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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14
OUR COUNTRY. u.

lhere IS not the least shadow OF a
doubt about the nlatter-ours is emphat
icaily. undeniabIy, incontrovertib|y, pos.
itive!y, comparatively, super'atiyely, a
great and glorious country. The annals
of time furnish nothing to compare with
it; Greece wasn't circumstance; Rome
was "nowhar;' Venice couldn't hold US
a candle; while all modern nations sink
into utter insigni6cance before OUR
country lthas longer rivers and more
Of them, and muddier, and deeper, and
they run faster, and 60 further and make
more noise, and rise higher, and fall low
er than anybody eIse's rivers. 1t has
more axes. and they are bigger, and
ceeper, and clearer than those Of any
other nation, It has more eataracts,
and they fall further, and faster, and
harder, and roar louder, and look grand.
er than all other cataracts. It has more
mountains, and higher ones, and more
snow on EN-, and they sre harder to &c.
up, and easier to fall down than all other
mountains. It has more gold, and it Is
heavier, and brighter, and worth more
than the gold Of other countries. Our
rail cara are bigger, and run faster; and
pitch off the track oftener, and kill more
people than al other railcars. Our
steamboats,. are longer, and carry bigger
loads, and "bile their busters" ottener
and captains swearsharder than in any
other country. Our men are bigger
and longer. and higher and thicker, and
can fight harder, and faster, and drink
more whisky, chew more tobacco, spit
more and further, stick their heels high
er, and doanythiug eIsemore, and better
and ofiener than men in all other coun-
tries combined, Our ladies are prettier,
dress finer, spend more money, break
more hearts, wear bigger hoops, and
shorter dresses, and kick up the devil
generally to z greater extent than all
other ladies, Our politicians can spout
louder, lie harder, and make gas faster,
dodge quicker, turn oftener, make more
noise, and do less work than every body
eIse's politicians. Our niggers are black
er, work harder, have thicker souls,
smell louder, and need thrashing oftener
than other n'ggers. Our children squa'i
louder, grow faster, and get too big for
their trowsers quicker than all other
children. 1t is a great country! 1t is
the coruer.sto of nations; it is the top
of the pile, the head man Of the heap,
the last button on the coat, the crowning
jewel in the diadem, the capital Of the
column, the last link in the chain, the
observed Of all observers. 1t will eat up
the fat ones. When all other nations
are numbered among things that were it
will just be rejoicing in its strength. 1t
will kick all other nations out Of exis=
tence-it will lick them up AS The cow
licketh salt. 1t has now thirty-three
States, and "more COMM" 1t covers
more territory than all other nations
and fiua'ly it has louder thunder, faster
lightning, bigger hail, and colder ice
than can bs found in any other part OF
the babitable globe. Hurrah for this
prodi-gi-ous constellation ofaEfree States !!
Hang a man that wont praise his own
country.-Southern Mercury. =.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14
EfAT55DE LA LOUISIANA. =
PARzO1sEsE LIVINGST0N.


CoUR DU HU1TlEME DISTRICT.
Dams pafaire de Ia succession de A. J. Burgess, de
II ~" cedeo. A2No.-.
, I'm VERTU dune commission a moi sddresse dams
IL Pafaire ci dessus, en- date du 22me jour du Few
Fier 1889 par Ia du SINE DISTRICT judiaire de Ia
yente publique Au plus orAnt ets dern,er encherris
seut, la mason Dc four Dc cette pAroissA d,Duest
M!ercredi, sle s23me Mai, 1885, u
= IL heures l. n, i propriete
a Ia succiou de J.sA. Burgess decedee, savoir:
Un certain moroccan de tsfre sltue dams il parotsse
quest Baton Ronge, etant sIe quart Modest de ID
ssst'on Sc No qingt.quAtre s,'s e Township sept
ante treize 50 100 acres. Leque Ae sara yenaue
sur les termes suiyante, sayoir credit de in:
aeux ct tros an.-fseq usrenr faurnira ses b,iiete
sur Ia terre Jusquau paiment final $. Les susdits
oiliets Porteroct y cling ) po1r cent d,intere DE-
puts date Jusqnau echeance, et huit lS1ponr cer1l
apres echeance jusqu'Aa painent. 's'5s7Si c :
Quest B.toa Rouge, Mars 5, 1885, a, Sheriff.
STATE or LOUISIANA - :
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
.s&S<s Parish of Liyingstoa. & = e. ~ Il
In matter suecessioa of !. Burgess, deceased J.
RY virtue y aaefaer .ale to q dirscted, il
4ay ofFebruAry, laSe, from the Hon Eighth District
Court, tn and for the parish of Livpsstop 10 Tia
state Aforesaid VII 81 offered 6 public &c:
70 ths lest and highest bidder M the Court
sHonse Of this Parish Of Woat Baton Rouee Wednee.
DAY. 9sthsot Nay, 1859, Il II e,clock, ;the fol
descfihsdg property. bslonein9 to ths speces
eon o. !, ~ Bug deesased, tovit Asertain
fact OF 4.nd situated n thta Of Vest Haton
twenty u te~nshtp sesen u Ranss siessn IT.
sll) Eaat containing ons hundred I al 'seysnty.
i.as thsts eighty hgnaFsSths
stions, TO- Wit on = credit of one, tro and threa
years the purchaser his notes NTH rood
Rersosel secueity and special morseake rstaned 81
the land 70 secure the anal payment. sad notes Is
oear i've (5) per interest per annun from dats
Until duo, - light Psr eent after due unti paid.
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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14

!. odd P*rsons Pete's, Of Hebron. who
was a good deal Of wag. once married a
Mr.sP Partri,lge t.: Miss Brace. The pa
rents Of the bride requested he y, uld
wind up tEeceremoniaI by a short pray
er, which be did IN the following words !:
"eod bless this brace Of partridges."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14

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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15
Old Buck 0S a Ladies' Man.

The Pittsburg Gazette, in commenting upon
the Sickles-Key affair, says:
But for the countenance bestowed on Sckles
by the President, the former would not have
been placed in position to suffer the "wrong"
which he has lately sought to ayenge BY DELHI
crate murder. While this fact is apparent to all
others, the President himself does not seem
conscious OF the unpleasant part be has taken
in this affair, but with characteristic reckless
ness goes on mixing himself with it to an un-
pardonable extent. He has even SO far forgot.
ten his position as citizen AID high public
official as to write letter OF coincidence TO
Sickles, since his imprisonment. His folly could
not lead him further. and his worst enemy could
not demand from him greater sacrifice,
Our President is VIGOROUSLY open to female
Establishments, and it is said that in the hands
OF fair ladies', he is the most impresslble crea-
ture in existence. The lady of Sire Gore Ouse-
ley, taking advantage of this Presidential weak.
ness, not long since wermed out the most pre-
cious state secrets for the individual benefit of
her aspiring husband and the general advantage
Of the British government. Mrs. Bennett has
slse succeeded in getting an appointment for
one OF her male friends to profitable situation
in France, while the young wife of the late
Russian minister displayed her influence at the
White House by having hair.brained brother
sSsSOtCu as gave CoIHHieF0lal agent IN one OF
the cities OF the Gar. Indeed, intrigues are
the order OF the day at the Capital, aud for the
hrst time in the history of the country, men
have been compelled in these matters, to Weld
the palm TO the wives and daughters of the
land These associations have made a regular
iop-a finished dandy-of our poor old Bachelor
President, who, considering his age and station,
is giving decidedly too much Of bis time 10 the
decoration of his person. Trimmed off in a
brown frOck coat-white vcst-wi,h shining ma.
tent leather shoes-he cuts quite dash in the
gay saloons OF the metropolis-and magines
himself perfect brigand among susceptible
female hearts.
As gay Lothario, regarding Sickles as zone
OF bis set, he feels called upon to send a con.
solatory epistlc to the unfortunate man. forget
ting, at the same time, that Key, the victim
was one Of bis own chosen officers for the Dis. |
trict Of Columbia. But then, it is true. Kew il |
dsad-that makes difference. Both friends |
Of the President, and all the parties concerned |
visitors and partakers Of the Inequalities of |
the Presidential mansion, the whole affair IL : |
ine illustration Of the morals OF society a. nov |
governed and controlled BY the present admin.
strati0n.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

Washington, March 8.
A. write Il u definitely stated that The Pres
iasns has resolved 70 call an extra session OF
Congress 10 October next. which will in III pro-
liability extend the session into December Of
this year, and % make one long session. In
cese such should be the determination Of the
President, . number Of the States--par ,icularly
those Of the South-wonld be called upon TO
hold special elections for the choice Of repre-
sentatives.
The Senate IL nearly complete; but there arc
but one hundred and ffty-two members Of the
House Of Representatives yet chosen--the whole
number being two hundred and thirty seven.
The President is intensely wroth about the
conduct Of Secretary Toucey in exposing the
endorsed letter Of Col. Patterson. Il Is openly
charged here that Toucey did this to screen
himself in his various guilty transactions, and
to make the President his fortress against as
sault
Il 10 now demanded that Clancy Jones shall
be recalled from Austria by the President, in
order to save the Democrats Of the North from
the shame Of being identified with the Admiuis.
tration who keeps such men in Office. will
have more to say on this subject.
Should Postmaster g. neral Brown be called
hence, there will be any number Of applicants
for the vacancy. Linn Boyd, Of Kentucky, and
Cave johnson Of Tennessee, are already named.
II will no doubt occasion recast Of the whole
Cabinet.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

WHALE HUM IN ORKNEY-CAPruRE or Sew
ENTY WHALEs.-On the night of Tuesday, the
9Th ult., about 10 o'clock, when very dark, with
pour down of rain, the village OF st. Mary's
Holm we're surprised by q strange hubbub and
noise in Holm Sound, the like Of which they
had never heard before. Nothing daunted,
however, the villagers turned out to man, mus
tering some ten boats, got hdoat, four men on
an average to each boat, and found flock Of
''bottle noses" that had lost their reckoning,
blowing OF steam quite near the village
Battle was given Immediately, and after short
but hot pursuit, and some bloody work, the
whole dock Of seventy was stranded little
east Of the village, amongst rugged rocks, eve
fything pitsh dark - could be. The carnage,
the yelling and noise that took place in the mid.
die Of that dismal night, may DO imagined, but
not described. Pitchforka grsples, scythe blades,
and few isnces were gos from the village, and
any other weapon that could do the slightest
execution. Il 10 wonder that no accident han
psned, - the men had 70 eight from The boats
mot being able 70 land on the slippery rocks
with deep holes bstwixs them. The whales ~
large On The average, and in enc condition.
They viii likely fetch some G2Oo 70 the yalor-
- vlAgssA@JsAa 00ssas Jessaal.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

PoRrRAIT OF GOVERNOR SEwARD.-What man
is there who can pretend to describe him? We
see short, delicately made man, with singu-
lar looking, wrinkled face and Roman nose, a
head calculated to puzzle Spurzheim, covered
with coarse and rather short gray hair, not very
tldily brushed; bushy, gray eyebrows, over
hanging eyes most remarkable for their brillian-
ey Of expression; clothed in attire neat to pre-
cision. but negligently worn. We hear him
speak, and his voice is poor, evidently injured
by the long and prodigal use of snuff; his deiiv-
cry careless even to slouchiness, leaning against
his desk with his hands in his pockets, his only
gesture made with his head, which rolls about
almost independently Of his body; thus delib
erately, and more in the tone of conversation
than that of debate, he pours out the most beau
tiful specimens OF rhetoric, the clearest logic in
language Of Saxon purity, the profoundest axi-
oms, prophecies that never fail, legal aphorisms
true as the statutes, illustrations drawn from ev.
cry source which literature has reached-all
clothed in language, not one word of which
need be blotted out. He never says foolish
thing. Boston Transcript
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

The prohibition Of slavery in the Territories
by Congress is Northern Republican sallacy.
The protection of slavery in the Territories by
Congress is Southern fallacy. Both, by con-
Ceding to Congress jurisdiction Of the question,
are At war with the National Democracy.-Gaz.
The Republican doctrine is the doctrine Of
the Constitution-the doctrine Of the Declsra-
tion Of Independence and Of our free Institu-
tions, viz: that all men everywhere are BY ma
ture free, and that every rod Of Garth over which
the dominion Of this Republic is extended is free
territory, neither Congress nor Territorial Leg
islatures, deriving their powers from Congress,
having power to enact slave code. The Con-
stitution tolerates slavery in the States where it
exists by law in providing for the rendition Of
''fugitives from labor" That is all.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

DRIFTISG-WHIrHER.-" events cast
their shadows before" If any one great event
in the future is foreshadowed by the present, it
is determined and desperate struggle for the
re.opening and the re establishing OF the AtIi.
can Slave Trade in this our boosted Free Repub.
lie. Virginia may hesitate, and even energetic
cally oppose the policy, since it would tend to
lessen the market value OF that description of
"property" which the people of that ancient
and chvalrous commonwealth are 80 extensive
ly engaged in 'raising" But no matter though
Virginia does oppose the policy; the younger
and more vigorous states, lying farther south,
demand more slaves TO till their cotton fields
and carry on their sugar plantations; and the
general drift of sentiment and opinion, in the
southern half of the Union, is in the same di-
rection. Every now and tlen VIC hear of slaves
being smogsled, in greater or less numbers, into
one and another Of the southern states. Occa-
sionally the thing is done so openly and boldly
AS in the case Of the Wsnderer a few weeks
since-that one would be tempted to doubt
whether there was any law against it. And
where it is seen with what a listless, limping
pace the government officials follow up the of.
tenders, and how utterly powerless the govern
ment arm is, or effects to be, to rescue the VIC
tins of such high handed outrage, it needs no
inspired seer to point out the issue to which all
this tends.
One of the last out-croppings of the under.
laying sentiment in favor of a renewal of the
African slave trade, we find in the New York
Express in the shape of q letter from Lockport
in Texas. 1t was written by Texan gentleman
TO his friends in the city Of New York. We ex-
tract from the letter single paragraph, simply
remarking that the writer, had be anticipated
newspaper publicity for his letter, would proba-
bly, have been somewhat less free and out
spoken in his communication. But here is the
extract:
II wish the slave trade was re-opened, SO that
We could buy negroes at reasonable prices. 1t
is the very thing that Texas wants-abor to
cultivate her vast domain. We could use just
half million of the black rascals proftably to
work tomorrow. They would be better off than
in Africa, and would be great service to the
world at large, and especially to Texas. There
are a feW Struggled in occasionally. Sir hun-
dred hare been safely landed on our coast nth.
IN the last fen weeks, and still more are on the |
ody. ! say let them come"
Norwich (Conn.) Courier.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

Never was q community more grossly SLAM
dered than has been ours, in charging them with
acting in manner unfriendly to the B. l. N. X.
X. at Oskaloosa. The contrary is the fact. Our
citizens, previous to the meeting, passed resolu-
tons unanimously in favor of branch of that
road to the capital of the State and it was sole
ly to carry out those resolutions that our dele
gates attended that convention, and they would
have carried it if Burlington had rendered the
assistance she was expected to- Ottumwa
Courier
Will brother Norris take our hats Will he
call and get it, or shall We seld it to himy
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

a Mr.. Waldin, Of this city, has received .
patent for valuable improvement in watch
makers lathes It will be found, We doubt not,
valuable in turning and polishing wheelstaffs,
cylinders, verges, pinons, pivots, etc., doing its
work with facility, and without any risk of
bending or breaking the small and delicate
wheels and pivots and with the certainty Of do
ing the work true.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

INDIAN observation-disclosures News FROM
SPIRIT LAKE.-The following letter from Dr. j.
Ball, late citizen of Newton, received BY Mr.
Chandler Coles, yesterday, gives An account of
difficulties arising at Spirit Lake between the
settlers and the Indians, which may lead to Sc
rious results. Read the letter:
we are now having quite an excitement
here, the first to amount to anything since left
Newton. The news yesterday being sent in,
that about ninety Indens were in the county
near the Lakes, We were naturally thrown into
confusion. No blood has been shed yet, but
Capt. Martin has taken six prisoners, who will
be detained until they conduct the troops to
lnkpadutah, or a general battle will ensue in
few days. There is not doubt but that the
Indians are congregating in great numbers near
here, and there is now no doubt in our own
minds but that We are in danger. requisition
Will be made for more troops. j. BALL.
Spirit Lake, Feb. 23.-l Jasper Free Press.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

Crinoline was put to a novel use at Lyndon
Vermont, few days ago. The Sheriff went to
search for . keg Of liquor known to be in the
hotel ct that place-but the man couldn't get
20 much a. smell Of the ''critter" from garrett
70 csllAr. The hostess on seeing him drive up
had seized" the key, and covering it with her
ample skirts, continued her sewing - oompo.
The women folks seemed mighty ticklsd about
ssNethlng."
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

The ACCIDENT AT Fr. DoDGE.-We published
last week some particulars OF an accident at TT.
Dodge, by which three men were killed. The
body of one was taken from the well in which
they were buried at the time. The IT. Dodge
Sentinel of the 26th says the other two we're
taken out on Monday last, and buried the day
following. At the time of the accident one Of
them was at the bottom of the well, while the
others was some eight or ten feet above. They
we're under the earth from Friday morning till
Monday noon. The funeral was attended by
large concourse Of our citizens.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

DARING ACr or RAILWAY ENoINEER.-The
Lafayette Daily Courier Of the gath ult., relates
the following:
Night before last deaf and dumb man named
Lane, met with thrilling adventure and mar
rowly escaped the loss Of his life, on the New
Albany and Salem road, short distance below
Linden. He was walking on the track as the
passenger train came along, and the engineer
observing that he paid no heed to the warning
whistle Of the locomotive, shut down the brakes,
but finding il would be impossible to check the
speed Of the train before striking him, ran for
ward, and bracing himself upon the COW catch
er, reached out his strong arm just in time to
save him. The imminent danger Of the brave
engineer was greatly augmented by the fact
that the deaf and dumb man had an axe
upon his shoulder, from which he might have
received serious injury. Lane was not little
astonished at the unceremonous manner in
which he had been picked up, and without COM
pretending his narrow escape, struggled in the
arms Of his deliverer, to the great danger of
both. The train, however, soon came TO halt,
and the poor fellow, BY signs and gestures,
more eloquent than words, testified his graft
tude for the deliverance. He was the same
man who was knocked into ditch by passing
train last summer, at or very near the same
spot where his brother, also deaf and dumb,
was run over and horribly mangled the year
before.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

VINO SHOULD Go TO Pixies PsAK-The
Leavenworth Ledger Of the 18th ult. saws
we often hear young men, who never did
any hard work in their lives, talk about going
to Pixies Peak. Weask such what Kind OF work
they think gold digging lie? Let them turn out
here and get themselves into practice by dig
ging wells. cellars, coal, quarrying rocks, maui
ing rails and rolling saw-logs, and eat dry bread
and wash it down with water, and sleep on the
ground in fair weather and foul, and then form
an opinion about the work of digging gold
Digging gold is no childs play and it is only
the strong, able bodied, hard-workins men that
Will suit Tor the business. The men who sue
ceeded at the mines in California, were strong
OF arm, stout OF heart, and only such men can
succeed at the gold mines A bull has lust "a
much business in china shop as glove-hand.
ed clerk or fair-taced mechanic has at Pixies
Peak
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

u A man narrowly escaped being run over,
On South Main Street, yesterday. He was sit
ting upon the wagon, when . beard gave way,
and he fell between the wheels. He was extri.
Gated lust - the wheels struck him.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

The Courier. at Monticello, ID, says that Ar.
thur Burns, an old farmer in that neighbour
hood, shot his wife through the head, and then
blew out bis own brains. He had once been
divorced from his wife, and had married her
again.
= State census Of TeIas just taken shows !
population Of 4o6,620 against 2l2,4g2 10 the
year 1900, when Iowa had but l92, 900, though
che now has over 100000.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

A VOICE FROM FRASER RIvER-The Belfast
Age says that young man, named Foye, Of
Palermo, who has seen all the beauties OF Fra
ser River, arrived home by way of California
last week. He gives hard description Of the
fare of the Fraser river miners, while he was in
that region. Many, of them died of starvation
Himself and another young man succeeded in
purchasing few pounds Of horse flesh from the
carcass Of horse, poorer than any seen in these
parts, at So per pound, and thus we're kept from
starving. He says gold is plenty, but difficult
to get, owing to the state OF the rivers and the
inability to procure subsistence. lie describes
the Indians in those parts as but little different
from wild beasts. They 60 entirely naked, and
live in caves and dens in the grouad.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

u Marshal Winton had Q troublesome time
yesterday, in leading drunken boy to the
Justice Office. The tipsy fellow made consider
able resistance, but was quickly obliged to sue.
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