The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-08-12

COMM alCA1ED
W. tt pfnJll ha
tic Court ilOa.e @ c3iion,
The leadcra Of yout paper have bcciI
treated 10 many arlicle3 on This very
vxcd aud ycsiug qnesiion--boll
sales have bcca heard at length
both aides lnsc had able champion.
and astil they come It hu been
tho object Of the fSraR' to elicit
llighton the aliect from all purt.
o. The county, and its columns have
hccn thrown wide open for this pur.
pose.
The adyoctos Of keeping The
oouHly reat at Sarlis whore
Il nor " ~ tt@, base thoir arguments
OH the Facts that Strdis Il one Of the
most beautiful towns in tho State,
That Il h already the chief town in
tic county AMI il rapidly Increasing
IL population aud wealth, While
Fl'auola Gown snnlicaltht ul, dead
-
town, and constantly decreasing IN
both population and wealth. They
argue also that while It 10 not the
geographical center Of tho equity
Il Ii aboat tho ealttcr Of its popula
zion, and tliat tho adllaon6l taxa
ton required to erect the county
buildings viii scarcely be felt Ny the
people.
The advocates e the other side,
contend that the people arc satisfied
with the old location-tba II was
ty fraud ana that they
are unwilling 70 be taxed, heavily d
they must be, merely to accommo-
date the citizoue Of sardia, until tho
matter Is submitted 10 . vutc Of the
people md they 10 decide. Now we
have watched this question from its
ipelpiency, aud our opinion II docil,
lcd that tlIc whole matter was sub
mitlel To- and net 4 upon by the
pcoIae, before tho bill became d law,
just ~ hairly and honestly aa It ever
could b, II loft to 4 direct vote ii
the polls--in other words, that the
voice aud wish OF the people was
consulted before tho bill was ever
passed.
We know that this Is denied.
that The opponents Of the law con
tend that fraud-stnpcmdous lrand
waa practicod h obtaining signatures
10 petitions for It's removal, &C., and
while we admit tnat some Irregular
tics IN uhtifnhig signatures may
llava been praetlrcd, wo do not bo-
Iliovo that tllac was any fsofc un-
Iiairness o. misrepresentation o.
fraud than would exist h an cleo,
ton expressive u Tho viii DC Tx
people Oh the subject.
Petitions for the rpascyal ii tht
county sent u sarlia, md petitions
lagai inst 10 removal werc indastiioasls
circulated days and weeks he or,
TIC iaw wac passed, and We bcliev,
ui4f Sarh petitions from oisc side d,
Vie otlier, u not from both, wcut
intocyef ucisl bprhood III Tic courl
tty lu giving cvcry one iii opor
taaily Of ire Inc lis wish, for d
saDst, aud VIC learn from our rep,
rysSif nyas NJ wicm the petition
were ketit, That they we're then salts
'ifisd tFat u Vas tlfe @isli III I major
q liz pcQplg that the Pill hoolt
he laased and il bteane L iaNy.
Il i nov Ian of tho LNnd, an,
u - stand uhti It Il relscalc,
asdi II Ali rounty site 1t this count
'1tl tlle question not Whether I'll
Court lsouN hdlL 20 feiaescd iron
tbs sSwnot nola, Fiji whether
hall l aacA from tie town ,
asdi Tha contra / fo bailam
tlA i'it has already been alalr ID
nies TelA Progressing sal,idiy |
mrletias and Why NJ ask Il 1
aaaseri!y, why 80 u tlle expenses al
trouble " af election 10 asccrte'
tbc Voice: VI the people when
Aas hsea alfcady Expressed ~ iair
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