Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-24
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ter- The event has fully confirmed our ap-
1s-ehezsions zad justified the precautionary
sseus which we adopted
The company proceeded TO organize u'l-
der tie authority conferred by the several
charters. and elected Board Of Directors,
who employed . chef Engineer and assist
ans 10 make the necessary surveys In
szzkznr these surveys, II might reasonably
have been presumed that the Board, look
iaE 70 the source Of their powers and au-
lhsr5iv, would have directed them TO be
zsaSe n conformity with the terms of the
several charters, since a location not con-
fsrzlzn- II these provisions, would have
been xI-hoz1 legal sanction and void. So
far - the stipulations and requirements of
zhs Tennessee and Alabansa charters were
oa4cerned, they were scrupulously complied
W5lh by ilse Board and the Engineer, acting
under their instructions; but the provisions
= TIE Mississippi charter, looking to the
protection ef our local interests, although
4 equal legsl solemnTty, and 1t may be
presumed, 81 equal dignity also, were
sVheLiv disregzrded- The only survey di-
reeled lv the Board was made on what is
iSaiiizrlv known AZ the La Grange route,
aa3 JhOugh an experimental line was run
u-on the route designated in our charter,
Ee have 4 upon The highest authority, that
Il vzs Dot done by direction of the Board,
zni wzs consequently unofficial, and a
mere ars u grace | vii cast no imputa-
r5oa q the motives of the Board in pursu-
M - extraordinary course, and viii not
Suppose Ibem capable Of doing Us inten-
Uoaal srsng; but the consequences of their
acts 1Te matters Of legitimate investigation,
and are not less grave and disastrous to US
Ghza Z sLey were The result Of premedita-
te3 injustice
After The experimental surveys were
made, = meeting Of the Board was conyen-
Il - Huntsville. Ala, on The 18th of JAN
uz-y lzst for The purpose Of locating the
roz2- Judge Clayton, the only Director
trs-a Mississippi, was prevented by his Off
cal eziles from attending, but the counties
a NisSlss5PTi interested N the location had
6eleCs-cs n attendance, amongst whom,
Eere NT- Waller Goodman and myself on
aehzliof Marshall county. Upon the in
yizzi5oa Of the Board, We presented our
selveS before that body IN session, and urg-
ed u the best manner We could. the claims
& cur u0zfe We rendered a certified list
4 reliable conaiIicEal stock subscriptions
sro-n Ihis county alone, of about $500, 600,
and -zve Il zs cur opinion warranted By in
f..rusz tson u cur possession, that these sub
=cr1pl0ns could. and would In 90 days, be
z1crezsed IL y Missississippi 10 more than
Sszt1e thai amount If the road should be
lsczre3 uTson cur route. We also remind
sti ghe Board Of the provision in our charter
SeS5Euz-58g = particular route, and stated
zzlzI .c ds4 Lex believe thai feature Of the
chzrser vol ever be changed by our Leg
Il stare
Notwithstanding our efforts. we failed in
- cb5ec1 q cur mission, and II was an
nsanoe8 by the Board that they had loca-
I'd the road upon the Official survey by La
tsrzage- Not xiiIinr TO leave any effort un-
-rSe3 70 -slvsnce ca- local interests, Mr..
Goodman zni myselfthen submitted TO the
BGzri EyIftea communication, containing
s-ao-E o-he-s the following propositions:
is Il the citizens Of \. Mississippi,
beng dissatisfied with the survey which
has been made aai reported upon the Holly
>-l-Ia-S route, Skoald desire resurvey al
oaot. a. der ORR erpcnse, viii the Board
6eslgnzie ssne one by them deemed COM
qesenI % make the survey, and If 50, whom
-lll 5hey designate2
~2A Ii such survey should be made,
sss.soz1 2siayiag RE Contemplated opera
f50ns a. f1e Beard. and should be as salts
szcsory. m regard 10 cost, and not exceed
The Ia Grange route FIVE miles In distance.
Wszl3 she FRoBABTLETY or ITS ADOPTION by
the BoaRD- be sufficient to authorize the
eKPense q The sUKvEY BE Us2
Sd Il The citizens of Marshall county
VII, without delaying the contemplated ac-
6sa Of the Board, afford satisfactory assu-
rance hat they All construct the road in a
manner acceptable TO the Board, from tie
szszerz boundary q tLeir county 10 Mem
pEIs- xsuld this be sufficient TO control the
loczrioz q the main truRk9
These propositions We were induced TO
szbzlss fro1n tie fact that we had no conf
6enee xhzsevcr IA the hurried, unofficial
sz-vev nz5eof our rozfe, and We feltit TO
be a al eissmple gasiiee 10 our citizens that
zke-e Interests Of such magnitude were at
sszke, al the information bearing upon the
szsseo1 shszli be fully and fairly brought
- h.At, &a3 this We proposed TO do at our
sxz e-7.esss. aRf scstAouz dekaying The ac-
fS0z u fke Eogrd The answer OF the
Board 10 these propositions was as follows:
The Board czn have no objection TO a
NJ szrxey thai Yea may wish TO make. Jut
nsss@ss kOid oHf any hope 10 goa fAat a,ey
.ow szrney oszld change Us announced de
s,-zzszz7sez zs they think definite .oca-
z5s1 ) II paramount importance 20 the sue
oess 81 thezr enterprise They think they
AxVe h<i s1.1csent evidence 10 guide them
= The discharge Of their duties
Thls rspiy vas certainly sufficiently" de-
sulse'' 10 close The door 20 any further ne
-s.Sz1oa ca Cur part, as the inference was
irresistible thz1 no new survey, however
fzrorzS.v i might compare with the La
Craze roz1e II cost or distance. could be
Il zay AVA, against the irrevocable fat of
TIE Beard xnd In the face of this official
Izs<-1ics- how n the name of justice, can
!. oe urged IS II Is sometimes urged, that
~ ksnx faEsz ~ STEPS 10 fest the accuracy
g sAS .zspsruASzsal surrey upon our route ?
[ Ipc1 c1r resurn home, Mr. Goodman
xz2 nTseif zr2led ourselves Of the earii-
- opportunity that offered to report the
reszls u or NILSSON. and on the first day
q he Jxn1zry term OF our Circuit Court,
rhen a unusually large concourse of our
czI-z<1s were present. a meeting was or
szzzne1 xnd we gave a public detail of
al sAk1 bad occurred, and In addition to
What ] have stated above. we informed
Ihe meeting thai the Board had proposed to
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