The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-09-27
FoR SHERIFF,
S. E. GRIFFITH.
Subject 10 the decision Of a nominating Convention
FOR JUDGE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
NAT. B. OWENS.
ToR SHERIFF
COMPARISON,


The great Empire State Of the Union is IN
= terrible pickle. She is plunging into bank
raptcy at a rate that within less than fifteen
lears there will not be a dollar in her Treas
ary. Yes, With all her inland and ocean navi.
CATION, her millions Of toiling population,
her hills, mountains and vallies glowing with
The light Of countless forges, and the roar Of
her machinery Resembling from the Ses-board
to the 81. Lawrence, the Excelsior of he sis
terhood Of commonwealth known as the
American Republic is sinking deeper and
deeper every day in financial embarrassment.
This is the intelligence we gather from the
conservative and rebel journals Of the coun-
try. Quite an unpleasant moreedu to be roll
ed under the eely tongues of the Bears and
Bulls of Wall street! A horrible disclosure
20 the Shylock capitalists Of Europe, whose
grandeur and power depend upon the golden
h~Arvests reaped from the fruitful fields of the
New World As we said above we are in
hebted to,the rebel and conservative press for
this information, which they are employing
TO prove that inevitable ruin awaits the Peo-
pie who tolerate Radical rule. According
20 their showing, the annual taxation of New
York has risen TO the enormous and fright
ful rate Of more than eleven per cent on the
highest assessed value Of all the property 10
the State, being eight per cent more than the
annual profits of the people, and the iudebt-
rdness including that strictly of the State,
the cities, towns and Villages, her proportion
Ofthe nations liabilities amount to consider
ably more than one third of the assessed val
Nc Of the property therein. Admit this start
ling exhibition Is not exaggerated, and what
argument have we against Radical rule ? Has
not this immense debt been Accruing during
many administrations, a large majority Of
which have been strongly Democratic 2 Has
this mountain-load upon the people of New
York accumulated since the triumph Of the
Republican party in the State3 By no means.
Alarge proportion Of it was created by the
ebel-eonservative-lrish riot in the city Of
New York in the fall Of 1863, when the Wood
Seymour-ADdy johnson democracy attempted
With the torch and every available weapon OF
death 10 prevent the operation of the Gov
stnment draft Law in that State. A large
proportion Of il was contracted to keep in
subordinate and malignant rebels and cop
perheads in subsection during the war, and
prevent them from sending an army of al
lance to the lsgions of Davis 20 capture the
National Capitol and destroy the Cuion. But
by far the largest part was incurred to de-
feat the installations Of Democratic traitors,
Who were and still are in league with the
powers Of darkness, to bio, the American
constellation from The ornament Of Nations,
Aud replace !. with the baleful stars OF . new
eonfederaey. This statement trumpeted With
sneh . flourish Of logical deductions BY tho
conservative press admitted without contra
dietiOn, Il stards a Mount Pisssh monument
perhdy, corruption, v%illiapy, and treason
Of the johnson party Of to-day. All the dem
asogHes and interruptions rulerslof the En-.
lire State 10 whom she will be solely indebt-
ed !or her prophseied disasters II they really
come, are allied With johnson TO carry
u through 70 success his wicked and de-
%struelive schemes.
hRadiealisu is no. adsPlsd 10 our sister
STATE Of the East, u suits The latitude or
Teunssiss 70 The pies,y Of :hs finest drawn
proposition. IL doctrines and theories
'horOughb issorporatsd into our system Of
EoT'FnPss,, oar State is sdVaneins.sith the
rsaaafsd tread Of dsaiiaF 70 that eIallsd
Plans % jaaii's, equality snd truth, where
the rishn q dlars alba psoognirsd and
protected, which is NE only slesy and excel.
lsnes Of q s,ate or nation.
Rsdicslisn founi our eomrnouwsaiss utter