The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-19
LETTER FROM PLAQLEM1NE

Editor Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
Since my last, but little of interest has
TRANSFERRED here, if l except the domain of
politics, wherein some wonderful workings
are on foot, the result of Which it is not
easy to divine in particulars, but easily
ENOUGH told i'll the main. A remarkable in
terest is being manifested in the freedmen
IS the nations wards by IL certain class of
individuals, whose interest in any country
is not very great, nor calculated to add
much to it's welfare, materially, morally, or
socially. In the present state OF affairs these
may and will, probably, have things their
own way, though it is to be hoped their day
will not be long. 1t may, however, be long
enough to ruin the poor freedmen, for these
would-be philantb1opists have proven, the
world over, that they care little for conse-
quences to others so long as their own
pockets are not in any way affected.
For O month past we have had beautiful
weather, and planters have put it to good
Ise--Ihe season promises well, so far, but
it is too early to determine what may he the
vegetables will abundant, though the
light sprinkle of frost last night may check
the growth of the more tender plec
The river has risen rapidly sor se:s. time
past, and is now nearly banksai 81 this
point. Through the crevasse in Grand
pour, and good portion of the parish of
Pointe COupee and this parish is already
under water. Should the river rise much
more, q considerable portion of the parishes
of West Baton Rouge, Assumption, St. Mary,
st. Martin, and Lafourcbe will again be in
undated. 1t is to be hoped that Immediately
after the fall of the river this spring, meas
ures Will be taken to build Grand Levee,
and thus protect this fine section of country
from yearly flood, otherwise, one of the
richest portions of our State must be aban-
doned. Already, many have sought homes
| in
arc seeking homes in other climes. The
steamer to sail from your city soon for Rio
de Janciro is to take from our parish some
| of our best citizens, while others are getting
ready to follow in June. To these we can
only say :. God speed, and wish them that
peace and prosperity denied us in our " own
native land"
In onr church here, the feasts of st. Jo-
seph and the Annunciation were duly OBJ
served this season, and there is evidence
that the festivals now soon to close the
holy season of Lent will be. attended more
numerously than for some time past. This
| Will, indeed, be pleasure to our worthy
pastor, and also to the good Redemptorist
fathers, who worked so zealOusly among us
/ last May that the better spirit of the good
| old times gone might be revived.
We are delighted to know that the Re-
demptorist Fathers will again visit us, to
renew their mission, the Sunday after
Easter. They have been in Baton Rouge
the past two weeks, and it is said much
good has been wrought in that congregation
10y the zeal of these truly devoted priests.
| There is for such lab0rers u wide field in
our country now, and rich harvest ready,
but alas! the reapers are too few, and, the
great harvester, Death, has been busy
among them this past year. Besides the
Jealous priest and laborious missionary, we
sadly need schools for the boys and girls
now growing up and soon to take our places
Good Father Delacroix, of Baton Rouge,
truly says: GA church is good, but a good
school is worth two churches" PELICAN.