Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-04-11


Gently tranSpirod ats, the most ofwhieI
fare yet fresh III the remembrance Of
large ornonot theFlople Of the State,
will render snihelenA manifest. ltwouiC
draw 100 largely BON your columns, a.
we'll as upon the inN gence Of your read
ers, to cntcrat engk upon the subject.
! therefore pros pe that brevity vii
not onlyrender my Communication more
acceptable to yopN put will likewise be
more apt to ensurAiis perusal. In that
view Of the case, me Il no other, it be-
heoyes me TO be shelf
when the proposition 10 unite New Or
leans with Nashylllesby means Of rail
road, was first agltsed, il was hailed by
the people OF the Eastern section of the
State VIZ demonstrations of the most
hoort-ha delight Ihay regarded its
complexion as the "a etfectuaI means Of
sustaining their Ipg energies, and as
remedying, as io/k 5rt could possibly
bal Polnro VI, ~ Y ~ Syrach r}ley W
bored, necessarily r5EalAq from rheir IN.
sulated situation; and tney seadIy haped
that no impedi@cnt would be offered by
sectional jealousy % rs speedy erection,
and that the Legislature, when It met, &C.
igatcd by The most enlarged views OF pun
lie good, and urgei on by a hghtonea
spirit Of patriotism, would grant the com.
pany a charter, confeEng such PRIVILEGES
as were necessary to Justify them in con-
t!nuing the roUd through The State. Bu,
IN this Just AMI rational expectation, thew
we're most egregiOusiy deceived. The
10 grant O charter to the New
Orleans and Nashville rial road company.
has, from the first, met with the most de. /
aided and determined opposition from the /
" eHorn part of the State, and no means
have been left untried which talent or in.
5enuity cou)d suggest, by thair delegation
n The legislature TO effect it's defeat, and
hus to induce an abandonment of the pro.
ect The various means which were re
orted to to ensure defeat Of the charter
re matters Of history. and as such it is
hardly necessary to recapitulate them.
'nt | will briefly do so, aOlho' do it at the
Expense Of being considered tedious
" hen the Legislature met. during the
esslon OF which it was known the com
my would apply for am net Of Iacorpo.
alton. It was at once seen that d majority
f the members were in favor of granting
he charter. f"
The enemies of the scheme richfuIly
ntcrred that the charter u,astbe Granted ;
Mess they could dew Sc ONE plan which ,
'ould have toe ata. of dicrt.gr the
lends of15o Road 4 6ps ' s4o5a ,b Ino
defeHru. 'h- - .,,n,.g,
" this purpose we al! sfho, !
may have added TO A. ~ for r
lent or rather mass -, .lst.he- +
IS IT must be concoda ali to have :
en disingenuous and lberal in the ex- {
eme, They at once shifted the grounds {
their opposition, or rather declared that !
ey were not opposed to it at all, but they !
Intended that the proper route for the t
BAD was East of Pearl river. The adop- :.
N Of this route it was known on all r
nds was tantamount 10 an unqualified T
lection of the charter; for it was univer- 8
lily understood that the company would G.
t accept it. Having adopted this nota. !
scheme Of defeating the project, thew
re by no means backward in brinyino -
out train Of circumstances necessary u
put 1t into operation. Accordingly. we -.
c them extremely industrious in their \,
ors to impress the minds oflhe Repre. E
ltauon from the eastern part of the I
tie with the justice and feasibility of e
proposed Route, and to convince them y
It 1t would be perpetrating an act ofun- 1,
'aIcIled and gross injustice to them to :,
ow It to be carried any other route. n
e more eftectually to enable them IN !,
lsummaie their purposes, we find them o.
5hlhg great infancy with the Eastern fr,
moers, and omlthng no opportunity "a n,
ist sectional feelings in behalf what was
led the Eastern location; Bythese and
lous other articles, they succeeded in in,
.cting what they had so much at heart r.
neiy-the defeat OF measure, the ac. an
oPIIshment Of which the i3asg had from,
9egnnng conslorVa as being com, thu
aly !aenlitad VIZ, A. interests. aaJ N.
defeat, irought WITH K.sequerces 9f,ba - -
> ld'ilohlaDie caaIac'a. At the succeed did
session Of the Legislature we still fnl MI
opposition arrayed against the passage ~,
ne charter, formidable for talent. NM. ~,
) ana perseverance, In oyJar,b,