Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-06
The $500, goo ApprOprnatlOa

Editors Mem phls Appeal:
TIE following extracts are tsken from
the record of the proceedings OF the
County Com uissiOUsrs IN reference 10
tkeir subscription of 1850, COS TO the stock
Of the Mississippi River Railroad
Testerdly the question OF appgopri2tinls
SOD 900 Ou behalf OF the titsSlssl pp- XII CE hll-
road again came before the ard
The following having been submitted by
Comm issi9ner y hits as his indir idual reasons
for favo1ng a subscription 70 Je7 ~ stz5 ~ ~
F--Pr Railroad, on motion OI CoI0l1lss oLei
AleTrimRa Il was ordered shaL tle sam ns re-
celvsd scc5piet and spread upon t.,= n. il.--'
/ favor the taking OF efJuig1 IN IN 1883 -at
sippi River RsilrOad oy the county loE TIE ioI'
ssTsnte see mn because I believe, from NJ
past experience in like buzlcess ID -nsaetlon-,
Thaf iu-tszd OF suding 10 the genera luT , ~ "
fha large ruEf0rEtv OF eur JaNpS eIs " llt MAKE
Ia easier on account OF the increased money
put Ln circulation and the ready safe OF IT ptL-
az at an enhanced valuation, aId II nay naFt
the effect to force pletEOric !and1Ctdsi sis-" %
hs=z eyer some upon the p-tEc'ple o. geJt.ns
eII gley could and rOldlng m't tDty ~ a' FL-te5
l70soeriry Of the city, COMFY Rad atate-to sell.
understand froa this declaration
that il is proclaimed by the COun Y
Com uoissioners of Saelby county eody
TO whom Is entrusted the power OF IN
posfpg taxes on the people OF Jnas couh-
ty. that they have disc c1veTed the won
1e-sll principle % Doii.iCs' economy, II at
If is rhsfs~ht snd dnty of lawgivers tnex
oct ctsrvan5ounto q tExsttor, ,providfd q they
hsiiavs tbe effsct VIII BE- 20 tighten no
q general burdens Of the large majority
of tax-psvers. on account OF the incfeas-
ed money put in 6ircuietioB, s2d the
ready sale Of property at Al enhanced
valuation,u and especially II they oe-
Iieve the proposed amount Of taSSsion
will be go burjsnsOme and oppfessl ve 20
those they may deem excessive OF pie
shoric" landhOldeTs, as to - ioroe tneLa
to sell.n
In other words, It is announced as
correct principle for their guidance, y
our Sneiby county Scion, thai they hsy
sscifire the rights Of q particular class o.
citizgns. when in their infsliible judg-
me1t the sueiioiatiOn Of the c0ncltloD
( of the many requires gueh sacFince, not
witbgtsuding those rights nay nave
I been ACQUIRED under the p!eogs q pro-
Z lection proffered by laws enacted D. the
ms1y themselves, and notwithstanding
inst but for the existence Of such laws
/ thew never would hsve been acquired.
( Iudesd, thcss commissioners propose 70
violate those rights OF landowners, With
ont the urotec ion Afforded by which tsis
country would to-day have been wild
eTBe-s. Surely these gentlemen you'd
not lane sn Crier directly 10 land.
holder to sell his iands. Yet they claim
( the right to do tbis sauas thing Indirectly.
Butto argue against this absurd doc
trlne, would 0blige me to suppose 50
great an amount OF ignorance ca Ile part
OF the reading, thinking, intelligent, pro
scribed, disfrsnchised portion oI the com-
munity IS would be almost insulting
and any argument addressed 70 the COZ
sfitueDev Of the Commissioners, com
nosed. 81 If is, mainly OF negroes, v OulG
be useleRl, and to the negroes Incompre'
hensible.
Lest may be supposed to ns uphold
ing the rich, sristOcrstie lsnd-h ll6ers
vino, according 10 the received opinion
OF this enlightened era, are able TO taxi
care Of tbennsej ves, (Vjde the Iich slave
I holders Of the United States, I viii ex
pressly disclaim any such intention. o.
the contrary, l am II favor OF an equa
division Of all kinds or prop
erty among ali classes Of people, ever
including the disfrsnchiaed aPd The ex
Confsdsrates, aye, even down TO Mr.
Davis, Gen. Lee aud the wife aud child
ren Of S5Onewsll Jackson, with the sin
gle prOvisO, however, that none shall b
allowed q snare unless they prove, not
their loyalty, tux their honesty. l an
an advocate, too, Of universal suffrage
woman suffrage included, and an arden
devOtee of the sublime doctrine BrOmul.
. ted by Thor. Jefferson in our g'oriou
declaration of independence, that "ai
men are by nature free and equal,
piaeinQ the broadest possible constrUc
tion upon that celebrated passage, so s
to make it confer absolute equality ia al
respects upon all mankind ia their pres
ent cond ton, and cOmpfehendin(
within the meaning Of the term man
: kind not only the ignorant, deb2std az
im brute 4 s well as the great, the goot
and the wise Cf enlightened nations o
the Caucasian race, bus all men OF 81
nations, civil q, ,semi-civilizsd and sav
! age, Mr. Jsff=Ts1n's own African slaves
Chinese, ComsBehes, Digger Indians an
Hottentots. In short, am In favor c
ali modern progress, especially tina
which Progresses fastest to the ineVitdJl
Z end
. This little communication ia Writtel
+ ia no spirit OF personal hostility TO th
, County Commissioners, or In opposition
! to their sctiOn Ia the particular iDslane
cited above, tut is only intended as rt
spectful criticism on their declaration
as public officers. T.