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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

WILL PLANT NO MORE CGrroN.-We
hear of some planters who declare they
will not plant cotton next year, unless
The blockade is raised before planting
time. We should not wonder If this be.
comes a popular idea. What is the use
Of planting cotton if it cannot be pur-
chased by the commercial world at large !
or il the commercial world does non
wish 10 buyl Let our planters raise
provisions. They have already enough
cotton to look at. If the outside world
can get along without cotton our own
people surely can. But TO say the least,
We have a sufficient supply on hand now
to last the Confederate States several
years.-Montgomery Mail.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

Fremont ON A RocKEr.-GeD. Ere
mont may possibly be an incompetent
fool, as some have alleged, but somehow
he seeams to be vide awake to making
improvements ip the, means Of beating
Che enemy. He has. taken measures to
addzto the army two rocket batteries, 40
arm not hitherto employed in our ser
vice, but capable Of immense se~xecatioo,
especially agains. the irregular, undis-
cipIined cavalry, in which the rebels
abound.-N r. Tribune.
Upon which the Albany Argus re-
marks F'|-
Rockets! W. have balloons, tele-
craps, calcium lights, marine rams, div
ing bells, pontoon bridges, submarine
batteries, Armstrong cannon, and all
sorts Of patent contrivances for carrying
on the war-without fighting. Now
Fremont wants rockets! Next be will
want elephants. Yet, till somebody is
ready to fight somebody, none Of these
patent traps will be of use. The rebels
do not rely upon them. Let our gene
rails " quit their damnable farces and. be-
GIN"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

PEACE PRospEcrs.-An Iowa Cap
tain, captured 10 the late battle at Bel
mont, states that The Federal troops were
all picked men, and sprung originally
from Kentucky and Tennessee families,
and were supposed therefore, to be able
10 cope with the Tennesseans. He says
the reason Of the activity Of the Lincoln-
ties at the present time is this Congress,
meets the first Of next month, and nn-
less they make some show of conquer
ing tie South. the peace party at the
North will overwhe'm everything, and
force Congress 10 make peace. He says
the peace party Al the North is growing
fast.-Memphis Avuanche. 7
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

LADIES' CURIOSITY GRATlFED.-T The
war correspondent ofthe Charlestou cou-
riier tells the following good one:
frequently the ladies are in the habit
Of visiting the prisoners, bue oftener from
curiosity than sympathy. Another in
cident is told Of an encounter between
several of them and au Irisbman.
It had become a matter. of habit with
the fair ones to open a conversation With
the very natural inquiry, I" Where are
you wounded" and accordingly when
a party Of three Or four the other day
approached our cell, they launched out
in the usual way. Paddy made believe
that he dent bear distinctly, and re-
piled, "P,etty we'll, l thank yez."-
Where we're you wounded Faith,
I'm not badly burr at all. I'll be thrav-
cling 10 Richmond in a wake" replied
Pat, with a peculiarly distressing look,
as If he was in a tight place. Thinking
that he vas deal, n Of the old ladies
in the background put her mouth down
to bis ear and shouted again, Z" W. want
TO know where are you hurt? !"
Pat evidently finding that if The bonn
bardment continued much longer be
would have to strike bis flag anyhow,
concluded to do so at once, and accord
iugly, with a face as rosy as a boiled
lobster, and with an angry kind Of ener-
gy, he replied; "sote, leddies, its not
mined 10 know where I've been wound
ed, it's on my safe. The bullet entered
behind oy me breeches. Phase to excuse
me feelings and ak me no more ques-
tions.'
l leave it to you to imagine the blush
ing CONSERVATION Of the inquisitors and
the sudden locomotion of the crinoline
out of the front door.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

The St. Louis Democrat, Of the 8th
published before information had been
received Of the result at Belmont, states
that the expedition down the river, on'
der Gen. Grant, was much larger than
previously reported, and really consisted
Of 1l,700 men, detailed from the camps
at Birds Point, Commerce and Cape
Girardeau. The forces we're to combine
at Bloomfield and march thence 10 an
unknown direction. We would like 10
see the Democrats estimate Of The Fed
eral forces engaged after the result was
announced. ~,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

Avn YET AsorHER.-The Richmond
Examiner, Of the 1l.h, has this impor
por'ant and interesting intelligence:
Information, as we learn, was received
yesterday BY the Government of the ar
rival Of "A English steamer. Her car
60 consists Of blankets, army stores suf
icieut for four brigades, t~wen.y-eighl
thousand stand Of arms, saddles, ten Il
fled cannon, medicines, etc. She cos,
&3e,ooo 10 England, and is regarded aS
a vessel Of unsurpassed speed. Her
commander, J. D. BuIlocb, lo' merly 81
the United States Navy, lately run .
steamer between New Orleans and New
York. His prevent vessel mounts one
large swivel gun smidships. / Tie cargo
Of This vessel, if her arrival is correctly
reported, is specially valuable at til.
Time. IL ~
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

CoLuxBus, KY, Nov. Is, 1861.
DEAR PLANrkR The excitement which
followed the bloody battle Of the 7th has
subsided and tranquility once more prevail !
in and around Columbus, although we sleep
on our arms ut night, while the greatest caul
ton is taken by our scouts and piekeh to
prevent surprise. In my last letter to you |
think mentioned that the battle Of the 7th
was fought on an island opposite Columbus.
In Ia this l was mistaken from the curious curve
OI tue r1ve1. 1 ssae "i,.,.y. ~-s--3sa Az isa
preston that Wolfe Island was opposite here
and it was ppon this island that I thought
the fight had taken place, but was aferwardsin-
formed Of my lndicrous mistake. The tight
took place on the Missouri side, aad the
thickest part of it took place within the corr
poration Of the town Of Belmont. Time
flies SO rapidly that l can scarcely believe
that eight days have passed since the skirmish
las Gen. Grant calls it)on the 7th. It seems
to me but yesterday that the long and loud
roll Of the drum summoned Us to arms-it
seems but q few hours ago that we were
passing through those horrid scenes Of slaugh-
ter and blood. l never was in an engage
ment before and no one can form the slight
est idea Of the cruelty Of war, until be goes
through one. If war at present were not .
necessity, l would beseech kind Providence
St0AS N1S vnS ts0au Va W1SUG0SlHX VI OSlJ1k
engaged IN another battle. AT every step
the eye meets on the bloody field, scenes too
horrible for q pen to describe. Here. lies q
corpse riddled with bullets, and there a man
gled body bleeding at every pore Here ID
another with but one leg or an arm and there
and there the torn and mangled mass which
once bore the form Of z man.
We received on the 18th inst, Gen.
Folks orders Of thanks to the officers and
soldier Of the different regiments engaged
in The fight, aud rs you may not have seen
one, l send yon 4 copy. .g~~4~
Head Quarters, 1st Div'n West'n Dept,
General Orders No. 90.
The Major. General Commanding, with
profound acknowledgment of the overruling
Providence Of the Almighty God, conxratu.
lates the officers and soldiers under his com,
mand, on the glorious victory achieved By
thenpat Belmont ON the 7th inst. The bat.
tie began in the morning under disadvanta-
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

Gen. Price has notified Fremont thai
be and his friend, McCullocb, will spend
the winter 10 ST. Louis, and that II Ere.
mont wishes he will be permitted TO re.
main there also, upon his parole Of hon.
or; but that decent sespect for the hon,
est community Of St. Louis he cannot
permit Lane, Sturgis, Prince, and thei,
freebooting crowd to 60 At large ia that
city. They will be kept closely %confin.
ed there, or in the P%enitentiary at JEFF;
erson City.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

The Governor of Florida has issued a
proclamation forbidding the enlistment
Of citizens OF that State 10 serve in otbe:
poctions Of the Coufederaey. He orders
therefore, that all military officers in
commission for the State OF Florida shall
interfere, by, arres,ing and sending GU,
Of the State any person found recruiting
or enticing the citizens. Of Florida to en-.
lev The service Of any other State.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

The landing Of our feet at Bull Bay
is a sad omen. Our Big Bethel, Bull
Run and Balls Bluff affairs have salts.
fed us that the letter B is not our " luck.
y e.ter."-Eeansv;M (La) Journal.
To this alEterative list of unIncky
names; you may now add that of The
Belmont battle. Big Bethel, Bull Run,
Balls Bluff and Belmont are all "stiDg-
ing bees" Memwhis Appeal
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

s~ We call the attention of our cit
liens to the card Of Capt. Mackey. Of
the Planters Life Guard, in another col
umus We join our solicitations with
III, and trust that those who have SC
generously contributed to the fitting ou'
- this fiue regiment, will Immediately
forward their subscriptions to Messls
Gil;sA Ferguson, New Orleans. d.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

A servant in the family Of Mrs. Jane,
K. Polk, at Nashville, killed three of bet
own children % Thursday !aat, AID then
cut her own throat, inlicting a wound
which it was thought would prove NOR.
tai. SIZE was laboring under . ft Of in
sanity, the sesult of m attack Of the
congestion Of the brain.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23
MEETING OF THE BAR.

~ - 81
At a meeting of the members Of the
Bar, held at the Office Of the Hon. D. D.
Avery, 10 the city Of Baton Rouge, 90
Friday the 18th day Of November, \. D.
l8ol,Ithe-Hon. LDsn1 D.cAvery wae
unanimously called to the Chair, and
Joseph Nepbler, Esq, chosen as secre-
tsry. ,.a4.,- IT,
The Chairman then announced, in a
short and feeling manner, the death Of
the Hon. Thomas Gibbes Morgan, after
which the following named gentlemen,
J. J. Burk, A. NJ. Dunn and E. W. Rob
ertson, were appointed by the Chair a
committee to draft resolutions relative to
the death Of the deceased.
On motion of A. NJ. Dunn, Esq, it
was unanimously resolved that the men,
bers Of the Bar and the officers of the
Court attend in a body the funeral Of
the deceased.
The meeting then adjourned until 5
o'clock P. N.
At 5 o'clock P. N the members of the
Bar met pursuant TO adjournment.
The Hon. John ]. Burk presented and
read the following preamble and reso-
lutions:
The Committee charged to report 10
the members of the Bar and officers OF
the Court Of East Baton Rouge, on the
18th day of November, A. D. 1851, on
the decease of Judge Thomas GiLbes
Morgan, through their Chairman tender
the following report:
First. That the death of I. G.. Nor
gan has smitteu upon the heart Of the
Bar an ,ufiction Of utter dependency
which overlays the faculty of elocution,
and at the instant when we should be
eloquent of his eulogy,. We arc spell
bound by despair Of illustrating his
shining merits by our paIlid testimonial.
With shrunken hearts and tremuIous
lips we are incapable Of any other effort
than this mournful monologue Of our
destitution.
Second. Consolatory of our abor,ive
effort 10 signalize his profess 'oual career
as a jurist, happily for his memory he
was a publicis', aud his works subsist
lately memorials in our public archives,
but now, alas! 10 adorn his monument.
Third. We copdole with the family,
their grief is not peculiar, we participate,
we sym~palhize, and our whole commu-
ily stands apart, il a circle involved 10
a common sorrow for a common bereave-
ment.
Fourth. That as a testimonial of our
respect for the memory Of our deceased
brother, We wear a badge Of mourning
for thirty days.
Fifth. That these resolutions be CON-
muoicated 10 the family Of tie deceased
by the Secretary Of this meeting.
SirtA. That The papers Of this Judi
cha! District be requested to publish the
proceedings Of this meeting.
SevenM. That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes Of the Court.
The meeting then adjourned.
l DAN'L D. AVERY, Chm.
Jos. NephIer, Secretary.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23
To the Ratroue Of tho Hante1S II
80 rsrnGuard. - ss s9

Al III
am instructed to urys upon yoa ~ - ~
Immediately. forwarding your eoatrfsste9
thst prevents our speedy d~spasts1s ~
leans, are the means We expect to ss~aA
donations. 0ns wing Of the regrnsess " SySSn.
leans, and the other, eenaissipg II ass hsse.
ans. ID now ct AlexaDdfia. Our seTvssssII-
At columbus. Tho he is making great IsFas
to descend the rivsr. and upon tie ssssA
arms depends the safety Il Loaisana. .n.
ions to reach the seene Of action, 40 -. 9
arrives, We hope to convince the ssssss.e-
our ststs that their noble easres p on N..-1N
mot besa thrown away. -
Let ~ esss -.rss -uPoa Jon NY iriaaass
on ysvr contributions. Sesd to hsssfs. 80
xnson, New Orleans. . rACIgY,
By order H. devsuve, Col. Comnandaas :.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

The captain Of a vessel which started
for Washington BY way Of the Potomac,
but feared to pass the batteries, says that
the guns on Matthias Point are sighted
during the day in range With a certain
point on the Maryland shore, and when
ever the light is obscured by an object
thew are fred.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

A company Of Massachusetts volan-
teers having signed a pledge not to swear
during their term Of service, one Of Their
officers insisted that for the sake Of con-
sistency merely, they also pledge them
selves not 10 steal, wbereupon pine-tenlbs
Of them said, "they'd be id it they
wouldn't see him in hi first"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23
ACTION.

ACTION.
Scarcely a day passes that We do moi
hear Of the certainty Of France and Eng
land breaking the blockade to procdre
supply Of cotton and tobacco. Not /.
newspaper do We pick up, but We find
articles Of the same tenor and the same
way Of reasoning. Yet We have been
patiently waiting for months to see this
interference in our behalf by the above
mentioned powers. The stock Of cotton
in England is nearly exhausted, and SO
with stock of tobacco in France. Still
We have received no positive assurances
from those quarters that they contem>
plate interference. Indeed the evidences
have been very slight that they intend
at all to take part with the South. Rath-
er are We inclined to the belief that they
favor the North. We must not take It
for granted that because a few newspa-
pers in those countries advocate the
speedy breaking Of the blockade, that
they are the echo Of their respective
Governments. Now what is the amount
Of all this !! that we Of the Confederacy
have been " lying upon u backs, hug
ging the delusive phantom Of Hope"
when We should have been at work.
Action, fierce, determined action. should
have been our policy from the start, and
not have expected assistance from the
necessities Of European countries.
From the moment the tocsin of wal
was sounded in our once happy country,
there should have beer no cry but &C.
ton and a firm dependence upon our
own resources. Every nerve should have
been strained to effect our independence
without waiting for imaginary assistan CO.
We should have ignored eveu the exis.
lance Of Europe aud Der wants, and de-
voted onr greatest energy to the realiza-
ton Of our greet cause, without waiting
for, or expecting that there was a pow
or 10 The world whose own quietude de-
pended upon our success or defeat
There has been too much Of looking to
France and England for assistance. Let
it be stopped Immediately, and let every
nan who has a spark Of feeling 10 his
soul for the ultimate triumph Of the Con-
federate arms, forget at once the exis-
lance Of those two great nations. 1t is
too much with the cause we
have at stake 10 this contest, and the
it is abandoned the better.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

The handsome sum Of $sss7 ba. been
contributed in Memphis, for the relief Of
our soldiers wounded in the battle Of
Belmont.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

THI 1lAcx FLAa.-Ths Lynchbur9
T.y6ins i Informed the Massachu-
sstts rsgimsnts parade weekly through
The streets Of Baltimore, carrying the
t.star spangled Baaalr'' AID the . erter-
mie sgfeg-alblsck f,g With . skull
and jFoes booAl" -
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

WHY Nor I'VE publish a paragraph
from the Montgomery Mail, ;ntiu ating
that there is a disposition upon part Of
the cotton planters Of Alabama, 10 plan,
no cotton next year unless the blockade
Is broken before planting time. The idea
is 8 good one which W hope to see car
ried out in every other State. Our SD
gar planters might take pattern by tue
cotton Plaater, and plant no more Tor
next year than Is necessary for Seed
The sugar crop this year, it is admitted
on all hands, will be the largest ever
made in the State, amounting 10 near, il
not fully, five hundred thousand hogs
heads. Now if this crop is all saved,
and We see nothing at-pressnt to induce
a belief to the contrary, what will be
done with it According to close esli-
mates, the present States Of the Confed-
eracy will scarcely consume the half Of il,
aud the other half must remain on hand
enough for another years consumption.
The breaking Of the sea blockade will
not benefit sugar planters much, it at all.
Their markets are in the West and
North-markets almost exclusively sup
piled With Louisiana sugars. So that
until peace is declared and commerce
once more resumes It's channels, it can b
. matter Of very little difference 10 the
sugar planter whether the blockode Is
broken OF not With two hundred and
fifty thousand hogsbeads on hand for
another years supply, it becomes a Sc
rious matter for .plantefs to reflect upon
before planting for another crop, while
the present stock is inexhausted. Let
them plant but little, and be careful 10
have seed enough on hand for a full
planting when the war u over. In the
meantime let them, as the cotton plan
ters contemplate doing, raise provisions,
stock, poultry, etc, and get their pIanta-
tons in order for business when it does
come. Every planter can raise provis-
ions to feed and clothe his negroes, BE-
sides having plenty to sell, and it must
be admitted that in times like these, su-
gar is BY no means a necessary Of life.
It can BE- dispensed with, while bread
aud meat cannot. While the war lasts,
i must b obvious to every one, that
provisions wall bring higher and better
prices than the superfuities Of sugar and
molassea
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

ThE FsDsaAl BAsT11R-8ince the
war eoameeced one hundred and seven.
ty4ivs political prisoners have been tax.
en- to Fort lafayette, and Of thee sixty.
seven have ben released, leaving thsrs
still one hundred and eight on he 2eth
ultimo.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

We have tho althority Of Thurlow
Weed for The assertion, says the Buffalo
Coswias, that NJ. Lincoln expresses tho
most intsnss rsgret that be did not urge
the adoptioa Of Tie Crittsndsn Compfo-
miss rssolutions By his friends in Con.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

u1IoslsM N MARyLAsD.-In . late
Latter r. the London zsiwes, NJ. Russell
expresses his Incredibly a 70 the sxis-
tsnes Of . strosg Uaion element in Ma.
yland. The oountry gentlemen be
speaks Of u 8 ~tsnacious and naughty 4.
any Magyar Or Pole Who over lived
and ID Baltimore 9 the people sullen and
angry." NJ. Ru.asll suggests that Il j,
requires thiriy4hrse thousand men 70
hold the little State Of Maryland 10 sub.
lection, il will demand . very cousidera.
Bio stsuding army and enormous expea-
ditnrs % keep the rest Of the South qui.
o. eysn II they could subjugate her,
Noss u the Northern prophets have
ventured to look full in the face the con.
ssqusncss Of their own success, and 70
rsalasSthat ID many respects it would b
- bad @ defeat. - 800
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23
%, 1851

r. The members of the Police Ju
- are hereby y. tilted that a special ses.
-sioa Of that body will 70 held on Mon
dsy the 25th inst. Punctual attendance
j. desired.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

~ The weather begins to give iudi
cations Of rain.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

Il L 8 understood In Louisville that Col.
Blanton Duncan will DO indicted for
murder Il hs i ever caught BY the Fed
srals. 6incs the reception there of bis
card upon Prentice, the latter has in
dulgsd 10 . big drunk, and hes nearly
killed himself BY falls twice. He has
not sven recovered his squanimity su&-
casnty to attempt a answer, wish his
usual nedicum Of blackgaardism and
liss.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

~ The arrest Of Aesrs. Mason, Sli.
dell and suite on board Of the English
steamer T1ent BY Commodore Wilkes
Of the u. 8. steamer San Jacinto, and
their confinement in . Federal dungeon,
has caused much excitement throughout
the South. While we cannot but re-
gre: the foseible abduction ofthoee gentle.
meain4 such On outrageous mannss, yet
il will serve 10 show No exactly the posi-
ton in which the English Government
stands towards the Contsderacy. If the
insult 10 resented With the spirit which
has svss characterized the British nation,
Abe Liscoln will have bis hands full;
If tho matter i submitted to the rcd
tapeism Of tie circumlocution Office, she
is Indifferent to our wsal or woe.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-11-23

- Although far advanced in the
month Of November, the weather con-
tinues as mild - In midsummer. Ice
has been in d~emaud-so With light cloth
hing, and fires have been looked upon
as entirely unnecessary tor several weeks
past. There seens NO prospect Of a
change for some time yet, which by the
way is not It Ill desired by these short
Of coal or wood. Sugar planters don't
ike such weather very we'll, but ~ su-
gar and molassss won't make fortunes
for them this ysar, they look wise and
say DothlDg. F