Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-03
GALLATIN.

vote 10 appropriate SSOO,OOO-AaAE-
roads and Turnpikes-COunty Con-
ventiOn-A FIzzIe-Speeeh by j. b.
KiIrebrew-CIaimso of Mr. Trousdale
A Few Paper -a
Correspondence of the Union and American.
GALLATIN, Sept. 2, 1872.-To-day has
been boisterous day for old Sumner. The
County Court met this morning, and after
transacting some unimportaDt business,
motion was made to submit to the people
of the county, on the 10th day of October
next, the question as to whether they shall
issue bonds in the sum of 100000 in aid
of the Greensboro and Russellville Rail-
road. This railroad will pass through Gal
latin, and, unless the people of Davidson
are more liberal than usual, pass on through
LebanOn and Sparta to Chatta-
nooga. Great unanimity prevailed as to
submitting the question, and there is scarce
ly doubt that the county will vote for the
appropriation. This is to be wondered at
as the county has already voted 100000
In aid of the Cumberland and Ohio Rail-
road. Sumner believes in multiplying IA
cilties for the transportation of produce.
She has already centering in Gallatin nine
turnpikes and more in anticipation. With
the exception of Davidson, there is not
county in the State that has such system
of public roads.
The County Court having got through
the business of the day, the convention of
delegates met for the purpose of nomina-
ting a candidate for the Legislature. 1t
appeared upon count that thirty delegates,
representing twelve out of the six
teen districts, were present. Many
of them refused to serve, and when the
question was put whether they should pro-
coed to the nomination, twelve out of tie
thirty voted in the neg alive. A lively dis
cussion took place as to the authority of
the delegates; outsiders maintaining that
there was not single district in the coun-
ty represented. Indeed, some of the dele
gates confessed to having received their aD-
pointment from a small handful of the vo-
ters in their district. These confessions
had the effect of throwing a damper over
the convention. However, when the chair
announced that nominations were in order,
the names of five gentlemen were present.
ed by their friends, all Of whom declined
before the Convention. 1t being evident
that the outsiders had control of the whole
thing a motion was at last made to adjourn
sine die and spend the remainder of the
afternoon in listening to an address, by Col.
j. B. Killebrew, on agriculture and educa-
ton. The speaker occupied their atten-
ton for more than one hour when all dis
persed to their homes, the anti-convention-
lists in high glee.
The action of the convention will vastly
increase the chances of j. A. TrOus-
dale, IA supporter of Gen. Cheatham
who so worthily and ably represented the
county in the last General Assembly. His
name did not come before the convention,
and, as a matter of course, he had no op-
portunity to decline. In this way several
'ntlemen, whose names were prominently
mentioned in connection with the office,
have been retired, and Mr.. Trousdale stands
now before the county the strongest maD.
Your correspondent can add his testimony
to the fact, that the Thirty Seventh General
Assembly bad no member who guarded with
more vigilance, or defended with more zeal
the interests of the workingman and farm
er than Mr.. Trousdale, and these classes
should look to it that such an able and
willing defender of their rights should be
returned by an overwhelming majority. In
saying this much your correspondent does
not wish to be understood as disparaging
the claims of any other candidate, but to
bear bis testimony to fact that the inner
ent mod sty of their preventative, always
the cencomitant of worth, may have pre-
vented them from knowing.
A new paper to be called the Peoples
Organ will shortly be started in Gallatin by
our sprightly friend, j. D. Andrews, of the
Hartsville Vidette. This paper will be pub
lished in the interest of the hutchinson
party and will doubtless receive hand
some support.
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