Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-31
roS TUE DEMOCRAT
TO THE EDITORS OF THE STATE
or MISSISSIPPI
INTFRNAL INPROYl NIENT.

INTERNAL IMPROVE NtENT.
The mex, branch Of the sub.-c, Of Internal I'm
provemeut which presents ITSELF is, The action o; the
last State Legislature on the system.
Il hss been one Of the curses Of our legislation
iiai the legislative aolion has on ~ many prOnlneu,
occasions, been mixed up with the business and in.
ieresl Of corporations. treaty. appears that ia ev-
cry important measureof Sitte policy, +, has been
thought necessary 90 constitute some corporation a
Kind Of foster mother to carry out he purposes Of
Tie Stale and alter tina, manner We have common
cci the great system, on which the destiny Of our
State 81 materially depends
have never been enabled to re, the entire acts
Of tie las, session, so as co see the disposition made
by the Iagsllmre, Of the interest owned By he
Stale 10 ,he Planters bank. But have been ad-
,is,d that the interest 50 held, amounting 10 up
wards oftwo millions of dollars, together with The
State funds, amounting TO several hundred thou
sand dollars have been withdrawn from tia. tns,i-
,uton, and distributed between tie Na,chcz and
vck,burc RAD Road banks or perhaps mainly to
the Na,chez Institution.
This transfer Of interest amounting 70 between
two and three millions OF dollars, is designed TO aid
lie raj road companies OF those towns in making
and completing RAD road rom each Of said towns
to jackson. Il IS said that the town OF Nalchez
was illuminated on ths occasion of this legislative
transfer,
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cleo' one could moi Ih my opmon have or'a dt'H-
ed VIII the people O, this State approve q COURSE
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IN the first place, that vast luna IS paced under
the control Of corporations Yes Bsnk corpora
inns rbac,,tr,,Iip,, oo,,er over fins FIND i, IN
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succeeds VIII denye from II great gains but ~
case of a adure vii be sure to secure themselves,
and fine STATE may take the raG roads The ,ybole
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WIZ IAN upon We e"oa people oi MISSISSIPPI W pay
II seems 10 be a prevailing opinion that these
raj. road banks. are like other bpnk.. established
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Slo'Nhontls ana W MAKE u''n fortunes as 'o' pun
lie good, Nay Some are so liberal as TO say, that
the pnblc gaod enters very ttle ia,o the consider
o,;,,,r ,octtoltors I,y.,.,,,,, .,,,rose 4,
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se'N mo We motives :" uose co, P'fai"'s' ms
'ac' however y S'lUt' Wi"h COCO u"'n'r''!' 'uo'
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u NY p'',N9 ~ wy ~ '''''n'
in,ero.i ,f cG Nat So1ag apo,,ti
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Tbe Grst subject Of insurance Is tIat tie stock
llars sboll lr, vrrv nm interest ON ne 5r,onnt
oc Nor e,oc invested A. ,b,ee slockbollers have
lie castin,, vote at tbc loarI thev yu or course
,,L os ,nod cRro al Themselves pspal with the
stncLboidcrs NJ o,ber hanks
,rhs neyt s,,l,aci insured is that tho rail rooa
wien bn,l, shaII he successful eynsrimcnt For #
Il .bouh Gil. the slockhollcrs vRo will haze the
Gre, knoveJ,,e that i wil XII cam II tbav thinl
,,onsr ,ake e3re NJ. tbem.el,es l,v,ng The control
If the G,nJs nf tl,e institution
| mako The epo,t,rv AMI a.k n candid answer ho,y
IL il possible that the Stockholders can draw d,yi.
lepd. an ,pteys., M, ,ge;, strL ana I,ve apv o,,t
ri tbat Smell IN h, ,,,n,nn,i,,, r., ,h ,recli,n n
the roads
ptbo lac, ov,,,n,,i,,t, Ala, s,,.. b,..s ~ ,I,cso
L,ns ,acrc -, ~ Ter io,. cIb .J /, ,,., 60 an
swprpd that they canuDt advance fine works with
IN, ,,,.. G,,,as
Tio ,o,, lao h.. ,o .so,, ,r
,I,. SAFE cons,Ierato n,royt,aH If which is dnc
oa, If ibc St,to NM, r,ccls,,,i,, 1eiyc ,e lart
c,,c,,,ion back IN ahou, lie a,a,,n, II ,L soccio
canital mr. that mari v,I4rb ,e eopiy,aut IN snere
,TFo L3nk iss,es ,re ne,,,.,,'n, ,.,,,,,;,,, ,ra,
ttosa institutions Ear s,ec;r ar cyrlar,e n nee,
he l,r,,e G,re,,,n n, l,ne.so ,,,ics, ,lo'.,1to
Tlal6einl, ,le cyisii,gst,,a ~ M, a. g, 10
,erccty denonstr,blr tba, ,hs ,ssnes ~ ,be bsnLs
,,,,,st ,scess,rg No so o;fcl ,bat ar,r ,a,ir, L,
nd rynaoos or carr,in, 81, H.. onor,,i,y ihc
institutions tbcre viii he M nore lelt Than viii he
sn0ir,en, ~ meet The usual diy,lands cxnected by
,to s,octbnjdsrs. and tEa,r d,ylopd, fbco vtIl
Gaye
Tho co,ci,..o, lr,,, ,@cso ,,re,,ises ,bop is tt,
,hose mi, ro,ds yilI bo constrpc,ea essentially oo
IS III G,rls NJ ,ha s,,,o and the slort cros,sa bv