The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-14

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY
LETTER FROM .PHLrcAN.
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PLAoUEMfNE, July lst., 1872. =
Editor Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
In these days Of political confusion 1"
many Of ne good people do not End time
sufficient to think of tue things OF the past
sufficiently long TO determine the COURSE OF
coming events, and hence We see come
strange .contradietions 10 the harly-burly
think, and, although slow about It, they
do not AL think - do your two friends
who take you to task Tor sending!a broad,
side into the corrupt,, corrupting get-ups,
yciept parties, bow seeking to dictate to
the country with an utter dbregsrd OF the
= There ia certainly too much at stake in
the present aspect Of the poiitics OF our
great country for the consfderate and the
conservative,-and who more 80 than the
Catholic journalist Ito continue dudiffer-
emit and silent, and hence the great,majority
Of your readers will not hesitate TO endorse
Your determinations te have " something to
do with political principles ~ in their rela-
ton to the :" welfare Of the people,, -
: Here in the country we have politics
plenty, and will Increase the supply as the
ides Of November roll round. Just now
We have something that pleases us better.
s ss nan and a s harvest x Corn. The
eugar-cane has improved much, but the
crop, as an intelligent young planter re-
marked to me yesterday, "did not all
come out of the ground this year." aud
hence it will be but short crop at best.
Some few crops are fine, but many planters
much more than eahe enough to plant the
same area Of land next year. With these
planters it is needless to say money is
scarce and>the times tight
Iregret to-ssy the Charlton has made its
appearance in the interior portion of our
dreds Of cattle, mules and horses. The
loss resulting in many instances to the
crops is considerable, to say nothing of the
value of the stock that has died, for many
OF the small planters aud farmers have lost
all their working stock, and fear, where
they are able, to replace them, hence much
of their crops must " 60 to grass" to the
ruin in many instances Of the farmer.
q, Il see the schools and colleges thrpughout
our country are having their exhabitions
and "commencements." Some of the
juveniles of our quiet little burg begin to
talk about "the exhibition, !" of which more
anon. '2's % ~ '-''''1 ~ '2 80
In our good old pa risI,, notwithstanding
the hard times, good work Is being done.
AT the town of Bayou Goula, twelve miles
below this place, Rev. Father Vallee, the
Jealous and worthy pastor of ST. Raphaers
Chapel, situated on the river some ave
miles nearer our town, has completed q
toned last fali) except the painting. This.
however, will not be long negle cted, for, at
the recent sale of the pews, which were
cold for the baia nee Of the current year. Ire
realized the good little sum of $500. The
Rev. Father opened his new church with
the happy, never.to- be forgotten ceremony
new parish, thirty i've of whom lie had |
fur that great aud important
event Of their lives. The occasion was |
joyful day for the good people Of Bayou !
Goula. ...f +.------y ..s-.---,----l- !
Our good F. ther d 'Hemecourt had the
happiness yesterday of receiving into the
% this place. Mrs. B. was member OF
tue Presbyterian Church, Dec Gratia.
Jaly 7th.-People sometimes, and SO did
FOUR correspondent, forget to mail his let |
ter. Now, although did not tell you, !
will add q Post-script. 81 s'a-
our poor, down-trodden section, I spent in |
b TIP to the "swamp country" going J
some thirty miles into the interior, through |
d portion of the country visited by the
charbon this season, TwentJ-three miles
pf the journey: we rode in the forenoon
and tho came evening returned to our start |
ing point. Jaw many pretty crops Of
sQrD, come cane and some cotton. The /
season has been generally favorable, bat
some of the crops / saw suffer for want of
blowing, bat there is not stock enough left I
70 reach upon it. :. !
The stock plague is truly a distress upon |
The people of the+interiOr Of our Parishs
and as no effective remedy seems yet IL +
have been found the dieease coutia ues it's
ravagee.
The Crop" of the q swamp eoustr5,s
has not smounced TO much this year. The /
water was not high enough for, floating /
timber to any extent this year, and many
Of the inprevifent svampers live % short
rations.
OF Swamping OpeFSsiODs opce promised