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pacity Of those who offer them7 Thus
almost daily we hear of collisions, of
bloodshed, of riots actually occurring,
and Of still greater dangers threatened.
Doubtless these reports are often greatly
exaggerated, but it is not to be denied
,bai there are frequent collisions be-
tween the races, and that the puulic
! MIND is in such a condition as constantly
to eudanga public peace. In this sta"
| If things tie Governor Of the STATE pro-
claims to the world his inability to pre-
serve order and enforce the laws, and
calls upon the President for a large mill
tary force to be placed at his disposal
Is this lie assumed success boasted OF
by ,he Chicago Convention, and is there
anything here upon which to congratulate
the American people? What is the
cause of this confessed and proclaimed
Inability to accomplish the only results
for which governments ought ever to he
instituted OF sustained among men! Is
it to be found in the fact that this Gov
rrnmeut has not the confidence and can
not command the support Of the white
people OF the State, and it demonstrates
VIVA. was perfectly obvious before to all
nut crazy political z~ealots, that white
men will not quietly submit to slavery,
aed that the negro is totally unfit for a
ruler.
III the meantime, while we shall not
ease to struggle against the tide that is
sweep'u US to destruction, we feel that
we 'uust mainly rely upon the good and
trne men Of the North +; and we can but
appeal to them by all the ties which
once bound US together, by all the ira
ditions of the past, and all the hopes of
the future, to take from US the intolerable
burden which has been imposed upon rs
by Congress at tue point Of the %bayonet.
And in The language Of u revolutionary
fathers when addressing their British
brethren, we solemnly warn them that if
they remain "deaf to the voice of justice
and of coosansuinity," and permit the
s!,ackles 10 be rivited upon us we may at
10 distant day become "the example,
and fit inst. ument> for enslaving them"
J.. 0. FUouA, Chairman.
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100 acres, as per certificate No 15fXi
The whole % per plan marked 4. a.,
posted 10 the Office Of A. B~oudonson;e {
late Notary Public in the city Of Na1,
Orleans. -,
Together with the fourteen hundred
and sixty eight shares Of mortgage etoet
thereto attached, as also the buildinc.
and improvements, engines, macLiaetr'
etc, ON said plantation. -
Terms of Sale-The purchaser n fu,.
nish q stock note for the sum Of TWEEN, !.
eight thousand one hundred and Aftv ~.
dollars ($28. l52 O0), falling due Ami
lst 1869, and renewable according to ,h..
charter of the Citizens Bank of Lou;.;.
ana, and the balance cash. The purch..
ser to assume all the obligations .sd
responsibilities of q ~stockholder Of tho
Citizens Bank of Louisiana, and the stocI
note so furnished to be identified viii
the acts Of mortgage passed BY John /.
Lobdell in favor of the Citizens Bank A.
Louisiana. before A. B~oudousquie, Nots.
ry Public In the city Of New Olesns q
the 18th day of June. 18th day Of Az.
gust and I'd day of October 1856. and
with the Sberifs deed Of sale 10 this c.se
J. v. DURABLE, Jr.,
OC'otus @ t-4 ..ss O." Sheriff. r
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-10-10

" am tired to death !" So you have
said often, and are alive still and in good
health, too.
81 had not a wink of sleep last night !
And yet the man in the next room heald
you snore several times.
" would not do it for the world p
And vet you have done many things jus1
as bad for a penny.
ave were up to our knees in mud !
You know very well that the dirt was
not over your shoes.
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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

A meeting of the Police Jury was held
at the Court House on Saturday the 19h
September, 1858. Present, Pope, Doiron,
Vaughn, Chinn, +. Hebert and H. Hebert.
On motion of Mr.. Chinn it was
Resolved, That the sum of five thous-
and two hundred dollars be assessed No.
on the taxable property of The parish for
parochial expenses, for the ensuing year,
according TO the report of the committee
appointed 10 make an estimate of parish
taxes, aud published in the official paper
according TO law.
The resignation of Edouard Leray as
inspector Of roads and levees of the Sd
ward accepted, and WIN. White appoint.
ed iu bis stead and the resignation OF
E. NJ. Dubroca as inspector Of the 7tb
ward was accepted and B. W. Clark ap-
pointed in his place.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the Inspector of the
1lth ward be instructed to let ont repairs
on parish levee to the lowest bidder as
o as practicable.
On mo.ion it was
Resolved, That the inspector Of the I'd
ward he instructed to proceed immedi-
diate'y to have repairs on the Hickey
levee made.
On motion it was
Resolved, That all costs for criminal
prosecutions due the officers of this par
ish be referred to the parish attorney. and
that he be directed to instruct said off
GERS as 10 the legal steps they must pur
sue in oder 10 obtain payment.
The finance commi,,ce made the follow
ing report We, the undersigned, mem
bers OF the 6nauce committee have ex
amined the following accounts aud iud
them correct : Sugar Planter Office, print
ing, SIP SO ; A. V. Dubroca, parish sur
veyor, $45 90; A. V. Dubroca, selling
~levees, SIS 90 A. D. Barrow. clerk,
$37 SO /; VIM. White. sheriff, 1925 90
Signed, II. Hebert, Judeon Ooiron.
On motion it was
Resolved. That the warrants Of the
parish to the amount of two hundred and
fifty dollars be issued and placed 10 the
hands Of the clerk of the conrt of this
parish for the purpose of purchasing the
necessary books for the parish court.
On motion it was
Resolved. That the commissioners of
the Poydras legacy be requested to make
a report of the state of the fund, on or
before the next meeting Of the jury.
On motion it a !
Resolved, That the president Of the po.
lice jury be and be is hereby authorized
to sell OF lease for the term If FIVE years,
the keeping Of a ferry at Port Hudson.
The minutes having been read and sp-
proved. the jury adjourned to the FIRST
Monday in October.
A. D. BARROW, N. w. POPE,
Clerk. President.
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oct3le.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Die

81 VI OUlOlANA fAR1oH VI
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Judicial Die
trict. Citizens Bank OF Louisiana vs..
John L. Lobdell. No 2l20.
By virtue of a wri. of seizure and sale
to me directed in the above entitled and
numbered cause, of date October Sd a. d.
1868, from the honorable the Fifth Dis.
,rict Court in and for said parish and
State, l have seized and will offer at pub
lie sale to the last and highest bidder. at
the Court House Of this parish Of West
Baton Rouge on,
SATURDAY, the lib day Of November,
a. d 1868, between the hours Of II a. N.
and 8 p. m, all the right, title and inter.
est of the defendant, John L. Lobdell,
represented by Lewis s. Lobdell, admin
istrator. in and to the hereinafter describ-
ed plantation and lands. to-wit
A sugar plantation situated in the par.
isb Of West Baton Rouge, measuring
forty one arpents front on the Mississippi
river, and containing two thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight acres, more or
less, the front being composed Of the St.
Iago Smith tract, containing SIX hundred
acres ; the Estevan Watts tract, contain
ing seven hundred acres ; the Stotts
tract. containing one hundred ADD sixty
three acres, and the Weatherly tract.
containing one hundred aDd sixty three
acres, and the depth being of an irregular
form, composed as follows:
l Lot or section no. seventy in town
ship no. six of range no. eleven east. cor.
tanning two hundred and nine 60 100
acres, being the double concession of the
Estevan Watts tract.
2 Lots or sections nos sixty eight and
sixty nine in the same township and
range, each containing seventy acres and
being the double CONCESSIONS Of the Stotts
and Weatherly tracts.
3 Lots or sections nos seventy one
and seventy two in the same township
and range, no. seventy o being No.
1872 S the douSAs concessions Of baSk
land. sold to the heirs of Lewis Alley,
containing one hundred and thirty three
acres, and no. seventy two being certi6
cate No. 772 Of the back land of the
tract of Jean B. C~ourcelle, containing
eighty nine 5000 acres.
4 Lots nos six, seven. eight and nine
of section no ten in the same township
and range. containing together about one
hundred and sixty acres, and lots nos one
and two of section no. fifteen of the same
township and range, containing together
ninety six $1,000 acres, and being lands
acquired from Charles Bishop, L. MILAN.
don and A. S. Phelps. tag
5 The southwest quarter of section no.
nine ia the same township and range,
containing q hundred and fifty six Al
lou acres a. per certificate No. l57l1
6 The southeast quarter of section no.
nine in the same township, and range.
one hundred and ffty six 81
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An omnibus, drawn BY steam power,
and carrying tbirty-ive persons, has been
successfully tried on a common road il
France.
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A negro, after gazing at the Chinese,
exclaimed of de white folks is as
dark at dat out dere, l wunder what's de
color ob de niggers 2"
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"Capital weather, capital weather.
My wife's got such a cold she can't speak
| like such weather"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-10-10

A lady declared to a scientific man
that she knew a rock of which he was
ignorant.
"Name it, madam" said he.
at lie rock the cradle, sir" replied the
lady.
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Election Notice.

TN OBEDIENCE to a Proclamation from his Ex-
cellency, Henry C.. Wamoth, Governor OF the
State OF Louisiana, of date September l9ths. A D
1868. ordering an election to be held in this State on
Tuesday the Sd day OF November A. .; 1865. Tor the
purpose OF choosing electors for President and Vice
President of the United States, and Represe' ta,ives to
the Congress OF the United States, The hereinafter
named precincts established BY. law in the parish OF
the purpose of choosing electors Tor President and
Vice President of The United States and one Repre-
sentative from the Third Congression nal District OF
this State, composed OF the parishes OF 81. Mary; ST.
sieu. Lafayette, st. Landry, 1berville, East Fel'clana,
East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge, to.wlt =
Cut-Of Precinct-At the house OF l.. Arcenanx'
Bmly Landing Precinct-At the ball room oil DOL
ron & Babin.
Court House Precinct-Att the Court House.
Lobdell Store Precinct-At the store Of w. L.
Clark.
Poydras Precinct-A I the School House.
Said elections 10 be conducted and returns thereof
made in all respects according to The provisions OF the
Constitution Of the State. and laws in such cases
made and provided.
Given under my official signature at West Baton
Rouge, this I'd day OF October A D 1868
V.DURALDE IT,:
)oct3e Sheriff.
I'M CONrORMEMENT q une proclamation de
T. son Excellence. henry C. Wa,moth, Gouver.
neur. de rE;tat de la Louisiana date du 10 Septembre,
4 ID lCOO. OTuODHdVI Qu u cIcCuUu ~ uuuO GU Cct
Eta, Ma,di lie 3 November A D. 1868, dams le but de
choisir des electors pour President ct Vice. Presiden,
des Et,ts Uns. eli des Representants au Congres des
Etsts Unis les polls etablis par Ia 'oi en- cet,e psroisse
dOuest Baton Rouge, ct ci-apres decrts, seroot ouv-
ert sur ce dit jour cans le 5ui de choisir des electeurs
pour p .esident e, vice President des Etais Unis, 81 IN
Represeptant pour le Sine District Congressional
compose des paroisses s. Marie. ST Martin. Assump-
tiop, Ascension. Vermillioo, calcasieu. Lafayette. ST
Landry. lberville. Est FeIiciana. Est Baton Rouge ct
Quest Baton Rouge savoir-
Racourci-Au magazin de L. A,cenaux,
Bruiy Landing-Al |, sale debal oe Doiron ct Babin
Mason de Cour-A Ia Nelson de Cour.
Lotdel Store--Au magazi0d de W l. Clark.
Poydras-A la maison d'Ecole.
La dite election sera tenue ct les re,ours seront ia its
en- tout respect CONFINEMENT a Ia Constitution de Get
Etat ct su lois y appaItenant.
Doone sous ma signature oficiel!e a la paroisse
d'Ouest Baton Rouge, ce 3 Octobre A D 1868.
} DURALDE, j..
| octSle. Sheriff.
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"My kingdom for a"-line
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-10-10

public credit is utterly ruined : aud The
ability Of the people to support the en-
ormous taxation levied UPON them by
men WHO pay no portion of it, constantly
diminishing. Ner is this all. The white
people OF tn, State. smartiog under a
sense OF wrong, grooming under an al.
most intolerable load of taxation. seeing
asI money aaAy squanaerea to enrich
needy adventures, while they are in the
same proportion Impoverished and ruined,
are bscopbing hourly more restless. dis
oontsntsd aud hopeless of the future.
Ga the other hand, q great number Of
the negroes, though naturally a quiet
and peaceable race, excited by inAamma.
tory appeals to their worst passions
from white men of the most depraved and
Abandoned character, and elated bv their
soaden elevation to power. have become
IDLE turbulent and lawless /: inpatient
! contradiction. t~oleratiog no discussion
Q, toe,r newly.acquired rights. with no
ides OF strength escept in it's physical
neveiopmsnt. and no conception Of hover
except - displayed in brute force. thev
are ever ready to resort to the clnb and
soscn . the readisst means Of CONVINCING
.es'r opponents. Is it surprising thst
ae wnits man often answer these .rrn.
Aen'' IN the only way suited to the Ca,
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Cured Them.

Henry Clay Dean, who was at one time
preacher, had very strong objections to
the members of his congregation turning
around when any one entered the church.
Being worried, one afternoon, by this
turning practice in his congregation, Mr..
Dean stopped in his sermon and said:
"Now, listen to me and Pll tell you
who each one is, as he comes in"
He then went on with his discourse uu-
til a gentleman entered, when Mr.. Dean
bawled out:
"Deacon A., who keeps shop over the
way," and then went on with his sermon.
Presently another man went up the
aisle, and he gave his name, residence and
occupation and so on for some time.
At length some one entered the door
who was unknown to Mr.. Dean, when he
cried out; GA little old man, with drab
coat and an old white hat; don't know
him; look for yourselves"
That congregation was cured.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-13
Don't Be Provoked.

The New Orleans Times, announcing
the return of General Beauregard from
the North, says;
"He expresses himself as highly pleased
with the reception of the Southern dele
gates in the great metropolitan city of the
North, as we'll as with the choice made by
the convention. Of the success of the
Seymour and Blair ticket in November he
is fully satisfied, provided the Southern
people keep the peace in the meantime,
regardless of every provocation which
may be offered by the enemy. If we
calmly, firmly and uncOmpromisingly wait,
our redemption may be regarded as as
sured."
Here is trusted and tried leader of
the Southern people in the late war, who
takes the same view of matters which we
have expressed: that the effort of the
Radicals will be to provoke the Southern
people into breaking the peace, (and the
work has already been inaugurated in this
State,) and the chances of victory hang on
obstinately refusing to be incensed into
any outbreak.-Union and Dispatch.
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Difference of Opinion.

A Massachusetts, paper says:
"We saw "Brick" Pomeroy in New
York little old drunkard, with narrow
face, low forehead, and piggy looking eye.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the spiciest
daily in the world, says:
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Pomeroy, editor and propri-
etor of the La Crosse Democrat, is now in
New York. One who knows of him only
by his writings knows but little of him as
man, He has one of the best built heads
we ever saw tremendous brow with
forehead as fine and white as that of girl;
his great blue eyes are as innocent as full
of fun as those of baby, but as sharp as
those of lyux; he is graceful in demeanor,
quiet voiced, full of vim and nervous in
temperament. He writes like a steam en-
gine, his pen flying over the paper like a
fash of creased tightening. The Weekly
Democrat has circulation of over 27O,-
600 copies and goes into every city, town
and hamlet of the nation.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-13
A Lawyer Caught.

An episode in the professional career of
an eminent jurist of Pennsylvania, late
Judge of the Supreme Court, deserves to
be rescued from oblivion. Soon after his
admission to the bar he had occasion to
visit Williamsport to argue his first case.
AS he was pacing the deck of the canal
boat on which he was journeying, he en-
countered group of three substantial,
rustic-looking persons, who were deeply
engaged in discussing the merits of an i'm
portant law suit which had recently been
tried. Fresh from the study of Black
stone, and believing himself to be the en-
bodiment of legal learning and the incar-
nation of judicial science, he joined the
group, and straightway proceeded to en-
Tighten the party as to the law bearing on
the case. The opinions which had been
advanced he dogmatically pronounced to
be erroneous, and contrary to law, reason
and precedent. His auditors listened with
profound attention until he had finished
his harrangue, when one Of them quietly
informed the speaker that, from bis dis
course, it was evident he was ignorant of
every principle of law-ciyil, common and
statute, written or unwritten. A second
added that he knew nothing of the rules
of logic, as was apparent from his defective
style Of reasoning. The third listener
stated it as his conviction that the intru-
der was also destitute of common sense.
Exasperated by such uncomplimentary
remarks, the legal aspirant ABRUPTLY left
the group, and resumed his promenade on
the deck Of the boat.
CHANGING to meet the skipper, he in
quired if he knew those three old chaps
who were talking together; adding, with
considerable asperity, that they were the
most stupid set of blockheads that ever
lived.
"Those three old chaps, Mr.. K.," re-
sponded the ancient mariner, are the Jud-
ges of the Supreme Court, on their way
to Williamsport, where Court opens to-
morrow"
Mr.. X. did not make his debut in the
Supreme Court at that session. but post
poned his appearance to o more convenient
season.
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Important Movement.

The meeting of the ex-Confederate
Generals which was held at the law-ofice
of General W. B. Bate, in this city yes
terday, the memorial adopted by it, and
the interview during its presentation to
the Military Committee of the Legisla-
ture, constitutes an event of no ordinary
importance in the course of our troubles.
The manner of the reception of these gen.
tlemen, and confidence placed on their sim
cerity and patriotism may lead, and we
trust it will, to the happiest results.
Should the spirit which has actuated this
proceeding be met and reciprocated by the
State authorities, and the wise and respect
fulsuggestions made be dispassionately con-
sidered and acted upon, we have a buoy
ant hope that re-established unity and har-
mony, which has been so long sadly need
ed, will soon place Tennessee again on
solid ground.
Whatever may be the result, the distin-
guished ex-Confederates who have so dis
interestedly and earnestly labored in this
behalf have entitled them to the graft
tude Of all good men.
Union and Dispatch.
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Negroes Arming and Drill
ing.

The Memphis Ledger of the lst instant
makes this statement:
"We understand that negro Leaguers
are drilling at several points on the out
skirts of the city. The different gum
smiths of the city are kept busily at work
by them, making repairs. The employees
Of our office counted twenty this morning
with guns for repair at the establishment
opposite. What is the meaning of this unu-
sual stir and preparation? Do they all
intend to quit farming and working, and
hunt for hvelihood?"
We have seen it stated that the negroes
in other portions Of the State are adopting
similar course. This is one of the legit-
innate results of Radical teaching. They
have been made to believe that the South
ern people, among whom they propose to
live, are their enemies, and that they
should arm themselves and organize COM
panies and drill, that they may be prepar-
ed to resist the encroachments of these en-
emies. Why is it that no efforts are
made by the civil authorities to put stop
to this movement on the part Of the ne
groes, and to show them the criminal folly
of such coursel If they desire to live
| in peace with the white people, they must
so conduct themselves as to show that they
mean what they profess. This thing Of
organizing and drilling negro companies in
the midst of peaceful white population,
cannot be looked upon with favor, and the
sooner it is discontinued the better fer
both black and white. Every movement
calculated to provoke war of races,
should be studiously frowned down.
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Inc Natcnez, Mlsslsslppl, courier says
We hear that quite deputation of the
dark-colOred waited on one of their white
skinned bretheren, the other day, to in-
quire if it was really true that they, "men
and brethren" had been beaten. care
you really beat!" "Oh, yes; fraud,
fraud, fraudp was the reply. "Well,
what are we to do ?" said the negro
spokesman. "We have offended our old
friends, voted against them, and got moth
ing what are we to doP' "Why, do as L
have to do," said the scalawag. "We
must grin and bear it." "Do very we'll
for you to talk dat way" was the rejoin-
der. "You got our money, and never had
no friends. You can take your carpet-bag
and travel any of these dark nights; but
we's born here; got no other home got to
stay and starve. Our old friends mad ;
new friends running away. You're a
id, no account trifing Yankee" And
Mr.. Yankee left with small-sized bug in
his car,
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-13

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial says the Republi-
cans there are very glad that Gov. Brown
and Foster Blodget were defeated for
United States Senators. They seem to
have no confidence in the renegades. The
former was Governor of Georgia during
the rebellion, and the latter was Captain
in the Confederate service, and is now un-
der indictment in the United States Court
at Savannah, for perjury in taking the
''iron-clad oath" '
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-13

Postmaster General Randall was once
thoroughgoing Republican, but he is evi-
IDENTIFY failure as a Democrat. He re-
Gently issued circu lar to the Postmasters
in reply to their queries as to whether
they should pay the money assessed on
them by the Grant and Colfax committee
to carry on the campaign, Randall mere
ly says they can consult their own judg-
ment. fa
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The deficit in the Postofice Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, is
nearly eight millions, caused principally
by opening the Southern mail service and
oceanic mail subsidies.