Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-15
os a. NASHVILLE UNION AMERICAN SATURDAY OCTOBER 49, 1870

:greatly surprised, and never dreamed that
she would be charged with treason and
3secession when he wrote that resolution.
But / do believe that, If we had adopted
zthe ten commandments as platform, they
would have been criticized and found fault
with. IA
STATE POLICY.
Gen. Brown said we now have State
debt of SAC, 900, 900. In 1865, under the
Standardization of Andrew johnson, i'll
twas SIC, 900, 900. Nearly all the debt wei
owe was for Radical purposes, but where
are the railroads built with the money,
except the Minesal Home Railroad 2
4 Roars of laughter. Where did the Rad
icals construct canals, build churches or
schoolhouses TIE money has BEEN
7sqandered, but Notwithstanding that fact
Sthe people of Tennessee will have to pay
sthe bonds that have been legally issued
10y the authorities.
Il PUBLIC SCHOOLS
On the subject of public schools Gen.
Thrown says:
My opponent Mr.. Wisener, has also
4insisted that the Legislature had done
2great injustice by the repeal of the school
law. In my opinion, if ever there was al
fraud perpetrated in the State, it was in
the system which prevailed before the
Jaw was repealed. In the report of Gen.
Eaton it had been shown that it took
$50, 900 to collect $500, 900, owing to|
the very large number of inspectors who
were employed-one for every district,
5aud one for every county. The money
Ehad been stolen by these officers. 1t had
mot been paid to teachers for instructing
the children. Such law ought, there
5fore, to have been repealed.
4 l do not say that the present system isl
2perfect; but under its provisions eachl
county can select its own system, and thel
8County Court can assess the amount neces-
ssry for the tuition of the children of the
Scounty. If the sum of half a millionl
Sdollars had been assessed for school pur-
fposes in addition to the amount already
zrequired, it would have raised clamor.|
! Let us, therefore try the present system,
and endeavor to make it blessing to the
Schildren, and go on improving it, if neces-
sary. We all know the advantages of
education; and, as those who como after
bus will be required to fill our places, lett
Jus do all in our power by education to|
sprepare them to properly fill these places.
q Gen. Brown ventilated the rebel rec
ord of Mr.. Wisener, greatly to the delight
land satisfaction of the audience. Wei
Hhave not the space to give the details, but
$f we had, it is not necessary. There was
Hliterally none of him left when Gen.
#Brown cluded.-Reporter.
4 CONCLUSION.
Gen. Brownthen closed by saying wei
8sre here as great party to fight Radicals
s in the great battle of constitutional lib
= erty. If you were Old Line Wings, if
4 you were Democrats, if you were in the
#Confederate army or in the Federal army,
: we ask you to join us. Old names have
passed away, and names have changed
with the new issues that have sprarg up.
We have platform on which all, Con-
servative, Wing, Democrat, Federal and
confederate, who are opposed to Radi-
Z calism, can consistently stand and har
: monte. We meet upon the same ship,
Jas sailors and as passengers, and that ship
must not go down. Say to the Radicals,
& eff you must serve Baal, then serve
him;n and to those on the other side who
say: 81 do not like this platform or its
STANDARD bearer" if you are going over to
= the Radicals and to desert your own party
II say, ''depsrt in peace. But l entreat
you not to go, but to join US in the sup
port of republican government constitu-
tional liberty, and the perpetuation of the
american Union. Immense applause.