Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-07-27

anu lit SldlemeHI lS frequently HouVt
that the constitution of 1868 (Republi' |
CAM contains a provision outlaWing |
the Planters and Union Bank bonds, |
This is a 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 12S,64S
out of total vote cast at that election
OF 155,695, necessary to adoption, H.
S1S votes. The amendment, as ader 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
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 beiag 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 258.--The credit OF the
State shall not be pledged or loaned in
aid Of any person, association, or cor.
poration; and the State shall not be.
come a stockholder 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 Ecnd
o. bonds, now generally known as
Union Bank bonds and Planters Bank
bonds"
There being much history written
and rewritten just now relating to the
repudiated bonds, the foregoing fIom
the records may help to keep the mat
ter straight.
Ex-Secretary Of State Henry c
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 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 plan by which
the State OIL Mississippi could have tn,
/, valuable aid Of Mrs. Vaughn in secur
ing and preserving specimens of ouI
birds, so many of which are rarel!
beautiful, and some, found only il
.. Mississippi. This collection, mounted
as only Mrs. Vaughn can mount ii
would be a valuable and attractive ad
, dition to the museum which we mus
have Every man, woman or child VIII
visited the New Orleans exposition, en-
joyed Mrs. Vaughn's artistic work
; Thousands upon thousands passe,
through our exhibit, saw all of our ricl
!, products and went home with mix
ture of cotton, corn, gray moss, suga
= cane, timber, ETC.. etc. in their minds
= from which scarce one clear ide
l. could be evolved. But these same pee
pie could sit down and describe ou
q bird life, as seen in Mrs. Vaughns Iii
y tie story of Cock Robin, in minutes
detail. 1t would be well simply t
preserve specimens-but it would b
l. infinitely better to secure Mrs
r Vaughns time for a year or two, an
give her authority and funds to PR
pare, as she sees ut, a complete collet
= tion of Mississippi birds.
1t does one good all over to read c
o the Augustine Orchards (as the
D. are called at West Point. These grea
#; peach and plum orchards, owned an
n cultivated by Mr.. A. NJ. Augustine, al
an honor to the prairie coul
ii ty, and a delight to the lover
n of the beautiful and pleasuI
y to the most fastidious palate. Th
orchard comprises 10000 peach an
A. plum trees, $4,000 of which are bea
d. ing, The fruit goes to st. Loui
n whence it is distributed all over ii
country commanding as high a pri(
as the finest in the market-for thel
is none finer than Augustines.
le packing time between rs and 100 pc
O. pie are employed and s100 a day
,e easily made by girls at this work. NJ
20 Augustine deserves all the success tht
IN he has achieved, and all the money
ct can make, because he has worked lor
- and hard to bring his orchard up
q its present standard, and has pl
ie common sense, business sense, and pc
feet system into all he has undertake
to Reports from all sections of Il
0, State bring the unpleasant news
OF parched fields and burnt out garden
IN In many places fresh vegetables CO
n. not be procured for love or none
Id and canned goods is being resorted
in the middle Of the vegetable seaso
e. The Mississippi State convention
nj the Baptist church is now in sessiC
I'd at McComD City. The Historical Soc
Id ETY. of this church meets in conve
he ton with the convention. This co
re vention is composed of hundreds
lg delegates, but McComb City will tai
"A. No. 1" good care Of them.
The Natchez people are hoping th
80 there is much more than grain
truth in the current rumor that a co..
90 pany has been formed with S. S. Bull
III at its head, to build road fro
Is Natchez to Gulfport. Several STRAY
u seem to show that that the VIII
Az blows" in that direction.
II Mississippi has dops her very be