The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-03


ar YOU can readily imagine fs condition nov
after tour years Of great civil w.r.
Al the request Of Maiur Wn. q Ir-ri
aud myself Major General Thomas. OF th
\, United States arInv. hss ordered a nrelis ;
- nary survey ot the uCrmnars uranerfv y
+, snd the raPort and plot ere in nv posses
s, SION Tor your inspection. Impelied by
], spirii ot reverence for the illu, trious dead
/, Geo. Thomas has generously had the toull
/, repaired and otherwise matsrislly hcue-
r ntted the property, Cor which he has thi
thanks Of Ell good men. The aoorinrof th,
tomb has been raised and properly ie-laid
and new corniccs made, b,lt the roof. wh "a
ls o. copper, leaks badly, and unless son
g repaired, wil destroy the ceiling fcorinr
4 Sc The mansion is much dsrasrsd from
: leaks in the roof and dedeienev in the put
terlng. The ceiling and pla tsriue are
, badly cracked and in many places the pias-
tering IS falling utf. Somoof the ioists have
, rotted from che samo cause.-The foundation
has been undermined, snd the hfiek walls
cracked open IN conscqEeuce. Should This
condition Of things contnus auother year.
/. it VII become necessary 90 partially tear
down aad rebuld thc mansion.
The liability Of the State 0n aecouut Of
me hermitage Properly. principal and in
terest, now arnoutU o. about seventy
thousand iSio 600 dollars. propose TO the
Leglslature % by "a uns hlitl.ired acres, Co :
Guiding t-.e tomb sud mansion. and tender
. 70 the ederal Government. OF use it ~ a
State institution for o ss lIofel des IhVaiides %
or asylum ior Invalid soldiers. SIMILAR 30
the one uuded ia Paris By the Emperor
Napoleon. Let the remaining tour hundred
acres be cold. the debt against the state Be-
discharged, and the Surplus 90 towards the
purchase OF mansion for the Governor Of
the state. am in ormsd ihat che large and
convenient brick building in 'front.' of the
Capitol is for sale. and Z recommend is i'm
mediate purchase for that purpose Tho
great STATE Of tennessee should. BY an
means, provide q GoverRor's residence. The
present Incumbent Of the Executive Office
would derive no advantage from such pur-
chase, Bat as Is that it he made for the honor
Of the state and the accommodation OF his
Z successors in Office, whoeyos they may be-.
FESIrENrIAHV-BEtScuEs ErcuNarNDrp.
Your attention is especially called 10 the
condlt on of affairs in The state penitsntisrv.
details Of which viii be given by the new
Board Of inspectors, appointed 70 act with
| the newly appointed Glhcer IN charge oi the
1 Institution. A portion of the PRISON has
/ been occupied hy the United States military
| authorities iorithe past throc years 4 sur-
I gest the appointment oi ioint special com-
/ migtce Of your tive Houses. consisting of
/ business men. who shall make a thorough
Investigation Of affairs end report az once ior
your actioa. Meanwhile, Ia Wow of the
l tact that c9nvicts are rapidly Increasing
/ since the courts are being generally held,
and no more ground can be had In che Vi
I cinity OF the present pcnitenGarv ior rs en-
/ largement, I revive tie proposition, made
/ in my former message, 90 establish branches
at Knoxville aud Memphis. The cost of
building on a moderate scale would be- saved
90 the state i'm hiteen years 10 the several
Items OF Transporting cuuvIcta, 10 the raduc-
tion Of the cash market in each eud Of the
State for pro- isi0us 90 subs So. and raw ma
terisls 90 keep the convicis employed ia /
manuiacturing-soch as lumber, Marble |
iron. leather, etc. East Tennessee Affords /
all these in abundance, while Memphis has /
the advantage Of steamboat navi "a ION, put |
ting her in direct and speedy communicu- |
ton with the great Northwest. Starting |
cut on a mode sic scale, the erection 90 |
buildings would furnish employment and |
cash wages 20 q large number of labd-efs |
aud mtchauics and as there are several |
salsried officers attached DO such institutions, |
it would distribute o largo patronage in the |
three natural divisions or ihe State. Ia a /
short time the enlargement of these prisons /
could be carried on by the labor Of the con- /
vicls, and the whole made self-suslainiuc,
for 10 cannot be disguised that he democrat |
lied condition Of both our white snd colored /
population viii crowd the PeniJentiary with ]
convcts as the courts 60 into oPcrauon.
Ltxo orrru.
invite the esrly attention Of the Lseis-
lature 10 the condition Of tho different Land /
Offices Of the State. 0f The ave Register
elected at your late sessien, not enc has
qualified BY takiug the prescribed oath and /
executing the necessary bond. The reason
- "a
wholly inadequate % command the services
Of capable men The consequence is thst
the records Of the titles Of ell lands granted
by the State are in the possession OF those
into whose hands they acc dsntally lcl dur
ing the war, who are uudcr the obligations |
Of neither oath nor bond Tho Interests en-
dangcrcd are inlmen e. go much 30 that the
law requires a b1ud of Rfty thousand
(s5O,o0ul dollars from each Reg ster. I re-
commend the con8Cl lidaiiun OF the several I
Offices into one, end the concentration Of q I
the records in the Capitol. If the fees Of toe
Office should be deemed insufficient, as they l
probably viii be, the Office may be cousoli-
dated with that Of Secretary of State, In
which event the salary OF that Oficcr would
have 10 be increased or a CLERK iirn. shed
him.
Among the srchives of the State captured
in Georgia. found the receipt Of Brown,
Bros. a Co, Bankers of New York, ,showinF
that in November. 1851. G.. W. Burton de-
posted forty Que thousand .i4l, ,00oJ dollars
In State Bonds 10 be forwarded % Brown. |
shipley Co., Bankers iu Liverpool. In
following Burton assigned these
Bonds 90 the Governor, Comptroller and |
Treasurer Of Tennessee. ] wrote to this
house in July, making enquiries /
a, 10 the state Of these funds Thev replied |
hat the funds were in their hands, butthev /
bad recent'y feosived orders from Burton.
.orbidding them 70 paF over said funds 20
my one unless by HE direction. This |
amount consists OF forty-one Tsnneaes
State Bonds Of one thousand st000l dollars
zach, which were given in satisfaction Co |
he State Of defaication on the part OF Rur-
on's brother. a former Secretary Of sfate. |
wrote az once. 20 Hon. Thomas r. Dudley. |
he American Consul at Liverpool. sending
III the necessary papers and directing him |
% demand the funds as belonging 10 the
STATE Of Tennessee. Payment was refused
md under my Instructions Mr. Dudley
brought suit. If justice b. done Tennessee (
viii recover these fund.-, end IF she fails Il
gill be her duty 20 repudiate their rayment.
There viii be no difficulty IN ideutfyue
hem as they are all numbered and their
numbers are recorded IN the Comptr9i er's '
flee, ss well as in the ul1rpsaid receipt of Z
3rown. Bros. 4 Co. The correspondecee Is =
q your disposal / ask that you approve Y
ny acton in this matter. and place at nv
.isposal the means of carrying on the auit I =
Your attention D. called t0 the embarraasef +
ondition Of our people m most of Tie coun- y
ies Of the eta @, and prompi and positive I
egislaiiou is recommended idr their relief
"a many Of the counties they are no. able I
D pay their taxns. i'm some c0uutes lhty I
re uverEhelmed with debt created in paft Z
.eiore the war and partly during the war =
sdvise the passage of a law requiring thnt f
shen real estate BE- sold for debt ii shall I
ring twu-thirds, or, III yol please. three .
9urths oi its Assessed vafue, Or 0theruiac
he sale shall be uuli and void. And d. {.
lie that further time shall b. riVen f8r The I
exemption Of lands sold for debt. 10 some !
uch law h pot enacted ihe lends in seVeral
ounties VIII "a into the hands of q m0uied
risiocracy the must hateful az we'll a. the 2
most oppressive afistocracy ~ The world
am nor pariiciilar a. o. t1e maasrrcs of z
eiief desirei. hut urge nron Voi auurour.- =
te legislation lor the relief of oar f.e1pie. T.
1st emerging ircm the horrors of o tour !
ears civil war. Most of vou are Of the
.eople, and fresh from the people, end know !.
Thaf the wants 81 vrur constituents are. II I y
hereiore. cen ent myself eth these gem !
raj suggestions, trusting in your wisdom % :
rrangc the details, if you deem them prac- /.
cable. y
AFPoIzgHEsI o. crucEns.
Undcr the 7th section of the A1nendef q
Constitution aBd your reEolul1u1 Of Nar y
D. 1895. J have nlled 20 nauber of {.
acanciea in the County aud District offce- y
y apsi tfleut The necessity idr thia 49, ii
% vas imperative a. mauv ~ the conn q
ss wsre " thout Fing't officer. while q
% not doubt The validity of these apro.rt- /.
.suts mysef am iuiormad that d er, a.. q
s these doubts may lead 30 liti-atioB & =
.eommend that She LeEisisinrs, ont II q
lunaant canton, declare The oiic.rI aefs IA p
.rse oHicsrs valid. shd thus cure anv ir-s~ 2
ariiles in Tie time and mauner I'd thsir =
.alacaticn e
rfafrrtrcE lEf8aE ~
ln ali naris of the country the friendu Of q
y a1d order ara realizing ihe slant strides Z,
hich king Alcohol has maia uilhin tfs a.
Or yesra covering this zebeiliau. and Ire b.
n-eIufnt derioraiizatioa directly atrrihu- 81
DIE " TIE alarlnirg iucrease cf iufemner-
ice i row attracting the aflsrfior III tha
at members 0i secretly. ana OF tte ni6et =
'oiouud statrrmsu of fhe cduntrg. Cod
en- snd patriots can bar hail every move
ent against thia mcusier wee ~ the age
q pleaaing augnry of ihs tlnes. and t1eT
nss heaftilT approve ever rEterrrise, ln.l
cry sct oi leEllllfion, dssignet 20 e AZ -
e hack oi tnH mausier WAosF victne
uiuFly With such ifghtful Ep1 1itT. ana
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