, 1870-03-23
TENNESSEE


Merchants oppo>ed to &'oaare--loaol
Interference.
SathrRe,~ Ttnn. tHarrh ie, D~.ya1-A ~ The creu.-
matt cor,,r<re,aL
Alarm and embarrassment continue to eE feRd
here. aul thsouEheu. the State, in conscqu. LEO
OF the threatened Lotion of ConGrrrs 10 regard
to Tcuprstee.
A want Of confidence has caused tho .ta.lo
of olE wholesale merchants to fall OF greatly,
and business il very unsettled. Or1tr- for
Etn'la by country merchants. are being rAl-
idly Withdrawn, A1n! it II f.a1ed come OF cur
heavy dealers will b- compelled to suspend
th.ir orders in New York. Eestun- anu other
northern cities.
!, large meeting Of citizens vas held his
eraning, At Convention Hail. in which ue,any
eneocllt were made againat Congressional in
teIfnreuce, and resolutions 1enouncing thr re-
ports Of disorder in the State we're aaept..l
Ihe following memorial. signed BY tho must
prominent merchants OF this cits, wAs sent to-
LAY to the Chambers Of Commerce OF New
iptE. Chicago, and Cincinnati, and the la,arls
OF Trade Of littsburgh, Pll1adeiphia, New
iosk, Newark, n j., ard Boston:
g taamtFT*e Commerce d"d Merchants
The undersigned merchants and representa-
tlTss Of established mercantile firms in tho
:state Of Tennessee. doing t11sinets with your
cities, respectfully aud earnestly represent that
tue agitation Of the question OF Congressional
Interference with the government Affairs OF
Tennessee. no matter what the political motive
CT the political bcrcft ia shatsoever pa1tv, la,
very ser1outly impaired public confidence, and
t1used al1cady :. feeling Of insecu1ity in ali
departments of trade in oux community; that
many Of uk shsl feel con. traited to limit ,a,r
ofIere fur further supplies from abroad, il not
sEdeed to anspend them entirely, until the
question Of interference OF ooIl-infcrfeft uc.. Is
permanently settled.
"Conmtrce, which is ever conservative,
cannot be benetis.ss by politica. agitation,
which destroys pubtir confidence for the pres-
4nH f11ArOErS a h0fxa far tna q hf,1xo of
goTetpmen. in the future. Whatever political
causes in Our State nay suggest the pfoprict7
Of Congressional, or rather political int-rfer-
= s1ss =. ., M. ..nns,Dt M Of ,sn7,sn on own knos
timing accurate information, from ali
points OF onr State. tlat moro general NJ act,
and Et''it:ch quiet has not prevailed uithi,, our
ts,rde,7= eincc the beginning Of tho late va.
Wien I; OCCASIONAL ssts q violence have DEVIL
thu: tic intelligent people Of any State 10 t.v,
C1'on, WITH proper mouled8e Of the fact.,
Would bold the entire people Of Tenneesee re-
ronsib!e.
Tie harue interest that We kavo in The pre.rr-
Tstiou Of peace in our midst We are con,
E1uced that although We should regret zpv sur,
tcsed necessity for the sending Of Etitist
States troops into our State, their presence
veu!d be Infinitely lese damaging to the peaca
aud business Of the State than any political
crusade that may be contemplated looking; to
tie subTersion Of the existing State Gcyern-
nsrt
I'VE can personally Assure sou that At 40 time
since tie war has GEe letn moro SECURE. or
the rights and privileges or al cl,eees been
Ecte respected, than nor: that while the se7-
eon II returning Prosperity And coniidonce had
ccumerced. and all the Departments of trade.
agriculture. and commerce were rea1mine their
regular cl.annels, the -gitation Of poltic,l
Guestions has cansed : general stagnatton an1
Suspension Of tcsiness, affecting not only our
selTes. but these larger interests which YOU
EeEsssent: 49,.
We earnestly ask your cooperation to Arrest
the cala&nities which th5eaten m,rh 7no1.'
seriously our mutual business interrshs tht.n
tie private fortunes Of the mere politician.
1his memorial has teen signed by III ;:,t.
nescant1le firms Of the city Of Nashville.
rs Ma9s9se;a IeEs, Estt4ttor Of the i7tn *a.s:
T,G Th,alfcad, xxs IN town On Monday, anu net The
directors Of the n " 4 Y. ". r K, n he Del
er House Colonel Shaw Bays the Aittsnd c"ra-
thse + ois is PIT taeF roa through = once
THenld 5ausies their rights In the ols bud Of :a,.
Iowa Central 70 his COMPANY, he wonhs
,sas s'a The h T,.asI asIs Ra, sTe .saRs sRe seeat5
ne1t This, as President Of he cornnanv f.
pelEeds tot 81 an individual he thought Shr xnrt
would C eumenee Flshln the next twenty data
The DIrec1ess q he u. u. i. Il. nsns1; r. nn7c
accepted Colonel SaAw'k proposition, ana Ii he
makes his pledge good, We will have two railroads.
curing the coming summer. Colonel Shaw also
s9Ecleps to DO the grading, thu Midland Isoni
stuuld run thIsruSh the towu, and not On tht Old
c.ntIa. line, cne nile seEth.