Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-03
EAST TENNESSEE.
Letter from BristOI-A Defanlfiag
Radical CIerk-The Rebels Advised
against Endorsing for JaeObins-'The
pixie Pump" etc.. etc.


Radical CIerk-The Rebels Advised
against Endorsing for JaeObins-'The
"Dixie Pump" etc., etc.
BRISTOL, Nov. %, 1SGT.-FOr several
days, the "decamping" of one Yates, the
Clerk of the County ConrI Of Sullivan, has
been the topic of comment, as well as criti-
cisn, in this place criticism, since several
of our Southern friends have been slightly
"enlightened0 as TO Radical integrity, by
his departure. .FE
Since the ''genaeman" is a Simon-pure
Radical, we write cautiously, lest Rebel
greenbacks should have to pay for SANDER
ing his (good?) name. The County Court
net on Monday, at BlountYille, and de-
clared his clerkship vacant-appointed
clerk pro TEN, while his securities pounced,
ike hungry wolves, upon what he left be-
hind Capt. Walsh, at Nashville, was no.
tilted TO have him arrested at once in case
he should come there, whilst an officer was
sent in that direction to look after him.
All Of his personal property has been at
tached-a suficiency, it is thought, to
make his securities safe. This is mere sur
mise; for no one is able to arrive at any
thing like definite conclusion as to the
extent of his frauds or what damage
he has done the county by forging
county certificates or bonds. 1t is al,
legged by some that this part of his
swindle will not amount to much. This
was done by making all bonds calling
for three and five dollars, call for thirty
three and fifty. In this the "youngster"
was pretty bold, but his sharpest trick was
TO refuse all county bonds in the collection
of taxes. Some of our good farmers and
merchants refused positively to pay their
taxes in anything else but county claims
when thus met he knocked under" This
money il said to be all missing. He is
supposed to be defaulter to the amount Of
some four or FIVE thousand dollars. His
securities gave him up, refused to stand
as his bondsmen at the last sitting of the
court, but were finally induced to wait
until the next court before ignoring him
altogether. He, too, {" loyal Lacquer r'
Simon-pure Radical; the sweet pink who
has been writing lies to Brownlow's and
Gresham's papers about the disloyalty of
the people of Sullivan county, and es-
pecially about the people of Blountville.
A Radical oficeholder in Tennessee do
thisll Yes; and here we would say to
those soft-hearted, sympathetic and "fear-
ing men," who have gone secur-
ity'' for Radicals to obtain Rad
ical favors, to take warning. The
civil offices of Tennessee are filled with
Radicals generally, and we dare say, that
nine-tenths of them are backed by Rebel
capital-"Rebels," so-called, having gone
their security in order to secure favors at
Al. -. l. al D. e.
general thing, not being able to give
security acceptable to their own ranks. 1t
is often the case that Southern men will
step up and volunteer themselves as
security for "policy's sake" Such men
ought to suffer, for seeking such miserable
affiliation.
Take care, We repeat. All Conservatives
and "Rebels" who have gone security for
Radicals should withdraw from such res
sponsibiIity at once, and if Radicals must
rule, don't let them do it at the expense of
those whom they seek to degrade and out.
rage If you don't do this, you will find
that the majority of you will have the
"bag to hold" These RAIDS see that the
Democratic party is destined to sweep over
the whole country, and that they will have
10 dUdluOu lOiu do d NOIlSo
quence, will want to do so "JalI-handed,"
having a presentiment that the time is near
at hand when they must cease to exist as a
party and as ofice-holders.
Our people are also much exercised over
the famous Dixie pump recently intro
duced in East Tennessee, and has been on
exhibition here for some time. 1t sur
passes anything of the pump-kind We have
ever seen, and yet its mechanical con-
struction is so simple as to force the OBJ
server to remark "that it is surprisingly
strange that it has not been invented be-
fore" One of its greatest utilities is that it
never freezes-can be used in all kinds of
weather, let the temperature be what it
may. Another is, that it serves as a de-
tense against fires. By the attachment of a
hose to the pump water can be thrown over
any house The inventor is Major A. j.
Reynolds, of Louisville, Kentucky. The
invention kwas conceived in Memphis,
Tennessee, and executed in Louisville,
Kentucky. OBSERVER.