Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
CCONIMUNICATED.
ST.. FRASc1sv1LLE, July 16, 1880

EDITOR SENTINEL:
Perhaps a few thoughts in regard to
home interests may be suggestive Oh
some good, and therefore commence by
saving: "Why stand we here idle all
the day" when there is SO much 10 De
done, In taking a retrospective view OF
the past, we can see nothing wherein 70
glory during the administration of radl-
cal misrule, but the first dawning OF a
brighter day shed it's light upon us-the
14tIi of SeDtember 1S74-that memorable
dav which the sons CT Louisiana will eV-
er commemorate with pride, the dealh
stroke was given and the demon OF ustir-
pa ion was not entirely destroyed but
was so diseased that ut the approach OF
Francis T. Nichols, it was totally anlhl-
lated. Thus new era began in the his
tory of Louisiana, cventiu1 of good-yea,
verify much good, for with good gov
ernmcnt Louisiana, as State, ranks sec
ond to none in the Union, and there arc
| facilities which we can offer to cmlSrl-
ton as inducements, which are sufficient
to make our pine-clad hills and fertile
valleys blossom as the green bay ana
bloom as the rose.
But are our capitalists doing their du-
ty? Have we enough labor that we
should be content? In fine, we are ac'
tuated with homo enterprise fear the
most of us, if weighed in the balance,
would be found wanting, 'mene tehte "
Dharsen" is too legibly written on the
wall. and we are idle all the day while
other States are reaching forward with
cn iudomitable determination to succeed
The mighty Mississippi, now that tho
ietties are open, invites commerce IRON
all the nations of the earth, and that
prince of cities, New Orleans, which ma
ture has done so much for, will yet, when
our people begin to work, be one OF The
largest manufacturing centres in the
Union. We have nothing to deter us
from rapid progress: Winfield 5. Han
cock, the patriot-soldier and statesman
will inevitably be our next PRESIDENT
He is a friend to the South, North, East
and West: he IS the "rght man" ant
: soon will be in the ''right place." "snr
patton will be dcthroncd, the North an'
South will be cemented together, we VII
be enabled to welcome cordially on
y northern brethren in our midst to hell
IL till the fields now barren and III Which
the sage and brush have taken the rlac
. of the cotton stalk and the grain. AM
Il while we have been d latory in the pas
in encouraging emigration to our soil
methnks as the hammer will soon b
y heard on the capitol at Baton Rouge ant
new Improvements rise before us da'
/ ly, as one good enterprise will encourag
= another, our people will awake from tn
L lethargy of the past and there Will b
. rapid strides progress that shall brin
back to us the halcyon days.
o. Already much work has been common
u ced subitantial wire fences are takin
"a the place of delapidated rails; new cot
~ tages are to be seen all over our parish
c' and some Of our merchants must rcgal
III the outlook of our country encouraging
&c I am in formed that Mcssrs. j. Ircyhan
l. Co., are now building an immense DIR,
goods and grocery store adjacent TO the
sd warehouse and will use their old sto
for furniture, stoves, wagons, bugSle
IL car, iages and hardware. This is prais
e. worthy; the gentlemen are improviu
IL. the town, will give employment to mo-
men, and we would that others shou
follow their example. Our State mu
q. and will improve: the shacllles are no
broken which. have hitherto bound L
and if every individual does his part ;
I'd will be made to rejoice at the resu
H. West Felciana will be as in former da
m and Bayou Sara will become more Pre-
TO- porous and thriving than she has CIV
ge been. "
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