Columbus Democrat., 1839-08-24
FOR IHE prNoCRAr.1
70 THE EDITORS OF THE STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI.


ces Of the s,s.e hy system Of internal .nrrsys-
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l e~ .~''''"N Ief'es''.'-''t> u' great
STATE. But It IS eydeH, The subject had BOT UNDER
gone a mature deGheratl5a. Should Tie RESOURCES
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! ing 0'' "'S "a"'! '"t''.~N' purpose u WIZ
De most nes.cu.abe evil The energies OF tie
State wal De paralzed for at least q life time t. on
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w" 1e> anu ''i' "'oe s'''''"e s"'' oo 'N'-
| cuted 10 wisdom, the food uJe o prosperity Wll
flow in one cnnlnucl sl5e,m Ihrourhaut the state
"a, axtrsr,ss, n,-l,-s .rA, "a. ~ ,,;-r
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'"" "'''"' W" "'" l"1o w. ou' VIZ 41H's W."
| give place 10 cultivated fields and the wilderness
will blossom like the rose The means will be ,,r,-
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ihlfhet lnr lhe products ol Their industry; and ev-
| cry acre oi Ahu IN Tie State VIII be en"ohctl IN
'd.ne. e.
Inns great state by Development OF MS unsur-
passed resources VII. then assume that rank in the
scale OF the union, which the extent oills territory
the richness Of ITS soil and the enlerprze aud spirit
| OF lis citizens sopSuy enul.e It 70.
1t becomes every citizen then TO give TO the com
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such high import to The State lony pray that my
| views NAV bt received n a prDncr spirit
On this momentous subject, It becomes the duly
Of the conductors Of our public Journals Of all par
ties, to stand forth the guardians of the public lU-
! erest. OF them much should he expected. We
oil know the powerful agency OF the press amongst
| lreG people Its influence every itcmen Is ready
| 10 acknowledge. Permit ue then, an humble elu-
zen Of The State invite You 10 thorough loves-
/ ttttp p .f4r ttaf fiIfr
your powerful agency proper direction may be
given to the enterprze aud power OF the State in
carrying into effect the system Of Internal Improve.
ment.
In the investigation Of ths subject | beg leave 10
premise, that there are three modes Of improvement
| to be considered in carving uut the syttem each
| OF which should be rcSored to, the face Of the
country demands First By thorough clearing
the tavigabe streams, Of the logs and hcumhr2n-
ces winch obSttnct their fee navigation: aud Tree
'he banks Tor ! proper distance Of the impending
| timber.
lhls Is SUBJECT oI the first and highest mPo1-
lance, aud Is an improvement which when once
made IS permanent, and OF the most extensive ul-
ny.
II must IN The ehd be the cheapest mode oi uahS-
Portalon lor the products OF the country, Tor II
! Opens ''e 'ool U I'ee competition. comptu-
t''' H"' "'1 't'N''" Fo8m oa''S' b''' ID 0ast VI
N'S"0 "i'"SS' ''Ca'H p"a' companies ou' ~ N""a
P.'SIn, t"o "a" duFdh'age "I carnage 'J pa'6's
''I ~. ''l' uo1H'
ms S'dte IS most HapPy situated u Ie1uon "
nar rIsao'e streams
~ "le easier" d''aioh we nave tAe IN c"aFu"H's
anu Le'' ,fclS' ~ 'Ac western DIVISION tIe aAoo'
I"V I"V us ''o''u'F NueIfdS 'he iaudhS'cHG "'o ue
''aU'si" dlu VI 'hc cehue uNsoh, can '"N
Dig bIack. lheSe are pnncIpaI rivers OF 'He 'h'e-
f'oi oi ue ola'e' besides Whoh 'ncIe are 'o"' '''
"o, 81 tu'liS CaP'oe u inlP'"r'nEn" ,.;or
~ 70 o'9 "is",us '9o' " '"ou VI t'O -
r'efs' as are locked up oy oUSl'ucloAsat ''.S a,s
e"s'S SuSoepl"e oI Improvements ne .5 q, a'',5
ny "d'i "tn 'I9n pdAS, any !" w
ocd.o3 "t peIIod Q. 70" "ateI' ue l1cllueS p'o
se,leu q removing uc oos'I uc',ons El ~
aSltnt ,nt lehuer uie use "i ll'ac''i'e'y
iHi' "oiN o' cedI'n9 ou' baNIgdo'e s"''ni' VI va
"'uo,ls WI" UV ~ permanent u'i"3 '"u Wv E
a'c"lP'sutu' WI" oe an esse''id' Hio."'g 'auoe % "
pH9S ny ''''''onu1' D"'''"t,o" ''' VGu,oo
Vauaoe Iaau5 wig" nave remained "a wu1gIutSs
s1'F' oec'DSg " '.c ',hoe'es9 VI "''N9' ''l 'ae
P'""uo'S VI ''e SUn' - ~ nv ""'ol'i'"" n''''' !"
see persons I'd Ai'sSSiPpi F'ng at con'eHieh'
uA'a'ce from one o. our il'aHa rNe's auoui!HS
lnfo a distance Of el9h'y nHe' of more, o'5I uh'H,
proved ROADS y una inarhel ior uie plouuCIS "
Wy" l10oI ~ J'u'.ou' NJ " "U'
Naiuaoe ,4anu 9'iedliS' t1eSe u'iucuiues WI, oe re-
"ioteu' ihc u'e eS'te !" Wy i''Hiel - nus
sFe 'Iii I"Ne'ien' 'i'.als ~ ~ lla ne' "'' I.
aO'e nun oy ue saving oi 'lne 10 iaise more Dy
'hese Improvements 'ile obstacles "ch no" pre-
VeliS 'it ugse Stteleh., o' sone % 'tc Ilo9' ug
1'aoe oooies VI ,ai'u ~ u'o o,u'e' ", W
py Suc'' lliHo' ei'i'uS ~" WIZ S'e wy u'e t'u
eIo.lo" once NOR noMiaR lIo M'ssssIil wv
ioeSss WI oe ..o ~ '''p ~,
%, ana ao1l o oul is''uloi>' qua ue eqies VI "uI
"nc anus " ciu|e"s Wio dIe 10" ac'ua.y H'o.l-
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netlu9 our o.a'e . ''c weight O u'O' WHO" 'a"ga
81 Neal.y W. ,1, ~ A., nr..... ....,, ,i-,.,..
40 i'iah eau uouo'' lild' is PPl oou,o '-iIo"
on Le' poiGeio "nn ''e VI Sou'.''u'
you NoI.u va. s''I cu " lo' ','l1es ,'oP' 1'.u
Leduy ina'hIt' ','a un ~ sun i''0o 90 ai0
nov uIsPosaos ~ ,'e ',a.e W .'a' u'ed"' ~ FL.
lecly ceI'e'n ~ jug 'n'o 1u' 11a' W ,".u'o'J ,