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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

The MEXICAN QUEsr1oS.-1he Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, telegraphed the following on the
9th:
The War Department keeps the con-
tents Of the Mexican dispatches very
close. The latest statement, is, that
when Miramon's letter to his great agent
in Havana was intercepted by Consul
General Helm, and forwarded to the
Government here, it was nsmitted to
the Commander of the Gulf Squadron,
with instructions to arrest the steamers f:
This fact may give a kitferent complex
ion to the whole affair. When news of
the capture first reached here, a menu
Der Of the Cabinet declared of three Sem
ators that it was done in compliance with
special instructions to Que officers.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

But, supposing Senator Douglas ,e
have all the virtues attributed 10 him
BY Gov. Foote, w still question his abiI.
ity TO be elected President. 1t is we'll
understood that Of all the public men at
North spoken of iuconnection with the
nomination at Charleston, no one OF
them has q tenth Of the personal enc
mics in his own party that Senator
Douglas has. The entire Administration
Democracy, be it little Or much, upon
whom this gentlanan and bis friends
have made more violent and prosvriptive
warfare than was eve waged against
the Black Republicans, would not viii
Iiugly be chained to his trju'pphaI car,
parading their W disgra 6 before tt g
world 10 proportion as the should labor
for his elevation. The utter impossible
ty Of securing for him, even in the event
Of bis nomination, several of the most
reliable Democratic States South, is too
apparent to admit Of argument. Where
then is Mr.. Douglas strength, except in
the %pertinacity with which bis trumpet
ers are parading him before the country,
and the additional fact that hut recently
he has been in greater favor with the
Black Republicans than has any other
man now claiming to be a Democrat,
the Van Burens not excepted--Nosh.
v;Ae Union.
Notwithstanding this, we venture the
PREDICTION that, in the event of Douglas
nomination, the Unios will take it all
back, loudly proclaim its own determine
ton to support him, denouuce all who
refuse to do so a unpatriotic, and espe.
cially as anti Southern in their sentiments
and claim his election aforegone conclu,
sion. All who, like the Union. have
pledged themselves to give uncondition-
al support to the nominee of q conveu-
ton, whoever he may be, have also
doomed themselves to just such self
abatement, if necessary to party ends,
as We have predicted here. If any doubt
let them preserve the paper, and mark
what We say.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

The KENTUCKY Exc1rEMESr.-The
Louisville Journal of the 29th thus ex-
plains the recent report Of a renewal of
the troubles at Berea. Kentucky, by the
return of the Abolitionists who were
some time ago expelled by the cili-
zens:
NJ. Bull, the Adams Express messen
ger, informs us that lie conversed with a
gentleman direct from Richmond, who
stated that there was excitemen. there
whatever. There had been a small row
between a few men, but nothing serious.
The expelled Bereans who had returned
did so for the purpose OF disposiug Of
their property.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

The NEXT PREs1DENT.-Our pious
friend of the Comet has sent US a like
ness of the next Presideut-that is, he
the Comet man says so-SrEpHEN A.
DOUGLAS. The engraving is we'll exc
cuted and is no doubt, a correct picture.
Should STEPHEN A. be the next Presi-
dent in reality, Va hope be will give our
Comet friend an important foreign
mission-Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Kickerofoozle's, or some other valuable
position.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

A|F.tt- u To- Z&-
RUMoRED CEssloN OF An AI1et
SPANISH PoRr TO TIE UN1rED 6RIk
l notice some curious remark ,
Piedmontese Op;nio'e, respectingAR
lean naval tactics in the Asditenns&a
It asserts that negotiation have tea1.e9
tered into between Spain and tlss0
ted States for the ceding Of POI :
the newly acquired COST q ~
which would confer i hafboR 81 Esp
on them, and supply to Spain 49,
guard at present, and ultimately -
portant alley. England Opposes ~
there may or may not be tfsti : u =
assertion; but il, a. it continues a.
proposals we're made 10 SasdisiA ~
Gus to the African war, it wsdss 49,
pect fayoripg credibility. Asils'I
that an American mao Of va g.
in the bay Of Genoa, and that ~ ~
ors are committing most outragsos@
cesses, refusing payments after oaf ''s ]
even jumping through the casens ~.
diversion Of exit, and using kpllss
the fray. These exhibitions will do u!
on all who speak the ominoss b.
tongue and wear q sailors garb -.
tributive indignation ofthe towns psa
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07
SATURDAY. APRIL Z, 1850.

~ At the Election held in Baton
Rouge on Monday last, the following
city officers were elected Treasurer.
Collector f. Assessor, II. L. WOLFE ;
City Marshal, Ed. CousENARp; Select
men, LIST Ward, H. PERALrA ; E. AR
Dor aud A. DELARoDER1E ; End Ward,
]. H. malta, J. N. COLLINS and GLov-
Err. The election for Mayor takes place
on Monday next.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07
SLEDGE HAMMER Terr,,s !,

sAlE kDDe HAMMER Tsurns.-rh...'s
Of the j"urneymen .hoemaker !.
al manufacturing New England
and cities, has induced the kl.s'
from the Bost n Post. Iii. q 4. t 1
pose The newspaper ,p.,.I
tell US that the journeymea ,b,.s''
Of Na'ick, (>enator Wilson. ,o... y
HaverhiIl, Martlehead, aud o,h,..
manufacturing towns, have pos.
a strike for higher wages, and ;''1
same c%'"nectio" is announced Il. J /
ure Of one shoe manufac,ur.t g. =
ooo' aud other like failure. Al, .,,..'
This is the beginning Of ii. ~ /
needless a"'i-s|avery agitation i
chuse''s' These shoemaker. !. I,
est, upright, ha'd-workinp ~
they are sincere in their ,,,
views which lectures, preachers y
't'c'ans have hammered into ,h.;, :.
while they have been Lamma.
for bread.
They have talked and voted hath,
the South and devotion to the ~
until they have driven off cu.,o.. !
now whe" the employers begin !. j
for want Of customers, aud c.,,,t
the high prices which tbi. ant; ,a,,r.
agitation has cut down, the jou..,,.l
strike and insist for wages. II. =
dy for them and their employers . !.
a strike against low wages but !. VI,
against anti slavery agitation. W :.
the Nat'ck shoemakers owe q 4.
Senator Wilson for his Course Il &.
irg sectional hostility bs,.es.al.r %.
and South What benefit L.r, 4.
dore Parker and the E~en6sgs.d ha
lips lecturers conferred on ihtn / I
much better do they live nd
their families for having eIse6l
Banks Governor, and 40 aa,ir,
Legislature to pass insulting
against the South, and iis,4a i
who propose to make il aasl
offsnse 10 execute the laws 0ltl.R
IN this commonwealth Wa
has there been the abolition
economy taught there by the BIZ
publican press that has melted ~
wrath and anger and unchari,at
against their Southern customs
the lsboring men Of M-as.aoI~
minds and good ja'gn
this state Of free isbas
and see whether o. not The flsaNl
is not to let slavery and p-sroa
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

~ When you see a Democratic pa.
per engaged continually in abusing Sen
ator Douglas in its editorial column, and
Boosting up the policy Of President Bu-
chanan in another, just turn over to the
next page, and in nine cases out Of ten
you will find n long Government adver-
tisement, Singula r isn't it?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

It IS common to all parties 10 WISH
thei, adversaries ill-luck in the selection
Of a candidate. Bnt we will not be SO
uncharitable as to suppose that Gov
Foote his no better reason than this.
In an evil hour Gov. F. abandoned the
Democratic party and went over TO the
enemy. In an hour equally as untortu'
nate Senator Douglas did the some thing:
1t has not been the fashion Of the world
to reward desertion. And yet, it the
,reachery of Senator Douglas could BE-
made a stepping stone to The Presidency
upon the broad shoulders of that very
party, henceforth desertion would com
mand a premium in the political stock
market, and old-fashioned fidelity would
scarcely command a penny's WORTH
Nashville Union.
W. copy this, for the purpose Of max
ing two remarks upon it.
First, that, notwithstanding this de-
nuncia,ion Of M. Douglas, for 'desertion
of the Democratic party going lover
to the enemy" THAT is 10 the Black Re-
publicans), &C., the Union has declared
its intention to support him for the Pre-
sidency, if be should be nominated at
Charleston! In view of this, we would
ask-if the Union is honest in this de-
nunciation Of Mr.. Douglas, can it be
patriotic IN giving him its promised sup
port? .
And Second, it seems to us that this
readiness of the Union to accept and
support a man as its candidate, who, by
its own declaration,' has deserted the
principles Of party, and gone "over to
the enemy" exhibits a dangerous loose.
ness Of political morals. Coupling such
an exhibition with the very guild pro quo
figure Of speech in which the Union ex-
presses its estimation Of polit cal char
acter and party services, does it not APP
pear that The party Of which is the Or
gan, Ignoring principle and the welfare
Of the country, altogether, is held to-
by the cohesive attraction Of
p%!uuder," and by hat aloue2
1t we hsve done the Union, or its
any injustice BY the inference we
have here drawn from the facts and ar
guments Of its own furnishing, we hope
it will explain out Of. this dilemma. It
bad better do this before the meeting Of
Charleston Conven,ion-that is, If
it can for the chances are that it will
have to undertake the task, afterwards,
when the weather will be warmer, and
Inc work may be harder.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

s1aSs.-1f you spill ink. it is a sign
you will 60 hungry if you don't eat your
victual. If you laugh in your sleep, i
is a sign that you don't do all your
laughing whom your awake. If you cross
your knife and fork, it signifies that they
don't lie parallel with each other. If
you cit on the table, it is a sign you are
not in your chair, where you ought to
be. If you don't buy your clothing
and other goods at RosENF1ELDs', cor
ner Laurel and Lafayette Streets, it is
. sure sign you are not posted.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

HAIL Storm IN CARROLL PARISH
Vicksbury, april 2.--Saturday night
last . violent hail storm passed over the
northeastern part Of the State of Loui.
siaua.
At Pecan Grove, 10 the parish Car
roll, great damage was done on the
plantation owned by Nj. Henry Good
rick. His gin house, negro quarters, to-
gether with q newly finished dwelling
house, were blown down by the violence
Of the storm. His loss is estimated at
$4,000. There were no lives lost.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

The <. G.. C.'s-A Baltimore paper
states that the organization of the Branch
Of the Knights Of the Golden Circle
now numbers nearly one thousand men,
mostly young, and many from some
very respectable families. They have
an Annoy, where they meet for daily
drill. under the instruction of U. s. off
Gers. The aim is this association is the
invasion Of Mexico, and they expect to
leave in a few days uumolested by Gov.
eminent, a. they will not arm them.
selves until beyond the Jurisdiction Of
the United States.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07
The Sugar @lanter.

Communication intended for this paper should be
directed to BATON ROUGE, NOT West Baton Rouge.
Oar Exchanges will confer . favor upon US by
directing as above.
~ Any of our Baton Rouge friends having com
municat,ons, &C., for the SUGAR PLANTER, by leaving
them with Mr.. Richard Markham. on board the
Ferry Boat, Sunny Sorak, viii be promptly received
and attended to.
~ Our Baton Rouge patrons must send over their
advertisements on or before Thursday, to secure their
insertion the same week.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-07

The knowledge Of the United States
exhibited occasionally by portions Of the
English press is refreshing. The Bath
(England) Journal Of February 18th,
contained the following astounding piece
Of Intelligence 1.-THE President Of tie
United States is chosen at last. Mr..
Pennington, a Republican, has been
elected by a majority of one vote"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
Isars ~ cincinnati.

The Gazette Of the 22i SAYS: The receipts
OF hogs to-day were 1900 head, making
o5 900 head since Tuesday, and swelling the
total for the season to 248,000. Early this
morning sales were made al IS IS for choice,
down to SIS Is for light; hu. subsequently
prices settled down to SIS O0Cg rs for light
and heavy, closing tame. The Fort Moultrie
rumor, 10 connection with the unfavorable
weather, checked the demand late in the day,
and sellers, finding bayers unwilling TO ope-
rate, withdrew, anticipating az improved
feeling TO morrow. There was fair de.
mani for mess PORK, mainly from the South,
with sales az old packed at Sl4 SO aud new
DO. for mex, week delivery nj $i4.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25

Legal Net,cc.
NATHANIEL ALBEkTe0N1 In the District
Court Of Lee Coun-
r. N. Wright, M. L. Wright, ty, Iowa, At Keo-
John I. Wright, M. d. kuk, February term
Wright, and Margaret A. A. ID. l66l-Peti-
Lewis. tion in Equity TO
quiet title.
fISHE above named defendants are hereby no IT,
fed that the petition in equity Of the plaintiff
is file in the office OF the Llerk OF tho said
District Court, claiming TO be the IL tbs fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit: the undivided
3-s OF lots one. two and thres in block forty nine,
and twenty feet Oft Of the end Of lot twelve in
block twenty nine all in the city Of keok uk, Iowa;
also, the southeast Of section lB. the west Of
the southwest Of section Is; the west Of the
north caet Ind tue undivided l-6 If the east u
the northeast OF section Is, the undivided OF
the fractional north IF section -, the undivided
80 Of the west Of the south east I and the un-
divided 3-s OF the east 4 Of the south west OF
section ~ all in township 6s, range west in Lee
county, lows; and askitg that the conveyances
made by the said defendants of the said real
may be decreed BY the Court to b null and void
anu that the ite 10 the said real estate may be per
footed and quoted In plaintiff and asking for gen
cral relief; and that unless The said defendants p
pear and defend or before of the second day
of the February term, 1861, Of said District Court
default will be- entered thereon and tuaa naent
dered in accordance with thu prayer Of said petition
WM. II. TURNER,
Dec g. 1850. Atty for Pit'f.
I'm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G,exai notice.


FREDERICK ZUGG In tho District Court Of
vs.. Lee County, Iowa, at Keo-
ROBERT GETTY, Iknk, February Term, A. ID.
JAMES II. GETTY, 1861.
JOHN l.. LEE. PET1rIos IN EorITY.
VINIlE above named defendants ARC hereby notified
l that there is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk Of the aforesaid District Court the petition
of Plaintiff in equity, claiming that the equita-
bic interest in and to lot In block 70 in the city
Of keokuk, Iowa, is owned by the defendant
Rob't Getty, ana that said equitable interest Is ls-
bic to be subjected to the payment Of . judgment
obtained by plaintiff against said Robert Getty
aud one Jessec III Holmeson the 10Th day Of Sep
tembefy 1852 in the Disfiet Court Of Tee County,
Iowa, at Keokuk, for the sum OF two thousand
one hundred and eighty $4,000 dollaIs; and that q
mortgage pretended to have been executed on said
lot s. by james II. Getty to the defendant John l..
Ice on the 9th day Of September, 1888, is frauiw-
lent, ard was made for the purpose Of covering u
ead qnity Of said Robert Getty in said real estate
and TO hinder and delay the creditors Of said Kobt
Getty in the Collection OF their debts. Petition
asks for attachment and for general relief; and
unless the said defendants appear and defend
or before tho second day, at noon, Of the Febru
airy term, A. d. 1861, of said district Court, judy
msnt will be rendered by default, according TO the
prayer Of said petition. TURNER L. CRAIG.
Drc. 70, 1880. Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
darC 5Idx
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
Henry clay southern Genie :
cracy. in 1880.

off this Union shall become separated
new Unions, new confederacies, Will arise
and with respect to this-h there DO any
hope there is no one IN tho oenate--heiort
whose imagination IL fitting the idea Ut .
great Ssuthern Gonfederacy 70 take posses
sion Of the Bslizs and the mouth Ut the Mis-
sissippi, say in nv place, never nepsr
NKvER. will we who occupy the broad waters
OF the Mississippi and ito upper tributaries
consent that any foreign flag shall font a
the Balize, or upon the tnrrets Of the Crcs
cent city-7ep4r NEyER ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25

The threats ond preparations to mob Henry
Ward Beeohcr, last Sunday evening week,
induced the detail Of large police force to
preserve order. The church was crowded
more dcnsely than usual, and soon after the
opening of the sermon o stone came crashing
through the window just in rear OF the
preacher. The sermon WAS on Patience, and
the speaker had just uttered '.Be patient
with all men" when the crash started the au
dience, be simply added to the sentence,
aycs, even with miscreants," and proceeded
a. if nothing had occurred. There was no
further interruption, and, after the bencdic.
ton, Mr.. Reecher vas accompanied to bis
residence by d vast crowd as guard OF
honor.
He addressed the people from the door.
steps Of bic honso as follows:
Nv friends, | thank you for this quiet man
ifestation Of your devotion 10 the cause Of
free speech, and Of your love for me. | d.
not think there was any occasion Tor alarm
nor do lmagi that | really needed any
protection. Ii, however, there had beer
trouble, and | had fallen, il would be The
-e-y tcs, ,hic. he. could hac,en Far ~.
cause in which | am working--hut noth.l.
will happen TO me or my family or my hous'
- have not lived in this city thirteen year,
for nothing. [veiee-'sThas's so."l Yo,
alrknow full well TINT though lahoring ear
nestlv. labor In love. 1--WE won't Civ,
you up--we'll stand by YOU" &c.l hav
no doubt OF il. You always have dono so
and | trust We shall always yet be foun
working together in the cause u freedom
the cause of freedom for all men, Of al
erfrfe4--- a4-a ,-aAavs- al, far fran- salcc
and the cause Of God. Good nigut.
Hearty s.6ood nights You're all right
--s.Buliy for YOU" and an occasional "Go
!. bless you,' from the crowd, saldted MI
Beeohrr's resreatlIg form, and ended II
"mobbng Of Plymouth CAarcho and II
slynching Of IL PASTOR
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
Warrington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON. Dec. |


Gen. Scott, who 10 here, while desirous that
every reasonable concession should be grant
ed to the South, is in favor OF the prompt
suppression OF rebellion against the federal
authority. The apoogists Of secession in
New York, whatever name they may assume,
will have no countenaroe from him. lie
stands hy the Union as il il.
The Ultraists here predict TINT Lincoln
will never DO inaugurated. prominent dis.
upionist haa prepared a plan for enabling
the present Administration to pr0long Its
term Of ofioe. ! do not comprehend the
details, tut several Southern men think It
will not hold water. II IL understood that
one feature Of the scheme is for the South to
leave Congress without a quorum on the day
Of declaring tho electoral vote.
Snmn Of the more despondlng visitors OF
the North here, derive consolation from the
late news from Alabama and Georgia, which
savs that the conservative sentiment in fav OF
OF delay and co cooperation will have grea,
strength in their proposed conventions, az
well M from The election OF Pickens, mod
crate secessionist, as Governor OF South
/ Carolina, and the proposition of Toombs t.
/ postpone the secession of Georgia till tht
4 4,h of March.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
rz~The seecssionists of Georgia arc tr,

cE~ The secesssonists OF Georgia arc try
ing 10 put down Alexander II. steyens, by
calling hin San abolItionist." That - their
trump card. We shall see whether they have
PLAYED il in rain this time. Ore OF the forms
in which this assault. upon Mr. Stephens is
made may DC seen IN a communication con-
tanned in the Atlanta Inteligencer, the wri.
ter OF whiehsgives it as his deliberate opin-
ion tina. Stephens is ''cousciontiousy and at
heart an Abolitionlst.D
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25

GTA lady expressed to- logarth wish to
learn TO draw caricatures. "Aas! young
lajy,v SAID the painter, "it is q faculty not
to be enyisd. Take my advice and never
draw caricasure; by the long practice Of it
! have lost the endowment OF beauty. never
sec face but distorted; I never have thg
satisfaction OF. beholding the human face
divine"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25

fcT-A little daughter Of James Nj. Todd,
Of Frankfort, Ky, eight years Of age, while
PLAYING on the hanisters Of the stairway in
the second story, slipped and foil to the irss
floor, ffacturing her skull in a frightful man.
ner, from the effects Of which she died in
about an hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25
why nud Wherefore.

Now, if The position Of the old Wing party
and tho present Republican party 10 identical
on the subject OF slavery, why, We ask again,
was the Wing party broken w, and the Re.
publican party organized P keokuk Jour-
nal.
Why, that is one OF the most palpable facts
Of the past. Ia 1854, Douglas, in the hope
OF commencing himself to the South, re-
opened the agitation Of the slavery question
by the proposal to repeal the Missouri Com
promise line. The leading Whigs Of the
South openly proclaimed that their devotion
to slavery was greater than their devotion to
party, and that they would sander oil party
ties to promote the interests OF their constlt-
uents. At The same time large portion OF
the Democrats Of the North refused to fol-
low their party in this movement to extend
slavery. The fasult was that the slavery ex-
teusionists, under the lead Of Douglas, Pierce
& Co., as tho Democratic party, gained by
that movement large accession from the
Whig ranks OK shareholders and lost large
section OF their own party IN the NORTH
Thus the Democratic leaders raised new
ssue,-slavery extension,-and the Wings
and Democrats Of the North united to oppose
ii and assumed the name of Republicans.
In dong so, they simply adhered to the
position on the snbs cot OF slavery which they
had previously held, tho evidence of which
Is found in the fact that tie Wings and the
Democrats passed resolutions 10 every North
err state BIZ their Legislatures and Stat
conventions against elayery extension over
the Territories. The only exception TO this
universal rule was the Democratic party OF
Iowa. The Democratic convention OF Lee
county, however, did pass just such resolu
ton in 1850.
Thus il il clear thst tho Wings and TIL
Democrats who opposed tho repeal OF th
Missouri Compromise, and who now, in tn
Republican party, oppose the extension 0
slavery, stand by their old principles, AM
naintain tbs position assumed ty politica
conventions Of beth parties in tho Nort
down 10 1850.