Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-09-21

anu resources OF the State
should be faithfully applied, as
they in honor are pledged.
"Taken up under suspension
Of the Rules.
''NIr. Nelson moved to strike
ont "reckless extravaganza" and
insert "previous legislation"
which was accepted by the in
PRODUCER.
"The Resolution was then a.
dopted. Ayes, 20; Noes, 90.
Senators voting in the affirm
ativc are: Messrs. Bryant, Coop
er, of Bedford, Cooper, of Da-
wilson, Cubbins, Eason, Ether
idge, Faulkner, Green, Hall,
Hawes, Luttrell, Martin, Mill
saps, Morris, Nelson, Palmer,
Pearson, Peyton, Self and Mr..
Speaker Thomas.
Could the bondholders them
selves have dictated stronger
resolutions than these? Could
the "honor and good faith" of
the State be plighted in strong
er terms? Not content with
denouncing the conduct of the
Brownlow regime in the issuance
ofbonds with ''reckless extrava-
gance, the resolution were toned
down to "previous legislation"
Then Mr.. Thomas could "aggri-
vate lis voice so as tQ roar" a
bout 'justice to the public cred
I tors''-"indifference to public
obligations" honor and
dignity of the State" ''as gent
ly as a sucking dove" No1c he
"roars" like lion about rcpu-
diation and scaling the debt" so
that his few followers in admi-
ration cry out Let him roar a
gain, let him roar again!"
/ BY voting for these resolu-
itionS Mr.. Thomas said that the.
i"entire available recourses of
the State as they in honor" were
pledged should be faithfully
applied to the payment of the
State debt. And yet, astonish-
ing to say! Mr.. Thomas isnow on
the stump denouncing Gov. Por-
ter and the State officers for
faithfully applying theS500,0G0
or thereabout now in the State
Treasury, to the payment of the
pastdueinterest on the State debt,
which Mr.. Thomas then said the
"honor and good faith of the
State" demanded should "bc
paid at the earliest practicable
moment" Dorsey 3, Dorsey
B., read and reflect, and son thy
brow shame will be ashamed to
Sit"
HIS VOTE FOR THEHIGHEST KIND
OF HIGH TAXES.
In 1870 Mr.. Thomas voted
persistently against less than an
eighty cent.tax, as will be seen
from the subioined extracts from
the Senate Journal of 1S70-71,
pages 1871, 498 and 400. Then
his robust stomach could digest
nothing less than an eighty cent
tax. Now if anything more
than twenty cents is proposed
his george raises at it"
"Senate Bill No. 133, To pro-
vide revenue for the State, and
to repeal section l Of the Acts
Of 1870. was read,
"Alr. Morris moved to amend
the amendment by striking out
80, and inserting % cents.
"Mr. Slaughter moved to lay
the amendment on the table;
Yeas, ID; Nays, 9.
"Senators voting in the affirm
alive are: Messrs. Cason, Coop
er, of Davidson, Cubbins, Faulk-
ner, Hart, Haws, Luttrell, Mar
tin, Palmer, Peyton, Self, Slaugh-
ter and Mr.. Speaker Thomas.
Senators voting in the mega
tive are: Messrs. Clementson,
Eason, Etherldge, Greene, Hall,
Morris, McFall, Nelson and
Pearson.
"The amendment striking out
so and inserting so cents, was
then lost; Yeas, s; Nays, IA.
"Senators voting in the affirm
alive are: Messrs. Eason, Eth
eridge, Hall, Halves, LuttrelI, |
Morris, Nelson and Slaughter.
Senators voting in the mega
tive are: Messrs. Cason, Glenn