The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-07-31

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4 I call upon. members 10 sped and vote
IN The halls At legisIaHon Jas hey them
selves and iEeir Constituents have spoken
i to nei a priyat 81 estars and petitions calli6g
for the militia to -pEolaet them in their per-
sons and property, True it will take mon
ay to faFnish military force, but loyal
men residing 10 rebellious counties are en-
titled to protection, Without any regard to
what it may cost in. dollars and cents. III
an. expected 70 protect. I must be allowed
a sufficient clerical force to execute my or
ders promptly, and funds to. meet the nee
.essary demands in carrying out these OF
ders. Gentlemen are here from -eQunue5
partially in rebellioni and it is fer them to
say whether a military foFce- is necessary.
q afford Ggotectiou and quiet among their
constituents, You willalsopardou ne fer
my plRinness Of speech, as I have been
complained Of as rather tardy in my move
mentg to protect loyal men. Therefore, it
| is that if our people are butehered in cold
blood, and The colored population are in
timidated and driven from their houses and
/ the baHot-box, Iintend the responsibility
shall rest with The Legislature aud not with
tbe. Executive Deparlment Of the State gov
eminent II am regarded as extravagant
and violent, I shall be grati6ed to have the
Legislature designate some other person. to
take the entire control Of this. branch Qflhe
Pu blleserYiees 81 ssa5s Is e. slsz1a
1 again repeat, gahtlemen, that you are
fresh from the people, familiar With all the
recent eutrages eonPlaineds Of, and tits for
Yop 70 apply the Remedy fer existing evils.
Should you conclude to order out the mill
tia, or a portion of thems il sill be- yeur
duty. to protect them by law for all proper
acts done under orders, OF in the line of du-
ty; otherwise they. will be annoyed By ma
licions prosecutions after they are mustered
out OF seiYlce.a szse =
Il propose next to call Jour attention to
the subject Of our State finances. Near the
close of the late session you created FL
naneial Boards consisting of Eve members,
viz the Governor. Secretary of State,
Comptroller, Treasures and President of
the Bank of Tennessee I regret to say
that from the time Of the organization oftle
Board until the present, there has been
/ great want Of harmony in its councils and
acton Very soon after tbs Board organ
i lied. che Secretary Of State and the Comp
tFoIler sent ia theirresignationl as members
of the Board, as did also the Secretary of
h the Board. The remaining three members
mmediately convened at Knoxville and re-
orgapizod, elecsing s. watson Chairman of
the Board, and Hon W Bosson, PsFma-
neut Secretary. I offered a resolution,
which was adopted, to the effect THAI we
bad no authority to aocePt the r esiguati ons
of the persons before named, and alleging
that their designations should be teudSIed
to the Legislature, the power by which
they were constituted members Of the
Board, as the only body competent TO re-
ceiVe the designations. at the same meet
ing we effected all the preliminary arrange
ments deemed necessary to provide for
meeting the July Interest, and the Chair
man Of the Beard was constituted an agent
to so to New York to carry out our plans.
What these plans were, the report of the
Board viii show. Closely following the &C
ton Tec1ed, some Of the members of the
Board who had rendered their designations,
opened a most. uBProvoked and needless
} newspaper war upon the newly elected
Chairman and the policy he had adopted.
} The effect of this controversy was to dis
tract onr councils at home and iniure our
credit abroad One member osthe Board
went SO far as to say to another member.
that he was in favor Of making publica-
ton setting forth that the State was unable
to meet the interest upon he bonds. -
For tie honor and credit of the State, I
trust no member of either. House Of the
Legislature viii give countenance to such
an idea. Pride of character, the dictates OF
patriotism, and a decent regard for the
/ opinions of mankind, should lead us to
frown Indignantly upon any thing looking
J toward the Reputation of our honesty con
i traoted obligations. OF the thirty two
million dollars Constituting our State debt,
fully three fourths we're incurred. by the
State. loapiPg her credit and issuing her
bonds to The different. railroad companies
OF lhe State. To secure the payment Ct
these bonds the State has a frat mortgage
upon all the railroads SO aided, making her
security fully adequate. Capitalists and
dealers in stocks, well understanding these
facts, have no lack Of confidence in the III
innate redemption Of Tennessee bonds /; in
/ deed. our bonds had gone to seventy eight
cents on the dolarsat tho time of the recent
difficulty in New York, Here l will take
occasion. to say that after. arrangements