The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-05-21
Unlly Of the Repuhllcan Party.

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spoiler,
Unity Of the Republican Party,
In Tennessee, il is a d-plopable fact, and 4
fact Of which orr enemies are taking every
advantage-tba The Republican party lacks
unity. Our superiority Of Numbers and the
case with which We have heretofore tri-
umphed over CopperheAdrD Democracy have
begotten 4 spirit Of Indifference in the minds
Of some, while others seem to have lent a
wiling ear to the croakings of the hungry
Copperhead politicians who haye been fenced
cut from the political crib until their fam
ished howliucs have at least excited their
sympathy. No party, We care not how just
its principles may be, can long triumph
while leading men claiming to belong to it
are willing to JOIN in the war which its enc
mics are making upon some of Its distinctive
doctrines.
There may be Objectionable features and
Objectionable meu connected with the Repub-
lican party. Let us eradicate those objec-
tionable features, and in selecting men for
positions let as select pure men of our own
party, but let no true Republican fall out
with the great party that has just saved the
nations life merely on account Of minor de-
feets in some Of our laws, maguifed a hun
bred fold by cur enemies or because had men
have proved recreant TO the trusts reposed in
their hauds.
Ever since the Organization Of our party
10 1865, We have been compelled by the con-
duet of the Rebels and Copperheads to incur
ormsu expenses and to meet those ex,
penses we have had TO impose heavy taxes
upon the people, Twice since the close Of
.he late rebellion our brave East Tenues-
see boys have rushed at the call Of Governor
Brownlow, to defend the loyal men of Mid.
die and West Tennessee from the worse than
van dal outrages Of the demons in human
shape who inhakit those sections. Our enc
mics with the brszen-faced impudence of the
father of lies set down all the expenses of
sustaining the militia as Radical srrapiqaRes,
and it is a sad fact that many Of eur
party not fully posted as to the causes that
induced the calling out Of the militia have
given some credence 70 Rebel lies on this
subject.
When tue war broke out we bad about two
million six hundred thousand dollars, known
as the School Fund. The Rebels stole all os
that together with the entire assets of the
State Bank. -Four hundred aud forty-six
thousand seven hundred and nineteen dol
lars and seventy cents by mere accident was
recovered aud invested by Gov. Brownlow
in 7-30 q. s.. Treasury notes. What became
Of about half Of that amount through the
intrigue Of a dishonest banker and the cor
~ruption of some Of our W officials il but
too well known to the country. But when
Rebels and Copperheads howl on this sub
ject they forget to tell the people that they
stole over two millions Of the School Fund
and all the assets of the State Bank. Repub-
Leans Of Tennessee let us bring to punish
ment those men Of our party who acted bad
y in the Rutter, Stanford & Co, Scbeol Fund
swiudle, but let no Republican so forget him
self as to crawl into that den Of disues-the
Rebel Democratic party.
Governor Browalow IN his message, dated
January 14th, 1851. made use of the follow
ing language: " 1t lie with the deepest regret
l have witnessed the bad effect upon the
best interests OF our State, in other see.
tious, Of the defects of the School Bin
The cry comes mp from every quarter
that men of enterprise and capital will
not settle where they cannot educate their
children, The failure to pass the School
Bill 10 construed into opposition to the cause
Of education, and il this impression is not
removed BY the passage Of = sound and lib
srsl school law, the State viii hnguish for
want Of imniyra lou and cs pital." The Lex.
~islature went right 20 work, and on the 5,h
day OF March, 1867, passed our present
school law. The law has its defects, one Of
the principal Of which ia that the frAme7 Of
the law sought to i~naugura,s At once a sys-
TEN taken in a great measure from the stat
ute Books Of some Of ou5 sister Northern
States, where the masses are nearly all edu-
Gated. Our people were not prepared to
make the rapid advance necessary TO pass
from an old fogy System, fastened aPon Us,
to a great degree, By the old slave ocrAey, 10
a new system hat had been perfected By the
wisdom, experience and wealth Of onr pros
porous Northern sistey. Our enemies, see
ing that many Republicans are dissatisfied
with soms Of tbe workings Of the present
school Law, are raising a dreadful, bypoert.
zeal howl On shss subject hoping thereby to
make dSSsetious from onr banks. The pres-
snt schoollaw Is q strike IN the right diree-
lion, and there is not an honest rebel or Cop
psrbsad dfsaeb a prodigy can DO found)Hho
would not make the admission out opPosi-
iion TO the school law chimes 10 vita the
prsjndiees Of some Republicans, aud 80 Il l.,
every rebel and Copbsrhead IL hard Al work