The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-03-14
Letter FROM pLAeuEMlNE.
PLAoUEMINr. March sth. Isd

siises PLAQUEMINE, March 9Th, 1862 q
Aessfs. Eaitcfs-Your country correspondents
have sometimes very good reason for not
say. is not a good excuse, for the reason that
what takes place in the country is news gem
oEatfy 70 city folks. 10 this win answer, true
enongh,p but one mast, in mercantile phrase,
. know his narlset," !" otherwise he VIII often
send from his general stors goods that may not
ssll. Editors care but little about duh CORE
spo6dence, and printers hate dry copy and
then, besides, you know there are 30 many
other excffses.
Well, We haye had a weeks ttslerably fair
weather. February, snappish and freakish, In
trodueed us March mildly, but cold1y enough.
Frost, and some ice we have had, 10 such an
tent as to endanger the fruit prospects, butI
i,am Inclined to think so far injury has been
done, the excessive moisture of tho earth; I'm
consequence of the great qaantitysef rain we
have had, having eountcracted almost. entirely
the effects OF the cold
Our sugar planters have been as bnsy.as bees
this last week planting cane. Some complain
that the Seed CARR Is considerably injured,
though the great trouble Is to, get lnborers.
Good priees-$I5 and SIG month and ratioDs,
with house rent free, fuel and other privileges,
being considered too little. Planters eannOtpay
more nnless the freedmen, wh0m they now
depend for labor, do better than they have been
dofng. The fnltare Of s,lgaE, howeEers is des-
view every effort is being made TO go into it
/ extensively Our people still have planting ON
the rssi EIery
combination Is bneught to bear to fOster and
Keep up Ile 3eefh.s t1eOple may say what they
t will, but :. planting" ruined our lovely South,
and will continue the ruin if kept up, Let us
have sugar ms much rs you please, but let us
have bread also of our own making. We can
have it at much less than Me pay Tor it, aud
why should we notf Other things, too, we can
have of our own if we only try and ii we do
this we can talk about being independent.
Hungry men are easily whipped. @ g
J. Nlth US lit tie eyept political is the talk for
a while past. Being "a loil" parish, we had
for Sheriff " man and brothero This indi-
cuff nf fSo
siti0n, seleeted cas- deputy man ff0nr the par
| tsh or ST. ChIffesi and as long Affairs were
left in his hands things went on tolernbly well
But the friends Of the Sheriff told him he
ought to be He Sheriff. aud he thought so too
so he soon quaTrelled with his deputy, made
him leave the Office through the window, and
became " master OF the situation In three
months time heS' ran the machineo through to
the extent of nearly $4,000. and was advised to
resign, which he did. For his successor we
have the last Buroman, the gracious conde-
seension of our yirtuous lawyers set up over u.s.
When it is said he carried out the spirit of that
institution, which, we may safely say, twas
conceived in iniquity brought forth in sin, and
lived in wickednessyR You may well sup
pose that we do not consider we have made by
thetrhInge. On the contrary, the preferences
are with the daFkey.
Oar Catholic schools are doing pretty well
though am of the opinion that they do notre-
ceiye the consideration TO which they are eIiti-
tied at the hands of those who patronize them.
Our people, it is true, have many trials to meet,
and may do better in this,regard after awhile
but It Is to be very much feared they do not do
all they eau now
As the season of Lent advances it Is q great
pleasure to Eotice that our Catholic population
increase in their Intention to the duties of the
molly time. st. Johns Church is well attended
during all the exercises of the season, and many
OF its congregation have already approached
the Holy Table. May God, in His mercy, grant
al the grace SO to do worthily, that we may be
blessed In time and eternityI PRLIcAN.
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r. sproul s. McCown, dealers in fine clothing