Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-22
Town ana Country.

m reference To this slibjert. are taken up,
discussed and anlarged upen by the New
Orleans papers.
The Crescent Of The 18th contains an
able article on this subject. We are al d
less TO understand how the Commercial
Agricultural or Mechanical interests
can be separated, much less opposed to
each othef-without the one, The other
two would lHnguish aiid die. The iniser4
able eHtt Of 'City influence go sehelna
entity declaitned against by d~eniagoggties,
and cross.foad politicians, Should at once
be put down he who bases his hopes Of
elect III upon any suei, elap.trap, ad caf9
taHdnm appeals 10 the pfedjndiees Of The
people, evidences a want Of patriotism aud
an inearaeily which shonld u. once brand
him he unworthy d seat In the convention.
We know that there ~ d strong prsdju.
dice against tile city Of New Orleans III
The county ; we know that this prediudice
prevails to d great extent In otir own par.
ist, but II IN ut once unjust and should be
discarded
Deprive us Of New Orleans, and what
would Louisiana be- Sink New Orleans
aud who would snffer? Would the pep-
pie Of New Orleans alone suffer? No,
for we unhesitatingly assert that there is
not u an payer lii The State who would
hot think himself the looset. II slioull
be borne HI mind that although the taxes
are high, New Orleans lessons them one.
fourth, end if from the public crib. abe
how and then succeeds In getting q "Bule
bin" she worked In the field sl,e paid
her share OF the taxes, and ID entitled to
feed at the crib ne well as other portions
OF the State. Again Ia there a niah Of
wealth In our State who has not ait inter.
est IN the eity7 is there one who does not
own property Of sorne kind, In the city Or
which lie Immediately coitnected with the
came \ No. Que. Until II can he proven
TINT large cities are unnecessary, and that
our State would flourish better without
them, we are unwilling to join Ia The cry
against the city. and we tfast that no pre-.
judiee ngaihst II viii Influence the coming
election ; but that the ahlept and best men
may be elected to the Convention, and
that every facility will be afforded the reo.
pie to enable them to develope The. resour.
bes Of The State, by the adoption Of a Con.
stitution untrammellea by local prejudices,
md liberal In its operation. Such d Con.
stitution, win do more 10 lessen the bur.
Ihen of t~axation--te make the state pros.
end to unite the people of the
whole State, than all the political infa.
which the city of New Orleans ever
possessed, could destroy even II such was
ts tendency. a|
VIZ admit that tho influence Of the city
. creative admit that in consequence OF
here being but one Interest with them
hey are generally united, and present a
body, but WI deny that they
10, or can control the legislation Of the
State. II Ia notorious, that 80 far a. ap
preparations are concerned, New Orleans
less IN proportion TO the tax paid
paid by her, than any parish In the State.
Il Ia also q fact that while New Orleans ID,
~ mn arbitrary rule, allowed her full share
II representation la the lower house, she
. deprived Of il In the other. This, how.
yer, we are willing to admit 10 proper. II
. only the course rersned toward all large
'ities. and il founded in common sense.
'lti,ongll al frs, bluslf Il may seem hard,
md It Is certainly a departure from the
principle that the majority
hoaid reie. What would the people or
Cast Baton Rouge think Of the Reprcsen.
alive who would say to Baton Rouge.
ii we allow you your full share Of repre-
entation, your influence viii be too great,
must only have about one half the
lumber 10 which you would be entitled
nder the general rule. while Living.
ton or West Baton Rouge shall have the
III number to which they are entitled p
here Is no language which can express
10 Indignation with which such a propo-
Ition would he received. Yet such is the
curse persued toward New Orleans, and
UGH is the course which wouldibe persued
some other place, wete New
unfortunately 70 be destroyed.
We have no particular fancy for the
our interests, our associations, and
nr habits are identified with the country.
We seldom 60 ~ the city, and never, ex.
spt on business--bct we cannot separate
,e interests Of the country md chy-ws
~countenance the demagogicai cry
the influence Of New Orleans,--
We think il ~Jacobinical. and fit only for
e use of those who have no merit Of
'eir own. and who expect 10 build mp FOR
q name. through the prejudice
the people. Such men. like counterfeit
may pass very well with The igno-
who have 10 interest At etake, but
ish the Intelligent. with even the igno-
Mt. when they have an interest ut stake,