Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-12-17
PlaaueYnine Us. Plaouer,ines.

1t IS surprising 10 us that some editor, cor
respondent or member of the Legislature, has
not, long before this, recommended the propsi-
ETY. if not the actual necessity, of changing the
name either of this town of PIaquemine or the
parish of Plaquemines. Errors are daily oc-
curing in consequence of the similarity of
these names, mostly in the direction of letters
aud papers, and frequently of a serious charac-
ter, and continually harrassing both to the
Postmaster and to those who have much bust
ness with the Postoffice. The evil, however.
would be much lessened, if it were confined to
correspondents, publishers and Others residing
at q distance. But it is not so. Those con-
nected with the Press and the Postoffice in
New Orleans and other portions of this State,
we have known to make the most %egregrious
mistakes relative to the above names and Ioca-
lities. Editors in the city, in abiding to the
parish of PlaQuemines, almost invariably leave
out the final s, which is Of very material con.
sequence, if it is of Importance to know whe-
ther it is of the toUn or parish they are speak.
ing; and as a case in point relative to the err
rors of the New Orleans Postoftice, we may
state this fact: 4 week or two since, on going
to the PostofEice, our Postmaster, Mr.. BLACK.
handed us a package which came from this of.
flee, directed, National, Parish of PIaquemines
I. O., La" and remarking to US at the time that
he had tried several times but Intellectually to
get the package to its destination; each time
it had been returned here from the New Or
leans Postofice. Here, then, was a superscrip-
ton which could not be palmer or more simple,
to direct where it was to be sent, and yet the
head Postofice in the State made repeated err
rors with regard to its destination. And we
can say with truth that there is scarcely a week
that there is not in our Postofice letters and
papers, enormously directed as we'll as wrongly
forwarded, in consequence Of the similarity Of
the above names.
We conclude, then, that the above truths
are of sufficient Importance to warrant the
| changing of one of the above names. We are
not in favor, however, of having that change
made with reference to our town. There are
many reasons why the lame of a parish should
be changed in preference to that OF a town.
there are fewer Inconvenience and fewer per-
~plexities consequent upon the immediate effects
of such q measure when applied to a parish.
We have no doubt there are numerous citi-
-
zens who will join with us in praying that the
next Legislature give its attention to this sub
ject, that the evils and anDoyances alluded to
may be done away with. Changing 'Plaque-
mines" parish into "Balize" parish, or some 9th.
er equally as suitable name, which would de-
signate the locality of the parish, the name of
which had been altered, would be the most pro-
per mode of procedure it seems to us, to ef-
feet the desired object.
While upon this subject we had as well al
Jude 10 a similar evil as the above, in there be-
inc in this parish of IberviI!e a Postofice call
ed "Ibervil!e Postoffice," where letters and
newspapers intended for this place are fire.
q%uently sent, and elsa rersa. We are of opin-
ion that our friends in that vicinity would be
happy to have the name of their Postotice
changed to anything else, so that it would not
lead to those vexatious errors, injurious to the
citizen aud exceedingly annoying to the Post
master.