Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-03
The Railroad Meeting.


Az adjourned meeting Of or I%citizen'
was held in The SPACIOUS dining nom o
III Harney House, last. Thursday night
AZ Official report Of theft proceedings viii
81 found in another column. We regre'
that Hse speakers seemed 10 have come te
a perfect understanding to disagree. I
amy two Of them arrived al the same con
c~lrssion, IL was BY opposise rcntes. sTht
majority Of the committee made a report
asking further time, aud power to call Al
adjourned meeting at sucll time as in ..theil
discretion they might think proper. "a Mr.
Pike thought that a new COMMITTEES should
be appointed to ireport resolutions expires.
sive' Of the sense Of the meeting at once
Mr.. Elan thought that the fat had gons
forth, and that Baton Rouge was cnt of
from all connection with the enterprise
SO far as New Orleans was concerned, and
that the work should be, commenced al
once by the citizens of Baton Rouge at
Baton Rouge, looking to New Orleans fol
noaid. btat 70 the West. Judge Morgan,
from what he read in the New Orleans
papers, was apprehensive that the route
had been decided upon, and by that deci.
sion that Baton Rouge was cut off from
its great benefits, and should take no part
I'm it. He thought, however, that an ex.
preston of opinion by the meeting should
be postponed until further Information
could be received. MIR. Avery took issue
with the two last named gentlemen, and
thought that it was still in eur power, by
q well directed effort, to bring the road to-
y point touching our city, and which
world throw its incalculable advantages
in aud around our favored city. MIR. Sey.
motlr expressed similar views with those
Of Judge Morgan. We would that we
could follow the gentlemen III their elo-l
|quent remarks ;--snch IA thing, however,
lis impossible. The gentlemen were in|
turns lively and pathetic, but it really
seemed to US that the route had little orr
nothing to do with the object for which
the meeting was convened that its OBJ.
|ject' was to say what Baton Rouge would
do for the promotion Of the great enter
prise, and it wa a matter Of little import
SO far as an expression Of o~piiionI
was concerned, what route it would take.]
IL was an easy matter for us to say
what amount we were willing to %contri-I
butte, and the conditions upon which wei
would contribute. :" = @
We agree with Mr.. Avery that we
should not abandon the hope ofrbringing
the road this way. We think it is d mis-.
taken notion that New Orleans has any
Interior designs against us. but that the
enlightened and intelligent citizens will
consult the best interest Of herself, and Of
course the Whole State. Without the aid
New Orleans, we can do nothing in this
great work-with her aid all things hu,
nan a be accomplished. Let all sec
ional jealousies and chickering's be ren,ov1
and soon will the /" iron horse" travel
md. his wild snort wake the sleeping
echoes of our, eternal forests, and thei,
irm foundations will tremble beneath his
'oof as he dashes affrighted away, with
he laundering train in hot pursuit.
P. S.--Since the foregoing was in type,
We have been handed the proceedings oi
he meeting, but time and space will not
Omit Of publishing them this week.