The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
5000 ACRES OF LAND LOST TO THE
STATE.
THE TREASURY PLUNDERED AND INNOCENT
PARTIES THE SUFFERERS.

THE TREASURY pLUNDERED AND INNOCENT
PARTIES THE SUFFERERS.
From THE CLARION, Sept, 1921
From the subjoned letter of Gent Lowry
to Acting Gov Power. it will be seen that
a large quantity of the public uomaln OF
Mississippi has been appropriated py the
wreckers under cover of law WhIch they
passed in 1871. The law is in pamphlet acts
Of 1871. page 49,, and entitled =" An Act to
incorporate the Pearl River I'm pLoVemeht
and Navigation Company, and Ter otheF
nurnoses. =. The presum ptiOn is that the
other purposes embraced the main anu
chief object of the passage of the act, that
is, to take, sell and dispose of 100 O0O acres
of public lands and appropriate the pro-
ceeds thereof to themselves
The act provides that tnis company SHaIi
ssdeenen and widen the channel OF Pearl
river and its tributaries etc. Not one cent
has been spent for any such purpose-n0I Is
there any pretense that there ever VIII De.
Notwith; Standing the Sd section OF said act
requires that ten per cent. OF the Value Oh
tb9 land shall be expended in the improve
ment of the river the first year, anu the
whole value OF said property WITHIN I'VE
years from the passage OF me ACT loC
dime has been expended out All tue pay
Its for 100000 acres have been issued
stoned by the Bully Boy and secretary
az state and in the hands OF the company,
and for it the State has nothing 10 sho" oue
a straw bond. The Acting was
ad
and cautioned as to the insufficiency OF the
hond and knew that the secretary OF State
was urged not TO issue any more patents, "
a committee of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES,;
Nevertheless, with iull kioS leuS ,hn co CO.
the facts, he subsequently signed the re-
maining patents and thereby became a
marty 60 this outrageous fraud on the StaCe'
THE scheme itself, as everyb BODY knew,
was the baldest hum bug ever oeFlseu; VI :.
that of making Pearl river a navlgaple
streau from It's mouth to the city OF JACK
son. and was simply an nnEll1lSateu SM n
ale. but what measure OF cehS!re 40 yhS
Stale authorities deserve Tor having IAlleu
~ rive tbe people the benefit of the protee =
ton against the lmposiIloH "o
'ts Snn Lowry deserves the gratitude of the
nnhhe for his action in this matter;
BRANDON, Miss, Sept. IA, 1871
10 His Escellency, Coz. R. C. POs0ers, Jack
son, Mississippi
Dv.p StR-I take the liberty. at the sug-
.o.,jon Of friends living IN tne dlssrtct
Shera the land is situated, 10 cali your az, a.
to,,t;op 10 a law passed in 1871, ehtlIteu an
Act to incorporate the Feara nlNe naSss 80
tion Company pamphlet acts, pages 10 10.
tSa Isl ass. 4S6 and 4S7. rms act was n y,
4oo, -, nv the Governor, but remained IN
~ hands without being retu[Heu, tllo -
nnisite number of days, for the Il,
49, to make the uSuGl certiucate WIZ NJ
ota a ri observe bears date of Sth OF APFll,
Y Ys4l W" You viii remember that ,b saI 5ss1
o. attention to this act during the las.
Session of the Legislature, anu @ ~ the
n,I.a1st Of about one hundred ana hve tnon,
go acres ofIand. The land, It Is true, = ,.o'
valuable at present but With the b %dn IN few
fected railroads, it probably WIN Do ~
years, - hrougbt he fore
caused this matter TO be o5ougns y.
, TTagislature last winter ana comlni1 -
Ine of Mr.. French, of ADAMS Mr
White Of Wilkinson and tSe m syranssesion and
poar nrt RI the House About the close oi ms rs
session. Mr. French and %yse ab Ssfsed this
ra ,,stents In the hands of the .h
anr to he placed in the CUSTODY o. t fo,
S Wete ~ treasurer to be by him KEPT t ~,
t.a1ye months, and IL, in the meant.me IN
Cnn. many paid into the Treasury w
SUe Cents per acre, amounting 70 sOI aea;,,e.
a,,er e95.o6O the patents were 60 pe usiis =
/ al -, them and they discharged iron. "a ~, 3
\ L5re anv Improvement In the way % j. -
ea1foatfon of Pearl river. as pFopi0eu IN "a =,
n.st before mentioned. This bill y dT 1".
, ~ az mvself was submitted 20 Senator -
ner and Mr.. French, two Of the ssOsAHVse'