The organizer., 1850-12-14
For the Organizer.


will soon be luxury any where be.
tween this and Memphis, | have thot
that the "SOUereignS" would even like
to read about one somewhere in Mis-
sissippi, have therefore taken up my
paper to write you a short notice OF
one which can be had and used to
quite an advantage if the good people
Of Lafayette will only make it. That,
Sir, is all that is lacking to have a
road that an ordinary team will
travel TO Memphis in two days
and back in the same length Of time,
carrying twenty or twenty-five bales
of cotton and bringing back thirty or
forty barrels of -four, If they will not
raise it at home. but support the north
ern fanatics who are trying to do us
all the injury they can while they are
growing rich from our mismanage~
tvneaf) bcsldes the comfort and saving
Of teams and Wagons And now,
Sir, to answer some of the objections
that l have heard not long since by
some of the good citizens of Lafayette.
One is-wiIl it be toll gate road ?
Yes Sir, gate every five miles and
from twenty-five to fifty cents gate;
and the wagner will make more
money at that, and the merchant will
make more money by it and the plan
Ter will make money at it; and so
will the road builder. The question
returns how muchl ans wer; the wag.
oner will carry twenty-five bales Of
cotton at two dollars and fifty cents
per bale, instead Of five bales as at
present, on our roads at five dollars
per bale which is twenty-five dollars
for his load. The improved or plank
road wagon will get sixty.two dol>
lars and fifty cents and take off his
pikage, say, fifteen gates at fifty cents
a gate, which is seven dollars and
fifty cents, leaving fifty five dollars,
or clear gain of twenty dollars to
the WAGNER. And so of his return
load, say forty dollars gain for the
trip, all done in four or five days
whereas, the common trip now is
from eight to ten days. And Sir, how
will it be with the merchant: He
will get his goods at fifty cents hun.
dred, instead of paying one dollar a
hundred as he now does, and the
farmer or planter instead of paying
FIVE dollars bale to get his cotton
taken to memphis (if it must 60 there,
although doubt the propriety of it
MYSELF he will get it there for two
dollars and fifty cents, and the value
Of his farm iii only quarter section
Of land) increased, because il is easier
to get to the great thOrough.fare Of
the world, the Mississippi river
This, Sir, can be carried out easily by
little which any sovereign
can do by his head without any book
learning. So much for that objection.
Another objection that have lately
heard made is that they (some Of the
'oveTeigns) do not make more than !
,ne load 1--we bales) and do not wish
o be deprived ofthe pleasure OF going
o memphis. Now, Sir, a good road
woG!d increase the pleasure
Ind enjoyment of travel; and let me
uggest TO all such, plan entirely
Let FIVE or ten neigh.
'ors join and get the stouteSt wagon
lmOng them put all their cotton
say twenty or twenty-five bales) on
he good Wagon with their best team;
hen let them fit up a light two or
our horse omnibus mot the bill they
luarreled about all last winter in
Congress aud spent thousands over
t Of the sovereigns money-enough
o make ten such plank roads as the
me from Oxford to the Mississippi
liver but a real four wheel Wagon,
II vehicle, that will carry from five
o ten stout able bodied men with
heir provisions; ham, beef loin,
ioffee &C., with the necessary cooking
Itensels, aye, yes, and the long old
ifie guns to take down an old gobbler
II fine buck as be passes, or even an
Id bear and some Of them can take {
long their double barrels to kill &
ucks, rabbits, and squirrels. They =
nay even take along a net and take d
n some Of the birds by the way
low, the omnibus must always
eep ahead Of the Wagon and pay :
il pikage and select the best place
~ the encampment for the night, have !
be cooking done up brown out of
heir rich variety, but one word more
{ advice. Let no jug, Demeiohn,
eg, or bottle, nor any spirituous
quor have a place among such elev-
? fellows, for fear IL might break the
eace, and mar the enjoyment Of the
arty pleasure, When the omnibus