The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-07-04
Chr Thibotlaux Sentinel,
SATURDAY. JULY 1891.
THE FLORIDA PARISHES.

understand 4fy the above mentioned
name was given - these parishes.
Many years a1o while on a visit to
that pa1t N the country these were
old people si., sill remembered what
was called III Spanish times. From
these | haye gathered the following
information.
W!nn Florida was auder THE Span
ISL -~nsc.atnets.. 1t embraced the ftei.-
insula which still heaIs that name.
and Il l.asrna strip n territory which
extended westward ro tle Mississippi
river. @lert Baton Rouge now stands.
Htlt W;i> stationed j garrison Of sol
diei>. ai3i here t!us spanish governor
resided. Tie FIR. settlers in this part
of the COUNTRY with VERY few exeep-
tion> were Americans. who were eaii-
grants from tfie Southern States boId-
erin. Oh tie Atlantic Ocean. the great
er Isift from South Carolina and Geor
gla. Ia induce settlers To cnI4e here
a - ct.a:: ri hand WAS granted ~ each
f@aralt tsstt wogld cosl.. HID er'c un
il. a+,a:tt3ngto the agreement tiIv lamb
na> - te exempted from taxation
NAHs#s. tfs5~ @G~ u E~erntaItNr ti5H.
= .F'''i" n''iipei y
80
trict a'e;le~ whose business it vas 10
boisi cntslt ANA kcyf order. I4le term
- - 4 ~"
who tries causes. Ills mode of adj
mireresting justice j. Ut Eastern ori-
gin. aud was Introduced into Spain TIL
nc ''IitFtt" ta.i
ooa1I + - NH HI 5a45~a
poP.l''.?" - = Aa,' ~3 TIL A4'+i
E, : =. -e''t 80 A"i4e-
- f""'"'
~ ~ 'ihStet''e t''dt II HIT ili''ff
p 80 = 4'l,.''e@ "eit
= - S..5-'41 .1 + lp-
9 tt"n oais 40 .Ah3-A.oh "Att sun
ga '"'.' 80" eieie @aS ~ -
This consisted If M rnri rl,- 49,.
o timber set in the grou,,d and III
otbe, niece across I'D ton wl,,ch ~
a-rYtu1.,l - fl.,t ! ln~rd II. aasna3 -
na-s he he'd e,, III. t7,uds +frar9p
r. This done ~. T,,.r .., f.-7-I /
down an file ftech t.,ata,.. rr-n h..,.f.
outsrrefchttl al aarl, .,an H.ra III.
cnIprit had 10 stand II this ennd;t;nn
as man leur1 ~ a.r- arra,di~, u
the nafi1,e of tIe atf1n-4 .rsn
ottan arre.tad far IN. I'LL. iii,
o~ffcnses. and when condemned which
was very apt to be the case they vele
sentenced In Il fine. uI4cA s..~ HILL Ill
WAYS small ~Hs1 ar the Hft fz. I'LL
the prisoner could lot furnish the
money himself. OF Lad III friends H.
help him his case was 4 ms. deulGra-
bic one. This State Of things. A.
might be expected was 5~pcruinr an
plessiye to force born Americans who
longed once more Ia COME Under their
own free institutions. and throw off
the Spanish yoke. For t!4i> purpose
tile settlers IN the different places mil
ted and formed themselves into militia
~ cornpanies.
Tho, ,.,t.b.l -. p.,.. v
+, r,,fe m sftscr III r..ar ,I...! To-
lilo .-poae cement I,,d ,.nT ia.,
.nn,,,on.sl IL, ~ -"
],ence,ad Tn aaSa,..r +t.." ;th
~ liz ~ a.,.-at.l ~
,lace T,.ta "a 80 ."a L.4,'1
and This was t,a .rnva,.ar-s .;n.
cnms+.,.. ,.,- ,a.,t.5 I'LL
nart;as. - ~ ~"
yersau, estcened IL ~ 73yha l,n
him ANo"
1oh;shti1a Ha" 'bFtadY oe+i pnr-
ctiase,i 81 : l"hst =, lht 1i,t|f States
Iltei li".I'a li'd peei ct~ed - tiit
ohi.eo ?'a'es ~ >Paih tHis part OF
s1e 7raiieI ciaiHl va inci'ded li ne
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