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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
Railroad Power In the GOFern-
Gsntl

There is an luminous inuttering
against the exactiOns of great rail-
road combinations all over this
country, that otis of thess days will
break into an earthquake and hurt
everybody. The direct conflict be-
tween the Western people, especial
", and the railroads under whose
greed and grasping exaetions the
Industry Of that section Is paralyEed,
cannot long be delayed, If 1t has not
already virtually commenced. There
is an impression obtaining with a
good many simple-miuded people,
that the railroad magIates are be-
ginning to exercise little too much
control Of this Government, and
that the enormous capital they WELD
enables them to eorrubt the,legisla-
ton of the country, and their rolit-
ical power is alarmingly on the in
crease. 1t is limited here and there,
however, that there is to be check
TO this business, and It is intimated
that the Question will develop into
a National issue. Able writer's,
aidong Whotii Acknowledgement
Barlo8, of New York, is PERHAPS,
the most noteworthy, have shown
that the system Of railroad manage
ment lie one of wholesale plumber,
on a scale not inferior to the in
trigues of kings and potentates for
the government of nations. Is it
not time the conflict should beginl
One result is certain. That Is. to
bring upon the arena Of political
management a new class of men, q
class who will recognize primarily
the interests of the farmer, whose
services as the first producer OF
wealth and the foundation Of Ma
tional prosperity, have hitherto been
freely enough acknowledged in the
DRY, but almost totally ignored in
the halls of legislation and the seats
of official authority.-BanRer.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
Funding and AntI-FundIng.

The charge made by the friends
of the Funding bill, that Anti-Fun-
ders are regulators, comes with a
very bad grace, and smells very
strongly of unfairness. Not a sim
gle opposer of the finding bill, as
far as we know, has ever given any
intimation that it was his Intention
to repudiAte the State debt. On the
contrary, the action of the friends
of the bill, in failing to provide, by
sufficient revenue, for the successful
operation of their pet scheme, does
lay them open to the charge of in
territorial reputation. But for them
to say that the opposers of the fund
ing bill are Intentionally guilty of
reputation, because they propose
to pay the debt of the State in a diff
ferent mode than that proposed by
themselves, is not only illogical, but
absurd and false.
Both parties propose, in words,
to pay. The funders by increasing
the debt to enormous proportions,
but providing no means that are ad-
equate, for the success of their plan.
The anti-funders also propose to
pay the debt as soon as they can,
without bankrupting the State, or
unnecessarily burdening the people,
and at the same time they propose a
feasible plan, by providing adequate
revenue, and creating a sinking
fund, that will certainly extinguish
the debt in a given number of years,
and run no risk of bringing crush
ing burdens on the people. Which
of the two is to all human percep-
ton, in favor of reputation? Let
the tax payers of the State decide
Paris IgteLLi0encer.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26

The Nashville Banner says that ga
tax Of fifty cents, together with the
privilege tax, ought to be ample to
pay all the expenses of State COVER
ment, pay interest on bonded debt,
and leave surplus for sinking fund
purposes" a man might argue
that thousand dollars is sufficient to
pay a three thousand dollar debt
but where would he go should a ju-
~ sit on the question of his sanity?
Still his argument would be as good
as the Banners. We will concede,
for arguments sake, that the taxable
property of the State is $500, 600, 900,
though it isn't. A fifty cent assess
ment on it would yield, if all collect
ed, 81 500, 900, about Sl5O,OO0 more
than necessary to pay interest on
$21 ,000, 900 funded debt. Where are
current expenses, and school fund,
appropriations for two new lunatic
assylums ($150, 0O0) and for statutes
for justices of the peace, interest on
floating debt, ETC., to come from? To
do what the Legislature is pledged
to do, it will require an increase of
the taxation rate TO 90c. The House
Friday, refused, by a vote of Al to 20
to accept the Senate's increase from
40 to SOC. Mr.. HOuk, the fuuders'
leader in the House, assured the
members that 40c.wOuld be suffici-
ent. He maintained his consistency
by voting for 4Oc. 1t cannot be
forced beyond that point, and we
advise bondholders who anticipat-
ed an advance in those securities TO
95, to unload before they sink to six
ties. The fraud is becoming pretty
well understood, but the public cen
tence on those who perpetrated it is
yet to be Observation-Disclosures.
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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
The Funding Job.

The Avalanche, which has fought
the funding job from the word go,
presents the following facts for the
thoughtful consideration of the tax
payers:
r. L Wilson, Esq, of New York
city, formly citizen fast Tenn,
and the financial agent of the State,
left Memphis yesterday for home. 1t
lie reported that among other inter-
ests he had in hand were those in
volved in the success of the funding
scheme. The Jealous advocates of
that measure in Nashville and else
where are counting noses, and, if
the count is satisfactory, an extra
session of the Legislature will be
called to finish the Job.
Mr.. Wilson is prominent mem
Der of the Southern Railway Secu-
rity Company, and President of East
Tenn. and Virginia Railroad Com
pany. The Southern Railway Sc
curity Company are really the own
ers of the Memphis and Charleston
road. These facts are stated for
the information of the organs of the
funding job, who charge that the
railroad companies are organized
TO defeat the funding bill.
Another fact: Mr.. McGehee, the
chief managing agent of the South
ern Railway Security Company,
and largely interested in railrord
property in the State, was an open
lobbyist at Nashville for the funding
bill.
Mr.. Cole, President of the Nash
vile and Chattanooga RAILROAD
Company was an open and Jealous
lobbyist for the funding bill.
These gentlemen are no doubt
holders of Tenn. bonds; in fact we
may say they are holders, and they
are doing their best efforts to make
them sell well. This they have q
right to do. But we are not discus
sing the question now; only giving
some facts for information of the
organs of the funding party, for their
future consideration in connection
with their advocacy of the scheme.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26

OLD BIRDs.-A notice ofthe Ben
nett family, of w. Chester, Pa, has
elected the following from William
Bird, who resides near Cha mont,
Brandywine Hundred, Del, on the
farm where he was born and his
father and grandmother were buried
from, and the title to which is from
King George the Third of England:
.''In this homestead eleven children
were born, seven OF whom are hv-
ing, as follows: Nancy Twaddle, So:
Mary Bird, 81: Sarah Williamson, rs;
Jacob Bird, rs; VIM. Bird, 7S; Julia
Bird, 65; Rachel Cartmell, 63. Uni
ted ages 524. My mother lived to
the age 81. Ny grandmother to the
age OF SO, and was carried 10 her
grave by four of her grandsons, of
whom the writer was one"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
The Next Crop And Tire Credit
SFztem.

The pertinent Question is put by
the last Financial Chronicle, If our
Southern merchants are not run
ming moro risk Than j. wsseI ard
will they not be the innocent cause
of serious injury not only to planters
but also to themselves, in helping to
increase so largely the next cotton
crop? This Is a thought which is
well worthy of deliberate consider
alton. The Chronicle claims that
the suggestion is not from any child
ish consideration as to how much a
limited planting would effect prices,
but from a desire that the South
shall not raise an over supply Of cot
ton at an increased cost per pound
under the stimulus Of high prices,
and have nothing at the end as the
result of the years work except the
burden Of 4 large debt, in other
words, to raise as much as they
can economically and no more. The
Chronicle offers the following
timely and very sensible counsel:
An excessive crop this year GER.
tainly means low prices. However
much we may fight against the con-
clusion it is inevitable; and low
prices with high cost of production
means loss, and a burden Of debt
and continued povity. We are
very desirous of seeing a large CROP
Of cotton, as we think it will greatly
help to drive out other competitor
from the field, and help to stimulate
all kinds OF business; but at the
same time we would have 1t limited
in the main by the money capacity
of the planters, so that they would
be able to sell at low figure If ne.
condition for their years work. A
reasonable credit would not be un'
Objectionable; this excessive eXpan
sion, however, if not checked will
we might almost say be fatal; If it Il
| persisted in nothing but very IN
favorable season for cotton growing
will save the producers from greal
! loss.
We are glad to know that whar
we have said does not apply TO every
| part of the South. In some sectionl
there is a very conservative feeling
a determination among commission
merchants to be cautious in extend
ing credits, and especially Wher,
planters show a disposition not Il
put in a proper proportion of corn.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
DECISIONS IN SUPREME COURT
al ja6kson, Saturdays
AfrII tSth, is7s.
KEroKTED By S. D. NAYS, DEF. elk

REFORTED BY 5. D. HAYS, DEP. elk.
Brasfeld vs.. Irvine-Af irmed.
Passed. VS.. Bosz-ReysrsAd and Decree
here fer Complainant.
Crider vs.. Lifsey-Ahirmed.
Henry VS.. GardRer-Afirmed.
Rogers, Admir-. VS.. Rogers ct. AL-Afirm-
ed and ReHanded.
Phillips ct. Al. IS. Terrell ct al.-Afirm-
ed and Remanded for recount and further
proceedings.
Austin - Aydelette-Aftirued.
Hunt IS. Waldrou-Afitmed
Parsons W. McNickIe-Reversed AID De
cree entered to open biddings for 80 days.
MeCallum, by next friend &c. vs.. Peth-
grew ct. al-Anfrmed ard Reminded.
MewEifte+ e., =. vs.. wade G.. sl.-siOd-
fled and Remanded-
Young L Walker v. Sherdon-Eeyersed
and Decree for account, Remanded.
Smith ct. al. vs.. Morgan-Afiirmed.
Bond W. Huuley-Reversed and Re-
mahde,l:
THJmas IS. Co's; Assignee Affirmed.
Kenny ". SOrtOn-Revtrs6H fu'T He
manded.
Davis vs.. Baucum et. al.-AfirTned.
Haynes IS. Dick Ct al--Modiied and
Remanded.
Gainuss' heirs IS. BOwman's heirs-Re
versed and Remanded.
Wyatt VS.. Luton & NeAillern- Reversed
and demanded.
Horner vs.. Bates ct al.-Anirmed and
Remanded.
Dillon ct. al, W. Smith ct. ai.-Decres
modified and bill Dismissed.
Denton ct. al. vs.. Bunch ct al.-Af1rmed
and Remanded.
Smith VS.. Hart-Reversed and Superse.
IDEAS discharged, and Judgment here
against Defendant and sureties-
/ Cherry s Co. vs.. Alexander-Afhrmed.
Gotham, Admir-. VS.. Britt-Reverssd and
bill dismissed. Execution against Com.
plainant, individually.
Cook vs.. Cook, Admir- hirmed.
Young vs.. Decentralization TO aismisl
allowed, unless bond be gwen In 10 days.
Irvine vs.. Muse ct. al.-Reversed and oil
dismissed.
McMurray. Admir-. vs.. Brasield ct. al -
Affirmed and Remanded.
Latham vs. caves ct. al.-Afimed.
Boyd, Admir-. vs.. Robert ct. al.-Reyers
ed and Remanded.
Moore, for use sc. VS.. Brannock ct. al
Affirmed as to Brannoek, Reversed as q
| Woolard.
Judgment rendered IN over 80 case
against A. p. Curry, late Sheriff Of shelb,
county, and sureties on official bonds 10
non-return Of executions.
Judge Deaderick's section engaged Of
Docket Of 18th Circuit, hearing cases from
Carroll County.
Judge Freeman's section hearing ease
from Shelby COunty-Chancery eases bein
heard one week, and Law cases next, al
ternating.
Judge Freeman's section will take up tn
State Docket on Tuesday, which will occU
Ply pretty much all the week.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
NOT 10 be FoTEotton.

The 81. Louis Democrat thinks
the back pay grab is not likely to be
forgotten, and says:
'.1f there are among the members
of either the old or the new Con-
gress, those who think that the enor-
nifty of the measure increasing the
pay of members and Senators win
be quickly forgotten, that it will
have faded entirely from the public
mind before next December, when
the forty-third Congress meets, we
assure them they are very much
mistaken. 1t is just precisely one
of the things which the people are
not likely to forget, and which po-
litical parties cannot afford to ig-
more. So we advise all whom it
may concern, to make up their
minds to face the issue of repeal,
and prepare to meet it at the earli-
est opportunity"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
Hard to please.

The Humboldt Journal is very
hard to please. A short time ago
it took the Whig and Tribune to
task on account of its heretical
views in regard to the funding bill
-so-called-passed by the late leg
islature. 1t wants US to give 1t our
plan for the payment of the State
debt. We are not, never have been,
and ReUer seill be a member of the
legislature; but If we acre, and
could not do better than to pay tre-
Bile the amount OF the debt-which
is itself unknown and uncertain
in interest, and then, at the end of
forty years leave the debt as large
Us it is now, to be funded again, we
should regard the people who would
not fund iIs, and at once, as utterly
wanting in all those qualities which
go to make up an intelligent con-
stituency. And more than that, if
we were a member of the legisIa-
ture and really toGnted to pay the
State debt, and not force a repudi-
alton of the State debt, In any sort
OF way, we believe we should have
the courage to vote upon our con-
stitueuts a sufficient amount of tax
alton to pay the accruing interest
and create sinking fund for the
extinction of the debt, when the
funded bonds shall fall due. 1t is
sheer imbecility or down right kna-
very-we don't care which horn of
this dilemma the funders-so-called
-take-to pretend that forty cents
on the hundred dollars is sufficient
to pay what every man of ordinary
sense knows it will require from
eighty to ninety cents on the hun
dred dollars, to meet. If the fund
ers mean to preserve the honor of
the State" by the stupid and utterly
inadequate means they have devised,
they are more hopelessly stolid
and untrustworthy set of scurry
fellows than we have been willing
to believe them. The plan they
have devised is an utter and rene
diless failure. Can't they get up
something that has little common
sense to recommend it,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
shoosln PermI.ku..

The Brownsville States fires this
random shot at the Modocs, and at
some politicians. Like gun aim
ed at duck ors plover, it may bear
wide, and kick the'owner over:
Captain Jack is not a gentleman
He went for Candy in way all brave
men desplse., But it was silly in
Candy to intrust his scalp in such ir-
responsible hands. All talks with
wild Indians Is mild species of in
sanity. 1t does not affect the moral
nature of the Indian, and is some
times exceedingly disastrous to the
white gentlemen doing our part of
the conversation. Ii in the good
ness of God, we could be permitted
to send q. f. Train, or Wendell
Philips, or the mem who got UP the
Greedy race for Presidency, or @back
pay" Congressman, to "talk' with
the "nOble Red Man, we would feel
4 greater confidence in the all perva-
ding fitness of things. We could
spare these illustrOus nuisances and
not repine at the deep damnation of
their taking of. Their sealps ought
to be lifted anyway, and the noble
Red man could do il 10 perfection.
But the noble Red Nan ought to
be wiped out, because. he too is a
nuisance. Snufted out like a candle.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
A slight mistake.

The Louisville COurier-J ournal-
usually correct-falls into a slight
mistake in the following:
Mrs. Sophy Purvis, the wife of
Mr.. Geo. Z. Pnrvis, of the Nashville
Banner, who died last Friday night,
was a woman Of remarkable charac-
ter and culture. She belonged to
the MauPy family, and was a niece
of that Col. Ried who served as
Jackson's aid at New Orleans, and
afterwsrd wrote the Old HERDS life.
Her death will be lamented by a
very large circle of friends, to whom
she had endeared herself not less by
her natural attractions than by her
devotedness. She was in every way
a marked and loveable woman.
Instead of being a niece of that
Col. Reid, who served ss Jackson's
aid at New Orleans" she was his
grand daughter. The writer of this
has known Mrs. Purvis from her
early childhood.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
Hodge PodRes

Gen. Jefferson c. Davis succeeds
Gen. Candy in command Of the U.
S. forces now ih pursuit OF the
treacherous Modocs.-A clergy
man in the vicinity Of Hartford,
Connecticut, adVertises for "six en-
thusiastio church members, to set
the other six hundred members on
fire." q good idea.-They have had
a terrible railroad disaster in New
England. Last Saturday, as what
is known as the steamboat train
the train with which the steam
boats passengers connect, was pro-
ceeding from Stonihgton, Connecti-
cut, to Boston, six cars fell through
a bridge az Richmond switch, and
were burned, and Rheen persons
are known TO have persisted by the
flames. There had been a heavy
freshet, which had undermined the
switch, and the water was still too
high 10 detect the danger.-Beast
Butler Is announced as a candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts
We hope he will be elected.-The
"GoYernment" has suspended one
of its commissioners to Vienna,
while he is on his way thither, for
corrupt practices. Suppose "the
Government" applies the rule to it.
self little while.-The health OF
James Brooks, member of Congress
from New York, who, in some IN
accountable way got mixed up in
the Credit Mobilier steal, is still
in a very precarious state, and
but slight hopes OF his recovery
are entertained.-A new county,
called LOno&e, with the pleasant lit
tie town Of Lonoke as the county
site, has been created by the legisla-
ture Of Arkansas.-Capt. Jack
and his little band of Modocs, was,
at1ast accounts holding their own
if no more-with the chances deoi-
dedly in their favor. The likeli-
hood is that Capt. Jack is not yet
ready to hand in his checks. "Lo''
the poor Indian, seems difficult to
catch, and hard to hold.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
The Funding question.

The funding bill W hich passed the
last Legislature, and is now q law,
is just beginning to be understood
by the press and leading politicians
of the State. 1t will be remembered
that the Legislature was besieged
from the first by bond holders who
worked necessarily for the passage
of the bill. The majority called it
up before it was reached on the cal
endar, and after making lengthy and
appealing speeches in behalf of
their pet scheme called for the pre-
vious question without allowing the
minority time or opportunity to
present their arguments. The vote
was taken, and by a mere bullying
process the bill became a law. The
minority then presented a protest
which contained their reasons and
arguments for voting against the
bill. This the House refused to
spread on the minutes of the Jour
nal. The funding papers of the
Capitol refused to publish this pro-
test except as an advertisement. 1t
seems that there was an organized
effort to suppress the facts that the
opposers of this remarkable bill
were seeking to bring to light, But
the contest has just commenced
1t will now be carried on by the peo-
pie and will be the main issue at the
next election of members of the
General Assembly. A reaction is
going on and the funders will vet
find that the victory they won at the
expense OF the dignity of the State
will be barren and fruitless one
They have managed to place the
financial affairs OF the State in a
most ridiculous and embarrassing
condition. They provided for the
payment of interest to Wall Street
bond-holders, but did not make any
provisions whatever for the current
expenses of the State, and appro-
priatiOus, amounting 10 $500, 900,
made to the insane asylum, the deaf
and dumb asylum, the agricultural
bureau and a, lew other items, the
whole deficiency amounting to
$500, GOO. The rate of taxation was
fixed or allowed to remain at 40
cents on $l00.-SOmerriHe Falcon.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26

Why don't the young men OF
Lynchburg organize base ball club
in our midst9 1t seems that this
would afford much better amuse-
ment than pitching horse shoes
What say you, boys?-More County
Pioneer.
The man who recommends the for
nation of base ball club ought to
be compelled to let his hair grow,
and be sent to the Modoc front, and
have his hair lifted by Captain Jack.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
Indians About.


The Government troops who are
reported at the present time as be-
,ieging Captain Jack, aud his hand
ful OF Modoc warriors, women and
children for it is said the entire
nation numbers less than hundred
red sSins-hear a report every now
and then, which leads them to infer
that there are "Indians about" in
rhe lava beds. Not to put too fine
u point upon it, the American peo-
pic are becoming convinced that the
little band of Modocs are masters of
the situation, and that tine L. ). SOL
diers have been most signally fooled
in their attempts to dislOdge the
red men from theic fastness. Are
We 10 have = repetition OF the Sem
iuoIe warm Florida, which spread
oyer severh years, andin which the
"everglades" of that country au-
swered TO the inpenetrable lava
beds of the ModQesI
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26

Read what well known Druggists
of Tennessee say about Aliens
Lung BuIsam.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-26
The Lase storm in the Northwest.

Omaha, April 21.-During the late
great storm the roof of the honse oc-
erpied by J. H. Cooper, in St, Paul,
Howard co'ty., was blown off. Mrs.
Cooper and her oldest dauhter per-
ished, and the youngest dauhter
was badly frozen. A family of four
by the name of Haywood are miss
ing and was probably frozen. At
Long Tree three persons " ere lest
in the storm and found frozen dead.
Dead bodies are being found almost
daily along the Union and Pacific,
having peaish in the great snow
storm.
The wires of the Atlanit and Pa
cific Telegraph are again working
through to California. The West
ern Union wires will not be mp for
several days.
Two miles west ofPopillon, Neb.,
near the railroad track, was found
the body of a man, with bullet hole
through his breast. 1t is supposed
that he committed suicide, as a pis-
toll was lying by his side. He was a
German, name unknown.
Every day brings startling news
ofthe late storm throughout the
State, whole families being among
the missing. Dead bodies are being
recovered every day wherever the
storm ragged with the greatest vio-
! lence.