Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-01-22
To the Voters of LOWRdcs County,

Your attention has been called to the subject of Tsxsti
jr Baroad purposes By L. h. Griffin III a card bearing a.
January 18th, 1883. He out by declaring that our %
lature has right topass law that the people may tax
selves to build Railroads. and embe at such.
usurpa0u Of power How delicate his key Of nervous ser
bi.! Is not uy strange that the Legislature had not dis
covered much! Was that body composed OF some Of
The greatest and wst heads of the State and s1ct Cons
ulolasts too and what OF theirs causes the General
1 come convused? Why they passed an act declaring
7 The sovereign people OF Lowndes NAV tax them
selves to aid and in the construction OF the Mobile and
mo RallToTd Now, General confess 40 lawyer. and
was should decide they did than they had PEI
Get right to do The people are the sosegns Of tie land
they can make and unmake aws-caRge amend an act;
and therefore, enact themselves into If they want 10 20
1h9n General let US not tail out with them for
ing right that belongs to them.
The doctrine of taxing the people build Railroads is
iak, the best and know the way; for what wou8
break lew individuals, would weigh feather when
tie shoulders OF whole community Il ! a burtH build
bneiiciaes and IN the proportion in which they
htei Is night tor portion Of those who 10 be benefited
10 snd with folded arms white their more eGter3g neigh
Dor goes work and builds Railroad; then soon Is il
CON ieted; so pash the laboHg builder covered with swea
ana bowed with honest toll, of the way. and push gu: bis
paw 10 receive the BENEFITS those who making
on the Railroad would be ready do. You may
D saying you expect TO pay for the benefits may receive
H1pP1se your land should Use in value fifty er cent would
you be willing pay over! Think you viii Iuuier-
stand YOU General 10 be opposed paying for building
the main Road or Branch Well General have known wa
long time, and have confidence in your honesty and
ABILITY but when you argue against the building Railroads
yod against light and knowledge and the experience
Inc whole countryyoUrs ana every interest Bat
Certainly cannot think the Railroad will not benefit YOU While
spealng OF the subject of benefits will ask are you not
pork buyer Ii how much would you save this yea
ana how much would lii the chase Begging m
Rope! and in the purchase hundred other articles To- H.
meroIs mention land how much would YOU gain tie
privilege OF sending the product OF your labor 10 market
when you should choose to do 50!
You OF the strong arguments of The Rerasi rarity,
non-resdents who own plantations here Ii is rem
tea, and you might add and all 4roRes Ike yourself
N unrest greet SYM athy Tor the nonrasides and indeed
would be praise worthy, II they III cts OF charity You
i93t say, amaAng cari,y) VIZ: kAGovernor Brown Nm
Winston, and 1hos Martin And they are ese y entitled
nd ac4ll1 ASt
can say you good Railroad he You woua
make speeches In favoT instead OF against Railroads: for
To- upon lal OF the ables we'll strongest
aqFot1tes tue Road has. from end the other As 10 NJ
iiaTil and Col Winston cannot say what their
put iake Ii Tor granted they pubicited and IN
dar>and their interest well oppose enterprise Of 50
much magnitude ana prospey and whether they not
We Impose no hoavlsr buFen upon them than upon ourselves
We impose upon them would gladly pay heirtax would they
N return transfer to me all the benefits they would receive
General you seem to think there was bait held out by
TAM lilenien IN the town OF Columbus catch The Pof
vote ou Il Is not to buy their scrip with merchandise
and any of small means. in the county will reject
moment he will come to the conclusion. four River
toIfei man 10 go INTO market ana lay IN hls supPFs
M m year at h prices, or buy from dealers in Columbus az
hing prices We propose give him Railroad whereby
&c can OBTAIN his supplies at any he may need te and
III quantities to suit his immediate necessities. -,
e man who would pay three dollars per year, build
e Road would get his money back in the purchase OF one
Darrell OF flower His salt would be cheaper-his coes
pork, potaoes-and last but least his merchandise My
opinion Is there Is not the head of family IN the
county, that lives penfuy but will save from twenty
hive dollars yearly And you too General would
Pouon as you consume. And relation the Branch
as Western man. would much rather the Branch cut
loose but 1t Is the only way the can be made equa i
wrong to tax the East for the main Road because they live 100
announcements and hold it to be principle, hateyey
man should in proportion the of benethe may
derive from the Road And now General have atew nSs
words to say, and have done; and that relation To-
| lumbns and Its citizens. 4
You seem disposed 10 carry a war of ExteImInsnoh
against tne City, and seem wanting in that charity which cnS
aezed our Saviour when the destruction of Gomoah was
threatened One of the Prophets enauired of Him there
r1Ohtoo
not nifty there should be forty would He extend h
his reply was should there be ten righteous o
ioGnd, He would save it harmless.
Wel friend Griffin, have been great deal in Columbus
LOT me last thirteen years, and not having gone, however
the dark receses of the City, which you have pe
horror, and familiar WITH have formed that pay
OPINION OF It's citizens which appears have seized your IN
On the contray my impressions OF the citizens. OF men
eralty their honesty and morals, community, are q"
the reverse. But to your views those
sions alone would make Railroad advocate, N 0Toei
might have communication at my pleasure, with ahoI
market You give the people of Columbus, however, G
credit than they deserve. in asserting they concoced US
! ihlGnty scheme OF Improvement
Why should this city receive your bitter denunclauoh
Has she injured you; has any of her citizens either
OTemale, failed to extend the hand Friendship ana U
tesy! Has she not taxed herself $4,000, and %
does she not also pay her full proportion of the tax
the countyl Then why pour phias of wrath upon u
unfortunate heads like the lava from the highest peake
Mount Etna! Why then attempt to plunge them l he
Whirlpool OF SyIa," whilst they attempting 70 4d
sChanbdis" of her sand-sdl position whilst all the H
Come, General, Be charitable that the same blessing @
'A''''us1 '0"ai0 '0a'Sen' : Ajax PAYER-
wEsr PcINr, Jan. %. 1853. aoA
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