The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-03
Louisiana Items.

Louisiana Items.
OUacHIrA PAR1sH.-The Ouachita Telegraph, Of the
9th ult., says:
Except that in this immediate locality there has been
too much rain the crops have been prosperlng nnely
since the late hail storm Wherever the storm passed.
however considerable damage was done; some OF the
planters on Bguf river having in consequence OF s
severity to repant their cotton fields fhe excess Of
rain here has not severely retarded the crops but has
fastened the growth of the weeds and grass ana mace
cultivation somewhat heavier and more urgent.
The young corn on the river will average Wast-hlSh
and has fine and vigorous appearance That thorough
cultivation which the favorable spring rendered prac
tcable and which corn must have while young 10 pro
duce well, to have been bestowed THIS year OH
every plantation we have seen. with no disaster u
intervene between this and the mldde OF July, VT
NAV safely calculate this upon the largest corr
crop vet made in the Ouachita region for number Of
years.
The Young cotton looks equally as we'll as the corn
and has been as well cultivated All of it has beer
chopped out and the most of it nodded AID IS periect
clean The stand is extraordinary GOOD, there oefhe
plenty on the ground and of an even and vlgorou:
growth. We hear no complaint of the caterpiars az
yet.
DEsoro PAR1sH-The Mansfield Times, of the 3Ott
ut., says:
While passing through portion of our parish few
DAYS ago. we observed striking difference between
the prospects and the conditions of the crops on plan
tatons where white men the supervisors, and the
small farms entirely under the management OF negroes
On the first everything looked promising, while on the
last the reverse was too plainly to be SEEM we be
lieve that unless great change occurs many OF the
freedmen who are farming on their own accents vii
not make support probably some will not make the
seed they planted. We suppose such state OF affair:
prevails all the South STILL the Radicals contend
that the blacks competent to take care OF them
selves
| EATcH1rocHEs PaRIsa.-A correspondent Of the
Natchtoches Times suggests that the Young cotton,
the leaves of which have been eaten OFT by the cater
uIars will sprout again. and that the heat of the sun
and the ants will protect it from future depredatons
Such belief prevails among planters In this section
| JACKSON PAR1sH-The Jackson Parish Flag says
that grapeculture has been introduced IN that parish
with fattering success Grapes grew in jackson in
| profusion and spontaneously long years ago The
Flag notices also the increased attention paid to sugar
cane The fruit cpp is promising, is also the mast
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TERM OF OFFICE UNDER THE New CONSTITUTION.
We copy the following from the Picayune of last Sat
urday:'
Our readers will have noticed An intinaton in our
paper that the general order expected to appear
will prescribe that the officers elect for State districts
and parishes will enter upon their duties on the LIST OF
November next.
1NlS Will De lSei contingent, Ns presume, oA WIG
acceptance of the constitution by Congress- and either
the final adoption of the fourteenth amendment to the
Federal constitution by the requisite number Of States,
as well as By this State or upon the doing away By
Congress of this prerequisite to the complete ndepen-
dence of the State under its constitution, which
the reconstruction acts now continues IN allegiance I'M
til all these acts are completed
The reason Why the General appoints the first OF
November as the time for the newly elected to take
their respective offices to be that article 1853 OF
the new constitution winds up with distinctly provld-
ing that the terms Of Office shall date from the first
Monday in November following the election, which he
holds will control the previous direction that they
shall enter upon the discharge Of theg duties on the
second Monday after the return Of their election shall
have been officially promu gated soon as quail
fed according law" at least explains and defines
The which article reads thus:
ART l58 All officers thus elected shall enter upon
the discharge of their duties on the second Monday
after the of their election shall have been Off
cally promulgated or as soon qualified according to
law and shall continue in Office for the terms of their
respective offices herein prescribed said terms to date
from the first Monday in November following the
election.
The Legislature will doubtless be called together to
act upon the adoption rejection of the 18th amend
ment, and may possibly be permitted to pass the nee
essary acs to put the new machinery authorised by the
constitution into operation in November next, but will
not De authorised 70 go INTO general legislation uhtl
the pupage of the State shall have ended and the
new officers take their places under the constitution.
Such seems to be the conclusion of military
thorities upon condition regulated by the recon
struction acts and careful construction of the
constitution, judged out of its provisions, We
prepared to say that it is incorrect one.
The Picayune of the same date states that the order
Of Cen Buchanan, announcing the result of the
ELECTION of State and parish officers, will not be issued
before Monday or Tuesday next in consequence of I'M
avoidable delay in the compilation.