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MISSISSIPPI.
GENERAL sTAGSATIoN-THE NEED OF MANU-
r.crnpIrs-rIIr unI IrrcAI STR, ArInN

ssspp certainly far behind Of her sister states or
the South one here little sign OF that heavy
immigration which is pouring into Arkansas, Texas ana
louisiana But very few new farms are seen opening up
TO cultivation. Comparatively new buildings are In
process OF construction nor even undergoing repairs
nor do the plantations themselves present that air OF i'm
provement would expect TO find. On the contrary,
everything seems, TO speak, OF the stand sti do
nothing order. Worse than this there Is general ap'
pearance OF decay and evidence OF an antedluyan
age which. while It may interest the moraist panful
to behold Why this is so will not presume to say.
merely state the plain they appear 10 the eye OF
the traveller Perhaps much OF thus may be due to the
hitherto unsettled condition Of affairs the presence OF
military instead Of a civil government, &C.
II this we're the sole reason. however it would certainly
that it should be applicable to Texas as well as
Mississippi. And yet Texas filing up and improving
to-day before since her admission into the Union
while Mississippi appears stand in about the same at
ttude the close OF the From the general test
mony, too, there more plentiful supply OF
money in the State than 1t would SEEM therefore,
that there should be proportionae Improvement In the
appearance OF the country. The only practical solution
OF the question see, and which find to be adj
mited by many, in the fact that Msslssippans are
in the main decidedly oneidea men. Their sole
idea Of prosperity in fact, lies In the one word
cotton. Would some OF her enterprisng citizens
but extend the idea, and connect the single
word rdnuractortes the question OF Mississppl's
dozen large cotton mills would do for the perma
nent improvement of Mississippi to-day than all that has
been done for many year. Cotton manufactures aud
small class farmers in fact the two wants OF the state
With the established the latter would fol
low o natural consequence.
Here Is the City OF Jackson, the capital Of large and
what should wealthy State. The natural conclusion
would be that Jackson should be thriving and pros
porous city, On the contrary have not visited city
for years that presents such anteduyian, old ogy
brokendown, aud generally diapdated appearance a.
this Though the crossing point OF two important inei
OF railroad they somehow fail 10 mpart the appearance
Of anything like vitality to the place. large majority
of the buildings including the public edfces, sadly
i'm need OF repairs The StateHouse Is literally tumblng
over the heads OF the Representatives. Built upon bes
OF marl the foundations have been giving away foi
years, until places were plumbline dropped from
the caves. would fall far outside the walls. To talk OF
repairs talk OF throwing away the money OF the
State The building must be taken down and rebuilt
upon q new and better foundation II rebuilt at all
With this fact TO work upon, powerful influence al
work to remove the state Capital to Vlcksburg.
| Unless something be done TO resucitate jackson
| into life this influence will probably succeed
With the Capital removed, Jackson becomes mere In
land town, important only as railroad crossing And
yet no city the United States presents better naura
sdyantag es the establishment Of cotton manufactures
shan does tins Ii in fact IN the very center OF as fns
cotton section be found, with lines OF railroad
stretching in every direction Nor Is there any lack OF
ON the contrary there is abundance OF money
10 be had Now the citizens Instead OF wasting
their time in useless theoretical arguments about me
probabilities OF beng ruined by me removal Oh the oap
build large cotton mills they would not Only
secure themselves all OF fear but secure
brilliant future a. we'll Jackson would become thus
once the all others in the state for ali time 10 come
The Jacksonians have the hint for what t Is worth
Politically certainly look upon Mississippi as IN faf
better condition than other state IN the sonth Aside
from old and fastdylng preludees the people on .le
whole well pleased with the result OF Reconstruction
In the selection OF Coy Alcorn Gen Ames ana senator
Reyes the three a-nporant positions, there was
most happy blending OF the three opposing elements
Reels The carpet-baggers aud Republicans general
are pleased with Gen. Ames Search the hearts OF the
prejudices aside they highly grafed with the selec
ton of Acorn That such selection was IN every
sense the happy that could have been made
there cannot he doubt He is universally acknowledged
by his most bitter political opponents to be of Ire
proachabe private character He Is also conceded The
credit OF ranking second 10 none IN point OF ability lie
is one OF the largest properly holders IN the STATE and
teral lie has lived among and shared the
trials and vicsstudes people
but feel himself in every sense a Mssisslpplan.
The effect Of all this Is most marked IL at once prac
tically disarms all opposition to his Administration To
be sure there few madcap country editors who
still howl times. They have howled so long and to
little effect however and the people are at heart well
satisfied with the result that their howls are held 10
open derson The fact is indsputabe that the people
not only will oppose but determined 10 support
Gov Aicorn i'll his Administration They are sick aud
tired of political turmoil aud strife They satisfied
that GOV Acorn If left himself will do his Level
best-as Democratic country editor expressed IL To
the people They are determined, therefore, to give
There is another light also in which to view the selec
aud dead issues aside the old line wing and Republican
elements practically upon the same platform. ID
vested Of many OF ITS carpetbag and ultra radical al
iuncts, the old line Wings have certainly FAR more OF
friendly regard for Rrpubicanism than Tor Democracy
As mass they originally universally opposed 60
secession before the Rebellion they cursed the De
mocracy for all the mutiIndinous evils of maadminis
tration least OF which the brand Of repuda
tion to-day, in their hearts they curse them for all
the evils OF the Rebellion itself They have to-day, IN
fact, as little true friendship for Democracy as IN
the olden time. Now, Gov. Alcorn Is looked
upon as true and worthy representative
of this self-samc Old line Wing element They are to-day
intensely proud OF him IN his position They Will even
now believe, from what see, almost To "A man give
him their cordial support Already the Old Demo
cratic politicians sorely troubled at the prospect OF
being deserted in mass by the Old line Wings. That
through Gov Aleorn ths SUPERIOR eemeht OF strength
will unite itself with the Republican party seems almost
may well be proud. Already am satisfied that the Re
pubcau party cTedltable white majority In
Mississpp iu but little time, from present appear
ances it will have practically no opposition.
The Legislature as whole, Il very credltaDie body
OF nen-lar better. indeed, than the majority OF our
Southern legislative bodies have Deen ana probably a.
good a could well be got together Since IT'S
semblage members of the House have died. and
Revels been elevated to seat IN the senate Of
the Nation, thus leaving three vacancies The House at
present consists OF 10 heipers, Oh WHOM - are "ho
The senate numbers SO, % white and colored
bers far but little business has been dOpenOt
fact develop either the status Of the body
a whOle, the prominence OF any particular memeers
The that has been thus far has been
the passage OF resolution Of both Houses. ludorsng
their previous action ia the election Of Gen. Ames, max
ing a In fact understood. and the election
of Tine latter IL woad too, through
provision requiring the signature of the
Governor all resolutions 10 make tnem effective.
now Is the redlstreting OF the State for judiciary pur
poses. Then up the Revenue bill, which Is mat
Ter of serious import indeed. From the amount OF worn
on hand, the session promises TO be a long one
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