The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-12-17
An H,r,sssns Tninssiee.

Il
tains ne n.ich ''fumber one" land for
agricultural purposes az any utller
parish Of the same area Of square
miles In The State II is fact patent
also, that tie lands here, will produces
as much gold as the lands Of Galeohda
or California The only reason why
the fact is not apparent TO the people,
la, that distance lends the same en-,
clantment to tile view now. that 1t did
eighteen hundred years ago Many
people GO to California and elsewhere
under The delusive impression that all
they have to do. is to lie down at The
foot of some granite hill dream Of
"Mafble Halls" and wake up with
pockets full of ''rocks." This has been
The mistake Of many a lifetime. Gold
has to be grubbed for, and it is hard
to mash IL out Of the quartz when ore
aparkles In the sunlight before the Ell
raptufed vision. So, here. Gold lies
III the SOLVE have but 10 npturn the
sod; deposit The seed Of what we
want, and behold, as by magic The
golden grain shoots up ID the sunlight
Of heaven. BY far the largest half of
our Parish is yet in its primitive vii
derness state, owned by The heirs of
Brown. or some other defupct gentle
man who has died-has been done up
as all other colors of humanity are,
and put TO eternal rest in the tomb of
his forefalhers. There is no road to
get to the wilderness estate, and never
can be, unless the General Assembly
will consent to allow the police of the
Parishes TO levy a road tax. What il
the fact under The present system :
Why, the poor man who sticks bis
pegs into half acre Of land and goes
to work to add to the wealth of the
Parish and State, is forced to go out
so many days in the year aud work
the road, which perhaps runs through
the property Of the heirs of Brown
and enhances its value. Is this right :
The answer is, ut is law" There is
much Law, which is not much better
than the same amount Of any other
manner of trash.
BY special act two or three Parishes
have obtained the right to levy a road
tax. Il is but just. that the lands
should pay 10 keep up the roads run
ming through them. Such a law would
have the effect of bringing much va
cant land into market, and afterward
into cultivation. For two successive
years, our Police Jury have asked The
Legislature through their representa-
tives, for the right to regulate this
matter to The wishes of large body
Of our citizens, and still the request
has not been granted.
GrNs SANTA ANNA 1t il some time
since we heard of this distinguished
Mexican. The Panama Star, in Civ
ing later news from Bogota, says
Santa Anna has published protest
aeains, the MexicanS' proeeediogs.'--
We have no further information.
Since the above was written We have
found the following notice of the pro
test in the Aspinwsll Courier
Among the papers received by the
steamer Trent, is prostest from San
tn Anna, dated a. hisretired residence
the village of Tu,baco, near Carthge-
ma. In this document be protests
against the sale, by Government order
Of certain prorertiesi ia Mexico belong.
ing TO him against the d,'cree Of
President CoInonfort, placing troperty
belonging to him at The disposal ofthe
Supreme Court Of Mexico. to satisfy
charges brought against him, (Santa
Anns,) and tried by said court, at
Comoniort's command land against
the assertion by Comonfort that be
had paid him, (Santa Anpa) part
Of the purchase Of Mesilla. lie says
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