The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-05-26

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81 and It's tributaries with the seapofts Of
the South Atlantic and Gulf Stairs, and
also connecting the atlantic with The Gulf
of Mexico
/ Resolved, That The speedy completion Of
tllis system Of railroads is essential to the
full development ofthe agricultural, miner
al and manufacturing resources Of the
9South. and to the control and direction to
her own seaport Of the great commerce
in her productions that is now carried on
through other channels. while at The same
lime, il is eminently calculated to draw
closer together the bonds Of union amongst
Is, and oPerpetrate our social and other in
stltutlons. 8e d sa s
Resolved, That this convention recon-.
mend in the most emphatic names, to the
several States in which such works are in
progress to afford all the pecuniary and es-
sential aid to The speedy completion ofthe
same. and the accomplishment Of the great
and patriotic ends for which they were de-
signed,
LITTLE THINGS or GREAT PEoPLE.-Na-
lpoleon Bonaparte was born on the 18th Of
August 1866. but in his marriage contract
with Josephine. Be stated his birth to hare
taken place on tie 9th Of February. 1863.
What could have Induced him to venture
on SO gross animposture as III It of the cer-
ti6eates produced At The marriage? This
may be accounted for BY two suficie, t mo-
twas. one political, the other persona. -
The directorial Constitution was then in its
first yigour. BY chat constitution Tue mem.
bers at the Directory must be fOry years
old, aud those Of The Council Of Aneients at
least thirty. Bonaparte was even then On.
pertaining ambitious views, and 81 course
would be gla o diminish BIZ a year and a
half the interval that separated him from
being qualified for those great Offices The
personal reason was perhaps sill stronger
certainly so on the part Of the bride. jose
Ephine was six years and half older than
TIE bridegroom. but 81 increasing his ace
By eighteen months. and diminishing hers
By fYe years, from 25th June, 1868, to the
Esd June, 1857, the marriage contract de-
lclares both parties to be Of the ace Of g8
years. This was rather bold Jump 0 d
lady's part, for as her son. Eugene Beau-
harnais, was then about sixteen, this calcu
ation would have made her mother al
thirteen years old But cen this ala not
sails her, when She became Impress Sic
strueA 81 another year and day. and the Al-
Inanac Imperial places her birth on the zth
June. 1863, and 50 it remained to the last
5000 Croker IN Quarterly l2euiew.
~ 1t does seem to US that President
Pierce's message announcing IS veto 81
the bin for giving portion Of the public
lands for the benefit Of the insane poor q.
nlost as insane ana poor a. lie pnfortu-
nate beings against whose comfort II IS di-
srected.
The President thinks thal Congress can
moi constitn iionalIy vote away public lands
for the benefit Of the insane BIT Whilst
telling Us this, be adds that Gongre may
constitutionally vote away public lands toF
the construction Of railroads. because the
roads, when done, vii give additional val
Iues to the rest Of the. public don hrodgh
which they pass. Assurely the same ar
ament. liz is good ii this Csc, vii prove.
that Congress may nstitutiOnally make ap-
propriations for clearing out rivers, especi-
ally through the regions where tie public
lands lie, NayigabIe rivers increase the.
value Of land quite As much as railroads
do The fact is there IS no great thorough
fare Of commerce il a ne country that
does not promote the value 81 public lands
by agording The facilities Of markets for
the productions 81 such lands. Il al APP
propriations are constitutional that would
increase the value 81 the national domain,
there IS no telling Y bat IS nol constitutional.
Hhe administration appears to have adopted
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