Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-15
The Democratic Convention.

The last days Of June snd the 5irst Of July 1858,
will be long memorable. The Gears from West,
North South and East we're thrcnged with unusual
crowds all heading for Gotham. The air YVES thick
with the notes Of preparation lorlhe great qusdren-
NAL national gathering Of the udterrifed unwash-
ed, Brick Pomeroy, Pendleton: johnson, Chase,
Blair democrats. The Pesce-War- Reputation and
anti RcpudiRtion Conservative Rebel Copperhesd
Democratic National Convention was to meet in
that hr-fsmed emporium. Now the interst grows.
Anon we read Of the Pendeten Escort The
Indiana delegation were on the gay" The Hi
moss delegation have arrived. The Virginia
members sre here Those from; Tennessee are on
hand, including the notorious Gen. Forrest Of Fort
Pillow niamy. Brick Pometoy aud his long
train Of retsiners sre, Of courEe present Then,
too The day adds it's interest Ii is true Conserva-
tive and Copperheads had We'd with rebels for six
long. bloody yesrs to make it forgotten day bat
not succeeding in that they proposed TO use it for
their own bad purposes TO subservs the geloriOus
cause OF democracy. Now coaes such n heating
and atesning and swelterjhg AMI rushing aud push
ing As emily such gathering Gag produce Whisky
straight Forty Rod Whisky, lightning Express
Whisky, dows al too freely. The Democracy are
good judges Of the article in ali it, forms Petro-
leum V Nssby is there as largo IS life and twice as
natural. He hrs found Augustus Belmont, or Bel
mont him. There is no lack OF: cheek and the p
NJ. OF Confedrt \ Reads throws himself outside Of
as many drinks AS any other mtn
Go from hotel 70 hotel and from street 10 street
and you see no end 10 the eager flushed. swearing
multtudes who are button-hoAng one another on
/ the strest-oorners end curbstonas The Conventiop
meets. Seymour IS elected permanent president
The platform Is adopted Il shy no means Of one
price but of money Like Josephs coat II is Of
many colors The late onplessantness is refer
red 70 as gently aud soolhngf as possible sye The
Cenvention is on both sides Of this subject WHY
should d not he The two thirds rule il adopted
4 or course Why not Now'the business becomes
interesting The 6rst ballot compliments His Eg.
cheney with the highest vote: In succeeding bal
lots Pendleton. Hendricks Hanoock gain. and
johnson stock falls from IS or the srss ballot 10 q
votes on The sixth. With va.ying success Of the
several candidates The balloilng continues 20 the
thirteenth, fourteenth and a. on 10 the twenty.
second. What time il is What terrible strug.
ges for these July days, when the mercury is 50
high and the Gog-stsr 50 RACES The mountain Ia
Dor. The honest democracy are striving 10 save
The nation from the patriot hands who fought 10
4 preserve 1t. How hard they work Who can
doubt their hoaesty On tbe,twenty-seoond ballot
the mountain, whose pains slai the land with their
cutlery brought forth mo- nominee Who
Why, Horsto Seymour Tho man who got up The
Irish riot sgains, The negroes WAS after nearly
veek : struggle placed On the Democratic platform
The ex Governor 81 New Yofs, who has var re-
cord snd an sut-~sF record yho opposed the draii
and who hss placed himself squArely against the
results Of The snd The repatriation measures
Of Congress OF the candidat9 for the second place
on The ticket the time does not nov hermit ID 10
say more than that be Gen frank Blair Ia A ans
Table maa 70 bring up the reae guard Of The Kuklux
iofces IN This rebel-dsmocrasic assault upon The
Union. Ia his Knoxvilie sEeech last snn,rner ~
declared for white mans government
SENIoR EDIIoE