The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-03-01
1'HE SPEAKING SATURDAY NIGHT
THE TAX QUESTION.

thc question Of Taxing the people OF
this county in order TO raise the sum
ofs2l, 900 TO be expended in building a
turnpike or two to the grounds ofthc
University Of the South at Scwancc.
Messrs. Turney and Colyar addressed
the audience in Il clear and i0rciblc
sty!c-enough to convince any man, 1t
seemed to US, that the tax ought to be
levied, and the people should not grum-
bic. We would willingly give a large
sum il every man in the county could
have heard them, for we know every
one would have been convinced, save
their rW-who delight in running 0~ry
from everything that calls into rc4aI-
sition ~ few dollars and dimes. We
have heard no II ma't"a spccii against
tae proposition for tax, but it seems TO
Us that not even the cloqucucc Of IN
Everett or wisdom Of Il Webster could
have overturned, or wen shaken the
Facts which Messrs. Turncy and CoIyNr
produced Ably did they meet the i'm
potent argun"nE Of all who oppose the
Tux, making them seem, rs they really
are, too frivolous, too pucriIc for men TO
combat. Yet the duty dcvolved upon
them, and they doncit. WcdO not pro-
pose to write out thcvmrious arguments
brought forward by McSsrs. Turncy and
COlyar. 10 our mind there is nothing
else but agumcnt in favor Of the Turn
pike, and no argument against il, Some
may differ about the manner Of raising
the $4,000, md may produce good ar
gumcnt against taxation for that pur
pose. Rut in the absence Of a better
mode, why not adopt the tax? 1t
would not be much more than was paid
last year. Our State tax has been di-
minishcd, and the Rail Road tax is paid.
And the $4,000 now proposed, is to be
paid IN. three annual instaIImcuts, That
would be $1,000 each year. And our
taxes arc about four thousand dollars
less than they were last year, So We
would have only $4,000 more this yoal
in addition to what we paid last, provi
,,cd the tax is levied. Is that going to
oppress our people? Is it going to
brake any body? Was anybody Ilcayi-
" taxed last year? Now, gentlemen,
you who oppose the tax, think coImIy
about this matter. Don't let Il little
bIathcr about taxes, unconstitutional
y, widows and orphans, etc, make
you oppose thrilling sum Of taxation
which is intended to secure to us the
University Of the South-which Is to
place in ourmidst an establishment Al.
periOr to any in America. Why DO we
say the trining tax will secure to rs the
University? Because, if you don't build
the Turnpike, lhe Intuusty wW Mt
be Juh 1t SeWancc The money that j.,
given the Trustees Of the proposed in
stitution, is given for building and en-
dowmcnL purposes, IL is not given for
constructing turnpikcs, and the TrIs-
toes have no right, rs Mr.. CoIyar says,
TO eXpcnd it in that way. 1t would be Il
violation Of the premises upon which
they obtained the money. 1t would be
As gross = violation Of principle rs for II
church to take up aAjSSiondry fund and
cxpcnd it in gravcling our streets
They cannot do such Il thing, aud they
will not, and we would indeed be in
CRATES to expect Il church to establish II
University in our midst, invest three
millions of dollars, open ~ market for
our products, increase the price ui
lands, give labor to the mcclanic-in
short, to pave the way for our great
ncsss pecuniariIy and intellectually
and then refuse to build Il little Turn
pike road-rciusc to give $4,000, and
have three yedrS to pay il il, in order
TO secure II Univcrsity-which Hunts
vile, Nashville, Atlanta, and many 9TH
.er places hayc offered teo hundrci amt
gHy thousand to obtain. Even War.
rem County adjoining Us offered scyca.
ty.ive thousand to get it located II her
borders. In fact there is scarcely n
county in any State South but would
gave fifty to one hundred thousand dol
lars to get the location which has fallen
to Scwanec. But the Trustees needed
not inducements of this kind
They wanted II favorable site. and
while Huntsville, Ben LomOnd, Allan
Ia, Chattanooga, and other places, all
offered considerable attractions as suit
able sizes, yet, all things considered,
Scwancc's claims seemed most dcscrv-
ing. And it was selected, and the Dish.
ops started forth to raise the means
necessary 10 erect the buildings.
DC. They have succeeded beyond the
expectations Of the most sanguinc-
have raised 100000 in two states, and
may not thoroughly .c~anyasscd by any
means. Eight States yet remain to be
applied to Tor aid. So, there cannot be-
unreasonable doubt as to the success OF
the Bishops in raising sufficient means
Already hards are at work in prcpar.