The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-28
From the Frankfort Yeoman.
The Jackson Purchase.

In the last number of the Hickman
COURIER is an article which reyiyes an
old and exploded suggestion that the
counties in Kentucky lying west of the
tennessee river, and known as the Jack,
sons Purchase, should be detached from
this State and annexed to Tennessee.
The reasons urged for this arfe-1st. that
the symp&hies between the people of
tnat section are more in affinity with
those of the people of Tennessee and
second, that there is habitual neglect of
that portion of the Stare by the State
Goyernment, which sees In it a people to
be taxed and not to be rewarded by po-
lheal or other favor.
As for the first plea, we should ordi-
narily yield to the better judgment of
one upon the spot, and therefore sup
posed to be better able to judge of the
temper of his people, but in this case we
are seriously disposed to question the
eorrectness of the CoUREER.s statement;
Southern border of the Purchase, who
lhaVe only an imaginary line to separate
them from their Tennessee neighbo
and who intermarry and mingle in init
mate social relations with them should
feel attached to them, and that both sides
should prefer to be under one State Gov
ernment, but there is nothing in the geo.
graphical formation which should make
the Purchase more naturally fall to Ten
nessee than Kentucky, Ence the same
river which cuts them off from the Capi-
tai of Kentucky intervene between them
and Nashville. On the score of better
ing their Sndition by change of gov
ernments, we have no idea thasthe prop
osition would be met with any consider
able favor.
But the main point to which we wish
briefly to reply is that which charges the
State Government with grinding taxes
out Of the people of the Purchase. The
other argument is one of sentiment,
which We are not so we'll prepared to
write upon. The value of this one can
be easily determined by facts and figures;
and, if we can show that the Purchase
actually receives from the State Treasury
more than it pays into it, we think we
shall pretty effectually dispose of this
ground of complaint. Let US see. The
Purchase" comprises seven counties,
Hickman. Fulton, Ballard, Galloway,
Graves, Marshall, and McCracken. The
last Auditors report, page 1917, shows
that the expenditures of Hickman coun-
iy, over aud above its revenue, amounts
ed to the sum of S12, 100, and for Fulton,
a deficit of 81 $40 81; while the net re
,eipts of revenue paid by the other
counties over and above expenditures,
was as follows: Ballard, 1886 %; Cali
Ioway, S3,410 80; Graves, S8,101 80 |
$4,000 IS ; McCraeken, s15,-
451 10. This gives total of receipts
into the State Treasury from the FIVE
paying counties of SIS, 9,999 78, from
which is to be deducted the deficiency of
the non paying counties of Fulton and /
Hickman of S13,83O 81, and we have as
the net revenue received from the Pur-
csHs S16sI63 97:----s-a;n,o q: oooo,,,
esr s4o rata distribution of the school
fund, which is apportloned to the coun-
ties at the rate of 81 30 for each child
ia the county. without reference to the |
tax collected in each county. Under |
this apportionment the counties iu the |
Purchase, according to the report of the |
of Public Instruction |
just issued. receive for the present school
year as follows: