Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-13
NASHVILLE UNION AMERICAN TUESDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1su
by give my consent to whatever you may
do mon being assl1red .

by give my consent to whatever you may
do upon being assured"
Here is Radical testimony as to how
$66s, 2S2 of the peoples money was
squandered. 1t was worse than thrown
away. The impeachment of Judge Fra
zier is another item in the expenditures
for political purposes. He dared to do
right-to oppose the Radicals in their
schemes to control every department of
the government, and they struck him
down. Another of these worse than
useless expenditures is the $56, 992 paid to
the regiment of Radical Commissioner"
to get up the claims of '9oyal citizens"
against the Government of the United
| States, not one dollar Of which ever has
been paid ard probably never will be.
| The result has been simply to give these
| Radical commissioners employment upon
| good salaries at the expense of the tax
| payers of the State. In the items We have
| enumerated there is an unnecessary and
useless expenditure of fully 81, 500, 600,
which was incurred for no other purpose
than to subserve the interests f the Rad
ical party and of individual members of
that party. In no other period of the
States history could such reckless squan-
deriDg of the peoples money have been
carried on with the impunity-i it was dur
ing the Browrlow- Radical rule. Had the
Legislature and State officials at any peri
cd before the war shown such an utter
disregard of the interests committed to
their charge, the people would have hurl-
cd them from power without waiting the
form of an election. During this time the
debt of the State was nearly doubled,
while the States liability for the issues of
the Bank of Tennessee was persistently
fought off, until it was handed over as a
legacy to the Democratic party. Just as
the Radicals were driven from power the
Supreme Court of the United States de-
cided that the State of Tennessee must re-
ceive the notes of the Bank of Tennessee
in payment of all dues to the State.
These notes which under Radical rule had
deprecated to Is to 90 cents, are now be-
ing paid in large amounts TO the tax col
lectors, and more than seventy-five per
cent of the revenue comes into the
treasury in these bills. Does the reader
wonder now that the State treasury is
empty and that it is impossible TO meet
the engagements of the State or even the
necessary expenses of the government
without a resort to borrowing? Aud can
there be doubt that the RESPONSE
bilily for this state of affairs is
| justly chargeable to the Radi-
Gals who had control of the State
fer four and half years? When they
were driven from power they left an
empty treasury and the affairs of the
State in such condition that even reve-
nue. enough of an available character TO
meet the ordinary expenses Of the gov
erDment could not be realized. 1t will
require extraordinary judgment and skill
to exiIicate US from the condition into
which we have Omitted through Radical
misrule and reckless extravaganza, and
that duty devolves upon this Legislature.
Gentlemen of the Tennessee Legislature,
this is the work of your present session.
VIII you not meet the just expectations
of your constituents!