Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-10

otlcers have been elected, except the judges
| the supreme and Chaneery Courts, and most
| the udges of the Circuit Courts, the Attorney
General and Reporter, and most of the Crcu1
Attornies General. CD at4&F ts
These have been appointed and commissioned
for their respective ofheiai terms ms actloI
was brought prominently in view before tht
people by the press and upon the stump, ano
they have passed upon It. Sustained by thell
approval. shaH continue the same course: anG |,
as vacancies occur from time TO time, snail
order elections when in my opinion it IS adylsa'
bic, otherwise eli them by appointment
ftia LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. ansi
BY section 10 Of XI article of the constitution
of the State it is declared 10 'be the duty Of the
General Assembly in all future periods of this
government, TO cherish literature and science
The last Legislature nobly responded to this i'm
perative duty 50 far as common schools are con-
eerned. Great benefits may Justly be anticipated
from this enlightened legislation. But re-
spectfully suggest whether the Legislature has
perform ed its full duty under the constitution,
and whether the wants Of our people and the
character of our State demand that cur two
State Universities shall be placed on a higher
and frmer ground of usefulness. They have long
insisted that the State is eqUitably indebted TO
them considerable sum of money; and In view
of the noble purposes for which this money is de-
manded, 1 recommend that this claim Of the two
State Universities be investigated by your hon
orable body. But independent of this claim, l
hold that 1t is the duty of the Legislature if the
means Of the State will justify it, to provide for
the higher branches of learning as well as the
lower. Common schools and Universities of the
highest grade go hand in hand One cannot
flourish in a State without the other. The
Universities ought to furnish teachers for the
common schools, and common schools prepare
our young men for entrance to the higher walks
of learning in the Universities. Such is the re-
lation between the two in those States where
education has become universal. Our party
Justly claims to be party of progress. and to be
based on knowledge and education. Let US
show the world that in this State We are alive
to the spirit of the new era, and that we are
equal to our pretensiOns.
If you should deem il your duty TO aid our two
State Universities, you might require n given
number of worthy OOr young men TO be educa-
ted from time to time, free of expense. or for a
nominal sum, on condition that they would after
wards teach in our common schools In this
way many young men might each year be turned
out of our Universities, and sent over the State
to diffuse. through our common schools, the
knowledge they had acquired. Oar common
school system would thus become efficient TO ac-
c0mplish the noble purpose designed for it,.
Without some plan be devised for the education
of teachers that system must, for several years
at least, be imperfect and a partial failure.
ACCOUNTS 'BETwEEN THE STATE AND THE RAIL
ROADS.
The entire account of the State with the Rail
road companies-and especially that portion re-
lating to the sinking fund. has been so badly
kept during the war, and before, that the books
are very unsatisfactory. L advise the appoint
ment of commissioners by your body to sit, dur
ing your session. and make new settlements with
all the roads. that the books may be made to
show all settlements satisfactory, both to the
Stale and the companies. The expense of such
settlement will be more than compensated for
by rescuing the accounts from ruinOus oblivion
Iafurther advise that said Commissioners be
instructed to look into the disposition made of
the bonds granted TO the various Commissioners
in the State, and that they be clothed with power
to send for persons and papers. l have reason
to believe that in some instances the bonds of the
H. 4 =.
while in others the confidence of the State has
been abused, and her credit sought to be injured
even by the recipients of her favOrs And in all
future appropriations to railroad companies let
us know the characters OF the men into whose
hands State bonds go, both as to integrity and
loyalty. Meanwhile, let us guard against any
future increase of the State debt by the issuance
of bonds to railroads, unless it be in cases where
the interests of the State would suffer for the
want of further aid.
In the discharge of my duty. have appointed
Receivers on as many. as seven roads, and if the
interest on their indebtedness to the Statei. not
promptly met | shall provide guardians for
others. Ii is an outrage that nearly q million of
dollars is due the State from these defauting
com panies..
TURNPIKE ROADS. Nf
But while deem it of the first importance to
preserve the credit of the State. and believe our
present railroads, when eBrapleted, will be am.
pie for the wants Of our people [ suggest for
your consideration the necessity and justice of
the adoption of a system Of MeAdamized or
turnpike roads for such sections of the State as
are remote from railroads and navigable streams.
The people of all the counties are entitled to
equal facilities in reaching a market, and yet
they do not possess such facilities. For exam
pie, the counties of SEWER. Union and Hancock
have no railroads either completed or contem-
plated, while they bear their equal share of the
taxation necessary to aid in building or sus-
tanning roads in other more favored counties. 1t
is but an act of simple Justice to aid such coun-
n nf
reaching market
On general principles the policy of improving
our county or local roads by the judicious use Of
the credit of the State can be easily maintained.
We need now not main lines, but good local
roads, leading from county to county, and reach
ing the remOter parts of the country, not pene-
trated by railroads; These would act as feeders
and supporters ofthe railroads, add to the pros
perity of the people, greatly enhance the value
Of real estate, increase the revenue of the State
and largely increase the flow of immigration.
Labor being the great source of wealth, we must
do al we can to attract population. This we
can do alone by attording labor the same facili
ties for reaplng its lust rewards that is afforded
by other States We cannot expect the people
of other States, when they have good Mead
amized roads leading from every county town,
to settle among Us, with our local roads impas-
sable nearly ene-half the year. For these rea-
sons earnestly invite your attention to the con-
Of this subject
LIQUOR SELLING NEAR COLLEGES
Frequent applications are being made to the
Legislature By petitions and otherwise for spe-
cial acts prohibiting the sale Of ardent spirits
within certain distances in the vicinity of Ger
tain institutions of learning. / advise that a
general law be enacted, affording this character
of protection to every college and academy in the
State. W e owe II to the cause of Christian mo-
rality, to the cause of popular education, and to
the young and rising generation, to separate
liquor shops from our institutions of learning.
Should we neglect this work, not only will the
terrible evils ofintemperanee Of increase and null
tiply, till they sweep away every vestige of pro-
priety. peace, good order and liberty from the
State, and bring down upon us, as a State, So
dom's guilt and Sodoms doom.
In all parts of the country the friends of law
and order are realizing the giant strides king
Alcohol has made within the five years covering
this rebellion, and the consequent demoraliza-
tiOn directly attributable to the alarming in
crease of intemperance is now attracting the
attention of the best members OF society, and of
the most profound statesmen of the country.
Good men and patriots can but hail every move
ment against this monster vice of the age as a
pleasing auguTy OF the times, and they must
heartily approve every enterprise, and every
act OF legislation, designed to break the back of
this monster whose victims multiply with such
frighttul rapidity, and whose power increases
daily and nightly. Intemperance did its work
in the army, and now that peace has been de-
clared 1t is transferring its banefu influence to
the walks of civil life, demOraliZing the young
and rising generation and sending 10 premature
graves many Of our best and most useful cit
Tennessee, distiiierie5 and wholesale and retail
liquor dealers are multiplying with frightful ra-
pidity, and the increasing evils arising there
from, call upon the friends of humanity and OF
religion to educate the public mind in opposition
to this vice. and If possible, to stay the tide that
now bids fair TO Oyerwhelm and degrade society
lntemperance IS blowing up steamboats,, up
setting stage-cOaches, and through the careless
ness of drunken engineers or switch tenders it
is bringing trains IN collision or running them
of the track. All this appalling loss Of life and
limb. resulting from the wickedness. careless
ness and contempt for human life of the owners
directors, superintendents, agents and EN-
pl0yees on the various lines oftrayel Is attribu-
table. in "a great degree, TO the vice of intemper-
lnce. general revision OF our State laws in
reference to railroads and steamboats,, is believed
10 be needed. The least that can be done by the
Legislature-and this ought to be satisfactory to
The friends of morality and religi0n-is TO author
re the prohibition of the traffic through the bal
0t-bOx once in two years, either by counties or
,ivil districts. This would enable those who de-
ire to rid themselves Of the numerous and
alarming evils of intemperance to do so legIti-
nately. while it would enable those counties or
'ivil districts who are Joined to their idols to
'ling to them and suffer the consequence.
THR SCHOOL FUND.
When the assets OF the Bank of Tennessee and
he archives of the State were captured and
essiOn, by Joint resolution. adopted May 18th,
So, directed the Governor, Secretary Of State,
IND Comptroller 10 take charge of the assets of
he bank, etc, and receipt for the same. This
vas promptly doue. and a constant military
Tuard kept over them until, by act Of Assembly |
,assed June 9th, 1862 the Governor, Secretary
# State, and Comptroller, we're ordered to in |
est the funds then in coin, I'm United States or
tennessee bonds, and also TO investigate into, |
nd schedule the assets, and ascertain the value |