Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-10

PRENI1c1ANA.-lt is said that
Forney's election to the chief clerk
ship Of the House of Representa-
tives was a bitter drastic pill that
is gripping the afflicted bowels of
Mr.. Buchanan yet. When the poor
old man learned the success of his
enemy, he made a face as wry as
his neck, took big tumbler Of rye
straight swore big oath, kicked
his servant out OF the door, hurled
a chair across the room, snubhed a
cabinet officer, and shut himself up
for the rest OF the day.
One of our esteemed brethren of
the Kentucky press says, that at
the close Of the Union banquet in
Cincinnati, he "did not see single
gentleman intoxicated.' Is he quite
sure that he could see anything
at any rate anything single?'
hn Illinois paper says, that, if
Mr.. Douglas finds himself at all
hard pushed, he will come into the
Opposition party. The little Sena-
may become very bard pushed but
we guess the door Of our party will
have to be still harder pushed be-
fore he can get in.
The Philadelphia Press says that
i. the Presidents editor, sshowis over
Col. Forney's election Let him
howl. To deny him that right
would be to deny the privilege of
being dog. ~aD7
A friend writes to us to know
what we think ol s.Goodrich's Read
ers.' We think highly of them,
but we like the Louisville Journals
readers great deal better. se.iiss
A Virginia editor sneers at Mr..
E, erett as ga learned fool Even
if he is, we don't see why the Vir-
ginia scribbler should vaunt HIM
self over the New England orator
and statesman unless an ignorant
fool is better than a learned one.
One of the dnllest men we ever
saw was named Sharp, seaaswot the
stupidest was named Smart, one Of
the slowest was named Swift, one
Of the tallest was named Low
and the ex Governor of Virginia
is named Wise.
Tie editor ofthe Minnesota Times
suggests that the Know-Nothing
party be sent to lunatic asylum
We guess that an ass ylum would
be the most appropriate refuge for
has party.
A man named Drake has been
arrested in Michigan, charged with
having married thirteen women.
| Nearly every widow and maid
seemed anxious to be his duck.
Hon. Mrs. Norton, the handsome
est and most fascinating of woman,
has a novel in press .-Democrot.
The accomplished poetess ought
to be able tolook exceedingly hand
some by this time, having had near
ly sixty years practice. af
When the sea is Of a blue color
it is deep water; when green shall
low Exchange. .,7aa u b,-5
But we have seen many a green
fellow get blue without becoming at
all deep or profound.
A Mississippi letter says there is
likely to be "a brush between two
dirty Locofoco editors of that State.'
1t o ght to be scrubbing- brush.
Glass cotfins are the latest dodge.
Mr.. J. R. Cannon, of Albany, the
inventor, had several cast in the
Louisville Glass Works last week.
The experiments were highly salts
factory, and fully demonstrated the
practicability Of the invention. So
says the Louisville Courier.
The growing disposition to cele-
bacy among our young men, though
in some measure attributable to
selfish and luxurious cynicism, is
chiefly due to the irrational expen-
diture consequent on marriage, and
the unattractiveness of prospective
association with women so unlikely