The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-01-22
Editor & Proprietor.
From the Southern Star
Railroad Convention q the Capital.

alffQ VGQV6QSlOuUt Tie La14ka4s
ne we're the first TO respond TO the call Of
the people Of LoWndes county fo- this cor
yention, and have, to the best Of our ability,
labored 70 obtain full representation; hence,
We were peculiarly gratifed to observe, upon
its organization yesterday, the large and re-
spectacle representation in attendance froht
every section Of the State Many indiyid-
uals are also in attendance from other States,
and are invited, by resolution, to participate
in the deliberations of the convention. At
this interesting conjuncture, We regard this
convocation, Of all others, one Of the most
important in Its results ever held at the CAPT
tai. The public policy of the State, should
the deliberations of this body prove harno-
Nous and wise, will, in great measure, Is
guided and fore-shadOEed Ly the opinions
here expressed.
As we have before observed, in regard 70
the action Of the Legislature upon the sub
ject Of internal improvement, our only fear
is, that so much will be undertaken the pub
lie mind will become distracted-its recon-
mendations fail from the leviathan weight
attached, or the schemes contemplated en-
brace a range so comprehensive in their
character, as to become impracticable in the
present limited resources of the country
Hence, it has been cur purpose to indicate
works Of national character, intended to
pass out of the State and open up 3 commu-
nication between the Gulf and the North,
the Atlantic and the vest; as eminenly de-
serving the States patronage and the con-
centration of public opinion ind capital at
this time.
The great Highway contemplated 10 con-
meet the metropolis Of the South with this
city and the North, for Obvious reasons which
we have not room to specify, is IN Cur opin-
lion, the FIRST In importance in the list Of rail.
way projections in our State, aui one that
should receive present aid from ths State
We have proposed in ctr Series Of mea-
sures OF plan of adjustment" for Mississippi
First, the repeal of the act Of 1850, DISTRICT
ling $1,000 to be leaned eli: IN the couu-
ties for common school purposes. Second,
the repeal of the act of lS4S, providing fur
the sale of 100000 acres donated to the
State for purposes OF internal improvement,
and that law be passed greatly reducing"
the prices of these lands Third, the re-
peal of the obnoxious and odious levee
laws, wherein tax of $4,000 per annum
is imposed upon the people Of the State, and
that an act be passed providing for the ap-
pointment of a Surveyor General, and 3
general system established, based upon the
sale or hypothecation Of the swamp lands,
that require it. Fouth, the Passage of
free banking law and a conventional rate Of
interest provided for the rate for loaned
money fixed at ten per cent, il order 20 give
currency to the ten millions cf surplus capt.
tai in Mississippi, and afford the means Of
advancement to the mechanic. commercial
and railway interests of the State. The
Filth, and enc of the most important to crown
the series, IS for the State, thus having the
means at her disposal, to purchase, or fur
nish the necessary means for doing so, tho
iron for the railway track on tie New Or
leans and jackson road to che Louisiana
line, from the latter city, as fast as the same
is graded and the wood supeEstructure con-
pleted by the company.
We regard these measures rs : "cOmpro-
mise" with those protectionists who advo-
cate the imposition of direct tax for pur-
poses of internal improvement, and submit
that there are no wounds inflicted upon the
body polite of which the most sensitive can
complain.
To return from the DEPRESSION. In our
last issue We contendcd and argued at lenth
that the interests of the Mobile and Ohio,
and the New Orleans and Northern, or more
properly speaking the Central Mississippi
- Road, are identical and not antagonistic, as
croakers would have US believe: and our
reason for prefering the Central Road o.
&, Mississippi to the States patronage, was in
in duced mainly from two causes. First, tho
S. Mobile and Ohio Road has received bene
Is, faction of so princely Q character, that j
81 bonds were Hypothetical thereon, sufficient
n. sum could from this source alone, be rcaisec
of nearly sufficient amount to build thu
road and ultimately more than pay for it
W. construction, while the Central road is en-
nc Grely destitute of any aid of this character
lis And for the additional reason that the grea
~ interests of Mississippi arc more inmediatel
r. and intimately identified, benefited and pro
- moted by the Central than from the frs
mentioned road.
en-. We have only space to sag in conclusion
ice that if means can be obtained of suficien
en- amount to lay down the iron on both track:
re- then it should be done, and God speed th
sOt noble cause. say We.