Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-07-18
.SrArE OF n PUBLIC M1ND."-The city


press are indignant at the course things
have taken in the Legislative body now
assembled in New Orleans. The people
too, are in q state of excitement at the
indignities being heaped upon them, and
there seems a strong probability that un
less the Legislature assumes a wiser and
more moderate policy in their acts, seri
Gus trouble may be ~apprehended. The
press, with CONNIE ndsble foresight, coun.
sci strict obedience to the laws, such as
they are, and urge the younger portion
of the community to refrain from any act
calculated to bring about the collision SO
fearfully anticipated. The excitement as
yet is confined to the city, as legislation
upon country matters has not been reached'
but we may look for q simila. feeling
throughout the parishes should the same
indignities be practised upon the rural
districts. We have no right to expect
exemption, judging from the tone of the
Legislature. and we join our exhortations
to those Of our city brethren, and hope
that . calm and ~peaceable disposition
will prevail. But, while we urge strict
obedience to the laws-and while we
would be the last to do anything calcula
ted to disturb the public tranquility, new
erth.less we sdmonish every man who
has a spark of the feelings of a man. to
be prepared for the worst. In times like
these no one knows what = day may
bring forth. Every sensible, good South
EN- man, is aware that the Radicals de-
sire no better foundation to electioneer
upon than bloodshed. The July riots
we're worth thousands of votes to them,
besides any number of Offices and other
positions of power. Their emissaries
have created disturbances, more or less
throughout the South, and have
them upon the " unreconstructed
They have interfered with the
course Of justice in every State when the
presented itself, to convince the
people Of the North that "loyal" men
and negroes could not get justice in the
They have induced their myrm;.
aons to commit murder and then charged
!! upon peaceable and %unofending citizens
who resided and were at the ,ime-miles
from the scene of outrage. These acts,
and many others that we have no emu
nerated, are familiar to all who read the
newspapers. The cause of all this is
visible. STEPPED in infamy, from
down to the meanes wretch
who fills a government Or other position
lnder their patronage, there is not a
rhine under the canopy of heaven they
will not commit to perpetuate their power
o pluDder and misrule the people. Al
title more than three months hence will
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o our former slaves, or whether the man.
will be stricken from u limbs by .
Presidential success. That
be latter will be the case, there is every
eason to hope, if the news that reaches
IS daily Of the intense enthusiasm pre-.
in the North and West at the
Of Seymour and Blair, and
be rekindling Of the fires upon oil the
ID Democratic v~atch,towers. Prudence
} . great virtue which should be exercis-
4 to the last point.
4 NICE PREsEur.-Somehow or other
ow, We can't explain-we dropped into
furniture establishment Of our old
lend, Jacob Piper, on Main street. the
Their day, and 500 found ourself seated
. cosy rocking. chair talking politics
18th Jake who, % usual, has q word to