Year: 1869

ruin; and if this is 50, they will not now


join Stokes intolerant and proscriptiYe


party, and again maintain the odious


doctrine Of taxation without repre-


sentation. The intimation that the


nomination of a ticket will interfere with


registration is simply an unwaranted


stigma on an upright and Conscientious


public officer. The present registrar of


Davidson county, is n ca, respect to the


good people Of the county, like tonic is


to sick man. The thought that a man


of first rate integrity is filling response


BILE and highly important public Office, is


more than tonic, it is equal to course of


medicine. The people of this county


have so long suffered from the cOrrup-


tion Of public officers, that some of them


cannot realize that honesty is in place


of public trust.


But the people of Davidson county


may realize that the present registrar


will do his duty without any regard to
the candidates for Office. Honesty in


places of public trust is blessing and |
say with great pleasure that, for personal
integrity, no man in Davidson county
stands higher than the present regis-
trar.


Then, what are the reasons for con-
vention2


1t is the only mode of reconciling the
claims of different aspirants.


Again, unless some such plan is
adopted, we will have, if not multi |
plicity of candidates, at least candidates
nnn 70 haua AhounSalx-ao alaaka1 Il
than the public is to do it; but, never
theless, the public will take them because |
others cannot be had.


But again, these times demand espe-
cially good men in the Legislature The
great questions of franchise, the State
credit, harmonious reconciliation of con-
hicting views growing out Of tho late
war, as to what shall be done with the
delinquent railroads, the Metropolitan
Police law, the County Commissioner
law, and in general the best mode of OBJ
tanning relief from vast mischief which
has been done by weak and embittered
men who by accident have filled the leg
islative places of public trust for several
years will all be agitated.


Now, l wish to make a proposition
which, if adopted, will bring good re>
suits Let every man who is sent to the
convention on Thursday, be able to say
MY business here is the good Of the
whole people-not the promotion of any
friend" and why not? Why, should we not
act, in agreeing upon candidates, just
as we would in selecting agents to attend
to important private business2


When we consider the power which
We confer upon the members of the Leg |
stature, and their capacity for good or
evil, that they can bind US for enormous
of money, and that we can't
help ourselves, because in binding US /
they mortgage our property, and indeed,
hat the enice sovereign power Of the !
State, except as it is restricted by the
constitution, is for two years put in their
hands, will wo not wake up to the im- l
oortanoe of putting good men in the 8
legislature, instead of putting friends {
here2


Let us take our eyeof our friends and
out it on the public. IL


We have great State, immense res q
sources. In climate, soil and minerals I
he has no equal; but now crippled in s
Ter resources, and her people just \
from state of bondage G
Whether Tennessee is relieved and made +
great and prosperous commonwealth I
depends upon her next Legislature )
they will relieve her or still further
ripple her.


Taking this view of things as they
low stand, | trust all personal consider 7
tiOns will give way, and that the best
nen in the county of Davidson will be :
ut forward. The ticket can be elected | }
y large majority, and the character of i
he members from Davidson county may :
Ontrol the action of the Legislature in ;
ONE or all of the questions which have :
eferred to CITIZEN