The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-03-04

new eoun'y n h. called Webster
with The county seat Al Harrison
station, 10 he called Clay 1hs
county, II formed, must be- ron
posed n territory u ~ In me- coun.
lies Of Pamela, T~aIlahsfehie nnd
Yalobusha, anil tbe Bill now pen
ding proposes 10 take from Panola
county 9%iOsqnare miles Of her ter
ritory, or a piece from The south
eight miles vile and thirty miles
long. The northern boundary
line extends entirely through this
county from east TO west and runs
within two miles Of the town Of
Baiesville. and three Of the court
house at Pamela Any one at an
acquainted with the county, viii
see a, a glance, that i takes OF q
large portion Of the best land in
the county, and a population not
cxcelled in any particular by any
other part of the county. TO say
nothing of the enormous additional
tax to the already oycr-tayed peo
lie which must follow the consum-
nation of this scheme in the for
nation tf this new county, we
think we can with confidence as
sure the Legislature, and especially
our own representatives, both in
the Senate and House, that there
cannot be found in our county,
north of focona river, a solitary
human being who is not violently
opposed TO being thrown in a a,w
county with its courthouse south
of that stream. Long and bitter
experience has taught our people
the inconvenience and expense of
having TO cross such a stream TO
get to the courthouse. The Tai.
lahatchie, which runs almost CEN
trally through our county, has,
since the 'ormation of the county,
until recently been a nuisance to
our people. This nuisance has
been overcome and removed by the
erectlonof a magniicentiron bridge
the county, at a cost, including
The levee and approaches, of not
lcss that $4,000 90, which has
been paid by a tax upon the peo-
pie of Pamela county. There was
some complaintin the county against
the Board of Police for expanding
SO much money for this bridge,
&c, but those complaints, SO far
as we know, never came at any :
time from the south of the river ,
The people south Of the river bore !
It patiently and never complained. {
They were generous, and we may '
say, st enough, to bear their por- !
ion Of the burthen in the reno :.
val of this terrible nuisance TO their y
lelghbors across the river. Now n
I strikes us that the proposition to {
place this people ina county with !
ne focona, a worse stream than c
he Tallahatchie, betweent them and +"
heir courthouse, is one that can e.
fora moment be entertained by
ny fair-minded man who knows >,
The facts. In The name Of this CI
we most earnestly protest ].
gam t this movement. sa
Again, we are just entering into
new order of things. Whilst or
lder States have been many years 1T
aildlng up their general School
ours proposes, at one grand FRI
'ap, 70 organize a system of public I'll,
'hools throughout the State. which col
n ashorl tine, they propose to
axe equal in efficiency and gran. Nj
'ur 70 that Of Massachusetts, or drt
y other Northern Stale. Tn. mi
achinery Of this enterprise is on a.,
grand scale. and it must, of me- VIZ
IS ", require a large amount Of and
oney annually to Intricate and ito,
axe i run smoothly. Where lea
ust this money come from or y
'urse Y must come from the peo- dies
. ere sllat By taxes. And, BE- . 2
aes. our taxes in other respects, ifo J
w. n necessity. Be greatly III !,
Feased. This comfy, this year. IA N,
more Fortunate tian Any other ~
71n!sn ~ u. Her condition L ~