Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-04

the Situation ana IEfs Suggestions. |
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
NASHVILLE, Jnne 3, 1862 Please allow
me TO say through Your paper TO the peo-
pie of Nashville, that there is nothing in
the threats made by certain hirelings that
the city is 10 danger of being without water,
and that the Ere companies would not
work in case Of fire. This is adding insult
TO injury, and the people may feel assured
that the executive commiitee who have
the whole mstter in charge, under authority
from the people, are not the men to either
neglect 20 important matter ss this, or TO
be alarmed at such contemplate threats.
The injunction granted only goes to the
extent of protecting the people by stopping
the issne of checks, and their receipt for
taxes, until The law can be brought to bear
| upon the most unblnshing and monstrons
fraud ever prrpetraled in the State, and
| certain officials and their hirelihgs, who
are living high upon this iniquiiy, driving
| their first fine horses, and riding IN their
lirst fine buggies, and wearing their hrst
fiae clothes, come forward and say III our.
hands are siayed, the water will be cut OH
and the town burned up" This il adding
insult TO injury.
| ALLOW me 10 say further to the people
| of Nashville that new Developments make
il certain that ring on large scale had
been formed TO bankrupt the city and gel
control of all the public properly. Judg-
| ments have been rendered lately, and
which remain unsalisfied, to the amount Of
$270, 000-$10S 400 on single magistrate
docket. These Judgments have nearly al
been stayed by irresponsible parties, Sc
that the stays are not in the way of execu
tons. Most of these judgments are IA th'
names of HHkHOt0n parties. While II
the judgment department the line
battle was thus formed and moving TO
common attack, Allen WAS making mum
| berless contracts like the one with Sax b.
| which it was agreed TO pay $4,000 an'
| interest thereon for SIS, 200, and was 8
arranging them, that many OF them Toui'
| fall due in a short time, and the check
3 | thus held as collateral which amount .
| | perhaps 100000 more to be put on th
market and bought in and judgment
! taken, making between $500, 900, and S6O0
B 900, which would have to be met. Y
course this could only be done b
la sale of the Waterworks an
other public property, and of course pal
l ties controlling the judgments which ha
| cost them nothing scarcely could Civ
!, | more than parties who would have TO pa
y money. i do not say or believe that a
a parties who hold the Judgments or collaI
b erals are in this ring, but the biggest ha
a | are.
Allow me to say farther, that nothin
but the earnest and united action Of OF
n best men can prevent this dire calamii,
Y This movement now is not one of spite {
, vindictiveness toward the ring who hay
brought us 80 neesly to ruin, but it is
q struggle for life, ard it will only be
l. laying aside all rivalry, and divestir
., ourselves of all feeling in regard 10 eaC
! other, and by putting the whole matter
I the hands of a few of our best men-I
l. not mean most popular men, but mea
10 men of known and long established tinaI
A cial ability and credit-that the city cs
be saved from crash from which it wi
" not recover for many years.
Let me then appeal to every man
{ Nashville who has property, or feels
-. pride in the city, to surrender all prtJt
: dice or feeling about men and pat b
y shoulder to the wheel.
i. So far as the ring is concerned the wor
. is done for them-the question ia, Ho
: ehall the city be saved. A. s. CoLYAR.