New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-08
DAILY CRESCENT.
Baton Rouge Conespondenee

Corusp.notHrr at tts Ertsttut
B.rov gourr Msseh B. 1859
The encouragement which Internal Improvements is
going to receive at the hands of the present fgature
vas very distinctly foreshadowed by the decisive vote Of
the House this morning upon set to incorporate
plank road company ia the parish Of e. Mary One of
the sections Of this exempted this company from tax
alton BY decisive majority this exemption was re-
fused-he wings voting for and the democrats against
50 that taking this expression guide rail or plank
road enterprise be started without its being subject
the burhens Of taxation And this being the case it
Is useless to expect that any company will be chartered
that if chartered their stock will be taken The tax
which every person would have 70 impose upon them
selves in order to take shares viii be great enough and
even prevent large numbers from having any thing do
with them and this of Itself is in the present state Of
things when experiments Of this sort new and un
tried personal experience be brought 10 bear
showing the rem 1neraton they would give to those n
ves.ing them back and hold of from any active
erons their behalf but when it to having the
very tax which they have Voluntarily subjected them
selves taxed again will invest in them however
much they might their services. Internal I'M
pruvemeut demand the hands of the State the iost
fsteriDg care No general system has ever yet been
aiopedno attempt has yet been made TO develop,
by grand scheme Of policy the Of the country
The experiment is now only in its infancy it has. yet
no life even and he nursed and protected in order
to bring in those grand proportions and upon that
magnificent scale which contemplated and which the
wealth permanent prosperity Of the State impera
| lively demands If Louisiana holds any position among
the agricultural commercial States Of the Union Is
because Of her peculiar soil and position Nature
mains with her it in the beginning Art and sci
ence have nothing add Of ground her
cutivabe territory bring article of produce to
her market. Thouands Of sections Of land susceptible
of supporting millions of people either lie under barren
waste Of worthless account Of the want
Of commun with proper market for their pro-
ducts Her only great because her produc-
tjops notwithstanding the comparative limited ground in
cultivation great and because Of her geographical
poition No protection the State has preyened
her ships from lying by the walls encouragement
= | has been given to the recaiming Of her lands
Every one is conversant with these facts and, al
hands the cry general that it was time to put sto
to this nertues and Injustice and it was believed on a.
sides that under the present liberal Constitution neV
era would upon this subject and that the stat
voud as she ought to do assist perfectng and carry
inc ont those plans for the Internal Improvement Of he
territory which would add much to her wealth an'
population and the prosperity of her people But seem
that at the very this hope has been cut of for
ony has the disposition been shown to prevent the stat
from doing anything but individuals even are to be ham
nered with tax upon they have subjected them
selves to- and the money they have raised to benefit h
country in which they live is be made sours cie
enue TO the State So much for the enlightened policy
the present Legislature So much for the professor
which the democrats the people before the Gle
= tiou.
rs Mr. Widers bill for the amendment Of the Consolid
tim Act was before the House this morning and was u
subject Of animated debate between Aessrs' hni
Il wilder Pearce and others. Hard words used on
hauds much the umusement Of the uninterested me
ers and the by-standers 1t is great pity that sube
cannot he discussed without the debaters getting the
selves into a Quarrel and using language towards ei
other which they mus, feel sorry for aferwal
Besides the l. gislatiys Halls Of State should nat
made the arena where a war words aud Asrre look
carried on-thc street is the place for such things
"a tie caution on each side would prevent the neeess.
any STUMBLING.
- The general features of the bill you acquainted v
y but their merits not the subject upon which ihe
eu.sion took place-it upon the question Of ssfpo
pr rent 1t appears that the Council were preparing
mortal praying the Legislature net to pass the bl'
the object Of the postPouament to give the meao
~ line TO reach here The thing all cut and DIR
however beforehand and the democrats had been m
TO believe that passage would be card in the hand
5i tn y at the next election they had all determined
II support it. and pass it at onCeand they having let
os mined upon this course the whigg had chance,
ocn they could amendment after amendnle
sSS and adiournrients in the time and calling for
yeas and nays in hopes Of tring them and this Il
TX succeeded in doing after awhile BUTT will come up
tomorrow as part Of the unfinished business and
inu without any trouble,
onsl - ~ -. ,.h;.,, .p;s discussion braI1ght al
- was the developing Mr. Wilder in another light,
IT'S erto he has considered y some) great or
anil and politician-as statesman and diplomatic. He
been remarkable for peasantness in private circles
No. solemnity Of manner when debating before the Io
= His coats have given him reputation for flowing
TIL in dress and his white kids (Which he sometimes
J in speaking) always irreproachabe excite the eny
the ladies who crowd to hear him whenever Is anno'
OF ed that he is going to speak In Washington city
Jun summer he had the reputation Of being the imper
ton of southern chivary and in the northern citie
o7 was looked upon 5 perfect sample OF man al
h, town There distinguishing traits enough for
of Mr. Wders inches but he has discovered to the W
n that Alcahades not the only man who was perte
81 every thug and has shown himself great poet
- during one of his speeches he was tauuted with
interruption that his bill mere democratic meas
4 and that he working for it because he was n de
- crat the exutaon which he felt stirring at his hear
ys having his claims being considered working mel
of that great party recognized threw him into fren
sell feeling and placing him elf into one of those ele
postions which he celebrated for in the voice OF p
MI inspiration he electrified the House by saying: