The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-07
Those Railroad Bonds Agian.

original position to take technical
advantage OF a simple inadvertance
on our part, to wit, that Pulaski
never issued bond to repudiate.'
The writer of the Free Press arti-
Gle, as well as the editor himself,
knew that this was simple over
sight on our part. We detected it
too before it went to the printer,
and requested an sttache of the of
fee tor make the correction, which
he failed to do through misunder-
standing. However, that is mere
bubble on the part of the Free
Press. The writer of the Free
Press article knows that Pulaski
was enjoined by the courts from
the issuance of her bonds, and that
in fact her bonds have not been is
sued. The three little bonds upon
which the Press harps were issued
before this injunction was served,
and its editor knows that the legal
ity of their issuance has never been
decided. And yet it does the au-
thorities the injustice to reiterate
that they have repudiated their
bonds, because, forsooth they pre-
fer TO await the decision of the
Courts. If we were disposed to
bubble over technicalities we
might still assert, as some do, that
Pulaski has not issued u bond, be-
cause she had no authority to issue
bond. Or in other words that
the bonds, so called, are not bonds
because they were illegally issued,
and if rot bonds, how can they be re
pudiated? But this question is now
before the courts for adjudication.
The Free Press traces these bonds
up and down and makes a splutter
over them to divert attention from
its untenable position above quo
ted, to-wit: The reputation OF
the Pulaski bonds by the municipal
authorities, was what defeated the
railroad" We have repeatedly cor
rected this misrepresentation, and
yet the Free Press persists in re
peating it. The Free Press knows
that Pulaski voted $4,000 to the
Railroad by a vote of about 9 to l
that the municipal authorities
peremptorily instructed the Mayor
to subscribe the same on the books
of the company, that the people and
the municipal authorities acted in
good faith, and were earnestly in
favor OF the road, but that some linda
Viduals who believed it was illegal,
not the people of Pulaski, nor the
municipal authorities, obtained an
injunction forbidoing the Mayor to
subscribe or issue the bonds, and
that the question is now pending
before the Supreme Court. Is this
population on the part of the mu-
nicipal authorities? If so we ac-
knowledge that no "misrepresenta
tions" or '-sianderous fabucations'
have been made against Pulaski.
The Free Press knows that the
Courts took this matter out of the
hands of the municipal authorities,
and that they had no more power
To issue the bonds than the author
tiles Of Lawrenceburg had. But,
says the Free Press, they did issue
three $500 bonds which have not
been paid. SO. They did issue
these bonds before this injunction
was served. But did that defeat
the railroad? Was it for the want
Of $1,000 that the road was not
built? These are the only bonds,
If they are bonds, that could have
been repudiated, and yet, the Free
Press says "the reputation of the
Pulaski bonds by the municipal au
thorities, was what killed the rail
road" Oh, Inconsistency! thy
name is-Free Press!
But enough. A word more only
OF explanation. We do not believe
the Free Press editor would DELHI
erately "misrepresent' or "fabricate
ISLANDERS" against Pulaski; We hold |
him personally in high esteem.
But. he gives circulation to
charges which we again repeat |
are false. We believe he has
done SO through a misrepresentation |
OF the facts, Lawrenceburg instead |
of abusing Pulaski should be her
best friend, for Pulaski stood up 9 |
TO l in favor of her enterprise. Ill
was not the municipal authorities
nor the people that defeated it. 1t
was-the law
1t is unfortunate for our friends
Gilmore, Upshaw and Others that
they are temporarily deprived OF
the use of their money invested,
but their bonds have aot been repu-
dated. 4, If they were legally issued
they will be paid. If not we believe
they will be paid still. Hold on to
them. They are printed on good
paper and will last well. But don't
abuse Pulaski, MIR. Free Press. She
has done nothing to be abused for,
unless it be to vote for your road
overwhelmingly, and in good faith;
but may be blindly and without the
warrant of law, all you asked her to
vote, $4,000. Curse her for that,
if you please, but never for repudia
ton, FOR that she has not done nor
never will do.
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