The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-02-03

R,ard of Directors, ia declping to aecede to the
n.nnns;tions above referred to, have fallen short
ri inst conception Of theI duty in the premises
have overlooked the INCEST Of the st"ckh'a-
srs and of the country atPrge, and yielded 70 'ie
dictates of policy. which,if persisted III WIZ III
all probability, result inPlacihg the <li,'fe c.n-
trn and revenues of thetsaad i'll theaahdS "' i'f-
eirn capitalists havnglo sympaff ~ 6 i''n'"i
with the wants and necessities % the great p'o.
of the people, for WISE bfhtas Tue eh'e'P''S'
was originally concaea,, ,,oot
4. Resoised, Thatn the Judgment q lhis meet
inc, it is fir to prealne tnil. 'hoSe % ou' r,,
| citizens who silbsfbtd Tor stoeh !" 'n's i1'o'
,,'vahle when il hall have been completed TO
Pp!'a,nna lid sovrh the understanding that their
,,,.,nav was ia used in aid Of building or equip
,;ng the road their own vicinity, and not III the
p rayment Of w.k done fifty or an hundred miles
Instant from ten aud their business
( RssoIre, That, in the opinion OF THIS meet
;,a the ~ lature of Mississippi. in authorizing
the Chiekatw School Fund to be loaned to the
Mohle IN. Ohio Railroad Company, never con-
ta,nnate1hat that fund was to be used Ill the
a,,,Inant f debts incurred for building the Read
Paynnd n outside of the region Of the Chckasaw
~ount;s and that any such application OF the
End ,oula be illegitimate and altogether foreign
~ th,intentien Of the Act authorizing the loan
4 Resolred. That whilst we disciainl any WISH
nrnose TO infringe upon the nights Of others
,neabmt that the Ineome-Bond holders have nj
r;et 10 say that, as long as the road stops where
;t9ow does our freight aud passage money De
Inc to them. If they, or their friends Tor lhem
lain the exclusive right to r0cket the proceeds
l,f our trade and travel, we, on the other hand
! claim the right to have and to ehl1 the t"a oe3e
: fl of the Road-to have 1t brought WITHIN ret'
sonable distance Of our cotton, gran, ana othe
pruduce--our farms, store houses, lahu iharts .
trade As far as the Road may have been Dun
or put in running order by the sac oi ihcoilit
Bonds, 50 far are the holders OF suci bonds JusH
Untitled to all the privileges claimed for them
and with their vested rights we have no dispos
, tion to interfere; but, at the same time, W
should like to be allowed the privilege OF usnA
the profits arising from our own trale IN the eA
tension Of the road, as provided for,by the ehal
ter. and as demanded by the wants q the coutl
and the best interests Of the Roadaisseli IN
means we desire to use can, under existing ca
cumstances avail the bond holder little or ho'l
ing-appy them as we propose aia they WI
! prove to have been bis best security
{ 7. Resoircd That, though our votes may co'li
: but little and our influence less, we hereby d
clare that, in Justice to ourselves, weeannot SUI
! mart far Director or other officer OF the Boar
any man who may be known to be opposed TO u
. aim and spirit of these resolutions and tha' v
hereby recommend to the Stockholders III the !
! terror to be present, in person or by Proxy, at U
1 next annual election, to look after their mere
in an enterprise upon which, years ago they ma
bestowed so much of their labor ana tieasui
without having received, thus far, any clhiieiis'
ate return for such expenditure.
= g. Resolsed, That copy of these resolaitlo
: be forwarded by the Secretary to lbs EAceiiehe
a the Governor OF this State, and that we fespe'
+ fully appea to him, if the views herein express
. should meet his approval, to withhold tae un,e
) asaw School Fund from the officers OF the MOD
and Ohio Railroad Company, until ne may
i satisfied that they are prepared to use the SAL
. in the manner contemplated by the Ac' OF
Legislature. No
8. Resoired, That the Chairman appoin' 20 20
s m;ttee of -- persons, whose duty II snail
n to proceed to Mobile at as early day y pra
icable. after the organization OF a new BOARD
Directors, and confer with them III reference
It the objects of this meeting
"A 10 Resofred, That the editor OF the ''rf =.
News" be requested to publish these proceeail
Il The preamble and resolutions havl
,e been adopted without a dissenting vol
ID the Chairman ths pon designated
E following gentlea as the COMMIT
" provided for uyl he ninth resolu'l
\ wif Jcst b cKER, w. O. ca