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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

~ The absence of small change in
the country forces into circulation q vast
number Of tickets, issued by individuals
and supposed to represent money or its
equivalent in some sort Of merchandise.
Every one takes asother's tickets with as
fxfdch confidence a. il they were legal
lenders 10 every sense Of thesterm.z Last
Sunday morning after returning from
market, We examined the various tickets
given us IS change. We found butchers
ticksts, bread tickets, milk tickets, store
tickets, bar tickets, and even New Or
leans bar, omnibus and railroad tickets.
The DAY after IN returning to market
they were freely taken for anything We
wanted 10 purchase. Hurrah for the
FREQ t;ckst systsm
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

STEAM SUGAR REFINEKY.-The sugar
planters Of Louisiana may find it to Their
advantage 10 send their low grades Of
sugar, suitable for refining purposes, to
some com mission merchant al Richmond
where Mr.. Chas. T. Msrris, Of the Vir.
GINA Steam Sugar Refinery, will pay
fair prices for tn. O. Pieayune.
There is hunor 10 the above para.
graph Of tho irresistible order. II the
Picaysne would only inform the planter
how be Is to send sugar to virginia, a
favor Of the greatest magnitude will be
conferred. The railroads connecting our
State with the other States Of the Con-
federacy on the Gulf and Atlantic, are
entirely monopolized BY the Government,
and it may be a long time before they
can be used By private parties-perhaps
not during the war. Sugars are as com
pletely blockaded from those States as
if Old Abe had a Gordon Of ships entire
y around Louisiana. It would be a
blessing to our planters, if they conld
use the railroads for a month or two to
send their produce to those States where
It Is so much needed. 1t would raise
prices with US while it would materially
reduce the exorbitant rates now demand
ed 10 those States for sugars. i
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30
The Governors Message.

- M
This document which has been SO
auxiously looked for, wa read to both
branches Of tue General Assembly ON
Tuesday last. 1t is u~nquestionsby one
Of the best tempered papers that ever
issued from an Executive of this State.
It will be perused with pride and admir-
alton by every Louisiauian.
His ExcelIeney states that owing to
the unusual time at which the session
opens, be is unable to furnish tue usual
State reports, therefore cannot communi'
cate the details. Shows as far IS posi-
bic the condition of the Treasury which
is sadly depleted owing to the drains du.
ring the war, and the i'npossibi|ity Of
collecting taxes. Recommends relief to
Sheriffs aud Tax collectors, as also to
planters by the banks on security of tbeir
crops. Is in, favor Of the banks not be.
ing prosecuted by the Attorney General
for violating their charters. -Favors the
calling Of a convention after peace shall
have been established, for reconstruction
Of the State Constitution. Suggests the
relaxation Of the operation of the Bank
Act Of 1912 so as to enable planters to
have relief. Favors the Equalization Of
the issue Of small notes, but opposes
the issue Of shin plasters. Reports a.
900 troops from the State in the field,
to whom he pays a high compliment, as
we'll rs to those patriotic citizens who
fitted a large portion Of them out, Says
that $670,000 were borrowed from the
city banks, excepting the Union Bank
and Bank Of New Orleans, both Of these
declining. There has been expended by
the State since the breaking out Of the
war, $~l,4l5,000, which will be laid in de-
tail before that body in due time. He
advises with much propriety the assump-
ton by the State of the war tax, and
a thorough reorganization
Of the militia, including a repeal Of all
and the formation of a we'll
organized military department. He gives
his views upon the enactment Of a stay
law, which smacks strongly of sound,
we'll matured judgement--he is opposed
to 10 the main, but advises a stay of ex-
only. His recommendation Of
! stay law which will not impair the
credit Of the State, is excellent. We
have touched upon the main points Of
he message, much regretting thar its
publication is too great for our col
INNS.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

CorToN TAKEN AT BEAuroRr.-The
amount Of cotton taken at Beaufort Is
stated by Confederate journals to have
been Of the sardine order BY the New
York Herald it is stated to have been
sufficient to defray the whole expenses
Of Liucolo's costly expedition. The fact
that zoe lost more cotton than We ought
to have lost, and that they got, less cot
ton than they would like to have had.
VIZ have little doubt THAT this estimate
approaches the exact amount nearer than
any of its predecessors.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

SOUTHERN YANKEEs.-As we beat
back Northern Yankees they are rising
in our midst, in the shape Of statesmen
Of various kinds. We charge every
man in the South of being a Yankee,
worse than n Simon pure Northern Yam
kee, who takes advantage of the block
ade in charging extravagant prices for
anything he has for sale. While the
soldiers are in camp, and pure, patriotic
men and women are at home laboring
and sacrificing for their comfort, these
vampires are charging the most extrav-
agant prices for everything they havefor
sale, whether it is purchased for the poor
soldier in the field or for their fellow
citizens at home. This is no time for
speculation ; the man who is guilty of it
has no patriotism, and is a worsbipper
of mammon. Mark such meu and re-
member them in future. We are will
ing that statesmen should have a reason-
able per cent. for their articles, but to
take advantage of the necessities Of the
people and the Confede, ate Government
and grind the tace Of all, is the quintes-
sence Of heartless Yankeeism. Among
the rest the! factories are running up their
figures a. rates.. In a free
country like this We know of no way to
punish sach home vandalism, unless by
bringing down, with mill stone power,
public opinion upon them, and making
them a Kissing and a by-word among all
patriotic men and women.
We see the press is everywhere hold
ing up these pocket pirates to public
gaze in all their moral deformity. Con-
tinue to give ii them.-SouM Western
Baptist.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

SMALL CHANGE.-Gov. Moore, in his
message, is "down upon " the " ire
deemable paper money issued by muni-
cipal corporation butchers,
and the like" and suggests their SUP
preston. While we acknowledge the
Justice of his views, we, for one, must
take issue with in regard to their worth
lessness. True, they are worthless in
one sense, but they are highly advanta-
geous in another. For instance: A. and
B being butchers, and not being able to
procure small change, issue tickets Of
their own in lieu thereof. They are
freely taken by the people without any
other security tkan the honesty Of the
parties. The same rule applies to all
others issuing tickets. No one is COM
PEELED to receive them, and when they
do, it is because they are satisfied with
such security. If they do not prove
honest the loss cannot be great. This
system Of making small change, how
ever much is to be deprecated, is entire
ly satisfactory or it would not be to!era-
ted for an instant. The consequence is
no one refuses tickets in this part Of the
country, no matter by whom issued
They are freely exchanged on all hands
without comment, aud are rarely refused.
Even in Baton Rouge, tickets issued by
parties in New Orleans are received
without hesitation, and we know that
Baton Rouge shin plasters are in great
demand in New Orleans. ! shows CON-
fdence between trafickers Of all kinds,
which we think rather a compliment to
our people than otherwisst aud while
no se'ioa. evil can possit,A result from
the system, we cannot see it should
be abolished by legislation If an evil
it be, 'time will remedy it '%:thout the
necessity of legislative actit4E; while it
must be admitted that to plBvsnt mer-
chants and others from issA ing tickets
representing money, would po1 serious
ly interfere with business Of kinds
already greatly depressed bNt9e unholy
wal now waged against us. las been
a custom with bakers for ma y years
past, to issue tickets for bread, 4epresent-
ing five and ten cents value, and nothing
has been done in a legal way to sup
press it. If baker is permitted to is
sue his " paper, why cannot a butch
er, milkman, or other do the same thing?
No one is compelled to receive such
" promises to pay" while their suppress
ion will clog the little business now be-
transacted.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

E- Cold,- frosty weather seems to
have deserted us entirely. Near the
month Of December, and not cold enough
10 fully ripen the cane! A similar seas
on has not been known since 1885. Our
planters complaia bitterly at the great
consumption of wood now necessary to
take.off their crops, caused by the green
ness % the cane and the long boiling
necessary for gfanulation.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

FINDING o THE TRurH-1 million
Of men to be Raised.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Chicago Times
wiuds up a long complaint Of the way
things have been managed with the fol-
lowing revelations
What do all these things prove !! That
such are to be the results Of all the bat
ties that will be fought? By No means.
They will merely prove that the Admin
istration have had, as vet, no proper con.
ception Of the magnitude Of the war, and
that W. have been cursed With a lot Of
incompetent generals. Huggiog the
delusive fallacy that there was a strong
Union party at the South, who would
cooperate With the Union army, the
Administration has never believed that
the people Of the eleven seeded States
are unanimous in their determination to
sever, forever, their connection with the
Northern States. But this fact is now
too evident be logger denied. There is
authority for saying that the President
and Mr.. Seward are both now convinced
that the South are united as one man
in this attempt to achieve for themselves
a separate nationality, and that, to crush.
the rebellion and conquer a peace, it will
be: necessary to call forth the entire
strength Of the loyal States. and to put
into the field at once, moi half a million
but a million Of troops. This will Re
urged III the forthcoming Presidents
message as a sine qua non for the sue
cessful prosecution Of the war.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30
Tar Sunftsn-The Norfolk Do

Tns Sunffxn.-ne Norfolk Dov
Bod, Of he 18th, says:
lastesd Of the sumpssr being taken
By the Niagara, she ere this lies safely
at anchor in . certain European port,
and when she tusns up again she will
neither be covered with .seawesd nor
barnaclss," ~ the New York Herald
mys she will.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

The Vicksborg Wing Of the 22d inst,
says: We learn that che Legislature
passed a bill yesterday authorizing the
Governor to call out ten thousand men
for sixty days, to 60 TO Columbus, and
appropriating 100000 to pay and fit
them out.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

The Senate of Mississippi has adopted
= preamble and resolution proposing the
passage Of effective laws preventing the
growing Of another cotton crop until
the present one is disposed Of.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

H- Somebody has stolen something
tina. didu't belong to him from the fer
ryboas. Unless the feloniou.ly purloin-
cd articles are Immediately returned to
the boat, the wrath Of Capt. Joe Walker
will be terrible Y. behold. See notice
e,sew here.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

Along this scoast the rebels have. put
out all the lights, and it is regarded by
our naval officers the most. unsafe coast
10 the world Washington Dispatch.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

The Richmond DispateA says that the
ladies Who accompanied Mason and Sill
dell and their Secretaries, we're left on
board Of The British vessel upon which
the former we're arrested.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

A gold box and the freedom Of the
city y to be presented to Gen. Robert
anderson, b the Mayor and Common
Council Of ~ York.
4 vsty sul1t box will suffice to hold
III shs ssssdon q til. city there !.
m ID Gotham.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30
To the Patrons Of tho HlanteGS' Lin
Guard. s


lam instructed to urge upon you ths nsesssify o.
Immediately forwarding your sostsibstions. AZ
that prevents our speedy dspastsrs from New g:
leans, are the means We expect T. realise from Joss
donations. One wing Of The regnsDt b in New O.
leans, and the other, consisting Of avS Tn
ans, il now 1t Alexandria. Our services are nseoed
ct Columbus. The ios il mailing great pFsps'stoss
to descend ths river, and upoa TIE success q or
arms depends the aafsty II Losisaana. Ne ars AK
ious to reach the scene Of action, and vhsa The tins
arrives, We hope TO ~conviaes the gsnseous 1soDS o.
our State that their nobls efforts in our bshaHb AeVs
not bssn thrown away.
Let me once urge upoa yoa NJ frissds, p hsly
on your contributors. Ssad 70 hsssrs. CiIis 8Iss'
gason, New Orlssns.
Capt ]. G. 1AC111,
By order b. dsvsuvs, Col. oomnandisg I. :. esasa.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-30

~ The weather continue. ..,,.,
windy asd disagreabls.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
MEETING or TAILORS.

large meeting OF the ,aors Of this city bed at
Social Hail. No. 28l Grand street, Yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. HmNRICH BARDORF presided, and Mr.. LOUIS
MEYER acted a. Secretary. The meeting was held TO
lake measaIes for ameoratipg the condition of all be-
longing 20 their craft in tbs city and vicinity Some of
the grievances complained of were, rst, the low rate
Of wAges. On military work there firms with large
contracts who pay only for making undershre
fr pants % eenia; jackets 81 cents and OvercOais
IS cents. Tie price for pants few weeks since was
from 80 N IS cents; jackets, from TO II 5O and
oyercoas from 81 70 ~ a. %. At the present rates
they say that a workman win make fruIn 81 cents to
g. cents per day, &C ordilg he works from ten 10
N:een hours They tEey do not want to 60 10 the
Corporation for support, but they want chance TO
earn money buy bread for their children. The men
comuan that the system of cash depo its has Of late
been very vigorously imposed. Thus, if man takes
two coats TO make he must leave - wi his employer
~ security iol its return. Heretofore recommends
ton from former employer, If well known, has been
sufficient.
Tie employees think they have good reason to be-
eye at this s an aroit scheme whereby tue masters
raise the ready money with which TO conduct thelr
ouetations In some instances, too, objections are
trumIed up by employers 10 returning the money de-
potsd % security. The tailors opposed TO OF
good established character heng thus dealt with. The
men also as third complaint say that parties in the
country bargain with the ioremen OF large establish
ments giving them per centage upon the work 70 be
done aud thus persons in toe city are cut of from
tb,ir usual sourees Of gaining livelihood. From the
statements of some OF the men, 1t would appear that
the Books not content with fitting out soldiers with
suirs OF clothing that dsgrced the State, are now
seking to turn IA many honest pennies az possible by
a4optiDg the grinding standard of wages. Another
firm at 10. 32S Broadway, " III. & b." who have
contract for 90 iitary suits, was spoken Of Ia
trims even less complimentary There is no doubt but
that the complaints of the men are well grounded.
They can obtain but little work, and that under such
system of oppression they get but very little pay for
ii. With them rent is as hign as ever.
The meeting APP oiuted Committee 10 draft plan
OF organization for the tsiors of this city, and to de-
yi,e means for doing away with the abuses above
specifed The Constitution Of society organized in
SjO was subsequently reported for the adoption Of the
meeting, which then adjourned to Monday next to
meet at the came place.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20

THE Sixth WARD SrREET-SwEEpERs.-Last even-
ing a crowded meeting Of the sreetsweepers Of tho
sixth Ward was held in the Sixth Ward Hotel, corner
Of Duane and Ceutre streets, Patrick hcCuom in the
chair. Michael McCowan sced Us Secretary. Speeches
were made by SIR. McCsrty, Mr.. Shea, aud hoet Of
otbers. The following resolutions were adopted
unanimously:
Re,o,ed That the wokinsmen Of the Sixth Wsri,
determined all pracesole means IN power, the
@ for cleaning the OF this Sixth Ward, the
prn ofcoo,acns injurious 10 tue rights aud Interests u
Inc wording Classes and pledge ourselves % render all the
sauce IA our power o ether Wards seekiDg the
dress which sbo'ing at present. and
that this meeting do SppoUt Committee 90 cooperate with the
Of ibis city seeking 10 establish their rights.
ReIotred That this meeting do pledge itself foT any
esuddse that will vote for contracting the public works
of th. city all such contracts eaai amount Of corruption
and taxation which the working classes have TO pay.
Ii was also resolved that ii Mr.. Bliss would not
cede to the requests of the meeting every man DO re-
commended 10 stop working, and do what could pe
done TO stop others from working
The meeting thea adjourned.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A MILITIA OFFIcER.-Fran.
els T. Mlls Lieutenant in the " +. ID. Morgan Light
Artillery Corps" died Thursday night, at No. 81 !
E!dridge street, from the effects Of wound received
on the 4th of July while firing salute at Jamaica,
Ii. While ramming down the charge in the thirty
third round the gun went of, carrying away the thumb
of deceased. surgeon was in prompt attendance
aud the wound dressed. The patient was doing wei
until Wednesday night, when fetanus set in, which
resulted in his death the following night Coroner
Gamble held sn inquest the body, and the Jury re-
turled verdict Of accidental DEATH Deceased was a
native of New Jersey was q years Of age and leaves
a family,
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
sarely such criminal trifiog, xhile our city is es,
.L i....l.a ..r sa..Lacir.la nYahCr at w


Sarely snch criminal trifiog ~hile city is es
posed 10 the insults of Sudacious invader y. "
naQy p0in's caunct fail u fRpress Gle mud, ~ ','
zsts ieia the mast ~ o1ny foyebo,tsHSs, fof "'s
be uOre =. -c0uraging tb,n to eco mcfns' 30 -
n,,d a for absolutely lGjisrersa9le works o. ~ .cd
gH.tlcred brDadCUtt innHg u set 81 in'l',. so,,,o
stan.r 81 svcOphantg who have rnadc the 80,
iosial Office spsn ~ II adanu.'erod by a 20 IIn11
and Eot by a cirizCm elected f0r tbe pnfp'Te ~ come
seem as II u JlVg but The actual ocS 80 sense
great caiamty eln awaken te pP:b pcpPi:9b ,rsomnasses
ol the inT1nence Ct the penn WIN"
them. IT,. ,,.o ma, WIN
We have nrOntr3vcriibly shown sba' We Lon 80
have managed 10 80. The cOnutry INTO Iie WV, haNs
shown themselves incapable OF carrying " slty p'
bc,o,abv throrpb IT, that - far snce ITS nu iuon
an that has b. en- done has sprung iion the 2' etu
saspl and generous bberahiy oi The people, Whlc III
no and otn, Ststee much Of be burden and The per
jormance too have been mninly assume ana oohe oy
those who were uncoB, uced OF tte lroprety or VIE
dom Of what has leen done. We impl0rod tse BODY
which without popular warrant, has constituted l''eu
the government, not TO be guilty Of the dagrousfiiy
of provoking bloody and ruthless war; without max
ing all the provision necessary 10 oCnddctl u WIN OIL
ergy, intelligence and saccess.
The in po session OF power have, II viii be seen
absolutely established, by their own Gcts, their
utter unttness tor tie Places they have succeeoed
somehow or Otler in reaching; and at the very mo-
Bent, when the enemy oc les our territory ana dse
ecrates the home of our brethren, wnen force %
tG hundred thousand hostile bayOuets are esJabisl
ing themselves vulnerable points on our iouiiers,
they seem 10 be without any other plau for replensh
ing The eXoheqner Of the Confederate States tan ths
elemosynary fohCine OF pereuaCiug aiew Ihnters tS
promise 20 invest portion OF tn II unsuitable crops W
the bonds they issug without any real guaranty
of current interest," ultimate eNdemptoDs
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
Arrived.

Ship OEego Stevens Sunderland 6s days. coal to stlrse'
Clesrrnan Co. Haa experienced light veseney wlnds INC
sn passage June @ lat 45 So long 4. TO- passed seven a. &c
iceberss weahe thick with rain at tie tine hs' eeen
om the Banks with ght winds snd Gains snd ~ s
Ia days July H. lat 40 81 loig IL 50, bosreed whaiiS oS
PheniI oil and for New London, from - i' ' 'u' WV
snppl,ed the owsga wiTh barrel Of bread A., no a., -
Sbip Bensmin Adams Chsso, Ii,ePooi may 20 a
3oI pss.engor. 20 spscott Co has nsd %
Inns s5 and 3 h lat e. long i was suuonIdsd py iesoeS
s 6 h,rJl nv boat from the revenue cutter Morris
o Boston cn cruise for pysteers same tine spose cutter
l Shi,S also on a cruise. July Is, of Montauk ex'
S ,n. with ship Lancaster from Liverpool for PmA-
g,ss. ssme dine exchanged sgnss " IT'D msnOfwar -
n,b GsIot Fo.c. Helens, Reddsr. Amsterdam O. dys
r,sse Funch Me!nche Wendt.
BELOw-l big and 3-masted schooner.
vyIND-Sun.st, s. S. E-resh.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
GOVERNMENT TRIAL Or HOTCHKiSS'S
PROJECTILES

An extensive tral Of IotchNsss shot and she'll with
wizards steel and other red cannon has been in pro-
gre. during the past three days. under the direction Of
Lieut.. s. V. Benet, U. s. Ordnance, at West Point
Yesterday was devoted to firing various kinds of shell
from bronze twelve-pounder gun. The target, at
di,nnce of $50 yards was completely riddled every
sbrIl strkuQ within an area OF six feet around tho
buIl, eve; aud in one instance two shells passed III
sUceessou though the same hole. The solid shot fir
ing FROM the same gun on Thursday was still more
two sLos were fred up tue river for loug range, TIE
gun having an elevation Of 2i degress, and the tight
of tho shots WAS Judged 10 be about four miles. The
t,al with wizards steel Fix AMI twevepourders will
commence on Thursday or Friday of next week Two
are 10 be submitted to thorough trial with the llOtcb-
kils rroiectiles under the immediate supervision Of
Capt Dahlgrcn mud the Ordnance Board.
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20
LETTER FROM GEN. SCOTT.

From The Phh0dsJhd P'eu
Some weeks since a number Of prominent gentlemen
OF this city sent 10 Gen. Scott communication expires.
sive of their appreciation Of his distinguished public
services &c 1t made public in the newspapers
the time. Yesterday morning Mayor Henry received
letter from General Scott. The following copy;
"WAsHINaros, July, i86t
"GHsrGgsrs or the Testimonials with which at ar
fcfent times been h1nored by pouns OF ny couuymen
been prscoCs 10 than that had the Happiness
10 receive In f you my esteemed nda Of Philsde phis
cannot be long before any publo will bs reviewed by
poseity when IT, udgmeT humby hope be somewhat
b. the partially that cheers my declining years
4 hsye the honor 10 ROMAN, gentlemen,
"iour grateful loIVant
" WINFIELD SCOTT.
hslsrs Alex Henry, Horace Binnoy, Richard ksgx, Wa
Meredith, anatwo hundred and i've others"