The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1860-05-02
consigned there = no vacant land, p 40,
18TH fha n~rsaenaf

consigned there u no vacant land" 40,
quoth The Dsmseraf.
Let us zee; The books Of the oboe
show that for the first month after the Of
Gee was opened At Paulding. there was
over hirg-oas A0~saad dollars paid in for
land entries, and ~ much located By war
rants. OF this, about hso HUNDRED dollars
was from the region Of country below the
Chootaw line, and the remainder from the
remote nook" above that line. 10 which
the office Is now consigned" There is
still q large amount Of valuable lands in
theuppcr and central portions Of the Dis
trict TO DO entered, while tits not probable
that for tho next ten years the entire en-
tries from the southern counties will
amount to 5000 a year.
/ But the Democrat tolls us again that the
/ people Of the lower counties who could 20
10 Augusta for s. 90. have to pay $50 90 to
get 20 Paulding. Passing over this ride
oulous exaggeration. we suppose that those
living near the Office can get to il cheaper
than those from a distance. But for the
facilities Of reaching tho two places, no
intelligent man needs TO be told that
Paulding has greatly the advantage over
Augusta. The former is twenty miles from
the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad, with which
Il Is connected by line Of daily stages
l A ui-weckly line Of coaches also connects
with the great stage route from jackson
10 Montgomery, and will cross the South
crn railroad when that Is completed thro'
Newton County, which will be in the
course Of the present year. Persons from
almost any portion Of the District can thus
reach Puulding by public conveyance. In
going 10 Augusta il Is quite different
There is not public conveyance to the
place. and never will be. Persons going
there have to travel by private conveyance
over long. sandy. billy roads, and if a
crowd happened 10 be at the office put up
with such accommodations a. they could
find in village Of q dozen houses, and
one small tavern.
Tho nlaa-raf nrain tells us that petit
tons are In cireulation Tor the replacing
u tho office at Augusta, and that five
hundred citizens Of Jasper will sign one.
There may be-. for aught that We know,
petitions circulated in Perry, and the low
or parts Of The District but IL our cotem-
porary thinks anybody in Jasper would
Sign such an one. he has been deceived.
We do not believe there is man in the
county who would doit
We have written this much 10 correct
the gross errors, and counteract the very
incorporate zeal Of onr Handsboro CO
temporary. In what we have said there Is
no intention Of offending the good people
Of Augusta and Perry county, or anybody
else, our object being simply to point out
the mistakes Of his article and put the
public in possession Of the facts in the
case
The Land Office was brought from Au-
gusta TO Paulding on the strength Of cor
rect representations made TO the Secretary
Of the Interior, Hon JACOB THOMPSON
which convinced him that the public in
forests and convenience would be promo
ted. Himself Mississippian, well &C
1uainted with this region Of country, he
saw the force Of the reasons assigned. HC
could have no motive in wishing to preiu
dice.th people Of one portion Of this dis
trict 70 benefit thoseo Of another. Neither
was the removal affected, in a clandestin,
manner. or by unfair means. TWAS don'
openly. and above board, and for reason
which the Secretary Of the Interior, anC
those most interested in the office, con
sidercd amply sufficient to justify th,
step. Our little contemporary can rea
, and pitch to his hearts content, but il vii
be after to-day when he convinces any
, body by such articles as the above, tina
. Mr. TuoxfsoN did wrong. or before he get
! the Office carried away from Paulding.