Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

WY HE APPROVED THE PEARL RIVER
NAVIGATION ELL.
JACKSON. Dec. o. 1873.

=
percilious darby, who oppressed mo
with IA sensation of sadness. lie
u~hered me rather reluctantly into
the elegant drawing. room oi that
stately aud ornate pile, the Cover
nor's mansion. | brcathed Irecrer
when be took his form and atmos-
phere Of frigidity from out the door
and left me To contemplate the rich
garnishment of that chamber of
state And | thought then aud there
of my constitutional aptitude for a
doice far HicHte lite, as | reclined in
Regi,ge attitude GA the soft upholstry
Of an elegant sofa. And | thought
how much more enjoyable are splcn-
dor, ease, comfort aud afiiuent sur
roundings when enjoyed at no cx-
pense. Were il not for the matter
OF concomitant expense ] should III
up our sanctum, but then YOU know
! am opposed to expense. But the
patterlng of footsteps ia the CORR
doris of the hall aroused me from the
delicious rcvcric aud enjoyment of
that sofa, aud anon entered dappcr
little man, prim, polite and spruce.
Although saddened, sOitenod ana
touchdown by defeat, his eountcn-
ance yet wore an air Of long ac-
quaintancc with Statecraft aud was
stamped with "A marvellous intellect
ualIty which rather abashcd me, be-
ing a novice IA the art Of interview
ing.
Cow have the honor Of adj
dressing Mr.. Wcgg, ofthc Democrat,
| believer
Wegg-l have the honor OF claim
ing that cognomen.
Cow presume you seek an in
teryiew for political purposesl
Wegg-Therc il NO use for vermi-
iuge, | do; aud will, therefore ask a
question which you may answer or
not, at your pleasure. Are you
aware ot your awarishnessi
A painful and embarrassing pause
ensued.
Gov.-Mr. Wegg, in legal par.
lance, your question is rather lead
ing and a direct arraignmcnt of my
approval OF the Pearl River Naviga-
ton Bill. OF all my official acts,
regard the approval of that measure
as emitting me To a green spot IN the
memory of Mississippi aud u niche
IN the temple OF fame. anticipate,
sir, that biased and prejudiccd leg
islaturc will institute inquiries into
the passage of that bill. Lot them
do it. Anchored in the assurance of
an incorruptiblo integrity, ! invite
the closest scrutiny of my official
acts. When considered the isola-
ton of SoutherH Mississippi aud its
want of rapid transportation and civ
liking influences, did not hesitate
Ia atiiX my signature 10 that wise
measure. J. IL not isolated ani cut
off from intercourse with the outer
worldl Il there an outlet for those
immense and varied crops common
TO that scCtlonY Most assurcdly not.
Does Bonner's Ledger, with its re
condite learning pesctrate the fast
ness of those wildsg L. the name
OF Sylvanus Cobb or Leon Lewis
known thcrcl No, SIR! (lIere the
Governor struck the table aud awe
struck mc.) Docs circus with its
volcanic eruption of talent and its
train Of civilizing aud edIiying In
fuenees, meander ITS painless woods
aud dcsolate wastesg Does the mel.
lihuous strains of a hand organ wake
90 consonant echo its lonely dells and
deserted retreatsi l. the seedy and
melancholy tramp seen therey DO
the hosts Of King Pharaoh pitch
their tents there and gambol on the
greenl Is thrce-card monte. and It's
phantasmagoric illusions known in
those wildsY No, sirl What are
motives II they are not motivesy-
Are those considerations unworthy
an enlightened craftsmanship For
bud ! that so large an area of one
State should darkle in gloom tor
want Of those adiuncts 20 an adj
vanced civilization! (lIere the Gov
ernor shivered vase aud shivercd
accordingly Communities without
those adjunets.
Are but rs rust and trampled dust,
To thee, my love, to thee"
II ut perryvillc, turned aside TO
shed q painful tear IL at Perryville,
Mrs. Ames gave vent 10 sobs and
means, what of itf What occasioned
that expression of grieff Twas to
see the luscious pine-cone decaying
on the sward and thu savoury cookie
burr rotting in the field. When i
saw the bounteous gifts of nature in
such great profusion, ungarnered,
worthless and uncarcd for, twas
there that | thanked my Judgment In
approving the Pearl River naviga-
ton scheme. For with that river in
q navigable condition the great mar
kcts of the world will be opened TO
those staples, indigenous and uncul-
tivated. The pine-cones can be sold
for burr.artichokes and cookie burrs