Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-15

The Agricultural uOrlaeo an .xFhoa Paru-
ed a, and Who KfIIed tts
In his speech before the last EssbsiIls gorvsn-
ton. our nsigabor Of the Enquirer chsrgsd the
Democratic pary In Congress with pssslag the biz
known IS tbs Agricultural College Bill, granting
1000 900 acres Of land u States fer the purpose
Of establishing Agricultural Colleges. This BILL Is
be very truthfally ssids proposed 'gif without
equivaisn-s dlstrib1ton Of land in direct viola
ton of the CinoiuHat platform and We will edo,
in direct violation Of the Constitution Of the
United States. But who voted for and passed 1t
and vino prevented 1t from becoming law are
the questions.
We find that q vote upon this bill was had In the
House of representatives. April 3d. 1858, and that
Il stood los fer to 100 against its passage. OF the
affirmative votes there Is publican, 8 South Amer
lean md only 10 Democratic; while Of the negative
votes there we're 30 Democratic sud only AmeFi-
can snd Republican.
By eIsrenee to the Sensts Journal, Ne And that
The same bin came up aud voted on by that
body February lth 1853, and that the vote upon 1t
stood IS yeas q nays. OF the affirmative votes,
| IL were Republican, (ncluding MIR. Bell ST this
Stste,) American, and 4 Gneluding Broderick, OF
Calfoaoia,1 Democratic while of the negative votes
al, save one, Houston, of Texas we're Democratic
Havieg before passed the House, the BILL by this
concurrence OF he Senate lacked only the sanction
| Of the Psesi lent 10 become law. This sanction,
however it did not receive. for Mr.. Buchanan re-
turned it 70 The House in which it originsed, with
/ his objections. Tkat House, however, not satisfied
With this disposition Of j. passed the bill again on
the 26th Of February This time the vote stood 105
for, 10 50 against che teasure OF those who voted
in The affirmative, 10 we're Rel uboans, 10 (nolud-
( ing Messrs Z,ilicofer. Ready and Maynard, J
| Know Notbings, and 10 Democrats; vi lie Of those
! Nh voted il the DesstiVe, SO wee Democrats,
r IubIeaps, aud only (Alr. Hill, Of Georgia. J
! kaow NyihDg
These facts show that upon every vote, both in
/ fba 10 Nd in ha y ms ikz
Of the representatives of the Demo attic party vote
against this 600 QUO sgift with Ut an equivalent
this distribution Of land in dir ct violation Of the
Cincinnati platform" and Of the Constitution of me
United States, while very large majority Of the
| Opposition" with but enc or two exceptions
among the South Americans, voted for it. But nOt>
withstanding lhis and the still stronger fact that it
/ was only prevented from becoming q law by the
veto of Democratic President, this is represented
/ as Democratic n easure, and held up as an evil
dence Of Democratic recklessness in the adminisra-
| ton Of the government. Yet, unjust to the Demo-
cIate party as we have shown this representation
TO be, 1t is not 90 than the other charges OF
extravaganza and corruption which are being parad
| ed against us by our enemies. They are all Of q
piece with this one, and all, we confidently assert,
| quite as broadly conIRdicted by the records Of the
| country Let our aeeuSers turn to those records
and show us for what measure of extravaganza the
| Democratic party is responsible, when, upon
| such measure, an overwhelming majority of its
representatives in Congress we're not found voting
in The EegatiUe and equally overwhelming MAORI
ty of its opponents in The affirmative. We challenge
them to the investiga'ion.-Nsaphi s Avalanche.
Statement of the Merchants Bank from
January fst, 1859, TO April Ist, 1850.
! ASSETS.
Discounted sos III %
| Protested Bils.. } 00DSl
/ state bonds 5O,eJO W
! Due from Bank --.. -... 5929lJ
heal Estate, Banking House) l2,OOO Ot
Cash on hand, viz
1 Bank Notes. ...--'.'-.-.l 4s9S4 W -
2cI OOs5
LIABILITIES.
: Capital Stock.....- ....- s1OUsCOJUu
] Front and Eoss..-.... by95l -
| Due TO Danks. 2,gl2.eu
Certificates of Abs %
| Individual DepcstOrs.....- T7,lH 1g
! Calculation. zee. .... -. ~ 4O.OOC.UO
| s23I, 900 IS
". B, SHAPARD, Pres dent.
! STATE OF TENNESSEE, Personally appeared, W. B.
Davidson county. Shapard. President of the Mere
ehnts Bank, and made oath that the foregoing state
Of the Merchants Bank to lst April, 1859
Sworn and subscribed to before me lst April, 1852