Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-21

modern Democratic doctrine After u slight eff
fort to have them voted on by counties, and each
resolution separately the Convention adopted
the report unanimously. Much cheering ana
ycHing.l ..-....
were i'm order when an excited and earnest gem
tlcman got upon a table and presented the name
of Cen. j. C. Brown This was received with
cheers. \ motion was made to make the nomi-
nation bv reclamation. This was carried, and
Gen. Brown was. thereupon, nominated by ac-
Camaton
4 committee was appointed to notifyth the Gene
rail- when calls were made for Whtthorne TO
make q speech. He not being forthcoming
Gen. Bate was called on who addressed the Con-
vcnton
The General paid high compliment 70 the De
mocracy OF the North. who helped them when
they were i'm the dust, ground down under op-
pressive rule. OF course no reference was had
to the help the Democrats afforded them dvrUg
the war He told the Convention that good SOL
diers in war would make good rulers in peace;
The General was eloquent and fairly reused
the enthusiasm of the many soldiers he saw
around him.
The General sat down, when several We're
called on for speeches, but the committee hay
ing gone for the nominee, no one seemed dis
posed to attempt speech at that juncture. 1t
was asking too much, and some twenty takers
respectfully declined the fine opportunity afford
e.. 10 make State reputation as speech makers.
AZ length Gen. Brown. the nominee, entered
the ltlI. ana was GOuOuClGtl 70 tllt etdiNl' NutA
he made short, neat speech, thanking the Con-
veuton for the nomination. and after promising
TO carry the banner to victory, sat down amid
the cheer, and applause of the delegates.
After g. number of short speeches by different
gentlemen, The Convention adjourned, well
pleased with their work.
Thus has ended the great military reunion of
the army of Tennessee, in emulation of their
Northern brothers. who get together often to
fight over battles and talk of days that tried
mems souls and destroy huge quantities Of eata-
bles and drinkables.
In justice to this body, we must say, they act
ed more like sober men than the crowd that met
at Chicago once.
There Is no fact that tells so forcibly that the
,rHole South was in the rebellion as that it is i'm
possible to get convention together for politi
cal purposes that is not full of ex-rebel soldiers
of all ranks Another significant fact, was the
entire absence of those men who have hereto
fore been to front in politics Democratic We
mean Ewing, Coopers, Nicholson, Etheridge
and others who tried to be on the Union side.
Not one of the class were heard to whisper in
the Convention. The whole business was done
by soldiers, and all the speeches made by eN-
officers of the Confederate army. That they
made the proceedings respectable no one will
deny, while at the same time their love of disci-
p,uc and order. made the whole thing orderly
and decent, much better than a crowd OF con-
script hunters and stay-at-home rebels would
have done
Now that the delegates have gone home we
call attention to the eleventh resolution passed
to-day. 1t will be found by careful readers to
be q good entering wedge towards inauguratinc
the good old rebel spirit Of 1861 again, and
bringing those halcyOn days when the stars and
bars may take rank with the stars and stripes
DAMON.