Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-03
THE LEYEES.
The Movement for Ose Commission TO
Take Charge OF the LeTees
of the Whole
Delta is Meeting with Very General In.
dOrsemeRt, and is Likely 10
Prove a Success.

GREENvILLE. MIss.-The Times ia in line
and reioicss that at last the back coun-
ties oi the Yszoo delta appear 10
be moving 10 secure levee protection.
Petitions addressed 10 tbs Board Of Me
sissippi Levee Commissicners are being
circulated and numsroUsly signed, asking
that body to call q convention Of delegates
OF the counties OF The delta al as early dsy
as poss bic. The object of the convention, as
stated in this pstition, is to effect an orgsni-
cation OF the entire delta in one Lsvee Dis
tTict, the petitioners expressing q desire Tor
representation on = board 20 composed aud
to share in the bardens Of taxation for its
maintenance. The planters Of YazOo,
Holmes, Lshore and SunAower will with
practical unasimity support a general Lsvee
District, and sre not favorable to separate
organization. Their desire is TO effect this
Object through our preseUt organization.
- Tbe above inform alton lie derived from Mr..
j. ID. Smith, Of the firm OF Faison, Smith q
Co., large planters and merchants in San
flower and YaZoo counties, who returned
from Yszoo City yesterday; and Capt. d. u.
Pepper, Of Holmes county, than whom no
man is better qualified 10 speak as to the
sentiments of YaZoo Delta planters. Mr..
Smith informs US that the petitions were be-
log signed by tue largest property owners Of
the back delta counties.
This Ia the proper shape for the action of
those ccunIies to assume, il they are earnest
In the desire to enlist their resources with
ours in future contests against oveIh0Hs. II
such Is their intention il must be unmistakA a.
bly, expressed 10 our board and people, who
otherwise have no wish, and will not strive,
to secure their Incorporation in our levee or
ganization, While We recognize that the in
clusioB OF the whole delta in our Levee Dis
trict Is the true policy, the preliminary action
to this eud must come of the voluntary mo-
ton Of the upper front and back delta
counties.
The information which we have from
Tunica and Coahoma planters, chiefly de-
rived from Mr.. George Arnold, is 10 the ef-
feet that they also are anxious TO join in
whatever levee action promises the speediest
and most efec.uol rebuilding Of their leyees.
1t il especially incumbent upon them to give
outspoken expression OF their approval a nd
cooperation in this sIep of the back ooun-
ties When they have done this, ard moi
until, the time viii have arrived for our dis.
trict to respend.
a word as 10 toe position Of the TImes
at this iuncture of this question. We have
recently received expressions of regret from
LEhore and SunhoWer county friends ST oul
/ apparent surrender OF the YEZoo delta levee
| idea. In putting IL aside until the rival
IDEA oil Two districts should have spent il
feeble force, or been rejected az il ia now
being by the movement which We are re
lating, we have pursued the best course for
accomplishing action. II il not oppor.
tuue, nor wise, for cur district to
| again lead in the measure which
we failed Of ef=cting year since. Hence
We, the especial and unvarying leyee expo
neut OF this distric. for the past fourteen
yearP, deferred aud waited upon the counse
OF those most interested, the people of tn,
lately overlooked counties. We have enter
tanned and expressed readiness 10 supper
them in measures designed for the protection
OF the whole delta, whether through one OF
two districts; hopeless, however, OF The latte
possessing sny quality save obstrucliveness