Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-18
A DEMOCRATIC TRICK.


accustomed to fire anew the southern
heart by publishing and circulating
throughout the Confedracy, buncombe
proclamations and blood and thunder adj
dresses, Astounding in bombastic periods,
and filed with sensational and startling ac-
counts of Yankee atrocity and mcanness.
The re-organized Democracy of Knox
county in this respect at least, follow IN
the paths they trod during the rebel
lion. A friend from the country laid upon
our table yesterday evening, circular
which he declared looked and sounded $50
much like the Confederate circulars of
war times" that he thought he would
bring US copy for inspection Ii
il document dated at Knoxville and
signed, "By order of the Conservative
Union Committed 1t was secretly circu-
lated, and intended to influence the timid,
unsuspecting Union men of the country,
and fire the hearts of the iron-clad Confede-
rates, who at once recognized in it the ring
of the true metal.
The second sentence contains this start
ling disclosure:
Men, high in power are combining and
scheming to overthrow the Union and establish
on its ruins q monarchy an empire, and make
American citizens the minions of King and
the subjects of an arstocracy."
1t is under such flimsy, Understanding,
ridiculous charges that the Democratic
leaders of Knoxville hope to deceive the
Union men of Knox county, and induce
them to lend their influence i'll re-organi-
ling party which is this very day con-
trolled, manipulated and differed by men
who but five short years ago were in open
arms, actually battling for the veyy schemes
they NOE deaounce! To divert public at
tention from the real issue which they have
deliberately presented to the voters of the
county, they nov attempt, through secret
circulars, and other agencies of an organ
| lied party, to make the contest upon false
issues. Do the Union people of this coun-
| ty need again to be told that the issue
made up and presented in this days cleo
| ton is whether or not they will further en-
courage or endorse the spirit of prescription
and hatred against them which so unmis-
takably manifested itself at the polls on the
26th day of last March? Do they again
need to be reminded of the results of the
vote given on that day as between Jas. >.
Boyd, the present candidate for the office
of Trustee, and his opponent on the same
ticket, David Nelson? The significance OF
the vote in connection with the present
contest, warrants us in again publishing it,
Jas s. Boyd received ,233 votes to 7O5 fol
David Nelson. We again invite our Union
friends to consider the vote of / PSI given
for Joseph Walker for Circuit Cour. Clerk
as against the 900 given for J. J. Crawford
his opponent on the same ticket.
Compare these figures for moment anC
see the results we are compelled to ac
kowledge. The vote for Jas. $. Boyd, eX
!. Confederate, was l 1913. The vote for 10
seph Walker, eX-Confederate, was PSI
"A votes difference. The vote for Davio
Nelson, Union, was 705, and for Thoma
, Collier, Union, 260-making the vote TO
the two Union candidates for Trustee 965
The vote for J. j. Crawford Union, 70
, Clerk, was 969-a difference of votes.
Do not the above figures show beyont
, any doubt that the Conservative vote wa
a divided fair and square upon the old issu
of Union or Secession. The Confederdt
: cote ,cos cast solid for Boyd and Wake,
. collier and Crawford. We ask the Con
: sentative Union men of Knox county
7 who has. made this issue, and reviewed tn
controversies we had hoped were dead
y How has their Conservatism been reward
ed? What have they in common wit
men who carry to the ballot box the hatrc
. and prescription of war times 4?
But this spirit of prescription did nc
end on the day of that election. linn,
:, diatcly after their defeat; the Democracy
= sore over the defeat of Boyd, Walker an
" others, determined to rc-oIydaize their pa
" ty, and they did So Let Us look at tn;
I, reorganization, and see who they hay
=" put forward rs their leaders. The stanC
ing committees of that organization "
publish elsewhere, and we invite attentio
- to their names. OF those gentleman, pc
~ sonally, we have nothing to say. The
~ have allowed their names to appear in
political character, and we make use
:" them only in that connection.
V DO the Union men of Knox county r.
"a cogniZe among those names any famli,
Oh to them in days gone by? Do the name
given indicate that the spirit that sacrifice
d at the polls such men a. Nelson, Collie