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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-21

AMAyING SALOON.
II DePEUGH has moved into the room
Ii. formerly occupied By 0hmer, On Sd o..
shaving and Hair-Cutting done with nsatness
and desp~tch.
A separateroom Ii fitted up for Ladies and Child
Yeu.
Customers are invited to Gall.
Mchkd
A NV MuOk on GA ~ ~ I'm.
TYNE KANGAROO HUNTcKhj Or, ApvanTuRns
j ~ rsx DusA: b. Anne Bowman, aathsr Of
| THE Castaw ays. 'ss.1h he Youns Exiies, 80.
/ For sale ~
Il 90 DIN, HRAWEELL ACOtS.
i I0NEo u sl'tsDDEF6,
i y AmsrioMn Eclectio,
AAsrrs4 Msdssa sna Iheraupeutics
IJuas resolved 81 -.
4 C1I Dss8 bross,
asrak % $1,000.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

MILITARY DksP"rI-x.-In the Senate
Of tn" State. on Thursday. a bill app,o.
pri~'ing half n million dollars 10 arm the
State was sd"ptrd by a str Ct party vote,
aud il will und"uh,. Oily b. put through
the Assembly without de,.y. l, is
worthy # rrm.,k thar only on" S~natur
outside Of the Republican party voted
tor the bill. This Senator is NJ. J. N.
Murphy, Who represents :he lower p.-,
OF this city. The passage # the b,l,
gives a ia, j.,b to "om.t~'dv. and -ho~.
tho temper 1t the Republican LEADERS
more plainly ,ha" any "t ttei' speeches.
They are going in TT wal t" the t"if~
They will probably i.vrst VII their Money
in SFafpr's rifles. and max. Br.hr.
Berct'er the chaplain Of the flew P.ri-
tan corps rs a Sort ..f nineteenth, cs,.t..rs
Praise God Barrtu"e>. The first u ov..
Of the army will pr"b~hly i~ .gx;n~,
Savannah. 10 re,sk~ the N cw York ...-
seIs seized there "n Friday. and then 10
ChsrIss'or, Mobile aud New O~.l.."s.-
Of course the Chsvs:,er Webb wall have
a commission, and will he found in IT,.
front Of the ballI..-New York Herald
9th.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

~ We observe that many Of our ex.
changes appear TO believe tina. the Pei
can, which was hitherto the device upon
our State coat Of arms, bias been repudia.
tad. This is not The case. Before GU,
Ststs Convention adopted a flag for til,
State, the Pelican, or rather our coat o.
arme, was %emb'azoned upon the tempo.
rsry flag Of the Republic until such a
time - = better device could he substi-
sutsd. The new flag, as reported by the
Convention committee, has been adopt
cd and iu description is vel! known to
our readers; but this does not supercede
the pelican feeding her young" upon
our State seal. and coat Of arms. It re-
mains As it was before, if We understand
the question arights
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

Nv.IHEwN AND ourntR> NAT1oNs.-
The Wxshi"g,"" correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury says that n Of
those mrn who believe what the boys
III the N"rthern sch: vls aud colleges are
taught. namely tia, the destiny If south
er" "s,'o"s ia 1" b. c""q:er.d aud over
ri" hy northern nations, just a. the
Germans ov~,,un the Romans. He said
n. much in conversation with Elw"od
Fisher. 'Why,' replied Fisher, I have
re:Di History very d%.fet~"'ly. The civil
'z''i world In. bee" conquered srve"
,;ms>-tv tive time. by southern men aud
t~ic. Ly by northern. The Greeks, lr!
o" by Alexander, were soulherne,s and
shareholders; so were the Romans, under
Cesar; so the Arabs, under Mshome.;
the Spani.rts, under Philip; and the
French, though moi s~!avehoIders, are
.ou,herners. need not tell vou what
they did under Napoleon, nor what posi-
ton they h'ld at this day, under bis
nephew. Have you forgotten how the
M",rs penetrated to Vienna, aud, but
for the va:or Of John Soheiski, would
have mastered all Europe? And d"
yru forget that Roman leg'ons, siding
with The Germans, under Alaric, con-
qu"red Romel II history teaches any
thing. it teaches that a uIited south has
always defied the world in arms, and
never knew defeat till dissensions took
p'~ce among themselves. Finally. to
bring the matter home, see what south.
*r" me"-l'alis"s, commanded by Carl
l's'di. and fighting for their liberty arr
.i.'it.g to the Au>'r;a"s, northern men.
Wh-n " gentlemen, talk Of coering
the S"u'h you had better lay to heart
l-s>''"" taught hy historians who are not
Yankees Clay was completely no''-
l,'uss.d Used up
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

REPUBLICAN, Movxx3xrs.-The Bal
nmor Exchange has the following in its
leading column, double loaded Az that
paper is no, III the habit Of publishing
sensation items We presume there is
truth in this:
We learn that the active republicans
in New York citv, in r41eir' anxietv to
prevent II movement ous the part Of
Maryland prior to the fourth Of March.
have '%ffrre.! to furnish from thirty t o e.
~ Thousand dollars to secure their object.
From the same source we have also
The Information that thu army will he
Immediately Increased. by the new ad-
m'"is'ration. to from one hundred thou
sand to ont |undred aud fifty thousand
'nen, and Also I close the Southern
ports.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

A QuErR Fsoa.-oe the island o.
False River j. found \ frog. whose pecu'
iiarities, We believe, have aitherto <scap.
cd the attention Of n~aiuralists. 1t il
called tie egg frog" FROM it. great han.
keriug after " hen fruit" .od is a grea,
nuisance to farmers 10 consequence -
Being unable to break the she'll Of the
egg, it is swallow ed whois, after which
the frog climbs 4 tree and then precipi-
tstss itself to the ground. The fall breaks
the shell, and the frog .pits it out piece
BY piece. Queer frog that!
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

The EBONY lDoL IN CANApA.-W.
lave received a communication from
Hamilton, e. W., in which the write,
:,forns us that there is an organized
body OF five thousands negroes in Can.
alta Yves, who only await the signal Of
civil war between the North aud the
South before rendering their services to
the North. We have only to say in
com e tina, the North would no.. un-
der " circumstances, accept the service
of the worthless v*g.bo"ds alluded to
~ any other capacity tina" hat o. boot
blacks. The tugi.,v. slaves who infes,
Chatham and other parts of Canada
lave become a nuisance, with which We
shall be very glad to dispense, VII. tber
there be war or no war.-New York
Herald.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

1Rh Two C"NrEDExACIks.-T L'n
don Times view If di>u"iun mnl i.s con
s~qu-oces has startled some IL the north
ern folks. The Boston Courier, which
has te-n steadily CONSERVATIVE and opIv>
I'd TO the fa,xtiral fury ami bIi"i"es,
which have d;s> .v-red the old U.;on
thus dis,u, b. the dreans Of the Nmt,.
-rn believers in superior Northern
strength and riches. It tells ii. IN that
i, agrees with The grra, L,.ndo" urnaI
that "the Southern Confederation would
s"on Prove the real United States W.
make an extract from the Courier:
Bnt the p"int to which W desire to
recall the thoughts Of those s.,ong ia
who rely with such extreme confidence
upon he physical means ard i%n,sll.c-
:ual energi"s Of the North, is to tn. i'm.
partial view It the subject suggested by
IL. Times. Til. S"u,i, would have 1"u-
lie the Territory of the North. Whrlh-r
much Of the u%n;"v,tin9 terri CRY 10 r.-
main under the jurisdiction Of the latter,
in case If separation, would he as IikeI,
to. rise in the scals If population and
prosperity. Ne the more &. nix| and terrific
regions Of the former. is y question EASILY
determined. We can""t hut think Will,
the Times. that tn. Southern Cnnfrfera-
,i"n would sooon prove the real United
States that the tendency Of no. \ few
Of the W-st+rn Comm uu w+xIths would
he rather down the grea, Western riv-r>
to~ ards the South Than All. 70 ced .l:i-
nee with tue North that If the North
should I've able TO m.in,ain itself witt.
comparative dignity and power, i" any
mutually extensive alliance. still Vt mn>t
he in the i%"teri.r not the superior c"n-
d'u"n, and that from suci, y state would
soon How all The worst evils e wxr.
which men with minds aud hrxrta aud
souls are now 81 ard-n,Iy and wisely -l,-
''evnr'ng 10 avert. TO all Others We
>ay-L.eE ut this side of the picture,
it is too late.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
vi ginia State Convention.
In ODpesisien - Coereioe.

R'cHAoSD, FEB. Is. during tile sit.
ting If the Virginia State Convention
OH Saturday. several important resoIu.
tions we're Introduced. nne Of which %.
poses re,ak.ny the Southern Eor,s: Al.
other rledge'I the military re.ourc-s II
Virginia against xny mode OF c,,.rc,ny
the sec+d ding States by he Fedora! Gov.
eminent.
A.,:ird says tha' il comr romi.es fail,
Virginia will unite with her sister s.. nth
eru Stasss.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
TONE OF ruE French Pass ON rn1

! TONE OF rux French Pass ON THE
SOUTHERN MovExEST.-W- translate
below; il condensed form, some interest.
ing +x;racts from the Paris Constitution.
mel, Of January 26.h. The sim'- .&ciaI OF.
gan If the Frencl. Government. Com
menti"g upon the secession Of South
Carolina, it says:
W. agree with the declaration If
= u'h Carolina. as to the vibration of IT,
F..lr'ai Constitution bv the Mouth. III
States, in 4 cir acts resp. citing the tug:-
tive slaves: la, W. have also sai,. TIA, N
yielding more aud more =" the Ambition
sentiment. tie North had only followed
i've Impulse give" by the revolution ct
1915, whist. vi IT,. .amre time. the Soutl,
had beer brought by circumstances l."
set herself against the ? incip'-s pro.
claimed in that revolution.
Til. hope ~nt-rtain-d by the found, rs
# the American U" on that slavery
would Oe g~r"'!dual'y ex''ngu'>!td. is III
III and. and TIL cnu-+s "f that resnl, ave
industrial facts which, have falsi.
& d ~'i the predictions.
Until 1904, indigo and rice found the
chief culture III the slave States. The
frat Of these could I've easier raised il.
other Countries; "nd it Sc. mr.! that s!av-.
nv before long would be found onIy in
rice r-v'"n IT the Car"Iinas aud
GeoreiS; but the peri.c,iou 10 which the
Of cotton has been carried.
ETC.. has changed the face Of things. We
must then fairly admit that !, ia bv
means Of the cotton thread eoven in Eu-
rope that the africa" has bee" finally
snslaved in america,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
HARD 1'lMks IN NV Ninetv

HARD T,nks IN NV YoRK-N;inrty
firms suspend in n doy-The New
York c respondent Of the Philadelphia.
Press. u"der dat. Of the 10Th inst, SAYS:
Friday a Il Saturday last we're two OF
the most calamit"us days eves known in
the Commercial history Of this city. |
"m told by n lexa! gentleman. wEo.e
sources Of mf"rrsti" are very reliable.
that not less than n'ne.y firms we're for
c~d to secumb TO the pressure. aud
among them many heretofore d.emen
opu'ent- such houses MS Frerland Sqni-
res d Co, which have been in +xis,anca
tor over quarter Of n quarter Of n centu-
~. Scores Of other h"n-es are topping
and, unless the PUBIC affairs Of the u
try . y settle irt" order. it is difficult to
see what can avert a general smash.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
GEORGIA Army APpo1SruE,

GEORGIA Army APPOINTMENT
From our Mi!irdgevi!le exchanges w
learn that the Brigade to be organized
under the act Of the Convention of Jan
uar? 2Stb, 1861, is to he commanded
by Maj. Gen. David E. Tw;gg.. TIE
M'ljedgeville Recorder understands tha,
tie appointment Of Captains and Lieu
tenants have been made from those late
of the United States army, and civilian.
of the States.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

WRoEa Esd FokEAosr. - President
Buchanan does Mt appear to challenge
admiration abroad. A Manchester (E.p.
!aod) paper, speaking Of his purse in
u p' es-nt national d &cultits says:
"Wha,evrr h- does il wrong for tile
simple reason that h- does it exactly NJ
the wrong time. S"me men are born
10 render p"w.'fo' assistance in sui1diug
up great states. Mr.. Buchanan is Ike,
to shine !" history among those who
hsvs . talent for destroying them.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
BRl71sH Consul AT MoBlLe.-Charl.

BRITIsH Consul At MoBILs.-Charles
LaLuzs,, Jr., H. B. Ms acting consul At
Mobile, publicly denies the tslegraphic
report that he had Teen in.ulted or
'iisrespec.fuliy treated. He has not, at
any period, been on better terms with
the authorities and citizens Of Mobile
than at the prerent time. On tho whole
adds hle Mobile Tribune, down here we
rather like the Britisbsr., and they geoer-
ally like u.s.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

LIBERAL AND PA1slor,c-a
Moore, Of The Parish Of 81. M...,.
presented to the Governor \
s2l2, the amount to BE- expended b. i.
military Board in ID. pureh... q
Tor the volunteer company Of N.
Iberia.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

STEWARDS j. Co.. " hn,e III. weathe,
is fair, warm aud agreeable. don't fo-se,
t" visit SrEwART's drug aud ch4mical g.
adjustment in Baton Ruu e. There Won
will find all those nice little feminine ar.
engagements adapted to the toilet aud So.
much sought after by the CENTER ..x.
The Cords = 6nJ a splendid assert.
'nent Of wines, liquors. tobacco. cigars
&C., all Of a quality f, to make 8 saint.
mouth water. Gail aud zee.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

Oath Of ANegianee.-Ths judges 81
the Supreme Court Of Louisiana tool
the o.th Of allegiance to the new Gov.
ernmsnt last Msnd.y..
Judge Buchanan. as senior Judoe.,.o.
cIase, administered to the oath 10 Chi:
Justice Merrick, who in his turn ,dm;.
nistered it to the four Judee-as,ocia...
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
AGAME F ErcHRk-S South Corol;ino

AGAME F ErcHxk South Corol;no
ind Jomes Buchanan against G,nrrul
Scott md M"yor anderson.
S"u'h CAn"1i"a deals and turns up
,h- lie" Of Spades (r'sg~r~)- G-"-ra'
Scot, passes a,nes Buc:,ana" having,
Tive best hover. assists South Cxr..Iina.
They play, The old General. having a
g"":d laud, draws Jam.s Buchanan.
b,st Bower aud takes three tricke. He
-%ucl''rs him.
Major Anderson now deals and turns
up H~"rts-J James Buchanan passes
Major Anderson turns down Hearts. re-
tuetanny -Buci'a"x" passes again
south Carolina p*ss-s--M.j"r Anderson
mak-> Club. truml's and play. it alone.
The hand is p!a. rd--M.jor makes =
m~rch. and James Ruchanau and South
Carolina are skunked.-N. Y Corre,-
pendent.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

THE TKouBLEs OF THE PoL,7IcIAxs.-
Seacard TO Ove'laaghed.-A Wash
ington correspondent, under date loth,
writes:
Evidence is hourly a%ccumulating which
demonstrates that = formidable combise
ton is organizing to operate on NJ. Lin
coin to forcs him to appoint to his cabi.
net meo who are .n.agonistic to Mr.
Seward, in order 10 make it 20 uncor.
Portable TO the Senator from New York
that be will remain in the cabinet. This
organization is made principally Of The
democratic free-soil element ID the n.
publican party, with ON old ~higs
who have long been envious Of Sswad's
success. This combination is detsrmined
to bare control Of the cobinet Of break
up the Union. They are .s decidedly
secessionists as the Yanceys, Rhstts asd
Kei.ts, only they bare not their courage.
These men are against all compromises
or concessions, and demand slas the
conservative whigs who supported ~.
Lincoln should Come over to their ove
idea Of eternal hostility to negroes. ssd
nothing else.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

MARTIAL Law UscLAREn.-In &C.
cordance with u resolution OF the South
Cato'ins Convention, investing the Gov.
u Of the State with power to de-
clare martial law over any Of the coasts,
islands and wa,ers in and near Charles.
ton hsrbo'. whenever the exigenciss 81
the public service may require il. martial
law has been established over Sullivan
Island aud the marshes adjacent.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

\ memorial is IN ci,cu alton for sig"s'
lures in Phladelphi. urging the Legs
'.ture Of Pennsylvania to pass = Law
compromising the owners Of fugitive
slaves where they are rescued BY mobs,
aud also Furnishing every one engaging
in such mobs. The Philadelphia Ledger
says:
The passage Of such = law ~ this
would have 3 good effect. Nothing 30
rffrctuaIIy put n stop 10 the pro-slavery
"obs. which in former dsys disgrsced
Z city, a the passage Of a Law requir
ing the country I" pay the cost Of prop
erly damaged. Under this l.w Pennsyi-
vania hall, burned down by IN abolition
mob, wal paid for out Of the county
treasury. A Catholic church, burned ~
the time Of the native American riots.
was paid for in the same way. So som
~ the taxpayers began To find these
public amusements were growing expen-
siv., the provided a police force to put
\ stop to then. A law which shall make
the county liable for the value Of aslave
vile" he escapes through the in'erfer-
~lce Of the citizens. would put a p,acti-
cal obstacle to the ope, alton Of any per-
sonsl liberty bill. Every Taxpayer
would SOON see the necessity Of en:orc-
ing the constitutional provision, and
those individuals that xre now the most
active on behalf of the fugitive would
lind their zeal in his cause diminish sen
Sentimental indulgence, when it
costs nothing, may be literally allowed,
.n, wbe" it touches the pocket its value
is very soon properly estimated.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

The Columbia South C~aroiin;an pub.
fishes a letter from Col. Hennecoque, ".
Senator Of the French Empire" to .
relative Of his in South Carolina, in
which he says: "You may be sure tina,
the policy Of the Emperor is not only
TO sympathize with oppressed nations.
but also to prevent Intervention against
them; and he will recognize your gov
eminent as soon n it is regularly ORGAN
,zed and constituted"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

The Seeded STArEs-W When admit.
ted.-Only two Of the seeded States
South Carolina and Geo'gis-wers ori.
g'n"' members Of the co"feder*cy. Tie
others came in il the following order:
Louisiana, April e, 1912; Mississippi,
December 10. 1916; Alabama, D~c.m-
Der II. 1919; Florida, March 3, ls45,
aud Texas. December 20. l845.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
CHE Sngar 9lanter.

eo.nuaicat,ons intended for this paper should be
directed to BATON ROUGE, Hpf West Baton Rouge.
Our Exchanges will ~conterga favor upon Us oy
directing as above.
a. ANY Of our Baton Rouge friends having com
naieat,ous. ke.. for the SroAR PLANTER, by leaving
,hs~ With Mr.. Markhann. on board the
Csrry.Boat, Suwwy Soxtb, will BE- promptly received
~ Our Baton Rouge patrona must send over their
advertisements on or before Thursday, to secure their
IL .ertion the same week.
- Mr. JAMS SfRAwBRIn0a u our authorized agent
II New Orleans 10 receive and receipt for subserip
tions and advertising. :
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

A PArxIorlc CITIZEN OF A1A,...
Joel E. Matthews, Of Dalla. COUNTY A..
has offered the service Of two hnnd.".
negroes to the Governor Of Al.h.,,.
IL addition to this, the same q.ouem..
deposited j" the bank Of Mobile, on Ii.
23d Of January, $4,000 10 tue cr,di. ~
Alabama for STATE defense.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

Slidel| is to communicative by half
He first remarks:
We hare 20 idea that you ,o;N ever at
tempt to invade u soil 10TH your ar.
mics. We quite concur with the dis
,.ngu'shed gentleman; the Northern
States have no thought Of the thing
". Y. Post.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

ENTHUSIASTIC SEcEss1oN,sr. "A
Wealthy widow lady, from North Ala
bsma, is reported BY the Memphis En-
qa'rer to have arrived in tha' city on tn.
18th, for the purpose Of ordering = 10,
Of cotton, previously consigned to Mem.
phis, re shipped TO New Orleans on &C.
count of the action Of Tennessee IN the
late election.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

About five hundred aud twenty-five
bales Of cotton were received in this city
on Friday, via Tennessee. various western
railroads, the New York Central and
Hudson river railroad 10 New York city,
by propeller to Providence, and thence
Ivy railroad to Boston. The Lowell fac
tories are receiving cotton by this route.
Boston Courier.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23
THE SOUTHERN C,oNoxEss --IxAuGu

THE SOUTHERN CON0kEss -@lNAtGU
RATION OF FnhE Montgomery
Ala Feb, ls--Your co'r~spo"dr"; h~
forwarded to you, by telegraph, 'h'
following important ACT Of the Southern
Congress. which has been sent by mai
to the Collectors Of the Customs If III.
Confederated Sta,es, as also to all whom
it may
SECTION !. Be II Enacted, By the Con
grrss Of the Confederate States Of Amer
lea. That the following articles shat 4.
exempt from duly aud admitted free il"
TO said States, to nj, bacon. pork, hans
lard, beef, fish Of Nil kinds. wheat, and
t"ur Of wheat, and -four If all oth-'
grains, Indian corn aud meal barley aud
barley aour. rye and rye -four, oats aud
oat meal, ganp"wder and all the msteri.
ais Of which it is made, lead in all form.,
arms Of every description. aud munitions
and military accou'r~ments, %percu'sio"
caps, aud living animals Of all kinds F;
also, oil agricultural product. in their
DOtutO otOSos
SEcrlos 2. II Is also enacted, That all
goods, wares and merchandise, imported
from any Of the late United States u!
America, not being n"w a member Of
this conftderacy, into the confrdrracy t+.
fore the 4,h Of March next, which may
have been bona tide purchased hereto
fore, or within ten days after tho passage
Of this act, shall be exempt aud free
from duty.
SECTION 8. It Is also enacted, That the
State Of Texas be ant is hereby ex-,n,-
I'd from the operation Of the tariff lava.
heretofore passed or adopted by thi>
Congress.
Signed, Howell Cobb. President.
Passed on the 18th Feb. ls6l.-N. o.
Picayune.
So far, At least, the sugar interest OF
our State is unhsrmed. Ii was scarcely
TO b. expected that after the noble stand
took in the act Of secession.
throwing overheard n. it we're, the oni.
protection her chief staple received from
The old Federal Government, and ASSERT
her rights which rose far above filth,
|ucre, that the Provisional Government
would have tempered with her d.ares,
interests BY declaring foreign sugars tx
smps from duty. W. are glad Of Ills, !
!. it nerves to show the North that px,.:
is appreciated ut the South, and
hat though We may be divided upon
'one points, upon the que"'io" of III.
south and her rights. W. IRE united.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-02-23

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