Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-24
CAROLLTON.

9AIACIA11joANs
Columbus and Montgomery Railroad
How Pickens Stands on Con-
etitutional Convention. -
Carrolton, Dec 29.-(Specal Cores
dondence 1.-The people of this county
congratulate the friends of the Columbus
and Montgomery railroad that there is
no danger eff the legislature of Alabama
interfering with contracts. Some per
sons say that it is now the time for the
work to begin, and that they feel assured
that the Mobile and Ohio will soon push
ahead the enterprise in which Pickens
is very much interested.
A bill has been filed in the chancery
court OF Piekens by G.. i. Paul against
T.. w Parker for an account of partner
ship transactions, and a receiver was
appointed by the register. An appeal
was taken to the chancellor and has been
heard by Hon. w. II. Tayloe i'm vaca
ton. The decree appointing receiver
has been vacated, thus putting the par
ties In possession of their own affairs.
The people of this county desire that
the credit of Alabama be maintained,
and they expect the legislature to use
some means of meeting the probable de-
felt that viii have to be encountered
after all the taxes of 1896 have been col
lected.
friend Of Col M l.. Stanse asks:
Why can not the chairman of the COM
lllilee on banking UllllZc mere PROMISES
to pay in the future, somewhat after the
methods of the state of Mississippi, in
bridging over the time when no taxes
are being collected? He thinks that
such certificates might be used until
there is a rise in the value of taxable
property in Alabama.
1t is reported that the bonds of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad will be again
authorized by the stockholders in order
TO raise the money to build the railroad
from Columbus, Miss, to Tuscaloosa
and Montgomery.
The people of the precincts of Fairfield
and Written will smile when an attempt
is made 10 get corner on meat as they
have killed hogs enough to supply the
laborers in western Pickens during the
next year. The low prices of cotton
have forced the farmers in the prairles
to raise supplies at home.
Col M. l.. Stansel is chairman of the
code committee, and every one feels as
sured taat the work when finished will be
acceptable to the legislature. The pres
ent code is good one, and the people
would have been satisfied with it If the
index was q correct key to its contents.
The people III the neighbOrhood of Re-
form feel much encouraged with the
prospects fer railroad and the price
of property is now some better in that
section.
The farmers in Pickens are no excep-
ton to those generally found in west
ern Alabama, and while they are often
ready t. talk about combinations trusts
and monopolies, they forget their teach
ings when the agent appears with a late
patent or new book. Hundreds of dol
lars annually leave this section, when
nothing is left behind for the investment
except something that is totally neglect
ed short time after 1t is obtained.
Many Of them confess up to weaknesses
in listening to the stranger with a slib
tongue. but they say that a man with
a new sausage grinder is irresistible in
hog killing time.
The action of congress some time ago
in passing a resolution that was never
intended to be approved by the executive
department of the government, nor to be
submitted to the same, has convinced the
people of this country that the Pickwick-
ians in the senate are now putting in
more of their work in regard to Cuba.
1t is not seriously believed that they
expect the house to pass the resolution,
recognizing the Independence of the is
land and that if the representatives
were to do so, the members of the club
rely on a veto, thus relieving them of the
result of their windy orations.
An cid democrat says that the labors
of Bayard, taken up by Gresham and
followed by Olney have shown the eff
fects of diplomacy, and that the people
are waiting to hear from Taylor, Lee,
Olney and Cleveland. That they under
stand the business in hand, and that the
LIMOGES in the senate will not interfere
with their plans. He thinks that our
statesmen, who favor an aggressive and
domneering policy, would be greatly sur
prised if the United states should be in
duced to go to war to protect the inter-
ests of our citizens.
The people of this county are opposed
to constitutional convention because
they do not believe that there would
be any real reform effected. They say
manhood suffrage has given us just as
good officers. state and county, as can be
found in the state of Mississippi. One OF
the abiest lawyers in that state says
that Alabama has as able judges as can
be found in the supreme, chancery and
circuit courts of Mississippi. This idea
has been so deeply rooted in the minds
of the most intelligent voters of Pickens
that they say that they will stand by the
illiterates in resisting any legislation OF
the right of suffrage.
The opponents of constitutional con-
vention say that we have one Judge try
ing cases under the statutes, in the pro-
bate court. one judge sitting every six
months under a system devised and
handed down to us from remote ages,
known as the common law, and still an
other judicial officer issuing DEGREES long
in practice under the civil law. That no
one believes that there would be an eff
fort in convention to reconcile the in
congruous systems and reduce them to
one, or even two, thereby saving money
to the state and citizens. They think