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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

Probable RESIGNATION OF JUpGK AVERY.
We learn that through reasons of a private
nature that have occurred since his eie .tion
to the Bench of this District, it is probable
tat J Judge Avery will resign after TIE terms
Of the Spring courts. Such an act would un-
questionabIy be deeply regretted both BY the
bar and the public, as the Judge has thus far
given the highest Satisfaction. In such case.
however, We hope that IberviIle will be a.
lowed the right and the honor TO furnish
Judge Avery's successos.-Gasene 4 Seafine.
With our contemporary, We deeply regret
that circumstances are such as TO compel the
resignation Of Judge AVERY. For the short
time he has been upon the Bench. he has
given such satisfaction Is to make it a com.
mon regret with his many VAIN friends in
this Judicial District, that he can no longer.
in justice to himself, occupy . position for
which he is so eminently qualified, and to
which he was raised by such a large MAORI
ty Of voters. irrespective of party. Judge
AVERY will hold one term of Court more in
this parish, commencing on the first Monday
in April, and one in lberville Immediately
afterwards, which, as we understand, will
complete his Iabors upon the Bench. So far
as the parish of Ibervilie il concerned in his
Successor, We have nothing to say. If rota-
ton in these matters is to be considered, IN.
questionsbly that parish is entitled to the Of
flee. Still We hope such an indefinite under.
standing will not prevent the selection Of a
competent Judge, let him come from either
of the parishes comprising this Judicial Dis
trict.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

TRoors FOR Baron RorcE.-The follow.
ing correspondence will inform our reader,
Of the attention paid their interest bv our
energetic Congressman, Hon. T. G. David
son: r
Wal DEPARTMENT, March II, 1890.
Sv:-Referring to you letter of the SD Of
December last, asking the assignment Of
troops to duty At Baton Rouge Barracks. l
have now the honor to inform you that under
orders which have been given by this De.
partment, a company of artillery will be
posted at that place about the first Of NAV
next.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
w. r. DRINKARD.
Acting Secretary of War.
Hon. I. G. Davidson, House Of Represen.
tatives.-Advocote.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

TnE Caossx TETs AxD Re, R.,,. n.
Z RAlLsoAD.-We may b Fl e,s.ssH
nomenclature. yet the taet Il. see..s:v!
that . connection will be ma5s 4 ~,
afalaya, and . Railroad routa .....sss3
Shire veport. A bill wa before ~ 4 y::.s
ture 10 grant . charter fos the .,.t~Na
building 4 road via Alexandra. Nsk1Ee
and Maos6ed 10 Shreveport. sThs,a rsM
doubt that the bill would pass bssi1H
in which event both companies ve.ls ~.
bine their energies and capital 8 49,
mate the magnificent scheme. afss.sa.
The great mass Of The people a. go
different and s4eptieal IL re(.ssaeS.s1
roads, and do not lsa6 theisaiaAeMS-
Desperate Aa~xeatwsks, mea n. lt.6.1.L
.uaes and do4baSA repststiona, i iS.Sss
stances ebtsin control'of the fua.ja. asl.yA
der them lavishly upon e.ch othes !. 4 y1
duty q the State to guard well leesGI
t~erests, having one-6fth Of tbs ark:.s
also to protect her citizens ayaisk Vs.si.
robbery This railroad line. wi9sN.s-s
at the Mississippi River opposite - -.
and run ina northwesterly directs = NM
andria, through the finest port;oe sfISj::e
ana. The inexhaustible fertility alsL.s.
on Bayous Crosse Tete. AfskaaSW1L
Beuf, will give the road : good IA -
ness before i reaches the valley FSsSSs
River. Passing through the wi;lAes~
ishes Of Rap;des and NatchitoeAss 3
feet level for mere than half The liahess.a
will be easily aud cheapsy g~rsdsiYIr~1-
planters living i~nmedi.tefy jpi1fS
The ;-arish Of De Soto i more -dsl,lY :.
terested in the enterprise than " Ihsse -,
ishea Being CT, al from aavigatsalMly
pssssble shallow lakes, The plantsrs Ss
jected to great expense end ineonvesaaea-
They would have the advantage e saigein.
their cotton at Shreveportd during hid
or Of sending by rsil 10 the MissiassppiN
CT. Thousands Of dollars would - ssstda
the cost Of transportation, and 'lsndS Il
be trebled ia value. We do hone ~ 4.
public. spirited citizens Of .DeSoto will iip
this matter in hand, and take stock -
ally. .HSHt " ss;n
As = citizen Of Shreveport we isskAsAs
benefits to be derived BY " il thl Co.
ton Of this system Of railsosds.- Weh1
that i would do mere than lt.ethes 49,
concentrate travel and busiaesssa q IL ~
and eventually make The .eity Of Sknwea
the great impos;stn Of psedses h1s1efA
ton Of the South. west. When tie 49,
is completed to ths Texas lie, orr e.
will be convinced ofths nscessiey of rsisb
in other directions. Property hojdsssa0
take stock ILLEGALLY in Red River VI
not wish to divert the attention Of sseelmn
from the viekshssy, S~hsyepo,t asl T.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

the NEXT Characterization for ma.
shals and assistants in taking the next census
Gre nearly prepared. The modi6c atoms from
those Of 1850 will be slight. A compliance
with the recommendations Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce: regarding CONNER
cial statistics, is not deemed practicable
The importance Of information about inter raj
commerce is fully appreciated by the Census
Bureau, but no method of collecting that
which is reliable, through the census, Ia. seen
discovered. The multiplicity Of exchange.
which products and manufacture, undergo in
the course Of sale, resale and transportation
from one end Of the Union to the other. rem.
ders an exact computation Of the value Of do
nestle impossible. 1t is estima.
ted that the cost Of taking the censu. this
year will reach fifteen hundred thousand dol.
lars, and the enumeration will exceed thirty
one millions Of people. Superintend ent Ken
nedy intends to have returns complete in less
than three months from the LIST of July
They will be laid before Congress next ses.
sion, SO that an appointment law may be
passed At once. This. however, will not he
in season to act upon the ratio for the Thirty.
seventh Congress, as . majority Of its mem.
bers will have been elected previous to the
commencement of the next session. out il
will enable those States whose Legislatures
meets %biennially to apportion their districts
in ample time for the election of members of
Inc Thirty-eighth Congress.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

A PrcruRE.-A young girl 10 leaning PEN
sivsly on the easement, gazing with thought
tul brow N the scene below. The bloom Of
fifteen summers tint her soft cheek. The
sweets Of . thousand flowers are gathered
upon Der dewy lips. The curls cluster around
. .spotleas brow, and fall upon 4 neck Of grace
and beauty. The soft swimming eyes seem
lighted BY the tendersst poetry, and beauty
hovers over her - her most favored child
What ore her thoughts. Love cannot stir a
bosom % young! Sorrow cannot have .ouch-
Cd 70 Guileless . spiriti A paper falls from
her dimplsd hand-a suoAa PIAS1za-and
she softly murmurs to the youth below,
" Buy your Hardware Of LAReuIrs & La
H0uE."
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

The DemeerAtic PARTY and the people gen.
orally will always Be down upon anything
that looks like public intrigue and corruption.
n. 0estin9 end Gssette.
The many readers Of our cherished Plaque.
mias cotemporsry will b highly delighted
q hearing such good news. For our own
part W are extremely pleased to know that
NE Dsmoerstie party asd the people srs not
linked tsgsther - many psrsons sappose.-
But less the scales should lhll from the srss
u shess laboring under the pleasing hallucin-
atisa that the Democratic party 10 down upon
intrigue and corruption, We advise them not
- read the papers, especially those devoted
70 The task Of exposing the slarins depravity
n Tie '.oaly party now claiming nation
atty"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31
LIGHT AND Tsurn.-Sarh. y As6oA6l
book found on the borders Of Eake CT
Ion, in tAisrarish, Z few days ~:
LIGHT AND TRUTH, -.et.
Collected from yA
THE BIBLE AND ANCIENT AND
ERx nJsT0RI i
ofeihe
Colosrd ssd tie .1adSaw naoes {,
From The CREATION sflha utnt11gs
Tstss. pseseat lin.
~ DsB.LEv'i$
- e0iosed Hy0a. -. M

The wcrE - intesded d. show that ~
was black. that Noah was haek, .tkstss4
greatest nations nf the Earth were psimitine
" black, and that the : rolossd gent"i4s
~favorite Of God. The book coaelsaN -
this Ia
We are al one, ard sppttiett ~
land Of bossted Libesty and Freedoa. -
sco wnto them ~ ,rAos Il comaksD sa8..5ss
There il no name to tell the propsthsd
the book. We find, page IS. reseil vs1hal
Abolitionists have been q work aes1
N; DIST ; We calf The sttentioa II ..tAefN1sn
to the faet ; be watehfoI, ever webelea-
81. Masfis' Democrat. .
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

DkMocxAr:c DECISION OF THE UxIor PAs.
Tive tase the following pointed remark,
on this subject from the Augusta (Ga) Chro
n'cle. They contain suggestions which GU
Democratic friends would do well 70 thinl
over. I
We are surprised, not oniy that our Unio,
Democratic friends will call theirs the only
Union party. but that they are e~ndeavorine /,
throw sheer and scorn it. They ought to Re.
collect that it was the Fillmore party, in 1856
that saved them from defeat, and preve nted
the election 81 Fremont. Instead Of oppo,.
ing they ought to encourage the Union nartv;
for, it can do more. it may enu,e to thei,
benefit, by drawing of votes enough in some
Of the Northern States to give them 4 purali.
IT,:
Whatever the people generally m.y think
OF such . iolicy, it is clear that the Democrats
are the last people in the world to discourage
1t. Again, these Democrats should be eau
sio"s how they speak Of the new party, be.
cause it ls not impossible that they maj need
ell our sid-in fact, it is highly probable that
they will have to come to us at the eleventh
hour, and they will pray in vain for the pow.
CT to blot out what mas been d,ne.
oWPiOse: III luotauCS-NnO ell must confess
this may occur-that the Charleston Con.
vention nominate Douglas on the Cincinnati;
platform, will these Democratic friend, sun.
port hime Assuredly not. Then what il to
be done! Why, the Democrats NAV sav
they will nominate a Southern man on :
sound platform, such Is the Georgia and Ala.
bama Democracy, and the Georgia Opposi.
ton ot 1859 all endorse. But, then. they
must have osr votes to elect their man. But
If, in the event first supposed, in the Union
party puts forward just such 4 platform a.
the Southern Democrat, will rot our good
friends come into the Constitutional Union
party, now SO much derided? Wiilthev not
be willing then to unite with Us; to q ' the
Union, and to save hemselves
o., suppose the Charleston uominee BE- 4
Southern man on a sound Southern platform.
and the Black Douglas bolts, and hoists the
standard Of revolt. Will you not be sweet
then JUROR the Union men ofthe South, in face
Of the declaration made 4 few days ago by
Columbus Times that the Southern Amer.
are going tor Douglas7 We have com.
mand Of the field, little as you think Of t.;
and SCOT, and deride and spurn US ~ you NAV
The hour may come when we shall" mock
1t your calamity, and laugh when your fear
cometh." 1t 10 unpleasant we know. 70 our
friends, but the fact 10, the Con-
'titutional Onion party 10 the Warwick in
contest, and if We cannot make a Pres
dent Of our own, we can dictste terms to
hose who dssids US; snd ~ intend to do il.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

NV EH1saPnns.-ws are pleased to harm that
N. A. 8. P.okAsD, Of BATON Rouge, proposes to estab.
lish ia:.that:.eity, II ~suaacieat Encouragement 10 offer.
ID him, . reading room. where, in addition to the
~prineipal newspapers Of the United States and Eu.
rops, may - found Ill new novels, periodicals., and
standard works Of the day. Ne also Pr"pekss 10 con.
psetion herewith, to establish . chess department
whore the amateurs Of that schls game can meet and
have their tournaments without interruption. We
wish the enterprise all suecess and hope he may
meet with the eneoungsmsut..a reading room Of that
ehsyaetee deserves.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

Nav BAYoU SARA. CoAsr NV -
Lea Ms I AcxErs-71e Saise Issss4s11s@
l-Yssterday Capt. Eugene Laiose eleeef6
contracts Tor the two new bcss skmsD@
mentioned in the Courier, fr tie Ne1vs
leans and Bayou Sara Maitland -tsesibNs
ton trade. The new bosts.ass tsee.Sg
appropriately named Saint James ~ ~
vile, after two Of the 6aist Paiiskss -
State Of Louisians. tn
The St. james i 10 be 10 ,eet,keaNi4
- feet beam, to ply in the plaes q $500.
Jr. be famous builders, p. &J..H44e.
have the contract for the hull, and Ps1eatk
Ion secured the contract fof the eAgthseg
The Iherville il to be $50 feet in -
With a6 fact beam, to have the nseMay.e
the C. D. Jr.. The hull il ia b 6sik y
Hill and Payne, Of New Albany, ,as9t
iron work Of both boats by A. Baker, q
city. Wright 4 Bndseiord furaisf -
1T Of the boats 10 copper w0rk, sahsS
The Bsyou Sara and New o,lsaass
. .,as Z .'sst sSsss = = Is va. -; !.
most liberal and energetic mana1e9e4S..
the new hosts are b ID III
old ones. which, though still esse - Il
suit the progress and enterprise q tee1
n who are determined 10 saesee1a1
80 that sll the packets in theiliss WI
q exceptionable.
There ore now three OF forr s
lines Of packets in the Southern -
under the most efficient ma1soeNeqe.
composed OF fine boats, between g.
aud owners Of which Tie bsstfeeliao1 49,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

How WAS Ir!-Come, good Messrs. Ga
ssts 4 Se~tiael tell Us, since you are 20 WELL
posted upon the duties and actions Of the h.
ervills delegates to the State Convention,
Why Il was they passed Messrs. BauLE and
SruAnr BY in silence, and took up = stranger
Your explanation last week don't cover the
ground BY = good deal. Many persons in
This part and your part Of the world don't
exactly zee through the same spectacles that
you do. Out with il now and make q candid
confession. Do! Was it not because Mesers.
6ruARr and BRrsLr belong, or did belong, to
the Bob Tail party. Vas it not thought
necessary 70 teach them . wholesome lesson
for rsbslling aeainst the wishes and edicts Of
he whom men call : Old John, Of Houmas ~
Ver,ly the Latter day Saints are more pious
and party.fesring than all who have gone
before:
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

Hon: H. J. Hamilton, of Texas, has 3D.
dressed . lettsr 10 Hon. Mr.. Foulke, Of hi.
nois, sdvoesting the nomination of Douglas
at CHARLESTON. He desires the deleestes
from Texas to be left untrammeled. but CON
tends that Douglas has not only been consis.
tent, but 10 the only available candidate for
The South. He reviews the Territorial
question, and concludes it 10 an abstraction.
- the South has not slaves sufficient to de.
velop her y wealth, without sending them
futo distant Territories.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

% The German Astronomer whose the
osy 10 that this world 10 annually receding
from the sun, and thst instead Of FIRE being
the element Of destruction at the latter day,
We shall al be " froze" out, seems to b.
gaining ~.eenvsrts in these parts. For the
past ten days, the weather has been such a.
10 call for heavy clothing, =" hot whisk'es,"
sousiag coal fires. and such other mundane
Injuries. While oil nature around 10 busy
putting on it, gsrb Of " Lincoln green -
whilssaowers are beginning to shed their in.
csnse on the breeze-while fruit trees are
putting forth their richest gems Of buds
buttons, etc., to find yourself in winter array
10 strange and very singular. The cane is
coming sp nicely-crinoline is coming oss
ditto, and while blue noses may be seen at
every corner, We don't believe the nomi-
nation Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS will. effect
matters in the slightest degree.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

MARX H'x.-The New York correspon-
dent Of the Montgomery Aduerti.ey writes:
The Mr.. Marcus Spring." to whom the
bodies Of Stevens and HszIett, executed at
harper's Ferry. have been consigned, is =
member Of the firm Of Bailey, Southland L
Co.. doing a large Sontherr trade. Spring
gave 500 towards the circulation of Hell.
per's book. Mark him.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

o. Gen. Bethune, editor Of the Columbus
(Ga.,) Corner Stone, and 4 consistent and
t~horough-going fre-eater, in his last paper,
has \ long article on the subject Of the
" Charleston Convention and Douglas" IN
which occurs the following paragraph, which
contains about IS much an important truth
IS We often find compressed in the same
amount Of space: !.
For our own self, we consider the negro
question simply a hobby for politicians Of
both sections to ride, and all the better be-
cause there is no danger in it and it has no
end. There are not three men in the Uuited
States who would 60 to Kansas with negroes
if they knew they would be perfectly safe
for all time and as to the danger to them at
home, that is all nonsense. Nobody feels it.
and if they die they would not be giving
$1,000 round for negroes.
He must be a poor shoat" Of a negro not
be worth more than $1,000. Good negroes,
male and female, in this parish, under the
sherif's hammer bring readily from $500 to
$500, and are considered by no means high
at those prices. When negroes get down so
low in price As not to be co Considered worth
having, We may look for the breaking m OF
this Union upon the slavery question; not
before. We believe a very large majority
Of the people Of this Union know on which
side thei, bread is buttered.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

SUPREME Court DEcss,ox.-On Monday
last the Supreme Court rendered the follow.
ing decision:
J Coming 4 Co, flor use Of Frederick
Rosewa'd) appellants. vs.. James c. Woods,
ct a!sr app@llees. Appeal from the Sixta
Judicial District Court Of West Baton Rouge.
Judgment affirmed. VOORHEES,, J.. -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

The Dsss Of the 9th inst, ssys: A su-
gss zane wal left q our oAes'to-day, which
10 certainly the tallestssvss sssn'iu this part
4 ~ world. Wa havs not measured it, but
whsn Ne ayit ~ sixty.three joints, We
seaSs . fses which, thsagh very astounding,
i eot Tie lea true. This cane was grown
aeas Tebaseo, MEXICO, in The natural state
and was brought to this city by the brig Mi
Mtilas. Capt. Woolingham.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

Cart. H. W. ALLxr.-The reporter OF the
N.w Orleans Pieay.ne during the last session
If the Legislature, amused himselfdur'ne his
leisure hours by sketch;ns the different
m.mbers Of the House for the edifcat'on Of
The readers Of that paper. Somehow most
IF hi. sketches escaped our notice, and
amongst them was one which we reproduce
below. ,nd which, in nearly all its particulars
:. ,.rfectlv correct. The Likeness 10 . good
one
n. w. A.,xr, Of West Baton Rouge, 10
about Eve feet nine or ten inches high, spare
m.de. ru,dy complexion. quick piercing eyes,
. classical forehead, and wears most geneF-
.lly = geob-natnyed smile Of his countenance
ia about 40 years old. He is graceful IN
manners. neat in dress. and ever inch . gem
t,eman. In debate, bis style is passionate
quick in ideas, quick III speech, but with IN
utterance clear aad distinct; and, IN aIgu-
ment, he always takes the shortest way TO
his points-never celebrating or explaining
anything by metaphor or comparison, nut en-
forces facts or statements with good plain
English in q clear, plain. bold manner. He
is The Chairman Of the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. Mr., Allen was formerly an
old lite whig, joined the American party in
+'55, but two years ago, seeing that there was
bat one National party in the U".on but one
which dared enter into a contest. with the
Black Republicans Of the North, and that psf
ty the 'uid line" Democratic party, he like
. tru. patriot gave in his adhesi,n to it, and
ever since has beeha warm defender and an
able advocate of its principles this he dlo
from the purest motives, because the people
of the parish which he 50 ably represents
are strongly American, and as one, he could
always have been their representative, Tor
he had, as he deserves, their entire confidence.
And now, so far from his constituents repro
batting his conduct, they have endorsed him
by unanimously re.eIectiox him-snd the
PARISH from being nearly 900 hundred Amer
lean majority is now Democratic. Captain
Allen is a reliable man-what he says you
can depend upon; ave, the laws OF the an
Gent Modes and Persians were no more
strictly carried out than he carries out his
word. Such = man I'll must admire, respect
and honor.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

CosT or JoHN Bsown's RA,D.-Accord.
ing to official statement, the John Brown raid
has already cost the State Of Virgins The
sum Of two hundred ane .ixty thousand dol.
lars.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-31

PITCHING Ixro THE "K1Ne."-The fol-
lowing is taken from the New Orleans State
Rights Louis,anian Of tho 25th inst
The HouxAs LAND GRAxr.-The. follow
ing teleeraph;c dispatch appears in the Pr
cay,sse of yesterday evening:
LATEST Ysox WAsn,xeroN.-Te Hosnas
Lad Grase-Washihgton, March 24.-Mr.
1Jombs, Chairman Of the Special Senate
Committee Of Investigation, appointed some
time since, has reported the celebrated Hou-
mas Land Grant Of Louisiana Is fraudulent.
We would particularly recommend to the
members Of the Convention recently assem-
5led at Baton Rouge, who recommended thu
chief actor in this fraudulent business, - Q
person ''eminently qualified for the office
Of President Of the United States" to per-
use and digest this Geographic Dispatch
We are told that the ostrich has . strong
stomach. and can even digest iron and nails,
but their stomachs are coated over with .
material that can beat the ostrich, II after
reading and swallowing this dispatch, they
can 'ook their constituents in the face.
Let Us wait until the full particulars Of the
report are laid before the people. Let Us not
censure in haste and repent At leisure. Mn.
SL'DkLL may. perhaps, be ;ulIy exonerated
from any desire to deprive any person I'M
justly Of their rights. When the matter is
fully explained it will be time to heap the
odium where it properly belongs. We shoaId
be charitable lest we be unchari:ably deal:
with,