The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-08
For the MississiPpian
The Valley Railroad.

MAJ. T. BARKsDALE-Dear Sir: The re-
cent election in this county has decided that
the people of Holems are unwilling to be tax
ed 100000 for stock to aid in the construc-
ton of the Valley Railroad, and also manifes-
ted the strong opposition of the Central Rail-
road Company to its construction, by its
granting free passage to all opposed to the
tax, to and from West Station, the only cleo
ton precinct on the Railroad.
Excluding the employees of the Central
Road and votes Illegally cast, the majority
against the tax would amount to few votes
only.
The citizens of that portion of the county
bordering on the Central Road, though pos
sessing the numerical vote to control an cleo
ton, yet pay but one fourth, perhaps, not
more than one fifth of the tax, now that they
have road, built, in great measure at the
expense Of the Western portion of the county.
oppose the tax aud express surprise, that those
same people who have so largely contributed
to the procurement of what so well suits their
convenience, should think of further Railroad
| facilities.
Perhaps it is nothing more than selfish
ness natural to humanity, that our fellow-citi-
zens should refuse to BE- taxed to enable us to
| build road for our convenience, but that the
Central Road should interfere in any way to
the prejudice of the Valley Road and the con-
venience Of those living on its intended location
is something that can not be tolerated. No
rational men with the interests of the stock
holders and the general convenience of the
counties of Holmes and Carroll alone, in view,
would have placed the Central Road where it
is. With the completion Of the Great North
ern Road through Attala Couty, then projected
and which will take place at an early day,
they could not ressotably have expected a
bale of cotton or a single passenger to cross
Big Black to their road, yet they located it
the convenience Of those who voted for and
paid the tax, and the promise Of President |
Goodman that 'ff it did not cost eve9a SIS, 900 !
more to carry it by way of Lexington than |
where it is, it should be located there, and |
now that we are about to build Road that
will add greatly to the Western portion of
the county, passing, as it will do, through its
center we have not only to construct it with
out the assistance of the Eastern portion, but
in opposition to all the influence the Central
Road can bring to bear against us.
A rylouno oaft tha y,1av> of M;ee;1,;,r,, o,l |
knowledge of the residence of the directors of
that Road in Holmes and Carroll counties will
at once account for its unfortunate location
Had the Road been run through the center
Of those counties, as it ought to have been, we
should now have no necessity for another, and
the money invested would, in few years.
have paid the stockholders fair interest, as it
is the necessities of the country require and
we mnst and shall have another The Cen
trail Road from Canton to jackson Tennessee,
will become of but little importance on the
completion of the Valley Road, which, leading
On an air line from st. Louis to New Orleans,
at Memphis with roads leading
thence in all directions, will become the great
of trade and travel. The City
ofJaekson IS especially, and Kinds, Madison
and Yazoo counties are particularly interested,
with the counties through which the road will
pass north to Panola in this great enterprize;
and common interest should produce uni.
ted effort to accomplish what is so much desir-
ed and needed, at the earliest possible day.
The object Of this communication is, that
the claims of the Valley Road may be brought
before the people interested, through the
columns Of the Mssissippian, and its impor-
tance as great public work recognized, and
such aid may be demanded ofthe State at the
next meeting of the Legislature, by the Re-
of the counties interested, as has
been heretofore extended to similar works
internal improvements. HOLMES.
Livingston, July 81, 1850.
BoGUs.-The Memphis Appeal publishes
letter from ~. w." Geff. WilsonO dated at
Pontotoc, Miss, upon the faith of which it
states that "a great revolution is undoubtedly
going on in North Mississippi, in behalf of the
regular and true Democracy of North Missis-
sippi," meaning that the cause of Douglas,
the "semi-Abohtion" candidate, is prospering
at the expense Of the National Democracy
When did JEFF. Wilson come to be proper
witness in the name of Democracy? He has
been an active Oppositonist for 10, these many
years, participating in their councils and shar
ing their fortunes; and yet the Appeal, which
kslOsos better, attempts to palm him off upon
its readers as simon-pure Democrat.