Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-06-01

SUGGESTION From THE GovkkNok
or GEoRe1A.-G"v. Brown, IT &c
orgia, has addr ssed a letter to the
people Of that State. in which he
makes tn. following suggesticn:
Our enemies are bl"ckading II
ports and cutting off our supplies
from abfbad. A kind Providence
has blessed us With the means Of
making within our own limits al
muet every thing necessary to u
SUPPORT and comfort, and Will, a
nom poly Of the great staple which
the world cannot do without. 1t
is said our enemies exempt cotton
from blockade. Why2 Because
they cannot do withqnf it. ap-
peal to our planters, u eret"r, ,, to
refuse to sl,ipa bag Will. the block
ade lasts. Thus will soon re,nnv.
the blockade from our ports, and
the increase Of price viii amply re
ward you for the loss you may sus-
tain while you K e, your cotton "n
hand. ! trust Muir people Withhold
f, ublic meetings and p titi"n TIL
0uvc' mnent at Montgomery t" la
All absolute ennbars'. upon cotton
permitting not one bag +" pass out
1T the Confederate States while the
blockade 10 maintained. appeal
to our capitalists to e" 10 work Wig
or"nsly and prepare t" manufacture
ench articles a. We most n.e.i.
also appeal to our planters t. re-
double their energies for the pro
dnctlon Of all the supplies If pro
visions necessary tt, support our
penple at home and our armies in
the f>ld. The prospect is most
t~lattering for abundant wheat har.
vest. Let each planter, S" soon as
his wheat is cut, break and pla t 4
few more acres Of his best wheat
land in. All ea'ly kind Of corn.-
This would add hund'e eds Of thcus.
ans Of bushels to the crop, let
each also plant a large crop Of pens
and turni 8, ard lo,k diligently to
the culture Of every thing that will
sustain the life Of man Or beast,
that We may te entirely indepen.
dent If all supplies from abroad
Finally ! aplieal t" all--ladies and
gentle.nen-to practice strict econ
"my dispense with every nnneces
sary luxury. aud devote all to ouu
country till the battle is won and
''nr independence acknowledged Ivy
all the civilised nations 1T the earth
For ktcokD R Al the request
OF his many friends We announce
t,aday the name Of O~Nrs1pHoaE
BErN.RD. JR., as a candidate for
re, eiectiont" the office of Recorder
If this parish, It is almost useless
for us to say antling in his behalf.
IS his merits and high qualitica-
tons + r that office are known to
every voter in West Baton Ronge.
1t is conceded on all hands that he
is the best oficerthat ever filed that
position in this parish. That be
will be trimuphantly elected admits
Of no doubt. A good and faithful.
officer should always be retained
until his opponent is his equal.
LAUGH AN" GROW FAI!--These
are no laughing times it nn>t be
admitted, but when a chance PIE
sents itself, why not laugh vo,r
hest :! K..ow then tina, Harry Mac
Mky-every body knows Harry
opens Acaslsmls Hall on Monday
night next, ard wstksep the good
pc''ple Of Baton Rouge ina r.,ar OF
laughter, if laugh they can, siid VII
only 20 aud see him. He is one
o. TIE best delineators we have
e~versseen, whether as an Iris man.
a Ymkst,ireman, Yankee, Scotch
man. Dutchman and eve, q negro.
He is up in all his characters.-|
Let every one go AID see him.
Prices reduced from half a dollar !
to fifty cents !; children four bits.