The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-11-06
WHAT WILL RAE LEGIsLATuRR DOE


WHAT WILL THE LEGISLATURE DOT
In the first place, let US mention few things
which we hope they will not do. We trust they
will let the New Code alone. 1t has cost tie
State enough, in all conscience, and the; people
ought to be permitted to enjoy the haxNffy until
at least the next regular session without any
further Cancellations or addenda. Give us an
opportunity to work out one problem before ano-
ther Is proposed to perple1 the brain. An at
tep pt will be made, We learn, to repeal some Of
its parts and modify others. We protest against
this. External change is the curse of our legis-
lation." Some are dissatisfied with the Militia
law, andlwant it repealed. We say, let the law
stand as it is, with slight variation as to the
purposes of the Military tex. In those counties
where volunteer corps ore, or may hereafter be,
organized let so much of the tax as may be col
lected therein respectively, be appropriated to
the support of those companies; that is to say,
let the Military tax in each county go to support
the volunteer company in such county, if any
there may be, and if none, then let it go as OF
present directed by law. This idea has the sane.
ton of the best military talent in the State and
is approved by MajorGeneral McCarde in his
excel ent paper. We hope the General will lend
his further assistance to this achievement We
think his views on this subject will have material
Influence on the Legislature. We know they
ought to.
Let us hope that the Legislature will not adopt
any sort of levee system that will require to be
supported by tax on any others than the front
proprietors on the Mississippi river, or on the
lands situate in the river counties The back
counties have spoken out against levee tax
Yazoo has sent up an able memorial protesting
against it as far as she is concerned. Her valley
planters do not want to be taxed for lSvees of no
benefit to them, even if such levees were kept up
during high water, which by no means is the
case. Independent of crevasses in the levses,
enough water would back up the Yazoo and Sun
flower rivers to drown out many of the finest
farms in the county. Our people prefer to make
their own levees at their own cost. in their own
way. 1t may be, that after awhile our law -givers
will learn that outlets are more needed than
levees to prevent devastating overfOws This is
the deliberate and published opinion of those
able engineers, Ex-Gov. Hebert and Prof Ellet.,
Let us hope that the Legislature will use alI
Legitimate means to postpone any further progress
of the N. o., j & G. N. Railio oad, North of CAM
ton, until the Mississippi Central is completed
and established on a solid basis. Let us take
things by degrees, and advance moderately and
safely. Geo. Peabody & Co. have already sued
the Great Northern road for a large amountI
Let that be paid off, and present financial embar1
easements removed. Somebody writes from Lonl
don to Gov. McWillie, that tho clouds upon tha
roads credit have been dissipated through thd
Intervention of an agent. This ie only tub I'd
the whale. The brief period of summer sum
shine will be superseded by winter of darkness
visible, and of more than Arctic frigidity.
Let us hope that the Legislature will faciltatd
by every means in its power the construction of
the Ship Island Railroad. The utility of this
roa1 is unquestionable 1t ought to be made al
matter of State pride 1t ought to be the pet of
evOry States Rights man. 1t will elevate our
noble State from dependency on foreign mar
ket and shipping port, to the full possession of
both these great deslderatums of an independent
sovereignty.
We would be pleased to see joint resolutions
passed, taking high Southern ground on the ap-
preaching political crisis Let the Northern
apostates to the "Engsh BILL" and Douglas,
with his heresies, and all those who coalesced
in opinion with him on squatter Sovereignty, be
soundly and roundly denounced. Let the smoul
dering fires of so and 81 be rekindled at Jack.
son, that their light and heat may radiate to the
borders Of the State.
Finally, as the best governments are those THAI
govern least, let us hope that the Legislature will
adjourn in few days, and let us off as easy as
the nature of the case will admit