The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-02-21
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language towards the Fleece yia.
dom of the State te
If our legislature Y s dfmt .
neglect that portit IF w.
%siness mostim aus aeg her
attention. Mos IL y%ai6p > ex-
PRED. and few o. III sral in
~terest passed. Mac o.lf.sir ume has
been consumed in bus cess "a purely
local and personal characte in incor.
rorating various and sunG academies,
Masonic lodges and Divisions Of the
Sous Of Temperance, etc, thereby par.
ceiling out, and subdividing the sover.
eighty Of the State into numerous pet
~, irresponsible corporations, and lie.
Iieying several precocious young gen.
tlcmen from the shekles and restraints
Of minority and legislating them into
manhood. In the meantime measures
Of a general character, affecting the in.
teresl Of the whole State, are almost
entirely neglected, What disposition
will be made Of the FIVE hundred thou.
sandacres Of atate land Do not our
Legislators know thai al this very hour,
many enterprising citizens ate awaiting
their action u%porrlhis subject? There
are many men in this State now anx-
Iously observing their proceedings, no.
ping that such production intheir price
will be made now, as will bring these
lands within their reach and enable
them to purchase homes for themselves
and families. And It no action is Ia
ken this session, many Of them will
leave US and remove TO Arkansas and
other western States, that have adopted
q more liberal policy with reference to
their public lands. The present law,
THAT Of '4S) is confessedly d failures
Very few sales have, and very few ever
will BE made under it. Six dollars per
acre is more than the lands are worth,
or can ever possibly bring, Much of
our State lands lie. in remote swamps,
and isolated regions, and some induce.
ments must be held out to the enter.
prising to make them their homes
The hardy pioneer who enters these
dense fnrests and makest the wilderness
blossom as the rose, deserves well Of.
The State. We sincerely hope some.
thing will be done this very session.
their sessions being biennial, If nothing
is done now, those who have been await.
ing the action Of this legislature, will
have left Us before tho year so. We
had better give them away almost for a
song, as bytheir speedy settlement, the.
revenues arising therefrom will swell
our treasury and add much to the solid.
prosperity andpermanent wealth Of the
State. The present law, placing these
lands at Sc per acre passed at the last
session, owes its originate The recon.
mendation and influence Of Gov. Mat
thews. 1t is believed by many, and we
think with much plausibility, that the
Ex-G overnor was induced 10 concoci
that law Tor it is his) from strong and
powerful motives Of ~selfinterest. Own.
ing q large body Of similar lands taken
up BY him at private entry, it is thought
that he did not wish the State lands toI
be placed at 70 low ! price as 10 came
in competitions with the sale Of his own
lands. The Gov. may be . very honest
and Conscientious man, but a great mas
ter Of the human heart has said,
ButR' mank Ind are unco weak
And seld9mdo be trusted,
IL SELF the w~aYering balance shake,
III rarely right adjusted
SOUTHERN MEETTNG AT JACKSON.
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