Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-10-09

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breadth Of Tennessee distieres, and wholesale and
retail Equor dealers, are multiplying with frightful
rapdity, and the Increasing evils arising therefrom
call upon the friends Of humanity aud of religion
to educate the public mind in opposition 70 this vice.
and, If possible to, stay the tide that now bids fair
to overwhelm and degrade society. Intemperance
is blowing up steamboats,, upseting stage-eaaches,
and, through the careessness of drunken engineers
swtchtenders it is bringing trains in collision or
running them of the track. All this appalling loss
Of life and limb resulting from the wickedness,
carelessness and contempt for human life Of the
owners, directors superintendents, agents and en-
ployees the various lines Of travel is attributa-
ble in great degree, to the vice Of intemperance.
general revision Of our State laws in reference to
railroads and steamboats, is believed to be needed
The least that can be done by the Legislature-and
this ought TO be satisfactory to the friends of
atty and religions to authorize the prohibition
Of The traffic through the ballot-box once in two
years, either by counties or civil districts. This
would enable those who desire to rid themselves of
the numerous and alarming evils of intemperance
to do SO legtimately, while it would enable thoee
counties or civil districts who are joined to their
idols to cling to them and suffer the consequences
THE SCHOOL FUND.
| When tho assets of the Bank Of Tennessee and
the archives of the State were captured and brought
! TO Nashvile, the Legislature, then in session. by
Joint resolution adopted May the 10Th 1865 directed
the Governor, Secretary of State and Comptroller
to take charge of the assets of the Bank, &c, and
/ receipt for the same This was promptly done and
a constant military guard kept over them until by
/ Act of Assembly passed June the 9th, 1865, the
Governor Secretary Of State and Comptroller we're
ordered to invest the funds then in coin sin United
States or Tennessee Bonds, and also, to investigate
into and schedule the assets and ascertain the value
thereof. This order of the Legislature was also
/ promptly obeyed. The amount of coin upon actual
count ascertained to be $446 7i9 70-l00, which
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at a premium Of nearly 40 per cent. On the 9th Of
October of the same year, the Governor and his two
associates had the pleasure of reporting TO the Leg
slature that they had realized the of S5le $50
| in 7-30 U. S. Bonds which they announced was
/ then I" in the Comptrolers safe" This sum re-
mained unpacked and undsturbed un'.il the General
Assembly saw proper to pass law requiring the
fund to be placed in the hands Of the Treasurer of
| the State Of Tennessee" BY turning to the 5th
section of the Act to wind up and ssttle the busi
ness Of the Bank of Tennessee it will be ascer-
tanned how this fund got into the hanes of the Treas
urer Until this time, that Office had nothing to do
with the fund but this Act of Assembly made him
the lawful custodian of it, On the 5th day OF june
1866 he demanded possession of these packages Of
! 7-3o Bonds, then sin the Comptroller's safe" As
every other order of the Legislature had been obey
ed this was also obeyed. The fund was counted by
! the Comptroller placed in the hands Of the Treas
urer and his receipt taken therefor and the Cover
and associates at once ceased to be responsible
for it, and one was more startled than they were
to discover six months after, that the fund on
deposit in the Tennessee National Bank, of Mem
/ phis upon a simple certificate of deposit. When
this discovery was made the Governor promptly
called attention 10 IT, and the Legislature prompt
! ly took action in the matter a committee of Wig
! liant and experienced men we're sent by the Cover
nor to Memphis who succeeded in recovering about
one half. l have appointed Thomas B. McElwee
Special Agent to look after the remainder and be-
! ing sensible, prudent business man, he may be
able TO secure portisn of the funds in the custody
! of that faithless institution.
CRIMINAL coURTs.
Criminal prosecutions have SO multiplied in our
Circuit Courts, since the war, that parties having
important civil suits have been prevented from a
hearing TO their great injury, and in many instan-
ces to their ruin propose to remedy this evil by
District where there is not now Criminal Judge.
But If the Legislature, in its wisdom, should not
/ agree with in this recommendation, l respect
fully urge that body to provide some other remedy
against this great and growing evil The State owes
| relief to her citizens, who have important civil
suits in The courts Of the country
EMIGRATION.
1t was our fond hope that, upon he restoration OF
peace the termination Of slavery, and the establish
rnent of civil government, a tide of emigration
would set in TO this State from the Northern States
and from EGrope that men Of capital and enter
prise, attracted by our mild and healthy climate
fertile soil, magnificent scenery pure and abundant
water, would come among US and aid in the rapid
development Of our vast resources. Our disappoint-
ment is attributable to the intoerant and proscrp-
tive spirit Of large portion of those lately in re-
bellion. With them every Union man is an " abo-
litionist" and every abolitionst an enemy, to be
prescribed despised and driven from the country.
attribute the violence of these pestilentia disoy-
asts TO the insane policy of the President, who con-
stanty holds out TO them the prospect Of being re-
stored to power at an early day. The treatment Of
the few who have brought their families and means
among US, has been such as to engender feeling OF
insecurity Of life and property sense sf social iso-
lation and consciousness that they are liable at
any time to be expelled from the country. Some
good citizens men of enterprise and capital, have
actually returned TO the Northern States, in conse-
quenes of III treatment.
Tt is to bs hoped however thai these passions and
preiudicss will wear away, and common sense re-
sumo its sway; that as the power and influenza o.
the President nov rapidly waning, shall cease q
stimulate their vain and foolish hopes for supremacy
in the country they will the great advantage OF
not only treating immigrants with common respect
but of encouraging them TO settle among us. 1t Il
TO be hoped that they win learn that their for
mer contracted and sectional ideas can never again
prevail and they will fall into the great radi
cal idea Of equal rights to all in all sections
our great country. Hoping and believing that 1
better spirit will soon prevail growing out of ou
recent elections, without going into details recon-
mend that you extend every encouragement within
your constitutional power TO immigration.
aospIrAI FOR THE INSANE.
l refer you TO the report Of the Superintendent o
the Tennessee Hospital for the insane. Under the
efficient management of its present able officers, th
noble institution OF charity proves 10 be an honor
the State and blessing to its unfortunate inmates
1t is proper that should call your attention to th
fact that there have been at the institution a mum
l r. A.
bills have not boon met for years. The accounts o.
the parties who placed these patients in the hos
pital have been regularly made out and forwarded
to them repeatedly. Some have replied that theI
were unable TO meet them while others have treatet
these calls with silent contempt. The outstanding
debt due to this institution, in items Of this chsrac
, ter, now amounts TO nearly $4,000 Many Of thes
patients were sent here through pride, and desir
10 have them far removed from their homes and
families
It is not lust that our people should be taxed L
support the unfortunate of other States, especially
when the presumption is that their relatives are ab
10 defrav their expenses. Such a course would be
departure from the rule that our charities should be
gin at home Consequently portion Of these pa
ients have been conveyed to their homes at the ex
pense of the State and turned over to their tamile
! and friends.
One ef the many bad effects OF the late rebellion
has been and stil is to crowd this institution will
patients SO that there is demand Tor mora rooms
propose to moet this demand by the erection Of
hospital OF respectable size at suitable point !
/, East Tennessee. Tho chespness Of labor of build
ing materials and the celebrity of the air, purity
the water and grandeur ef the scenery all point t.
that section as suited for such an institution.
coMrESsATISe LOYAL MEN FOR LOSSES.
Aner mature elaboration, have determined
recommend to YOUR favorable consideration the re
uneratson Of loyal citizens Of this State for losse
sustained BY tho occupation of the country by th
national armies. The passage Of the so-called Of
( dinance OF secession, and the assumed transfer
the State to the so-called Southern Confedsraey
placed Tennessea in the attitude Of rebellion, an
her people in the position Of enemies to the Nation
: q Gnvernment Tha consequence was that apo