Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-02

belief upon its readers.
We find upon reference to the Journals
of the session of 1872, the following facts.
For the State Aid bill of that session, the
vote in the Senate was as follows:
For. Against.
Democrats A
Wings 10 8
In the House
For. Against.
Democrats 20
Wings &c
In both branches of the Legislature, it
is seen, more wings than democrats voted
against the system.
The Legislature of 1851, enlarged and
extended the system. The sham-democra-
cy had a majority in the Senate-the wings
in the House. The vote in the former on
the State Aid bill of that session stood.
For. Against.
Democrats 9 5
Wings 6 8
In the House
For. Against.
Democrats Is 10
Wbigs 81 90
A greater number of wings than demo
Gratis, it will again be noted, voted against
the extension of the system.
In both cases the responsibility is shared
alike by the wings and their opponents.
These simple facts are enough to satisfy
all who have not taken the trouble to in
form themselves on the subject, that the
Union and American is without the least
warrant for the singular attempt to produce
the impression that the opponents Of its
party-the Wings of 1872 and 1854
are responsible for the Inauguration and
expansion of the State Aid system. Of
the policy Of the system, it ventures no
opinion, just now. 1t would rather have
room for the exercise of its proclivity to
get up false issues. Whatever it may
think of the policy, some of the best men
in its party have pronounced it good.
Under the benefcent operations of the
State Aid system, works of internal i'm
provementS have been pushed ahead with
unwonted vigor, and the life blood of the
State driven through all her veins and ar
teries with accelerated but heaIthful speed.
Prosperity has followed, and if prudent
counsels continue to prevail, few, if any,
evil results need be apprehended. But, at
the same time, the system has made the
State liable for the bonds endorsed for
railroads. She may never be called upon
to pay any of them. Should she, however,
be called upon to do so, no one who res
poets her reputation, can doubt that she
will pay up to the last farthing. 1t would
be hard upon her people to do this, but
they would not finch.
Now, in view of this state Of things, and
of the additional facts that she has an &C
tual Indebtedness Of near four millions tc
square up, sooner or later, and that hel
people are paying heavy taxes for schools
and internal improvements, is it not right
that she should make an effort to relieve
herself and them, by demanding of the gen
eral government her share in the benefits
arising from grants of the public lands
The Union and american, and the shan
democratic leaders generally, answer -
"No! Let her work out her own saliva
ton! What, if other States have beer
madeprosperous and rich by grants oflands
Tennessee should accept no such boon
Rather let the public lands be so disposed
of as to drain her of portion other popu
lation-as to entice her sons away to Civ,
character and strength to other States
On the other hand, the opposition say
"Let us demand her rights. She is en-
titled to an equal share of the bounty o
the government, and it is full time that sh,
had it, Place her upon an equality, inthi
respect, with her younger sisters and Sh,
will like them complete her internal i'm
provement enterprises, fully deyelope he
resources, relieve her people of large por
ton of their taxes, and open the doors o
the school house to every child within he
borders" This, is a 'consummation de
voutly to be wished" 1t is consumma
ton which every Tenressean should vigor
ously labor to effect. 1t is a consumma
ton which will be effected, if the peopl,
are but true to their own rights and inter
ests--if they will not suffer party leader
and demagogues of high and low degree
to lure them off by deceptive catch-words
false issues, aud the arts and appliances o
knavery which they resort to without scru
pie TO bolster up their cause.
BSy- The Union and American of Sunda.
makes quotations from letters written il