Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-30
EtherIdge Loses His Temper.
STRIKES AT MAYNARD
MAYNARD Pitches Into Him.


The following letter from Greeneville, is written
by gentleman present at the scenes he describes
The socalled Conservatives are growing desperate,
and the Radicals are meeting them in the right
way:
GREENEynLE TENN, July 22d, 1867.
| Coz. Wns. G. Brol0ej5s0:
DEAR SIR To-day Maynard and Etheridge
1 spoke in Elizabethton On arriving at the place,
| Mr.. Maynard was met by large escort with BAN
ners-cannons were fred, and Etheridge refused to
divide time, so Mr.. Maynards friends took their
speaker and his friends which were nearly all the
crowd. He addressed them for three hours. May
nard, in his usual able style, showed up the two
parties and their affiliations and whittier they were
tending It was a glorious day, indeed, and tri-
umph for RadicalisfH, Unionism and Brownlowism.
Tonight, at about P NJ. the usual hour for the
arrival of the train going west about Sdark) the
train arrived at our depot and the Conservatives
had got up tae young brass band of this place, and
Maynard got off the train, and went down to the
hotel and took his seat. David Fry took Etheridge
by the arm and introduced him to the little group
He Etheridge) addressed the little one-horse squad
about as follows, to-wit:
He was proud to meet them The healthy atmos-
phere land mountain scenery of this part of the
State bespeaks liberty and freedom; but they were
an oppressed people. That he had been canvassing
the State for time, and the oppression of the
dominant party in power was unparalleled. That
to-day he had been insuted by O. uf6an fend,"
who, with drawn navy pistol pointed at him in a
church, told him he should not speak. That one
OF Brownlows judges had insulted him and the
whole masonic fraternity, and even women, and
cursed them all to their faces. That he had one
thing to say that white men were enslaved and de-
MED the privileges of freemen but if the dominant
party succeed in the elections by their prescription
and oppression they IOO1Ld toppte and fall IN less
than Sir months, and he called upon the party OPP
N aprlv and
liberties by their manhood that they would have to
do that, and the sooner the better
Some cried out and said {" Very well, if that is
the game of the Conservatives and rebels let them
60 at it, and the sooner the better" The crowd
then gave three cheers for Etheridge then three
cheers we're proposed and given for BrownlOw, and
then the same for Maynard; then some low-fung
sycophant proposed three groans for Brownlow,
which was then followed by ditto for Etheridge.
Etheridge then went to the hotel, where Maynard
was sitting talking ito his little son, whom he had
smet there Mr.. NJ said, Good evening" Mr.. +.
said, Did you speak to meF' The reply was
ayes" Said E.. al will speak to no id ras-
CAL" Said Maynard, II will" Whereupon Ethe-
ridge struck st Maynard with bis umbrella. May
nard Tended off the blow with his left arm, as he
rose, and pitched at Etheridge who hurried into
another room, some of his friends pushing him
along and crowding in between them, whereupon
certain Mr. - drew his pistol and presented it
at Etheridges breast but before he could fire he
prevented. Mr.. E. then retired to private room,
evidently much exhausted by fatigue, anger or in
toxication; or perhaps part Of each. Whereupon
Mrs. Maynard and Felix Reave came in, and Mr..
Maynard went to Reaves house, where he was Wis
ted by some of his friends, &c.
Attorney General james Britton took his seat at
the feet of Etherdge to hear and learn his sad so
ry of defeat and Distress ard sympathse with the
poor, unfortunate man, on whom the haggard look
ing ghost of Defeat has firmly and visibly settled
After while, Els friends guarded him out doors
and back up stairs into room. There was little
3 by lawyer there, who it is said, looks two ways
for dram, said to Etheringe; "Say what you
please, there are no soldiers here now. Kinks ne
groes are all gone now, you can say what you
please" So it goes.
There is great and deep feeling of excitement
here and it is increasing. tell you, there is great
probability of difficulties in Greeneville if not be-