The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-12-23

and iesiliyur in oour that su 10 a
ale would b. ihU1ors ~ the in.
ieivsts Of lnih lepalt snd her child.
On NJ, oihcr how'd Y - Wright. q
man If sfral Judgment aed The
grand islhef q. tho elild, ttstiiics
That No believes ibc interest. oi the
chhd would br promoted bya sale
OF the hand. Then ccmc depositions
pro and ton OF unmber Of gentle.
men Of high character and standing
in the community. These arc fol.
lowed BY elaborate briefs Of counsel
on both sides in which the
case ia fully argued and, | do not
think could be more ably and iorci-
bly, presented in all its bearings.
| nave examined also the will of
the te;tator, and have given the
whole matter calm, patient aud
thorough consideration with view
to the ends OF justice and the inter
ests principally OF the minor who is
under the law a ward of this court.
The minor is abo1t three--or less
than four years of age. The only
child OF its mother and she Il widow
and while the judgment Of the
mother, IL matters of business, may
not be inGlible, yet, the law which
govern human emotions and aileu-
tions has clearly established the fact,
that in all that affects the welfare Of
the child no living mortal can feel
a deeper interest than that felt by
her. The grand father, whose
judgement in business matters the
court regards as entitled to great
weight aud respect, holds an opinion
adverse to that held by the mother.
The witnesses, all gentlemen OF high
respectability,and unblcmished char
acter differ also in their views, and
yet, / regard all these differences as
raising no question of veraclty or
creaibiiity, but as merely n conflict
Of opinion to the best way to promote
the pecuniary interest OF tliis tender
infant. Counsel regard the mother
and clild as int tenants. BE thii
SO or not so,in any event should tht
mother die iute-tate, leaving nc
other child, this one would be hel
sole heir and entitled to all her es
tate, and such contiugel cy pre-
seHts a view of the case antagonist,
to n sale of the laud.
A gain, The land is rented on
tie present year Tor four hundre'
and forty dollars. 1t Is hardly to b
presumed thut it will rent for les
the next, or any subsequent year 5
long as the staple product of tn
county edibniapls a rcmuneiativ
price, and il II q be hoped tha
lands in MisSisslppi,and particular, !,
in this portion Of she State so desir'
> able III every resrett, have not ye
reached the maximum price whict
they ought to command in the mar
!. kel especially as the present price
are not commensurate with the
intrinsic value. Two thousand dol,
Flafs, is the estimated amount tha
the land IN controversy, would sci
for in cash II put upon the marke
at this time. One bait OF this amour
is all that would fall to the share 0
the minor, and this loaned out a
the highest rate Of interest that cal
be collected by law and OF whic
this court can take cognlzance, woul
yield one hundred dollars per an
mum. Take the same amount all
nually from the cblds nett share j
the rents and loan out the remain
: : der of her portion and at the expira
ton of fifteen years she would hay
: considerably over one thousand.do|
lars in money aud her land still lc
to fer, while on tile other hand 81
:, would have JUST one thousand do
!, lars in money and no land at al
I, 1t is easy to toresce that the time
not far distant when all annual q,
- penditure Of one huhdred dollars,
i i not more, win be necessary to sill
z port and educate her in order III
" ]. she may be prepared to move
4, those circles Of society which h
=
connections aid standing entitl
|. ~ fier to move in; and she may d
! mand OF court Of chancery, as st
: will have right to do, "a suiiicis
nd annual allowance for'thls pirpol
nj Thisyicw OF the case is also a
II tagonistic TO d sale Of the lai
he But, tits agreed, that the ldndlis i
L, proyislied in timber and win not
sts dble 10 keep itself under fence
lrtf1dhgs oT tKis p5int ths witnes
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