Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-11-27

ten millions OF dollars 10 the actual wealth
OF the State.
The fifth Of my amendments above
quoted, and which related to the two per
cent. fund Of Alabama and Mississippi,
Secures to these States ;hls fund, for the
great southern and national object Of tn
ishiog the link in each Of those States of
the CONTINUOUS line Of railway now advnn'
cling from Charleston and Savannah to
VIcksbnrg, 50 as TO unite the Atlantic q
Mississippi. Tue Amendment Is now the
law, and five years of arduous labor are
now clothed with success. On the Sth
of December, 1886, the following entry
will be found on the Senate ioar. page
80: .'Agreeably 10 notice, Mr.. Walker
asked and obtained leave to bring 10 a
bill to advance to each Of The Safes OF
Alabama aud Mississippi, one million of
dollars, chargeabIe upon the two per cent.
fund Of said States respectively, to be ap.
proprialed by SAID States towards the con-
struction of a railway from Brandon Mlss.
to Cahaba, Ala" When al that time !
proposed this measure, and designated II
as a link 10 continuous railway from
Charleston and S.vannah to NIckshUrg,
10 one had then proposed such conneX.
ion, aud the scheme was voted down.
Now lis p:aclicabllly is admitted by all,
two thirds of the route is made or graded,
and the work is sull progressing. The
distance in Alabama and Miss embraced
ia nv bill. was about two hundred miles,
which ght,w,h this fund invested IN the
purchase OF slaves, under honest ard skill
full uPerintendanlS, very nearly to grade
the work, Besides, if the State wt!l aid
me with another memorial, 1t is probable
that alternate sections ON each side OF the
road might be granted to aid ia It's con
struciiun. Several times this bill was
carried by me through the Senate, but
was heretofore arrested in the House. -
| This wear il prevailed 10 the Senate by a
majority OF one only, the opposition com
ing eACIusivel from the wings. 81 soon
as il passed the Senatp,l renewed my eX,
erlions by written arguments and personal
of the House, where we were unrepre.
scented, until the amendment prevailed
there. Alter five years of arduous anC
perseverlug labor, the great result is now
accomplished, a fund set apart by act OF
! Congress Of 1917, to make roads without
the limits of the State, but leading 10 ii
is now obtained for use acithia the State 4
a flourshIug city in our own Safe i.
to be tie point where the Atlantic and
Mississippi are TO be united by continu
ous railway, and a new and powerful IN
ducement is furnished for the completion
at some future period Of the Narchez raj
road. In few Years, aided by this road
Mississippi, louisiana, Alabama, Geor'
uia aud South Carolina will be but two
DAYS apart, and even the good old NortI
State, aud the blessed Old Dominion, The
glorious mother OF democracy, will be less
than four DAYS distant from us, and emf
grafton to the State will be greatly promo
ted No doubt The construction of the
road " i'll be commenced at Brandon anC
progress eastward so as to use each por
ton from time to Time, as 1t may be com
pIeled for passengers and cotton. al
Some sensation was produced here BY
the last letter Of tho Governor to Hop,
and company. Prior to that letter, thu
opinion Of all parties here was against tn,
repuuatlon of these bonds. No lechnica
defence, it was thought, should be made
but If the money was never IN fact rccelv
ed By the Slaie, nor by any lawfully con
s,iuied agent, aud if the Governor is cor
rect ia the assertion that 'rhe contract O
sale was Fraudulent" and that the Union
Bank as the seller and the Uniled State
Bank as the purchaser of these bond
were both ''parles" to this "fraud and col
luson," and therefore both fully liable il
law and equity to the holders Of lhes,
bonds, then the aspect oil the case woult
be very different, and SO would be thu
opinion of our sister States and OF the civ
IIized world. This government having
no power to assume directly or indIrecll,
the debts of any Of the States, and this he
ing question unconnected with the dis
charge Of my official duties, which have
absorbed BY whole attention. no time a:
yet has been afforded me TO investigate
the charges Of fraud now made, but my
solicitude is great that the course of the
State in regard to all her obligations, shall
not be placed upon any want of the will
orablity TO discharge them, but upon such
facts to be fully investigated and clearly
established, as will leave the honor and
| character OF the State unimpaired. The
honor Of the nation ard OF every State is
the birthright every AmericaniI II ia the
stainless and priceless jewel of State and
popular sovereignty; it has been maintan'
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