Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-18
NASHVILLE CORRESPONDENCE.
- TOrbett issue ''.--Thc SOlOES,
and the Fatality that Attends
Disappointment
NASHVILLE, Feb. 10.

and the Fatality that AtieRdi
disappointment
IEt NASHVILLE, Feb. 10.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: There are many
ways to turn penny. There are three
members of the lower House of the Gen
eral Assembly, each possessed of some
peculiar characteristics, dissimilar in some
respects, but agreeing in that pertaining
to the "root of all evil" One was said tc
be the oldest member of the House and
some experience as q legislator. Another
was regarded as second in point of age
| while the other to whom allusion has been
made, was well known by his general
"blne stocking" department. This trio
turned up in the Legislature and it was
well understood, if report be true, that
each We'd with the other in their determi-
nation TO rebuild the credit of the State,
upon such basis as that those who desir-
ed to "sell short" would not fail to realize
just reward for their labor. 1t 80 hap
pened that each of the three, having such
devotion to the welfare and honor of the
State, that they were naturally, and as a
matter of course, placed on the
Committee Of Finance and Ways and
Means" for full field was opened for the
development and utilizing of their partic-
ular talents. Being thus situated their
legislative duties were commenced, and it
is supposed that for several nights they
had sweet dreams of funding bills, favor
able decisions Oh "Torbett issue" and a
steady advance on the price of "Tennes
see bonds.n For the first three weeks of
the session the countenance of the 80
Ions" was lit up with smile that was
child-like and bland. However, as all
so were the Imaginary hopes Of these gen.
tlemen to be blasted. From the first meet
ing of their committee, all their CONVERSE
ton WAS centered upon a single policy,
and that was the project now passed into
q by-Word of funding the State debt.n
To this end they introduced various bills
for the consideration of their Committee.
When, finally, the sense Of their asso
ciates having been given as adverse to
their schemes, they evidenced many signs
of sad disappointment, but sought relief by
the reflection that if Funding" was not
SO popular after all, some Of their number
would realize their hopes of gain, through
a hurried decision of the supreme Court
holding the State liable for"TOrbett ISSUE"
and the So 600, 900 dollars of bonds issued
by Harris in aid of the rebellion" Here
again ill luck attended and our Legislators
discomfitted by the unexpected introduc-
ton of resolutions in each branch of the
General Assembly proposing to check the
lightning speed with which favored de-
cisions were sought to be had by the SD
preme Court, Under their tutorage, "Tor-
bett ISSUE" long drag on the market at
one cent on the dollar, had run up until it
commanded fifty cents, and was expected
to become par, at least in the payment of
taxes. Under this state of facts to whom
ailusion has been made had almost forgot
ten their disappointments in regard to
"funding schemes" and were beginning to
dream of brown stone fronts" and all the
paraphernelia of wealth. The introduc-
ton of the resolutions raising committees
and providing for the investigation of this
last scheme of the spectators was more
than they could bear. The two elder gen.
tlemen, no longer occupied their seats.
They were seen around the telegraph Of
fees and the banks, enquiring after the
rise and fall of Tennessee securities"
while the younger gentleman of
the blue stocking" department
absent himself and was not heard of for
several days. But on enquiry it was as
certained that he had hurried to his home,
and loading himself with large sack
filled with the "new issue" had set out in
to the remote corners of the State with
copy of Chancellor Fleming's Opinion for
the purpose of making sale of his money to
that portion of the innocent taxpayers
who had not yet heard of the action of the
Legislature, looking to the defeat of the
infamous swindle proposed to be consul
mated by judicial opinion. But sad to re.
late, wherever he went the newspapers had
published the fact that the payment of the
''Torbett issue" would be resisted, and
failing to find a market, his hopes failed
him. his physical strength was exhausted,
broken hearted and alone among strangers,
he expired, fondiy hugging his well filled
sack to his bosom, saying, "tell my friends
I died at my post, F" and requested to be
buried thus-falling with his faoo to the
sun, and s'Torbett Issue" lying on his
breast, demonstrating the old adage of
''the ruling passion strong in DEATH"
-.----rera BOOMER.