The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-27
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY L. POWER.
By 7. L. POWER.
The Constitutions of 1865 sad 1900 and
the Repudiated bonds.


the Repudiated Roads.
The Impression generally obtains
and the statement is frequently made
that the constitution OF 1865 (Republi
cam contains provision outlawing
the Planters and Union Bank bonds
This is mistake. 1t will not be found
In the constitution of 1868. but 1t will
be found as amendment I to same ton
stitution. as published In the code OF
1880. A Republican legislature. low
ever. submitted the proposition - the
people In the usual and eonstitutio onal
way. and 1t was voted upon and ratl
fed. with several other amend
ments. at the general election on the
second day of November. 1875. The
vote for the amendment was 12s.64s
cut of n total vote cast at that election
OF 1886. necessary to adoption. H..
SIS votes. The amendment, as ador ted,
was as follows:
Add to section 5. article IL. the fol
lowing:
Nor shall the State assume, redeem,
secure. or pay any indebtedness or pre-
tended Indebtedness claimed TO be due
by the State OF Mississippi to any per.
son, association or corporation What
soeyer, claiming the same as owners,
holders or assignees of any bond
or bonds. now generally known as
the Union Bank bonds or Planters
Bank bonds"
This was the second popular repLdia
tion of the bonds-the first beiug in
1852.
The constitution OF 1890 copied al,
mostyerbatim the language of the 1868
Here Is the way the matter has stood
since 1890:
Section 25S.--The credit of the
State shall not be pledged or loaned in
aid OF any person. association. or cor
pcration; and the State shall not be
come a stockholder in any corr era
tion or association, nor assume, re
deem. secure. or pay any indebte iDess
or pretended Indebtedness alleged t
be due by the State OF Mississippi tS
any person. association or corpora'ior
whatsoever. claiming the same as own
ers, holders, or assignees OF any sont
o, bonds. now generally known Al
Union Bank bonds and Planters 3anl
bonds.'"
There being much history writer
and rewritten Just now relating 10 tn
repudiated bonds. the foregoing f,or
the records may help to keep the mat
ter straight.
Ex-Secretary OF State Henry {
Myers. (now of Memphis). having dis
covered a rare bird OF exquisite plum
age In Ehrman's butcher shop, In Jack
son, has set about securing the speci
men and presenting 1t to Mrs. Vaughn
of Natchez. TO add to her collection
We wish Capt. Myers, or some othe
progressive. devoted son of Mississippi
would inaugurate plan by whicl
the State Oh Mississippi could have th'
valuable aid of Mrs. Vaughn In secur
ing and preserving specimens OF oul
birds, so many of which are rarel,
beautiful, and some. found only II
Mississippi. This collection, mountet
as only Mrs. Vaughn can mount IL
would be valuable and attractive ad
dition to the museum which we mus
have. Every man, woman or child who
visited the New Orleans exposition, en-
joyed Mrs. Vaughns artistic work
Thousands upon thousands passed
through our exhibit, saw all OF our rich
products and went home with a mix
ture of cotton, corn. gray moss, sugar
cane, timber, ETC., etc. In their minds
from which scarce one clear Idea
could be evolved. But these same peo
pie could sit down and describe oui
bird life, as seen in Mrs. Vaughn's lit
tie story of Cock Robin, In minntesi
detail. 1t would be well simply tc
preserve specimens--but IL would be
Infinitely better to secure Mrs
yaughns time for a year or two, and
give her authority and funds to pre-
pare, as she sees mt, a complete collec
tion OF Mississippi birds.
II does one good all over to read ol
the Augustine Orchards" Gas the,
are called) at West Point. These great
peach and plum orchards, owned an.
cultivated by Mr.. A. M. Augustine, ar,
an honor to the prairie coun
ty, and delight to the lover
of the beautiful and a pleasur,
TO the most fastidious palate. Tn,
orchard comprises 10000 peach an,
plum trees. $4,000 OF which are bear
ing. The fruit goes 10 st. Louis
whence 1t Is distributed all over tn
country, commanding as high a pric
as the finest In the market-for ther
Is none finer than Augustine's. Il
packing time between rs and 100 pee
pie are employed and s100 day 1
easily made by girls at this work. MI
Augustine deserves all the success tha
he has achieved, and all the money b
can make, because he has worked lon
and hard 10 bring his orchard up /
its present standard, and has pu
common sense. business sense, and pei
feet system into all he has undertaken
Reports from all sections OF th
State bring the unpleasant news o
parched fields and burnt out gardens
In many places fresh vegetables cal
not be procured for love or money
and canned goods is being resorted u
In the middle OF the vegetable season
The Mississippi State convention o.
the Baptist church is now In session
at McComD City. The Historical Soci