Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-27
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beiiere sl branches Of the Fire departments hare
rw Speser-iasy through Mr.. Fisher President of the
firemss Association. shall briefly notice his eommun
eann for the simple purpoe OF setting him right in one or
two points he has attempted to make and will take
lss as long TO demo'ish his entire platform it will to
as GOWN The words though, he wi study attitudes M
TIA will Try 10 have omething for HIN stand for
IKE the mar: and It the Frelnen had entrusted the
.,gensnt 81 Their difficulties 10 him in .he first place he
ngh nave placed them in enviable ghtthan that
IN which they find themselves But unfortunately he
Is engaged I'M bad and must expect to labor hard
and accomplish but little. can only console Lin by cit
ing the moral OF the story opoor Tray In regard TO his
remarks about the Firemen not being paid need not
ply TO this having previously shown that the Corporation
OF Nashville lays tax for the support of the Department
mus undertaking 10 protect the properly OF its tax payers
In the next pscA he speaks of Board Of Underwrers
this is something that did exist in fact an effort
made to organize such body but after repested meetings
during reTi0d Of several months il was found that
the cohesive principle not strong enough to bring
the parties peber and keep themrunited. the pro-
let WIS abandoned in toto During this period the sub
ject OF contributions to the Eemen discussed and af
ter much hesitation the agencies agreed to come into the
measure but reservag TO ourselves the right to withdraw
from it. and always inmang that il was our intention TO
move for the appointment Of Chief Engineer Well, the
meetings of this intended Board of Underwriters ceased
take place months ago and the Fremen or in other words
some ohe committee told by me that the rule sought
10 be made during the meetings OF that expected TO be
Board, was at an end So this amounts to nothing.
Mr. Fisher speaks of shat fully understood by the
Underwriters in (bank-th may all be so-aud any,
thing they tit TO give very well and none oil my
busness-n1r do wish make itso. belong to class
that great minority of personswho are in the habit of
thinking and speaking and acting tor themselves.
His next as-ertiou-tbat had three companies: very
well did subsequently, have three companies but two
of them doing principally Marine business and
not obliged to tell the committee that one OF my COM
panies would not again paw the Onerous tax OF $3.50 and
continue business here Now about what Mr. Fisher calls
magnanimous offer of so per cent more than what was
asked sor the committee said refused them anythins-
said only offered them what they asked for but
per cent which is He says they had
hnce that they would get anything more Modssty Is
jewell But without saying anything more, if recol-
lest Alright they did have very strong assurance So they
make nothing out of this attempted point.
The nextassertion-lhat | intimated that the Fremen
are the propreors of Insurance Company took their
charter for his-which ought be good authority Its
terms originally than the stock should be owned y
Firsmen-subs quentIy it amedened that t,poas
might be owned by other than fremen. 1t is CONNIE
thing 10 hear reInen speak of their company we
thew do SO in our office. So this is nothing
Mr. Fisher states the iremen that their in
tenton tonjure NE in my business Oh no, at all
they only wanted the privilege Of assembling together and
drawing up card and publishing the newspaper that
they holding in their own hands the power OF arrest
ing eonagrations and acknowledging obligations none)
would throw no water my risk case of need This
will not DO Mr. Fisher. good genius directed the work
of that assemblage-bu who always leaves the print
of his foot behind him; and in this is perfect
| ly reflected in that card.
Dir Fisher is not as feceus usual in some of his ex
pressons-such as "neniak, "pdy" "reared" 10 the
community As for the first term he finds such illusions
in my communications; and pay why he destroys all the
Il
Of assocstng with the term hrenen and about being
reared in the community do not think this question i
often raised in intelligent communities In this free conn
try of ours every is expected to speak for himself
and the people in the habit of judging him by his acts
| Why have known men born and "reared in some
communities it weuld have been well for those
communities if they had not been born at ALL 1t an ak
iom that self preservation is the first law of nature and
uasmuch as the remen have declared they will throw
water my risks because they say will not pay them
wish to put plain question TO Mr. Fsher-and do it il
no nvidous put it 10 him sensible man -
Surprising had paid Them, and two risks fir,
ut the timeOne of them NINE and the other theirs
which does ne think would receive their first
New so long human beings, and not angels
and self preservation being The governing principle o.
man. cannot disabuse my own mind of the idea that Thu
! AXIOM would be applied.
The time organization OF only few hundreC
undertake 10 publish cards intended 10 affect indi
vduas hope will be more successful in akirg posi-
tions and mud for the subject of attack ThC
stands much greater dread OF its potency Than do.
| s1Nashville Feb. &c, 55--lt JOSEPH NASH