Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-06-01
The STATE or xIsslssI7Fi
The Stab Offers Ruch TO Cap
tai sE6 Lah-r.

1870 chUtNer1 Rufsi.U 81
The Iaitia GRE Sexs contains she
f1i.owtrg article, written rs.
SOW. } n store, upon tie re
sources CT Cur state.
There was 2sr.8rs No STATE
in !lic SoGth that SUI red more
severely frum the results Of the
war than Mississippi Her.
wealth, ? ierto he war between
the States. consisted chiefly Oh
her lands and her slaves. lie.
ace naiAtloh Of ealth n this
state m,aut the extension Of
the broad acres Osned by the
planter and the Increased nam
Der %. his slaves. lie soCght 10
make money ohiy to lie iuvCst
ed Ia slaves ald laad- Wien
the war was ended ie found
himself IN possession If plan
ts4ilous of ihe most fertile lanGs
oG tac globe, tuJ his slaves bad
been emIncipat i. asEab5r as
gone. his taxes accum IlLtei,
aud ne WAS impoverished aud
oppressed by his wealth. inns
it that those p NJ had never
anything bal comfort and
ease and luxury became the
pJ0rrst and must dependent &C
all eur people. Their families
had been reared in wealth aad
.uzury, wish "A parionable -
surauce which the surroundings
seemed to give, tLat no Clfcrt
w0rii ever he necessary on
their part tu psFpet7nte the az
aaenee ia wh.ch they had always
lived Many Of item were train
ed 10 nothing bat ease and lille
hess. aud hen left 10 tleir own
resources they we're as helpless
Il children. What means they
had were soon exhausted. then
their lands went snd they were
left TO struggle tor existence
vita tAe advantages al against
them
when tie var ended and re
construction followed, We had
to endure = condition Of thicgs
0Gt little better TEAM var. Aliens
and stTt1gprs Infested tue State
anil they, with our former slaves.
lcm5aated the govern gent IN
every departTel. for ten years.
Bat wien tais state Of things
sas M longer eldarable. and
f0rbeaTgUee ceased 10 ha 4 VII
tue, the people IF Mississippi
rose Ia tEeir might, threw oH
the yoke Of desp0tism, asserted
heir right to bone raiP ant
since 1879 the government "f
Mississippi has been Ia the
hands OF her own people and
{ may be safely asserted LhSl IN
no state offhe linton can there
be found Il Eors wholesome
code of lass O. ore ia which
bey axe mo.e faithfully execz
tel
The Iinds q yIzs Phi ore
gssaIy diversified We have
that vast area Of atsvial Esnds
lying IN ths y ississiPgi Ttzoa
3ei a. extending aieug the vest
SHE Of the State. wn.rh D.
trSyeFsed by the Louisville, Sew
Orleans and fexas raiira4i graa
North to South aud it i the
most fertile and productive hnd
IN the world Much Of Il Is still
n its primitive stale ard
sbounds IN timbers great value
Fatse lands are worth fTou So
to $50 Per acre aeeere2 - l1e
Improvements Heretofore tie
Hoods have been : menace to
the people Of the greal valley,
bat they haze perfected a Ievee
system ia which they teel secure
The levees were put 10 "a &c
vsFer test Las spIiHg than ever
before The water. nearly 10
The top of the Ievees, VI h it,
immense weight and strerg eur
rent, stood against tuerl fog
moatLs -ithout n single freak.
The water vas higher perhaps.
thau ever before. aud stood
much longer agiiaSt tie Icvces,
and the people now feel that
with proper diligence they are
faTeve- free fgo@ 0veIa W. and
that they have the finest coun
try on the gIobe.
the praisie LtHjS IN the east
era eaT. of the State, traverSeG
ny the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
while not 80 productive as these
in the delta, are very valuable,
and can be bought upon The
most reasonable Terms While
they are good cotton LIais, they
are also adapted 20 tie growth
Of corn. small grain, clover aad
the grasses, of all kinds; and in
deed. To everything that is
grown in this Southern climate.
The price OF these lands varies
from - to SiJ per acle. per
baps some a httle above thai
igure.
FORESTS CT FINE TIMBER.
The southern portion of this
State is a vast forest OF the finest
pine timber in the world, and
the lands sell fEom % 10 IS per
acre, according to the facilities
Tor transportation. Much of
these lands are very PRO
ductive, aud the country is IN
tn-zuarrod With small f.vms Nne