Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-04

the Democratic Platform as tIicoiistitl
tional and inexpsdient aud this pIasEefn
was frained by the assembled wtsdoln q
The democratic party,
They claimed to have The best interests
Of Our common country st liehft, uiid yet
ID the face of the great Intthefef OF tls
Advancing interest aud wealth of the IN
ton they have denounced as unjust, d sya
TEN Of Internal Improvements. According
TO Gen. Pierce 3 constrnrtion Of the demo
cratic creed, improvements for the faeili
~ Of oot,inleroe with foreign nations
are bot OF a general OF national elIaf-
aripf, aud that Tie constructing Of Raj
Roads, or The cleaning ont-4ei rivers Hft
Of State concern, aud States have 10 tiah,
TO hsk any aid ifem the General Govern
mont.
Tile farmer may raise grain II Ii saits
lin, or cotton or si,Haf as he may %tliiiil,
beet, but he niust have lio convenience
by which lie will be enabled 10 carry his
produce TO market other THAI that which
lard labor may have purchased for him
the general government shall not aid hiui
In the least. Home manufactures are
not encouraged by them ; the eilizens Of
w. tM& ANuN nA
this FREQ republic must look to foreign
countries f,r wearing apparel. aud home
industry II not protectedAbut fpfeln goods
mlist be admitted ID our shores, oh an
equal ioellng with llolfse mannta etnres,
and thereby deprive home industry Of her
justly earned deserts. This platform Of
democratic principles may well be termed
the anti.impfoveMent platform A pl#t-
form suited exactly to the views Of their
candidate for the Presidency. lie com.
meneed public life with convictions Of the
uleonstitatiouality Of the general govern.
10 aid by appropriations Internal
improvements , aud these eonvietieiis have
to him throughout his Whole public
career, Notwithstanding appropriations
been passed over his opp %sitioi, and
had received sanction OF the democratic
administrations. Aud by reference to Little
Y Btewns edition Of public statues (vol
j y ESQ., Ii will ba seeii that tile present
democratic candidate for The Presidency
was opposed TO the following uppfopria.
tons,
Masae-Buoys on Taylor, ledge and Broad.
rock. $500, Wool Island lighthouse, 5000,
Fort Point, Adams, and Buck ledge 1900
)rusnmef's ami Mark Island ledge, 900 Bear
$500 Bankers ledge, iupul Mount Des.
", aud Bass harlofs, LOG Bantam ledge. 900;
ffabt,ee's point, 100, York ledge, 10000; Sad.
ledge, 10000
As,e HaRpsAt e.@-Whalehsek lighthouse. $1,000
Mtssaehssei fs. -Naniueket Island. piop; Maze
1000. BewJiteh's ledge, 5uooy Plumb
land AooD.
Raasse Island providence river. 600, peuea.
uek river, 400.
CoNaeeshet.--Mystie river, 435: Ram Island
nd Turner's reef, 100 tynde Point, $500, Fair.
island, 1900 Milford hafbof, 400, Sheal
edge, Pond reef etc. 700
Nets York -Remer'e shoals, 10000, Hldnns
iver. aoooi Cedar Island isag Harber1 $500
sound. 5000, Gesney's ehabnel. $40.
Nete ,Lrses-South Ambey,ete, 1850, Shoftef's
land. Beipoint. etc. 3lug,
peaa,ta,p Five Fa,hom bank, $4,000.
Mdgatanss 4-Iseol'e Island. 1900.
ptFglala James river, 5000; Potomac, 5000,
lmanceek creek, loo.
North Carottau -CrowataD sound. etc, 1000,
FADES Point, 5000. Pea Is and, 5000; shal lote
iver. etc. $50.
o1lo-Maemee bay. G7on, Sandusky bay,
900, BASS island, 5000, Sister island, $50
Geeresa--rybee channel, 10 n00s 81. Andrews
slos Brunswick harbor. loco.
.fehsAaa .--Daupin isla d, 5000
LDafsfas,a --Atehaialaya bay, 1909, lighthouse
Southwest Pass of Mississippi river, 10000.
iartnillion bay. 5000.
NtAigaa -Bois Blanc island, 5000. New But.
10, 5000, South Maniton island, 5000; Wa.
,escNance ledge, $4,000; Pressure isle, 1000;
clint aux Bafqaes. 5000.
" av,sssa.-AGree bay Lighthouse, 1000.
FNosaa.--St. Johns, $50; CarysIoftI reel, ~,
no. 1
And these are not al there asfe many
us authorizing pnhlie works which we
cite, aud which General Pierce
pposed, but here are eighteen States In.
aud I'VE think this much opposi.
OH 70 improvements are quite sufficient
" The present--Euongh 10 show him
the future prosperity of this State
aoush TO show him against the Interests
tho whole Union.
would now ask OH what depends the
fosperliy of the State III which We live
'is question has alreay been answered,
I'd we believe a large majority of tho cit.
ems OF the State will answer I~NTgRNAL
apRovgMESTs. Then if internal improve.
BE- Of national concern (as Is con
ndcd by thu supporters Of General Scott1
hat have the citizens OF Louisiana TO
spect from the administration OF General
should he he 30 fortunate rs 10 be
clothed with the veto power
an be 50 Suddenly repudiate opinions
hich he so long entertained, and who
THE carrying out of those opinions, was
exact. Upon this question The N. O.
0saasegcast Bnifstia Of the 9th Mt.
some very appropriate remarks which
y nnex TO this article.
THUS. we find tia, Mr.. PiERrE has ev-
been . determined oppoAcu, of internal
anrosemen,s-- Of improvements Of any
al every description. His opposition en-
taccd every conceivable thing. ri sers.
,ys, larhors, lighthouses. caaals aud
ilFoaas. Should either OF our great raii
ads need donations Of public lands ~
the Directors i complete them, Il
III be impossible to obtain grants il Gen
iEscE Is elected President. lie stands
ady. with the monarchicai veto to crusal
|, saca public spirited efforts. Should
se bars at the raoalh of the Mississippi