New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-28

of giving additional eocu14E 70 life and
property and cheapening tEpnaportatieA BY
placing up0n the AississippiA Ind other rivers
Of the State line Of imProy low pressure
prise, and one which, w14n successfully
carried out, will promote e general well
fare. But a. it Is a. vet 6nly an expert
ment, the practicability of yhich remains to
be demonstrated, it is . 6Atter Of doubt
whether it is Of sufficient Importance to
justify the State in extending to it aid.
These objections, and Ot1ers which I do
induced me to withhold my approval to this
bill, and to return it for your reconsidera-
ton, with an assurance that upon fuller
examination Of the subject ypu win coincide
with me in the opinion thatyit ought not to
~ r. C.sPowERs,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor.
Executive Office, April 2ls 1871.
The question being "shak the bill pass,
ernOr 2" it was lost.
Yeas: None.
Nays: Messrs. Abbott, Castle, powd,
Gartman, Gibbs, Gleed. Hardy, Leachman,
Little, Nillsaps, Morgan, Mygatt, Packer,
Pierce, Rushing, Seal, Smith, Stone, Sui
livan, Stringer, Warner, Watts, williams
@.
The vicksburg Times SAYS of this veto:
1t gives US much satisfaction to be able to
record in our jackson dispatches Of the
twenty second instant the prompt action of
Governor Powers in giving the death blow
to an effort to deprive this State Of its pub
lie lands for the benefit of individuals. This
he has accomplished by an exercise of the
veto power. The bill to incorporate the
Mississippi Valley Navigation Company
was scheme gotten up by foreigners-peo-
MIA roci1inu in onOkhoP SfQfA II uvoo rro.
pared with thin coverings over its more vul-
nerable points, 50 as to make it sound well
to the casual observer, and yet more care
full reading of the bill developed its true
character and intent. It recited many
"whereases" respecting the valuable
patents and privileges owned by this
company in connection with GLOW
cation of the Mississippi, which, once put
In operation, would work complete revo-
luton in travel and commerce upon the
Father Of Rivers"-and, without COM
| mitting themselves by any promises upon
| their part, proceeded very mOdestly to
solicit the Legislature by this bill to present
them with zoe, 900 acres of the public lands
of the State, and also 200, ,O0o acres more to
| the levee board-[of course this deep inter-
| for moment be attributed to self-mterest,
to be accomplished by way Of "l0g rolling"
| but merely to the promptings of the gener-
GUS heart and impulses of this navigation
| company (s)1.
BY some means or other, with the aid of
the Democratic side of the house, this
| scheme passed, and came to Governor Pow
ers for his approval.
True, the company did BY the bill pro.
pose to pay fifty cents per acre for their
pick Of the public lands Of this State to the
| tune of 200, 900 acres, not in cash, however,
nor even to give adequate security theoe-
| for, but to secure its payment ''by and by, I"
with q mortgage on the land itself, which
mortgage, however, the Stxte-was to re-
lease SO far as the company sh641d succeed
in selling the lands-which would probably
be in about twenty -four hours after the title
vested in them by the patents-the sale
about one mill per acre or such other
| smaller sum as might be agreeable to these
disinterested gentlemen from LOuisi9na; at
| least this is the opportunity the Company
| reserved to themselves by this bill.
This bill was passed and came to Governor
Powers for his approval, and never vii
| famous scheme came int0 safer hands.
True, if the hOwlings and foreb0dings Of a
| partisan Democratic press were to be re-
| garded, such measures as this in the hands
Of our acting "carpet-bag" Governor would
| meet a ready approval. Actions speak
louder than either the croakings OF an
| enemy or the promises of friend. The
| message of Governor Powers putting the
seal Of disapprobation to this bill is a lively
assurance to the people of Mississippi that
their interests are safe in his hands, and is
also damning refutatiOn of the deceitful
prophecies Of Democracy respecting him.
| By this veto the credit Of the State is pre-
served, the public lands are being guaran-
| teed from being perverted from the pur-