The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-23
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
More sugar Wills wanted.
Louisiana Euasr Bowl,1

|
versal desire on the part Of even those
remote from sugar mills, water courses
or timber to make cane culture their
principal occupation. 10 overcome the
natural obstacles named, the prairie
| planters have commenced TO discuss
| the feasibility OF building cheap wooden
horse railways to the nearest timber or
bayou, and are trying to induce those OF
| their number who are most able to build
sugar houses, for the public benefit, Of
fefing to deliver both cane and fuel to the
sugar. houses. If built, and give liberal
share of the crop for Its manufacture.
AS an ENCOURAGEMENT to these enter
prising people. we will say that we con
| slider their plan most feasible. The rail-
ways could easily be built by their
united labor, and made available for the
| Transportation OF cane to the mill as
| we'll as Of fuel and the shipment OF their
| crops, We hope all who can will en-
courage these proposed enterprises, for
a reliance upon cotton or corn alone
does not pay. Our prairie lands are all
destined to be cultivated principally In
cane, as soon as railroads are built to
supply the fuel, and we are confident
that at least two lines, from New Or
leans to Texas. will ere long pass over
the prairies of Western Louisiana.
| Jurisprudence III Gaiah8usaI
| [OataheuIa News
| Several Of our exchanges quote the
paragraph from the Necs in regard TO a
certain Justice who was about to fine an
attorney for taking an appeal Why,
there's nothing remarkable in that.
The Jurisprudence of Oatahoula is q
system sui generis, and cannot be APP
preeiated by those who do not make
| IT. a special study, In some OF the
more enlightened courts OF the parish
the usual legal delays are dispensed
with, and citation, Judgment and exc
oution all issue at once. We have
| In mind now exactly such an instance
| which occurred in an adjoining ward.
It is In criminal matters, however,
| that our system displays itself In all its
symmetry and beauty. Some months
ago an individual was arraignsd before
one of the Justices courts for hog steal
| ing. AS our justice courts are tribunals
Of last resort in most cases. a regular
| trial was had. and the party acquitted
on the ground that hog stealing was the
custom Of the country. In another case
man was arrested and prosecuted
criminally for trying to get out OF pay
ing debt, and the justice actually sent
for some law books In order to deter
mine whether or not to have the man
hung. In the mean time the accused
took the alarm and left for parts un-
known. For the truth Of this state
ment we do not voueh, but we have
been informed by some OF our most re-
liable citizens that the facts are as
stated.
The shreveport Immigration Meeting.
Minden Democrat.1
The meeting otiied 1T s. 1, seTeeeftt fer
nntab,r IN f,Yr tho t,tIrnneo nf CVunui9a
ing an immigration society for the par
ishes of North Louisiana, Is q step In
the right direction. And IL the same
class OF citizens in all the parishes take
hold of this project, as those who have
taken the initiatory in Uaddo, it's sue
cess Ia already assured. Next to o rail-
road, this is of more Importance to Lott
isiana than any enterprise that could
be inaugurated. Any one who has not
recently travelled In the older States
would be astonished at the ignorance
Of the people as to the climate, health
and productions Of North Louisi-
ana. One OF the great objects that
can be accomplished by an immigra.
statistics. showing the advantages
we have to offer those who are looking
for homes. either as laborers or capital
lets. We think North Louisiana. TAX
ing into consideration all It's advan-
tages and disadvantages, offer much
greater inducements to the poor or rich,
than Texas. Then let us collect oil the
facts and necessary information and
scatter them broadcast through the
land. and try to turn at least q portion
of the immense tide Of immigration this
way. All we want Ia to get those who
are in search OF new homes. to look at
the advantages we have to offer. and we
are willing to risk the result. We see
from the proceedings of our police jury,
that at their last meeting they ap-
pointed o delegation to attend the
Shreveport meeting. These are repre-
sentative men of our community. and
the sentiment of the people Of Webster
parish.
A Constitutional Convention.
tOpeousss Courier.
Before proceeding to the discussion OF
the changes that, In our opinion, should
be made in our organic law, we will
take occasion to say that we look for
much strong opposition against assem-
bling O convention: not, however, from
the farmers, land owners. mechanics
and merchants, who constitute the body
of the people, and who chiefly feel the
burden OF heavy taxation, but from the
few who honestly doubt the wisdom of
that step; from the large and influential
of1iceholding class throughout the State,
and from all persons or associations that
enjoy special privileges and emoluments
from the State, and who, like the office
holder. are Interested In maintaining
the stdtu quo. Opposition will come
also from certain class Of politicians
who will be controlled by the apprehen-
sion that aome change NAV ba made nm
favorable to their personal influence
and advancement and, finally, from all
who have an interest, present or future,
in resisting the abolition of useless
offices, or the reduction Of the salaries
Of those retained; and from all persons
who, making business Of politics, will
foresee that the inauguration of thor
ough and rigid system of economy and
retrenchment will make. politics as q
pursuit no longer profitable to them.
To the only argument against a con-
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