Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-08
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent

THE kim of Spain marched up the hill
and, having accomplished that much, we are
gravely informed that the aforesaid king, with
his five hundred men, marched down again
O'Neil crossed the border, and then got
TUX by de marshil.p
The Big Horn expedition started-that was
Bob Wheat, under Lopez, landed at Cortines
in the vain hope TO liberate Cubafrom Spanish
misrule-but Robert didn't stay landed; he soon
found it polite to get back on board the
steamer.
Modern history furnishes many examples of
the truth of that bit of wisdom so tritely shaped
by the witty Butler:
8 He who fights and runs away" &e.
This much by way Of preface, TO enable your
correspondent to announce the fact that the
greatest raid, expedition or attack (call it what
you WILLY upon the credit of our State, has come
to grief The champion from Bedford, who
commenced this weeks legislation by one Of
the boldest and sharpest attempts ever known,
to discredt his own State, has let down; he
failed on the third heat to come up. He weak
ems he is quietly subsding; finds that he was
too fast in the first heat, and now submits to the
modification of realizing the truth of that old
saw that insinuates something about ''vaultng
ambition" OVERRIDING the job. The Scion of
Bedford has seen the Directors of the Tennessee
and Pacific Railroad, who have, not to put too
fine point on it, put small insect in his ear
He that was so jealous and on the rampage
has become as meek and quiet as the little lamb
that followed Mary to school he that sang SO
loud now sings small" His bugle breathes
no more defiance to radical bonds, but is prac-
ticing the dramatic scale assiduously, with the
hope that it might be called to help at the next
peace jubilee.
Yesterday the Directors of the Tennessee and
Pacific Railroad presented n petition, which was
received, and in which they ask that action upon
bonds issued to their road be deferred until the
return of Gen Nancy, who is President of that
road. A talk with some of the officers of the
road, conyinces us that they are not much fright
ened. They claim that they have received no
bonds that have been issued contrary to law.
They challenge investment, and insist that if all
this work to discredit the road is found to be
wrong, that the Legislature shall put the credit
of the road where they found it.
Tennessee bonds in New York, yesterday,
went up to 57f-the highest point reached for n
long time. 1t don't look as if Wall street was
much frightened. 1t is said that the ring of old
roads, who have large sums to pay the State,
will not be helped much by all this, that every
thing that has been done to cheaper these bonds
thus far, has failed. The nice little game don't
work Try again, gentlemen.
An effort was made yesterday, to establish q
Bureau of Immigration, with a nice sinecure in
| the shape of n commission with a salary of
| 81, 500-and nothing to do, When it came up
on its final passage, it failed for want of votes,
and was consigned to the waste basket. The Re
publican members with one exception voted
against the bill for which the Banner, this
morning, INDUCES in few sticks fttlL of indig-
nation-but nobody hurt The members voted
against this bill, because it only provided for an
office, in which to pension off some Democratic
worthy, without giving him any work to do.
| The State had an officer of this kind and law
| compelling him to do some work. but that was
| a Radical move, and was repealed instanter by
l the pious Democrats, who now strive to do their
best to make an Office for some favorite but fail
4 to make him do any work. The Banner is ad-
vised to compare the repealed law with the pro
posed bill recently lost and the good sense thai
usually pertains to that enterprising journal,
will enable it to see good reasons for the votes Of
| the members who helped to kill the nice little
| game. Speaking of games does not remind us
of the numerous bills being introduced to pro-
tect all sorts of birds and fishes, but of the
gentlemen who worship at the Temple OF
| Chance and daily arm themselves for q bout
with the tiger" they are in deep afiicton.
| They occupy the corners in small groups, and
on their innocent faces deep lines of grief arc
being drawn.
Some Mr.. Green lost another mans money
He failed to guess right. The owner at last sues
| to recover. The police take part, and the gid
| ed elegantly furnished temples are closed. The
| dealers, coppers, proprietors, and small-fry-
| hangers-on are idle. They have nothing TO dc
| but air their best clothes on Cherry and Union
streets. They will soon be at il again, for thi;
| community cannot get up public opinion that
| will put down gambling. The law on this sub
iect as administered, only serves to put a good
| thing into the pockets of Attorney General
| and Sheriff 's-nothing more.
| Don't lose sight of little bill that was read
the second time in the House yseterday-an aet
| to provide for payment of State debt. Said act
gives railroads indebted to the State the right 70
pay such Indebtedness in State bonds OF
course this is no ring BILL but is getting through
| quietly without making any nose-iust as Rut-
| ter's little amendment got tackled on to u long
bill for winding up the Bank of Tennessee, said
amendment escaping the attention of members
| Whan passed, they were astounded to learn
when the right time came that they had voted
TO place the 81 3OS belonging TO the state in tho
bands Of that sanetimnious bank President who
has recently been made Superintendent of tho
! Democratic Sunday School We say, again
watch the small bills they will bear considera-
Bile, and when sifted closely, the conviction will
be forced upon some minds that the National
Congress is not the only place where those hon.
est, upright combinations known rs Railroad
| Rings confine their operations. No pent-uI
| Utica, &c !" is their motto.
Watchfuly, yours, DAMON.
A BIG LAND SLIDE.