Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-21
MAYOR NORRIS AND THE CITY
FINANCES.
Prudential POLICY.


Alcibiades, the protean Greek, once APP
preached his tutor Pericles- Pericles was
treasurer Of the city Of Athens. He NAV
have been tired. In the times to which we
refer many men were. The youthful pro-
dizzy saw Perieles in a gloomy mood. He
slapped him on the shoulder with the ex-
preston What is the matter ?" " I'm
trying to settle my debts with the Athenian
people, said the preceptor.
why, sir, said Alcibiades, you had
better be studying how not to settle Them (
Mayor Morris is not Alcibiades, nor his
censor Pericles. The very best that can
be done In the circumstances is 10 retrench
the CITY expenses Aristides was ostracised
for being called ''the Just )" possibly
Mayor Morris may be torn and "hawked
at" for his labors In behalf of the city. He
will not, in his official capacity, contract
for a corporate cent that he cannot pay.
The days of checks have gone by. IRE
deemable as may be the opinions of men,
they cannot initiate against judgment and
sound sense. If Judas sold his God for
thirty pieces of silver, it is no reason why
our Mayor should be expected to sell the
city for less. Hard as it it may seem to
many, his policy is just, it is night, 1t IS
honorable. it is manly. Why talk about
keeping Up public institutions, full city gas
lights. water works and all else, when the
response is not in the eXchequer2
Shakespeare said in one of his characters,
81 can call spirits from the vastly deep.
$50 can or any other man, but will they
come, that's the question" was the re-
sponse. Now, the subject of reducing the
e A. offxr in, po.
pacity Is not one OF preference, but one OF
prudence. 1t is just; it is right; it Is pru-
dent; il is proper; and it Is a necessity.
Under the regime inaugurated by Mayor
Morris the city viii get out Of debt other
wise she never will.
List of Unavailable Letters in the
Nashville POstOffice Dec. 20, lS69'
Parties claiming these letters will please
call at the stamp window. Those not
claimed will be forwarded to the Dead Let
ter Office at Washington, Monday, Dec
%, 1863:
WITHOUT STAMPS.
Mrs. Ready, Cincinnati, o.; Mrs. Mar
garet King, Olmstead Station, KY; Miss r.
Hoeslie. Jeffersonville, Ind; Miss Lucy
Bayless, ShelbyviIle, KY; VIM. Grisham,
Canton. Ga; w. Rosser, Stevenson, Ala;
Tribune" New York; ]. j. Had, Phlia-
delphia, Pa; J. S. Campbell, Albany, N
Y, Rev. Jas. Woodrow, Columbia, Ca
Daniel 2. Gunnels, Oxford, Ala; T. Nc,
liver & Co., city; J. G. Nellems, city
W. A. Wherry, city; Robt. Ruth, city
w. 7. Berry & Co., city; Rev. j. W. Ear
", Memphis, Tenn; ]. ]. Floersh, Can
| ton. Ca; A. FIoersh. Dalton, Ga; ID. w
Byers, Pleasant Plains, Tenn; Albert
Mitchell, Memphis, Tenn; Mahrt, Dieck
mann & Pupke, New York; William Cole
man, Glasgow, KY.
INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE.
Three cents are required on al
letters, except those addressed t.
foreign countries, sent TO parties outside
of the city:
John Steward, Pulaski, Tenn.
REVENUE STAMPS.
Revenue stamps are not receivable fol
letter postage.
Mrs. Hannah E. Caldwell, Louisville
Ky. Merit & Webb, city MIR. McYoung
McMinnYille, Tenn. CD Spurloek
McMinnville.
ILLEGAL STAMPS.
Stamps issued prior to 1861 were called
| in; those now in circulation of that dat'
are not receivable for postage. Stamps
cut from stamped envelopes are not re
ceivable for postage.
Miss Jennie E. johnson, city James S
Robb, Gallatin, Tenn. f. A. Phillips
Gallon, o.
NIISDIRECTED.
addresses of letters held because of be
ing unable to find the office addressed
These offices do not appear on the list o
Offices:
J. B. Mullins & Bro, Elm Hill, Tenn.
w. H. Hooks. North Cross Greek, Tenn.
Wood & Park, Larkin's Landing Tenn.
VIM. Wileman, Prairie Plains, Tenn.
Two letters are being held because Of
their ELIGIBILITY.
ENos HOPKINS, P. NJ,