Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-26
POLITICAL.
What of the Future i'm TenneS-
see---Letter from Judge
HOulG.


Judge Houk, of Knoz, in his letter
to Senator Jones, saws some things,
OF which it may be well Tor the Dem
ocraCy Of Tennessee to make a note.
" G make the following extract:
Il shall surely commit myself, TO
no man or party upon funding or an
tl-funding. Inthe last campaign an op-
portunity was luckily offered of pre-
senting the principles of the Republi-
can party TO the masses, white and
colOred, and the result was an almost
complete victory. Our final triumph
IS in the near future, If We are still
Republicans, as l trust aud believe
We are. and viii so continue, regard
less Of efforts to allure and beguile ms
20 enlist under a new flag. 80 far as
l know, there is not a ripple in the Re
publican current of East Tennessee
there Is no disposition nor tendency
among Republicans IN this part Of the
State. to form new alliances. The
Republicans have fought together in
the past for the reason that they have
been agreed among themselves I'm
their adherence 10 strictly RepuhH-
can principles. Differences OF opin-
fion, as 10 miuOr matters of detail.
have been freely tolerated IN the mast,
and lhear of no desire to take a 'ift.v
departure IN the fature. The Repub--
mean party is pledged TO add IA, reston-T
lug, and IT possible, maintaining the
credit Of State. While thai Is true.
It by no means follows that Republi-
cans are TO assume the role of sfund-
ers' or .anti-funders,' for the very
good reason that TO fund or not To.
fund are questions about which men
Of sense and financial capacity are not
agreed as the better credit measure.
and because the Republicans haze
not heretofore and VIII not hopeatteF, -
consent to the abandonment OF "a TX Il
and well-dehnsd platform Of Tirfuci
pies, and enter upon a,striggle1 oFei,
one isolated and single questiou "a
State policyl Not at all. II .Y0phl-.
be an extreme act Of political foIly,-
and the great mass Of the peopie
would look upon the movement ih
that light. However, there is class
of political 'nondescripts' who appear
quite anxious that something should
happen whereby they NAV be aliftcd
from Obscurity and insignifi cameo tosl "a
prominence aud importance that
neither their talents nor political code,
of moral would Justify. The would-
be leaders of this hoped-for move
ment are as reckless as pirates They
hope Tor something TO turn up, and
are ever ready for an adventure
have no quarrel with them-they have
no party and want one-they are ont
Of doors; who can blame them for
seeking shelter?"
The judge concludes has letter by
stating that he sis not now, does not
desire nor expect To be a candidate
for governor. u uion and American.
Mr.. Wilde, a British inventor
has patented q combination of ap-
paratus by which the electric light
can be employed to illuminate the
path of sea-going steamers, OF light
up the lines of ships or fortifcations
of an enemy. The principle Of the
apparatus is an electro or magnetic -
induction machine, which solves
the problem of producing electric
ity at a continuous ratio and in
uniform quantity, while it neutral
ICES the influence of the current.
A SIMPLE apparatus regulates the
carbons. and the light thus produc.
ed is intensified by passing through
a catadioptric holphote, which
moves on pivots and condenses
rays, producing q far-reaching
beam of great intensity. The
British military authorities have
directed report TO be made on the
value of the invention.