The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
The Clarion and the NatcheZ,
jackson and Columbus
Railroad.
JACKSON. MISS, July a. 1873.

| OACkSON. MISS, July a, 1919.
EDITOR NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT: am some
what surprised that a journalist of your ex-
| perience should go out of your way to adj
minister a 1ebuke to a contem porary be-
cause of the views of one of its correspond
ents. In your issue of the 2lst you appear
| to be very mucn exercised over the COM
Imunication of " ID. " in THE CLARION of 18th
inst, and while you state that you do not
! blame THE CLARION with making or even
with UNFOLDING the charges made by . d., F."
| that it should have administered a "dose of
antidote" to the "poisonOus cOmmunica-
ton" That THE CLARION is friendly to the
proposed subscription, ought to be very we'll
understood. We gave special prominence
to the reply of Gen. Martin to the Commit
tees report, and in the issue of to day il COM
plies with the wish of a subscriber in trans
ferring to its columns an editorial reply of
the Democrat to said report. In to-day's
issue, also, is an editorial which was in ty pc
before the receipt of the Democrat of the
2lst, in which it is claimed that "eue,y con-
stderdti0n Of sound policy demands that the
subscription should be Uoted." Now, while
THE CLARION thus shows its good will to
the proposed subscription, it recognizes the
fact that it is question in which all f its
readers in Kinds county are directly and
deeply interested, and it has been willing to
admit the fullest and freest discussion of the
measure. In some localities, the people
think they will be seriously damaged by
the building of the road others are opposed
to the road because they hold obligations of
the county, the value of which they fear
will be in some way impaired; others are
opposed because they are unwilling to an
increase of taxes on any account. On the
other hand, those who favor the road argue
that the general benefits to the county, in
creased trade, additional transportation ia
cilities and enhanced value of realty, especi-
ally along thelne of the road, will more than
compensate for the additional tax to be inn
posed. These are the opposing views now be-
ing discussed by the taxpayers of Kinds
county, and THE CLARION accords to both
sides the right to be heard. No meritorious
proposition will suffer by full and candid
discussion.
The mention of my name in your article
is my excuse for thus replying. So far as
am personally concerned. | am as much
in favor of the road now as / was eleven
years ago, when l was one of a delegation
to the Railroad Convention that met in
your city to determine as to the building
and location of the road. That delegation
consisted of Messrs. Geo. L. Potter, C., III.
Manship, Joshua Green, d. N. Barrows and
myself. The citizens meeting here that
appointed us was largely attended, and
seemed to be unanimous and enthusiastic
and pledged the city of jackson to do its
arf No hoe
the expressed wish of our citizens. An able
delegation from Summit headed by, Col. |
Garland, offered substantial inducements to |
build the road 10 that point, but the eIo-
quence and logic of the able chairman of |
our delegation, Judge Potter, prevailed /
and Jackson was selected as the terminus' |
think that the city of jackson, by that
public meeting, and one held a few wears
is Thoroughly committed to
aid in building the road, and know of no
that can be urged now, that could
not have been urged then, to wing a tax
for the purpose. The people were poor
then, and they are now, and ii we are to ven
ture nothing because of our poverty, then,
will no public enterprise be undertaken.
The city of Jackson cannot be damaged bv
the building of the road; it may be greatly
benefited, and it is this reasonable D ssibili-
" that will secure for the subscription. as
believe, majority of its votes. The COM
pletion Of this road to jackson will con-
ribute very largely towards making it
.ailroad centre Other projected roads win
% selecting this city as their terminus, and
he trade and travel resulting would surely
more than compensate for the amount we
re called upon to contribute.
Very truly yours,
N.