Sugar Planter [West Baton Rouge, LA], June 16, 1860
The Assistant United States Marshal appointed to take the census of this parish announces his coming, therefore be ye all prepared to receive him and afford him all the information the law requires. We do not know the gentleman, nor even his name, but we think it would have been far more preferable to have appointed some one for that purpose from this parish, because the chances of obtaining accurate returns would be greater with one of our own citizens than with a stranger. We trust however, that all information will cheerfully be given the Marshal so that our parish may be correctly represented.