Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-22
M. q. BRIAN, Publishs I,


1 Tie will of tlls people on this suees can.
mot be tnstnkens A. Ii Iias beet ltyies es.
pressed III Tie ofgeiii6 Inv Of Tie land. III
this t,ibitef fully concur with The people
Onf Government ia bazsd uposi The viftus
md Intelligence Or ll,e people. utl itisos
Indispensable duty, II .a.a wish its refnla. r..
nenes, at bll liazHfds, ~ educate lie muse.
ss II our Government fnIls In lie patrl.
oio purposes, Il tsuseniy beffeu Il want
Of morality and inteHH snus In the great
controlling masses Of she peepls,
Chr system Of common schools needs a
thorough REVISION and many iinrfoveinsiisg1
TO adapt II nofa fnlly to the peculiar wants 1.s
OF ne Stats, Tie experience hnd Diff,
rnlties Of Che LOST few years. viii afford
lights TO guile yon III psrfpcting this syss
Item. TIE laws Oh tie Ai4iiisGt should hs
simpllheds The n,attiier Df pay1g lheteaeIis
ers rendered +irse eomplicnted alsi raapeit-14
sive, aud The whole system 10 fseE4aiiized, Ia
90 10 fsi'aef y nlofs suiieL.s 70 our pfes.Jf
eut wants
| TIE Superintendent Or Pbbiio Edues.S
ton, slinuld 4lbts d lioFs ample salary
tl,ali fixsJ i,y tiis last session Of lie Ley
islalpfes 1'lis salhry aiiotild te sttyfi as ~
/
and The Whole lime sid attention. OF tbs.
ineumbeni. II It be proper TO expJld6 q
quaffsf OF Il million Of ibs pnb.ic funds
lhhnnaIly. il all enterprise. il is surely bfi's'
ecouomy 70 wshEah ifs efficiedey ty failuS
ito pay if4 heal aud sepfesentAtits, who
should iafdss Info IL fegblnfiiy Sid sbefkysa'
u ssiailailss ssstafy to- carnmaft oil lats +
thongats, aid oil HE e. etges, a8 + ,8}Saaa
| Al The last session III tie Legislature.
d law was passed sppfoptiaiilig S25.00D
for fife creation of II DAT. DnHlb. aiid
Bind Asylum D, the Seat Of Govsfilgsus
TIE Board Of Directors as reqfittd ny tls
| law his been apj,oiffsJ, aid Il tuittbIs
sic md temporary buildings for tlis ftuHsse1
luton oi,aiued. Severatef tile .ltufaau.s5 81
nae elias OF persons, for wiiuitl this lf+ii.
tation was designed, and who had been
supported ct fhe ptbfic estvuky 10 iifs'"
1 State of Kentucky, haYs been transferred
10 tfis pihce, aud lie insiithli0ii Il Blready
| il partial organizations. 'rhs hoord iavsa
fortunately obtained tiis services eT Mr.
james 81 Brown. III ifie orgabfzaaop aba
management Of the Asylum, wIlo comes
1 10 us from tts West. with the highest
| Recommendations belh ~ 10 efiafaclefail
! qualifications lie las had much expe<
tienes IN nanaail,g o sssHilsf institution
| il tl,e Staie Of sfndlalsas mud .hisfchareeser
inspires thc fope tliat he vii ba enii1anly
useful Ii, iie management of tts beloved
enterprise commend ,i5is charitable in.
stltmion to your foafefing cars, hs eeIl' 10
| lie kindred institutions for orldsus itise
Baion Rouge and New Otlspns. ss,.s.,t
/ The Isssegs Of the petatpntiafy have
accepted tic provisions Of tie law of last
session, which requires tiism 70 pay uiiuus Il
/ ally, fottr iiIostsauei dollars into 1hs stmsf
| Treasury The f.i,sneial faaiiou, Therefore,
between l,is Institution and the Siaie, IA
clearly and definitely settled. Great III.
convenience lfas Been experienced fir SONS
| time past, fot want of room for HE md.
| wanted and unfyriHuatsiy increasing Dun,.
| her OF the iEmaies. but ife difficulty will.
| III d short time lie rstuedled, as au add.
loual wing 20 tiie pfesent b6itdin9s, vii
-oon be completed From flie best inf,t.
NATION isavs been bic 10 oiann, feel
confident ibe Instj'ufion Il wei nsana4ed.sa
aid every thing .dona lial ought 10 .is .e1.
peete for ti,e comfort Of lts inmates. En-
full and detailed information on this saE-
lecf, refer you to the report Of It's board =
81 difectofa
The amount OF money reeeiged fog
swamp aud ogrfaowed lands. sold by fhe
State Register, under tie act OF tie last
Legislature, ii Stf2, ,s72, 500. AS sales ~
swamp and ovefa1wej buds we're made
by the U1ncJ States Lafli officer. afi@f tfie
grant Of these lands was maaste the i5sase =
but chiefly before the selections wete made.
and as tie laws Of Couarcss nlaalpk tha
donations. Rave been Interpreted by tiie
Secretary Of The Interior as fasing effect
from tie daig of their paasage, e1iisdeSa-
be efnbarrassmeprsbaye rgsntsed 10 il,esa 4
purchasers. A portion of The buds lf.ns
taken were located hy soldiers, warrants
and the balance were paid for at 81 25.fOc
III money per acre. The pureha-efs III MI
cases have been Informed by Lie United
States Government That i.letr pafegfs viii
bs cancelled aud informed li,at their tiflva
10 Tire lands 10 be valid must Be derived
from iiIe State.
III ftIe present embarrassed rendition ef
the Stale Tfcu@sfy, sebafd IL rot i,c advs.
ssil,Ie 20 ase. temporarily, tie nJoIsey re-
ceieed for swaryp latdssio meet or mort
pressing engagements? Fl this sIlopld 10
done, however, good faft!, towards ffle
General Gosergment BY whom the .wan,p
laistls were granted Tor special puFposg,8
aud oi,edieuee 10 orr Constitution. wisrasa
requires iIsat the proceeds arising from HE
rales Of ile@e lands shall never le diverted
from tie use for Which they were design
I'd, womb require some snfs provision for
returning the amount Of the swamp Iai.d
| fund s
Nothing Of Consequences has heen done
with regard 10 the Jaekscn Monument.
designed 10 be erected IN fhe city Of New
Orleans The commissioners. having Ito
matter In charge, have had several nser.
iugs and examined yadofas rlsis, which
have been submitted 10 them, bus nothing
fislaI has bseg agreed npon. TIE great
difficulty ii. that iIse aTnouuf of tfseans ill
their hands IS adequate 10 The end 70 H..
accomplished, and i woaId recommend
tllaI such additional appropriation be made
bylEc Legislature, as viii enable tie com
missioneFs 10 erect monument worthy
the man and the occasion it is inssaIed 10
commemorate.
Tile stone foI the Washington Monu-
nient, ordered l.y the State. las tees psa-
vidsd feel much indebted TO Senatotz
Downs for h:@ friendly aid Ia its psepara+