The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-07-04
First Monday.

lSNh,h Hhfht'f'J
pursuant TO adjournment to transact
the usual routine Of county business.
and II brought together almost a, many
candidates as paupcrs applying to haze
their ALTO Sances renewed ~ the Court.
'i'he candidates came to apply for a
far different thing, viz: the sutfrages
Of a free people.
A goodly number Of people were in
to wn--some to hear the latest aews,
some to get m axe ground by the deal
peoples representatives. (the Quorum
Court aud some to trade and hear.
mayhap, what the candidates had to
say and see how .nany drinks they
could beat the aforesaid candidates
out Of by warm professions Of friend
ship which are not always sincere, Ar
ter dinner, Senator Jesse Arledge gave
an account ofhis stewardship while in
the State Senate, explained the origin
Of oar State debt, and his efforts to
procure the best settlement Of this
question, he having been one OF the
committee who went to New York to
learn what proposition the bondhold
ers had to make.
Then followed Esq. j. r. Oliver,
candidate for re election rs Represent
alive. After giving an account OF his
action in the last General Assembly,
he read from the journal Of The House
10 prove
1st. That he moved to exempt this
county from the operation Of the fish
law, which the journal showed WAS car.
ried, but by an omission Of one OF the
clerks the amendment WAS not noted
land thus, we have II very good fish
Jaw, even if it was done by mistake
Mr.. Oliver expressed himself opposed
to any fish law that applies only to one
county through which Il stream flows,
but thinks it should be Il general law,
He also showed that he voted to tax
the railroads IN the same manner that
other corporations and properties are
taxed.
Next came John II Martin, Esq n
member of the Winchester Bar, an
nouncing himself II candidate Tor the
same olllae, and throwing some pretty
hot shot in the direction Of Esqr. On
ver's camp-tirrs, aud taking strong
ground in favor Of the legality Of our
State debt, and announced himself OPP
posed to reputation, but in favor Of II
compromise on the best terms possible.
After Mr.. NJ. came Mr.. John II
b 'aslcy, who announced himself "A can
didate for said office, and who boldly
attacked the legality OF the origin Of
our State debt, and said our legislators
are nothing but agents OF the people,
and the Constitution was the letter OF
their authority I; and because our State
Constitution did not conf: the author
ity to issue bonds, the Legislature had
no power TO issue them. He said the
entire system Of bondiIn was Il scheme
of the New England manufacturers
aud tradesmen to %imDove:lslI the aSli'
cultural element Of the South, and
cripple our resources 10 prevent the
erection Of factories in the South, and
thus compel us to pay unwilling ,rih-
ute to the high tariff capitalists Of the
North. He accused Mr.. Oliver Of
having been the ''ring candilate' two
years ago, and said he was in favor Of
,,n,iuJ ia, hnulLnllnrc tho nrnsnnI
market value Of our State bonds III
State Treasury warrants, and if they
wouldn't take that he opposed paying
them anything.
The speakers all bad the attention
of the crowd assembled, aud nothing
occurred to maj the peace and quiet Of
the occasion.
We omitted to say that Mr.. 3easlcy
read from the House ",urnal of the tx
ira session Of the Legislature an eX-
tract which showed that Mr.. Oliver
voted for the 90 per cent. proposition
of the hondholders to re fund the
State debt, which surprised some OF the
friends Of Mr.. o. if it did not him.
Then SaerilI Ste Fart told the order
~ crowd if they wished to stay in old
franklin to vote for some of the clio.
quent speakers, he would sell them
some homes very cheap. which he
procesded to do: utter which we
smiled and departed. ORIENT.