The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
The Late Legislature.

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and peace Then harmony and victory"
The Late Legislature. , i
1t is charged that the late Legislature, in
its capacity as Repu6licdn body, was re-
sponsible for the recent appropriations, cor
ruption and extravaganza, as charged upon
the whole party by the opposition-or the
mongrel democracy y-latter-day saints, led by
10 Turner, who is disciple, (since sey.
mour and Blair's nomination,) of the tenets
of Thomas Jefferson. .e.j
We have simply to refer to the statement
of Mr. Jarvis, the member from Tyrrell, that
tlla last Legislature was not u Republican
khy, for he said, upon the passage of a
certain bill, "where is your Republican Leg
islaturc 2" And Mr.. Seymour responded,
that there was no Republican Legislature
left. Whereupon, the Sentinel and all the
other Democrats rejoiccd.
Yet there was a cause for this effect, What
| was the cause2 1t was simply this: that
Republicans had fused with Democrats to
carry certain appropriations through the
Senate and House. and thus demOraIized the
party. ,a.F A ailaH t.s sif3
Now they denounce the Republicans as
being responsible for the present condition
of affairs, when without their help such pro
jects would have failed.
Mr. Phillips says that there were fifteen
out Of forty-ive Conservatives who acted
with Republicans in this capacity; and we
know that there was large minority Of Re-
publicans, who opposed all appropriations.
And further, many Democrats lodged.
The Republicans who opposed the wild
spirit of extravaganza stood firm. We have
the names. We challenge denial.
| But day or two longer will not alter a
vote as yet We fling down the gauntlet.
Who will take it ups
| For instance, and by way of Illustration,
take the vote on the Marion and Asheville
Turnpike road, where Messrs. Argo, David
son, Durham, Gatling, Gibson, Green, Kelly
of Davie, Malone, Matheson, Nicholson,
Painter, Proffitt, Robinson, Smith of Allie
shany, Welch and Whitley, voted for the
appropriation, and e+ &
Messrs Hayes, Hinnant, Hoffman, Parker,
Pou, Rea, Stanton and other Republicans
, voted against it. --.t
We might instance another bill, which
passed the House on its final reading by
the following vote of Conservatives, to-wit
the bill amending the charter Of the vii.
liamston and Tarboro Railroad Company
Mcssrs. Argo, Gatling, Green, Humphries
; Kelly, of Davie, Malone, Matheson, Thomp
son, WEIGH, and Williams of Sampson; and
] The following Republicans voted against
, it:
Messrs. Harris of Franklin, Hinnant, Hoff
man, Kelly of Moore, Kinney, ,Pou ant
| Stanton. .--. .s..
n The following was the vote in the Hous'
TOR &he passage OF the oxford branch road
N on hs third reading: sss..s7,-
{ Conservatives Messrs Argo, Gatling
, Green, Hodnett, Kelly of Davie Malone
Mathcson, Painter and Welch. las
The bill concerning the Western Railroad
passed the House by the following vote:
Conservatives: Messrs. Argo, Clayton o
Pennsylvania, Gatling, Green, Kelly of Davie
Painter, Malone and Welch.
5 We merely throw these votes out as
I supplement to the reported remarks of Mr.
: Phillips in to-days paper. 1t is apparen
, | that Mr. Phillips is correct. The Demo
Gratis or Conservatives, who signed the recen
address are as guilty as those whom the.
, have accused of corruption and extraya
gance.
r In relation to the charges of corruption
/ we make bold ito soy that grave charge:
r were preferred against Messrs. johnson
:, Cowan, McAden, Tate, Haywood, Fowle ant
/ others, and they did. not show as clear
skirts even as Gen. Littlefeld was able tt
, | show,-a man who has been held up Il
3 public gaze as an arch swindler and corrup
zionist. :. iet 80 sist
What, therefore, is the sequel of these
, charges of corruption and extravaganza
: That the Republican party is responsible fol
them? We say no-but that men are res
ponsible for them--and in proportion as
many Democrats as Republicans. "They al
got into the wagon, and they all took @
ride"
8 The manufactured indignation against the
Republican partyin the late Legislature ha:
! nearly subsidized. Reason will soon resume
her benignant sway, and those. men, who
indulged their opportunities to vote heavy
, debts upon the. people, irrespective Of purity
} will yet be held to account. They cannot
hide themselves behind party organizations
, much longer !
The Republican party has denounced the
recent errors in legislation. 1t stands ready
to correct them, and it only is able to do it
II Democratic Kuklux Legislature is elec:
ted in this State, composed of men unscru
pulous of life, there will be no scruples mani
tested concerning money transactions. ~.
In further warning to our people, who
farc Row deeply in debt, we clip the following
from the New York World, Of. the 9Th inst.
Tennessee is now controlled by the Kuklux
, Democracy. The World says:
II "All the bills introduced into the Tennes-
sec Legislature, and all the influence of its
officials and the political machinery OF the
State, have been, strange to say, for some
time past enlisted in grand crusade against
the credit OF the State and its bonds Whilst
all the damaging measures and talking
against Tennessee State credit have been
and still are progressing, the singular
anomaly has been been presented ali the
time up to date of a steady absorption of
all the bonds offered on this market. and at
advancing prices. Most of the sales have
been by spectators, selling them short. The
short interest is enormous. It is said bv
shrewd and well-informed parties to the
present manipulation that the amount of
4 short is from $1,000 900 to $4,000, 600.
The Tennessee State debt is in round
numbers about $4O,O0QOO0. Of this amount
| the leading railroads OF the State are report-
ed to have bought about $40, ,OOO, 900 OF the
new bonds, and arc still buying more with
which they will cancel their own obligations
to the State and that amount of State in
debtedness. This operation will reduce the
State debt to about $30, 100000.
1t is reported that the necessary arrange
ments have been made in the proper quar-
ter TO insure the passage of bill in Cong
ress to reimburse the loyal State Of Tennessee
for its losses during the war, by the Federal
Government paying to Tennessee SO, ,00O,-
900 to $15, 100000 in cash. This is claimed
as merely justice, and on the same ground
as the grant of money which was made by