Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-19
TIE Removal Question,

in the State or. if not, Der politicians must
do a very heavy h~'sinets on a very small
capital. 1t was St. ~Tau.nany which caused
the Democratic trouble ih the judicial election
when .AN4us BOWS Was aog elected. It
was st. Tammanv which caused the boiling
in the Third Congressional District Conven~
ton. It was a proper disposition Of st. Tam
many in the A ppor1lo,r,%nt Bill, which Was
the bone of contention that caused trouble to
our legislators; and it is to St. Tammany we
are indebted for the best legislative joke Of
the season-a Joke by which, very nnexpect-
eIjy to her representative, another a~gitating
laurel is added to that increasingly a%gitating
parish.
PERHAPS no one was more surprised shan
Mr., RIcHARDsos when.after the first t%itterins.
the House, with we'll assumed gravity. took
up his resolutions providing for the appoint
ment OF a Committee to correspond with the
city Of New Orleans. fot the purpose of ascer-
tanning how much thattcitv will give for the
| purpose of building State House in New
Orleans. and actually Hut it through all it's
| stages. with but ten dissenting voices on it's
final passage.
Seriously, we can on! regard the introduce
ton and passage of H~RIcHARnsoN's resoln-
tions as a lnisch1evous i3ke- without point
poWer'ess for good, ami! pregnant with evil.
if intended as a " ~soleutn expression Of legls-
lative will" Aside from the humiIiating
attitude of beggary in (which the resolutions
place the State, it sends us begging that
which the interest Of t}he State does not re-
qutre, and of parties who have neither the
disposition nor the ability to give. The cap
ital has been fixed at Baton Rouge By two
Conyentions-three tunes have the people
passed judgment upon it, and have as often,
with great nnanimity, decided that it should
remain there; and yet men are found still to
agitate the matter! This, too, when it is so
evident that agitation alone prevents the ell
terprising citizens of f;aton Rouge from max
ing such Improvements as will render that
city all honor to the State, when the Legislators
and strangers who visit the capital can he
made comfortable. What is the objection to
Baton Rouge as the scat of government? 1t
is that sufficient recommendations are not pro-
vided: granting this. why are not
dations provided1 Why, simply because the
continued agitation Of removal deters the
capitalist from investing in property which
would be valuable and pay good interest if
the question was settled: but wol aid be worth
less, or comparatively so, if the seat Of gov
e%rutnrnt is removed
Again. the complaint about accounoda-
ton is grour'iess. 1t is true that gambling
and bawdy houses are not provided, and that
for such fmrnries members are compelled to
20 to New Orleans. hnt every essential COM
fort of life can he obtained IN Baton Rouge,
and on as reasonable terms as in any city in
the South. Complaining members should re-
member that they Aie not sent to Baton
Rouge to revel in luyar,ous dissipation, but to
keep sober. aud enEct wholesome laws Tor
their constituents. Eaton Rouge affords every
needful comfort to 10 this. It is a matter
worthy Of note that complaint about accom-
mediation usually ceme from those who are
not at home aceusf omed to as good. What
has taken place may do so again. One OF
the most iucessant ,,gru1nb}ers at the fare in
Baton Rouge, d member from New Orleans,
is now. CT neces$itnfe. contented with the ac-
commodations OF the State Benevolent Board
ing House, vu'garIy called the Pen'tertiary.
We have said that the adoption Of the re-
solution is power]ess for good, and it is, for it
can accomplish nothing. 1t is not pretended
that the iniornatioo sought by the resolution
would bind the city of New Orleans to fur
nish the sum which she may say she is will
ling to contribute. 80 that when the inforna-
ton is obtained it amounts to nothing, as the
next Common Couacil may say we will give
nothing. 1t is pregnant with mischief be-
cause it affords ii E~pretext for agaitating a
question which has been three times settled
by the peoples voice, thus deprociating the
value of property il: Baton Rouge, by prevent
ing useful orname1ting, and necessary I'M
proyements.
Have we a Democratic party ~ is the
now in :snany mouths. We trust
that our Democratic friends in the Legisla-
ture may succeed, in solving the question.
Will they call a q%,ucu<. agree upon an ap-
portionmenf. and Fest the fidelity of those
sent her. to reprtsent Democratic constitu-
We beiinvt such a bill can be framed
and PASSED othe9s think not let us try it,
and see who are Ehe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t affords us pleasure to answer you. Not
only have you u democratic party, but you
have tuo. PERHAPS you wish to know which
is the Democratic party if so, we think your