The Panola lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1846, 1846-01-24
Atlantic and Mississippi Rail Rond


which he road will run, for its com
pel;on, he closes this subject as fol-
lows:
At what point the rail road approach
ing from The atlantic, should strike the
Mississippi river, must be left of course,
10 the decision Of those who furnish the
means for its construction. 1t may not
be amiss, however, for US to suggest
the reasons why Vicksburk should be
selected as the most proper point. In
the first place. the road from Wick burg
to Jackson is completed; it is, TO be
sure. in the hands Of a private company,
but The construction of the road is the
question of primary importance, TO
whom it shall belong is only secondary,
In the second place, The grading on the
line from Jackson to Brandon is com
Pleted. In the third place, a survey Of
the route from Brandon to the labama
line has been made, and the cost Of con-
structing this part ofthe work estimated
at only $l,O83, 428; and fourlhly, the
two per cent fund amounting to within
a fraction Of 100000, has been APP
propriated to this road. Is it assuming
100 much, TO say that Mississippi, is
asking the REIMBURSEMENT of this fund
to this particular object, and Congress
in granting it, decided that Vieksburg
should be the point where the road is TO
intersect the river? The two per cent
fund in the Stale of. Alabama amounts
to S232,OOO, and one half of il has been
relinquished toIhe construction Of the
road through that State.
Two HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES OF LAMP.
lie thinks this is not a propitous time
tor bringing these lands into market.
He doubts the policy of the states part
ing with the freehold of the school lands.
These lands should be leased for short
terms, not exceeding fifteen years, and
the proceeds and profits arising The re-
from, should be paid into the treasury
for that purpose and no ether, for the
benefit oCthe Chickasaw-counties. The
question Of granting prescriptions on
those lands, he de!ers to. the wisdom OF
the Legislature. He recommends in
the event these lands should be brought
into market, classification Of them,
and sold from two, TO eight dollars per
acre cash.
EWING TEP RANKS ar THE N,cerrc,nn,
Fhe cost of this work from the Ten
ncssee line to the mouth of the YaZoo
river,'is estimated at S89, 883 AZ. He
goes in strongly for this measure. and
advises the Legislature 10 ask congress
for a donation Of alternate sections of
the public lands as far back as the hills
between the mouth Of the Yazoo and the
Chickasaw line, for that purpose.
EDUCATION.
He makes the following recommend
alton:
After devoting as much time as /
could spare to The subject of schools.
L
feel prepared in spirit of the utmost
as to its success, TO make The
following Recommendation. The Safe
ought to assume the $4,000 90 lost
in the Planters Bauk and place il at
once on the same. footing with the SlO3.-
287 90 COW in theTreasury. The fund |
wond then amount in round numbers
TO two hundred and fifty. thousand dol |
ars. To hundred thousand dollars Of
his should be retained as permanent
TUnd, and Fhe- residue appropriated to
he erection Of college buflings at Ok
ord. as heretofore suggested.
This permanent fund should be kept |
n The Treasury, and an annual interest
IF per cent paid on it. The interest
10000 dolIars) should be- set apart in
he Treasury at the beginning of every
year, and kept sacred and inviola5!e
or the purposes hereafter TO be named;
md here let me remark that The vexa-
ion and expense which has attended a
lrst collection Of this fund. and the hea-
~ and ruinons losses which it has sus-
aimed in the hands from which it has
'een slowly wrung, should admonish
he Legislature to take charge of it and
ieep it secure in future. or the sixteen
thousand dollars interest. recommend
hat eight thousand dollars be appro-
'rlated TO the annual purposes of the
college. There should be then esta-
'lIshed ten aca1amies or high schools
t as many different points in the State,
be designated by the Legislature,
,aving reference TO geographical drvi-
ions. To each Of these there should
e an annual nayment ofeight hundred
oIlars out ofthe remaining eight thous-
nd. Nothing is clearer to my mind
han that the College will not succeed
vt bout the aid of auxiliary schools.
,hese schools need rot, and indeed ;
hould not. be in the immediate vicini-
OF the College, but at such points as
give 1t the most efficient aid, and at
ne same time TO difuse the greatest