The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-07-07

Troy, Trss., July LIST, 1882.

Troy, TKss., July list, 1852.
Editor Courier In the last issue of the
COURIER, you do the State Credit party of
Tennessee very great injustice, in an arti-
Gle at the head of your editorial column,
in which you say, if il is Republication for
Tennessee to force her creditors to take so
cents, itsquints the same way TO force them
to take 60 cents.
Now you should know the creditors propo.-
ed to compromise 40 cents, and the State
Credit party accepted it, because that was
the most honorable settlement they could
make, under the existing circumstances.
You further know the same party settled
at 100 cents. but made n mistake in proyi-
ding for the payment of the interest, so
said the Supreme Court.
The fact is, large portion OF Tennessee
ans desire the payment in full OF their pub
lie indebtedness, but they are prevented
IRON doing so, BY being linked together in
a common interest with little larger por-
ton, Who would if they could, wipe out
both public and private obligations The
former class, think, deserve the commen>
dation Of all honest people everywhere. and
especially the prss', because IL is through
the pr.s, the people are educated.
You say in another article in the same
issue, headed "Honors are Even,' that the
Republicans passed bill to settle at so
cents. The Democrats proposing to pay
only so cents on the dollar
Well, Col. Warren. ii you are ignorant of
the facts concerning the passage OF the so
cents bin and also the passage Of the 100
cents bill, which you ignore. ] will inform
You that the passage OF the two bills referr-
ed to was due, in great measure, to the
efforts Of Jefferson and Jackson Democrats,
of which am proud TO say that our Obion
snd Lake Counties, and our Senatorial Dis
trict was soiid for both settlements.
There was not to be found in the General
of Tennessee, that passed the
biIls, tvo men who worked harder and moro
zealously than did ourRspresentatircs, Hons
$. w. Cochran and David Bell, to produce
the results of the deliberations of that
body upon the State debt settlements, and
yet your two articles convey the idea that
the Republicans alone passed the 60 cents
bill, and they want to repudiate the bat
ance.
do wish the public journals in and out
II the State would publish TO the world that
The State Credit men of Tennessee have
'issH above poriy, notwithstanding your ;rst
article referred TO says, whereas the 90
called State Credit fellows want to pay so
,cnts," and OF course repudiate the balance.
We do not want to repudiate one dollar
n our Indebtedness neither public or pirate.
md our ses'ons will fully sustain us, in this
assertion, and we do hope that all those who !
accuse Us of any thing to the contrary
would set ia right before the country. Fair |
play !. all we ask.
Now, do not wish you TO understand !
hat We think you accused US wrongfully II
bat with you to set us right
in your next issue.
You proposed in former issue to''S,adsn"
IN the line, i'm good cause.l That is all
right. but we beg you not to deaden us State
credit people on the line. The influence of
The CoURTER IL not confined TO the line-it /
is heard and hseded everywhere.
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