Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-01-25

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by fifteen thousand dollars is required
I'D finish the work. A position has bee
cy spoken otto surrender this road to Il
ed State in payment of the debt due
'n the Brandon Bank. | am unable
n. say whether it would be in the powt
r. OF the bank to relieve the road fro
3, the membranes upon it. The COZ
N tractors have not been fully paid, an
b. Judgment creditors no doubt will q
ID deavor to make the road subject to tn
2 payment Of their demands.
n The report of the Architect here
II with transmitted. shews that the stat
t. PRISON can be made ready for the re
!. ccption Of forty or fifty convicts, il
d four or FIVE weeks. The PRISON is con
r structed to keep convicts in solitar,
d confinement during the highland At hare
n labor together during the day. an
+ satifed that solitary confinement du.
: ing the day as well as at night at
: hard labor, would be preferable.
: Hardened Williams would thus be de-
, prived Of the means of corrupting
those less stepped in crime than them
selves. Itwoald be we'll to give both
systems a lair trial, and II there
fore suggest the propriety of having
the other wing Of the pcnitcntiary con-
structed on the Pennsylvania plan. Ten
thous9nd dollars were appropriated
six years ago for the building Of u
mansion for the goyernoroi the State.
A commencement has lately been
made, and aflrther appropriation will
be necessary to finish the house. Per c
Sonaliy have1no interest ia its com a
pletion. When ! came into Office s
made a great sacrifice to obtain a resi- y
dence, and am willing to remain in it y
until the expiration OF my term. /
Iolnd it impossible to rent a suitable
house on any terms. The constitution !;
'equ'rS the Executive of the State 10 {
eslde at the seat OF Government. 1t n
las been the practice of our sister o
'tatcs to provide mansions for their 4
Jhlof Magistrates. Surely the wealth n
nd resources Of the State Justify us in Il
GLOWING their example. a
A Geological, Typographical, and 8
agricultural survey of the whole State r
called for by considerations ofpubIic +
unity. Immense masses of coal and It
on ale known to exist in several parts ?
the State. The low price of cotton, u
nd the very great increase of Its pro, y
uctlon will compel many OF our plan y
IT'S to turn their attention to other =
ursuite. The manufacturer of Iron Ii
nd coarse cotton cloths and bagging: Sc
.bncated out of cotton, would no W
onbt be found profitable in this State, B
I'd prevent an annual drain Of Il mil. II
On and o half of dollars taken from Vi
by those to whom we sell nothing. Is
IS now well ascertained,t that bageing on
anniactured out ofcotton answers an ID
Scoilent purpose. BY dispensing with
z use Of hooks in rolling the bales,
10 keeping them unexposed, i. would W
Dor suppressed the use Of Scotch and Iii
Aentucky bagging. A home market C
'ould thus be afforded for our inferior, di
aimed and trashy cotton. To advance h,
the science Of agriculture, and to as n
ertain the hidden treasures of the -
arth, proper measures must BE adop- "a
ID by the State authorities, Indiy;j- III
al enterprise connot develope our ca
tent resources for many years. A by
.rgc portion Of the rich allnyial lands
the State are subjected to annual
An investigation of the ma
cans necessary to reclaim this valua- gil
e land might be the means of bring. III,
6 into cultivation several million Of II,
res nov lying waste. The general
'alth ofthe State, more especially
its western borders, would be great. for
benefited by draining the neic. an
ring swamps. When our immense 81
neral resources shall be fully known, ~.
d the superior quality Of our soil and '''
mate properly appreciated, emf
ants will pour into the country;a dc. is
nd will exist for our surplus proper rec
and. the country be soon freed from the
1t. During our Territorial cxis- the
zee, tobacco, indigo and rice were y
hvated to some extent, and with ~
siderable profit. The soil and eli ~
to is well adapted to the growth Of sta'
Sc articles, and it is worthy Of Ga!
consideration ofour agricuI.urists, be
ether the cultivation OF those pro. not,
is would not afford a good profit. itor
Remainder nert uecE. our
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