Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-12
WHO ARE 1.-THE CHILD-RORBERs
OF TENNEsSEE."

fund" The Nashville Press and
Times was moved on the 21st Of
December, 1866, to talk of this
fund after the following fashion:
1--WE are daily, yea, hourly over-
whelmed with inquiries respecting the
missing one million four hundred thou-
sand dollars in gold, belonging to the |
school fund of this State which was abb
stracted by lsham G. Harris, the Demo-
cratic, Southern Rights Governor of |
Tennessee in 1861 and up to February, |
1862. Whittier has this treasure der
parted Has it taken wings to itself
and flown away, like the riches spoken |
of in Holy Writ, and left no trace be-
hindu Answer, We Southern Rights
journals of Nashville, Memphis, and
towns of less note The children of
the commonwealth clamOr for your
answer They stand knocking at your
doors, calling, where is our school
fund.- The Secession Democrats leads
ers of Tennessee are responsible for that
fund. 1t was cOnfded to their hands
and it has vanished, all save portion
which was captured by Gov. Brownlow
at Augusta. Who has squandered the
missing one million four hundred thou
sand2 Who wore fine linen and broad
cloth, and Jared sumptuously every day
on the strength of that pile of cOin2 A
Democratic Governor and Legislature
| ruled the State when it vanished so mys-
! teriously, and the Democratic party is
| guilty OF the enormous, fragrant, auda-
| eious, Godsdefying robbery. We ar
raign the Democratic party of Tennessee
before the bar of public opinion for that
atroeious crime. He'll opens
wide its sOoty jaws, and every devil in
| the sulphurous domain gapes to devour
the childArobbers of Tennessee.
Gov. Harris is the Bloody Uncle who
robbed the poor Babes in the Wood of
their fair estate. Let him be arrested
and put on trial /
What of the "school fund now 2
Developments of the most astound-
ing character as to the manner in
which this fund has been made to
vanish have been brought to light,
but the eloquent pen Of the editor
Of the Press and Times is silent.
Hundreds of thousands of this fund
have been spirited away, and the
editorial columns of the Press and
Times have been strangely silent.
| Why is this? Is it because the
men who have made way
with this fund in 4 surrep-
titious manner, and the men who
were responsible for its safe-keep-
ing arc all Radicals? Does not the
eloquent, pathetic inVective Of that
paper against "a Democratic Gov
ernOr and Legislature" apply with
even greater force TO Radical Gov
ernor and Legislature Here was
4 fund which had been set apart by
solemn act of the Legislature the
| proceeds Of which were to be used
in the education Of the children OF
the State, and the principal was
never to be diminished, yet it was
deposited in Memphis bank TO be
| parcelled out among members OF
the Legislature and other Radicals
| The proof already brought to light
show this to have been the purpose.
| When it was discovered that this
fund was in a precariOus condition,
| Gov. Brownlow called the attention
of the Legislature to it, and at the
same time told them that they had
treated it as "a sacred fund" in all
their legislation relating to it; but
he emphatically declared that in
calling their attention to the con-
dition Of the fund, he " intended no
reflection upon the bank, As all
banks have a right to borrow and
lend money in their legitimate OPP
erations." After thus admonishing
the Legislature, as to the sacred
ness of this fund, the amount that
| was recovered from the Tennessee
| National Bank of Memphis was, by
the order Of Gov. Brownlow, taken
to pay interest on the State
debt. 1t has been nearly four
| years since this money was set aside
as a school fund it has nearly all
disappeared, partly by the comm
vance of the Governor, yet the
children have derived no benefit
from this large sum. We arraign
the Radical party of Tennessee be
fore the bar Of public opinion for
that atrOcious crime Ii was the
work Of Radicals from beginning TO
end, and they should be held up to
public scorn as " the child-robbers
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