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The Honorable lessee Speight has in
troduced a resolution into the Senate of the
United States, which we hope will receive
the earliest attention ofthat body. We all
feel deeply interested in the subject, as our
citizens and our State own hundreds of
thousands Of acres Of land in the b,ttom, e.
quail in point of fertility, to any on the
globe. These lands are now subject to an.
nual overflow, and are of but little value,
tut by obtaining such assistance as Con>
gress-the United States being owner of an
immense number of acres of said lands
should render. the State of Mississippi, aid
ed also by individual enterprise. will pro-
ceed and build up permanent levee on
the banks OF this great finland sea-" The
thanks of every citizen will be due the Hon.
orable gentlemen for his efforts in behalf
of this measure, which We hope will
70. be abaled until Congress make the
requisite grant. By giving to the State all
ternate sections in the bottom. to assist in
raising this levee, the United States cannot
De the loser, as the enhanced value of the
| remaining lands will be more than tripled.


The subjoined is the resolution introduced
by Senator Speight.:


Resotred, That The Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to cause an examina.
ton to be made of the public lands subject
10. the overfio wing of the Mississippi river
between Memphis and Vicksburg, with an
estimate of the probable amount required
to protec, them from such overflow, and
the quantity of lands which will thereby
become saleable; and report plan for such
protection, If practcabIe at the present ses-
sion of Congress, or at an early day of the
next session