The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-05-11
Sc cch Of Fca. 6. r. Adams. Of Paul
ding. on tho Gulf 6 Ship Island
Rftil- Rad

EEe cch Of HCl. 8. *. Adams OF rlul-
ding. on tho Gulf & Ship Island
Rsul Road.
At the recent term ct the Circuit Court
for Pony county, the Senior Editor OF
thi. paper being present. was called upon
tor spcsch upon the subject of the Gun
a ship Island Railroad; and il is a mat
ter iu which hc has always felt q deep m
terest. and upon which hc has spoken
and written time and.arain. he readily res
pondcd to the call our contemporary OF
the HItilayu B,Ha1u was present and
gives iu his paper the following "pitome
or Col. Adam- remarks:
At the request of the citizens OF Perry
County. Hon. :. E. ADAM. ~aid:
FELLOW CtrUrs. lit affords me great
pleasure To- express 90 YOU my views on
the proigc; ct the Gulf a ship Island
Railroad. This fellow citizens, b no local
question. lt is one that should command
the earnest attention Of every Mis~i--ip-
plan. Mississippi Is the second largest
cotton CROWN. State IN the Union. md
will Mi-.i~Sippiuu- madly throw away the
advantages which the Goj of Nature ha.
Given their state. uue oi the strongest
arguments IN favor of the construction OF
/ the Cult a Ship Island Railroad, J, the
/ condition of the mouth Of the Mississippi
/ River 40 the present time. There j. over
| S3UuUuuu worth OF the produce OF the
/ south now ON -hip-b0ard at the Ear M the
/ mouth of the Mississippi. without water
/ sufficient To- admit at their passing out To
/ 49,. while. If we had this Railroad con-
.tructed and the produce taken TO Ship
] Island IIarIior. vessels at all times could
| mas. drawing - feet Of water.
The city of New Orlcan, pays hall the
,mount of the taxes of the state Of Louisl-
an, and the city Of Mobile one third Of
Tho t,xe- OF Alabama. Thus YOU see it is
tothe interest OF every tax payer IN Mis-
.i.-ippi ~ have % commercial city built up
within the boundary of our state, which
will DE done. IL the Gulf d Ship Island
Railroad is built
But there is no man who has met the
question fairly rs to how the money Is Ia
IT, raised 20 build this Road. Ii is my be
lief that the money should be raised by
the people Ordinarily. ! am opposed t.
taxation for works Of internal improve
mcut but i'm this instance where "A great
public good l. to be- effected. and whcr,
the state 40 large will he benefited. ! he
Heve il to be the policy Of the State Il
raise the money necessary to build thi-
road. hy taxation.
| And. fellow citizens. believe the tim,
is al hand when the subject should b,
| properly laid before the people, and ON
| next election for Representatives am.
Senators in the state legislature ~houl,
be held with an cye-,inglo To- this mca
aud important project. The ahlest an,
best men should be carefully selected an,
instructed 10y the people I'M regard To thcI
action in behalf Of thi, Railroad Tia
only question which then arises, Is whctl
or the Legislature can. under the Con
. ,titutiou. raise q tax for the purpose. ]
| is my belief that they have the powc
! and should 50 act. 10 j. time We shout
have some legislation at home. or for th
interest ct our own State. for. I regret {
! say. the legislation Of the past has bee
D i'm aid Of railroads to advance the int
. est Of other States. while our own int
c.ts have been neglected. To is my opiI
ion that the Gulf * Ship Island Railroa
l should have been the first Railroad
:. which Mississippi gave any all. But III
l. ha, made appropriations tor the aid of Ill
Jackson a a.. y. Railroad. which ] D.
licyc To- be- miovtunli' for the State
= | Mississippi. 10 is ON condition that it
Z returned when the stock becomes at pa
\ ! and IL the company should be so dispose
4 they could keep 10 at 90 cents on the do
!. lar. for years hut hope for the bette
Z would rather have had ID made payah
n at some specified time. and ! believe
l. would have been better for the State.
Now. rs 90 the location Of this roa,
! only have to say. that ] think IL wou
y be 60 the interest of the State 10 start
3. Mississippi Citk. and run back north
4 near the centre, between the Jackson
4 g.. y. Railroad aud the Mobile Oh
Railroad. Us practicable. The Directo
have done the ly-t they could. tn,
o have gone TO the extreme limit uudcr d
l. present charter Eut think twill he 20
IF cy set to have thc northern terminus
Eo-ciu~kn iu AttllI county. 10 so. q
r people should -a instruct their EcVrc~e
20 .ativc.. that il may hc acted upon at q
Is next session of the legislature.
= Its time. fellow citizens. that MIS-
! ..ppi should hc upaud doing for there is
/, I5rk cloud hanging over this Unio
F." which threatens the peace and prosper
e ~ the nation. and we. as Southern me
2 3D. not know but that we may Ic comps
B, Iel o. Withdraw from the Union. "
cannot BE- too active iu building up OF
own commercial Interests and placing ou
It selves ou footing with our sister stat,
,r Whatever may BE- the result. the peoT
-. demand thi- road. the State 40 large 4
m1nd. it. and lst it go ahead