True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-08-13

monoy--it would not halfpay for one Of his
real Jams so happily described by Len, Wag.
and HoI
The people ought not to have been Taxe4,
as they are, to support such expenditures The
Warrants were payable cut Of the surplus rev.
onue-it was in Brandon money, and at the
time the law took effect was worth about GO %
cents, on the dollar, and could have been sold
for that price, or thereabout, in good funds. Ii
that had been done, we have no means of know
ing, or estimating the real advantage 10 the
East 1t was not done.
The subject of Taxing the people, to pay up
those Warrants, is so well and extensively
known by them that no sophisiry McRae will
use can change the fact and we deem it IN.
necessary to even publish the recorded evidence
on that subject
To wind up this thing suit will have 10 be
brought aud let jury OF the country render
verdict on McRae's set of. With fair trial
in open cour, winessesand parties taco'to face.
and "ust judgment rendered for 27,727
dollars and / 5 cents, with interest, which We
suppose 10 be the real sum, in State warrants,
which has not been expended in such manner
as by The Law and their Bonds the company
were required to do Nothing short Of such
result will satisfy the people We wish our
readers to hunt up the Clarion Of the both Of
july 1915, and examine McRaeS certificates,
youchts aud accounts for themselves There
they cannot fail to see that our tiguers are cor
rect There they viii see that his accounts
have not the slightest marks ofeconomv and for
ought we know, they may, as many have, if
report be true, arrive at the conclusion. that his
accounts, are no! 'jast art corrcct" as he GER
tifes they are.
Now for one word Of practical improvement
Of NaviSable streams IN the East, as an Offset
to McRaes theory,
Col Sanod and Col Blalo,k, with their
own hands and Col Mcdonald, Mr. Sticky
and few others, in all making ten hands, in
about FIVE days, done more, really useful
work, on Chunky, from Col. Saholds mills
Iowa to Ways sholles, short distance above
Enterprise, than all NIcRac done Oh the Chick.
asawhay. There was none of your $40 dol.
lars for Boats No floating palaces to loilcr
IN Col SlHold, Mr. Ferguson aud one ne
gro fellow, in two or three hours, made what
practical mon would call slap together ont OF
a few common plank. There was none ofyour
lls9 dollars for Boat furniture, bedding blank
cts s.. Every one carried his own lodging,
and Ike men Of real practical public Spirits
camprd on the hank when night overlook
them carrying in their hasty made bat cheap
and sufficient neutrality-suspicious. aud lodgings.
In their mode Of making Improvements the
public funds are left for other uses No TAX
on the p5ople-no Iw or contract is necessary.
mot having the written law, they are law
unto thcm5clvcsn Their own and the Public
interest required aud they performed and this
day we believe LLcyS4nre richly deserve the
money loaned than McRae & Co, docs sn2le
dollar They have cut, as far as discovcrahlc,
every obstacle in such small pieces that at the
frs, rise they must all float of anI leave the
stream clear aud open for public VISA with cuY
sort Of Boat II the proper stage OF water which
can pass IN tho channel The distance By ven.
ter whicLl they have opened is near or quite 80
miles in five DAYS with t,n hands Who are
the real mon Of public spri} Those worthy
ca'crprisiug planters and manufacturers. who
have done this important public work Of thor
own accord or N,Bae who i07 hal The use Of
10000 in State warrants and has certainly
done less wosl; II all our information De COZ.
rect These gcn,Icmcu deserve The universal
thanks Of the people for their public suir',--
What John J. HcRlo & Co ave entitled 90 we
leave others to say