Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-02-05
For BE S0Rfh.rH SlaRddrd
The Lamentations Of the GeatileS.


If were not ali taxed III be hanged."-"Ad Cap"
Jerusalem jerusalem thou whose inhabitants proud
dicatoral and would not listen TO- OF aaHe I adVse OF t
stitened their neeks and hardened their hearts, We,
to thee Sour Grapes
Stupid people of Lowndes, who have been SO
enlightened regarding your true interests within
the last few weeks by the bright and brilliant lights
that have been passing amongst you What will
become of You now? The blood suckery of Gle
rusalem" are after you--will soon be upon you.
You have dsregarded.the First General Epis-
tie of Griffin, addressed to all the conscientious,
and selfish opponents of the Junto at Jerusalem .
which was placed in the hands of almost every
voter in the county, SURPRISING in the estimation
of its author, perhaps the celebrated Declaration
of American independence, which Eplstle, was
made the text from which your worthy, vigilent.
and interchangeable sentinel, I'D Captandum" har-
rangued the people, commencing on the banks of
the Bigbee near the West Port Ferry.
Our most worthy friend, Peter g., was called
in to aid Peter exhibited scrip f-r stock in the
(Georgia) Monroe railroad for thirty thousand
dollars which he affirmed was worthless a total
loss to, and had ruined him. Poor Peter.
After all these warnings, harrangues, and lights
thrown upon the public mind, two thirds of the
voters attending the polls on Monday last, deter
mined to tax themselves to aid in constructing rail
roads in our county, one of them terminating at
that miserable place called "Jerusqlem. What
stupidity the people have manifested in their re-
cent vote What will be the astounding effect of
this stupidity is question more easily asked than
answered?
Nashville that beautiful little spot on the river,
fifteen miles below Jerusalem" will probably be
deserted. Crawfordve, interesting as that town
may be, will almost certainly fail in her riyalShr
of Jerusalem. Barton, poor Barton, looks
down in sorrow from her clifty bluffs, and feels
that her doom is fixed. West Point, though last
not least that might perhaps have expectations Of
equalng her great name sake, may not now even
equal Jerusalem In addition to these effects
you were told in the lid Captanduna'' harran-
que at the Ferry, that if the tax was voted on the
people, mourning would fill the land, that weel
ing and lamentation would 90 up to high HEAVIER
from the oppressed. Thus are some of the sad
effects of the recent vote, and nothing will bt
gained in the opinion Of many Of our wise and pa
triotic fellow citizens, except to build up grea
central power at Jerusalem to control the des
TIMES Of our people and incidentally to create
better market for the pigs and poultry, eggs anc
butter, apples, peaches, &c, &c, for that land o
steady habits, the Caledonia region of our county
and the few articles of trade that our ''Nubbr
Ridge" friends may have for sale.
! Now, friends, in view of all these calamties
what is 1t to us that we may perhaps get our bag
ging and rope cheaper, and when we want to us,
them, by these railroads? What is it to the ia:
payer if he does have daily intercourse with tn,
seaboard where he can get his sugar, coffee, iron
SALT &c, when he desires it? What is it to u
tax payers if we have access direct, to the Vale,
of the Great West, for any supplies we may wan
from that region What is it to the cotton plan
ter should he have daily market at 'Jerusolem'
or other points on the railroad for his cotton, o
opportunity to ship to the Gulf Cities at all sea
sons OF the year? And lastly, what is it to tn
tax payer if he does get stock in the Railroad Com
pany for the amount Of tax he pays?
Friends, We bear all the evils that have be
fallen us, and that too by the hands of our fellow
citizens?
Caledonia went against US. Jamison's Mi
was against US. SHELLS Shop gave us heavy bac
set. Moore's Bluff helped to break us down.
Swearengin's, the stamping ground Of our faith
full friend, Cornell, where expected better things
went against Jerusalem, Jerusalem" Their
we received the fatal blow that done the work
The Heavens seemed to have conspired agains
us; the rains withheld so that the Bigbee al
forded facilities just at the crisis the election
The Judiciary, too, comes in just in time to diss
pate constitutional objections to the law. ii
Is lost lost! IOst!! ANTI-TAX
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