Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-19
KNo1y1ILE TENN, WEDNEsDaY, APRIL To- 1866

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aons from sense Of duty, sad desiring i sss las
TIE dasu 10 those IAtfietie h1e Who arH serving Ia
STATE Isaggsst sit incseaae IA tho Fey ef all clv
4 Sllanrs whsxe compensation g A1eA III law Hu.
s'fsshr Judges ahcala Be- pata Aalnfs sE 44,s0n
! Ehantsllcrs aud ciEeest Judges shefld BE- nilpwed
as0DQ and iha IsanxuTeFl Epmnsfol9, SarSesAsy O!
Ataie Alaaraos ehpFal and oltsr olaoefn should 81
AileMsa corresponding lneFsaka III thaIF salaries
And nsFeslihIsg sat tFAssly suggest thai the psy
of EnamheFs II tils 8eneFhl Assemhy b. inrFease4
Ahd ahs meEa 20 slgh ihefasae eoaa net take e.
/ fSsa dpring y0aF term ct sihae. -.
Il q failY ~ thlak Of mEa In public aliisa new
Supporting his family on she salary he rreeved fs.lt
aiia ave years sgp. Boarding slothinE ineass yes-
ssahls In isst evsrytaiag has lHcrsasea ts twlea
flrrnst pEtces. Aud yes the wags, of The pablo ef-
keess ara down atthe Cd prices. Hagy one ef the
llaeambents named y wastby ot bis 1llee be u
eefthy Of support from that oaies. nis pay
sheuld 10 made equal 10 bis necessary expeaaes--
Ihs State cannos Eeasaaably ezpect tAp - aesvts
bis individual time and hia whole eneFEiss std tai
eala 10 Anoica vhsa the salary Of saeh oface viii
not defay the necezsafy s1penses Of bis family
Gentlemen eapablenf filing such Offices sFe capa-
be Of supporting themselves in other vocations
kRd il Is obvious thst they win be forced 10 turn
lheir attention to other phrsuits IN order 20 gallo
lfgeHhoad The increase Of such saiEfies viii add
something % our taxas bat the amount will Be- 70
small ~ searceiy 10 be felt by the people, doubt
MT they viii ckeeTfelly eontribate in this way 70
ssd in suftaiuing good and ccrapsteht naeh IN npof
tent cfsciat positions | feepmmend, therrfofe
ikai Immediate Setsoa be taken IN this fusltes
FISARcE.
The financial condition Of the State dausaads the
afiY aud pFouspt attention ~ this General Assoia-
hly. The reports OF ths ComptFoler and treasurer
arc 70 the fitst Of oeteber, 1881 From thai tfsnp
o the restoration Of the capital 70 the national SUI
asA fstft
State authorities, the information leh us Is impcr
feet and insufficient Tho subsequent Upetatsohs
will sppear from the current report u the Comp
ROLLER whose high charncterf for integrity and truth
commend him 10 your eoHhdehce. The balance IN
the Treasury on The arst Of Octoeef 1891, accord
ing b. the TrcAsurers report, was slss $50 sc. Be
ode warrants fo- payment remain In the Treasury
Tor seo 4ei o. RsrNnts cut of the Treasury had
been Issued bat MOI presented for sl45 all H. How
Car The figures were modified by the operations Of
TIE next Four months and bali, 20 tss middls Of.
February. 1852 have no information Except the
military e1Pcnses II = presumed that ths halsncs
Sas not changed, Judging from the uniformity ap
parent Ia the scai operations Of the preceding fcaF
Peafs Since that time Middle and West Tennessee
have been generosity within tbs. Federal lines, and
East Tennessee since the first Of September, is6s-
Governor Johnson occupied the Capitol and exrF.
esed gubernatoria jurisdiction over those portions
Of the Stsse held BY Federal Sathority. Governor
Harris who adhered 10 the rebel cause is very gen
etally understood TO have collected revenue Ia the
couniiet within their military lines The Comp
tspller win be found 20 have given in bis report The
financial history Of Governor Johnsons adHlinisre-
lion This report Is respectfully submitted for your
careful cousidef4ton, aud the recommendation Of
that oflcer are spproSed BY me. What moneys
were ecliected by G0Yerncr Harris and his sahordt
natcs am unable 70 state, nor sai l Prepared -
say that Il Is important for you 10 inquire II VIII
b matter Eer your consideration whether the ave-
satl
essent liabilities during thss period ar - :& the
81 on the Stats debt The aausl payments 10 COM
mon schoos and ncadeiss and 70 the several char.
isahs inststuttpns Of the state were nos made The
consequences OF the fsure weaid not be stoned for
by reaching them nov. Ths same e snbstantially
true Of yaricas other items ef erdiHafy szpendi-
taref
Z Tha STATE Dspt a reported By the conptroller
an October, 1851, i said to be ss,ssa.eos es and
this demands your altspsiun. This includes
saO0o0oo of eight pes eant. bonds for the defense
81 the State which haA EesentlE been discarded by
tho people Rt the hallot-box. This anaathorizea
and rnost Rniass Rdebteiness repEiiAtel leaves the
indebteaBssso of the Ssate properly S8seA6Qs &C. Ht
m an annual interest Of Sai2 Bss IS. The interest
i D -esamed 10 have been paid on the Hrst OF JAN
nary 1881 Il s not known how much has been
maid il any The bonds will show eithsr by the
endorsement or the absence Of the coupons Besides
this debt the State has bonds fof Internal Improve
nent purposes and has endorsed the bonds Of rail-
road companies 10 the amount OF Sl6,2ll Ooe 00--
For thess the State y ultimately liable upon the
failaro OF The companies. These boHds Il Is be-
lieyed the State win have 10 provide for 10 preserve
It's credit, making Al aggregate Indebtedness Of
$40 005sos 66, sud the annual interest sllss, ,ots
2s OF this debt proper, Ss6,s66 ee matared In
| 1881; ssl,26o In ise2, st11,75o in 1853; and
ass 500 in 1854; a all, s5se,l 6e, st once 10 be
lpfovided for. The Comptroller states that the
k1ada maturing ia 1861 were 'takan possession oi
and held by the STATE subject 20 Na3ustmenf Al the
/ end Of the war" Besides these. the State held
bonds mostly her own, as follows; The Spencer I.
| Hunt Fund & the Railroad Sinking Fund, lei
deposited BY frae banks, s4i deposited By foreign
insurance companies, 50; aud IN all bss bonds
These bonds, held in trust, carried away u =
believed with the yAuables Of The state Treasury
by The State officers who ingloriously Hed on the Ap-
preach of the National flag, Double payment can
1 probably DO avoided. Evidence must be in exist.
enee BY which they can Be identified. The notorl-
Gus condition Of our State affairs has been saiileni
20 put dealers upon their guard. SO that II any ol
! The bonds have been frsadulenty sold, paymen. "a
ths present. holders Iusy be Justly stopped; FuE.
therTnoFe Il win be veil 20 eonsidsf how far II Is
your duty, as agents Of the State, not only not "a
pay The boRds held by those who have been active.
IL engaged In the rebellion - overthrow the Gov.
! eminent. Whistler held By them or parties wha
may ssek 10 conceal them fer the beBeat sf rubei
Rs they VIII hkely ae, Atitlse suas sv hiess
ures 10 prevent their payment. Tho eoads can lH
no event eF the loss The diSioya hoder'
4 have occssloned the State Tho Justice Of holding
them responsible in this way, II r. believed, canrol
4 be successfully controversial .
81 The arreRFage Of interest, AMOUNTING TO nearly
twenty-five pet cent Of the principal, Is more thAl
The seople eaa aAsIiy pay al sight with the othei
! burdens, public and private thFowH upon them b,
the war Il viii be aetnssaFy, thefefofe, TO Autlcl
pats The MEANS 40 ~. at the time 10 rreseryl
he State credit hy satisfying Che creditors, and Z
i preserve the people from oppressive taxation.
j AMEspaEST or STATE cossTiTrrfoN.
The ra,,ut amendment 10 the State Constituted
.holshpa slavery will require some changes in %
& reyeuae laws, The lteHs OF slaves viii no longe
annear In she lst Of taxsblea. The census OF ie6l
sbnws there were in the State Absnt 1900 slave