Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-06

the people of the Southern States.
They have been addressed only in
language OF prescription.
We earnestly entreat our fellow-cit-
liens in all parts of the Union to
spare no effort to maintain peace and
order, to carefully protect the rights
of every citizen, to preserve kindly
relations among all menand to dis
courage any violation of the rights of
any portion of the people secured UNI
der the Constitution or any of its
amendments.
Let us I'm conclusion earnestly beg
Of you not to aid the present attempt
OF the Radical partisans to stir up
strife in tile land, to renew the issues
of the war, or to obstruct the return
of peace or prosperity to the Southern
States, because it Is thus that they
seek to divert the attention of the
country from the corruption and ex-
travagance of their administration of
public office, and the dangerous and
profiigate attempts they are making
toward the creation of centralized
military government. In five years
of peace following war the Radical
administration have expended 81 ,000,-
900, 600 for ordinary purposes alone,
being within 5000, 900 of the ag-
gregate amount spent for the same
purposes in war and i'm peace during
seventy-one years preceding June 80,
1861, not including in either case the
sum paid upon the principal or inter-
est of the public debt. 1t is trifling
with the intelligence of the people
for the, Radical leaders to pretend
| that this vast sum has been honestly
expended. Hundreds of millions of It
have been wantohly squandered.
The expenditures Of the Government
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1861, were only So, 200, 600, while for
precisely the same purposes the civil
list, army and navy pensions and In
dians Sl64, OO0, 900 were expended dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 10,
$50. Noindignation can be too stern,
stern, and no scorn too severe for the
assertions by unscrupulus Radical lead
ers that the great Democratic and
Conservative party of the Union has
or can have any sympathy with dis
orders or violence in any part of the
country, or in the deprivation OF any
man Of his rights under the Constitu-
ton. 1t is to protect and perpetuate
the rights which every freeman cher
ishes, to revive in all hearts the feel
ing of friendship, affection and har-
mony which are the best guarantees
of law and order, aud to throw around
the humblest citizen, wherever he
may be, the protection of these safe
guards of personal safety which are
the fundamental laws of the land,
that we invoke the aid of all good
men in the work of peace and recon.
ciliation. We invite their generous
corporation irrespective ofall former
differences and opinion, SO that the
harsh voice of discord may he reliev-
ed; that II new and dangerous section
al agitation may bechecked; that the
burdens of taxation, direct or indirect,
may be reduced to the lowest point
consistent with the good faith due
every just national obligation, and
with strictly economical admins
tration of the Government, aud that
the States may be restored in their in
tegrity and true relations to our Fed
eral Union.
= Here follow the signatures Of al
the Democratic Senators and most @
the Representatives.