Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-06-29
4TELEAGUE.
-, The proceedings Of
ala League. of our parish

$780,
, ueid on Saturday last a. the Court House
The meeting took place without a gene
. raj notice to that effect and it is much
: to be regretted hat tie information die
not reach the large majority Of our plan
r ssrs in time t. in yiie their cooperation
, SILL everything argues we'll for tie fu-
lure Of the League, which the meeting
Of Monday. July list, will, we know, am
ply demonstrate. So far, thirteen huns
dred hogsheads of sugar, seventeen humid
red barrels Of molasses, n ethousand BUSH
els of corr, several offers of cotton, the par
~ticu!ars Of which we have not received,
and a handsome donation Of fifty thous-
and pounds of old iron, have resulted
from the labors Of the League.
The ball having been fairly set III mo
ton, we now call upon our planters, large
and small, TO come forward, join the
League and give in their subscriptions.
Wa mus. not fold our arms under the be
lief that because We have sent our soldiers
to the field. that we have no other duties
to perform. We must bear ia mind that
we are only at the bsginaing of a fearful
struggle for our homes, our property and
our existance as a nation. All that is
high noble and patriotic we are now fight
ing for, and every nerve must be strain
ed to support our armies until victory
crowns our efforts. We will have to put
in the field large armies they nus be
fed and clothed, and this must be done
by individual efforts. AS yet, as when
under the United States Government.
we have established no credit abroad
no resources but our own 10 draw upon
for their support. Our C~onfederacy pro-
duces every thing we need, and that too
in great abundance, not alone for The sup
port of the army, but for the people.
and the object Of the League is to com
bine the citizens of every parish, county
State Of the C~onfederacy, in one
united effort to support the Government.
It requires but little effo,t-but little
sacrifice on the part of every citizen, who
nas the means, to place our government
o possession of every thing necessary to
on the war. II we are victorious
,yery dollar thus advanced will be re- :
,urned with interest for its use-it we
re vsnquished, but little will be left I
the spoilers hands that we can call 8
'ur owr. It becomes doubly then the 4
|u:y of all to assist in this undertaking. :
one may not be able to contribute
money, agricultural productions, ETC., :.
ut they may and can assist the League 0
y services, which will be cheerfally &C. :,
opted. 4
Lonisiana is not alone 10 her desire :
to assist the Government. The
eople Of Georgia are moving in the
direction. An article upon the =
'bject, from . Georgia paper, will be :.
nnd in another column. :
For the better information of our read u
8 we append below The articles Of the
1. The object Of the League is to aid =
e Government of the Confederate 4.
.ates in feeding, clothing and sustain
G the army in the field, and raising III
uds for its use. ia
2. The League shall consist OF all per- sa
who may sign the same, and all are a
yited 10 become members thereof. pc
8. There shall be an Executive Com. /,
lt.ee in each parish and county, and a
enerai Committee at the capital of each III
ate. ST
4. The members Of the League will ne
Ter to the Confederate States all such ao
oducts Of cotton, sugar, molasses, corn, Il,
pork. beet, etc, that thay raise as
pplles, for the interest bearing CoDfed-
ste bonds or Treasury notes, and eueh
ms Of money as they can spare as loans. res
S. They pledge themselves to take all Is
nds or Treasury notes Of the Govern Inn
mt at par by adopting them as a cur
icy and they suggest that notes of cse