The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-26
Keetiug OF Oandldates for Mayor.

M6tAinE 0i NAuuiuANt1 Aof M We
The candidates for Mayor had another
DISCUSSION last night, the place chosen be.
ing in front Of the work house.
Mayor Smith led OF in the discussion,
making, Ia the beginning, the same points
reported BY us a few days since, and which
IL is unnecessary 10 repeat. he, however,
made a number Of new ones, Is follows:
There were two questions before the peo-
Die ought he 10 be put out Of oiice, and II
81, who ought 10 be his successor. Before
deciding 80 put him out, there ought 10 be
some reason for so doing. What had he
doue wroBg2 Who OF his opponents would
have dome better than he had 2 Who, he
would ask, would have done as WellY
He hsd taken many a political prisoner
onL Of the peniteniiary, despite Of the ex
teut Of the difference in their opinions. It
Vas simply his duty aud was done without
3 ascrifce Of principls. Could any one
point 10 any wrong he bad ever done He
challenged them TO DO 90. No one could
lind the slightest dishonesty, among mem
5ers Of the city government.
We have good order la the city. ID had
been charged that be had app1 uted TOO
ulaHy policemen; bus didn't they support
themaslveag aud now that the military
guards were being Withdrawn, were they
not necessary There were but fifty Of
chem, ard they preserve good order, while
iusi outside the corporate limits, there were
daily murders. and robberries A heavy
force was necessary.
lie had seen ticket with On auvil. end
hammer and headed the Peoples Union
Candidate Tor Mayor" and beneath il the
name Of Abraham Myers. What did that
anvil and hammer mean Was d q repre-
seutati0n Of the Instrument with which he
forged The chain which wasto5 short % stretch
across tn river 20 keep Union gunboats from
runuiag 10 y capturo Nashville M
MvIfs nd published notice iIithe papers,
dsiFih 3 u rebel eoccupaiion. for hands q
work Tor him, but ''none but good Southern
men need apply" Yet he prstends 10 be
good Union man f..
Mr. smith said the corporation was just
now settling mp large balances with the
Government aud be cOntended that a new
NON cpild ND DOT, As De would be ignorant
n The mainar ID Which the accounts sio1d.
Mr.. Dsshiel followed He eoaldh't ex-
aclly see the force Of the remark Of Mr..
Smith. that new men could not settle up the
aiiairs of the corporation. NJ that were true,
then II was Absolutely necessary 70 Dust
these old once. lf books had been properly
kept, any man could settle up the balances
and ID they had not been kept thon the
present city officials had not done their
duty, and ought 10 be ousted. II they had
failed 50 long. the quicker we rubbed out,
aud began anew, the better. Mr.. Smiths
argument was the strongest that could be
made. against himself Mr., d. made 20
alllaf points except those published after
the market house meeting.
Mr. Hurt conicnded that the canvass
should be made on local issues merely and
he produced statistics 20 show that while
the receipts in she city treasury, ia 1861, was
bus Sl3l 200. there was a surplus IN the
treasury Of si2, ESQ; but that, in ten months
OF 1865, while the receipts were S229, 000,
the expenses were 255,O0o and On the
meantime. the liabilities had increased from
$780, 10 100000. lie was Tor reducing
taxation IS much a. possible.
he denied that be had ever aided in
driving Union men from The city. lie
scorned such proceeding.
A 20 Mayor smiths charity, the city paid
that AID who wouldn't BE- charitable with
the tressnry OF Nashville az his hSck2 Il
Was ~ - sylnstterto be good sauaritan
under such circumstance.
Matt. Browa stated that no had been Mar
shall OF the city, ior i've years; and the rea-
SON he didn't take the oath" aud retain
his place, ina 1901, was because he didn't
went 60 hli the office any longer.
Those who knew him, were aware that,
when in office, be devoted his Whole time %
the interests of The city. That everybody
know Is wen as be did.
lie had been charged with being rebel.
he had never voted for aeccssioil, bat wac
always , Union mnn.
afhe meeting then aaiourned.