Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-01-24
The tAeans and the

Jackson and Canton. The laeans and the
energy are supplied to complete this in
time for the fall business Of 1853.
The road at that point will open rail-
road communications for New Orleans
with other roads, finished or nearly so,
for thousands of miles; with the Missis.
sippi Central road and its connections to
Memphis. Jackson, Tennessee, and Mobile
and Ohio road, to Cairo. and the Illinois
Central and all its rami6cations: by the
Memphis and Charleston roads with their
continents, with the Atlantic coast at all
points, the Eastern cities, and the North
generally and by the connection at Jack
son with the Vicksburg, and all the great
Western and Pacific roads.
These are glowing prospects, Of which
Gov. Wicklitie speaks in language of just
pride aud qualification, appealing to the
Legislature of 1857 to emulate the liber-
alhy and patriotism Of that Of 1858, in
support of these improvements.
In this connection he recommends State
aid,' in the same extent as other roads. to
the contemplated railroad connecting Ba.
ton Rouge with New Orleans, by way of
the jackson road, at about the forty sixth
mile. He is also in favor of liberal State
appropriations for improving the naviga-
ton Of the Red and Ouachita rivers.
The swamp land grants of Congress
have relieved the people of the State from
the necessity of taxation to keep up the
levees. The resources thus liberated may
in the Governors opinion. be advan'a-
gcously employed in building railroads.
| The Governor is in favor Of the removal
of free negroes from the State, whenever
it can be done without violation of law !;
by which we infer that he is not in favor
Of any measure stronger than the exPul-
sion of those who are here in violation of
law, and the prevention Of the increase Of
their population hereafter.
The final clause of the message is died.
icated to New Orleans. 81 .alsl -"
He charges that the free exercise Of the
right of suffrage at the last two elections
was DISTRACTED by "bands Of organized
ruffians; and recommends legislative ac-
ton, to secure the privilege Of Of voting to
registered electors, especially to natural
lied citizens, and Ne refers to the disregard
Of the law and contempt Of the rights Of
persons and property, which exist in New
Orleans, and which exhibited themselves
in brutal assaults, riots and murders-and
after tracing these evils to the agency Of
the political party 10 which he is opposed,
invokes the law-making power to devise
and put in force remedy. ...r.-..-
The C1Rcus.-On Monday last, the
great show which had been so anxiously
looked for by young America in particular,
and the old folks in general, made lis ap.
pearance in our town. The circus was
well enough in its way, being a stereo-
typed edition Of all the circuses since the
flood thr same "gags," sayings and do
ings ; the same vaul.ing, riding and sum-
mersetting that has been witnessed
thousand and one times-save and except
ing the. tight wire ascension Of Madame
Worland, the juggling feats Of Mr.. Bald
win. and young Robinson's riding, which
were all creditahle performances. The
IS immense nenagerie, embracing all that
vast collection recently owned by Mr.. P.
1. Barnum," certainly deserves more
extended notice than we have room to
give it. -Four cages, containing three
lions, a bear, zebra, llama, a couple Of
leopards, and an invalid monkey comprised
tho whole Of this IS immense " caravan Of
wild animals which all will admit would
not be a very formidable rival to the Jardin
des Plantes, Of Paris, or the Royal Zoolog-
ical Gardens, Of London. Surely Barnum
IS out Barnumed! l. aea9 a=liEa hre ..7q
An incident occurred during the per-
fornance which might have been (but
luckily was not) of very serious charac-
ter. 1t seems that one Of tho uprighis
which supported the extreme end Of the
seats, settled, into the soft earth to such an
extent than it caused them to careen ever
and fall like row Of books but SO like
the gentle undulation of a wave, and SO
silently, thar the audience were not aware
Of danger until they found themselves on
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