Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-03
VOLUME XXXIII
list VIEWS FROM THE COUNTRY

A valued correspondent, whose last con-
tribution has been unaccountably delayed,
writes US as follows:
MULBERRY Tenn, April =, 1sG6.-EDIToRs
UNION AND American: The election for Aoterial
Representative of Lincoln. Giles and Marshall
counties, passed of quietly. no opposition being
made to the resigning candidate. The opposition
to the Franchise bill. in this county, is entirely,
though not strangely unanimous. Should that
bill become law this county viii be left without
voter-tbere not being one citizen who can, in
truth. take the prescribed oath. Query: Does
the Franchise bill provide any means by which
the various public Offices are to be filled, when the
people Of county are disqualified from holding
Office and Of electing officers?
Great exertions are being made by the people
Of this county TO restore it to It's ancient prosper
ity. Houses and fences are being rebuilt, stock
imported and the land titled, and it is thOIght by
many that within few years the effects Of the
war upon our agricultural interests will be en-
tirely eradicated.
The greatest quiet and good feeling prevails
among the people Of this county; there is no per
secutiOn for opinions sake, quarrels between
neighborhoods, no jealousics or dissensioIs, but
ell vie with each other in perpetuatng harmony
and promoting the public good. We pay our
taxes without complaint; we bear the abuse
heaped upon Us from abroad without resentment /;
we are thankful for the blessings we enjoy, and
bear the ills we nave" with patience, if not with
equanimity. Ifsome Of cur Radical brethren will
visit us we will show them what e good thing II
is for brethren to dwell together in unity
Would to God this unity and good feeling would
peryade our whole country! What inestimabe
blessings would be in store for our nation: and
what a monument Of magnifcence wculd be pre-
sented to the world and to history of our in
tcgrity wisdom, happiness. prosperity and
strength! And all this can be realized if com
munities and States as well as individuals will
adopt this simple rule: EDcrV one attend 10 has
otrn business oad let the affairs Qf he ReiOhJor
aioac.
No patriot can view without concern the pres
ent deplorable state of affairs in this State. What
Is to be the solution Of the franchise question?
What would be the result should the Radical pol
icy be adopted? The past history of all govern
ments gives us an answer, from which maXims
have been drawn. Homer in his Odyssey OBJ
serves that from N day q nun ioseth his GJer-
fv he Eoseih oae-hcLCof has ancient Uirtue." Upon
which Mr.. Rolin observes: " lie is no longer con-
oerpod for the prosperity of the State, to which
ho looks upon himself as an alien: and having
lost the principal motives Of his attachment to
il, he becomes Indifferent to the success Of public
affairs to the glory or welfare of his country, in
which his circumstances allow him TO claim no
share, and by which his own private condition is
not altered or improved" But it is needless to
resort to history for facts upon this question; they
are truths evident to every mind. History fur
nishes the cause why. as well the fact that the
people of different nations have been disfran-
chised and their liberties subverted and in every
instance up to the present time it has been done
by tyrants and usurpers. actuated by aVarice, a
thirst for power, dominion and personal aggran-
dzement The history Of the world gives us no
instance Of a nation which dsfranchised its peo-
pie for the public good. or which resulted to the
public good after it was done. if The pretert for
doing Il hare been ,rhat i 8,ag though the present
Governor and Legislature may show a wise ex-
ception TO the to this rule which history has