Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06

the 7CGT TO bulld her railroads to the amount OF
S4 GAL 900; Middle Tennessee but 81 1872, 900, and
West Tennessee but 50, 100000. Middle and West
Tennessee at the same time bearing nearly all the
burdens of the State Government. Notwithstand-
ing they have had aid largely in excess of Middle
and West Tennessee the omnibns DILL gives East
Tennessee 81 695, 900; TO Middle Tennessee $780,
600, and to West Tennessee $500, GEO." The words
"since the war in the above extract we taicised
to call attention TO then for purpose. Nearly all
that East Tennessee has received for railroads has
boon since the war Before the war, Middle Ten
nessee had received almost twice much State aid
foF railroads as the Eastern division, and West Ten
nessee had exceeded our aid twenty-five per cent.
and including She 695 600 in the omnibus bill just
defeated, East Tennessee would still have been be-
hind Middle Tennessee in appropriations for rail-
roads some fftyh thousand dollars. But we have
! other facts Middle Tennessee railroads are the
principal defaultng roads to payment of interest
five Of them never having paid interest since the
war. Only two railroads in East Tennessee have
made default of paying interest and those two were
unfinished roads. But this is not all. East Ten
nessee has had but 4l5 miles of railroad projected,
and only about 300 miles completed, while Middle
Tennessee has 487 miles, and West Tennessee $40
| miles So much for railroads.
Turn we our attention now to other items Where
are the State House the Penitentiary, the Insane
and Blind Asylums Middle Tennessee monopo-
/ Lies them. What about turnpike roads 2 Middle
/ Tennessee is dotted all with turnpike roads
Nashville Until since the war, East Tennessee
scarcely ever received any aid from the STATE She
was always kept IN the background. 1t comes now
with an III grace from Middle Tennessee to COM
plain of our section. And for another reason Since
the war when the loyal people of the Middle ard
West sections were in danger Of assassination OF
| expulsion from their homes by rebel and Ku Klax
| violence, East Tennessee has furnished troops and
fastened to their rescue. This was done eheerfuly
We do not ask thanks for it. We regarded it as a
duty and we rendered it readily. But we have
right 20 expect other requital than a slap in the
face and fouting from rebels and radicals as mo-
nopolizing the State favors. The only thing in
this editorial we see TO approve is the proposition in
the concluding paragraph. 1t is as follows:
These facts have been derived, by the gentleman
from Wilson, from the Comptrollers books, Com
! mon School Superintendents books and the last
State Census and defy refuiation. With such an
exhibit, if East Tennessee really desires to Sc
cede from Middle and West Tennessee we should
be inclined to saw before this bill is passed "Way
ward sister, depart in peace. You drought moth
ing into this Commonwealth-neither shalt thor
carry anything OUT"
We endorse this fully East Tennesseeans will
all be unit for the separation. We Will accept too
the terms. We are ready to go empty-handed.-
Middle and West Tennessee may have their rail.
roads, public buildings, turnpikes, and only theil
proportion of the State debt. East Tennessee viii
assume hers and ask no more, leaving to the Other
sections all we have named and the rebels, Kuklux
sc, thrown in If you are really in earnest in the
proposition, show your hand when the General AS
semby re-assembles W. G. BROwELow,
Senior Editor Of the Wing.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Tho following correspondence explains itself;
WEST PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 80, 1868.
| To His ErceJleacy Co.. Bro0nloa0.
A number Of families resident here are preparing
to emgrate in the spring The majority are sub
stantal middle-aged, and Methodists two, at least
local brethren. Our eyes have been turned Kansas
ward, but our friend and representative, Hon. W
d. Kelley, strongly recommends East Tennessee
and has given his views personally to that effect
We cannot exactly bring ourselves to feel that oul
little would be safe the fruits of our labor
secure, in Northern sense, in East Tennessee ever
if Grant is elected for some time to come. EduCa
tiona privileges and a complete social recognition
also points dear to our hearts. If YOU by trans
mission Of documents these points, as well as it,
! general resources could enlighten US and remove
what perhaps may be called prejudice you would
perhaps be indirectly beneftting your State as vel
| as a number OF American citizens who wish to Dc
nothing rashy, and who, when they move desire il
shall be permanent enc, amongst whom is found
Fraternally yours,
IouE p FApRANT