to none in the State.
The ''DemOcrat' will continue to be
faithful chronicler of passing events and
as the proceedings ofCongress are of pecu-
liar interest at present, and important cleo
tons take place next summer, we hope to
receive a large accession to our list.
Any efforts that may be made TO increase
our circulation will be duly appreciated
and acknowledged.
EV- Postmasters are requested to act as
agents for US.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
TIE SUPREME COURT.

The Supreme Court of this State met in
Raleigh on Wednesday last: Present
Hon. r. M. Pearson and Hon w III Battle,
Judges; Chief Justice Nash detained at
home by illness.
The following gentlemen have been
licensed to practice law in the County
Courts Of this State:
John F. Murriil, of Ons}ow Joseph j
Martin, of Martin John w. Ellis. OF
Bladen Josiah Collins, Jr., Washington
A. B. McEachin. of Robson; Gilbert VI
Patterson, of Richmond; Asa Ross. OF
Brunswick; George c. w cooley. of Len"ir
Abner s. Williams, of Martin ID. T. Cnld
well, of Guilford james Il. Bulk. of Ran
dolph l.. w Humphrey. of Onslow; Z. j
Foote, of Wayne; Jas. r. Doughtre, d
Pasquotank ; Needham &. Cobb. of Wayne;
John G. Yancey, of Madison; Thomas ID
Williams, of Warren; Seaton Gales, o1
Wake George w Brooks, Of Wake; Robt
S. Sinclair, of Pasquotank.
And the following have been licensed tc
practice in the Superior Courts:
S. A. Smith, J. B. Gillian, William
Scott, j. C.. Hitchcock, John Stanly. jaime:
ii. Abel. John S. Moore, w. II. Bagley
c. w. Grandy, Jr., John n. Stallings, J
E. Short, Luther Blue, II. II. Broadfeld
James p. Holderby, and Rich. II. Battle
Raleigh STANDARD.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-01-05
WALKER CAPTURED.

Gen. Walker, the fillibuster, has been
arrested and brought to the United States,
as will be seen by the news from California.
The arrest was made by Commodore Paul
ding of the frigate Wabash, together with
$50 men, who were sent to Norfolk and
Walker conducted to Washington city. A
party of Walkers men are still in Mica
A Washington correspondent says that
the public mind is at high pitch of excite
ment in regard to the capture of General
Walker and his men. The general impress
sion is that Commodore Paulding exceeded
his instruct tons, and his conduc: will be
questioned by Court Martial.
Despatch to the Richmond Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 28.-Sac-
rotary Cass denounces the arrest of Wake r
and his men by Commodore Paulding As
illegal, inexcusable and unauthorized.
Commodore Paulding will doubtless be
court martialed Immediately.
The CommOdore's instructions were in
tended only to direct him TO prevent Walk
er's landing.
ne ADMINISTRATOR Is very Ill
repudiating the action of Commodore Pauld-
lug, and denouncing it as 4 violation of the
sovereignty of Nicaragua and the Ameri-
can Constitution. Our power over the
filbusters, it is held, ceases tho moment
they had entered upon the jurisdiction of a
foreign power.
There is no doubt that Commodore
Padding will be at once ordered home for
trial.
Marshal Rynders conducted Gen. Walk
er to Washington and repaired to the State
Department, when the former stated to Mr..
Cass that he had received communication
from Com. Paulding, saying that he had
! arrested Walker for carrying on an umlaw-
ful military expedition against Nicara qua
| That Walker had promised him, on his
honor, to surrender himself to him (Rynders)
as Marshal of the Southern district of New
York, on his arrival in that city. That
Walker had done So and he {Rynders) had
accompanied Walker to Washington to
| ascertain the views of the government.
Mr.. Cass replied that the executive de,
vnt of the gOvar,..as..t AID net 6
! nize Gen. Walker as prisoner, and that
he had no directions to give concerning
him, and that it was only through the action
of the judiciary that he could be lawfully
held in custody to answer any charges
which may be brought against him. Mar
shall Rynders then Informed Walker that he
had n" further authority to detain him.
Both then withdrew.