Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-01-31

nile to be respected. and It's tame submission to the
violation of both, merit and do receive our lndlg-
nant condemnation.
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F4s- A friend has handed apriyate letter
written by gentleman now at Jackson from
which we make few extracts of interest The
letter is dated the 25th. yesterday" says the
writer esan act passed the Legislature, turning
over the lands donated to this State by Congress
to aid in the construction of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, to the control, and for the sole use and
benefit of the stockholders of said company. This
will give an impetus to the progress of the Road
not heretofore felt There is over one million OF
acres of these lands in Alabama and Mississippi.
The former State has already passed similar law
This places our road on elevated ground before
the Legislature, although the lobby members talk
scarcely of anything but the New Orleans, Jack
son, Holly Springs Aberdeen, Nashville and
mouth Of the Ohio DC &c. schemes. Members
of the Legislature now see that all these are mere
paper roads, and the talk is mostly for Bunkum,
while the Mobile and Ohio Railroad has been stea-
Oily though slowly at work. The centre region
wish our road success-if for no other reason, be
cause it has moved n Orleans, and is the only
stimulant to urge her on to help other works.
The Senate has passed resolution to go into
the election of u. 5. Senator'S one to fill Foote's
place, on Monday, end. February, and to FIJI Col
Davis place on Thursday, 5h February, and
postponed the consideration Of the subject of The
new term to commence 4th Of March 1855, until
10Th of February. Foote is an aSprant for the
new term, and it is understood that were he Ger
tain that the election for the new term would not
come on then, he would be in for Davis vacancy
Who will be elected, | am unable to say, or even
to form a reasonable conjecture. The Union Dem
ocrats in the Legislature, with but very few ex-
ceptons act as fully and cordially with the wings
any wings in the Legislature, and in my opin-
ion will continue thus to act until the Senatorial
elections are over, and perhaps until The end Of the
session. Foote, the Wings, and the Union Demo
cratic members. are making every eXertioD by
threats, persuasions intimidations, Law, Consti-
tutonal oath, &c. DC, to force Senators to bring
Oh the new term election, and l fear they viii size
ceed. If it was clearly ascertained that the new
term would not be filed, an explosion would in
my opinion, at once take place in The Union ranks.
There IS a joint committee raised On thc subject
Of dividing The State into five Congressional dis
tricts, and bill read 2nd time in the Senate upon
one Of the plans. Enclosed you viii find the
Counties composing your district by that bill
The Levee question is urged with great zeal and
warmth by the Swamp members and few others.
They cannot get appropriation out q Treasury
for that purpose, nor do think hcy can out Of the
500 600 acres Of land donated by act of Congress
4th Sept. 1871.
By ct2oth Sept. 1850, Congress gave the State
all the overfowed lands within die State belonging
to the Government, for the purpose Of construct
ing a Leyee of these lands the Legislature would
give the Swamp gentlemen any amount thcy may
desire for Levee purposes, this does not suit them,
they want the cash now, which hope and conf
IDENTITY believe they will not get from this Legisla-
ture. There is Bill before the Senate ''to estab-
lish system offree Banking in this State, which
with proper amendments think would do as by
that bill amended as it should be, the bill holders
are fully protected against loss, the basis upon
which the issues are to be made being L. S Stocks
deposited with the Treasurer, or Secretary of
State Of this State If this bill passes the clam
or for Bank Charters will cease, as any company
having cash capital could under this bill 60 to
Banking, and none should be permitted to Bank,
who has not an actual capital upon which to Bank.
l think in the scramble for distribution By ap-
preparation Of the money now in the Treasury for
Internal improvements should such law pass,
we may confidently rely in getting our share for
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad it Is at least two
years, if not more, ahead Of any other scheme.
The New Orleans and jackson Road, cannot do
anything Of much value without a charter from
Louisiana and the Constitution of that State |
understand, prohibits the Legislature from grant
ing or passing acts of incorporation of The charac-
ter necessary for building Railroads II was re-
commended by the late Internal Improvement Con-
vention here, to the Legislature to appropriate
money to any road within this State sufficient to
purchase the Iron whenever such road might have
ten miles or more ready for the Iron. If this re-
commentator goes into law, the Mobile and
Ohio Road is certain to come in for its share and
that before any other Company, as it is farther
advanced than any other.
There was ball or party, given at the City
Hall on Friday night last in honor Of our friend
w. S Barry and Lady. [ had special invita-
ton but could not attend. I understand the party
was numerously and brilliantly attended, and went
off very agreeably.
have no doubt, that the price of the 500, 600
acres internal Improvement land WILDE reduced to