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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

The STATES AND SENATOR B~ExJAv,x.-The
Washington States pit hes into'' Senator
Benjamin after the following fashion. 1t nj st
be acknowledged that there is much show Of
justice in its structures.
REFRESHING SP~EcrAcLE-it is a curious
fact that most OF the gentlemen disposed TO
make new issues, and destroy the Democratic
party. are old Wings, who have spent tire best
part of their lives in fighting the Democracy
Who, having succeeded in disintesratiug
the Democratic party for a similar pur-
pose
For instance, we had the refreshing spec
tacle OF Mr.. Benjamin, %scarceIy dry behind
the ears" from his new birth as a Democrat.
reading Senator Douyla, out of the party who
has spent his entire lie in Iabors and sacri-
fees to sustain it. The motIestv of the pro.
position is positively shocking to behoIderps.
Think of it! Mr.. Benjamin., a fe lralist-no-
t"rious as a latItntinarian constrnctIonist-at
present even a protectIonist-who never has
voted but for one Democrat as President. and
that doubtfuI-who has been w%allowIny in
the very mIre of "uniol-saving,.' and, as the
St cessiorists:would say, '%eatin. dirt by the
tablespoonful. turning up all at once a cham
pion OF Southern rights'--a pattern Demo-
crat-a very Pontif IN the Church-and all
IN The same minute. is enough to take away
ones breath. The cheek of the prnceedi y
has not a parallel. Only think of Benjamin,
with bell book, and candle.'. reading Doug.
las out OF TIE Democratic party.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

Mr.. FILLMORE REGULATES LINCOLN
The Buffalo Commercial advertiser is au-
thorized and requested by Mr.. Fillmore him
self" to say that there is no truth whatever
in the report that he will support the Chi
caso nominations. We quote as follows
from the Commercial:
So far as we know Mr.. Fillmore's senti-
ments, they remain the same as thy were
in 1850. He has ceased to be a public man,
but not to feel a deep interest in the welfare
Of the Republic, and he deprerates all sectional
parties as dangerous TO the Welfare and peace of
the country. In TINT category he includes the
Republican organization. We do not. If he
has any preferences, We doubt not they are
directly for Bell and Everett.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

u,uxrnLr 70 THINK UroN.- Language
often fails to describe the feelings which
sometimes overcome us at hearing OF. or Tea-
din. bad news. The heart pa'pitafes, co'd
drops of sweat gather upon the forehea"'
while an icy chill thrills through every ven
admonishius one that The dread hour OF DIS
solution is near. Such were our feelings Oh
rradiuy in that vastly influential paper, the
Baton Rouge Gazette 4 COMET. on Wednesday
last, the following, in regard to its position m
the coming Presidential contest:
The Comet newspaper will NOT hIie 'ts
| thumb at anybody this season-ani ~I'i not
raise any Presidential ticket to set the other
side to bowling. There are two daily papers
in this city. and if one occupies one position
j, is of cou,se expccpd that the other should
take the opposite. Not so. The Comet Will
not do tit means to have the largest Ilbe'-
ty as it always had.
We regret deeply that our contemporary
did not make this highly important fact gen
eralIy known before the assembling of the
Charleston Convention What effect it would
have had anon the deliberations of that body,
is imposs lille 10 tell. The reckIrssness of
our co'eupo,ary at this late hour is much to
be depIored. Should the intelligence Of its
determination reach Richmond before a nom.
nation be made, it will, We fear, prove ''isas-
trous to the hopes Of the South. Mr.. Douc-
LAS may now tremble with horrible forebo-
dinys which may much influence bis deter
minstio1 Of submitting his lame to the Bal
timore Convention. We suggest at once Oh
the part Of Messrs. BELL and EVERETT, their
immediate ~retiracy from the political arena.
Not the shadow. of a chance exists fnr them.
Tie hoves Of LINCOLN and HAMLIs are, rom
this moment. smashed into atoms infinitely
smaller than the smallest grain Of dust. A
gloomy, dreary blank yervadrs all ranks of
political aspirations. Let US tervently hope
the Comet & Ga.ftie may yield to the ardent
wishes aud prayers Of thirty millions OF peo.
pie, and consent to rspouse one or the other
Of the tick cts now, or TO be made. Shall we
hope in vain
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

News THE Baton Rouge .Advocaie, of
Tuesday evening last in speaking of the re-
cent nomination for State Senate from this
1.-THE old) District, says: "The District is
composed Of three strong Old Line Demo-
cratic parishes" This is decidedly news to
the people of West Baton Rouge. We are
under many obligations to our over-tne-river
contemporary, for the Information. One thing
certain, Old Line Democrat, or not, the vote
Of this parish WILL under no circumstances be
given to the nominee Of the Richmond Con.
veption, should one be nominated there
Stick that into your pipe and smoke it, Mr..
.Adpooafe.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

Connie The Assistant United State.
MARSHAL appointed to take the census of this
parish announces his coming, therefore oe ye
oil prepared to receive him and afford him all
the information the law requires. We do
not know the gentleman, nor even his name,
but We think it would have been far s,cfe
preferable to have appointed some one for
that purpose from this parish, because the
chances OF obtaining accurate returas would
be greater with one Of our own citizens than
with . stranger. We trust however, that all
information will cheerfuIly be given the
Marshal so that our parish may be correctly
represented.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16
AN AWFUL WARNiNG.-The Baltimore

Clipper. OF June LIST, has the following:
We heard Yesterday, from an entirely sat-
~isfact''y and responsible source. the particu-
lars of an occurrence which can only he
looked upon as a" instance of Divine r.bnke
FIR taking the name OF the Almighty ia iusti-
fcation of a falseho,d. We refrain from men.
tioning names tn ough consideration of the
parties, VII" are respectable persons, residing
III the southwestern section of the city. 1t
appears that a lew days since the aunt Of a
Young girl abont Gig teen yea OF age, ac-
c"s-d her OF having b en- guilty of some mis-
conduct, which she positively denied. and on
being again accused. she called on God to
strike her blind if she was not telling the
truth. Ia a moment aztec, according to her
W statement. a film seemed to pass before
her eyes, and in the course of FIVE minutes
she was totally blind, ard has continued
s'ghtIess ever since. The afflicted victim of
her own impiety confessed that she had
called upon her Maker to Justify her in what
was q %falsehood
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

The EXPEDITION re the NORTH Pol. TO
SAIL IN Two WEFKs-Much interest has
been excited in this city by the project Of
another expedition, to the Arctic regions.
Dr.. Hayes, tne companion of the lamented
Kane in the Grlnnel expedition, volunteered
20 lead another party to the + Oxen regions
of the North-not to learn the fate Of Sir
Iohn Franklin, but to settle the great geo
graphical problem of an open Polar Sea.
Many came forward eager to JON his cotnpa-
NY. but still the monev was not raised. Pub
lie meetings were held here and III Boston
and Philadelphia. to further the object: but
sill it hung fire. $4,000 wast the very low
est sum that could pc ssibly suffice, aud ri this
two or three thousand were still wanting on
Saturday night. when the Arctic COMMITTEE
vi the Geographical Society metand resolved
to assume the balance themselves. SO bat the
ex Expedition at any rate should 20. thus the
q '%e>tion is settled. The subscriptions will
be Immediately called in, and DR.. Hayes will
sail from this port in about two weeks. Since,
therefore, 1t is decided that the expedition
will certainly go, 1t becomes a matter of COM
mon humanity that it should be enabled to 20
with a proper outfit, with suitable clothing
aud provisions, 80 that these brave men should
not have to endure the horrible suff.rings
already experienced by both Dr.. HAYES and
DR., Kane. To furnish these supplies the
Committee appealed to the public for adj
dttI"nai contributions both in money and in
kind. Boston has offe red to furnish aud equip
the vessel. 1t would be a shame if New
York couli not provide for the hardy voyage
ers,-New York Tribune, 6M.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

SLAVE PKorEk1Y.-rhe sale en- Saturday
Of The IS slaves belonging TO the State Of
Louisiana. by Messrs. c. f.. Girardey Il Co,
amounts TO S74 40. These slaves ranged in
ages from 81 to 65 years, sold on an average
of $1,000 round. Considering their habits,
their average ages Of 46 years, the advanced
stage of our season. nothing guaranteed excep.
ton title and cash terms, this sale is pronounc
ed the best of the year.
Besides the above. they sold at the same
time. so others. ranging in ages from ~
months to - years, averaging $3.50 round, OIL
terms equivalent to cash. The highest price
paid iot held hands was, for men. ranging
from is to % wears, $1,000 to $4,000. Women
# the same age, Sl400 to $1,000. This is
evidence that this species Of property is by
no means depreciatIng in value.-DeNa 12M
inst. +#7s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

fEM
o. Our contemporary Of Pointe Coupee,
the Democrat, is enthusiastic upon the p o.
gress OF the Baton Roug-, Crosse Tete and
Shreveport Railroad. That paper of Sa,ur-
day last, says: We leatn that the extern
sion Of the Baton Rouge and Bayou Crosse
Te:e Railroad, through the centre of The Red
River Valley. is a fixed tact. The Necessary
funds for It's extension in this parish to the
Atchata'aya. have long ago been subscribed.
and we wonder why the Directors have not
already a part of the work under way. We
know, however, that ere another twelve
months ~elapses. the road will extend to the
Alien. ialaya, and the iron horse will be daily
heard making its way through the western
part OF this parish.
This parish. almost surrounded by navisa-
bic streams as it is. will nave railroad com
munlc"tion for that portion the most distant
from water navigation, thereby making a
complete circle of land aud water comn,lui-
cation.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

70 The proceedings Of the !sts D.
sonviIIe Convention are by this time, fan'H
ia Our readers. We therefore content =
selve. with refreshing their memorie' ~
the delegates elected for the State.
The following are the delegates eleeaST
the Convention. u,
First Congressional Dist iet.-Ths - y.
Soule delegate at Target Hon Maunsel"S
Hon Chs. Sienvenu. g II az -.
Second Congressional Distrirs-DI. ~
Cottman delegate at larse). 1ssae = q
Aug. Leorv. n& rIe II
Third Congressional Distrat.-Hls L ~
lency ex-Gov. Y icktffe delegate y l''4
A. S. Heron N. D. Coleman. -,
Fourth Congressiona! Disfrit.-N. III
delegate at large), J. N. Richardson -
Walker.
The delegates were unanimously aRp'
GU. sN@
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16
Cosr OF LrvEEs The outstanding scrip Of

Cosr OF LrvEEs The outstanding scrip Of
Carroll and Madison parishes. Louisiana, for
the construction Of levees is $3.50 900. The
works under contract aud those necessary to
be CO np'e'ed for the protection Of those par
lshes from overflow is estimated at $2O4 900
additional. The Board OF Lev4e Commission
ers tor the District composed Of those two
parishes. have therefore recently ordered "a
tax Of ten cents on each and every acre of
ailnvia' land in the District: the Stale and
mil! tax on all property embraced in the said
limits. This tax they anticipate will yield
the present year s57l 900 enough to pay off
ali present Indebtedness.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16
RICHMOND DEMOCRATIC coss
a TON: Is O@yN

- "#
RICHMOND, June l -lh he South.
.".'ona' Convention reassembled q y
this morning, pursuant to a. ad;o,.sessp
All the seeding States ar. s,s'aus,s
here. In addition to this, the ~, A. !
tI!ct' Tennessee, sends a deiegatiSs D
81 the Virginia delegates at Cha1.sssets
also take their seats with the seced;,.
cations. Thus ten States (e;sht;s'ns u
two in part.) will be representa- ~
The hail was also well filed ~;Ne,
who occupied the side seats. ~ ".
The convention was called
permahehtIy organized by tn, ,,ss:
of the Hon. John Erwin, Of Alab.rsA
chair. = u
Vice Presidents and Secret,r;.. 9
pointed from each Safe except No. y
Several members spoke al lso.~sast
present position Of the country. No. III = y
IelloH' seceders never to torsake a. + ~,
A resolution was then offe,edf,ss 90
to take a recess SO as to enable III ~
to attend the Baltimore Conyent;.,4 sah
to meet on the Sth inst. ssesl
The above resolution also prov;,.. ~,
RESEMBLING at Richmond, if lie ri;;;,.s's'
that convention deems it ady,s.ble 7
All the delegates present, with Il.
ton OF those from South Cafolia,. IN I.sl-
Baltimore. 'ta
The South Carolina delegate, MI,
here during the sitting Of tie Ba,tis..Hs
v%en'ion, and await the rstsrn If tho.s ~
thIther. s
In case the majority platform Vii, .
rejected by the Charleston Coayent;..
adopted, the seceders will return to Ri.hs
aud make the necessary nominatioa.. WY
South Carolina will not cast 1 val. =. 4
Baltimore Convention. t@'
Perfect harmony existed tbrouehetN..
tire sitting to-day as yesterday "a n. 80
vention adjourned to meet a.sis ~, w. y
closing of the Baltimore Convent;oa' Y
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

QuEE :!-In Clinton. East Feliciana, tee
totalism prevails to such an extent that q
man is fined one hundred dollars for giving
another man q drink Of liquor in his own
store. Next time we visit that " burg'' we'll
carry our own bottle. SO that we wont be de-
pendent upon any body else. But perhaps
they are SO scrupulous about such things that
they fine a man for drinking his own whisky A.!
How about it, friend GREEN Ave want to
visit Clinton one Of these days.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

FINE CIGARs.-This is an article Of which
we profess to be a judge, and we are now en-
joying the fragrance Of one which " cannot
be beat' in this market. 1t came from FRxp
WEBBER's, at the Ferry Landing, whose
taste and judgment in the selection of such
articles cannot be questioned. Those Of our
friends who are afflicted with q +" weakness
for the weed" will find these cigars to be
equal to any they have ever tried.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

WONDER WHAT SMITH MEANs.-In looking
over the proceedings Of the Ohio Sunday
School Convention, We find the following
resolution offered by Mr.. Smith, a pious and
promising yourg lawyer: Resolved, That a
committee Of ladies' and gentlemen be an.
pointed to raise children for the Sabbath
Schools.-Erchonse.
Well, we'd like to be one of the active
members Of that committee, prouided, the Ia
dies are young and handsome. Well We
would!
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

Nor BAD TO TAxE.--The kind friend who
sent us that bottle, OF Wednesday, labelled,
Homeopathic med'c'ns dose forty drops, four
times a day." will please accett our pious re-
CARDS. Prof. JOHN MESesRs. the accommo-
dating bsr-keeper of the fayorite packet, COL
den .sse, Away. understsnd s exactly the pal
ate Of hi. customers. jons, may your shadow
ever grow less.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

Tom Corwin, it is said, has already supplied
himself with one Of the rails split by Old
Abe Lincoln in 1880 which he will carry
with him on his s'umPspeeches tour through
OHIO III the ensuing campaign. Perhaps some
extra copies Of his own and Abe's among the
Buckeyes. will aid in winning them over the
side of the tall Sucker. He voted along with
Corwin to Withhold supplies from our suffering
soldiers in Mexico.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

-Four boys who were fishing, vhen-s =
lent thunder storm arose, immediateiJ. -
ed for home as fast as possible, but nae IT, y.
but short distance when a vivid last, lo. H.
ed by a terrific clap Of thunder, bfousu
to 4 stand. l:hunderstruck. as It 9 -.
moment, they stood silent and aghass. ~
the leader spoke: SSam, can yos P,i.4
No" Bill, can you pray NO -
can you pray 2" NO" "Nor l ethel. -
IN HI! shall we do" &
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CoNvENrIoN.-
The Democratic Senatorial Con, ention held
at Bay III Sara on Monday last to fill the ve-
cancy in the Senate, caused BY the death Of
Hon. J. L. Sterling, resulted unanimously in
favor Of Col. ALEX. Barrow, Of this parish.
The proceedings of the Convention will be
found elsewhere in to-day's paper.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

OLD FoGYIsM !-The citizens Of Clinton,
East Feliciana, recently voted against a rail-
road tax, bya majority Of 2s5. The proposed
road was one to connect that village with the
Great Northern Road.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16
a NHR,av, JUNG l6. 1850.
+ or state Senate.

FD. SUGAR .PLANrER:--You will please announce
Col. Alexander Barr 0Vv as a candidate for TIL,
State Senate, to I'LL the unexp,red Term If the lat"
Non. J. l.. Stirling. The Senatorial District compri
ss (under the old appor'ionmen,} the Parishes of
West Fel,ciana, rointe Coupee and West Baton
Rouge. Col. BARROW will be supported for that
position by the masses OF THIS PARISH
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

% The public mind will be much ~reliev-
ed on learning that {" honest ABEn LINCOLN,
is named ABRAHAM and not AsRAM as SO ex-
tensively reported. 1t is conjectured that
this intelligence will exercise a Statutory in.
fluence upon his chances of election.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

VIs'r OF SAVERS TO THIS CorNr3y WITH
HEENAN Among the first fruits OF the set
Element Of the dispute about The belt is the
laying out oftwo campaigns by the champions,
from which they will, no doubt, reap a gold
ell harvest A letter from London saws that
after a tour Of eight weeks in England aud
Ireland. in tn course Of which they will
give exhibitions IN tn principal towns. H-e-
nan and >ayers will come to this country to-
se'her to give sparriug exhibitions. In ,ela-
tI"n to his challenge OF Mnrrissey 10 h.ht.
Hernan writes: II shall have between five
and SIX thousand dollars of my own money
on The Isl OF .'un- next which | will fight
hum Tor and ! VIII make it ten thousand or
twenty thousand dollars a side, it he likes
on ahy day that may be named after four
months notice. | shall expect him to close
with this proposition .or a meeting at once;
but Will ada, that if the sums name are
more than will suit his hook, | will accomo-
da e hln for one thousand or one hundred dol
ars a s'de-yes. for one dollar or a ten cent
piece! II he crawls out of this after all that
ne SAID, why. ! suppose, there is no further
need OF my '%oll"wing him up, or paying any
further attention to him.D
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

% W. were induced by force OF cireum-
stances one day this week to visit the town
Of Bayou Sara. and were astonished to see
that it was built up principally Of a few
houses, a great many bar-rooms and Mayor,
A great feminine demand for gum drops
seriously prevails in that town.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

CONE OVER TO THE ENEMY Among the
distinguished gentlemen who figured extern
sively at the late DonsIdsopville Convention.
was our Will IN Know Nothing friend, Pres
TON POM, Ir. Of Fast Feliciana. Well !
there's no accounting for summersauIts now
a-days. PREs in 1856 fought sqnatter Sow
e~r-isnty and its King with all the zeal and
ability of his fine intellect. Now he takes
back, regulates and disowns all he uttered
in that memorable canvass in favor of the
p 's'tion of the American party upon Terri
tor'al Sovereignty, and is fully convinced
that the salvation of the country and the
Union depends upon the swallowing of SrE-
PnEN A. DOUGLAS and his Squatter Sover-
ty h%eresies. So be it Good bye PREs.-
May you be more successful with your new
found friends than you were with those who
stood by you through thick and thin.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

An ExCELLENr !PLAN.-It is said that the
Democracy have purchased several thousand
bottles Of Spaldins's Prepared Glue to make
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

SuIclDE.-A man named Louis Bart jumped
overheard from the steamer Anna Perret, a
few miles below Bayou Sara, on Monday
last, and was drowned. Whisky is supposed
TO have been the cause.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

~ A negro being caught stealing from a
hen-roost, excused himself by saying, ''i's
only come var to see If de chickens sleep wild
dar eyes opcnw
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

% Colonel Joseph %Plymp,cn, an old and
distinguished officer Of the army, is dead.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16
CHE SMaar $lanter.

conmun icat,ons intended for this paper should be
directed to BATON ROUGE, NOT West Baton Rouge.
Our Exchanges viii confer a favor upon Us by
directing ~ above.
~ Any of our Baton Rouge friends hsvfnq com.
municat,ons, &C., for the SUGAR PLANTER, by leaving
them with Mr.. Richard Markham. IN board the
Ferry Boat, Sunny Ecutt, will Be- promptly received
and attended to.
~ Our Baton Rouge patrons must send over Their
advertisements on or before Thursday, to secure their
in ,ertion the came week.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-16

% The most curious thing in the world is
a woman that is not curious.