Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1861-06-29
NO. 20.
Correspondence.
BATON RoUGE. June 20,

BATON RouGE, June 20, lSGl
Ed. Denocrat-The State Capitol Is
apparently dull at present, though not
more SO than is usual at this season OF
the year.
Ut the Arsenal and Barracks good
deal Of activity is manifested in the
several departments. Captain Booth
has large force employed in nanutac-
turing the various materials and imple-
ments of war, and is almost daily send
iur off arms and ammunition OF every
description, from pistols to great colunl-
bials drawn by q dozen yoke Of oxen
The Barracks appear to he selected
+ for regular recruiting station OF tire
! Confederate army. Captain Frazer has
been in command up to the present
week, when he received orders to report
himself at headquarters in Virginia.: he
has been succeeded by Captain Mouton,
a graduate Of West Point NJ A., and
son Of Gov. Alex. Mouton. There are
now about four or five hundred men
here undergoing daily drill and discl-
plnc. in infantry and artillery exercise.
I understand it is intended soon to III
troduce cavalry also. No better per-
mauent station for q regular drill en-
campment could be chosen than tins.
Should any sickness occur, a short march
of three hours, would bring the corps
to a healthy and delightful location,
where bubbling springs of the purest
water are found purIing down the banks
Of the lmpl rivers, Comite and Amite.
Between four and five hundred SOL
dcrs have already gone to the wars
from this parish; another company OF
artillery, under Captain Tom Bynum, OF
the Advocate is now ready for marching
orders
The military spirit is rife throughout
: our borders, and should further calls be
. made, we can turn out i'll this parish,
old and young, at least thousand more,
to hurl defiance at the horde Of tanatical
} barbarjans.
'sIremhlez! tyrants ct yous pertides,
L'opprobre de tous les partis
Tremblez. vos projects paTicides,
Won't enfin recevor leur priX.
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre
S'ils tombent nos jeunes heros,
La Louisiana en- produit de nouyeaux
Z Tout prGts contre vous "a Sc battre.'
Missouri has found her position Of
neutrality of no avail, and her gallant
Governor has at last let us hope not
too late-done what he ought to have
done in the first instance
? MARYLAND has succunlbed to Lincoln,
under Hicks the traitor, and Kentucky
g is allowing her miserable demagogues
to assist III fastening upon her the fet-
ters prepared by that foul excrescence
of Yankeedom, Prentice, OF the journal,
b and his tiendish Black Republican asso-
ciates.
III the Life of Gen. Quitman the late
John c. Calhoun is styled as having
been " Cassandra" in politics. 1t was
: the distinguished daughter Of Priam and
IIecuba, who warned her couutrymen
against the admission of the deceitful
wooden horse within the Trojan walls;
her vaccinations were unheeded, and
o we have read of the result Perhaps it
: would have been well for his country
O men, had the warning voice of South
i Carolna's illustrious son been needed,
G Notwithstanding the croaklngs Of GER
tain political Apollos we wot Of His
= disquisition on Government, and on the
Constitution and Government Of the
United States, are lasting monuments OF
+ his wisdom and foresight, which should
j be carefully read by every man Of the
Southern Conlederacy. | would like to
~ quote few Of his predictions to show
how completely they have been and are
;. now being realized, but must forbear'
= and simply refer you to another prophe-
cy in the Bible, Joel, chap, 1921 Y. ::
"Theu will the Lord be Jealous for his
# land, and pity his people. Yea, the
It Lord will answer and say unto his
people, Behold, will send you corn, and
vine and oil, and We shall be satisfied