Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-27
Letter from Clinton.

ahated our people were about settling
down into their accustomed channel O
business duties, when this morning al
Clinton became excited 10y the advent of O
young man, who claimed to Be from Knox.
vile. He was perhaps thirty years of age
OF this, however, no one can give any def
mite guess, as he is one of those characters
who look as old at seventeen as at seventy.
His personal appearance was neither shock
ing upon the one hand, nor fascinating on
the other. His complexion, if he could be
said to he possessed of such "A characteris-
tic, might be denominated swarthy. His
head was covered with light coat of dark
hair, presenting II look something like the
friZzlcd edges of a piece of dyed flax cloth.
He was dressed rather singularly, having
on deep blue pants, Il black-and-yellow
striped coat, pink-red vest, a calico shirt
with flowing ruffles, with green neck-tie
fastened about his neck, and passing back
over his shoulders and fastening under the
hindmost part of his arm-pits. He wore a
nat which looked like it might have been
Intended as an improvement on Leafs
PatentsRa Trap. He was mounted on
a r;w-boned, high-hipped, sway-back
ed pasture-skinned, fiea-bitten horse,
about fifteen hands high, thin in order and
not les, than twenty years old. He rode
with ropc-fnincd bride, having Il heavy
curb bit, His saddle had been of the
spanish mould originally, but FROM being
worked over, it only presented the appear
ance of large order of pack-saddle, which
indeed it certainly proved. The stirrups
We're fastened to the end of tow-strings,
inserted and adjusted for that use
being themselves nothing more than two
white oak hoops, prepared to answer the
purpose for which stirrups We're originally
intended. Having two large sacks, seem
ntrlN tn ptp hn
one under him rather behind, and the
other in front fastened to the forepart of
his saddle, he rode into Clinton, making
enquiries for one-eyed Dave Duncan, who
he asserted was to have met him here and
acted as a guide, to conduct him through
the mountains, where he desired to distri-
butte a secret circular, prepared by the
of the Press and Hcrdid, in the
of Judge Brown, and W tn which
his sacks were loaded Duncan-one-eyed
Dave-having, since Brown was here,
found himself encountered with more
horses than the Criminal laws of the State
would protect him in holding, under the
title by which they had been acquired, in
stead of meeting his engagements here to
perform an electiOneering tour for Brown,
had departed for the region of Big Sandy,
which has been kind of city of refuge for
that kind of people who Temple refuses to
associate with, PrCfcring rcSpcctd6Le com
Od1lY. The absence of the intended
guide made il necessary for Judge
Browns friend, to look up some other sup
porter of the non-partisan candidate
which involved vast deal of trouble, and
much delay, as such beings are exceedingly
scarce! Ieke Taylor was first sought, as
he had declared his intention of supporting
Brown while he was here last week, Civ
ing as his reason that Brown had given him
assurance that if elected his associations
should be with the Warwicks, Taylors and
Duncans, such "a Ieke, Willis and Dave
Finally, Zcke was found i'm the back room
Of Spiketails grocery, playing seven-up on
the head of an empty whisky barrel, with
Bill Jones, who had just returned from
Nashville. The object being made known,
Taylor said, " Before can agree to do any
thing further to promote the election of
Judge Brown, wish to know if it is true
that the Press and Herald of Knoxville,
supports himn Most certainly" said
the young man" not at all suspecting
Xekes' motive in making the inquiry.
''Ees, ~ he continued, al work in the office
of the paper. The circulars that wish to
distribute were gotten up by the managers
of the Press ana Herdid. The same men
who, ut every recurring election, engage in
all sorts of little devices, have prepared the
secret circulars which desire to carry to
the mountains" Zeke listened To this
statement with degree of restlessness sell
dom cvinced by him. As soon as ii was
ended, hc proceeded To say, II am
now old. | have been better of, and
seen better days than the present.
| have mingled with better society than
/ usually now enjoy. Brown had heap
of books and papers over here, aud made
me think he was nearer my equal than
Temple. For this reason | had expected
to vote for Brown, not that j had, or ever
expected 10 have any interest in the Chan
Gerry Court for If ! am taken into any OF
the courts it will be on the criminal juris-
dictiOn and not equity. My support OF
Judge Brown, has been on purely personal
grounds, supposing that / could have tho
pleasure of his associations and company
as he charged Temple with having an af'
finity for respectable and decent society
but, while all this is true, | will have t.
abandon Brown ~ "Why, Mr.. Taylor
you astonish metz exclaimed the Pres
and Hordid colporteur. ~ can't help il, y
replied Zeke. Pausing for moment he
said. mo, sir, | have seen better days, ii
il true. have fallen some yes, great
deal but here arousing himself with al
indignant and defiant spirit flashing
from his eyes he continued: y 1 an MOI
50 JOrgeJui Of S'itdt I once mas, as 10 sup
port either man or party UhO may be tn,
chOicc Of the Press and Herdid ~ Hav
ing said this, 1.-THE sower who bad beer
sent forth To SOW tares and thistles,
started in search of Sibram Stone, who i
was supposed would support Brown ON hi
special claim for the peoples votes-d nan
Of deceacY! And thus has the Judge los
one of his most Jealous supporters, simpl,