Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-28

tions, and to establish and conduct II newspaper
| in the city of Nashville as the organ of the Re-
| publican party of the State of Tennessee.
/ The resolutions were unanimously
/ adopted whereupon Col. DIV. Peabody. Of
| Nashville, Hon. ID. a. Mum, Of Browns
unnooga, were appointed committee to
| raise funds and conduct central Republi-
can organ at Nashville.
THE NOMINATION FOR GovERNoR.
The Convention then decided to- proceed
TO the nomination of a candidate for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Mullins nominated Hon VIM.
! Niscner Mr.. Sumner nominated Hon.
Jno. Trimblc. y. Wheelernomnatcd Hon.
4. MCLEAN. Mr.. Williams, as friend of
! McClean, desired TO withdraw his name.
ID. w Peabody nominated ID. A. Num-
i. II. Coldwcll was nominated hut immedi-
atcly desired that his name he withdrawn
and the Convention unite on Hon. w. II.
Wisener, who would make the canvass,
and was fully competent for the work be-
fore us Hon. ID. \, Num- declined the
nomination, promising b. 70 to work i'm
West Tennessee and do all that is possible
| to beat the rebel Democracy.
1t was then announced that all the names
| offered, except Wisener, had been with
drawn, and moved by Mullins that the
Hon. w. II. Wisener be nominated by ac-
clamation, which was carried unanimous
ly.
a Committee was appointed to wait upon
the nominee and inform him of his nomi-
nation. The Chair appointed w. II. SUM
ner, 7. II. Coldwell and ID. A. Num-.
THE NOMINEE ACCEPTS.
The committee returned with the nomi-
nee, who was conducted to the stand
and said: 81 accept this nomination at
your hands, and though ii may he consid-
cred forlorn hope, | have never shrunk
from duty when called on. The time for
work is short, but what is possible for me
| to do / will do, if you will assist me. Let
there he full tickets nominated, and you
must all work. The Constitution under
which you live was adopted against my
wishes and efforts. 1t proposes to enfran-
chisc everybody but really does not do any
such thing, while it fixes price upon the
vote of citizens There are many other
things in this Constitution, secession and
other things, equally Objectionable. / am
for paying every dollar of the national
and State debts. Applause | am for
executing the laws Applause. If | am
to be Governor, l pledge myself 10 execute
the laws. There will be an end of the Ku
Klux. [Applause.l If there is not enough
! power in the State, the United States will
be called on, whose power is ample APP
plause. TO my colored friends, | say,
when land owner whispers in your ear the
| words that make your votes dependant on
his will, just tell us of it, and we will see
that he is indicted and punished by fine
and Imprisonment. The Democrats say
! this law Is wrong, unconstitutional and
must he repealed. L tell you it is right,
constitutional, and will not be repealed.
! Thanking YOU for the compliment and
honor conferred by this nomination, let
me assure you that all things possible will
be done by me, your servant, to insure sue
cess To our cause Applause.
! SPEECH or MIR. MAYNARD.
! rbn 'hui xt-as 40 coil M al
marks, and responded eloquently, arraign-
| ing the Rebel-Dcmocracy and their recent
| convention. He looks in vain for the old
| leaders, and finds instead roster of Hoods
army, who, now that Thomas is dead have
met for second siege of Nashville. He
read the names Of the committee who pIc-
pared the Democratic platform, and the
| roll-cal was answered 10y Il full detail of
rebel officers He reviewed the preamble
and resolutions, and showed how familiar
were the tones and points of the same, and
! compared them with the Greeneville reSO-
! buttons. What is the cause or need for all
this talk about State sovereignty and the
right of revolution? What does it mean
1t is an old acquaintance, this right of re-
| volutiOn The need of the second resolu-
ton is questionable, to look mt their actions.
! They denounce the tariff and internal rev.
enue, and make no provision for expenses
/ of the Government. Their proposition to
and county officera ties the hands of the
General Government and makes the States
sovereign. The fifth resolution complains
of seizures of whisky and tobacco. When
we remember how important whisky is TO
Democratic platforms, we can understand
why they feared their munitions We're in
danger Then they attack Grants Adj
administrations complain of the manner of
filling offices, while the day previous, in
Knoxville the Supreme Court had done
worse They don't like the enforcement
of the 18th Amendment. Well, Hudibras
expressed it, long since, when he said,
" No rOgue,n &c.
Then they want the bonds taxed. They
/ picked this up when they went to the New
York Convention, Il bit of the ofial of that
delectable body. Their platform is more
remarkable for what is rot in tthan for
what is in it, 1t might lust a. well have
been passed in Florida or Kansas. lhey
thought they were providing for National
matters, utterly ignoring State matters.
They were like that old fisherman "who
baited his hook &c. Nothing to encour-
age man. Nothing TO provide for educa-
ton or progress Nothing TO lift the bur
den from the shoulders of the toiler. Their
platform need only he read and compared
with that we have just passed to insure
the support of all who love free lnsutu-
tons.
We to-day set forth platform that re-
CARDS the rights of every child born INTO