Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-10-15
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SALE OF THESWAMP LANns

l. 1EAAD IL ! y " Nlf AANnG f'
Since the donation to the St,ts ~
swamp lands, a policy has prevailed II rn. sIe
a saleof them periodically for the n,,, ~ ,nake
raising a levee or swamp land fund. f"e"
This at first was resisted by but few ,.u.
desire generally prevailed to proceed >" v ;ae
! public improvements without a recor,rs ~! y
special taxation OF to the ordinary revar,.'
o. the State Treasury. ues
But the furd accumulated from thu e,i,.
only tempted the cupidity Of SPECTATORS a as5
| politicians. and at each succeeding sess;on"s
the Legislature, proposedgimprovements fes
the reclamation of overaowed TERRITORY VA
engineered through the houses more n ~
porpose of private efn%olunent than y. ;"'
creasing the va'ue Of the great cid Isl ~
United States to this State. 7.Fs
Two years since, IN consequence ftbheer.nns
eral dissatisfaction with the manner Is 5wh;sh
this fund was squande red, a general scranohlas
took place in.the Legislature for, local ann,oss
priatioDs from what ren1ainedi in til. hands, =
the Tfeasurer,r and a large amount was az.
tributed over the State, If not.in one on1nih,.
bill By ~severa! bills of a local character
Last winter the question of selling anosher.
million of these lands was again broeebt IN.
war;, to replenish~ the partially exbanstad
fund. and adopted. Mr.. Phil|ins. who~hsa
opposed the4disposition of the swami lands IN
a letter recently written to. his constituent
states that he voted for the measure MT IL.
cause he was in. favor of the policy of- IL.
bill, but to enable North Louisiana to 3hava.,
share Of the lands of this character sold. !.
they had not participated in the benefit ~
the former sales. The. northern sections M
the State was now placed on an equal footinr
with the south. e z<sssH
Suc6 was doubtless the reson why man n,
supported the measure who really saw 4the
frittering away Of the magnificent donation
of the General Government for the advantage
alone Of bankrupt politicians, office holders
and their friends. ~~ % aas 3
We regard this sale of the swamp lands
as the most injudicious act that has been Q N
mitted by any legislative body since Louiisaii-s
ana became a State. AS in the zformer:in ii.
stance, when offered to tn. public, the lands
will not bring 1.-THE of the value when fully
reclaimed. They will fall into the hands Of
parties who purchase as agrnere matter Of
speculation, and will create a power interest
ed to control the future expenditure Of thc
State in leveeing and draining
The grand purpose which the fund was iin.s
tended to advance,Sthe complete le~veeingsof
We nlssHpl1 anu tss ssiou.sIIes aaa W.
~ 800" go. 80 na. .s ~. ~ .lnt.l's W: s !, y ~
~ , n,;sb nae e.4't ~ ~ e. e. soa:le' y'.ssAs . aes
tbn E ~ =, ~ X : -. ao' - 49,. aion. Wn'e Z,
tlse 'aa'o ~ Wy sueiiseu - seloseu oelofe:I5
for good. 3@~ *e4Ssss
~ p1a"nef ~ ny. iasei ~ 1aL nss zen
p'aet'ceu; olt 1sle5 o.ase'so .ne. 'aa.t,o Mce,
sne uPro'soitsL p 1en !. ~ ea:l, poslson -
sopp'aHs no''es. paa 1N's = op.allnts g So.'
:e,'hlseat Pt'ees 1ns. ~ 1IA3 co4nIsuons o1nelf
Pta'tste'o.'s ~ stA~ y e.f A'se1eee EtteAoy
a co' festonuei' " ~, 49, ~ = =. ~ LIT. s . sus
!: snDjecs y. ouI eo1un'1ts! o-.aY:s - !. y 80
y. ". = Iall s'.i.pee ol lnAl eelse.s sna 1NEnt
it'lies!, oee. nl@ie t!g:1sv.e F:F.
sons, .l'u.ea1il,s ~ - s a. $500" :. tusHaarl ss.sson
allo ll,e 1.:'!uts =. s1,e lIeqas''s salesN swamp aPs
''13s y ~ ts'1. s1ie pt., rne. ! !. ts,s:;
t,o.'ee "a" e"y s'rs tl't,s e. s : : ieI'aiu1so
pe,o4s ~ we're o''e1e"i = .Sa'et Wuu'u aye.s
."ss nv. ~ uo''a a q" 80. 70 i.H1"y. tFo TN IVY
I'VE ~ .'sste'o = 80, = $50 ns, oy.a'"e Is, 8
puo'le sei = VIZ tnelEeA !t'ssu eet.a.tlo'. Inc
es4se I ~ .n1 "GS 81 IT, =. sns &C.. ett .5as. u .oa.,s ~
~ = t'o o1t'ett p.4'<s: = - = :. a. laet l.laue; ifs.
mi mil H. 1naT Sa wac "s snd .aG =; ;1s ~, 81 i nsaes 1890 naefs.s{
Me- ;ss; a. - 49, ~ Hl'<s "s 4 ~ 49, 49," saes
fnrt;an.af salt IL. Reeve .s,;nst ~ ~. :, .: ~ {
e ,nae1s 10 sa. sssot, - s .a.ss ,.uA' "a u
haoa asoan.trnfaI =. - e.i."e - -
live, to. lands ~ the ,.,st,sfasoa If o ~ rs;*
ro,d +b-,,uL ~ r. = ss.aII:,h T., III
fa~4 49, ;sn,ta 49, !. 800: : s,i,sss, = Az ~
have he hes,s recI,i na~ ~ "a, ,rI, ..1e = M ,,aaees' 49, 80
IN. cresn s,5I IT, s5o rar -. VI 49, 49, -.
dsIan}ers-v "" npi;cv !. h;rh ssasI mi.
NJ nh nartias ,Ie,nnnce e ;n,,st a !" p,;n,te
;nd;v;.f,,h. bast:fa = ~ I tuTs.1
otate, q t%s'fas.ts source Or Legislative abuse.