The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-11-16

,welvs and half cents bushel, and cider
could be purchased at . few dollars barrel.
They raise the finest plums in Maine We
have ever seen, some Of them 40 lnrge rs
psschss ~ middling size; but the s'black
knot" 10 destroying this fruit. and all other
stone fruit in Maine, extensively. The
fruits IN Maine have ten enemies of the bug
and insec tribes, where We have one in
Louisiana. and it il strange that in go cold
a country these pests shouid 10 30 numer-
Gus. ' Co., tNl fi-t
e ID CALL ON A DEMOCRATIC EDITOR.
Before We left Saco We rode across the
bridge to Biddefcrd, the seat Of heavy
manufacturing establishment. In this place
and Ssco they have between four and Ave
millions Of dollars invested in msnufaetories
of varioss kinds, principally osston cloths.
Iu Biddeford ws called OH the editor Of
the Maine Democrat. He publishes an ex-
eellent paper. The editor is conservative
Democrat. We hare exchanged with bin
for several years. i5ii rrr rsH
I'd While we like the Democratic editors OF
of Maine, and feel satisfied that If they could
convent. ntly do good thing for the people
of Louisiana. or any ether Southern State.
without prejudicing the interests Of the
Democrats Of Maine, they would do 90, We
feel confident that they are not going to give
themselves much trouble about the South
until they. as party, get the Radicals un-
der their feet at home. If the people Of tho
South have to be given over to the negroes
and carpet bagg-rs to save shA bacon OF she
Northern Democrats, We think they vill let
US slide aud make Us shift for Ourselves. We
think they feel sympathy for Us, and wish
u we'll. We think they have more sympss6y
for themselves, and wish themselves bsts<r.
This is 10 all natural, and ws don't Aen-
, plain Of n. but whom oes people look = is
II Nortb~rn Jupiter to save us, while wc VIII
! not do exactly what the Northera Maine
T Democrats ure generally doing to redeen
, their several States from Radical rule, wo
simply think our people make mistake.
We repeat what we have said before, the
wong. Of the South since the war have
t hardly yet reached the Northern ear. Nine
% ten,hs of the Northern Democrats know but
:, little about the treatment the South has re-
ceived of late years. And the Northern
: Radical. read but little on our side of th'
: question. But few Southern papers have an,
circulation in the North.
So the South should do what Virgini
b. has done, commence at bone, depend upo
,h ourselves. and our own wits and energies
~ and lot Jupiter ulone. We merely civ
a these Il. our views for what they are worth
We appreciate the friendship OF thos
Northern editors aud Demecrats who nr
= eur friends, and who defend US. but thos
at friends arc not numerous, or we are sad
On deceived. They are almost powerless
n their efforts to check Congress in its col
" rppt and despotic career. Northern De,n'
Gratis found the Southern people heav
he load to carry since the war, and have COZ
ted sidered the Southern mnn a Jonah in Il
Democratic ship. They threw him owe
I'M. board, and lie has been swallowed by
r whale. When he once more gets on sho
s%p. 3D. he ought not to hail the ship. and beg
'en- be taken on board. -.I.'