Weekly flag of the Union. (Jackson, Miss.) 185?-18??, 1856-01-16

| S2,0w,000, and the estimated cost Of the
road, with partial equipments, is $4,000, 600.
Hencs i will be seen that but 81 .000, 900 adj
dltlonl is required to complete the work
This mount. if now rendered certain, as the
line progresses would ensure the completion Of
the eitirc road by the first day of january,
1 1853,
], / WI not speak to the Legislature Of the
incaletlable value Of these roads to the State
when vmpleted. If all do not see and feel
it, no suggestions of mine could make it mani
fest. The time has passed when the value of
well drpctedrail road improvements is to be
ealculasd. Axioms are propositions admitted
SO is he value of railroad improvements
These rods when completed, willform together
continuous line Of eight hundred males
within tae limits Of our State. In connection
with Others now in progress and others still
which Will necessarily grow up as arms Or
branchesof these, they win soor.a make to our
people fer all the purposes of commerce.
and trars distance IN point and time batt
a moment. The brilliant prosperity which
they viii give to our State the most san.
enine has not conceived, and wonder herself
Nib - lkstonished 1t the magnificent re.
g - ON With otiHer lines
"a. III the same Communication
United States and the bell
Ieparture be the iron horse from
s. North will scarcely have its
Il from the waters Of the Gull
before his igh will be heard upon its tranquil
shores despatch which announces his
Hs4x~
borne 81 Z genius Of Franklin, transmitted
/ 10 Morse, Kith lightning rapidly along the
wire line, I'LL but have heraldedhis coming
upon his ION way. ID time for he man of
commerce, "a the Crescent City of, the South
to take eaI Of his freighted train. And all
this will 81 IS through our State.
Wyul& not recommend to the Legisla-
ture ny hing that would embrrass the
State rden the people. But these rail-
roads I should have our ale. They
linger VI fully for completion, bit slowly
without dH help. The high nettlel steed is
upon the back, and only waits forthe hand
of the State to turn him upon the o,en line,
with oaened bit. The burdens of onr
State Government are not now eRenus, and
the advantages of these works, If not low seen,
when completed, will be go felt by tie people
as to be appreciated.
The STATE has already over three 1,tndred
thonsaad collars invested in stock in these
roads, and when the proceeds of the sale of
the Internal Improvement Lands are eahzed
will have over half a million: Tbs fund.-
however, has been derived from the General
Government, and the State herself has done
nothing, for the roads:
|, Therefore, recommend to the legislature
to consider she propriety of 80 increasing the
revenue as % raise surplus in the Treasury
of taco hu't9Ted Thousand dollars to be in
vested in stick, by cash payments annually, to
these sewers companies in proportion to the
extent of teir lines within the limits of the
State, to b applied to the purchase of or
payment fl iron rails when the road beds
are in resliness for the iron supetstruc-
ture. Anethat all monies loaned at inter-
est to thes companies, or invested in their
roads or stog in the State be exempted from
taxation unit the several roads are completed.
This will b small sum for the State to
raise, and small sum for each of the COM
panlcs to 1eeive. But it will be cash sum
te them, af inspire confidence in their sue
cess BY thlencoulagement given them by the
Statek AID large amounts of private capital,
it isbel IL. now driven from the State, to
sbe loanEd elseWhefe, when Exempted from from
taxation, and Inspired with confidence by the
State aid to these roads, will seek investment
in their bonds and stocks, and furnish them
with ample means to progress rapidly to COM
pletion. This last suggestion will be oiected
to by some, as q special privilege The Con-
stitution authorizes the grant of special priv
leges, in consideration of great public benefits
conferred. Incidental advantages in this case
will result to those who make the loans, but
the object is to benefit those works of great
utility to the State. This principle has al
ready been recognized in reference to these
companies, by similar exemptions in their
charters.
That this appropriation shall be continued
for five years, and when the Mobile and Ohio
road is completed, the amount proportioned
to it shall then be invested in stock in the
Southern Rail Road-the amount to the Cen
trail when completed. in the Mississippi and
Tennessee Rail Road, and the amount to the
New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern
Rail Road, when completed, in the Gulf and
Ship Island Rail Road, all as first provided
This in two to three years will complete the
three first roads--in three to six years the
three last, and the State will have invested in
them paying stock of more than one mil
lion and a half Of dollars, yielding a
dividend to be appropriated to any other OBJ
jects Of internal improvement she may desire,
or then to the great purpose of education, or
if to none of these, then sufficient to pay the
expenses of her government, without taxa
ton. Should these suggestions meet with the
approval of the Legislature, It will be for
their wisdom 20 to arrange the Revenue Law
as to produce the desired result It is be-
lieved the restoration in part of the Revenue
Act Of 1916, with some additions to the pre-
sent Law. will accomplish the object
Two thousand FIVE hundred dollars were
appropriated By the last Legislature to print
two thousand copies of the Report Of Prof B.
L.C. Wales State Geologist, and it was pro-
yided that after distribution of one thousand
copies, as the law directs, one thousand copies
should be deposited in the office of the Secre-
tary Of State, to be sold by an agent or agents
to be appointed by the Governor under such
regulations, andfor such sum each. as be might
deem advisable for the purpose of reimbursing
the State for the publication Of the work I
directed the Secretary Of State to make sale
Of the work at $2.50 4 copy, to realize the
amount expended for its publication. But
few copies have been sold.
The people do not seem to appreciate the
sale by the State, to her. own citizens, of d
work however valuable. emanating from one
Of her public officers. and intended to give
useful information on the important subject of