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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10
For Sheriff.

Mr.. EDrToR-You are authorized to announce
WILLIAM WHITE, as q candidate for Sheriff Of
this Parish, and oblige his
OLD SUPPORTERS.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

#EE aSse - 4#5
MANUFACTURING Al THE SourH.-Many
of the Southern States are embarking in
manufacturing enterprises which promise
speedily to develop and put into full
operbtion the nnrivalled resources that
they enjoy. The causes which have BIZ
tnarto retarded the Gulf States in manu-
featuring their own principal staple
cotton--have been removed factories
are everywhere springing up, machinery
being provided and skillful operatives
imported. Every Southern State is fur
with water power in abundance ;
the only thing necessary to complete
success is capital, and that is exhibiting
its willingness to migrate hither 50 that
under the new system Of free labor, the
manufacturers of New England may soon
encounter formidable rivals 10 the South.
- Vackburg Herald.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

The P~REsIDEsr's IsrENr1oN.-says an
an exchange:
1t is a mistake TO say that the President
has not expressed his intention in regard
to vetoing the negro suffrage bill. His
intention to veto it in the event of its pas
sage BY the Senate has been plainly and
frankly expressed on two recent occa.
sions.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10
SUGAR PLANTER.

Communications intended for this paper should
be directed to Baton Rouge, not West Baton
Rouge.
Our Exchang es will confer a favor upon US by
directing as shove.
Any of our Baton Rouge friends having Com
munications, s., FOR the SUGAR PLANTER, by
leaving them with Nh. ARBoR, on board the Fer
~ry-boat, they will be promptly received and at
tended TO.
Our Baton Rouge patrons must send over their
advertisements on or before Thursday, 10 secure
their insertion the same week.
ff9- Oscar Holt Esq, is our authorized
agent in Baton Rouge.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

~
In SUPREME CoUsr.-H Henry H. Walsh.
appellant, Us. Reuben w. K~nscker5ocher'
ogpeNee.-Tbis is a contest between mar.
ties claiming the office of District Attor-
ney Of the parish Of East Baton Rouge.
Defendant Knickerbocker is in possession
OF the Office, and was appointed by Gov.
Henry H. Walsh was appointed
by Gov. Wells. His commission does
not pnrport that he was appointed by
and with the consent of the Senate
There was a vacancy in the Office, and we
are of opinion that Gov. Wells in FILING
such vacancy, acted under an act Of the
Legislature, and that the action of the
senate was not required. Ordered that
the judgement appealed from Be affirmed
and appellant to pay costs.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

~ One town in Montana is SO healthy
that the Vigilance Committee were OBJ
llged to hang a man to start a graveyard
with.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

E One town in Montana is so healty
that the Vigilance Committee are oblig-
ed to hang . man to start . graveyard
with.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10
The PeEspEsr's IsrEsrros,-says an

The PRESIDENTS lNrENTIoN,-Says an
exchange:
It is a mistake to say that the Pres'-
dent has not expressed his intention in re-
gard to vetoing the negro suffrage bill;
His intention to veto it in the event Of
its passage by the Senate has been plain
" and frankly expressed On two recent
occasions.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

The" BONE AND SINEw."-We learn
that one of our former Pensioners, W. d.
WINTER. Esq, has just returned from New
York, where he has engaged three hun
|dred Germans, as laborers, on his planta-
tons in the Felicianas. La anticipation
of their arrival, he has purchased largely
of mules, plows, gearing, etc, preparato-
ry 10 putting in large crops Of cotton
we have not heard whether he intends cul-
tivating any portion of his land in sugar.
Yet from his knowledge and experience
in that branch Of agriculture, we are in
.clined to the belief that he will not de-
vote his entire interest to the cultivation
of cotton. Sugar plantations, can be
worked by white labor rs we'll as those
of cotton, while the crop is far more Ger
tain and decidedly more lucrative. Our
low-lands we're never intended by nature
for the production OF cotton, which is
abudaatly evidenced by the attempts
which have heretofore beensmade 10 pro-
duce the staple, enormously called king"
In company with others, we anticipate
much from this material Of labor, which
has, heretofore. been pronounced impossi-
BILE in the South.
THE WEATsEE.-Instihe good old days
of the elder SUeAR PLANTER, it .5as our
delight TO descant upon the vagaries of the
weather and prophesy wisely thereon
nay, we never thought the paper proper
" filled up, unless it contained our
weather paragraph" The mania seizes
US once more to talk of the weather, and
50, here goes OF all the dirty, disasreea-
BILE, rainy, drizzly, sloppy, muddy, chilly,
freely, outrageous weather We ever saw,
felt or dreampt OF, this week, up to the
present writing, beats all. We couldn't
work, we had no wood, no umbrella. no
overeoat, no boots-no credit and a well
ventilated Office. Work hard dc we and
our cub could, the paper could not
make its appearance at the proper time.
But it wont be cold always, and then we
will make our appearance regularly every
Saturday morning before our readers.
Since the above was in type, "Old
Sol has shown his face once more. and
We ieei IN a better huinor than when we
penned our weather article
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10
SATURDAY, FEaHu.nx 10, 1866.


NOTICE.
Office Bureau Refugees. &C.,
Plaquemine, La, Jan. %, 1866.
HENRY ]. HYAMs, Justice Of the Peace in
and for the parish of West Baton Rouge, La, is
ihereby authorised to make and fill up contrasts
furnished in blank from Head Quarters, Rureau
Refugees, &C., Sta + Louisiana, in compliance
with Circular No,S nsSd Bureaum Inject TO
my approval. 1S !.
.
Agent parishes D~kge}
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

SCUM SRsrlaEsrs TT. -
1 asen'ng Post advocates the adn;,;a n'fs
Tue claimants to seats ii Consras ,s'0a Of
the Southern States. for the reas ,sss from
should be satisfactory TO avss1 l' which
can and patriot in the land, thu, . !,
sons in the reVolted States. who =. per-
nestled have a right to represent =. ~ a1a-
represented in Congress. s1ah sad De
excepted from the benifts Of y are
y, having no political rights. ines.
special category, for which pros;a;aa y :
be made at the pleasure Of ths ' na can
nent. These expected individuals 10
harmless. The Davises, and Tonne a.e
and Cobbs, and Hunters, and Hs 1omOses
ana other makers of mischief. need n;A
US no alarm. We can dispose Of t S,ns
as justice and a wise policy shall here,r
ter suggest but the men who havs naa.
trne to us in Tennessee, and A,kaas ~
and Florida, and North Carolina ~
masses who have been amnestied H.. Ie
still larger number who desire fns w
eonciliistlon and tranquility, must ~,
be made 10 suffer wrongs on their ~
count. As the nation opeus its arms i
the latter, Congress should ualeano
their fitting representatives. Then uhan
all the States are in action, when tic e..
toration is accomplished let us proceed
to such constitutional amendments - .ss
altered circumstances OF the country ~
progrerss of public opinion. and 3 matnr.
ed judgement Of our affairs will unoe..
tionably demand.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-02-10

Office Bureau Refugees. &C., |
Plaquemine, La, Jan. %, 1866. {
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27
cOAsTwIsE STEAMSHIPS.
DACIFIc NAIL STEAMSHIP coMPANY's
THROUGH LINE
To- CALIFORNIA.

THROUGH LINE
,nn,,,,,Tc CkmIFokNIA,
oARTvY TH F. Ys,TsP ss sThFas SArrN
Steamers leave pier river foot OF Canal street. at
Dec sISEK YoRE, csptsia w. o. rarber connecting
w JAM onsSss srHgsy csPsp SSe1ayy
With aofbES has capsin fspa1 e. " gray
VIII asn bES Sfry srah cspnP Hs connecting
All touch a. Acspac9 's.c Of 1T and ne.
Central American ' ports and ihoss p Il ii
D.s;,afs q lin zach month connect. -I,a ,hs new
S Ha5 e sSsns: rsaue ss '
Yokohama and Bong Kong. on April Is67.
passage tickets and al further information apply az
New ' YORK wharf '0'' o SIR oasS sss sss
TOR CALIFORNIA, VIA PANAMA.
YORK viii rn''a sail s1 on aoSDl TpgEcEassR 81 sM
For rites ac Inquire Frelsh, once Company Pier
u North river foot Of Canal street v..,o a.
Sole Freight Agents = N. 5 $. Co.
A TLAsrIc NAIL STEAMSHIP. COMPANY.
REGULAR uSiTED STATES MALL STEAMERS, sail.
ing On the 22d ~ every month
AstES dSn I TSsa%ss%a% isas 3
hee sAs oaP-p -. Geo + ana sr.e
Thomas Para fernsmtaco Bahie and o janero going
sSa '''o'nn fSr &c ss e Re sa's' apply
No. Bowling Groen, New YORK
JTSrrgIn STATE. ,rTEs NAIL LINE 70 mAys.yA
EVERY THURSDAY, from Pier No. 4. North River
fUNCTUALbY At IL a.
The elegant sidewheel steamships
MORO CASTLE Adams .Thurrdiy, Jan
EAGLE Greene THURSDAY Jan 10
COLUMBIA Barton. urs lay. Jan n
MoRku dams. THURSDAY, Jan -
GARRISON ALLEN, Agents, No Bowling Green, n. v.
HAVANA sisAL AND VERA Cruz
IL The eaewheel steamship Man HAITIAN will asii from
pier No. Nor h above the 18th Of nenth
CIARikS A. WHITNEY, agent
No. ~ Bt1Adway.
THE ELEGANT SCREW STEAMER
u MEKRINAC,
Captain Van gce will sail Tor Havana asurd., Dec 20 Al
ST ~ from pier No n North river.
For freight o. pssssse spriy 10
GAERISoS ALLEN Assnts.
No. 5Boshrg drsea, ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

LAZY i.fELy FROM PAris. DFsIRps EwrIoY
~ uei ~ the csy viii cngg.s 10 exDrt,
thN mos particular neodevoss Address 5 East Iglh ~
TUon NJ h.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

A SITUATION wANfED--Hy An AMERICAN CIR
u 70 ~ general houseV0rt ,'ty reference be cvr
Appv n a. Pearl a., IN tic bsiery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

A FIRST CLASS DRESsM.l&ER WISHES 70 co on
~ ~ the day week ciit and M adcs' and children
A. -~c- would take work 70 her house ADDRESS l3s ives
1871
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

A SITUATION wANTEp-BN 4 FIRST GLASS COOK
= lp'e restaurant or boarding house; under
al Nia- 81 aHfa rs. pastry ard Almp and nj orde
cooking hes reference can ryei. Call m this yecl
a ~ Elizabeth ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27

A HEAvy CRASH IN MUsLfNS.
"A FINE hUeLfNs l2Hc.; former price 20c.
FINER GOODS Nc. and he.
EXTRA ou Atty 20c sad lie.
BEST ~ wANSuTTAs 90.
creAi demand for 9arnets. We have O hne supply
N. R.--Nc extra charge FOR Garnsts.
BFAUTIFrf GARNET, MERINOEs ALPACAs
GARNET EMPRLss CLOTHS, REPS,
ENGLISH MERINoEs, GARNET PoPLIHs, &C
- - 49, IMMENSE LOTS s7xc
IMMENSE LOTS 3D.
We bought these for cheap holiday dresses.
POSTER BROTHERS, l67 Eighth av., 18th st.,
And POSTER BROTHERS, III Bieecker street.
4 LONG CAMEL's HAIR SHAWL FOR sALE-A BAR.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-08
HOT AIR FURNACES
PETER MARTINS
a,gor, Patent llmProyedr aa3gz
Hot Air FI'rUaCeS,
FOR PURLICaAND PRIvslTEUgs.E
For Wood on Coal.

THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC
j. iscalled to the above FuruAces as theycombine
ventilating with heating qualities.
IRE inventor has, after years Of experiments, sue
ceeded In perfecting what be claims to be the best
Furnace now IN use. Among its many advantages
over the ordinary Furnaces, are:
The small amountiof Fuel required to keep 10 IN
Keeping the rooms constantly supplied With pure,
fresh air drawn from Natures inexhaustible stock
Large Air Chambers. avoiding the confinement Of
heat in heated walls and hot metal chambers.
Improved Water Chambers Which keep ~
great objection to ordinary Hot Air Furnaces.
The castings are heavy, and strongly bolted to-
gether guarsnteeng durability under any degree Of
Particular attention iscaIled 10 the SELF-REGU-
LATIN q ARR EMEN Of this Furnace, which
has been pronounced byescienti6c men to be the
BEST EVER Made. 81
81 Every Furnace warranted to give entire sat
~ % 7.a. REFERENCES; 49,. 70 o.,
By, permission refer to the following parties.
who have the Furnaces in use: ID
r. Davey, corner John and Hopkins streets,
B. Roth i Co.. ST. Nicholas. corner Fourth and
Race streets, Cincinnatsdi % Wa od1 ifI 0l On
! Elsss. Fourth street, near John, Cincinnati. %
N. Eckert, Bank street, Cincinnati.
N. J.. Bernard. Court street, near Freeman, Gin
G. W Rechtin, Pike street. Cincinnati. ..igs
Gilmore, Dunlap Co.. Bankers, Fourth street,
Cincinnatl. x,-1.F.S rgr'.H r'.HngHFU--.E-sr. .T
=; f. hendy C9oyington, NY. -,
Glasser a pros koprlh street, near smith, Clncin-
Mrs. Clearwater. Dalton,strees Cincinnati.rrg z
William Doane, Oircleville, Ohio.
r?'Ver' oi 'no hru VI Num- Ne.er q Oo'' jim Oin
A N, Riddle. Cincinnati.
Van Wick, Cincinnati. .-----
Mr.. Smith, of the Firm Of Smith q DitsOn, Gin
M. Fechiemer Eighth street, near Vine, Cincin-
natl. - 4 VI -. 1 - 49, b . ~
NJ. N. Megrue, Milford. Ohio. ~ rerr. fs-rgl
4. s. Basdel, Lawrencebnrg, Indiana. svay
j. Bast, Architect, CINCINNATI. a.fs.t
Mr.. Moore, Architect, Cincinnati. .-
Walter Il Stewart, Cincinnati. s'.fHIf'.. ..i
Pieket& Son. Cincinnati. 1af fl~W ,h'
Anderson Hannaford, Cincinnati. .II'
-..uI .ft.ug- ---- 1s'.r.a F"i wa.
The Warm Air Furnace IN ,nufactured for me by
Peter Martin could not easily be excel cd, making
the atmosphere as pleasant as summer, Is free from
smoke or gas, aud costs for fuel but mere trihe.
18th Ward Dayton street, Cincinnati.
.f rc-r-- .'.f --- a.t f1fr sPGI vi
S Mn Norpr u AAE REAprNa OH1oJ %.
. 'l'D' NoVsnber aoth Iss1
NJ, ,..-.l ms, =, -, 11-.,r 81, 10, 10 |
MR.. MARTiN:.Inls Is 10 certlIy tnat We trlen tne
furnace you ouilt ior U.s. and are satsned Win H.
Yours respecgHpllLTTSp NoTpt ,,.t1r
SISTERS NOTKE DAME
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-08

have used for two winters Mr.. Peter Martins Hot
Air Furnace in my dwelling, and am well satisfied
a'' GRIFFIN TAYLOR.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-08
TStatesntalls
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win be rigidly adhered 10 In all cases. There win be
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-08

CINCINNATI, April 2s, 1884.
Having used. during the past winter, the Hot Air
Furnace manufactured and put up by Mr.. Peter
Martin, willingly testify to the very general salts
J. G. CULBERTS0N,
..-'-.... ... ..... $50 w est sixth Street.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-08

Furnaces altered and repaired. .s.t....
Galvanized Iron Cornices and Cutters.
Tin, Corrugated and Sheet Iron and Slate Roofer.
Corrugated Iron Doors and shutters. 1000 r' r. .
81 Full particulars regarding price, .&c., can be
obtained at my store, No. l49 West Fifth street,
at the Office Of the Burnet House. s.
PETER MARTINI
No. l4s West Fifth street. between Ra % and Elm,
Cincinnati. 10 5-.o,. --A1 mch865-dly
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-21
BlOndin OutdOne--The Latest
Sensation.

You may recall one De Lave, a tight
rope performer, who long time ago
astonished the natives of Rochester by
his feats above the Genessee Falls. He
has Just returned here from many years
spent in South America and Mexico,
and is going to give the public new
sensation. He proposes to cross the
Falls of Niagara on a small wire, as
'sthe American Eagle" To explain, he
is now having large leather eagle
made here in the city, which is to be
''stuck fulP' of feathers and otherwise
manipulated SO as to resemble a live
one of monstrous proportions. This
is to fit closely about his body, and on
walking the wire he will balance him
self by tapping the artificial WINGS
At the same time rope is to be sus-
pended by him below the wire, to which
his son, a boy eight years old, will
cling and 60 through with various
athletic performances as the father adj
vances across the Falls. De Lave
likewise proposes to walk on a wire
over the Falls, carrying both his wife
and son on his back. This promises
to be the great sensation of the season.
De Lave has been performing at the
CITY of Mexico, where he occasioned
considerable turore. He brings with
him a medal received from the Emper-
or MaXimilian.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-21
------~-~aa1zs~S~ ~ ~z1s-"~---------
A Boy Struck Blind for Bias
nh


The vengeance of the Almighty was
visited on youth named Richards, on
Sunday week, in the most awful and
sudden manner, It appears that the
lad, who is thirteen years of age, and
the son of parents in very humble cir
cumstances, was playing in the street
with four or five other lads of about
his own age at 'Ecat and dog" Rich
ards and his companions had been play
ing for some time, when dispute ar
ose between them as to the 'fnotches''
Cor jumps) Richards had scored. He
declared that he had made more than
twenty, and his opponents protested
that he had not scored so many High
words and bad language were freely
used on both sides. Each boy accused
the other of falsehood, and at length
Richards, failing to convince his com
panions of the truthfulness of his state
ment, flew into violent rage and en-
phatically shouted, s'NIay God strike
me blind if 1 haven't made more than
twenty He had scarcely uttered the
adjuration before he let the 'Edog" fall
out of his hands, and, throwing up his
arms, exclaimed sOh dear, I can not
see" Ois companions ran to him, and
finding what he said was true, at his re-
quest led him home, where, OF exam
nation, it was found that thick film
had overspread each Of his eyes. In
this miserable condition the unhappy
youth has remained ever since, and we
are informed that there is little Or no
prospect of his sight being restored
Brighton { Eng. Observer.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-21
Miseellanu.
Revenge of ROthschild.

|. An amusing adventure is related as
having happened at the Bank of Eng
land, which had committed the greatest
disrespect Of refusing to discount a
bill of large amount drawn by An
.seleen Rothschild, of London. The
bank had haughtily replied ''that they
discounted only their own bills, and
not those of private persons" But
they had to deal with one stronger than
the bauk. ''Private persons % exc1aim-
ed Nathan Rothschild, when they re-
ported to him the fact 'Private per-
sons! l will make these gentlemen see
what kind of private persons we are -
Three weeks afterwards Nathan
Rothschild, who had employed the i'll
terval in gathering all the fve-pound
notes he could procure in England and
on the continent, presented himself at
the bank at the opening of the office.
He drew from his pocket book five
pound note, and they naturally count
ed out five sovereigns, at the same time
looking quite astonished that the Baron
Rothschild should have troubled him.
self for such trife. The Baron ex-
amined one by one the coins, and put
them into little canvas bag, then
drawing out another note-a third-a
tenth-a hundredth, he never put the
pieces of gold into the bag without
scrupulously examining them, and III
some instances trying them in the bal
ance, as he said, ''the law gave him the
right to do so"
The first pocket book being emptied
and the first bag full, he passed them
to his clerk and received second, and
thus continued till the close OF the
bank. The Baron had employed seven
hours to change twenty-one thousand
pounds. But as he also had nine en-
p!oycs of his house engaged in the man
ncr, it resulted that the house of Roths-
child had drawn twenty-one thousand
in gold from the bank, and that he had
so occupied the tellers that no other
person could change single note.
Everything which bears the stamp OF
eccentricity has always pleased the En-
glish. They were therefore the first
day very much amused at the piqe OF
Baron Rothschild. They, however
laughed less when they saw him return
the next day at the opening Of the bank
flanked by his nine clerks land followed
this time by many drays, destined to
carry away the specie. They laughed
no longer when the king of bankers
said with ironic simplicity, 'these gen
tlemen refuse to pay my bills. / have
sworn not to keep theirs. At their
leisure, only, notify them that have
enough to employ them for two
months"
s'For two months -
Eleven millions in gold drawn from,
+ the Bank Of England, which they have
never possessed
The bank took alarm there was
something to be done. The next morn,
ing notice appeared in the journals thai
henceforth the bank would pay Roths
child's bills the same as their own.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-21

We often hear it remarked that
many of the negroes are idle and un-
willing to labor, and complaints of this
kind are sometimes made to the Freed
mems Bureau. Among all races, how
ever, there are idle men, and of course
the African race is not excepted. On
the otherside Of the question, we may
state fact which recently came to our
knowledge and which shows that all
negroes are not idle. A certain plant
er, living not many miles" from
Nashville, complained to Gen. Fisk
that his.negroes worked too much, and
asked to have something done about it..
It seems that those colored men were
to have q share in the cotton crop,and
being anxious to raise all they could
they not only worked in the day time,
but continued to labor far into the
night. BY the light of the moon they
cultivated the planters acres with SO
much industry that he became alarmed
for his stock, and told Gen. Fisk that
the freedmen would kill every team he
had on the place. To this the General
replied that he had no power to pre-
vent the Africans from going on with
their work, and that the planters only
relief would be to obtain new supply
of stock. If all the freedmen labored
with the same energy we think there
would be no fears about the high price
of cotton.-NushvilleP Press.