Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-22

JoNEsBORo June IL, 1870.
We visited the town Of Greenevile few days
since, which has been made historic by electing
TO his first office the great ex-My-Polcy- Presi-
dent who has boosted in every part of the
Union that he had filed every Office in the gift
of the people from that of President of the
United States down to that Of Alderman of his
native village-which is Greeneville You
would not be impressed with the fact that he
had been altogether AZ enterprising rs an Alder
man, as he has been persistent AS a politician
The town shows unmistakabe evidences Of hav-
ing been under the influence OF fogyism in its
earlier days, and age. it seems. is not likely TO
improve it much.
Circuit Court was in session, and when we
arrived on Monday evening, We found goodly
number Of the citizens of the county Of Greene
in attendance. Judge L. K. Gillenwaters was
presiding, and business was transacted with dis
patch The court, ii is said is likely to adjourn
this week, on account of the pressing demand
upon the farmers to be at home
Judge Gilenwaters is now. since the with
drawal of Hon A. w Howard the only aspir-
his friends predict that he will be reelected by
a handsome majority, notwithstanding the par
tisan legislation to secure all of these important
Offices to the Democrats. There is great dssat-
isfaction, even among the unterriied with the
candidate of their party. They are charging
him with being Catholic. Whether he is or
not, we can't say. Certain it is, he is now very
friendly to that denomination and has rendered
them material aid in building church, which
is now under contract This does not add
strength to man in,this section as it would in
some parts of the country and will doubtless
cause the gentleman in question to lose several
votes. If the objection is founded upon the
simple fact of his having assisted them in their
efforts to build a church, it is not well taken,
however averse they may be to the particular
doctrines Of that church.
The opposing candidates for Chancellor, are
Hon. II. c. Smith and Major Mcfarland, both
clever gentlemen and neither of them in any
way Objectionable 10 their respective parties.
The friends ~ each claim easy victory for
their tavorite though some Of them are doomed
to disappointment and we think that as Smith
Was put out OF Office by partiSanism he should be
reelected as a rebukc to those who Scruple at
nothing TO advance the interest of party.
There is still more than one aspiring TO the
office Of Attorney General who are Republican
in politics, though we presume this will lbe at
tended to, and but one candidate will we think,
run on that ticket
JOnesborough is not pleasantly situated, though
It is pleasant little town after all, and around
her name cluster, many historical events This
Is the oldest town, we believe, in Tennessee.
The first newspaper published lin this State, was
commenced here though soon after removed to
Knoxville. Here Andrew jackson figured in
hls earlier day a. cock fighter and duellist.
On a hill which OverlOOks Jonesborough, is
where the hero of New Orleans met his antago-
INST, TO settle difficulty according to the Code,
on which occasion he is said to have acted with
the utmost GOODNESS. 1t seems that 'Od Hick-
DRY regarded his opponent as a poor shot, and
allowed him to shoot, which he did, missing
jackson, who then advanced, with his pistol pre-
sented until his opposer ran when jackson
fired up in the air, thus vindicatng his honor
without trying to take the life of his fellowman.
There is much more we might write of this
place but space forblds. /.