Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-07-17
THE DAY AND THE HOUR.

f"hlIifeS thtt iiitNe latteneu upon Her
life-blood, but all the true SONS and
daughters OF our cursed and plum
dcred commonwealth have a great
work before them, and from the past
n thousand voices appeal to them by
the love they have ever borne her, to
awake, arouse,n and strike one
mighty blow for her resurrection and
redemption. All men of sagacity
and reflection saw the policy adopted
by the party in power, at the close of
the war, could result in nothing but
ruin to the State. 1t was great mis-
talke--to call it by no harsher name
and to say nothing of the outrage
upon constitutional liberty-to bind
the wealth and intellect of the State
hand and foot, and cast them into
outer darkness, and elevate to the
throne of power floating adventures
without experience in public affairs
and without property, which would
be endangered by unwise legislation.
OF course, ship thus manned was
devoted to disaster before she sailed
and destined to founder in some storm
or perish by the hands of her own
crew.
1t Is not the least of the evils at
tending great revolution, that weak
and wicked men are thrown into po-
sition, so far above their widest
dreams, that their heads become dir
~, and they at once proceed to "cut
fantastic tricks before high heaven"
But may we not hope that the
promise of n brighter day is visible
and that all the onerous and oppres-
sive disabilities under which our best
citizens have labored, will soon be
removed, and with their removal
will come n better state of feeling
among all parties. 70 this end all
good men should direct their best Of
forts. We have had enough of bit
tcrness and strife. Let us turn our
attention to tho cultivation of the
arts of sweet and heavenly peace
-Four years ago tho President of the
United states announced by procla-
nation that the war was over. Let
the people now by their acts and by
unanimous consent, make the same
announcement; and let us all strive
to place poor old hag ridden Tennes-
see, now trembling upon the brink of
bankruptcy and ruin on her feet once
more. Let the industrious, interpris-
ing laboring men and mechanic be
invited to our State, and let HIM be
welcomed among us. We need more
people. There must be an increase
of population before there can be any
considerable improvement in our
prosperity. This propostian, is we
think, too obvions to need argument.
Why is ii that our people are so blind
TO their interest? Why is that they
take no steps to invite the industri-
Gus and enterprising immigrant to
buy land and settle among us? With
the advent of universal SUFFRAGE for
we regard the cnfrnnchsemcnt of
of our people at an early day, as q
forgonc conclusion, we sincerity trust
will come more quiet and peaceful
era, that immigration will flow into
our state and that our wilderness
shall once more be glad and our des-
ert again rejoice and blossom as the
rose.
We notice in an account of the
speaking at Chattanooga the other
day, that Col. Stokes, one of the can
lidutes for Governor, Is reported as
having threatened that our State
shall be again remaudcd to military
rule. We regard this, If true, as
nothing more than the deluum of
of dying man. Ii he was sane ut
the time and made any such state
ment, he deserves the contempt and
excavations Of every honest man in
the State. But the time has past
when man of his calibre can fright
en- our people by such impotent
threats. Suffrage is coming to the
whitcman of our State. Upon the
rc'istlcss tide of public opinion it will
sweep over the land burying in its
onward course all the little mulig-
nant demagogues like Stokes, who
have the hardihood to stand in its
way, Let lis seize the opportunc mo-
mont To inaugurate the commence
mont of II new prosperity for our
state and people. Let our people at
once begin to hold public meetings
and extend to those seeking new
homes, an invitation To east their lots
among us. Let our farmers nj once
resolve To divide aud subdivide their
large farms and sell on; portion of
their surplus real estate, Now is the
moment to strike,
There isa tide in the analrsof men,
Which taken at the hood leads on to
fortune"
TUE candidates addressed the poo