Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

Ff Mp Hnfgn IWtEf safHN
Mn Er'roa -Ahho,gh personally 4 stranger
TO you, | have beet acquainted with ysut thafats
tet and ,ous laudable zeal for The ,tonp,ioh pf
internal improvements. | MI, in iayor Of the
Plank ltpad spoken Of between Baton lteuee and
Clinton. " we ran have i,one better. Hit. sir.
cohlh not n Rail Road t,atwean those ~tt,ints le
constructed, and IN a shott time, extend fat b syond
Clinton, At very little additional expense, cr,fpar4
I'd with its suretiet adv antagest think II tolld
10 demonstrated. IA 4 mathematical certainty.
that the tfanstvttati"a ~ passengers " %pt,Aluta.
by Rpi Rts,is, IL by far The most expeditions and.
safa and cheaper Than all other tnc,ies Of conveya
aztec. VI you would call a meeting, on Saturday.
the 1th 81 atrtetnlet, nj the Court House, In
Baton Rouge. al II n'eledh. to take into ret,siiptal
ton the ~p,ultisty Of establishing n Rail Hnsd,
Instead Of 4 Plank Road. II might tend mnel, more
10 the promotions ct the true. interests of The l'st-
ish and Ut the State.
Very Respectfully. Ne.
D. W. r MeGiMsEY. =
W. comply with the Obvious desire Of
Dr. M~cG'imsey, in giving the above com.
munieatiun al insertion. with much plea.
sure. But. in doing so. we reserve to our.
self the privilege Of replying to the Doc.
tors propositions, and Of terminating.
when we deem 1t necessary. the discussion
This ia one Of the few poor privileges aea
corded to editors in this progressive aye.
In The frat plnce. the Doctor ia no
stranger tona. "personally." If we arc not
very ,nuoli mistaken we once heard him.
although then ''rntaonally'' unnequainted
with him. speak very highly Of the "ioy
editor Of n piper in ono Of the interior
counties Of Mississippi. Years have x,s-
seil since then-tl,e "boy' has grown n
man. at least In yeara-many changes have
been wrought by time-yet he hopes that
the man will Justify the predictions kindly
made IN hi# favor. by n distinguished plan.
ter of Mississippi. when a boy" both in
years and experience.
But. to the Doctors interroyatorieH
He aHkp. "could not II Rail Road between
those pointa (Baton Rouge and Cl'ntop)
le constructed &c. No Sir. There IL
inHtporahle objection IN the way-fhe
nancy caH,,ot 6e ,aisoi-even admitting.
the cake OF argument. that n Rail Road
would answer the ends of the Farmers
Rail Koad-whieh In nothing more nor
less than A PLANK Roar.
Tho Doctor rays. further that n Rail
Road would be "by far the most cxpedi.
tlous, sater. md cheaper. than all other
modes of Conveyance Entirely II mis-
take, Doctor. A fur ma "sefety" Is con.
rerned. the lanentnble number of acci.
chronioled daily as occurring upon
Rail Roads. show that your calculation
Is entirely tallacious, The cheap pro-
position will not stnnd the test of demon.
s%tration. for All instant. All experience
goes to show that the Plank Road Is the
thorough fare over which tho
Farmer can transport his produce to mar.
tet. Why? Because no can choose his
,wn tirne,--employ the motive power
would otherwise, perhaps. be idle
and expensive Oh his plantation. p~tohtabiy
the transportation Of his produce
his own bargains, and in all respects,
suit his w convenience. This he can.
not do on n Rail Road. There, he has to
await the beck and nod Of some official Of
A monopoly. over whose action, conduct,
,r rules, he has, and can have, no control
The Plank Road--truthfully termed by
! distinguished writer. the Farmers RAT
foad--is the only one for a productive
like ours. II is not expensive
{ reaches, as il were, every mans door,
or he-can at any and all times, make use
II it---over it he can carry his own pro.
luce with his own horses and mules--be
his w factor, choose his own time and
his W convenience and the con-
'enlcnce Of his business, which he cannot
10 upon a Rail Road. These facts, which
IRE indisputable, far outweigh any argu-
that can, according to our feeble
comprehension, he brought to bear in favor
# the construction Of Rail Road.
We do not feel authorized to call q pub y
&c meeting, according to the suggestion
# the Doctor, We know Of no one in the
'arish who entertains similar views. II.
however. he wishes it, he IAN call a meet
ig, upon his W responsibility. and our
olninns arc open to him for such a pur-
'ose.