Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-06
Communicated
NEAR LAUREL Hill,
July Sd 1873.


Thinking that you would probably like
to hear from this portion of the parish,
am glad to be able to report that the
prospect for cotton crop, at this time,
is very good, and I am told that there
will be much more corn made than last
year. The demOralizcl state of labor
which has been known and felt so seri-
ously for years past, has disappeared
among the things that We're, and each
freedman seems to be rcconciled to "the
powers that be-" under Democratic rule
and now realize that he is better protect
cd, which stimulates him to energy and
action which will be the production of
happy results, if the ravages of the cot
ton worm escape us, and we have IA
vorable season for the next sixty days. 1
predict large crop, which will be the
daWning of more prosperous times. All
over the north and west q spirit of dis
satfaction is manifested. even at the
very doors of our capitol. The commu-
nists have demonstrated q feeling which
is eventful of trouble. Thousands have
| organized into secret organizations in our
large cities of The north and west, which
is significant of Il similar state of affairs
that we OF tho south have recently passed
through, peradventure it may be much
worse than any ordeal we have expert
enced. Now that we have the olive
branch planted, and it is growing luxuri-
ously, our sunny southland is rapidly
| shaking off the garments of adversely
our laboring class smile in hope OF the
golden harvest in the future, instead of
crying in multidudes for 'Ebread or blood.n
Mr.. Editor. we have got good country,
we have got good people in this country,
but we have not enough of them; there
is room for thousands more, and a hearty
welcome will meet them. If the commu-
nists will come south and go to work
they will have plenty of bread and never
think Of blood except when they kill a
fine beef, mutton or hog.
I lam glad to see the planters around
here, devote q great deal of attention to
the raising of stock. A few days ago.
DR.. Wood, Mr.. Perkins and myself rode
over to Mr.. Wiley Morgan's and there we
saw some of the finest sheep and hogs
that have seen in this country. He is
proud of them and evidently will succeed
in raising many fine stock. Many others
have seen for some time the necessity Of
living at lloue and if You cannot see here
cattle upon thousand hills like the Pa
triarchs had of cd, you can notice the
rapid increase in stock, and a few years
hence our store-houses and barns will
be at home instead of in the west. Any
one believing that they can better their
condition by going away will be dcceiv-
ed. Hundreds now who have left Louis
lana to seek their fortunes in other climes
would be glad to-day if they could only
get the means to return home. ADplica-
ton, energy, and the practice of economy
will bring even our red hills to "tloursh
as the green bay and blossom as the
rose" The merchants of your town look
forward to an active business this fall
The police jury, who represent the inter-
est of the people, would do well to bnild
bridge Cd the Woodvillc, Centerville
and Bayou Sara road near the old Chinn
plantation. Wagoners and equcstrians
have to go ont Of their way some consid-
orable distance through private property
to get around this almost impossible road.
l would not mention this but l have heard
so many express a desire that u bridge
should be placed there that our very eff
Gent police jurors might investigate and
see if there are not sufficient reasons for
building said bridge. = large trade every
fall comes from Centerville to Bayou
Sara andw should keep our bridges up
and our roads in good order, thereby Sc
curing benefit to the parish at large
D..