Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-01

extend, as we before remarked, for pc
Rod of twenty-five years, before which
time Memphis will probably number two
hundred thousand people, and the value
of the privilege, if not declared unconsti-
tutionai, win be incaiculable, as will be
the burden of the public. For his ser
vices in securing this charter, w. J..
Smith receives a gift of one-fouTth of its
entire interest. Does this look like equal
and exact justice to all men? 2"
l have not the space or the time to fol-
low this man through his infamous ca
reer, from the gumdrops and peanuts of
the Grand junction, to his appearance on
the floor OF Congress, as q member elect
from civilized community in Tennessee.
| There is no step that is not tainted with
fraud, and no act that has not been left
with clear positive proof to sustain the
charge of corruption. He entered the
army to plumber, and the Legislature to
steal, and has used one diligence in the
prosecution of both, with no shame to re-
strain and no conscience to check him. /
have not told half, for there are some
charges too foul for my pen or your
paper.
we owe 1t to our party, if not our coun-
Try, to shake off such creatures. How
long we can retain the confidence of the
people while crowding such creatures to
the front as trusted agents, if not leaders,
any one is prepared to answer. 1t is a
degradation to our Congress that, under
shallow pretense of loyalty, such men,
bers should be retained, and we pollute
the war records of our gallant soldiers
when we permit such camp followers to |
draw honors from them.
And here leave Old Jerusalem; and |
if the Republican party in Congress can
sustain him can stand it, But l do not |
want to hear any more of the cry of /
Wanton cruelty and persecution.
THE GOLD PANIC.
The brother-in-law Corbin appeared at
the Arlington this morning. did not
see him, but was told he looked some
what the worse for wear. 1t is significant
that he comes to the Arlington instead of
seeking repOse in the bosom of his broth
er-in-law at the Executive mansion. As
the brOther-in-law businessi is about PLAYED
out, it would be queer dodge if Corbin,
the fOrsook, were TO turn States evil
dence and make clean breast of it-that |
IS, supposing that that ugean stable could |
be so purified. At least it is to be hoped |
hat he has copy of that letter written
~ him and sent by special messenger to
he President, and how the magic words
All right" respond to the meaning of its
'ontents. | said from the first that the case
urned on that fatal letter that grows more
nd more into the livid lines of the Oscar
ct Letter.
Fisk demanded of the Committee that
lr. Corbin and Mrs. Grant should be &!
rought before it, and put under oath.
fould made no such demand, but adroitly
1T the impression that having proved
orbin dishonest viii not put too fine
point on it'd gentleman whose Yeracity
Ould not be relied upon, it was as well | {
leave his assertions of a control of the
resident, and agent for the family, as pure
ction. Fisk, the bulldog, having taken c.
DID on that Grant business, clings with | R
nacity to his grip. NJ
1t is dangerous to prOphesy, but l be- u
eve | can say that the Committee will do
such violent thing, unless the testimony
COrbin forces it on. In the first place,
ere is no outcome to the business. When
is said and done, we have no criminal
punish, and no law to enact that will ST
We US security in the future. All that we
n do is to get out of this dismal finan-
Il condition that makes the gold room do
actical, and such rogucs as Fisk, Gould rg
d COrbin possible DIP. sal