, 1869-12-18

The state Constitutional Coz vcntion
~ a.as IL ~ PForuscd 40 do-NrEr0
suffrage state Eshslnces Ehe
NAilroAux-An Important Enter
pEl*r-TAc fetbsle Schools
tYhux OR srEc1AL coAMksroSpEkT.l

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~ sAs IL ~ PForusca 10 dn-NcEro |
suffrage - >:ate S'shnnrc~ - Ehe !
NAi,roAux-An Important Enter
prl*r-Thc ftsbslc schools |
tFhoA OR srEc1AI coAnksrospEhE1
NAurlLE, Ttuu., De- II,
TIE coSvEsrT1S. Il
4 copve nt:ou his beeu ea.'.t to as-ud The S.ate
Constitution. The. IuE@er Of drlesa'ts 10 taAs
bed, III II seveny ry., On the ba5ta of rears s1n-
tauoE OF leca. Tae tlsctoa AL, take pi next
SatE faay, srd the CON ent! Will luttt at The
caproi on tie Eeeo.d M1nAa5 In Mex: J.luaf5.
Your re.dv r. are fa'rl.as With the ttrssel. ma1e
et The i@o EtTAi can1lfatfa for CoEef4tF, Siokea
ald Sesttr, few months ago; how Setter pledged
him ef 70 fat0r tae ealing Of this sa1lc coavel-
lion; how, b.lEs :fen In The GuttrDalur'A csatr
| b5 vsltup ot hasLE BIT. Sptak+f Of tns Senakc CO
! tie Tts.sEatlon u bfoa blo@, be Eled tie 1e1s-
| t1alIon Zach Le with eics. literally, sud WAS
| e.c'ed ty majority 0! x'1tJ thousand or nore
os er his COZ ptttcr. Not only was SETTER pledged
| fer the convection, BIT Ekewl.e neatly ii! the
ucllx1s Ut The present Gekeral Assembly, The
naltrR uLis srss the irs.cnhe. TO as to ad.n; Iae
e4.Icotis to the o4!lo,.tvS. AID tic e4uahz.t!on
Of tie PoiltaI to al 10 Lake I1e
tegsu pas a. aues the white naan, are ,he pr1Uarr
II 4, 10 lnxt the oI5 putnts Ii "htn tae organic
| la ttDl4t be ch4uRlt. There ate uauJr ho%-
tyer, no "a fArthtE tan tar, AID Say HAT the
Mhcle Stare Got ernn ent Anou.a bc eyefturntl aid
bult up GU new foundation. Andrew Johnson
II, wl.tout dcubt, at he head OF ibis lsaat.ated
iac.ou. Lie @oEld kt0p st Dining 70 accomplish
| h't 3lbhtsuna eEds, nLd, Il he coni1 secure tue
abolition Il the pre-en, Legislature, ef course
the rect,ap of ile1ry Cooper to the EniteI States
senate wnsld be MI atit VOID. aed then Its Acct
| Vltcy mEch., on lie lsn Of Match, ISL, Sep
proudly io1N ard ar1 Iakc the position he 70
much coyete-'hat Of stnStrt from T.nneseee.
The mote rampant Of what IL GnoEn Al the
Conservative rHr.5 SPEAK oIt oolt.y In favor Of
di-!!aIcatslrg the negro. aad taeIe viii be o
| strong eeIEeIt in the convention lavOliug such q
nrtar1o1s scheme. Those sUlsng for candidates
Me TO tlace on theft ticAets " Convention" Of
! NO conyetnor." the cosotel element - sold
aga!Lst arg cta.se In the constituuSn, aat thel1
wAteh. wu1'l Ia No coAselton-" The5 arr sient
aDd patstve. as II were: 70 beattn2 ol drums AID
n.trE Of pAhhtrf. now, a. for other elrc:tota
Tne II. rtnIc1n ltacs u. hoxevcr. Lave Instructed
tn+ folla~ nust reltgpatl5, aud there u some
ptoba.AEly that h'le the Conservative are urAng-
cpe ottr Candidates ana s1ca mi1Ot poiuta. tie
| Radicals NIL sote dow their co1ycation At Che
| tell sNoop.
THE tKGIsL4ICRE.
| The GeEeTAl Asseuhy has been In session now
Tor xbout two months Aoaut the onlS thius Of IN.
terett doce has beeE rte calling Of tie Cots:3t1-
tttnsl Convention. Bills aye Cow before the Le4a-
tatu1e pIoettlng for the sale OF such railroads ~
ase heavily lndebtfd to the State for Interest on
state pones loaned trtu. The State debt ot Ten,
tessee amuLnfA to s., 81 LOCO. Of hch ft&A30 oUt
IL ttr rAtlrozfs. II the state could sell these de-
| f4oit:LR roads, this enormous suN Light be re-
1uce1 vi leaA! tn o-1hltds AZ IL no1, the STATE
IL bankrupt, Ann. tast when all tho money thai
ctuid be eersped together u needed to bolster Ut
tie ta!ng cseeiy, the Legislature has fao!scly r.
, diced the JAse OF taxation N per cent. Tennessee
Il cot noted for Its eni1ent aoanc!ers and State
bopds have been gong down I'LL nodets CT snest
| fh1yc ri
: other day there EAs meeting Of them in Ne
icrk, 1t Eh:ch = COME lttte was appointed 4
urge our General Atat ule5 10 pace the teiinaotn
n rat& ads IN the Eancs uI Co1 nlt si0ntt for ihe.
l. | benefit.
4 TIE TESfEsekK AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
J THIS read, rlcjerisd FROM NASHVILLE 10 Knox
=: vile, d telIg pusted fAr"afd rapidly. II + ca
ct'a,.d tbA, the ntst Thirty ui!es vii be entire!
e ctnpeted h5 The nrbt Of Maj next. 20 that car
:. | will bc runnpR 10 IebBpC0r Mis-, and, Whe
= ccm,!eud, VII! be one ol The uost tmpottau
fuaot III tie Saic. 1t y u give Nashville direc
= | outlet to Ike s.snca.a. 60 that with q .!ne 9
i ocean tH ERA At Norfolk she can export be
= cc:,on ard -rer: tcr fort'ea Eocasa nrtt hand:
- lie road elll psts through portion Of the Stat
II vh.ch Las Lever get teen oreced rp, and viii Gu
through aesuta tile frtas HtEeral belt which rln
n with The t-uuherlsnd atd Eacccoa Mountains 70
4 10 miles OF Fore With the Cincinnati Southe1
q Railroad, Which u eoou 10 te bc,i:, II dght (
10 Wsy eau DC Gbf2u td t1sopa1 fhe a%aie, VI
al fnrn close conEccticu w.;h :he South, and CIV
$ SaAhv.te uIfivsIlec railroad faclieR. Tenresse
c LES Lad e,cst .tt a!e with tEosc rosl,ia which Sd
q hsB mi. resi-, ard already seEsrsl OF them a
I'd n The nslds Of 4 recover. day OF ewo ago It
r. Nashville Northwestern Road, which runa ffo
\. this city to u!cknan on the MHsfsttppL vi
70 lessed 10 The Nashville l. Chattanooga Ko1d for
le period Of B11 year,.
q FEnIiC sCuooIA
Th!S STATE hAl End 1eFerai ftHFa eort
nt general system OF education. The fund fRse
ID ast scar an ountcd 70 81 100 49, oct TIC coect!c
rr ard distribution Of the money CONSUMED oueth1,
o. Of T. The Law. HAkels could net tuink Of as
VI rrHedy for this aud 10 they mare lust atolaht
oe The S.s:e sJs;ecl 4: o1e felt blow, AID now L
ID schools, u there arc A1y. ate 10 be Supported
he rounsv ,xxx,ton. 4 feso1u1o, vas nassed d,
ut tfihutEC such mcEeJ pro rafo 10 = hte and colo
W I'd children alike. "John 8fosa'A soul s uarc
u | iLS on Z"