The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14
For THE YAzoo DEMOCRAT.

AIT" EUGOT'--AH JOuI PdPCA VI thO A't"
ult., see communication over the sigma
ture of al. NJ. j." calling upon you as
the conductor of public journal, to urge
upon our executive officers the enforcement,
as far as in their power, of the law in re-.
ation to trafcing with negroes, without
permission from their owners. This is an
evil, which should be reformed, and to do
which, requires not only the efforts of our
officers, but the cooperation of all good
citizens, and with your correspondent, |
can but think that to bring it to public no.
tice is sufficient to ensure its suppression.
But sir, there is also another species Of
trading carried on to considerable extent
in our Stale, in violation of law, and great
ly to the prejudice of our mercantile COM
munity. allude to the business of Haw-
king and Pedling without License. 1t is a
fact notorious, that at the present time there
are more itinerant traders infesting our
country than at any former period; yet up.
on an examination of the receipts into our
Treasury, we find the revenue from this
source rather diminished than increased
on former years, which forces us to the con.
viction, that very many are exercising this
business, who have not the sanction of law
who have not paid for the privilege but
sir, lest some of your readers should not
understand what | mean by paying for the
privilege, | will endeavOr to illustrate, for
instance, our friend Mr.. M. in passing up
the street should chance to step in at Rob-
insons, and call for a horn of old Bale
face, or Bourbon streight, the damage
would be assessed at five cents, but if he
were to call for Brandy cocktail, Wine san.
gree, Hot punch or Mint juIip with a
straw, the bar-keeper would demand of
him TO fork over dime, five cents of which
being for the privilege. And so it should
be with these locomotive merchants, who
seem to think, that to settle down in our
towns or neighborhoods and receive such
patronage as a rectitude course of conduct
would entitle them to, too contracted for
their operations. If they prefer to extend
their operations throughout the State like
our friend NJ, they should pay for the priv
ilege.
In some of the States, the privilege of
Hawking and Peding is granted only to
invalids, such persons as have not physical
ability to obtain livelihood in any other
manner, whilst in our State it is granted to
all who comply with certain acquisitions
prescribed by law, yet very many are exer.
cisiDg this business without having paid the
tax required, which is very moderate in
deed. Now contend that it is unequal
even if the law be complied with, owing to
the low rate at which license have been
fixed, and that those who follow the bust.
ness in violation OF law, are pursuing
sort of contraband trade which operates
not only unjustly but oppressive on all reg.
llar merchants in our State, and trust that
our Legislature, will at its present session
AXE the subject into consideration, and RI
t does no more, that it will place such
yaurds around the law now in force on the ,
'ubIect as will protect all who comply with
is requirements, as we'll as our regular :
merchants, whom it is known are tax pav. i
ng, law abiding men, and deserve at least
o be placed on terms of equality with all
pursuing the avOcation. H.. s