Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-19
Democratic Ticket.
ELECTION DAY,
Thursday, 4th day OF August.
TUESDAY MORNING, July 10, 1889.
Col. No,herlanl.s Roasted BeuevolOnce.

Col. Netherlands Boosted BeueVOlence.
1t is exceedingly painful TO to men who
should furnish examples of elevated morality and
honorable department to the country resorting to
tbe most unworthy means and paltry devices to pro-
mote their own selfish schemes of ambition. Al
slough Col NErHERLAND could hops to gain Little
else in this canvass, we had hoped that he would
entltle himself to the esteem and re peet of the
people by his fair and hoa9rabls bearing q de-
batter In This we have been disappointed
From the very beginning Of the canvass he has
been attempting to win votes by panlering 10 what
he suppOses be popular prejulices. He has seem
ed to regard plausible sOphism more highly than
a sound, manly argument, and attempted TO influence
the judgment Of his audience by deception rather
than by fair and full statement Of fact'. He at
tempted in his frs. speeches to excite local pre-
judiee in his favor by incorporating paragraph
in this paper dsrespeetful to the county Of his
residence. He endeavored to defend his Ubiquitous
and partisan apportonment of the State by claiming,
IN direct conflict with the fae.s that the new appOr-
tiOnment gave larger representation to the Demo
cratic party than the old one These articles having
been exposed and rendered unavajing, ne next
trumped up charge against Gov. HARRIS to the ef-
feet that he (Gov. H had voted against allowing
increased compensation to the soldiers in the Next
can war; an allegation totally without foundation,
as Gov. HARRIS has repeatedly shown from the re-
cord.
But the most shameless subterfugs TO which Col.
NETHERLAND has yet resorted is that by which he
seeks to avoid the odium of his vote giving ten
thousand dollars Of thu peoples money to Hawkins
Lodge No. Al l. o. o. F.
Gov. HARRIs has been in the habit Of producing
this as an evidence Of Col. Ms improvident and
Profigse legislation, for while the order for whose
benefit this appropriation intended was q char
table and benevolent institution, Col NErHERLAND,
as the representative of the people, had right to
tax the citizens of the whole State for the purpose
of bestOwng a bounty upon any class assOois-
ton of individuals, however meritoriOus might be
its objects. He had no right to take money from
the pockets of the people of one county 10 lestow
it upon another,-no right to send the tax gatherer
to every mans door in the State of Tennessee to
raise money for local objects and purposes.
Col. NErHERLANB replies to this by saying that
e asked this appropriation for the purpose of build
ing up Female School at Rogersville, and boast
fully proclaimed that he (Col NErHERLAYD) had,
though poor man, given S1,OGO cut of his own
pockets to this benevolent object.
Although Col NErHERL SND's private charities
would have furnished no excuse for his misappropri
alton of the public money, nc continued TO dwell
with more fersOr than modesty upon this boosted
act of liberaIity aud benevOlence. He had given
his own money, and that he thought suf cient ex-
cuse for giving away the peoples money. If he
had done wrong as public man, his generosity and
goodness as a private citizen was sufficient atone
nent for the error.
Now it turns out on investigation that this defence
of Col. NETHERLANDS, indicate aud insufficient
as it is, has no foundation in fact He never gave
the money as he claims. he took thousand dol
lars CT stock in the enterprise, but did not give
dollar in charity. OF this thousand dollars five
hundred dollars have already been repaid to Col.
NErHERLAND, and he claims that the balance should
be refunded. These facts have been statad by Gov
HARRIS in his speeches, and are not denied by Col
NErHEBLAND. And yet he has had the effrontery to
ol,u credit for generosity in this matter, ard
ceased to make boast of his bsncvolenoe until the
facts were obtained and exposed by Gov HARRIS. |
What do the honest masses of the people think of
q man who seeks to win their votes by such dis
graceful means? VIII theyreward such man with
their confidence and rupportf We think not; bat
ii they do they had as well proclaim to the young
men Of the country that the practice of deception
brings no dishonor, and that public men may resort
to any means with impunity which they think will
contribute to their success. Cor the sake of the
cause of public and private virtue hope the PEG
pie of Tennessee will utter rebuke of this conduct
in the deepest tones of honest indignation.