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

to take as little as 100 acres. There must
be portionably larger amount of re-
fuse lands in this grant, than in the Chick
asaw school lands. Here again, in the dis
position of this land, the south is ready to
display her generous disposition towards
The north. Not only is south Mississippi
ready, willing and even anxious to give
to the north her due proportional the land,
but as we believe, TO go further; to give
her as much as will suffice to improve all
her fine navigable rivers, even though it
amount to two thirds or three-fourths.
The leveeing of the Mississippi is work
often spoken favorably of, and we dare say
that Wilkinson, Pike, Copiah, Lawrence,
and other southern counties, will be found
as ready to embark in it, whenever ipshall
be found ia ba praetinahle DeSnio, FTuni-
ca, Ponola and other counties Immediate
Iyinterested in it, We feel proud exal-
tation in being able to say, that Solar from
nursing any feeling of sectional jealousy,
the people the south, rs people, spurn
the very idea, and are always ready to
show by their actions, that one part of our
glorious commonwealth, is as dear to
them as another.
THE TWO PER CENT FUND.
When Mississippi became a member of
the Federal Union, five per cent. Of the
net proceeds of the sales of all the public
lands within her limits, was guaranteed TO
her for works Of improvement; three per
cent. of this money was to be expended
under the direction of the Legislature
within the State, and this took the name
Of "three per cent fund" The Legislature
divided it among The several counties in
equal portions, andit has "gone glimmer-
ing through the dim distance" TO parts nn-
known. The remaining two of the five
per cent. was TO be expended under the
direction of Congress on works leading
TO the STATE. This took the name of the
two per cent. fund. Congress did not eX-
ercise its right to expend it, and the fund
TO accumulate, until il reached the sum
of about 100000 dollars. After repeated
memorials on the part of the Legislature,
(alI parties uniting Congress finally yield
ed 10 our earnest solicitations, aud passed
Senator Walkers bill, relinquiShing the
entire two per cent TO the rail road lead
ing from Brandon to the Alabama line.
Now, to our mind, this money no more
belonged TO Mississippi before this relin-
duishment. than lrSny ofhsr St~ts-anu
Ior any other purpose than to build this
road, il no more belongs TO the State now
than it did before the REIMBURSEMENT. 1t
is a trust conveyed to Mississippi for spe-
Gifted purpose, and the State has no more
right TO refuse 10 execute the rust and
retain the money than has one man right
10 get anothers money under promise 10
apply it in particular way, aud then re-
fuse to apply il, and use it for another pur-
pose. We speak with great confidence
when we assure our Eastern friends that
there cannot be the least doubt that the
State will, in good faith, apply the money
to the road. that the great north is too no.
bile and generous 10 withhold from the
East that which is her due; and that il ev-
cry other consideration failed (but with
the North there can be no such thing as
fail in doing right her gratitude to the
East would prompt her 10 give her justice.
But we will not speculate on a subject so
improbable In itself as that the north or
any other part of the State will interpoSe
to rob Eastern Mississippi of that which
the United States has given her with the
full consent Of all the States interested
Ii is hers by gift aud other parts Of the
State cannot and will not insist on taking
il from her. There would be more Justice
in marking a son divide his pairimony with
his brothers and sisters, after they had got
their full shares, than to compel Eastern
Mississippi to divide this money. We al
ways hated family jars: but We have al
ways hated worse 10 sec a good natured
little boy imposed on by bis larger broth
ers. We hope there is no disposition any
where % impose on The East. We can
almost say we know there is not; justice /
is all she wants; justice, we are certain she /
will get. Then let us say 10 the East, the
Gibraltar Of Democracy, stand TO your an
cient baitlements; stand 10 your principles; /
do your duty as you have always done;
demand your rights and they will not be
withheld.
Agriculture IN the Soufh.--We are
greatly interested in the cause Of Agricul- !
ture, and how very gratifying 70 see such |
a spirit for imDrovemeut manifested, 90