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TENNESSEE.
KnoxviIle, June IS, 1906

TENNESSEE. KnoxViile, June IS, 1906
Mr.. WILSON,
VIII conf,r favor on the inhabitants of
Warrington D.friet, M. +. by publ hing the
following ptcfentmeut.
Fort Stod1art. May 60, 1906.
PRESEN rMENr,
BY the Grand jury. attic Nay Term of TIE ST.
perior Court in 1906.
THE Grand jurors of Wilmington D frSt,
fsnlible of the inpr ,priety, except on great s.
ioletnn emergencies, of interim gng orher mat
tiers with their judicial fin I6tions, would not on
the prefent location tep beyond the aritt line
OF their off ial duty were they not urged by the
mott powerful neceiIi'y.
III they are not nv their oath as grand Jurors
bound tn make a faithful exhibition of the pre-
fent tituation IF the difritt they are bound
by the no lefs acred ties of regard TO their coun
try's honor and their families exiffence. Wne-
ther citizens of the United States f1aIl enjoy
the free navigation of the Mobile river, is no
political or parry anefion-It is not matter
o. mere convenience which though very agree.
able nigh, he ealiy ,iifpenfed with it is not
right which, though it may be for the em ,lu-
ment OF a few, is of no moment to the many
Every man in this diftriSt is Obliged to raiie
Jon-thing for exp rta.ion; if he ne.lests to
do 70, hts family NUT iutfer. Yet has the Spa-
NTH government for {, ne years pat, burthened
all our export with duty of 9 per eentu1 on
their value. and Of late it has denied to us the
nie of he river any terms.
Shall it nc fa,d that i is our duty to exercife
fpirit of f-f de.ial, rather than involve our
country in difficulties? Let it he ad nitted.
We will he y ourielves the ufe of tea, and cot
Zee and fuSar, and fpirits, and nine, and four.
Would any man demand further f,.rifi es,
But theie are. not efficient We mutt noreo-
yer deny wool and fax to- ,ur BODIES, faIt to
our meat, and iro' to oar pIoughs for we have
neither wnol nor n *. nor tizins to rn4nufac.
ture 'ur cottnr, nor can uikhoVn Golrces IF
comfort he rrra ed IN dp--vc have Meth r
f"rges. nor fouaiaries, nor f,It works; AMI
though the fat water of the ocean, al not in
tr''h'x with oar rivers AID vain the mireIn Of
our firms, II fee,ns as VI /, vlso1ly to mock
Us with the iie, or comforts which I'VE cannot
ENJOY, AMI with he prot cf of wealth. which
we can never realiZ-. fhpf. v4ters tell n;
that they have tr ,rfo wred f,rolr $ oani neigh
ooirs, their tupcrhho IL com no ,itcs, lad have
Or ntht blrk t1sn the go lutt, cf art AMI
nature from Inherent eli nes anI dit,nt caup-
tries. But as 10 MS, i-fttrl citizens, though
Che bountitul earth has produced under orr Ia
oouri'g hands, ARTICLES IT value 10 other coma
VI
rih ~ our h'ndS. BIZ We NUT reconcile our-
tciv To thefe mort uations---thnfc like wife TO
whom we are md 'nt-d NUT reconcile them
ie'ves TO our lncapa:ity of ditchargrng our
deots. We NUT learn t. ai,inii1te ourieives
70 the habits and mdn lers of our Indian neigh
bours, Whit the fIbiects of Spain, VINO live in
hight OF our limitations, enj ~ every advantage
And Is II FOR this, that W. have fDic ted our
telves to the fcorcaing finds of the fsu;h
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OF the United States /; and have choien
TStrer to be Purebajers of land in repub-
IL, than to receive, it for nothing under A
monarchy! And is it not fnlre which has
btcn 'a' TO bring us again under fuHieetion to
the y di'ih yoke? Is il not political Jeff N
winch they aim TO give us, for the purp5ft of
mtk'ng Us believe that the bleiiings of even re-
puoictn government, may, like all other earth.
~ pIeih1ss, be p rchafed too dearly.
1t Is true we are few in numbers, but no two
thouiInd fouls hold a more important cation
,n the American conftderacy; we are the adj
Vanf ed guard of CIVILIZED and republican Ame.
r'ct. five beco ne extinct your influence
Ptopie at Ameri "a-your Influence ON the fonth-
ern iivages is gone The Spaniih agents he
co ne pm He'd Of an uninterrupted range of
Two thonttnd iquare miles, We entreat YOU,
feiIoV citizens, t. reflect on tine deep interrit
W. have in the alftrtion of national dignity A.
gainit the nfurpaion1 of Spain. The auction
Is not whether We hall pay TO the kiae few
pen elm the pln'i o. f,ne luxury of lite for
the beneht of n4viglt ing our rivsr; The on f.
ttoh is not whether We IN ~ pay him for marx
ins oni the chlnne aud keeping up li.ht honc-
G" to warn ia Of danger, he ms no claims On
this erouD" BIZ the Teitipn rs whether we
HAL pay one four of our funiiacnce IN trj.
butte to foreign monarch We nave made
known our grirvancrs-Iur gov -rn,nent views
the'n with the Indignation beco ni,g the 20
vernors ct freemen. Bnt 1t is righ that IN 4 D ..
pu'ar govern neut the people .iIpuid he m tdr
acquainted win the peoples wrongs. Relying,
therefore, on the energy If our g ,vernment we
appeal Nkewlie, to the people IF your repre-
tenidiIves, people Of America, if your repre-
fentdtives !bpnld ever be caDus 20 our Injuries,
and TO national degrddllion, 1t vii DC owing 10
you--ltthat dngracciul period ll1uld ever ar
1--WE, IN which low f),ri, OF fllS hncfs and
deteitabie economy lhouid lilk RI, character OF
national representation, the in will be al your
door People Of a nerica, it viii b. bccaif,.
abe fplr't of patriotfn ceafes to animate ne bo
dy polite, and to render the free ntn of our
country fcnIible of the wounds with which it
blTeds under the daggers Of foreign d:fDot.-
But the genuS of america will awake and
will loofen the letters with which her fons are
bound.
There is another fubied, fellow. citizens, "a
which we NUT foIicit your fsrious attention
WE live iii a country which, tho it is the oniy
new country - toe United States convenient q
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