The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-05-17

moods into which !, some times falls, IN spilo Of
The cold ayafioo u the Yankees and Tho cor
moran growing OF The western people, opened
vs. heart ana gave TO Mississippi 100000 acfce
of land for works of Internal imnfoypmcn,. -
rus Iand may become (and We fear Il WHY q
. fruitful source Of contention between tho Of.
, loreDt sections Of the State. II has all been
located and 10 Represented az immensely vaua.
pic by The commissioners appoin ed 10 select
! We note this disadvantage 10 NIX ny the loca
tons for this giant. We we're compelled 10
take not less than $50 acres IN a dy, where as
The Chickssaw commissioners were permitted
10 take as little as 100 acres. There mpst be
Iproportlonably larger amount OF refuse lands
IN thisgfant than IN the Chic kasaw school lands.
Here again, in the disposition Of this land, the
south is ready TO display her generous dispose
ton towards the north. Not only is south Mis-.
sissippi ready, willing and even ANXIOUS TO give
to the north her due proportion OF the land, out
as we believe, 10 90 further; 10 give her as much
as will suffice 10 improve her fine navigable
rivers even though II amount 10 twothlrds or
three fourths. The leveeing of the Mississippi
is a work often fsvorably spoken Of and we dare
say that Wilkinson, Pike, Ccpiab, Lawrence,
and other southern counties, will be found as
ready to embark in it, whenever il shall be found
TO be practic able, as Desoto, TunIca, Pamela
and other counties immediately interested IN It,.
We feel a proud exAlla alton in being able TO say,
that so far from nursing any feeling OF sectional
jealousy, the people OF the south, as people,
spurn the very idea and are always ready 10
show by their actions, that one part of our gIori.
Gus commonwealth, IS as dear 10 them as an-
other.
THE TWO PER CENT FUND.
When Mississippi became member of the
federal Union, five per cent. ofthe mel proceeds
Of The sales Of all the lands within her limits,
was guaranteed TO her for works OF improve.
meEt-ihree per cent. Of This money was to lie
expended under the direction of The Legislature
within the State, and this took the name of"heI
three per cent. fund" The Lngsla ure divid.
ed 1t among the several fouDtes in equal por.
tons, and II has "gonc gimmering through the /
dim distance" 10 parts unknown. The remain
ing two OF the five per cent. was 10 be expended
under the direction Of Congress on works lead.
ing 10 tie STATE. Tais took the name of the two
per cent. fund. Congress did not exercise its
right to expend it, and The fund continued to ac.
until 1t reached the sum tf about 300
thousand dollar'. After repeated memorials on
the part of the Legislature, Gall parties uniting
Congress finally yielded TO our earnest soliciia-
lions. and passed Senator Walkers bill, relin
gushing the entire two per cent. TO the rail
road leading from Brandon to the Alabama line.
Nc H,,;os saar r,ai adj ,li
% Mississippi before this act of REIMBURSEMENT |,
han TO any other State--and for any other pur.
pose than TO build this road, il no more belongs
o The State now than it did before the relin.
luishment. is a trust fund conveyed TO Mis-.
,isslppi for specified purpose, and the State
n mn jvh ~ In % Ia
ind retain the money than has one man right ,
o get anothet's money under promise to ap- II
ply it in particular way, aud then refuse so to p
apply il, and use it for another purpose. We |
speak with great confidence when we assure 1,
our Eastern friends that there cannot be the s
least doubt that the State will in good faith ap #
ply the money to the road; that the great north i
Is too noble and generous to Withhold from the
East that which Is her due. and that If every +.
other consideration failed (hut with the North ,
there can be no sucblthng as fail IN doing rlghO i,
her gratitude to the East would prompt her to
give her subject so improbable in lis self as that
the north or any other part of the State will
internose to rob Eastern Mississippi Of that
which the United States has given her with the
full consent Of all the States interested. 1t is
hers by gift, and ohe, parts of the State can.
not and will not insist on taking II from her.
There won d be more justice in making son J
divide his patrimony with his brorhers and sis.
tiers, after they had go, their full shares than to
compel Eastern Mississippi 10 divide this money.
We always hated family jars-bu, we have al
ways hated worse to see good na'ured little
boy imposed on by his larger brothers. We
hope there is no disposition any where to i'm
pose.on the East. We can almost say we
know there is moi; justice is all she wants
Justice, we are certain she will get. Then let
US say to the East, the GibraI,er Of democracy,
stand to your ancient batllemens--sand to your
principles-do your duty as you have always
done--demand your rights and the will not be
withheld Mississippian.
From the Ne,o Orleans Bulletin April IL /
AL or. 49,, boa hoon ,ndulucd /