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Society In Louisiana

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
April
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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A Jet! er appears rn'uu pws avócate, trom Mr. T. Rand, dated Uil), Lmiisiana, which gkcs the folio ing account of the Slatc of society in that región: 'I have Uavelled some Ín the región, and find the TiPopJe West of this place, simple uneducalcd and quite poor. Thcy rWst üpon tbcir cattle, which rfujv ,n the pinë woods in sniDmer, and in the swamps m winter. They hnve had but little reüious insfruction! and tnany of them cannot read. They nre not often wiliing to reccive Biblcs, mile.ss they can pny for them. Jn some instance?, I have taken produce for Bible?, as tliey would not receive them as a ft, an(i yL,t t;"cy n.an. ted them, and they vou!d read them, but could not raise money lor thern." OCr" The Democratie Review says the people are uot ccmpctc-Jit to govern liiomsclvct.

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Signal of Liberty
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