, 1870-01-15
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'1S9nEure-Fubssc SCHOOLS, Etc
lEzox ouk sr1cAl CORRESPONDENT,
NAsHynLE, Jan. Il
TIE cusH1fTC11oxAL CONTENTION.
Tns last Consntnuooal Convention which naet
IN Tennessee Was n the memorial yeaf 1865 It
provided for an anecdmtn1 Of the orzHnic lkv by
cncraftlrg that ~hoetome proE1s.ou, that rebsls
sho0ld cot he allowed 10 vote. Previous to 1855
convention had been heId In 1854. This
body held long Bess,op, and prepared The pres
cnt consultation Of the Sate.
Al lat we have the convention Of 1870. II met
pursuant 70 act Of rne Lex1aixsurs on Monday.
There Wal quorum the nrat d'y a1d the o18an1'
cation EAs promptly enec.cd BY sne ELECTION II
Fresldelt Of Jonn C. Dr0Nn IN oppoauon 70 tne
Andrew johnson cacdsdate, Hon Geo ". 1ones.
Brown Ii oupg uxn and u looted upon avn
probable candidate Of the Cousc1vxdves next
year for Governor. He wAs besore sne var = lax-
yer practising In ore Of the small tnseHoz town.
sJf the S.aIe, Pulnakt OF Col1mh!s, think Whnn
tie fetelMon broke oct he cntettd tee army ~
Captain and rose to The rAuk OF General; but u
though hsve searched tue records with much
care, e1nlnt mad that na ever performed any
great cxp:oit on the fe.d. On tatauE bis seat to
preside oses rae CONVECTION, he mAne . speech
yt,5 .:eetal iu lu tone. He ntEed moderation and
u,udence and hoped that thefs would be no hlsty
or unxise action on Their payt. The fact OF the
matter u that TIE talk about reconstsuc.uK TEL
uessee has produced 4 yefy paipao.e effect and
has Rre2tJ Eootheo the rampant ep1lk which wss
SO r1on ntncnt ZONE veeks Ego.
TUE Ah2ss "
heS' VI luz o.exe@e ~ 'uo ooo'ous.on Dig
uscr the house, q sprluAatng OF quite young men,
aLd tteYe tso tWo Or three Ennse age Is not uaoro
Than g ct 80. There - bat one return de1e9tte
from the convention OF 1881, Ad Zone, OF cou11e,
7So1n 1nA@ o1 Asaa- Rfea4 HA-3 u tne memoets
Hese prominently coanecseo "i1e LUG seoett'oo'
ands auaa2e Us II naT sesW' onls o'e hepuohcsas
were elecaea 70 senu@ i1e.e ~ qn1le AaAuet
oi nolcs fepreHentanse men N tue cotYeouous oos
the Fesdet7hps toioh, u em'nenus WIZ INC
young IN opPoaatson 10 mtn OF Tue old scnool
Of fpoutca- aeo tnat Inc s!AFenololn2 epnlE
Cfopa cut every nov ard Iaea~ 1esteraA1 nna to-
cay several propositions were tnsfo1ueod looking
10 diaItaochla,n2 the negro Two ortnree OF these
pfecdona ooeonena epeneo sometalhS II 1an
s:,lc,J quote itom one, which Will snawer for
aI-"Retolsed, that thls II 4 ~nlte maus goVefa-
Uent xnd should belong to ain and MA po8eeti-
II forever, etc" Thla u very nne Il T, bus seems
10 pa deprec1ated BY amslor.ly II tue memberL
think thtIe Ia very EenrrM Desire 10 eauo this
qecatton Of TEE Ata.us Of the colorea man In
Tenneekee.
Ivas In the convention to day when E1.Gov.
crrcs Mel i Brown o1etrd 1 proportion "a re
gard to the Stale deps, oledgirg IT. payment to
Tic lasr cent he made a lew eloquent remarks
in fAycr OF his proposition. When II isreneu-
Aered that the State debt IL COW forty millions,
ard ,ha. pa,me1k CT Interest en- bonds has been
srsrendrf since July h.f 4 tcE propositions
of 1h,s fort orRnr to help tue declining credit OF
1br s,ate 1nesklca uf tp,p mar ~ vel incl
ttn,s1iy say tast the Com ptroler OF the Treasury
mas rem t1t,rc for long t1me TO raise from The
1an,oads, who q re 10 the stale tnsereaf,-amo1nt-
i1R In tie aggregate to over Two millions
f.f dollsrs, ,-the c3UparatlTely 1nslgnl1cant
ANN of Size Goo TO pay lit de:t IN New York
Hc has fs,ted, Mnuy OF the PrezldcDts OF rcads
say they viii ply only 10 cvupors past due OF State
tcuds HlB well that the question Of 1napce IL
touched upon, for the tact Of tne ENTER IA that
rncse il hardly anything 30 lmpor,an: 10 tha Safe.
It's calculated that The CONVECTION will be IN
eesslnn for nto or ttx Wee1A- AresdJ enoago
wc.k has been accumulated to Keep In" standtns
-conmII1tef. which we're hnhouiced 10 Gay, ousS
fer long time. ...
It IooHn Low 81 II they ~fIe preparing 70 chAngf
the entire organic Law, ln.iend of oGead The tHt
or thee points whEcn wete ur:t p1oppeed+
TIE LEGlsLAToaK
TnIs august body still noIns forth 1t tue Capitol
8nd auauses Itself bT dols'g 1t.n!hx biz Of WORK
ana ahunnlrg the great und iHIpu::a1t qaestlon
which sic At the foundation Of 1oa sss'e.
The Iostrcr Radical l. g:ssat1Ee Vas worth nor,
than two CT the body Ltw II sea' 'loa, nnd tn
anouut Of gahstrg cs11led on 10 astonishing. Bua
coIube II above par Iese. 1t l. nignly ptoo1ol
that the present Legltla ufe Viii tlt good lonI
tMe yet, TOR the purpose Ut awaiting Ills action o
the conseutipu. IL il e1Isperauux 10 ptEson o
any degree Of love lor tle 2ovtsune4s TO nee hoN
anaIa arc conducted IN fhin sfass. Tue ineM
cheney OF all the departments Of stare II frgh.fol
do rot wonder thas lmatgssn1a hteer clear o
this tcman. Railroad AID bond rtuZs abroad
and the resi- prosperity q; tae State appears to b
Lo1hEg IL The ejee cf ntAy.
INTOLERANCE ...
1nese IN 1o u0e ~ A'aAnN tps ''~S '."s l4uen -
tolerance 10 nau4es1ea 1o"a'cs peo2ls "2o cou
ffou tne Nofen- an cIRtlzsht ol nanS E's1la
cases rJself. II ioe p'o2e dosh mere 7od!
a1ana would change materially. Tney lack cl
lerpki.e down here For iustaner. about six
1eyen nontGA ago enaitd were maaa 70 raise
cAplt II tocE OF fS0o,e1o Tor lee purpose OF est1l
LanlEg cotton facsoEs hsfe IN Nashville. II
scheme Jagged along fof a sobE hne, aoo altef
grent many public uneestnxs u citlzeus the soc
was ratsed aId tne co1p.pJ nave gone 70 uof
in the Lost deliberate eof. q way 70 pat up ca
factory. In CITY 1t snc Noftn sae stocE "oul
have been subscribed atd Tue null oullt ~ thi
sine, but few dextess o! Matade sometime
makes an aNlul difference Itntessse RnpR
tnls very palpans1' ~ mnA. oe eon1eahea.
PUBLIC scaooLs. ..--
The Legtsl1trfer with a p&rbeadedoeA very :
tsrst1lR indeed, decided I, repeal the pub,
mi rx.fem. II xx. tone kuo last wbea Il
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Ftop'e "efe oest1u" ~ ". AhS 'eAeu" " Gu
c2llgn under enlRafeoedls Il ~, the ~hole tnlng vi
knocl ed In the hepd. Tins is 1no1hef heaaM
re,,u,e m ercnnraoe IIntn,orur,nn tn xhta Atat
--s -. -. . -. - ~. -.
-AaeS hA's oeeu a9'tA ~ sa'Peaa NV Pso'
schools II Naehs1uc pecause mere Wss 10 mons
IN the Tfee6ut., hut In: County Court came 10
Iar1 with 3 paanxu1mity wnicn IL petfec,g >
tnn..b,rr .,s nrnvfoea :, rho ,,,t,p of a xrho
o. ..... -, 4,no ~.
TAX 1o ahe suooaus oA *Aept'V''
1HK CLIMATE.
1,,. r..,ns. n.-. has ,,a.., rsrx fin. nv In,
4 ns's 80 80 ~, ~ ua@ .,,' ~ > ~
t.ne pnet- Aheic nas oeeo p0e o0e .lIuo Aa11y
tnow this winttr and tast usasred iu tn ne
year n.
4 plan for minority skcureacntnt.o,
-h Ghe fss31or C aAe CA1eo3o 3'tctH*.
Minority repIesen' et0l c2u be hr0ng
abf,us without con,usion or radical chanRe In o
,,.nn., m IN Ing ei.r,1,ns hv ,ha tnIo ~
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pAus
When ihe nnmpef o1 me1oe19 OF esca ofau
OF the IeKAlhsufe 10 0ec1aed upou, let the State
divided min SerAtorIN AID ReoerAentStt
1M.,sn,. ..,,, :, r,,,.ar >, "a, !. ,n,,o -, =.
o~' eaa' -. !1' NN1 ~ " "a
houeo respectively Rslps 10 eAtu olstilct tnt
membelA- Then, Mnen Nh tlec Ion ID 10 be hel
let each parry IN . dss1r.cl INT for 1ayd Il
Gor drecu5, a. at preseat Tarl wasa tue ,bauo