The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-10-25

DldIe' W6ONo lU W PuO S"uoO VI
Christian morality, to the canse Of
popular education, and to the young
and rising generation, to separate IL
quor shops from our institutions Of
learning. Should we neglect this
work, not only will all thea terrible
evils of intemperanse increase and
multiply, till they sweep away evety
vestage of propriety, peace, good orr
der and dliberty from the State, sand
bring down upon us, las State, Sod
om's guilt and Sodom,s doom" 'rv
In all parts of tho country yths
friends of law and order are realizing
the giant strides king Alcohol has
made within the five years covering
this rebellion, and the consequent de-
moralizatiOn directly attributable to
the alarming increase Of intemperance
is now attracting. the attention of the
best members of society, and Of the
most profound statesmen Of the coun-
try. Good men and patriots can but
hail every ment against this mon
ster vice of the age as a pleasing au1
gury 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 frightful
rapidity, and whose power increases
daily and nightly. In.emperance did
its work in the army, and now that
peace has been declare3it is transfer
ring its baneful influence to the walks
of civil life, demoralizing the young
and rising generAtion and sending to
premature graves many of our best
and most useful citizens. Throughout
the length and breadth OF Tehnessee
distilleries, and wholesale and retail
liquor dealers, are multiplying with
frightful rapidty, and the increasing
evils arising therefrom, call upon the
friends of humanity and of religion to
educate the public mind in oppositioD
to this vice, and ifpossi5le to stay the
tide that now bids fair TO overwbelm
and degrade society. lntemperance
is blowing up steam-b boats, upsetting
stage. coaches, and, if possible to, andj
through the carelessness of drunken
engineers or switch-tendefs it is bring
ing trains in collision or Ennniag thenr
off the track. All this appalling loss
of life and limb, resulting from the
wickedness, carelessness and contempt
for human life of the owners, directors,
super;ntendants, agents and employ
ees on the various lines Of travel, is
attributable, in a great degree, to the
vice of intemperance. A genefal re-
visson of our State laws in reference
to railroads and steamboats,, is believ-
ed to be needed. The least that can
be done by tho Legislature--and this
ought to be satisfactory to the friends
of morality and relgion-is' to au!
thorize the prohibition of the traffic
through the ballot-box one in two
years, either by counties or civil dis
tricts. This would enable those who
desire to rid themselves OF the num-
orous and alarming evils Of intemper-
anco to do legitimatlely, while it
would enable those counties or civil
districts who are "joined TO their
idols" to cling to them, and suffer
the consequences.
THE SCHOOL FUHD. C,,
When the assets of the Bank of
Tennessee and the archives of the
State were captured and brought to
Nashville, the Legislature, then in
session, by JOINT resolution adopted
May the 10Th, 1865, directed the Gov
ernor, Secretary of Stats and Comp
troller to take charge of the assets of
the Bank &C., and receipt for the
same. This was promptly done and
a constant military guard over them
until by hctof Assembly passed June
the 9th, 1865 the Governor, Secretary
} of State and Comptroller were order
ed to invest the funds then in coin,
in United States or Tennessee
Bons" and also, to investigate into
and schedule the assets and ascertain
f the value thereof. This order of the
; Legislature was also promptly obey
t ed. The amount of coin upon actual
count was asoertained to be SAG, ,7l9'
10 100. which was sold by Jay Cooke
, K Co. for 7.3O U. S. Bonds, at u pre-
MUM of nearly 40 per cent. On the
9th of October of the same year, the
5 Governor andhis two associates had
The pleruure Of reporting to the Legis-
lature that they had realized the sum
: of s5IS, ,250in 7-30 U. S. Bonds, which
} they announced was then in the
= Comptroller's safe" This sum re-,
NAMED unpacked and undisturbed
g until tho General Assembly saw
Q proper to pass law REQUIRING the
e fund "to be placed in the hands of
t tho Treasurer of the State of Ten
r nesseo." By turning To- the 5th sec
Q ton of"the.Act to windiup, and set
1 tie the business of the Bsnkl of Ben
= nessee," it will be ascertained how
: this fund got into the hands ,of She
e Treasurer. Until this time, thaEiof.
| fee had nothing 10 90 with the f6hd;
Q but this Act of Assembly made him
tho lawful eustodiaD of H. On the