Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-01-11

~
due 10 our readers = 4 i . communication
hon lhd iieh6nt Sxecutft6 Offices. known Il
the constellation Of Mississippi to TIE supreme
Legislative department ofthe state }otseat thil
Isubiect with III the gravity and oder. which
| it Is possible Tor one % nervous "a onrsely,s
Il Do hnaer sch inhoepcm isesnslagtg bear
lupon the current Of our fh3nghEs He first
notices The convention or tie Two houses
| ofthe Legislature Al tie catEtJ. according 70
the 4squisition oflhe conssRbfcn of The state.
He then speaks Of the retataing prosperity n
al the Industrial department. q: the cOmmunlty,
ofthe causes which have prOdaced this happy
result, he. conceives that weowe no part Ofonr
presert prosperity 70 any legislation Of the
state or general govsrnmets but to that all con-
trolling principle called necessity -or from the
natural course Of things. He refers to the
improved quality Of our currency, and to the
lamite3 shorlsighted views Of that class Of
ipolxicians who are in favor Of sIansanScliag''
our commerce, and seems to desire to see the
| imports Of The country dsburdened Of the d.
lies which are now imposed upon them for
purposes ofreyenue, and that we return to the
primitive mode of trading, called BaEtering,
exchanging one article oil use for an Others
This we should think would be well adapted
to what a lawyer at the bar Of this place, once
termed his ox-like genius. Ofcourse if he be
for afree trade'' to the unrestricted extent of
which he speaks, he must Of necessity be in
favor of direct taxation. This would be truly
Tuckerian. Free Trade, without an entire
change, in the mode of raising revenue
throughout the civilized world should be efec.
ted, is surely the most impracticable scheme
which the fancy of man has presented to our
consideration for an age. From commerce he
passes to the universal peace that prevails all
over our happy country and attributes this
most desirable condition of things to the gen.
eral intelligence of the populace. Here he
quits his coasting and outs with grea. holiness
and confidence into the ocean of fancifnl
speculation. His theme is the common school
system. He presents to the legislssare
plan with the probable amount wtItcnlt would
cost to put it in operation. Nothing to the man
ofrefection can be more hjndicious than any
attempt TO establish common schools IN this
state under existing circumstances. It's yet,
doubtful whether free schools, organized up
on the same principles as those OF Our free
northern states can ever be profitable in our
more southern slave states, whether this can
ever be e@cted or not, sure it is that no
suggestion can be more chImefical. and no
plan Of education can be more inappropriate
tor less adapted to'promote general knowledge
at moderate expense in this state at this
time than the New England system Of free
schools. We are the devoted and enthusiast
the advocates Of free schools. when circum-.
stances favor their success, yet we can not
believe that in a Territory so recently and
thiniy settIeus WIN g,rsporf;or.aof
slaves to the white population, the free school
system can be rendered at all practicable or
profitable. The Governor however, differs
widely with US, and argues or attempts to
argue, TO show that it 3 a measure which
should be Immediately acted on by the Iegisla-
ture 1t is obvions that he intends to associate
his name wah the free school system of Mis-.
sissippi. From this source, when years have
numbered him with his fathers he most
sanguinely hopes, that eulogies and hon.
ors trill flow and gather around and over .
Tomb. i.S.at otherwise would be shrouded and
enua,ened in the smoky, fadeless blackness Of
witherIno nDepudiaiiari fof cver!!
The following ss,re the advantages which he
thinks, must necessarily result from the adop-
ton his educational systen--Snd as we can
not do better we will present them in his own
pure, persOicuous. strong. and untautse s2gIcai
language. BY the free school mode svgpees>
ted" says the Governor education is extend. ,
ed to the children OF the poor man. whether
such man is poor by misfortune or Otherwise.
to the children of the beIeas ed poor widow. he |
the cause of her poUertywhat it NAV. and Iast
though not least, to the deserted and discon-
soiate poor orphan. The frae school system. |
like republican government, considers all eoual 1
and educates all equal. It extends its cnIicht-
enlne influence to the youth Of the countrv.
both the rich and the poor, mon al and intelii.
GEM alike and makes them alike worthy and
useful citizens. II therefore qualities, alike
Inc rich and the poo, when they attain to the
age OF majority and take upon themselves the
iuties of citizens to manage, conduct and al.
minister their government upon princinIea Il
'qunLny, and to exercise equal power, enjoy
'qntat benefits from their government. HenS.I
'em!. lnconclusion, we will say, so far as the
proceeds ofthe sixteenth section Of each town-
hip, or rhe provision made BY the reneraIl
government for the education Of the pnblic
vii sustain the common school aystem "a This
tate SOAR we are willing to 60. butno farther
{ the present time.
The next subject that engages The an
Iteration of his Excellency, Is the aIinanc;slI
ondition Of thestate Treasury" He reco~.
lies the Treasury warrants and the bonds ],
'sued by the state for the benefit Of the Plan II
ers Bank as valid claims, and recommensgs
he provision OF sufficient sum, by lepisIaf;o,
omeet the demands of all the just CREDITOR of
he state! =
The Governor represents The assessment ofl
le taxes for 1872, including the license 81 Re-
lilers, Hawkers and Pedlars and Broker z
J far 30 tho returns have been made rs she
.nditprs Office to amount TO @SI6. 12r.19
le assessment for the year 1913 "a far q -
lrned amounts to @3O7.7zU,77 ga He
inks that the present rate Of taxation u,;lll
d yield sum, sufficient to deffay he c,Irre,,s
EDenses Of the government, and e. nav 90. offI
e debts Of the state, as they become due. !
An increase oftaxation appears unavoi6ahla &
Dnl bis representation So far llDou ~ s,ss \
CT or state indebtedness and fha ,,s..: 49,