Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-17

and cost of $195129 06, or by complying with
conditions to promote to an extreme degree the
interest of Ripley and Holly Springs sections thus
making all other interests to be promoted by the
construction of the road subservient to those sec
tiona interests, and not be had at all unless those
sectional interests are promoted in the manner
dictated The county of Tishomingo cannot but
look upon such sectional control with alarm for the
equality in the State and the rights of her citizens
under the compact of government.
Resolved, That one section of State has not
the right to prevent another section from being
benefited unless the one shall be benefited in an
equal or superior degree to the other, when the
benefit to the other does injury to the one, nor
has the Legislature of the State the right to dis
criminate.
Resolved, That the county of Tishomingo will
not submit to such sectional, unjust and uncon-
stitutional control, and that her Senator and Rep
resentatiycs in the Legislature when they become
satisfied that such is the settled policy of the State
IN regard to their county or section, or any other
section hereby requested and instructed to re-
sign their seats in that body and return back to
their constituents.
Resolved, That the Memphis and Charleston
Rail road Company are hereby most respectfully
requested TO construct their road through this
county, and that the Stockholders as well as other
citizens of the same will facilitate the work by all
legitimate means in their power, and in case any
unjust and unconstitutional legislation the part
of the State to hinder the building said road thro'
the county be attempted to be enforced within
her borders, such attempt will be considered a
gross and grievous wrong, and will be resisted
and repelled
Resolved, That if such attempt be made, the
Board of Police are requested thereupon to appro-
pirate means out of the taxes of the county to de-
fray the expenses of repelling such attempt in a
civil and peaeeable way if it can be DONE and by
force when such is the only alternative left
Resolved, That if such attempt or attempts be
made and persisted in on the part of the State,
that the officers charged with the duty of collect
ing the State tax from the county and paying the
same into the Treasury of the State, be required
to withhold the same from the said State Treasury
and to pay the same into the Treasury of the
county to be used in repeing such attempt.
Resolved, That the Board of Police at its next
session are hereby requested to pass resolution
to be entered the minutes of said court inviting
said Company to construct their road through
Tishomingo county, and that it will facilitate the
enterprise by all the constitutional and legal means
in It's power, and that copy of said resolutions
attested by the Clerk of said Court under the seal
of the same be forwarded to the PRESIDENT and
Directors of said Company.
Resolved, That all newspapers friendly to the
enterprise hereby requested o give publication
to the foregoing resolutions.
After the reading of the resolutions were con-
cluded, Mr. Kinyon advocated their adoption at
considerable length, and opposed to por-
tons of the 4th, 5th and 9th, by R. G. Rives,
Esq. and VIM. Walker, and was supported by A.
B. Dilworth Esq.
An attempt was made TO refer the subject to a
committee of fifteen to report at future day. and
after the animated discussion was concluded, the
question upon the adoption of the resolutions was
taken upon each separately and they were adopted
! by acclamation except the 9Th and 9th, which re-
ceIved two negatives each.
! a. B. Diworth and Lewis A. Ragsdale were
appointed delegates to attend the next meeting OF
the President and Directors of said Company on
! behalf of the citizens of this county.
/ c. D. Key appointed to obtain by contribu-
ton sum of money sufficient to deirav the ne
cessary expense of said delegates in attending the
meeting aforesaid.
1t was ordered by the meeting that the remarks
made by Mr. Kinyon, committed to paper, in sup
port of said resolutions be published with the pro
ceedings of the meeting.
1t was further ordered that the proceedings o
the meeting be signed by the President and Secre
tary, and be published in the North Mississippi
Union, and that other papers friendly to the en-
terprise are requested to published the same.
Meeting adjourned sine die.
JAMES B. STAFFORD, Pres't.
: J. NJ. PATRICK, Secy