American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
Why Canton Should be the state
Cav tai.

We were recently Informed by
competent judge well known ar
chitect and buildcr-that the Capt.
toll is in 4 lettering condition, and
that it cannot reasonably be expect
Cd to remain standing for more than
three or -four year longer, at the fur
thcst limit. We ourselves have re
Gently examined this building. and.
to say the least Of it. it dGes not pre-
sent u very stable appearance, and
is, like Che cNil affairs Of the State.
just ut this time. in q very di,&pida-
ted and dissatisfaction. condition. and
the Governors maI>ion is ditto.
Now, this circumstance suggests to
us, very naturally, the necessity of
building a new capiaol and a new
gubeITa5oridi residence to supply
these useless houses. as soon as pos
sible; and nest Il Thought occurs as
to the pr0priety Ok new and better
place for the sit. of these State edi-
fees, for we do not think that TIE
people Of Mississippi are willing to
have them erected in Jackson-in-
deed we believe the seat Of govern
ment would long since have been re-
moved, had it not been from d disin-
c'inaticY to incur the additional eX-
pensc o. new public buildings. But
now that the penitentiary is partial
ly burned, and the Capitol and Gu
bernatoiial Mansion are about tc
fall, there will be Il necessity OF in
curing this expenditure, and We
hope that some other city viii be s.
lected for the capitol of our State
for Jackson has long been noted fol
| it's lack of energy, business, and
public spirit, and nothing but its be
ing the centre of our government
the residence Of the Governor an(
other State officials, and the seat Of
the Legislature, has kept it, ever
thus far, in the condition of thirC
rate Importance which it holds among
the towns and cities Of our State
Some other city must be selected fo
the capital of Mississippi, and where
is there another in every way so al
mirably suited and so well worthy tt
be chosen for that honor as CANTON
IA town situated in one of the fines
and most prosperous regions III TIL
State-the terminus Of the two grea
back bone railroads of the State
and soon to he that of an auxiliar,
line second in Importance to theS
two only-making it incidentally ant
literally the centre Of travel of tn,
State, and nearer than any other i'm
portant city to TIE geographical cen
tre-a city full OF merchants, manu-
facturers and mechanics-a cit,
= whose professional men are sec0n,
in ability to none-a city doing bus
mess with, and furnishing supple
to, planters from Il larger section @
tributary country than any othe. il
the State. The advantages Of on
town are indisputable, and It's fines
f0r the State capital undenidbIc
Within d short time v, viii be il
and best cotton growing region i
the wOrld-the sYazOo Valley as W
are now within twenty-fOur hours
distance of the two great cities @
the Southwest, Memphis and Nel
Orleans; and the iron horse wi
, soon fly swiftly owe: the distance bt
tween Aberdeen, kosciusko an
CantoA, thus making our town Tia
heart at which fOar great arteries {
: the commercial body viii find thei
centre. Soon we win hear the bus
! hum Of hundreds of looms and shu
T ties from the Madison County Co
= ton Factory, as we are already with
f sound Of the great machinery OF on
e Of the largest wood manufactures
| thecountly. All these things bespea
t for Canton the first claim 20 the hol
! or of being the State Capita!-an
! when the time for ch0sing another SCI
= of the State government shall com
D and it will come SGGn-we do NJ
: believe that the manifold advantage
= Of scenery, centrality Of travel, bu
a mess communication etc, which Sh
: possesses Will be disregarded. w
! promise that the citizens Of Madiso
f will subscribe twenty thouSand do
e lars more than those OF any otht
q county in the State, besides bearin
G Il fair share Of the taxation TO delra
= the expenditures consequent upo
the removal of the seat Of govern
= mcnt, and we unhesitatingly predit
= thar, in less than ten years, Canto
>. will be the capital city Of the Stat