The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-30

PUBLIC MEETING.
A t,.,t,nv is requested on the first Moaday q the
Circuit Court a. Paulding. Of all ciifens Of JasPeI
al .I..siny he alreaiy burdensome taxation q the
county. By the removal Of ne county - sla VIC
consequent erection Of neW plllns :, ~ W t1'u
MANY TAX PAYERS.
Pursuant 10 the above call, one Of the
largest public meetings ever held in the
county. assembled in the Court House at
Pauldiug, on Monday the 2sth inst
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Tuos. c. MoFrArr, on whose motion Rev.
DRUEr SUMRALL took the chair.
Mr.. BENJ. MoRo,N moved that JONI G.
MAREHAM aud THos. G. MoFrArr. be APP
pointed Secretaries.
The chairman having referred to the OBJ
iects Of the meeting, and announced that it
was ready for business, Mr.. b. W. WHITE
moved that a committee Of twenty-five be
appointed to report preamble and rcso-
lutions for the consideration Of the meet.
ing.
The motion was carried, and the fol.
lowing gentlemen, representing all por
tons Of the county, were appointed; to
wit:
T. W. White, r. r. Hardy, J. J. Shan
non, DR.. 4. L. Sharman. Elias Brown
Jas. +. Watts. John u. Radcliffe. Henry
Calhoon, John II Cook, T. c. Moiiat, W
G.. Bound- T. b. Heslip, Judge A. Meal
lum. ;. Wndham. r. " lIough, Jos
Buckley. \. Barbour. DR.. W. j. Morris
Thos. Nelson. DR.. Allen Bridges, Jared
/ Watts. Jas. :. Tcrral, Charles Hodges
Rev. J. Garlic. j. A. Barksdale.
On motion. j. G.. Markhamw added tC
the committee.
The committee retired for consultation
and during their absence Col. 5. Il. ADAM,
wa. called upon to address the meeting
which he did with even more than hi
usual force and ability, showing the i'm
policy and ab~urdity of the proposition t,
remove the county site from its presen
location. and pointing out the injuriou
effect. it would have upon the interests o
the county.
The committee on returning reRogteC
the following:
Whereas, it Is proposed to remove tn,
scat Of Justice of Jasper County from it
present location, we, the citizens, compo
sing the present meeting, for divers rea
sons satisfactory to our own minds, are ut
terly opposed to the contemplatedemeas
ure. Weoppose it, because it will devolv,
burdcnsomc and useless tax upon tn,
property of the county for the purpose o
erecting new public buildings, construct
ing new roads, and paying damages 4
and-holdcrs through whose premises sal,
roads NAV pass. We have already goo,
and substantial public buildings, sufficient
~ near the centre Of the county, and cas-
Of access to its citizens We regard il
therefore. as the shecrest folly, 20 sacrifc
these and run the county to the expens
Of building new ones. with the accom-
panying taxation and inconvenience
which would necessarily follow II vii
also lessen the value Of all real estate i
the county-will prevent the immigration
among rs Of men Of property and means
who will not be- disposed. to settle in
community oppressed with taxation an
distracted by local contentious and bicl
erings. We oppose il because we regar
the present a. the best location to be Oh
tanned within a reasonable distance Of tn
geographical centre Of the county, ther
being no suitable site for town, at or nea
the centre. The centre Of the county
contiguous to the large creeks. Tallahali
Goodwater Mcvay and LukeAuppa, III
confluence Of which j. near that poin
and a town located i'm that vicinity woul,
on account Of the face of the country, an
it, known unhcalthfulncss. be an undes
rable place for the county seat. The coul
ty has pro-pered with the seat of JustiC
at the present point for a quarter Of a Gel
tury. No citizen has suffered thereby in h
rights Of person or property. and we cal
not perceive now the sudden necessity e
its removal, especially since it involves n
consequences Of taxation and the sele
ton Of an unhealthy and unsuitable sit
For these and other reasons, we therefor
regard the proposed measure as unwi
and unnecessary. calculated to inhict s
+ rious and permancntiniury upon the cout
/ ty and it, citizens, and challenging Il
. earnest opposition Of all who regard Il
s public welfare. BE it, therefore, by tn
b. meeting
! /. Rcsoissi, That we will offer all "a
and honorable opposition to the propos,
measure of removal.
], >. Rcsolrrf, That in the controversy u
n on this subject, we utterly discard Il
!, question Of party politics and invite Il
I. cooperation Of citizens Of the count
j. without regard to their political opinio
J. or antecedents and that. until this m,
= ter is finally settled, we will recognize
. other issue in elections for members
" the Legislature, but that Of removal
Il no removal"
u 3. Rcsolr-i. That in the next elect
i for representative in the Legislature,
e distinctly tender the above issue, and a
e. that Of repeating the law enacted by I
I last Legislature, providing for the rem
" val and relocation Of the county site.
n 4. Rcsoircf That we do not consiC
~ the late election. held on the 2d Mond
E in February, as conclusive upon this qu
y ton. for the reason that at least two hI
!. dred of the legal votes of the cour
IS were not poled in said election, and
.e cause said election was not conducted
\. some of the precincts Of the county
~ accordance with law, and is therefore il
z. gal and void.
Is On the motion that the above be ado
W ed, IL was carried unanimously.
e Il was then resolved that the meet
,e adjourn to meet again on next Mondi
e. and the committee on resolutions be C
q tinued, for the purpose of reporting on
!, proper manner Of bringing out a can
4. date for the Legislature who will req
To their views.
ne A motion for adjournment was then
~ ried. and the Chairman pronounced
meeting adjourned until Monday. the
no Of April.
!, DRURY SUMRALL.
Chairman
NJ THos. Z. MORAN, S,-y,,,r;.,
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