Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-24
Tor NE Baton Rouge Gntate.
Thc Plank Road. and Clinton Whig.

The Plank Neaas ana Clinton NntH'
4 j.
IN the Clinton Wing, Of the 1dth instant. IND
n L,nn article. relative TO the contemplated Piaisk
Road bet wee,, this place aud Clinton, the ihtei'-
lion Of which ia 10 prejudice the public asslfls,
The ep,srprisa, The editor writes in . Kind spirit.
and Il d, fairly disposed. that he needs bit the
facts TO make him at cftte change his posilinfi'
Railroads in the South have. rs a general tiiihs;
proven failures. The WoudVille Railroad anu
The Port Hudson Railroad, have been sources OF
r.nstant lasa. and Railroads never will pay ex-
cont in the most jersely populated communities.
Another, and great cause Of their unpopnlatily@s
The ,nonopplising spirit that neeessafially c1laise-
tetises their management. The PLANK hoa,l on
tho contrary. allows every one Using II, fol btlsi-
ness ~ pleasure. TO consult their own convenience,
leaving the planter TO manage ms affairs a''eEhis
own fashion aud al his avn time. WIN iesafo
l., business facilities %ininring ore PARISH al the ex-
,jense Of another. by merely connecting The "
D hy a good road. nothing need be sait'. All es-
~perietite teaches, that every thing that causes
rapid and cheap interchange, heVei'''s y" 'an
uneNpeclea fssn"fee1' ~ ~ y H. ~. -
, ,fsn ,i y, ,I hin !" n.y. .r pe' uni,l,pe,e eif Of the charas.
VINO, .He hfnsen' ~ .a,na..iSs "
ter gtfhe contemplated s' ~, rne, h, No wbia
ne tost u ,he W. AZ - - y 'y 81 : l. as, ;,,ats
q s2Votooo ,'4, ,,sa ., . ~ y.,,lj t le :" ] serious.
were roffec': the ehFehst "o"i, y a T. 80 80
~. Al So -y- -....I -. Jj. Wiz,
b'l Tue foaa ~ ~. ~ W. !, : :. :. Nv ~ .t.,tii,,a III
snrposes-ont y ,set Wh'eh' :. n.s IaSa , ,han 20 n
'ulatloH' 'HHhtT w XII n Ill.
N wv, as s'a'ea ry we naton to,S Iii 49, Ams. d, r 49,.
" Nnis 7'a'F' a'so' '',, 'ne p1~ a ~ a. aid ne,
i'No 'e5l; Nici 'pii'i,S" w .a. H.
leVo, me eosl VI spitcS y, aS'at,a a.. iii hu
lfa'h 81 Whi.i ie sFtnNe' "t ~" III. LIN
no considerable ieni o. eS Pe,ise, a. L. H. sl'"T r. tha
ue usen eNeeP,, Feinatsi "pV ~ H., .az4 ~ H.
wing WIZ p"t ~ : a" "oi Ia, t vs. 49,, H..
tu"' w. of'Ve o. :" Il a'"-a.a~T a I'm cal
we've " Va s"mu5 ~ ns t+9'i. Nv rr h. ~,
we ti''iH. i'ia' S'fhVvo - oS'n'l,' i = A.
,,ihe "he, S"s z hs Ppn"r, inaggaaJI' nai, - w.
'p'G' = y ~ "Pp'am J.; =, n,a,a ,i,naf1 ,,,,v /,
mhteh y as ntlts'' - " ~ ~ eaiiST 81, a'' i1, ,its
%'tafroad y Dol' ron 1r".'1 - n ! ~ ~, ~ H. -
therefore 'he rihhtPfs VI ,i's, : ~ az ~ ar -. ="
neaVuy iaN"o 70 s"Ipott ~ i 91In,V, We 49, T. nj,
!lleflilg themselves Wy w in''i'p,S " ~ , l''A
lt9ah aus, 700, "he" 'ou a., s''lZ' e,e,s H.,
ilel''gaht man N ne ia'u' 'na' le 'a,ss III. H. L.
heavily increase" "fe' u, e. " j."
italiroad must AT curry o's' Vt 'oa"'"e' - "
'ion-paYlng concern
In the Undergraduates p.topo'mlsd +" the c''i-
Eehs oi Baton Rouge me wing "sti Whot my
he ahFwefe IN = Few "o5oS W." "1 -,
planters ha@ ft,,to"' p"'aaS', 10, s'. xxx nHw III.
y ttgr fi'es ~ ouo" h'ns, ~ ~ nn- uns
WIN We me tase' P'"N'e" ny 'iu ~ ~,
10 ,he'r interest 70 o' '" n"o, ."i,a,,s ~
wing Wo1,h "o' '9'oto'e Wv III" ohL.'l
which wouiu 'hfoW ~ we WY ~ piarte,s "ah
roads, mud holes ana in,passaete hay"us' "nle.y
70 compel tlie,l 10 purchase a. u iia'het WIZ
the nlerrhsht II oi necessary 'N'"peh'n 10 y, ~
high prices, because u me eHp'Hse i1Vui'P" ~
D transporting ms soouS oVri ne nan,,'' :, "
river TO oli''oif me "'hs s,o"no iei'.ui'e,
That thefe are g'sso'ef iu, ~, " e' NJ r'u ~ :,
The mertlian,s-h's OF al, W" p'ah'ef W. me
IN an agricultural community ano ,'anH hoaos
mud HIliipl enterprise are Ihi lti tilt fi'ti vi
i1onorolising t'efrhal's' nl' 'f ,he o",eh' " me
producing clasF' 'he farmers nho pt'h'ers' ihe
merchants interest," lol'o"s Hi'he wake w "s..'",
tural prosperity: on' ,of heaVeh sahF' i'enu
Nh'g' 90 ho' grippe ~ ,h'e'es' ~ pf"u",e'
TO foster ahn, pro'ee' 'le interest," o' a Few, or eve"
all the hlefshai's' u me p'olos'" I in'h Noa"'
10 be preJo1ieial tothe Interest OF me linton hPi-
chants. we e"N,sP an" i"F'te 'fe" !" remove ~
ba'ot, Rouge WIN -" increase " "",heNs
wlich our itiehn o. me my looks m,"al" '"b'
'hla emu OF we NV, '"eie W. eN''gIi = ,oo"'
enough lor Inc 'in.on merchant n"o y prosper
Gus h',ss'ess a,la ienu 'n1'f an ~ p"snhfig ,'-
warn tie PNehsl'a % ra'ih to''F ,l'""s'" '"e
"hoie 'e's'" "'h ie'"'' " ~ ''':''.'
With regard 10 the Railroad interest we have
no reply 10 make. for 1t neods note. We pre-
sumo that no planter has gone into Sugar solely
hstasse the Railroad runs near ms latd. aad al
though we have pau no at'si'ion 10 Tue sugar
hrlnnle W tte helghiofhooa o. 'ih'o"' is, we
believe al are quite az near the proposed fiaak
kuad as they are 10 me tailroadM+ahu u oreah-
ing up Nnd d'fd '~tah'SA@8 fh"'estS, n'eafs renew,
ing the planters OF heavy expenses III lreigh' anu
r'her matter" connected WIN economy, why
'tStt o''G csra"fS''t iReftSs must gn"y ,"e poafn'
an 'ho people; IN 'le feFe'"''on saw "heh ,ney
turned o"t hltg "eofgee ""'eefs anu e''e'he"
themselves. 49,, III,
lhe wing says. WIN s'ea,, lF'lv'. 'na ' W.
not ndvosa'e any enterprise PAVING lf is opet,,
We oeilenl q o'ne's y, ,h" fNp'',r " 'i'Ss ~
nome, nus y Ish' n' Wl,tna Nns s.Ve we
STATISTICS +" that the psoP,p ni"f ~" U ,a'ge
me MAJORITY IN ras, fshc,aha u; va, WI oe
i~ehettea lhinlenseiy oy inc fia1h h"ao' sohpat-
ca WIN thc very rev 7 d"y, VINO nay pe 1"mG
lofnr1'F INJURED! w 'il's country. III sl'te VI on