Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-15
From tie Soa!iern Arga
Railroad MeetiEg.

Mr.. EDIroR A number of the citizens Of
Chckasaw county, met at Buena Vista, ON 99th
January. DR.. Gillespie was called to the chair,
and R. c. Bowen appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting being explained by
Rev. James Davis. The following proceedings
were entered into.
ResolUed That with view to promote this
grand scheme, we recommend the citizens of our
county to give authority to the Police court, TO
subscribe 500 00O or more If necessary, for the
construction of the Road, to be paid by county
taxes, as provided by act of our Legislatu
And that the dividends of such stock afer the road
is built, be paid into the Country Treasury. We
also recommend an election for the purpose Of set
Ting the question.
Resolved, That in addition to the public stock,
we recommend our citizens to imitstc the noble
examples of those counties which have led tie way
IN liberal individual Subscription.
Resoioed That in order to excite general action
in this great and glorious work, Committee by ap-
pointed to use their influence in different parts of
the county.
The following gentlemen received the appoint
ment
For Pontotoc Rdge.-Mcssrs. John Mcintosh,
Sterling Ivy and and L. Moore.
For Prairie Mount.-Rev. Mr.. Murry, Major
Gillian and Isaac Mullens.
For Palo Alto-Messrs. Briske Bennett, HI.
ivy and JAS Calvert
For Houston-MeSsrs G.. 3. Bawin, Thos C..
Greenwood Capt. Steele
Col. Orr, Col. Brazier and Judge Castor for
their neighborhood.
James F. Walker Wiley Woodward and Esq.
jennings for their neighborhood.
1t shall be the duty of the first named gentle
man each committee. to act as chairman, and
to call a meeting of the different committees for
the purpose of entering into proceedings retiring
to a general meetin. to be holden the 1st Mon
day of March at Houston.
On motion, by Rev. Mr.. Mallet, and William
Gillespie,
Resolued, That the feelings of this meeting
are in favor of the road running up Chuckaton-
chic creek.
On motion, Dr. Gillespie, r. c. Bowen, and
j. N Gates were appointed corresponding COM
mittee. Several thousand dollars were subscribed
for the building of the road.
DIR. GILLESPIE, Chairman.
R. G. Bowen, Secretary.
| MANUFACTURES AT THE SorTH.-The Philadel-
pha Evening Bulletin, remarking on the capacity
of the Southern States for manufacturing cotton
goods, says:
Labor can be had cheaper there, water power
PLENTIFUL and the fabric grows at the door; there
is no reason, therefore, why the South should not
rival and outstrip New England in manufacturing.
More than one shrewd Northern capitalist has be-
/ gun to invest largely at the South In twenty
years, when practice shall place the two sections
on fair footing as TO SKILL the South will be able
to under-sell the North in al cotton fabrics. We
are Northern, born and bred But as we vencrate
truth, we have written thus.
/
The following amendment has been offered to q
series of Resolutions which were being discussed
in the Ohio Legislature, at our last accounts
Resolved That in the opinion of this General
Assembly, said law, the Fugitive Slave law, is
further Objectionable, because of its inhumani: Y,
Its disregard of the natural and inalenable rights
of man, and its hostility the spirit of the age Of
progress in which we live. Therefore,
ResoIped, That our Senators in Congress be in-
structed, and our Representatives requested, use
their best endeayors to have said law Immediately
! repealed. -.--...
; A correspondent of the Yicksbnrg Whig So va
that Presdent-making is ali the go at Washinsto Ton
3 The wings are almost unanimous he ssys) IN ca
vor of bringing Gen. Scott and John Bell OF Tenn.
into the field as their favorises OF the democrat,
c candidates, Gen. Cass stands at the head Of the
list for President, and Howell Cobb, Of Georgia
:. for Vice President. The Union and Free Sod par
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