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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
DEATH OF SENATOR NORTON,

Senator Norton, of Minnesota, who has
been lying in Il critical condition for some
time past, died ut Washington yesterday.
He was born.in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on
the 18th day of April, 1929. During the
MeXican.war, he served as soldier with
the Ohiosvolunteers. After the close of the
Mexican war, he visited California and
Nicaragua, and then returned to Ohio,
where he studied and practiced law. He
removed to Minnesota, and served in the
State Senate six years. In 1865, he was
elected to the United States Senate, as
Conservative. In his Senatorial career, he
has Invariably acted with the Democrats,
and has not been identified in any high de-
gree with the leading measures which
have agitated that body.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
WHO ARE {" DEAD WEIGHTS"

The little soul of the Grand Cyclops of
the Democratic Committee, somewhat
more notorious as the editor of the organ
of this city, is just now much troubled be-
cause the editor of the CHRONICLE, i'm a
recent letter to the New York Times, de
clared that the Republican party, 'in last
summers detection, sloughed off an ele-
ment which was not only dead weight, but
grievous drawback" We wonder if the
Democratic press of this State, who have
been forced to defend Gov. Senter and his
railroad hackers, who still adhere to him,
do not consider them dead weights"
We certainly should. We know that we
are very thankful that they "sloughed off"
last summer, and still more thankful that
they cannot get back.
If the Press and Herald was competent
or efficient enough to attempt defense of
its party's corruptions, it would find them
dead weights" sure enough but, under
the plea that it can't afford TO give this
"bantling" notice in its able (?) and widely
(?) circulated journal, it affects to ignore us
and pass unnoticed our exposures of its
corruptions and meanness.
The "dead weights" to whom we refer,
are Governor Senter and the few corrupt
men who have followed him over into the
tents of the Democracy. We know there
We're hundreds of good Republicans sup
ported Senter last summer, because they
believed him to he acting in good faith, but
they are not aCiH him nOlp. They desert
ed him when his treachery was plain to
them. With such men, we have now no
quarrels. But there are still clinging to
Senter, men who once pretended to be Re-
publicans, but who made such pretensions
Il cover to plumber the State and disgrace
the party, and it was of them,we spoke when
we pronounced them "dead weights" and
drawbacks" If the Press and Herald
was competent TO realize the complications
into which these men have dragged their
party, they would exclaim in the agony of
their distress, too true, too true. But 40
long as they are unable to distinguish hon
esty from corruption, or ''iead weights"
from honest, fearless party leaders, we have
nothing to lose but everything to gain.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
AN OPPORTUNITY LOST.

We think the accommodation of the
President, in his message to Congress on
last Friday, eminently practical and wor-
thy of very serious consideration. Our
commercial marine is in need of the aid
and stimulant which the present compiler
tons in Europe afford. There are hun
dreds of the finest vessels atloat that will
be unable to sail under either the French
or North-German flag for months-perhaps
for years-tO come. By an act of Congress,
they could be transferred on favorable
terms to American shippers and the United
States gain all the benefit and prestige of
of an increased commercial marine. We
can not understand why Congress did not
give the necessary legislation. We think
the wisdom of the Presidents suggestions
will soon be apparent to all.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

THE Wing, very justly indignant at the
bad management of the 4th of July Con-
vention, for which the Executive Commits
tee is justly accountable, demands new
organization of the party. 1t says, 1--WE
need at the head of affairs Il man of brdiRS,n
which of course refers to the Press and
Herald man, and plainly insinuates that
he is deficient in brains. We cannot won
der at the Wing for complaining. 1t is al
ways bold and candid in its declarations,
and in this matter rings out in no uncer-
tain tone. We hope that in this demand
for new organization, it is not intended
to raise the c0J1,ct bag issue ON the grand
cyclOps
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE.

The new Constitution 10y express provi-
sions, legislates out of Office every Judicial
officer in the State. The people through
out East Tennessee, in every case where
the present incumbent is eligible to the
position, have resolved to restore him for
a term of eight years, to the Office from
which, as they believe, he was unjustly
elected. In East Tennessee so far ~ We
have been able to learn, every one of the
present incumbents-with the exception
of a. ii. PettibOre, the Attorney General
OF the First Circuit, who is inelegible--is
candidate for reelection, and so far rs we
know, receiving the support of the people.
We think this eminently proper, in all
cases where the officer has shown himself
capable and faithful. In some cases sthe
present incumbents though faithful and
able have opposition from men acting
with the Republican party. We regret
that, and hope that before the election, all
such opposition may he withdrawn upon
conditions satisfactory TO the parties in
terested. We think it il the sentiments of
most of our people that, whereverpractica
bile, the gentlemen removed from by action
of the Constitutional Convention, shall be
returned, and we hope it may be done.
We believe such officers can, in truth, be
called the Peoples Candidates"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

QUITE stir was created on our streets,
yesterday, by the reception of the news
that war had been declared between France
and Prussia. Men were free to speak their
opinions, and take sides in the controvcr-
~. Nine out Of every ten men we have
met with, have decided sympathics for
Prussia. The general tenor Of the Ameri-
can press is the same way, it being gene
rally believed that France has no cause for
war.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

WITH the facilities for transporting
armies, and in view Of the limited terri
contending forces must naturally be confin-
ed, we need not he surprised to hear of an
engagement within the next ten days. 1t
Is impossible now to say in which precise
direction the French columns will move.
Unless Napoleon contracts and moves
with greater CELEBRITY than we think proba-
BILE, he will not cross the Rhine without
a desperate struggle. The movements for
few days, at least, viii be kept as secret
as possible.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

THE war between France and Prussia.
though great calamity, viii prove of
some advantage to our country. 1t will
improve the foreign demand for bread
stuffs, and in this way give us a good mar
ket for our grain. The price Of wheat and
corn will probably increase at once.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

Nor only will the war make heavy
demand for our breabsufs, but added 10
this will be an increased demand for ordi-
nary supplies, as severe and protracted
drouth has almost ruined the grain crops
in France. For ten weeks prior to the 4th
July, not drop of rain fell in all France.
But slight showers have fallen since, but
not enough to save the dropping crops.
Crops i'm England will not be an average.
Fodder is scarce, and the sheep are turned
into the growing barley fields.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

WE notice the posters for the Eastern
Division Fair are being distributed. We
learned yesterday that the buildings will
soon,be completed, and that the work gem
orally is under such progress as to give
great encouragement to the friends of the
enterprise. Ii is AN important movement
in the interest of the farming classes, and
should be everywhere encouraged. Our
citizens are interested in its success, and
hould see that it isproperly supported
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

Jadgc Temples IN
swcr, as Reported By
the Committee.
Ans. " Yes, sir ; they
are generally, so far as
| know, because those
referring to secession
iStS) are the persons l
generally come in con-
tact with. | have not
come in contact with
many of the common
REFUGEES, and l know
very little about their
sentiments. 1t is gem
orally persons or posi-
ton with whom l have
come in contact, or with
whom | have had con-
versation."
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20

image Icn3ptc s IN
SlGer, as givca IN the
Wing and Press and
Herald.
Ans. " Yes, sir; they
are generally, so far as /
know, because those are
the persons | generally
come in contact with.
Here follows their con-
struction ofwhat Judge
Temple said.) He said
he never came in con-
tact with many of the
common PEOPLE, and
that he knew very little
about their sentiments.
He also said that it was
generally persons Of po-
sition with whom he
come in contact, or with
whom he had CONVEX
sation.
, 1870-06-04

eloo, 900 in god; ffua shs agent. OF Ii
HAztmsat 3oa1. II. PeW protested sgauuk
It's acceptance BY the Bssz 06vsrnI
nent. nd i cosseqsssss it vze retarasd 8
aew York ON the voyage back. It . alleged
that EAez wanted Nj. feny. It oue time siuc~
TIE srsaty ~as signed, to recsiEe into he house
SlO;oe0 ordered by tho HastHont people bot
M terE1 refused. The object Of Baex 10 N1p-
posed to have been to have fund Oh hand IN
case OF trouble with which he could Hes 70
parts unknown
Nov fAbsns "a said to be in the interest Of
theae dattmout people, and Fabens, it ia &s-
serted; vas sent hers As agent Of Baez, st tho
special request Of General Babcock Does not
one interest clash With with the other Fabons.
it il said. caused tho recent load Of arms and
money to b. semitic Rsez by the Hartmont pec-
pie. Cazaneau, Gautier, Fabens, aud Habsnsh
are said to know something about : rrand
emigration concession from E7ez, whieh Waa
Ripped in the bud BY Perry. Now, il ali these
things be true, would it not be well for tho
President to halt little before proceeding
any further in this annexation business? Il
nay be, some viii ssy, that there are mere
stories trunped mp by eneInies Of annexation i;
but have seen And read ths correspondent nee,
and TO that extent at least am confident
there is something IN it.
, 1870-06-04

Mr.. Allison characterized very approp1i-
ately the vote in the House to ta1 the in
.tesest on the coupons OF the national bonds
5 per cent, when he remarked TINT the
House, Ibid not know what they were
about" The thing they were about was,
!" trying TO live on heinterest Of whit they
owed"-a thing which individual Congress-
men may, in solitary instances, achieve, but
which government, as whole, is sure to
fail in. The tax is reputation Of GER
tain portion of the annual interest of the
national debt, which is, in effect, q,
reputation of like proportion of,
the principal. How long will i'll
take the capitalists of Europe to learn that
government which sepudiates 'onc-ffth of
its debt to7day may On the same want of
principle repudiate five ffths to-mor
row? How long Will they be in adding one-|
fifth to the rate of interest they will require!
us to pay in future for money? At the
present time, when efforts are. making toI
induce lenders 10 invest in our bon Is at q!
lower rate Of interest, is it well to drive}}
them away by fourishing the dagger of re-
pudiation in one hand and the club OF coe1!
sion in the other? Il It with shillelah and
q slung shot that We back our application
for loan when We 60 into bank to:
borrow?
, 1870-06-04

Professor Goodwin Smith has written a
letter to the Right Honorable Benjamin
Disraeh, which he has caused to be pub
ished in the New York Tribune, charac-
terizing the illusions made to himself in
Mr. Djsraelis novel, "Lothair;" as ssthe
stngless insults Of coward" The fuct
that the Professor should deem it uecessa-
" to write any letter to Mr. Disrael; on
the subject, contradicts the assertion that
The illusions made to himself in s'Lothair"
are stingless- On the contrary, it proves
that they possess very palpab1e sting.
Professor Goodwin Smith is 4 literary
man, and, to some extent, politician,
though not in the sense Of being an Office
seeker. Mr., Disraei is 8 politician, and,
to some extent, a literary man In his lit
erary capacity, he attacks Professor Smith,
and calls him "social parasite" Profes.
sor Smith holds very sharp-pointed pen,
and there is no reason why he should
threaten to sue Mt. Disraei for Libel, a
otherwise call him TO account OF, indeed,
, 1870-06-04

The bill to facilitate the transportation
of foreign goods in bond, from the
seaports to all the interior ports of
the country, which has been prepared
by the Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco, is well adapted to the purpose,
and shows the deep bold this question has
taken On the minds of the business men of
all parts of the country. It simply pro-
Yides that, If goods are shipped from for
eign port, marked to an interior port of the
United States, as, for instance, Chicago,
they shall be received Mt their port OF arri-
val. and, after being duly noted and min
ute Kept of their marks, shall be delivered
to any raisroaa or transportation company
which has given bonds fos the carriage of
Custom House goods, and shall be by them
carried to the Port Of ina1 destination. aud
there delivered to the Collector. The only
question is. Will the government 1ose any
customs duties by delivering Custom
House goods to the Hudson River Railroad.
Erie, Harlem, Oamben L Amboy, or West
eru Transportation Company, ali of whom
would stand ready to give bonds IN any
conceivable amount, for their safe
delivery? As it is any one
of several hundred carmen hay
ing "Custom House license," and
giving a nominal bond may, and must
carry all the goods that arrive from the
ahipa to the various warehouses and public
Btorea. VIII the max be increased in any
degree by unloading the goods into the
depots Of q bonded and abundantiy re.
, 1870-06-04

1SV7A Gte Atf1p 4tE 41HeS6, VNne T.
Our special correspondent ut Qgdensburgh,
in letter giving some Important additional
secret history Of the recent Fenia4 raid, says !:
II Nrote you IN March IN. relation to this
af!air. At that time O'NeM; was here getting
hrs s1ma md equipments 70, the front, but no
one outside Of the FepiAn organization
took stock in the runo1a them IN
circulation. He told the brotherhood
here that he wantol no men to
fight from this count1y, bat at the proper
time he wanted them to furnish Transports
ton, wlich they agree1 to do, and they per-
formed their agreement veil. This thing
though low ended for an time in a great fa1-
u1e, was we'll planned, bat most miserably e4-
ee1ted; The Intention VAS not to fight at
either Richards Farm er T5out, River, Both
across tho fne At both places ana on
trerch. They intended to have the 41e
close behind, and hoped 70 be ahe
to draw tbs whole available Cana1Aan tofces-
volunteers and regnlate-to their nonst Eo1
this purpose eye1y rA9foad N ~ VA r.e
left iptact. HAd everything ~ot1ea Sen ~
to this point, another io<ce, g stsaner
ard rail, and every mode , oi conseyanoe,
tha Wuaia .. 1.rrspos, seised the OttAws Rail-
Ia md started for that city With the
crossine Of tbs st. Lawrence the railroads
vonid Gave been torn up all over the DO
,n;n;on. WIIaa Ten mon, on Monday, Tuesday Or
Weffn esi3AY night, could have crossed the river.
both above md below Prescott, aud cut The
Gf7nd Trunk, 70 that single soldier could
not bare Psssed up OK DOM, Hztheut thu
, 1870-06-04
TIE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
01infons Of tho Staafs Zeataux ON NIesHrs.
AseFv GookIas. aAA Tree.
Frog. Ae Illinois sx,ks z1iex~q, Jxss !.

Frop. DE- lUinoss sxass zaes4q, Jxas3.
OF these three, Mess1a Aver and Gookins
arc designated Republicans. Tree Ii a Democrat.
Aver Is capable m2n, altogether worthy OF re-
spett, ard good iur1st-no better, but no worsc.
than the candidates who have hitherto been
nominated by political conventions for the poea-
fault Is to be found with hts candidacy. he was
e Tona 81 & I'D
the Republican party heretofore. Lambert Tree
aS tnr1st, . not - well qualified as many
9tae5 gt eaadldasfs t1 y T., has could be selected
spett men Like Tuley or q. G. Miller, would be
preferable. But no one can impeach hls charaE-
ss OF ne SUITS 81 ~ Demoets the
But against the candidacy Of Samuel h Gookins
the most decided protest can be male. HI u Ger
candidacy from Republican conren tion, for hls
nomination would have been an insult to the Get-
MANS Gooktn8 Is one Of the mosr reckless Of
stringent Sunday l2Ea He has taken part IN the
that furnished proof that the forclole
Of teetotalism Is with him welshuer matter
than the solution OF any other question Of
State policy. In al the movements on the part OF
prorctsent pt3stton. The more honest he Is il his
convictions, the less Is he suited for Judge A
person might honestly entertain the conviction
that the Germans and ittsh belong to tsce IN
fertor to the AnR1o-Amef1cans; but would such Z
conviction qualify him TO Judge impartialy a be-
tween the rights Of Americans and Germans7
Certainly not And the Balne argument may be
applied TO the temperance question a man WhO,
Ike Goekins, has taken position In favor Of
toss,nE %sn TO es wou ~ A. e.,e5
UthoHt laJlnG himself Liable to the lmputauon OF
partially, decide in favor Of the most stringent
pIohibltory measures It Is self-cvdens that
Of the Germans, would tAke advantage Ut his htas,
and bring al cases before bis tribunal n this
, 1870-06-04

why he should address = letter TO- him On
the subject Of his 4eceat novel, TIN ,on1v
pnPer way to nosscs MI. Disraelia sttemnt
to write him down, is to write Mr., Disraali
down. II We mistake not, be had alreadv
done something in that direction before
the novel Of Lothian" Was produced; and
mat he had dvne 1t well is evident from the
Pn1ase soc,al paras1te" with which the ex
Premier seeks to distinguish him. The
honse which Professor Smith occupied at
Oxford was fanlilia1ly known to Oxonians
as the pepper castor.r II the pro-
pnetor OF pepper castor cannot fill the
eyes of Hebrew novel-writer with weep
ing and bis nose with gneezlng, without
writing personal letters to him and publish
ing them in the newspapers things have
come to pretty pass.
, 1870-06-04

l.ss. dnzer:: II uret or 'hodny injury,
is 10 TussdsJ night lass no ooe hers but
ths Tissz saspsad i rid fh.t day; hey
received their ozdsrs, ,'apd hetofa MD
night 40 teams were moving Gown
vermont rms enough for SC, 900 msn- Ihxe
is now secfsted somSWh hsrs IN this direetfos - :
splendid battery Of a1 guns. About 50o
stand Of ums have been seized nseE Fot CoV.
ington. The result again aho.s that
'.the best made plans ID mee and
stamina to bc m LifhmAn On this
frontier now 1t aas been 4 Worse mnne Tor
them to fail than It Was to embark On tt1elF ufF~
lawful misaion. Had the plan been st1ccees-
fully executed this whole people would bare
The obligations Of good citizens. aud shouted
seio it, Fenians!' A. long as thero wss asy
nrorpsct Of a seod sueg ssht We kept drifting
, 1870-06-04

The Chicago Times has again taken
ground in favor Of negro suffrage. IT
mildly castigntes the Ohio Democratic COM
vention for passing resolution adverse To
the act Of Congress enforcing the Fifteenth;
Amendment. 1t says that "the time ii
come when the Democracy can afford to
let their opponents have the niger contro-
versy all On their own side-Fifteenth
Amendment, Enforcement act, and alt"
The Quincy Herald is deeply ineensed
ut the course of the Times, and declares
that "not number of it is Issued that in
not reeking with falsehood." This may ba
true, in general way, and yet the Times
may be more useful to its party by aban-
doning the old-fashioned copperhead faith,
than the Quincy organ by adhering to it.
, 1870-06-04
THE CASE or WHITTEMQRE.

K, = <,--1.--',
"n's's1oo'e' 'ne 'oSoe4 caioliiA i'ie,noei
VI congress, was aecnseu u nhVlng soia An
appointment to the Mlhtaly ACADEMY ano
another to the Naval Academy tof money.
A committee OF. the House OF hepresenta-
tives reported that the evidence sustained
the charge, and, pending the vote on the
resolution to e1pel him, Whittemore re-
signed The House was, therefore, unable
to e1pel him, and its action was confined to
, 1870-06-04

ments to The Military aud Naval Academies
in other words, received b1ibes. He Cd
mitted the facts. He has not been pun
ished by expulsion, because he resigned.
His reelection can have no other enect
than TO restore him to the positioa~he occu-
pied at the moment he resigned. The mo-
meut he becomes member again, that
moment the jurisdiction of the House for
his previous conduct re-attaches, and the
point at which it was suspended by his
resignation. The House has the power to
e1pel him, and, having that power, tho
House will lie dcrelict Of its duty if it does
not exercise it promptly.
, 1870-06-04


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ent ee,ron s1 th,n ~ tor ~ m,1r om @ .ounr9 ne pres
sN' 1ss1Ur an~,ar.',,do1t2 snam 1o1 Hlauy YEAR.
~ .aaz9 o11f a.5 ls" ~ se ein Pnse0 N
T.teI h.t ia @1a .s..eS - teauS 90 % su!t1r
a;xs hat..- 19oAs - n..eng: some dasR
fhe hesJs .i1est41 ~ a - ~ x sns 1ns last yss
5anhtfees ~ hattssr oGi G,,o1 e very Largo aoa Hl
e> 'N~~' ~ 11 v7sross,s
ba1arear7ua crtsto;. m.stosas. .as,
d;f1crc,s r,n,ta 81 tfes ~ eo.1esRonaehis from
damar;n9 51nnth Gs,epna ,epun'S ~ ~ @ complain e1
tyiine u0. eA1' 'A'' 1t LILA e1ops
The eWannnn 7;,o.. ,s-. ..h.4+.o-.-
for a eond c5nn ~ rhes1 80 ~ 49, @ y pto.pss.a 49,
better It his se,son thsn tla1 @ lay ~ at1 a.. se
a,t tir,s " 1891 .nau eues arc at inc pres
. faw vba.t fs1J. "A'n u9nG sons datnage N
tbsra us+ q 49, t;aht 49, ~ 81 81 'aas aeek
sge, however. - u'A1 H. u
rha c.,tbr;. 1,s,sts omAs @ x.m-
tb;s conntv h.rs fn;abaa tso;- me! e 1stmets N
" baTa sneo,.:r;n11 ranas uaGt sl,,lns planmge
the cor,,4I 1epot.a from AZ parts OK
sr5 - ~ ;sta.S ssut1eettoS a1e p1ospecnso crops,
, 1870-06-04

spons'blc railroad? The question answers
ITSELF The pretence of ingenuity Is an
utterly idle and worthless one. The Pr1vl-
lege Of importing foreign goods .dlrect Is
worth four or FIVE millions = year eseh to
Chicago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. and we
again urge Congress to perform an act of
needed i11sticc in this behalf at this session.
, 1870-06-04


On the 1st of September, 1868, tho pub
lie debt of the United States, exclusive Of
greenbacks, Was Se,194, ,957,373. On the
1st of June, 1870, it was S2,o55, TIE, Al.
This shows an apparent reduction Of the
bonded debt to the extent of
S13s, isl ,95e, but, in point Of
fact the Sill, ,423, 100 Of bonds in the
Treasury remain as great a charge upon
the public as before their purchase. The
secretny Of the Treasury had adopted the
Policy Of purchasing the NATIONAL bonds,
and holding them as part Of the debt, and
collecting interest on them. While in
one sense he has paid SIG, 429, 900
of the debt, the people continue
to pay taxes thereon just the same as if not
dollar had been paid. As the burden Of
debt consists in the amount of tar collect
ed. to pay the interest ON ii, the
burden has not been in the least
diminished, nor will it be, no
matter how much he pays of, SO long as he
continues to demand the same taxes to pay
the interest. Every dollar taken from the
tax for interest is practical reduction OF
the debt; and until that interest is re-
duced, it is a perversion of terns to say
there is reduction of the debt MI.
Boutwel's policy is to take money from the
people, in whose hands it is worth 10 per
cent, md purchase bonds which are drawing
only s auds6, and then not even to stop the
interest on the bonds thus purchased