The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-27
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.
Tho Constitutions of 1868 and 1900 an
the Repudinted Bonds
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVEN.
BY J. L. POWER,

the Repudinted Bonds.
The Impression generally obtains,
and the statement is frequently made,
that the constitution of 1868 (Republi.
CAM contains a provision outlawing
the Planters and Union Bank bonds,
This Is mistake. 1t will not be found
In the constitution of 1868, but It will
be found as amendment to same con.
stitution, as published In the code of
1880. A Republican legislature, Low.
ever, submitted the proposition 70 the
people in the usual and constitutional
way, and it was voted upon and rati.
fed, with several other amend.
ments, at the general election on the
second day of November, 1875. The
vote for the amendment was 123,64S
out of total vote cast at that election
OF 155,635, necessary to adoption, r..
S1S votes. The amendment, as ador ted.
was as follows:
add to section S. 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.
soever, 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 repudia.
tion OF the bonds-the first beiug in
1852.
The constitution Of 1890 copied al.
mostverbatim 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 stakeholder in any corr era.
tion or association, nor assume. re.
deem, secure, or pay any Indebtedness
or pretended Indebtedness alleged to
be due by the State Of Mississippi to
any person, association or corporation
whatsoever, claiming the same as own.
ers, holders, or assignees Of any lend
o, bonds, now generally known as
Union Bank bonds and Planters Bank
bonds.'"
There being much history written
and rewritten just now relating 10 the
repudiated bonds, the foregoing from
the records may help to keep the mat.
ter straight.
Ex-Secretary OF State Henry C.
Myers, (now Of Memphis), having dis
covered rare bird of exquisite plum.
age in Ehrman's butcher shop, in Jack.
son, has set about securing the speci-
men and presenting it to Mrs. Vaughn
OF Natchez, to add to her collection.
We wish Capt Myers, or some other
progressive devoted son of Mississippi
would inaugurate a plan by which
the State or Mississippi could have the
valuable aid of Mrs. Vaughn in secur-
ing and preserving specimens of our
birds. SO many Of which are rarely
beautiful, and some, found only in
Mississippi. This collection, mounted
as only Mrs. Vaughn can mount it,
would be a valuable and attractive ad.
dition to the museum which we must
have. Every man, woman or child who
visited the New Orleans exposition, en-.
joyed Mrs. Vaughn's 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 our
bird life, as seen in Mrs. Vaughn's lit
tie story of Cock Robin, in minutest
preserve specimens-but it would be
infinitely better to secure Mrs
vaughn's time for year or two, and
give her authority and funds to pre-
pare, as she sees mt, complete Collec
tion of Mississippi birds.
IL uOcS onC 6OOu Gil oNCi " iSau VI
the Augustine Orchards" (as they
are called) at West Point. These great
peach and plum orchards. owned ant
cultivated by Mr.. A. M. Augustine, are
an honor to the prairie coun
ty, and a delight to the lover.
OF the beautiful and a pleasure
to the most fastidious palate. Ths
orchard comprises 10000 peach ant
plum trees. $4,000 of which are bear
ing. The fruit goes to st. Louis
whence it is distributed all over the
country, commanding as high price
as the finest in the market-for there
is none finer than Augustines. Ii
packing time between rs and 100 peo
pie are employed and s1.00 a day II
easily made by girls at this work. Mr.
Augustine deserves all the success thai
he has achieved, and all the money hs
can make, because he has worked lonl
and hard to bring mis- orchard up ts
| its present standard, and has pu'