The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-28


nhleci 81 n reccni bank failure n !
ias citf wl,b tie iollowine:
nua y .ns. a ssr. n sla.lnr IA arisula, %
.virr thal the MampAa A aalna 81. B. hauds
.srs 4 rkis faetsr Is ihs ftilurs ~ itis bauk-
natter fsf ths asrions considsratiqa e t1e
oonis Vi o. roanlg uha feled tlER laaas
aio marlsiabls vaius. ani ard aHtrs alda ~
.ulirirf altslr - $40. iefus - iast. thouEh
y, hsauans fall--all lhe tina lFarInF ta mlndi
bat llheui usfsT 800 cod b saved.
Our Impression a that Che "Bar Of
Aberdeen - 10 The recent railroad
sleolioD, fook tie field 10 favor Of
voting the tax 70 aid in building the
Memphis & Selma railroad, and be-
cause Of the Extraordinary influence
its members POSSESSED itisin great
measure responsible for The issuance
oitbese bonds We think the records
Of DC Federal Cont, win show also
hat : portion a least, Of the talent
OF the ,'Bas 81 Aterdeeu' Was ex-
erted 70 bring about that state Of
aasIfs, Which out cotemporary is
pleased a aenoplnnie reputation,
but 81 ss asFeE heard that the
polling pla1es IN DE county were
motsI lor lhs acooumcd stiou Of non
tt.v tolere. that the total
poll iist al be eouniy vas reduced BY
marking pdeaa and remoYed sitter
lie names 81 neb ouiavorable 70 Che
sure. thsl "a some localities, the
poll books showed that hOtwlsh-
s,andipe. he incleueney Of the
weaiher, every Votnr was present ana
east BE ballot Tor ths tai that the
Objects holding TIE election we're not
qualified IS ihelaW dlrecisi 10 short,
that ths slection Wasnot 10 every way
legal AID valid. While the MEssEE'
en- has md ever va oppose che doc.
trine al pnbIlc taxation, for the ben
ent Of private corporations, We agree
with the Weekly that the people
havibg voted re blonde Into market
able valaable." they ought TO pay
them, and Bro. Thompsop's remarks
on this snhieOt aroused = sympa-
lthetls cord "a eur nature. But unfort
lunStely COZ BE tsssiltuency, in th'
fvety same issue u bis paper he tell
nsf. Eea ttr,.l tsI
Ola Roafd Il Spparrlsors e the heads
aass.on. made 50 appr1priatiun q I've hunQre
I an ~ 10 ~ eoa AsSl y hghl the eounty's sub
scrinlion e. ihe Birmingham pailrnsd prqiecl
Messrs. Sioektan, Sisk and Wpods voting ay'
Messrs. Walton and hradley, nay. The Boar
wiH consider, q next Monday > session whethe
Il is nssi-seFs = eepley oounasl Or not. -
4 aprrorfiaiion, ~ ~ Or worst, amo1nla
ooibinr. fis 81 efaalihe Is bsing 30 . begou
iha Isgll p8maa o. Ne Board i 4 therefor
nua and red 80 Dis msiofiiy q oas viii 90
cut In dVe times .iif ta.sf
~ Now IL this, the Board b . major
lity rDte, decide 70 Zee counsel, no
70 utoid tie payment Of just obi
lgation. which the county has in
Cured. but 70 dsnOnstrate, wha
many OF tie best citizens and tax
payefs ofOld Monroe honestly be.
l6eSe, 20 VIZ That the county BY
conslituional vote has never sub
scribed to .'the Birmlngham railroad
project maintain that the Boar
o. Supervisors as the guardians 0
Fihe taxpayers interest, have simply
done their duty, and why they SHOULD
have % alegal power to do 80, il
beyond eur ken. We dare say lht
astute aBaf Of Aberdeen did no
Ten the Board they bad no pswer /,
fee counsel to defend The county
AGAINST the BOndOlders in their suit
Ion the Memphis 4 Selma railroaC
Bonds, which the people "voted into
marketable value" and We predict
there Is not : single member Of tina
feu arlahly successful body Of gen
tlem6n. Who wouldFaise his warning
voice n tie presence Of the County
Fathers. afssr he "Blrmingbsm rail.
road project proves : isilure, and
say ~ them yOu have 10 'legsl
powers 70 fss couaael TO deieat the
collection Of the bonds which the
Gordon cSlqnil company OF their
assigns held agalnsi the people Of
Monroe county. II this be true,
Why Il Il. he BosFd Asts Do power
to test the validity 81 the election
itself, and show - shsy assert they
can, and as eEery Outside elrcum-
stance gees 70 prove, tAat he So
called election 81 December zznC was
. nrce, ADJ therefore no bonds based
upon that election and having .
pmarkaaabls saius, could ever here.
afier Bssssasa byAnyboayf
q u occnrsts us, lbs COURSE The Board
oFopose 10 nnreno would ha oef
iI1g stshs EeotQfthR matter ct once.
a fqpaia lssasH bstasen he friends
nui 6ppousass 81 th5lA. 3 3. rail-
ioad, tpoa s basis proposed By the
Board 81 sapervIsorl, VII sellle the
forever II Ne sBar OF
Aheraesa - dsAonillaie 6sfors q |
sropef fiaahsl. that tkotblfds oil
ne dasilhsd electors Of Monroe
.ounsyrasl slllEmatVe ballots on that
'Qll laiag sTusailaya IN necembpr
a.. stds aefhsaiiae 70 gaaFantet
lchsttldl at9alsssebeS, "a tie part
u tie PasiIgsIlfpad tex payers, in
ilqiing tha lhfse pembeEa Of tlEe
3oArl 81 Supervisors Who voted To-
&c couaaeI y asiit what our cotem-
iorarf dssIshAlet. the comfy
ub,qfplof Bui ~ leeal teebai-