The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-07

= tiTteor pm many accounts 10 be fai
= preferaslsf This wollld rive as = cir
q eulaticu- current al over the country
J, ana r9lect our hank ine to mos CDR
o rect principles Of finance Othe7
Ell states are adopting the national banlr.
), leg system, mi I ree5inrnAnd ia q sasae
Q 20 the Legislators Of Tennessee Suoh
D an Institution at Nashville could be
! used prlifiiably, as the fiscal agent Of
e the Ststts and if YOU can secure the
? means, one ia each Of the oiheF Rrand
; divisions of the State would wefk to
+ advantlge. Il
I n EHE sUFFRleE,
The Qualification of voters and other
Limitations Of the elective franchise
have been entrusted to you BY the peo-
pie. This delicate responsibility viii
deFolVe upon ven a heavy task, and
merits your whole attention That
there sho'1ld be some sd litional liniita
lions prescribed, few viii deny. Many
! persons IL the State, BY every act they
are capsule Of, have disfranohised
theHaseivsa Probably they usith er
expected nor desired the priv.
lege Of again voting and would
mot exercise It il granted them Ma
ny others have committed aesa desarT-
ing disfreiiehisement. who, neverthe-
less viii resist is aAd strive Cor every /
social iislls they enjoyed before the 4
war, and before their treason had n 1
volved the Slate IN 80 much suffering. /
While | w5uld not recommend you 10 /
yield to the impulses Of vengeance, any
more than to the appeals of sympathy
and pity, would urge yru to guard
the ballotboz faithfully and eifecta.
ally against the approach Of treason,
no matter in what character it may
come. The loyal people of the State
who sent you here expect 5ou. to act
decisisely in this matter, and to have
no child's play in determining the
qualifications Of voters. This subiect
has been considered by several of our
sistea States, where reform was not
more loudly called for than with US.
Il ID quite probable that their action j
and It's effects may assist you in decid-
ing what to accept and what to avoid.
tbs RAILROADS.
As you are aware, upon the approach I
Of the National forces, and their occu-
patton Of our country, the government !
took possession of our railroads, in /;
most Of which our Slate ID large
stakeholder The State Is deeply in
terested in her internal improvements,
as she has endorsed bonds 10 the Z
amount of ten thousand dollars per !
mile, for nearly all the railroads in Ten \
nessee And as most of these bonds !
are held By guardians, for the benefit, :,
in many Instances, of minors and !,
widows, think it is nothing more than !,
simple justice, to pay them the interest :
already due them. :
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD sETrLE o.
The Nashville and Chattanooga rail- q
road was taken possession of by the I,
Federal authorities on the It'll of March, y
1862, and has been held and used ever =
Iince, and, regarded as a military ne = =
'essity, it was proper and right Pre- y
iuming the Government to have kept
.he account strictly, she is now about
'eady to make settlement Ny in 10
ormation is that certain officers Of the te
Company visited Washington on two N
lifIerent occasions, for the purpose of Il
obtaining a settlement with the Quar- II
ermaster General They failed in their n
,ffOTts although the President Of the p,
United States, who was present on both B,
occasions, and expressed his views YER 81
1ally, as favoring the payment of the sr
company for the use of the rad You OF
hOuld now call upon the proper au- nj
horities at Washington for payment Of A.
IBIS and other companies, requiring the pI
money. when received, to be applied 10 81
he payment Of the interest upon their a
,onds The amount endorsed BY the al
State for the Nashville and Chatta Is
looga railroad Company, is the sum Of
u ,535, 600, and the interest which has
.ccrued therean Is now nearly 500, 900.
t is believed that upon a just settle te
nent the Government viii owe the 81
company largely over that amount -
'his road cost the Company S., $40, 900, y
hciading its equipments aud depots. n
The other roads in the State are sim a'
larly situated, and demand your at 50
ention. Those officers Of roads and ca
who lied South, carrying tl'
VITA them. the relling stock and funds, 50
hould be held to strict accountability, q
nd their property and stock should be %
made, in part, to atone for these losses re
o the State and country. The case of o3
he East Tennessse and Georgia rail- !.
Dad, and its faithless President re- W
Iuire your special attention. 1t is be- e
ieved the time has now come for the 1
again to run these o sda-- ~
or the Government, If need be, under ~
military superintendant thereby pe
fleeing a vast saving to the Govern. 30
neat, asking only the same pay. for VI
reights and passengers they are now
aging to the Louisville and Nashville
abroad company. As this IS for the A.
enefit of the whole nation, it is not ~
elieyed that the General Government Z.
esires that Tennessee shall pay more =.
han her just proportion Of the war =
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