Mississippi Democrat., 1845-05-14

or We extractthe following article froT
the Naichez Free Trader, illustrating ih
injustice (not 10 say the yillainous robbery
Of funding, and Of the system Of buiidin
public Improvements at the expense Of fn
ture generations. We commend it 10 tn
perusal of our readers;
This is certainly an ago Of moral re
form and physical improvement in socie
ty. The melioration Of humanity, The
enlightenment of The people, the diffusion o
wealth and comfort and the reorganization
of society upon some surer foundation
which shall secure man from the contin.
gencles OF the present state of affairs, are
subjects which occupy the minds of many
of the philosophers OF the present era
Fourierism, Socialism, Owenism, and
various other creeds and dogmas are put
forth as specifics for the evil times upon
which we have fallen. Without express
ing any opinion as to the practcabiIity of
any oral Of these theories,we beg leave to
call the attention Of those reformers 10 one
means Of accomplishing all that they aim
at without any Of the labor consequent
upon carrying into effect the plans at pre-
sent promulgated by them. That is, the
borrowing Of untold millions upon pub.
lie faith, and dividing the money among
the members of The community pro rata.
There can be no surer plan of cnriching
the nrncpnt oporot,nne oc ,,,o,, H.. Al -.
and if those who come after us are fools
enough to accept and pay the bills, why
then the matter is at an end; and even f
they refuse to acknowledge our authority
upon the plea that they gave us no letters
OF credit or powers of attorney, thus to
use their names and promise that they
would do for US that which we will not do
for ourselves, even then, we shall be inca
pable of knowing anything of the tcrmn-
alton of the affair, and what need we
trouble ourselves about il; sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof. We were led
to this reflection upon seeing The follow
ing announcement
"A good job for Contractors. - The
opening Of the projected Canal from Wolff
River to the City of Memphis, offers to
contractors moro profitable job than is
ollen to be met with. 1t is proposed to be
let out in sections of one mile, payable in
Corporation Bonds having twenty years
10 run, the interest payable semi-annuaHy
n PHILADELPHIA" Memphis Enquirer.
The prospect of the accomplishment of
his great and noble public improvement
las benefited all the present inhabitants
If Memphis, by the enhancement Of the
value of the property of the place and
country, and yet, they are I'M
Wiling, Notwithstanding this, to pay the
lecessary price which the work will cost,
While they think that those who live in
he place twenty years hence, having pur-
hased the property att its enhanced value,
vii be willing in addition TO this to pay
he cost OF the canal. This we do not pre-.
end to say they will do; but we do say
hat It is the worst sort of agrarianism, and
hat Il would be more consistent with the
ghs of the people to levy contributions
pom them for the work in question. But
70 did not allude to this case for the pur.
ose of urging any objection to the fund
ng system in this particular instance, bui ,
1erely cited il to enforc the idea with
'hch we set out. Ii it be right to tax /
nborn generations to build canals and !
lase railroads which will charge them for
very pound of freight they carry for
lem, how much more worthy would the
melioration Of the condition Of the hu.
IAN family be. Therefore, why not let us :
orrow ten hundred millions of ingots Of =
old and divide them among all the peo-
le of the land, thereby making every one !
ch, and driving poverty from among us. /
We commend this matter 10 the reformers
" their consideration and action. i