The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-01


merchants, has been paid the drdynsen alone,
as extra, over and above customary rates
throughout the past winter for the delivery
in bad order of not halt load, either to
or from the river9
What reasonable sum would The Planter,
per bale, have given at any period Of the
past winler,t TO have his cotton carried through
our streets from the base Of the Hill at Yazoo
street to the river2 or, TO have had his return
load of plantation supplies safely and clean
IN delivered him at the brow of the Hill
leading into town, free from the ware and
tare Of harness and abuse of his team? am
ertr0vagent in alledging, he would gladly
have paid 81 to 50 each way me thinks
not. II then, the planter, upon whose in>
terests and int, ligence it wouln be scan
die and libel TO alledge,he would notdire ct-
Iy OF indirectly contribute bis psny mite with
view TO promote his own personal conve.
nience, ease and comfort as leamster, or
that he would not gladly contribute; where
fore is it then. he would for one moment
hesitate 10 aid, in collateral point of view,
an object designed for his special Advantage?
Then, again, as 10 the merchant, every box,
bale, cask or package received, the past
winter, has not cost him less than 10 10 20
and evon so cents. The writer Of this no
tice, himself, had to pay 40 cents drayage
for the delivery of single barrel of -four at
his dwelling, whereas but 10 cents would
have been exacted had we had good and pas
sable streets. Thus it is then, some plan must
be devised, adopted and speedily carried into
effect, that shall operate equitdLly in Great,
ing special fund adequate to so great an
undertaking as the one under consideration,
to-wit: a continued chain of firm and clean
streets, as also, in like manner, commodi
ously graded public landing down TO lOtD
tUatcr mark for steamers readily to discharge
and receive freight with ease and despatch
All this can be done and that too at an carl5
date.
To accomplish an undertaking or work Of
such magnitude and so expensive in its char
acter, it is idle and wholly absurd to enter
tain the idea of accomplishing such job ou
of the ordinary revenues of the Town, even
if taxation be put up to the highest maximum
allowed by the charter. Some other mode
of creating revenue must be resorted to, else
we shall delve along as usual through mud
and mire for years 10 come, and sluggish,
witness such scenes of deep distress, wrong
and injury as We were compelled TO lool
l upon from November to March past. lie
then, merchants and citizens, generally, bu
especially the former, in connection Will
/ those engaged in the carrying trade between
. this and New Orleans, importune and urgi
the new Board of Council to enact an Ordi
:, nance of revenue colectabe Of the steamer
:. upon each and every box, bale, cask, sacl
or package whatsoever, ranging from 1 Il
Z 10 cents per package, and you will at one
p perceive the dissideraium is more than hal
?. accomplished; and who is it that contributes
The consumer and him soho enjoys the benefit
thereof. On the other hand. objections to thi
mode of raising revenue may and doubles
= will be urged, Economists of small calibe
IS or superficial ideas upon almost any subieC
Il Of public utility and finance, are always t
be found, and they 100, most generally, ar
n those prone to fault~fnding and Of doubifu
ability to originate measures tending to ad
vance the public welfare, upon a scale be
l. Yond the comprehension of an ordinar
u grave>digger.
- Upon the present Board of Council resi-
q the responsibility of some prompt actor
IL that shall reflect credit or discredit to the
a. acts and doings in the premises, and whetht
or no they will field their arms and say to III
citizens and merchants-Let the trade of o,
Town find its way to some other port, "
~ can do nothing for you. P.