Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-22
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.

NASHN LILLE, Tenn, June 10, lSlO
Raining and dampening the ardor and eXpec-
pectatons of the farmers, whose wheat harvest
is materially iutcrfered with by the wet spell
that is upon us. In view of the low price of
this cereal, it will not reduce their income. SO
much, for while the northwest holds so much Of
old crops looking for better prices, farmers in
Tennessee may be well satisfied if they grow
enough to keep them in bread
The custom house is located ut last, and upon
Il corner that but few We're looking at while
the sharp operatives in corner lots in what Is now
the business center stand aghast and wonder
they did not work harder or begin sooner.
The lot selected is on the corner of Vine and
Broad, and is good selection, taking into ac-
count remark of Mr.. Mullett the supervising
architect of the Government who said " II
Nashville is always to be village, the Square
or some Union street lot is the place for il but
If You ever expect to have city of say one or
two hundred thousand, Broad street is the
place" And there it will be, on Broad street,
the finest street in the city.
In politics there is nothing stirring. The city
is unusually dull in all directions except the
school exhibitions which are coming of. We
got in amonSa cloud of white muslin the other
night at Ward Seminary and in very few
minutes discovered thatlt was no place for IN
old member of the Bohemians, for each bunch
of muslin had live gir in the middle of i, Land
somebody made way for young fry, with oiled
hair. shining boots and all that sort of thing
The Legislature are hard at,wofS on all sorts
of laws, making new counties, changing the
names of other counties, investigating every
thing under the sum- making things secure TO
perpetuate Democratic rule in the State, and
amid all this turmoil of hasty, ,unthinking work
no one stops TO consider the end Once in awhile
some energetic member lugs in Il bill that catches
particular fits. Instance-to-day the bill max
ing insanity cause for divorce was on its passage
in the Senate and the way it brought one old
gent out was sublime. He warmed to the work,
and, splitting ON his hands, he tackled the bill in
such stvle as to smother, kill, squelch and ut
terly eradicate the cussed thing out of the
Capitol 1t will be several days before any
member will dare to hint that it is right for a
man to desert his unfortunate wife who has lost
her reason That sort of thing might have done
in old times, in some countries, but public Opin-
ion is hardly ready for it here in Tennessee.
Yesterday and to-day have been spent by the
State Solons discussing the 'repudiation bills,
as they are styled here, or bills annullings GER
tain bonds issued TO the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad, and nice work they have made of it,
They have talked and moved till the 'shrewd
chaps in Wall street have made their corner
and after doing all the mischief they could, fin
ish by making the act they pass impcrativci
that j. they amend the bill by giving the hold
ers of bonds the right TO sue in the courts-vir-
tually making the admission that no legislation
they can invent can affect the bona tde holders
for among lawyers it is well known that the
holders are not required by the courts to inquire
been complied it. 1t is enough for them TO
know that the signatures are genuine.
These gentlemen have done somebody work.
we do not charge them with being in the pay of
anybodv-we leave that for the New York
JVolLt-but this we will say: these movements
of the Legislature happened Just at the right
time for short operators in Wall street, and
to say the least was IL very singular colnc-
dence. 1t all happened so opportunely for some
folks.
We are to have the School Fund investga-
ton redirici,s in the Senate to-day. Mr.. Coop
or presented u preamble and resolution which
was adopted under suspension OF rules, re-or-
ganiZing the old Committee to investigate the
"School Fund Frauds" giving power to send
for persons and papers and administer oaths.
This is all right, and all we or the people want
Is. that the gentlemen will let the Republican
party alone, and do the work assigned 20 Them
Don't cOntne yourself to the small fry who are
dead, past kicking but go for some Of the large
fish, who are splurging ON ill-gotten gains. Let
the people know what was done with the assets
of that once pethoric powerful institution, nj
ter it got ON wheels and went perlpalltlng about
the South moving with every move of the Nur-
able fortunes of the Confederacyi let Us know
how much was taken to start gun factory, 10
make arms for the Confederate armies; let us
know what became OF sundry kegs of gold ana
silver that disappeared mysteriously from the
ken of the Cashier on wheels let Us know all
the facts, and perhaps the sudden wealth OF cer-
tain parties in this Stte may be accounted iol
At least ignorant mortas will cease 10 perpe-
trate these absurd lies that tell of prizes drawn
in lotteries, rich uncle- dying and all that sort OF
nonsense
Laus Deo the unwilling, reluctant lnyesuga-
tors are being compelled to do their work over;
they are to be made to face the music they are
going to give us light Great i the man VINO
fathers that resolution; let Il monunent be
reared TO the honest bravery that can force IN
vestgutors up to the work set down for them to
do.
1t may be barely possible that this committee
may save to the State some portion OF the ~,
sO1'OOO so nicely put on wheels and carried
around the South ON exhibition, rs Dan Rice
does his sacred cattle If they do, won't the lit
ones bless EN- won't the mothers thank EN-
won't the fathers vote for 'em2 and, finally,
| when they come TO square accounts with con-
science lust think of the enormous balance on the
credit sidel Beautiful prospect As we said in
a previous letter. gentlemen, gotor the big steal
ers, that the glad, joyful SHOUTS of youth may
again be heard in the fast-decaying school
houses of Tennessee that education and pro
| gress may again receive an impetus that justice
| may triumph and crime be punished; that your
| legislative career may end like the moral drama
in the happiness of the good and the misery OF
! the wicked Let your action be such as to put
! IA, o,,orv honest hand a Whip 10 lash the rasCulS