The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-23
rllE CLINTON AND NEW ORLEANS
BRANCH L.ROAD.
ANTE Cry, April 10, 1859.

Dear Sir The plCHstiabc emotions excited by the
enthusiasm consequent upon the late Rail Road Con-
vcnion in your town Is quite refreshing. when con
tcmpatng the vast advantages which must result
10 your community by the consummaon of that all
important work. Yet have to regrci-such sponta
ucous expressions of brrulity on The part of your
citizens with reference o routes coucCding prcicrcn
ccS which will can-r much di, .ion Of opinion in this
Parish Before the Adjournment of the Convention
made u motion to vavc it distinctly understood that
tho people were to elect when subscribing one oi two
propos, lines viz. from Clinton via the lower route
p Anlitc city. or the line via Grctnsburg TO Auitc
city; abd retired from the Convention under the i'm
preston that these were the propositions TO hc sub.
mitcd. also attempted to dispc feeling Of niif-
ference on the part of some of your citizens in regard
TO thr connection with the Great Northern Rail Road
provided II was built via Grccn.burg and cndcavnr-
ed TO portray the mary disadvantages TO them re-
snlting from any Junction. either north or south of
tmi'r City. In issuing the proceedings If bc Con
vrntion two other proposition are embraced viz. n
line from Clinton via Grcensburg TO the rangplho
station aud one direct 10 the cd milo pf main trunk
tJuckson EOad). doubt not ihis was done IN order
to obtain full and fair expression Of public opinion
and with the best ni motives : lu the consequence
T.. The people Of this Parish are divided in opinion
upon onr routes through their territory instead of
hro. attempted 70 b. established " thc rocommcn.
daton of The Convention. ami the probability Of Il
compromise is therefore moro complex and uncertain
I am surprised TO hear. that the route conucctn.
with thy Iungpalo station has a single sincere advo-
cate among thus' who seek to construct "a Clintonand
New Orleans Rail road bnt ,uch IL I'M controlling
power of self inter over The mind. of men, that
doubt not liac proposed from Clinton via Liberty
and O,yha, would have secured it, adyucatc- If pla-
ccd ID The schedule
really hope. that the people of your Parish will
eXerta prrrogatyc in determining for themselves the
point Of connection with thr New Orleans and Jack
son Road. which no liheraly of sentiment should be-
allowed TO control for their interests will ever b.
paramount in The result Of that choice alordng H.
they will the largest patronage, and paying the hca.
vir,t duties on transportation.
am not 80 much surprised ~ find that thc route
connections win th" main trunk at the cd mile has
many warm supporters particularly in the south east
port On oi East clicnna because il l. The most level
route mentioned in the schedule, and woud be far
more convenient to very respectable number of
planters ~ the valley NJ thc Amitr river But after
leaving the valley Of tie tmitc the line traverses an
nncultrat'd waste Of piney woods till il reaches the
valley Of the fichnw. thence another uuenltyutad
waste Of same kind Of land To is connection at G2d
mile lcon-td"r il therefore, quite impolitc to select
slc location when il il sidorrd that the future
prospect. Of The roa! will much depend upon the
resources and local ravclupon liz" Offering greater
inducements in salubrious and healthy locations with
comparative good soil, such n line from Clinton
to Anite City presents
\ reconnaissance Of The country from Clinton down
III" valley of the Amjte river as far as Williams
1ridg" made Just after thc Adjournment Of the Con
rcnton. by + \. Vincent. Esor. and myself deter.
mined in our minds that line drawn from Clinton
slightly cnrving TO KuoXs Bluff al or near the mouth
OF Sandy Creek. th"ncr an air line TO Amitc CITY
would taking all things into consilcration be found
fhe most teaSihIe III" most practicable and perhaps
me most equitable ~ all interests involved in both
Parishes. than any other. II would c1uaizc the ac-
fomnodalon between Grepnsburg and the lower set
Elements on Annie river. which are entirely disnher
lird 'y line through the town Of Green shurg and
whose claims should not be dsrcgarlcd in the cyecl
ton o an onicrpriHr 50 important 10 their vitality
i IN my opinion, compromise upon this line would
elicit larger amount of stock than any other route
] hrough this Parish.
10 the people of your Parish We arc to look for thn
casting vote upon the various propositions and they
must discard all Influences which oppose their true
policy II i impossible to soothe all differences and
some aspirations must meet reverse. There is anO-
Their proposition engraftcd in the proceedings of the
lconv"ntion which objected TO- bnt It was urged by
Gentlemen Of intelligence for whose opinions enter.
f"raned, and still entertain, very HIGH respect
'tai Is the mode Of payment Of stock subscribed |
nd that the plan meets with opposition from every
quarter in this parish and will greatly diminish The
! amounts which would otherwise have been sub.
,crhcd. consider that the first Board Of Directors
under the organization of the company are only
competent to decide the terms Of payment of stock.
Wbch should he made agreeable, and clearly aconi.
seed in by all doaa M subscribers The labor clause
should form distinctive feature in the payment o.:
r'"ck and due provision should be made for that
,!cc
have no doubt all these matters will be Droncrlv
consider and correctly decided, at the adjourned
! Iconvcnlon in Grccusburg on the 10Th Nav next
and then. the work should be commenced in earnest
\ beginning is mportant-oncc bqak the ground
and with little perseverance,, success is certain II
bad policy to wait for State aid or any othor ont