The Panola Miss. lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1846-1846, 1846-04-18
saturday April as, IS46
THE CONVENTION.

ings Of the Railroad meeting which as
sembled at this place on Monday the
9th inst. Notice had been given that
the Coahomo commissioners would meet
the commissioners on the part of this
county, on that day for the purpose of
''uni,ing their counsels" upon ways aud
means to affect a communication be-
tween this part Of the state and the
Mississippi river. But we regret that
the Coahomo commissioners, in conse-
quence Of the roughness Of the weather,
did not meet US. The people Of this
county, however, and few citizens OF
other counties, met on the day propos-
ed, and proceeded to discuss the subject.
The question to be discussed and de-
cided was, in relation 10 the acceptance
ofone of the two charters, obtained
from the Legislature, al its late SEES
sion. One Of the charters is for rail
road, and the other charcoal road,
and they are so worded that the &C
ceptance ofone by the Commissioners,
(being the same in both chartersJ for
feits the other. 1t then became mpor-
tant for the Commissioner and the peO-
pie TO counsel together and decide which
Of these schemes the interest Of the
country. and other important consider
atoms, demand acceptance at their
hands. The public mind in this coun-
~ had been wavering between these
propositions. and it became important
that all the lights in which the subject
could be viewed, should be preserved,
clearly and candidIy. Intelligence bad
been received from Coahomo county, in,
forming US that the people ofthat coun
ty bad, at public meeting, expressed
their preference for charcoal road,
but had, nevertheless, eXpr, s>ed will
lingness TO Join the people Of this couR
ty in pursuit Of either scheme.
The meeting having been called to
order by the'chairman, Mr.. G. F. Vance
ESQ, who, by the way, is the champion
Of this internal Improvement scheme,-
rose, and proceeded to give The result
of his reflections upon the subject
lie DEPRECATED any opposition that
might be made TO the scheme. lie
could not in Tact conceive, Of any mo-
'ves that would justify opposition, 10
works of Public enterprise, Even
they resulted in failure resulted in
pecuniary losses to the persons engaged
in them, they al least do the good, OF
awakening, and inspiring into activity
the enterprising faculties Of comma
nifty. He stated that The recent sur.
veys had Of this state, and Chickasaw
school lands, brought to light the facts
that route could be had for a public
work between the town Of Pamela, anC
Delta, on the Mississippi river. only
ihlriy-five miles in length, that lh,
whole ofit, except Tallahatchle 81 Colo
water rivers, and q few narrow sIough
is above high water mark-ihat II gce
over lands that form as near a perfec
level as lands can De placed by The han,
OF nature-tbat 1t seems indeed, as
nature shaped out this great basin o.
purpose to approximate US by railroad
and turnpikes, to the greatest CONNER
clal river OF the globe That the rour
passes through an inexhaastibIe growt
Of timber, the best in the world, 70
rail roads, and other public work.
Cypress, 81 Swamp oak-timber ,ha
costs no more than the expense of ge
ting it out. That the lands along III
route are owned by the State, and Ge
neral Government, SO that stoclSho
ders would not have TO contend again
damages to land Proprielors, a formidi
bic obstacle in the way Of public work
in the older StateS.-Ihat the road il
stead Of damaging those lands, wei
of The Mississippi alluvia, with a fertll
~ inexhaustible and unsurpassed b
any lands in the world. All they wal
TO command high prices and den:
population, is communication with tt
interior. That now they are isolate
from the balance of the state, and the
settlers are compelled 10 confine the
commerce and intercommunlcal ION
the Mississippi; river.-That if v
would open such a communication
those proposed, we would see fine pla
tations, happy and busy populate
where now are frowning forests al
interminable cane brakes. The who