The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-03-26
a Question for Consideration.

pay the public debt contracted by the
State Government through the opera
tjon oft, internal improvement policy
What say you in answer to this
question:
Look over the putiic records Of the
State Of Tennessee and you will make
some remarkable discoveries.
You vii! sec
lst. That "by the act Of 1852, ch
Isl, and s0l scQurnt acts a~mendatory
thereof 4 system Of internal improve
mcnts by means Of railroads is dcvrI
opcl by the aid Of the State through
the Loan Of its credit
81. That the Legislature Of 1852 in
corporatcd thirty six railroad c"npH.
MICS and revived the charter Of an
other,
81, That prominent men all over the
State were connected with these rail
road schemes,
Ith. That the State Government, in
many cases, issued to railroads more
bonds than the whole cost ofthclr con
struction amounted to.
9th. That a large amount Of bonds
we're issued to railroads by the Radi
cal State Government aftorthe close OF
the war And
G,h. That thopublic debt Of the State
of Tennessee, (ncarIy all of which was
contracted through the operation OF
the internal improvement policy is
about twenty six or twenty seven mil
lion dollars, and the annual interest
thereon will be about 81 100000
But surely the Legislature had NO
rjghLto place u stupendous debt upon
the should rs Of the people, unless the
people had agreed to bear the burden
Where is the evidence Of that agree
mcut? Can you find it in the Hld Con
stitntion? We admit that the old Con
stjtution says,
"a well regulated system OF internal
improvement IS calculated to develop the
resources OF the State and promote the
happiness and prosperity Of her citizens
therefore it ought to he encouraged by the
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