Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-01-28
Bayou Crosse Tete.

sit to that portion Of our parish which created
some excitement last fall, and is now, we pre-
sumo, creating some in the Legislature-we
referto Crosse Tete-occasioned by that clause
in a law passed some twenty-five years ago
saying that "Grosse Tete shall remain a portion
of the parish of Iberville until there is a good
and practicable road extending from that Bay
gu to the Mississippi, within a mile from the
Court House in West Baton Rouge" or words
to that amount. We do not intend here to
trouble our readers with any remarks of ours
relative to the claim which West Baton Rouge
sets up to our territory above mentioned, in
| consequence of the law alluded to-beiieving
that the present Legislature, into whose hands
we presume it is again placed, will dispose of
the subject Justly and impartia'Iy.
We were pleased to see that the Levee Road
is so nearly finished. 1t presents a very hand
some appearance and in Il short time will doubt.
less become in excellent travelling order. We
would suggest, however, that those who have
CONTRACTED fos the making of bridges, be nd.
monished that they ought to hurry on with all
expedition in the accomplishment, Of their work.
Though the road will not probably be entirely
finished by the time Of high.water, yet it will
be so far completed (f the bridges are got up
in season. as to afford good and dry travelling
by the time the banks Of the Bay are over
flowed.
While it was rather a favorable circumstance
the continued low stage of the water, giving
contractors further time to complete their work,
which was greatly impeded in consequence of
the general sickness last summer, yet it is very
unfavorable to both planters and merchants on
that Bayou. 1t is impossible for the first to
ship and dispose of their crops until the bayou
is in ~navigabie order; and consequently, the
merchants (and there are three on the bayou,
JAS. H. JOHNSTON, H. DELAGRAvE and JAS. P.
LoNGLEYO who are almost wholly dependent
upon the planters, cannot meet their liabilities
in New Orleans until steamboats, can enter the
Bayou and take those crops 10 market. Mer-
chants then in the city, and others who have bu-
siness transactions with the people of Bayou
Crosse Tate, should not dream of payment, nor
Of dunning or censuring their customers on
that bayou until they know that the water is
sufficiently high to admit of steamboating.-
Last year at this time, sugar, molasses, cotton
&C., were being shipped from Bayou Crosse
Tete for New Orleans; but the present year,
Cat presently the river has but just commenced
rising; and it is probable, if the rise should
continue, that it will be the first of March, at
least, before boats can enter Crosse Tete Bay,
Notwithstanding that the bayou may be navi.
gable.) owing to the bar at the entrance of the
Bay, which our Representatives. in the Lecisla-
ture should give their attention. before it be.
comes impossible at any stage of water.
During our visit to this interesting portion
Of our parish, the weather was cold and incle-
ment. so that w stroIled about btt little--ei-
ther to look at its beautiful plantations and
little farms, or to take by the hand many
of its hospitab!e and whole-souled Citizens
Wherever we happened to 90, however, the
sight of the faithful pillow, getting the
earth in order for the coming harvest. met our
view, together with new clearances on almost
every plantation we passed, for the purp ose of
extending cultivation. We were glad t 0 per-
ceive, likewise. various Improvements of a. de-
kind, which were doubtless the result
Of making the Levee Road.
We cannot conclude this brief article (nunch
Of what we intended to speak about bei1 g me-
deferred) without saying to tn ose of
'nr citizens who have never visited E,ayou
crosse Tete, to take the first opportunit y 10
10 so. The beautiful country and es, ates
which they will see, and the pleasant and hos.
people whom they will meet, can not
to make their visit delightful in every / es-
,ect.