The weekly clarion., 1867-02-07

leased think calls for fllrestigGtion. Ihe /
whole thing was hurriedly done, the people
had no opportunity of examining the merits
of the movement but fa resolution Is hur-
riedly passed through the Legislature, order
ing its lease, and appointing commissioners
was produced from tic fact that set OF
speculators were on hand with tempting and |
alluring offers of relieving the. State mom
the burthen of putting In repair and run-
ming the institution without expense. Inc
Commissioners had instructions from the
Legislature to carry ont this plan they
have done so. No restrictions being placed
on the lessee as how much machinery snail
be put in operation, nor how the Sonsaces
that win conflict with the local mechanic.
the merchant, or the professional man; All
the lessee is required To d1is to take care oI
! the criminal put in this unmetho1ic way IN
his keeping. to make money out OF them,
so that he is fed, clothed and doctored
sick. It becomes the lessee with the great
advantages thus gwen OF iaeor or WasnUes ca.,;tas
without Iation. to make ALI tie money Ct
Viii MI al al q sPis inst { business business then then s to
find the-e market from which to get
bis snppli materials of eEZ ,.at Inn 8;
ofcourss hls sash - pens e. s,,r -
~
ether point in reach The points that
have heretofore enjoyed the trade OF tne
Penitentiary have to stand pack
for st. Lonis, Chicago, New York and
even Boston. The prOprietorS OF tnis
labor will find it to their interest 20
cultivate those condemned of the law IN
the Mechanic Arts. The criminal negro,
who heretofore was whipped and sent 20
the cotton field, when he stole his neign-
bor's pics. chickens, &C., now finds lodg-
ment In the Penitentiary for the execution
of these little accomplishments, under the
benign Leasing System. Instead OF being
degraded for his crime, he is elevated to the
rank of mechanic, and sent forth as COM
petitor of the honest mechanic, who ngnts
| for his country when she has battles to hght
and does his part in the support OF Govern
ment when taxes are to be paid But say
| the Lessees, these are matters that we have
| nothing to do with. We had this labor
| given us to make money with, and we IN
| tend to make it if money can come out OF lt.
| Now ask, in all candor and fairness. Is IT
| right that the State of Mississippi should
/ charter mammoth establishment, made up
| of its criminals, to damage its good citizens
/ Tt is all stuff that the State holds up its pow
/ erty as reason for such course the State
| is bound to protect its good citizens against
| the criminals, instead of eleyating said
| criminals. which this Leasing System IS sure
| to do. Opposition to such an establishment
| can't be maintained; the mechanic who has
selected Jackson, Vicksburg, or other places
i as homes which will be affected by this sys-
tenn, it matters not if his children were
| born here or there, whether it is the place
| of his choice or not, can't stand the pres
sure but must with heavy heart gather up
the little fragments left him and seek
another home, where great State Monop-
oly will not assail and beat down his dearest
rights. Thus / assume that five hundred
good men that fight for their country when
lighting has to be done, and pay when Gov
| ernment has to be supported, must leave
the field to this Monster and hunt a new
| and less congenial home. / willassume
further that the five hundred~fnen with
their families distribute With the mer
chant the doctor, the~ia@yer, the butcher
laad( the baker; she proceeds of his labor
4 amounting to from three to five dollars pei
day-make the calculation, and you VIII
find that from fifteen hundred to two thou
sand dollars daily will be drawn from those
interested in the town OF jackson alone, ano
there is no romance in this thing. Col
Bowman has an offer from this establish
| ment to rebuild the Bowman House and
| other residences in town. You will lind
those pinks of morality already engaged IL
repairing buildings with tempting offers OF
no doubt, cheap work, but when opposition
|
charges will be made. 1t is time the citizens
| of Jackson, at least, were waking mp. The
fate of jefferson city, Missouri, and Other
places where this System is carried out
NAV be referred to, each of which is almost
completely depopulated of mechanics ane
merchants.
And why is this thing done? The bug beal
held up by our legislature is State poverty
I don't like the word that is used by you
| Cnnn6V
(who by the by failed most signally to an
swer Warren County, Bosh-bosh, is MOI
argument, but may do to make noise with
The reasoning of Warren County, notwlth
standing the small effort at ridicule, made
in little editorial in your paper OF Las
week some day, remains unanswered, ant
will continue so. You say in yesterday
issue that you are mechanic ana ldenHnes
| with that class, SO you may be, but yon ar
State Printer also, and there is so general !
disposition with poor frail human nature =
praise the bridge, &c. It has not passed on
| of the recollections of some, that the act Q
Leasing was very highly lauded in your pa
| per when the act was consummated, an Uni
Won had right to do, either as paplc 9
private character. But ~ Is oDlecClons:Dl u
| That Won take both sides of this question
| IF the State has done wrong in this Leasing
r she has injured one of her good citizen
hu Il. II il her duty to recant, resclnd tn
Contract. nav damages if necessary to pu
herself right. ] have not q word to sa
| aoainst one of this corps OF lessees, .lndIvit
ually they may all be good men. But as
], them the question and tney VIII answer .., W
| that they entered into this contract regart
! i las of whose interests were Worsted and tha
thew will work at what will pay them bes
: i Won are of opinion that there is nothing
Fl comnIain of as many mechanics will be en-
Dloyed as teachers of these outlaws IN th
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