Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet., 1868-05-14

sS The teachers and young Ia
dies OF Mrs. M. w. Reads school il
this city, are preparing for a Ma,
festival to be given in the hall O
the Third street Theatre, on to-mor
row evening. From what we hav
heard of the notes of preparation, tn,
occasion will be one Of rare beauty
and interest,
1@~ A very large crop of Irisl
potatoes is among the early harves
treasures in our parish, this season
Producers are sending them in pretty
freely to this market and sfor trans
portation to other markets. We have
been asked to furnish the latest St
Louis quotations for the article. Here
they are, taken from the Republican
of that city, Of the 9th inst. 1t will
be perceived that they are well sup
piled with the esculent up there, and
any further shipments Of it at pres
ent, in that direction, might prove
something like "sending Goals to
Newcastle :"
PoTATogs-Receipts large, and market
Hat. Sales ear ch oce mixed at 81; do.
at same delivered; 95 sacks do at 81 02:
26 do. at 81 10; 4l2 DO. choice peach blows
81 10, and 42 do. do. 81 l214 . bushel.
MEETING OF THE CoLoRED De-
MocRACY AT PLAQUEMiNE.-Th The
following is, in substance, faithful
transcript of what has been commu-
nicated to Us of the meeting of the
colored Democracy (some of them
being from this place), held at Plaq-
uemine, in the parish of Iberville, on
the Sth and 9th inst.
The meeting met according to
appointment and organized by Sc
lecting the following officers: Messrs.
Scott Gordon, chairman; A. Viii
liams, Sergeant-at-Arms and Stephen
Hamilton, Assistant Sergeant at
Arms.
Mr.. Scott Gordon opened the pro-
ceedings by calling the assemblage
to order and making short speech.
Mr.. E. V. Person also made a
short speech, and owing to the small
number of persons in attendance, it
was proposed and carried that the
meeting adjourn to o'clock, P. NJ,
the following day, at the Court
House.
Punctual to appointment, the De-
mocracy reconvened the following
day at the time and place designated;
large attendance gracing the occa-
sion.
Mr.. Scott Gordon treated the
crowd to a very good and able
speech. After which, Mr.. E. Y.
Person took the stand and entered
into a lengthy, able and intelligent
discussion, advocating and defining
the principles and doctrines of true
Democracy.
The meeting then adjourned in
harmony and good order.
As-s--------
u Thad. Stevens has introduced |
into Congress a bill to admit the |
States Of North and South Carolina, |
Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama to
representation in said body, after the
ratification in their Legislatures of
the Congressional amendment to the
Constitution, known as the 14th arti-
Gle, upon the following fundamental
"That the Constitutions
of said States shall never be so
amended or changed as to deprive
any citizen or class of citizens of the
United States of the right to vote,
who are now entitled to vote, bv
said Constitutions respectively, ex-
cept for such crimes as are now fell
ones at common law, whereof they
shall have been duly convicted; f; and
no person shall ever be held to serv-
ice or labor as punishment for
crime in said States. except by pub
lie officers charged with the custody
Of convicts by the laws thereof"