Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-01-07

bIovd. Nevertheless, a very gre;,
previle- e was here extended t,
Jones. He was instructed to 'sti
'em up to be 'emphatic,' and t
touch 'em on the raw he had full
powers
At length the deed was done;
the next Genius, appeared with the
following startling editorial
"THE NlGGER.-We admire him
We like him. We love him. We
60 in for him. We have but one
idea. and that is nigger. We have
but one dream, and that is ditto
We preach fiom but enc text, and
that is ditto. We sing but one
song and that is ditto. We play
but one tune, and that is ditto. We
60 our full length on nigger. We
are all over ditto. We are ditto in
the morning. We are ditto at noon.
We are ditto at night. We are
ditto all the time. Wen die on
ditto. Amdyet, aoould you believe 1t
reader, 'The Genius don'tpay !!!''
es' While the writer of this 1strcng'
editorial was enjoying, next morn
ing, a pleasing reverie at his suc-
cess in editing, the office door was
thrown violently open by the exar-
perated proprietor:
"You internal scoundrel p he
fairly roared, rushing towards Jones
but before he could finish his SEN
tence, the latter made his escape.
The editor, however, arrived just in
time to catch him at the street.
door. $50 .4.n
Jones he shouted, at the
same time shaking a copy of the
paper in his race: Look here
What have you done2'
4 reckon I have touched 'cns on
the raw,' said the bewildered
Jones'. ....- 9s-s.:fI... .
By this time the proprietor, boil
ing over with rage, had joined the
excited editor. ~
sYou have killed the paper,'
the proprietor.
You have ruined me /" followed
the editor. .' .-.--r'
'How did you come to write
such an article z" asked the pro-
prietor
TO stir 'ena up a little !" mild
|y answered Jones.
The thing is outrageous" said the
editor.
1T is alittle emphatic,' replied
Jones.
At this point there was 'lively
time, consequent upon a rush of
Republicans and Democrats to the
office of 'Tle Genius The for
mer We're frll OF indignation, and
stamped and raved the Democrats
on the contrary, were jubilant.--
Each carried a paper containing the
jones' fatal editorial Landed it the
skies, and promised all sorts of
assistance. The old friends of the
paper swore eternal enmity, and
their onslaught by or
lering their advertisements out and
their names erased from the sub.
scription-book. At length, after the
greatest din and confusion, the re-
gular editor was permitted to ex-
plain. He told the whole story;
1isavowed the authorship Of the
obnoxious editorial condemed the
sentiments therein expressed pro-
missed to make ample apology in
succeeding issue; and assured the
patrons Of The Genius that he
would give up the practice of law, :.
ay Blackstone on the shelf, and
remain permanently at his post.
Accordingly, the next day the mat
:er was set up right. Poor Jones
came in for some heavy shots for
he trouble he had caased; and
what was worse, nothing but his
.emoval from the concern would
satisfy the outraged 'Genius's' pat
.ons.' The Democrats of the town,
however, came to Jones' rescue.
they started up a paper Of their
,wn; made Jones their regular
editor, and to this day his business
With his opponents is, to ''stir 'ena
I'D and touch 'em on the raac !"
Pretty well 'touchcd up" e