The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
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II will Be seen that the 9Th section Of
this bill requi4es that mOioFily Of the
whole number o. votes cast for Governor
atthe last election is required, in order
to authorize the county TO subscribe for
stock 10 this Road, and issue bonds for
the payment Of the stock, and that none
but those who are qualified 10 vote for
members Of the Legislature a vote on
tho question. This is a most unfair pro
ceeding-a b~ack-handed blow at the bill.
If the bill had required that a majority
OF ~two.thirds, or three.fourths Of those
who voted should be in its favor, that
would have been a fair open proceeding,
though harsh.
II is we'll known that many are per.
rcctly willing that The county should
subscribe for the stock, but who do not
feel interest enough in the road TO got
the polls and vote. Others there are
who are perfectly Indifferent. and would
not vote either way; and possibly some
few in favor OF the road who have not
the moral courage TO 60 10 the polls
and vote. TIey don't want to displease
a ncighbor-they may want TO be can
didates hereafter, etc. etc. Now all these
votes are counted against the bill. But
that is not all; at the election last fall
there was much excitement-aImost eV.
cry man, even if he were not a strong
partisan, had some friend to support, or
some enemy to oppose for a county or
a district Office, and went to the polls,
The tickets all having on them the name
Of some candidate for Governor, nearly
every one voted. Besides, it is known
that many votes were gwen by citizens
OF other counties, who were passing
through. Now all these these things
are against the bill. Those who oppose
it have only to stay at home-it is not
nece ssary 10 make any active OPPOSE
+ Ition. But the friends Of the bill must
. work, work hard, and commence SOON
r What have those done who were Ia
: visit portions Of the county and discuss
the malter2 Or what will they do2-
After the start they have made, il they
suppose they are to just lie still and lei
/ the bill carry itself through, they will
find that it will carry itself through-sc
far through, that q Rail Road in Madison
county will never be mentioned again.
: I'LL ,his generation is buried. Be it pop
/ ular or unpopular, we care not. We
. are pledged to this effort and will sus
/: tain it to the polls; but If it fails there
E we, fer one, will abide the decision
with as good temper as we can, ant
never say Rail Road again. But others
who are more deeply interested than We
are, might spend some little portion o
: HAT time and breath which they waste
on mere party and party squabbles, fol
. the advancement ofthe real and perma
:, nent interests Of themselves and fellow
citizens.
Since writing he above we have beer
: told, that the obnoxious section we have
alluded to, was inserted after the bill ha,
4 passed the House and reached the Sen
ate, by, or at the suggestion Of the Sen
i, ator from Scott county. Without thi
10 information, we were satisfied that tn
Representatives Of this County neve
would have inserted such a section; an
If the Senator from Scott is responsible
lfor it, we wish him 10 have the full bel
ett OF 1t. VI IS impossible Tor US TO col
IL ceive in what way his constituents cou
,e have been affected BY it, unless !; Is
. contemplation to annex this county
Scott, as a sort of vegetable garden {
n that large and respectable county. Ev'
= in that case, we give it as our opinion
e, an ex-lawyer, that Scott could not in ID
be made liable for any portion Of t
"a bonds issued by this county, unless t
=. articles Of annexation SC specified, VIII
4, she would have the full benefit Of t
II road for sending her surplus vegetAb
A. to market. We think it would have he
much better, had the Senator from Sc
allowed tho Representatives from Il
county n have attended IN The hns;n.