The Hickman courier., 1869-05-15


The Paducai Herald, Column
bus Dispatch and Hickman
Courier. ~
"The Columbus Dispatch, of the 29th, in
speaking of the relative position of the Pa
ducah Herald and Hickman COURIER on the
question of State Aid says:
90 Some time ago the COURIER very sensi-
| bly commended DR.. Miles bill providing
J state aid for protecting the bank at Hick-
! man From some of the articles now ap-
/ pearing in the COURIER one would suppose
| he would regard such a bill u proposal to
| rob the people of Kentucky"
sThis shows the consistency of the Hick-
man COURIER. State aid, when applied 10
! Hick man and advanced the interest of par
! ticular section in which the COURIER was
directly interested, combined, as policy,
wisdom. Justice, and the higher recommend
alton of being strictly within the preserib-
ed limits of the Constitution; but when the
benefits are not exclusively conferred upon
! Hickman, and the immediate interests of
| the COURIER are not considered, then the
policy is unwise, the measure unjust and
unconstitutional - -Padueaa Herald
The above from the Padueah Herald
does Injustice to the editorial q: the Co.
lumbus Dispatch, and clearly nj repre-
seuts the position of that paper We
! therefore insert the whole Of the Dis
patch's article:
! STATE AID TO RAILRoADs.-The Hickman
| COURIER and Padpcah Herald have locked
horns on the question of State aid to Rail-
roads. The COURIER refers TO Virginia as
an example of the bad effects of such poll
! cy, and the Herald refers to that State as an
example of the oood effects of If
/ OF the two we think the COURIER which
/ opposes State aid, Is the nearest right but 1t
| is a little astonishing how interest viii
sometimes effect our editorial vision some
time ago the COURIER very scnsib,y COM
mended DR.. Miles bill providing State aid
| for protecting the banks at Hickman. From
some of the articles now appearing in the
COURIER one would suppose he would re-
gard such bill as proposal to rob the peo-
pie Of Kentucky.
As rule, we think the policy of granting
State aid to railroads other corporations
| or individuals. is injurious-yea, ruinous-
to the State, but there may be contingencies
when 1t is right and proper, but these sell
dom occur Columbus Dispatch.
The CoURIER's approval of DR.. Miles
bin and its opposition to the system of
State aid urged by the Herald involves
no Inconsistency. DIR. Miles bill asked
protection to property already created
and acquired. The system of internal
improvements urged proposes with the
peoples money to create wealth fors and
to enhance the value of property in cer-
tain localities. The first is within the
purposes of government, and the latter is
not. The property of the people of
Hickman aud Columbus and their Bot
tom surroundings is threatened with de-
struction, and it is duty the State gov
yerument owes these citizens to p6otect
and preserve their property from destruc-
tion.s tits not the object of the Miles
bill to increase the value of Hickman or
Columbus property. or to make wealth
for any man or set of men, but to saue
property already made.
We care not to deny we viewed DR..
Miles bill somewhat through Hickman
spectacles, precisely as the Herald now
views the whole question through Padu-
cah glasses, and yet we at no time ar
gued the bill strictly within the linn
its of the Constitution" We found the
last session of our Legislature engaged
in making special appropriations, to
Green, Barren, and Kentucky rivers,
etc., and believing, as in the past, thou
sands of dollars would be appropriated
to improvements in Central Kentucky,
we acknowledge no Inconsistency in hay
ing approved an effort TO obtain for
Hickman, Columbus, ard Uniontown,
an equal dividA inasmnch as We are
always called upon to hep ..y :he taxes.
If the people OF the State, Y ameud
ment to the Consti ution or otherwise
shall engage in the Internal Improve
ment system advocated by the Herald,
we shall certainly claim all the help we
can get for our section, Notwithstanding,
we know from the past, we shall get but
little or none. The Herald some weeks
age INDUCED in high eulogy upon the
last Legislature, assuming its special
defence, aud in candor, we ask, how he
justifes the defeat of the Hickman, Co
lumbus, aud Uniontown bills, and yet
approve the appropriations to Green,
Barren, and Kentucky rivers, etc? The
Herald, some days ago, went outside of
legitimate discussion, to inform its rea-
ders that the RADICAL Governor of
Illinois had vetoed the Internal Improve
ment bill of that State. Why not also
state that the RADICAL Legislature
passed it over his head? Why not, also,
state that the Democratic Governor of
Kentucky vetoed the Uniontown bill?
Our LEADING MEN.-Col. Chris.