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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

The BAYOU LAFoURcHE CREvAssE.-M.,
4. B.seger, President of the New Orleans
Opelousas and Great Western Railroad
Company, is Of opinion that it would he
nnWlse to attempt to close the presen.
cEevasse in the Bayou Lafourcbe. as the
closing would be apt, at the present STAGE
Oh water, to create other more disastrous
crevasses.
Mr.. seger estimates that the damage
accrulng from the present crevassee viii
hoI exceed ten thousand dollars, and the
cost OF closing it will reach nearly double
Ipas amount, according to the estimate
Ina 1laoe ny py MAYOR Greene, Chief Engineer of
'he FIRST Division of Louisiana Leyees.
1t IS the intention of the Opelousas Com.
to raise that portion Of their tack
Which IS now submerged by the waters
OF the e%revass, and place it upon a tenn
porary trestle work.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
SATURDAY -...... MARCH 90, 1857.

"LA CAUSE PERDUE."-We have receiv'
ed the first number of this work-a trans
lation of Pollard's Lost Cause from
the office Of La Renaissance, New Orleans.
This admirable translation Of a popular
work, will be issued at the low price OF
twenty-five cents a number, or eight dol
lars for the whole, if paid in ADVANCE
Each number will contain a beautiful lith-
ograph of some prominent officer Or a
battle scene. The copy in our possession
can be seen at this office by those who
MAJ desire to subscribe. We will also re-
ceive subscriptions on behalf of the pub
Usher.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

The Tax ON Corrosive have received
the following from Col. Ready, u. S
Revenue Assessor, relative to the present
tax on the feecy staple:
EDITORS OF THE BEg-As an erroneous
idea has obtained in relation to the ~
on Cotton, for the information Of the
pubilc, | would ask the publication Of the
following. extract from the Internal Rar.
enue Act Of March 2, 1867:
On and after the first day Of
1ep.enioef' 1907, q tax OF two and a half
cents per pound only shall be levied col.
iected and paid on any cotton nrodnoos
IN the United Ttates.p
1t will be seen that the rate of tax.t;on
on cotton will continue as At 800,
proximo. epteiiosf'
Respectfully,
JAMES READY, Assessor
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

The sourH LEARNING A LEssos-Tbe
columbia IS. c. Picnic, in urging pnon
the South the importance of education and
the acquisition Of trades by the youno
men OF that section, says very truly, The
mere routine of ordinary school studies is
no1 all that makes the man. Southern
people have learned a lesson from the
circumstances by which they are surround.
ed-the results Of the war. They have
not the ample means they had formerly
TO give their children a collegiate eduea.
lloh. This, ] n som degree, may be REQ
afded as a benefit; for, although we NAV
not have the humber Of mere sci GLARS that
had formerly, we will have more nse.
u business men, and especially will our
IMPOVERISHED section be more speedily
'ecuperated If our IONS learn trades and
sequ're a thorough practical education
lttlng them for the responsible duties
hat lie before them.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
THE CONDITION OF THE ERrrnux@


HE CONDITION OF THE FREEDnK{~
special Washington corresponds d
Crescent says The reports 4
Freedmen's Bureau officers show
freedmen are becoming degrsde ~
general rule, rather than improved
stated officially that they have ~
cheated of their time and wages "
reputable Northern adventures. M
have grown disgusted with plantlsM
labor. They crowd into towns and IAs
ges. where they huddle together andlss
a life of idleness and vice and crines-
They do not appreciate for their chldla
theeducational blessings which TIL ek
ern school marms are prepared \
shower on them. and they shos tasia
a contemptuous disregard for the biDdias
of of marriage. B4d
temptations, they cannot resist, asdl1ft
ing all the restraints that were put upM
heir passions in their former state otMs
they become idle and vicious =
Forthless.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
THE VETO MESSAGE.

OF the four millions of voters of thu
| North, two millions look with amazemen'
and fear upon a Congress which usurps
such unlimited powers and legislates IL
disregard of the only source OF authority
it has to legislate at all. Those two mil
lions protest against the military recon
struction bill. OF the million and a hall
of those constitutionally allowed to vote
in the South, all, or nearly all, protest
against the bill. North and South, three
millions and a half of people unite with
President johnson in demonstrating
against the crime committed by Congress,
aud applaud the fidelity, the consistency,
the regard for his constitutional oath, and
for the fundamental principles of the Gov
eminent, which are illustrated by the CO.
gent and comprehensive Indictment sent
in to that revolutionary body, arraigning
it for unprecedented, most dangerous and
destructive violations of the instrument
it solemnly swore to obey. And not only
the entire body Of Conservatives in the
Union make the Presidential veto their
own, but many of the ahlest and most
judicious Of the Republican ranks. They
have furnished some of the most powerful
arguments which have been urged against
the iniquitous bill. They have demon
strated in advance the legality and the
justice OF every position advanced by the
President in his protest, showing the un-
constitutiohalify, the dangerous invasion
of the domain of individual and public
liberty, the lack Of practical sagacity and
craftsmanship Of the military bill. So
palpable are the enormous crimes Of this
bill against constitutional law. so pres-
nant Is 1t with injustice and outrage. that
there is little reason to doubt that if the
veto message of the President should be
submitted to the American people on the
question, *shall it be sutained ~ a ma
jority in the North would vote "yes.n-
The President may rest assured that a
majority of the people acknowledge
their debt OF obligations to him for this
message. It is the judgement of history
upon the legislation of a party mad with
BOWER aud dlabo.ic in their hatred Of the
Southern section Of the Unnion. It is a
memorial OF the ThirtY-Ninth Congress
which will be consulted in after years as
!. picture of a body of men portrayed as
aadical artists more unprineiplea and cor
upt than ever before sat in the seat of
and who closed their history on
saturday, the I'd Of March, 1897, by the
of an act which will render them
Infamous IN all time to come. Our read
rs will perase the message with care
ltter reading it they will prefer the fame
t Andrew Johnson defending the Con-.
%ttntion and the Union, with an over
Vhelmlng Congress against him, to the
emporary triumph of the Iaeobins, who
re doomed TO everlasting d.shonor.-St.
.oais Republican.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

NAnoSst RHcooslrlos ), q.
slqnal religious conventiop. u, uhoaA4
81 NJ, NE being and providence 4 ,fess1fa
q the authority Of Jesus e., y ood Il
supremacy Of the bible il aI e;s;' y i
met net. on Tuesday evening IN H pIi, 49,
m yaage f strong presiding Add s,,.ss'.l
nraf f. oy several eminent divine. Il, =
nenI 70 the Constitution va
recognizing Almighty God : !,
e or al, authority and power i
. without intending to be p.s.a
a's ia,fef inclined to tie opinion An
Almighty seems to have little !. 1'.s Y
the eiv'l government Of The uujtes =. y
as II at present exists. The De;,, !.
pears to have been ignored er,;..'.
pretty much all its transaetioD.,n
Individual with the eleven hooss
doubt bossingo all their deIas-. -
is the inference drawn fran I
ceedings for the last three J, -. :
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
SUGAR PLANTER.

Communication intended for this paper snouia
be directed to Baton Rouge, not H@ Da'on
Rouge. nc hv
directing as above. o,
Any Of our Baton Rouge friends having com
munications, &C., for the SUGAR PLASTER, pY
leaving them with Mr.. AnBoR, on board me fef-
ry-boat, they will be promptly received ana az
tended.
o5vertisemtnts on before Thursday, to secure
their insertion the same week.
ssgp Oscar Holt Esq, is our authorized agent
in Baton Rouge.
nSss- Messrs. Wharton & Tllingworth are our
duiv authorized Agents in New Orleans.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
asg The Havana c-crreana.a.-

The Havana correspondent i /.
ne" Orleans Picayune tells The foIl..ss
tough yarn /; although we head -..s
years ago, Of a similar instance -.
gentleman in that city risked a Z,
twenty dollar bill he had in tie ,o,a, !.
a chance IN the Havana LOTTERY, Ii 4
the grand prize Of sl0o,oo0:
The old saying. where piree,. d
roost, pigeons viii fly to- has be,. a; ~
grated at the last drawing Of the M.
Lottery. Dir. Sabine 0iero. !. Nm.
from Madrid. Lad a balance due IN !
so for several years, the money N,
~ Charge OF the Cashier Of ]. u. i,,l.s
4 Co On his arrival here, be tola 4
trend to purchase a LOTTERY ticket h j.
amount, and be sure to pick out ~
which would draw the sloo,0Oo 30 l
which case be would keep $a0'oOQ Il
himself, $4,000 to Be given to ~
equal amount to his friend, NJ. ~
and the remaining SIC, 900 to a. en-
OF j. NJ. Morales 4 Co. Tie ia b
draw the 100000, and the nouss
teen distributed as agreed upon. !
no plan has yet been arranged y
manner OF investing the money &
benefit of the poor.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
The New York Tribune is violently Oh

The New York Tribune is violently op.
posed to Congressional Chaplains. The
following extract will, we think, be hear.
lily endorsed by our readers Religion,
like every thing in Washington, is shame
lessly prostituted to the necessities and
conveniences of partisan politics. Chap
lains are elected just as door keepers and
tide-waiters are appointed, on account Of
their political opinions, aud they are ex-
pected to pray and preach in the service
and for the profit of the party that elects
them. Party zeal is often quite as appa.
rent in the opening prayer of the Con
gressional Chaplain as in the ward haran-
que Of the Treasury Clerk. The Chaplain
is expected to pray for bis party friends
and at bis party foes. usually bis Pc
tition is a summary Of the preceding day,
and a statement Of what ought to be done
on the day at hand.n
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

SOUTHERN Observation-Disclosures FROM
ooSGREss-The prompt action of Congress-
In passing ajoint resolution appropriatino
one million dollars for the relief of the
people IN the South, loyal and disloval
alike, will be cordially approved through,
out the whole country. It is not merelv
want in It's ordinary form that exists in the
South; 1t Is starvation. The operations of
private charity are too slow for the nre.
sent emergency. The relief must be inst
ant; Tor It's now a case of life aid death IN
most OF the Southern States. The an
preparation of million by Congress, then
comes in good time, and we trust that
there will be no delay or unnecessary
IN expanding it. Apart from
The question of humanity involved in the
measure it is an excellent stroke of nolicy
winch v will goa great way to show even
ehe most stubborn minds the South that
congress is not disposed to treat them
with that harshness which some Of ,ba
eaders newspapers Representative
York Herald.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

&E+[SN%t
The Crescent.s special Washington M
respondent, under date Of March ~
writes as follows in reference to thepst
icy which will be pursued BY the rsa1rn
with reference to reconstruction s1s
though Gen. Banks, 10 his speech a a
construction. indicated Louisiana DsotI
experimental ground Virginia Is esteslt
ly to be the first State forced to acoa
the terms offered to it at the point 0lM
bayonet. Unless ller Legislature q az
calls a convention and proceeds - 49,
dance with the Sherman-reconstrpc1
bill, a few score radicals, nearly Nie
them recent importations, will encoala6s
the negroes to unite with them, WIlIesA
a convention. and win thus secure e0a
troll of the State, backed by the re-.
Governor Pierpont sides w
the radicals, from whom alone q
nope a prolongation of his power, egg
ssserts that the negroes are alreaaJ
rested with franchise and every ~
light Of citizenship. The leading men q u
State have either TO see the horde 49,
,ower, or they must themselves cone''''s
nd control the new political eleine1s.
t is a bitter cup, but the enefssns'
reat, and the necessity for proDp. !.
ION is apparent. A delegation -
anne yesterday from Richmond 70
lin if an appeal to the Supreme 0s1s
,uld not be made, go home o.
ithout hope
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

HE LFyGEs MISUNDERSTANDING the
receipt OF several sensational letters from
above, we are assured by gentlemen ehe
have recently visited the Grand. Nor.
ganza, and Ghinn and Robertson Ieyees
that they are 10 fine condition to resist
the present flood. All that is necessary
to be done is to have them closely watch
ed, ID order that they may not be famnered
with by evil minded persons interestedin
flooding the swanps for the pur-
pose of foating outtimber, felled by them
during the winter. One of our iDformants
who came down on the Robert &. Lee
which reached here yesterday, specially
contradicts the rumor about the weakness
OF Grand Levee. Just before taking the
steamer, he walked over the whole leneth
OF this levee, and could discover no siens
OF Transportation, and no greater slonrhjno
OF ID front then IS usual with new leyees
The Board of Leveo Commissioners At
their session yesterday, passed resolutions
however, i%nstracting Major Greene. Chief
Engineer of the First District, to make an
immediate personal elimination of these
principal @leyees, and to employ sucb
Watchmen and material as he NAV deem
necessary for their perfect security.
P5cayune.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, alwas first
10 the field for fashion, to-day
a large addition to his stock Of spring and
summer goods, to which We call the at
tentian of purchasers. It is well worthy
of note that this establishment sells no.
thing but goods of the best quality, and
at prices that cannot fail to be satisfac-
tory. A call viii satisfy the most fastid-
ious upon this point.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

Louisiana seems ahead Of Der sisters in
agricultural enterprise. The fair held in
New Orleans was a very successful one,
and now we see another State Fair an
announced to be Leld in Baton Rouge in
May. From the central and beautiful To-
cality, and the enterprise Of that city, we
look for good results to the planting in
tfrest, and bespeak q general attenl ance
OF the good citizens Of Louisiana. We
hope the manufacturers ofimproyed impIe-
ments, The country over, will make it a
point to be represented at our Southern
Fairs .Sonthera Caitipator, Aheas, Ga.
It will afford us much pleasure to see
Galtlvator represented on the occasion.
We are straining every nerve to render o u
Fair crreditable to the State, and Judging
from the interest taken in Thy all class
es, ne shall succeed. The Fair will be
thrown open to displays of all kinds,
whether from the East, West, North or
South. Our premiums will be as liberal
as our means will permit, but it must not
be understood that goH medals will be
distributed by the hundred. To give sat
istactIon Is our great aim to all who NAV
Us with their presence, whether as
exhibitors or spectators. Come over. Mr..
o~aitiFator, aud see us-it will be a great
pieasuee to make your acquaintance.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

The Brazos Signal thinks the negroes
OF African birth in the State of Texas are
last feylv'ng heathenism among the peo-
PIE Oh their W color, If left uninter-
fuptea IN their erusades, they will soon
the strange and horrible cera.
monies OF fetishism in the Lone Star State
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

Inc rumor that the editor of the s,a.r
,anser mas been trapped by one of The
n,alagefIe agents is false. The hapnv
ialnliy o. monkeys all howled at him y
VIEW orleans, and the big babboon com
FIJI suicide because it couldn't look
Local should write a touching epitapb
upon the departed worth of his dear friend
ana commence it with the TOUCHING Inc.
1 me kiss him for his mother
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23
~. Although the river continues /,

b. Although the river continues ris.
ing at this point, we have heard no fears
expressed for tie safety of the CEinn and
Robertson levee. As we have often sta
ted, all confidence is entertained IN The
durability of this immense structure
Still, the rising waters create an uneasi-
dess which cannot we'll be suppressed.
We have SO long been the victims OF
pooriy-constructed @levees, in the sha pc Of
overHows, that it is difficult to clear the
mind of dismal apprehensions. When it
Is taken into consideration that our bread
depends mainly upon the stability of the
@iesees, we can well be excused for enter.
tanning fears upon the subject. even
though assurances to the contrary are
abundantly held ont to us. Those who
have never lived behind a levee, cannot
how much a rise in the river
annoys Us, nor can they conceive the agony
OF mind a fear for the levees entails m
our people. AS yet we feel safe-the
future depends upon a structure of dirt.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

nsa- There has been q new article OF
whisky introduced in Plaquemine, called
the Ribbon The consequence is all
the people are wearing the coIors.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

At a Fourth of July celebration in Ma.
ZION county, ILL.,, a young lady offered the
iolloWlng toast: The young men Of
America: their arms our support onr
arms their reward. Fall in--men fan
snibbs, the brute, thinks this will h.
taxing arms against a sea of troubles
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

CHEAP.-A plantation in Wilcox coun.
ty, Ala, containing from fifteen hundred
to two thousand acres, which before the
war produced from eight thousand to ten
thousand bushels of corn, and from three
hundred and fifty to five hundred bales
Of cotton, vas rented the other day for
one hundred and thirty dollars a year.
The prosperous South
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

aas- The Arabs performing at one Of
1ne places of amusement in New Orleans
are continually getting into trouble. Tbav
must be be DOM (Bedouin) Arabs !
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

L- Another week Of weather bad
enough to make a mar forswear father,
mother and occupation, and turn radical.
Enough rain has fallen to satisfy any one
that the jug up stairs was pretty full
when the clerk of the weather tilted it
over. These heavy and continued rains
are so many set.backs to our planters who
are anxious to get On with their cropping.
The propitious weather that showed itself
some weeks ago proved only a delusive
hope SO far as ~permanancy was concern
ed. Many thought the winter over, and
we among the number. 1t is not the first
time we were deceived by false appear
ances. Oh, no not by q vast number of
times March came in as gently as a
sucking lamb, but will go out as a roar
ing lion.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

hs~Hon. Tn. /. Wharton. formar,,
attorney General ofMississippi, of States.
rights and secession views 10 the past
comes out urging the people of Mississip
pi who can vote, to organise a governmet
as soon as possible under the reconstruc-
ton scheme Of Congress. In the conelnd.
'ng paragraph of bis long and able letter.
oe thus speaks Of the mastery inactivity
proposed by some:
by mastery inactivity we failed to
arm the negro with the ,musket for our
defence. The Yankee armed him for onr
.saoIugat'on. He is now armed with the
ballot. We cannot take it from him
Shall it be used for us, or against ms i
the practical question?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

ssas The report in circulation that the
local of the Adyocate intended Offering
twenty Of bis photographs as special pre-
miums at the approaching Fair has caused
fifty old maids to take as many tickets.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-03-23

u Philip received a lot of fresh lager