Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-24

q 1885, -
We had the pie ssate Of ascending tbs
Crosse Tote PLANK Road meeting helt
NJ nrnsle Landing on Thursday last
Speeches. were made by Mssafs. Elan
t,feey YES, Allen and Woodbridge, 10 faye,
Of the tar Of fifteen thousand dollars
They were oppess1 by Mr. Kirkland. WHIT
seefhea 10 think 4 great deal mere thar
he said. He opposed tho tax. yet de-
GLAZED he was In favor Of the plank ronl
lie thought II observation-disclosures
the people had 10 right TO vote a tax W
on themselves for the purpose OF inserta
ftnrrovehlents--thougl,t sush u tax would
bs picking their pockets. His sopl,tstry
however. was pretty well picked TO pieces
hy Mr.. Allen, whose speech was %feeeivet
With much applause, Mr. Kirkland cyl
densly stood alone ~ his opposition.
The vote upon the tax IL 10 be tahei
today. We trust tina. every friend OF i'm
%Broveniept viii 20 and vote II Ia not nc
much a matter Of dollars and cents ~
principle, which IL 10 he decided by the
vote Of tbdsy. We think II has bee,
eenclasively shown that the advantage Il
be derived Ivy The Parrish of West Baton
Rouge. independent eiahy dividend whiol,
The ppfpoael road WIN give IL immense. will
be more ihhn repaid IN n few years by Tie
wealthy Grosse Tale, which VIII be made
Subsidiary to West Baton Rouge. Het
taxes. her etopa. hef people. her all will
have to come TO that parish--the Mssiana
To-, The Planter. the Farmer, the Labofer,
viii all be benefited by The eotnpletio', Of
the road, ..ats t4a -lnlsa .stg ut .trf..
We were much amused with the re.
mark nude Ivy Mr.. Kirkland, ,lat the
speakers were all from Baton Rouge, who
would DO In no manner Affected by The
proposed tax THIS remark was made
with n thorough knowledge of the feet'
that although the people Of Esst Baton
Rouge owned no property IN Weat Baton
Rouge, they had subscribed ten thousand
and seyenty.hve dollars ; more than one
sixth Of the cost OF the road,
Mr.. Kirkland thought II the duty Of
every voter % place his land Oh bla breas.
aud say, Il y was right to vote yes for tax
ing himself aud his neighbor fpf works Of
public utility against lis n~eighbers will.
Now. II In well knewh that IL we all IN.
ders,ood each other and agree. there
would be no necessity for voting at all;
but as we do not. II IL right and Just that
a vote should be taken. M that the INA.
jority should rule. This Ia good Demo.
cratic doctrine. Il would be hard ftl,ose
who were public spirited and libe'al should
have e build roads. bridges aud levess Ter
old Fog.es. who were to receive the beue'
fl OF pueh works. and would 10. give his
money TO aid In the building Of the road.
Il 10 certainly more In accordance with
right. that we should tax such old Fosies
against their will. than that they should
reap tho benefit Of works which they 70.
fused TO aid IN building. 1t il then per.
iectly fight to tax our neighbor against
his viii, when that tax 10 necessary for his
own aud the public good, especially When
the tax falls like the gentle dews OF heaven
equally upon all, upon the willing and the
unwilling, Mr., Kirkland must have been
hard driven when he stumbled upon this
method OF convincing the people OF the
of the tax, r.