Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-09
Bad II Dads.

AL consequence Va sAS ASNSAs ASss'
rains, the roads of the parish are bad
some of them are very bad. This condi-
ton of things should awaken the people to
a sense of the great Importance of having
those avenues of communication properly
constructed and kept in good travelling or.
der. The neglect-the utter Indifference
to public opinion and public convenience,
manifested in this regard by some Of our
respectable planters, is really shocking.
Those gentlemen should reflect that their
wealth and social position require hat
they should give evidence of liberal pub.
lie spirit-that by permitting the roads in
front of their plantations to become OBJ.
stacles, rather than facilities to public To-.
comotion, they betray fragrant lack Of
that genuine and practical patriotism which
should characterize an American planter.
Why, gentlemen! you are lords Of nearly
all of "God's heritage" The laws are
made and enforced BY the majority for
your most especial protection. You de.
rive, almost exclusively, the advantages
of the social organization,-the Judges,
sheriffs, Jails, Legislatures, Gibbets, and
other COVE rnmental ''fi1ins," are institu.
ted chiefly in your interest-the people
do everything in order that you may en-
10y. in quiet, your accumulated wealth
they must some day shed their blood to
guard your lands and your negroes, and
yet, in the face of all these palpable facts,
will you do nothing for their convenience?
Will you deny them what the Romans
gave even to the barbarians they conquer.
ed-a good road? We merchants, law.
yers, doctors, editors, Sd, &C., and the
''great unwashed''-have social claim
on you. moral as well as a legal right
to good road! We have seen roads,
not thousand miles hence, which, in
rainy weather, are very ."slough of des-
pond" where the stoutest Christian horse
might have the very hoofs Of him torn of:
1t is impossible for the Road Inspectors to
notice every mud hole in the parish. Our
only reliance is on the good sense and
public spirit of land-holders.
1t really rouses our human indignation
to see poor quadruped of horse, strug-
Cling and aoundering, knee deep in mud,
along some of our fourishing plantations.
But we forbear. The subject is 50 excl.
ting that we are afraid, by dwelling on its
various aspects, that we will become so
exasperated as to grow lyrical and utter
fierce dhhyrambics.
| ARRIVALS FROM LAST IsLAND.-Mr.
Seelemane and family hav returned from
the sea-shore, and now I" the wilderness
will blossom as the rose."
We are happy to see that our touching
appeal, of last week, had the desired ef.
feet, in bringing back from the Islands,
the following gentlemen, whose absence
was SO much felt and regretted: Messrs. J.
Aycock, F. S. Goode, Frank Gagne, and
H. Newell. Now the gas works will re.
sumo active operations. All hail! Terre.
bonneans!
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o. Mr.. Jacques Rhodes, of the lower
Terrebonne, having been notified by the
Road Inspector to put his road in good
order, peremptorily refused, alleging that
he and his wife had furnished ten Rhodes
to the parish, whereas the law only re.
quired him to make one. Jacques is a 10.
ker, and has large family. The lucky
dog!
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o. The Categorical communication Of
our friend "Viator," is unavoidably crowd.
ed ovt, this week. 1t will appear in our
next
Gran imPetuous Yankee, writing to
one Of the New York papers. in view o.
the improbability of the Missouri Com.
promise being restored, land the imprac.