True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-05-21

alategg ssGn.a 0satlv from I5seatur, via I
GarlandvlIM, and Pauldi2g, to Green Coart
House are so important and obvious that they
REQUIRE no demonstration and by computation
made by persons of skill end jndment IN the
construction of Turnpike roads it is estimated
that the $4,000 loaned to that company
would construct those important roads. Would
it be any thing unreasonable for us to suggest
in polite way, that the public interest requires
a return of that 100000
If there are any who would "shirk out Of
accountability for that public disappointment,
| am constrained to say they ought to be shlrk,
"a into as much as will amount to even handed
Justice between them and the people who pay
the TAA
And if you confer on me the honor oil max
ing that polite suggestion 1t will give me plea
sure TO fl that honorable station, for really do
want those roads made-they are OF the hrst
importance to the East They VIII iurnishs
facilities IN hauling the farmers cotton 10 snl1a-
Bile landings to ship to the PaScagoula bay,
and give an impulse to business at that point as
we'll as in those upper counties IN the Dlstflct'
and. for the life of me, do not see how we are
to get those roads without
IaX1ng the HcOp1C,
unless we can get them are
100000
back, and | would take peculiar pleasure IN
making the effort from the fact that | took great
interest and used great exertons to obtain the
Eaan-let me give you the history OF that 0eH
3 Aded act. In 1889, whilst | was report,
proceedings of the Senate, | drew bill
for James Ellis, OF Newton, which he succeed
ed in passing in the House, by great exertlons
II came TO the Senate; was voted down. but from
the influence of the Hon. o. c. Dease, (Sena.
tor from Jasper with such entreaties as could
use with the friends had in the Senate, who
were fayoEably disposed to the East, the vote
was reeonsidered, and, ultimatel y, the bill pas
sed. Bythat act loan of thirty thousand, out
oftbe snrpus revenue was made 10 the H. Road
and Turnpike Company of Newton and Lau'
derIole. to be expended on the Chickasawhay
within three years from time in that act specl'
fed, Have our reasonable hopes been reallzedf
Have that Company expended 100000 Or
100000 n-.Or even $4,000 II on our great
Eastern chamel2 Let those who live on the
river answer.-Let those who met disasters on
the river answer Let Col Satlold, ana Ba.
lock, and Nc Donald Capt Williamson. and
McCary. and many other farmers answer,
who by their great exertions and hazard have
forced partial navigation on that river. Prac-
teal men say that for $4,000 every obsruc-
ton can be removed from Enterprise TO Pasca-
goula and more money be cleared than can be
| by the same means in planting Cotton yet
$4,000
is pone to parts to us unknown and the most
valuable stream in the East.-one that is d.
! rectlv connected with all the counties IN this
District besides several other countless is lett to
be improved by the enterprise ofprivate citizens
or remain. measurably unused, though running
several hundred miles, in its meandeEngs
through Iansely populated and highly cultI'
waited region. Is this not too mGcnf MUS
we submit to this great disappointment ana mol
so much az hint at our injury lest we give oil
| tenceF Uae practical farmer who worked ms
! way down to the Bay, says that one thousand
dollars would pay for all the useful work thai
/ has been done by that Company, ana are we &c
/ submit to such a failure without murmur
/ But this is not ALL On the 18th day OF June
/ 1899. the Auditor issuedthree $4,000 warrants
nIdelvered them to the representative Of tina
company. and in the months ofJanuary, March
I and April, 1912, those same warrants came IN
| TO the treasury huu were tuiuIu 20 wv ~ =
A and 6 years bearing per cent interest an'
cannot now be eYlinguished, principal aud IN
lerest inclusive, with less sum, raised by
TAX than S37 200
10 nav for that well intended Loan Agar
ask. is il not too bad that we loan-E7soney to in
prove our Eastern InavTTati0n fail in our objeC
! and men have To be Taxed
to paw for our good in'cntions2 But wors
than all give offence, il we talk Of our grievance
Ihave been particular in this expose, 50 a
the more certainly to command your calm r.
Election and consistent action; for if we go o
with any system Of internal improvement, !
contracts. YOU are, or oughtto be, advised OF It
fact. that il will be my duty, when elected
the Office Of District Attorney, to act for u
{ Stale aud counties, in my District in all SUI
on violated coLiracls.-when the State or coui
w is party. have no doubt it is owing
the fact that am known 10 be faithful IN a
trusts placed in my hands and that | 'rtH u
derstsnd this matter, that such efforts and !
trirues are. and will be used, to defeat my ele
, lion. lis their time now, and very certa
they are. and will use 1t as strong as they ca
, One thing let me urge on youi If they give y
/. Jessy in the way Of all manner Of Islander Al
abuse beg you donot let them violate their p
lie contracts without an Accountability. ltth
were to SANDER he .yith the tou!est tongue,
z would no, do the public work nor return hl
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