The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23
To the People of Clark, Wayne and Jas
mar Counties

FELLOW CITIZENS After some rehec-
ton, have given my consent to become a
candidate for the State Senate to repre-
sent this District in our next Legislature,
provided | should receive the nomination |
of the Democratic Senatorial Convention
of the District
In consenting to become a candidate
for the position, have a motive in view
which will here briefly mention, as you
undoubtedly have right to know the
motives of all political aspirants who come
before you for your sufirages, who are to
make laws by which you are to be govern
ed, and without public motive ! should
be very certain not to consent to leave
my family and private interest, surround
ed as am with every comfort, and every
| blessing necessary to make me happy and
| contented at home, merely for the name
| Of being a member of the Legislature. If
my motives and views are congenial with
yours, and you approve of them, then
shall expect your support If not, and
you do not approve of my measures, then |
shall expect you to support some other
person whose views are opposed to mine,
and the principles here advocate. And
now for the motive:
1t is a well known fact by all who are
conversant with the laws of our State, that
all the money which is raised by way
of fines in the Courts of the State, and
also all which is paid for license to hawk
and peddle, and for retailing of spirituous
liquors, belongs TO the school fund of the
county where it accrues, for the purpose
of establishing free schools; also, the mo.
ney arising from the lease of the sixteenth
sections of townships and in addition to
this the State, few years before this
gave to the different counties in the State
two hundred thousand dollars to be dis
tributed for school purposes, of which sun
the county of Clark received thirty-fve
hundred, and other counties in proper
ton to the number of children in each
of the amount annually received into thi,
fund by way of licenses, fines, &C., at
very moderate calculation there is al
average of fifteen hundred dollars per an
mum to each county in the District. a sun
sufficient to establish and keep up fly,
free schools in the county at three hun
bred dollars each. Yet we have no fire.
schools: the money is squandered, and n
person educated with it. Ny motive i
to have the school money applied to tn
t purpose for which it is designed, and hav
a law to compel those who hold the me
+ ney to apply it to the proper purpose
= This can easily be done, and you no,
Q have a sufficient amount on hand to e
t tablish free school in every township i
your county, if it can be made availabl,
n so that every man who has children to eC
: ucate can have a school near his doc
where he can send his children to schoC
e free of charge, and the coming in revenu
> viii keep them in operation. This ca
: be effected by the proper kind of legisl
ton with great ease, and is no ideal sketch
4 for the single town of Quitman, six yea
d before this, paid into the school fund for
lllAllAlltAA NblifllN lpl ltldll llNtliSCs anu
: one term of the Circuit Court, two yea
: ago, the amount of fines exceeded twely
I hundred dollars in Clark county. Ny ne,
u object is to reduce the taxes of the peopl
l. which are altogether too high, and can vel
G readily be reduced to a proper standaI
II by the enactment of laws to reduce ii
! expenses of the State, and compellin
II those who collect the public revenue
II pay it punctually into the treasury.
II There are other material alteration
/ which may be made in the Judiciary, an
+ other branches of the Government,
/ which the taxes might be lessened viii
o it would not do injustice to any person.
Is would be a great saving to the State, an
p the means of lessening the burthens an
: taxes of the people.
n If ! should be selected as your Sen
a. tor, you shall have free schools in evel
20 police beat in the counties | represen
I and will exert myself to lessen your ia
le es, which can be done. If you, howeve
q prefer another l will cheerfully submit
l. your decision.
st WIN. B. TROTTER,
/. Ouitman Mississippi