The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-04-06
Rail ROAD.

RAIL ROADs
ReAop CCtisens:
am truly sorry that business
ofimportance calls mesO Sunfower county
just as our rail road election is coming on -
AS shall not have the opportunity Of address
sing you, as ! have been requested 10 do, I will
avail myself Of the columns Of he Creole and
Madisonian to make a few brief suggestions,
which hope you will receive in good part,
even though you may not adopt my views.
The Railroad bill you have, no doubt, seen
and studied. It's main provisions are, that
upon The subscription Of the sum Of one hun
bred thousand dollars by individuals or com.
panies, the board Of police Of the county Of
Madison, shall be authorized to subscribe the
same amount in stOcS for the sole benefit of
the county, and that said board shall issue
bonds to the amount Of one thousand dollars
each for the payment Of said stock. But be-
fore this is done, and as the commencement Of
the great work, the voters Of the county are
called upon to express their assent at the polls,
on I . second Monday in April next. Yoor
consent is to be the foundation, the chief cor
ner-stOne Of the scheme; and whatever NAV Le
said against the policy Of the measure, all mus
admit that II ls conservative and republican in
the highes: degree. 1t has nothing hidden, OF
smOtheFed, but all lie subjected to the light OF
day. There may be detects in TIE bill, which
experience may detect, bnt | am speaking Of
the manner in which it comes before the peo.
pie, and think none can be found hardy enough
70 object to this.
liyou give your consent, you then bind
yourselves in. honor aud fair dealing, to paw
$lOO,OOoin 20 years, and to pay the interest
ON the same annually. Il has been doubted
by some whether tho bonus of the county
wOald eel! in market at par, or at all. That
they would sell at par | have no doubt, II is
known that Madison is one Of the weal,biest
counties 10 the State, and that her high minded
aSd intelligent citizens have never favored the
doctrine Of reputation. She has never re- Cused
the payment Of the debts Of the State, and tits
haFdly to b%e'snppOsed that she will reruse The
payment OF her wi iust debt. But whe,her
the bonds will sell or not, lie no, a ores,ion
material to be presented for your consideration.
I0fii'hsy should not sell, your responsibility
y voting money is then at an end, and YOU
VIII run no risk in authorizing the subscrip.l
ton.
Beicre ! proceed to notice soma few az ,bo
advantages OF the road TO the county. I will
ehoeavor to prove, that a tax sufficient 10 nsv
the interest annually, viz: Six thousand dollars
wouIdnot be in the least oppressive to re
people, The late law reducing the tax CIV
per cent, or one half the amount O, los, voo,
VIII enable you to pay this amount with leus
trouble than you paid the taxes Of last wear.
iof the present State lax added to the S6.OOO.
wSa'o not make 90 great a sum by several
.nOuSand dollars, as you had to pay in $780,
III mistake not, your saxss Iast year amounted
TO near $4,000. Reducing them one half,
brings them down to $4,000. Now If you
add $b,OOO TO this, which is the amount Won
agree e tax yourselves, you will have the sum
OF Sl6,OOO-S4,OOO less than you paid las, wear.
u am correct then, you will still nav far lass
20 the tax collector than you did then. Bat ann.
pose you had to pay the sanle,I contend tha, you
could doit Observation-Disclosures the tax q
'4Swa only complained ofas burden, becaus,
there wac M legitimate Objec' to justify il
unless Il were the payment Of the deb, Is Of III,
state, which many supposed would be accom-
pllshed, but which the Legislature refused I,
appropriate u that way. With a legitimat,
object ahead, q lawful an1 praise worthy pur,
Posel eisher for the good Of the State or Of III.
eoansy, ! do not believe twenty men could
% 'onnd in the county, no would have OBJ,
gc'ed 70 tho amount Of the tax Of l84o.
Wsll.here ID an object that al must admit &c
% legitimate, and have no hesitation in say.
Ing that the people Of the county would moi
murmur, but On the contrary, would paw theil
share q the tax with %nlaeri,y, in furhsranc,
y the laudable and most praissworthy obiec
Of building a railroad through lie heart Of Ii,
eounsy 10 their county seat. think | ma,
ssnsaFe 70 ssseFt that the increase Of ii
A1asaaa dollars 70 the present reduced tat,