Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-13


EVERYBODY admires the candid, out
spoken manner with which the IVhigmeets
the difficulties brought upon the party by
the organ and its clique.
THE change made in the time for hold
ing the Circuit Court of the State, as pub
lished Sunday takes effect from and after
the LIST September, 1870.
THE Chinese question is one upon which
we have as yet no definite opinion. 1t is
likely to be one of Importance and interest,
and we are not prepared to allow the COM
munication of III. c., published in another
column, to appear without stating that we
do not desire now to be committed to his
views
Chancellor Temple Judge Hall and Col.
Thornburg, though decided Republicans,
are not aspiring to Judicial positions as
partisan candidates, trammeled with the
nomination, or even recommendation of
partisan conventions. They are the peo-
ple's candidates, and will be triumphantly
elected.
WE suggest that the Honorable "
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee take steps at once to secure a
demonstration at the next Fourth of July.
Issue your call, get out your posters and
make proclamation to the world. The af-
fair of Monday was such a splendid success
it ought to be repeated the first oppOrtu-
nifty.
In speaking of the 4th at Knoxville, the
Chattanooga Times says:
/" A grand mass meeting of Conservatives was
held there, which was called to order by Hon
Sam. G. Ramage, ofthe Press and Herald, Chair
man of the Knox County Conservative EXecu-
tive Committee"
How's that for drive on the Executive
Committee? How's the Hon. for high?
A bill has passed its first reading in the Senate
to establish a Criminal Court at Knoxville
That enterprising village can certainly give
such court very liberal patronage. Morris
torn Gazette
1t seems that the Democratic majority
in the Legislature think the good people of
Knox county are very liberal, as they are
taxing us to pay the salaries of judges of
similar courts in other divisions of the
State, and require us to pay the entire sal
airy of our own judge.
The surrender made by the Democracy
on the 4th of July was unconditional and
what is the more remarkable, was unat-
| tended with negotiations or preliminaries
of any kind. But as the surrender was in
| the proper spirit, il would not be chival-
rous for us to exact unreasonable demands
We will take the matter under advise
ment, however, and merely say now, that
the terms will depend very much upon the
| disposition to be manifested hereafter
Our contemporaries will govern themselves
accordingly.
The statement made by Col. Fleming,
that the resolution authorizing investiga-
ton was signed by the Governor and that
| Col. Baxter knew it before he left Nash
| vile, is incorrect. On the contrary, ii was
because Dir. Baxter could get no assurance
! from the GoveonOr that ii would be signed,
| that he left. This Ia our information and
we have no doubt hut that il IL cortect
The investigation Il being prosecuted in
secret. The gentlemen implicated will GER
| tainly see that the testimony, unless entire
| ly satisfactory, is not made public until our
elections are all over.
THB organ accuses Chancellor Temple of
| partisanism in granting the injunctions
restraining the Commissioner of Registra-
| ton for this county from assuming the du-
| ties of the ONCE to which he was appoint
| ed last summer by Gov. Senter, the pres
emit Democratic Governor of this State.
Chancellor Temple did in that case just
what any Chancellor would have done.
| Not satisfied fully as to the merits of the
application made, a conditional injunction
was granted until argument could be heard.
After full argument and consideration, the
| injunction was refused. There is nothing
in this matter of which Chancellor Tenn
pie need he ashamed or about which the
organ |. make capital.