Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-29

nies on the part of the State To lock afer the m
tsrests of the State and 'sths the Governor was not
slow 10 undertake to do" OF course not when the
Legislature makes law, il Is his duty promptly =
execute it. This fsature in the railroad pc<scy e
not naw. II has prevailed in the management e
the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad nom the
beginning almost the Oldest road in the Stats Tbs
Board Of Directors is made up of members IN par:
elected BY the stockholders, and in part appointed
bv the Governor on behalf Of the State. The reason
Is chat the State has large interest in the road, BY
virtue of the means furnished to build and equip It.
The same reason applies to ell the other roads IN tne
Stats The State has furnished capital to them
than have the individual stockholders, and ought
she not to have voice in their management snd
especially at time when 50 many OF them are fall
ing TO pay their interest, and leaving it burden
upon on the State Treasury However moral worth
so nassigence" may look at it, the people who
- taxes to pay viii desire to have somebody
be forgotten that the rsiroads - Tsnosssa have
been built and equipped to :. -
the peoples money. 'N's eeEi''' VIM
PAYMENT OF LOYAL MY
But Of all the cries of distress, the most cb.-.c
tsristc is that which bewas the attept 70
nifty loyaI men for their losses during The VA +,
is known that they have large claims upon the Gem
eral Government property taken and used or de-
stroyed, during the military occupation, horses
mules cattle hogs meat grain, forage, timber, lum
Der and other things. Many persons thought il ad
vsabe to do as some Of tbs other States have done
with their claims: instead of leaving each indi
vidual claimant to prosecute his claims, let them b
examined and correctly ascertained, and then pre-
sented to tho General Government in the name o
the State, in behalf of her loyal citizens. II wa
an effort on the part Of the State TO protect the In
dividual citizen and assist him in the recovery
what is Justly his due. The real trouble suspect
is that it made no provision for the disloyal
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sometimes successfully, large claims before the de
psrtments at Washington, upon evidences of loyal
ty known by their whole neighborhood TO be false
"Our financial prospect is dwelt upon in 8 spirit
Of reckless assertion, much like the money srsi
cles Of stock-jobber, endeavoring to create 9
panic in the market which should impair our State
credit and SO reduces the value of our State bonds
that they may be bought up on speculation and at
large profit. For the benefit Of strangers holding
our bonds urge them not TO be deceived by what
is merely political camor intended for present eff
feet in the pending canvass. The Governor, and
every officer of the State will spar pains to meet
every obligation SIS it natures, and to raise ouI
credit Frustrated by the war, to the dignity it en-.
joyed before treason overthrow our State financial
system and blighted both private and public pros
perity
THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
It is pregnant subject of remark that Mr.. Bax-
ter, in the whole course of his very long speech
does not name his candidate for Governor, and
barely alludeS b him in the closing sentenceas oul
able patriotic and resolute candidate" shall dc
little more. A single and similar fact in the per
sonal history Of the two candidates, Brownlow and
Etheridge leaves much more unnecessary. Both
were well-known citizens of Tennessee before the
war. Both i0ere arrested and imprisoned during III,
t0ar. So far they are alike-no farther. Brownlow
was imprisoned for being friend of the country
Etheridge for being an enemy. Brownlow was i'm
prisoned by the enemies of the country; Etheridge
by its friends. JEFF. Davis held Brownlow in con-
fnement Gen. Thomas held Etheridge. Brownlow
languished in rebel prison; Etheridge was in the
custody Of the bluecoated guardians Of the nstion.
Discussion till the coming of the morning sun,
could not make the relative position Of the two men
more obvious. Equally contrasted is the character
of their present support. The friends of the coun-
try those who blsd and paid to it, pray for the
election of Brownlow the enemies Of the country
those who conspired and rebeled to destroy it, ara
scheming for the election of Etheridge The con-
test is the that has long been going on III thl
land, whether those who saved the government shall
administer it. or whether it shall pass into the hand:
of those who tried for long years to destroy it.