Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-28

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The revolutionary war debt was nearly all re-
pudiated. No nation, had right to create .
| debt for future generations to pay. Il is claim
ed we could leave the property. What proper
ty? We found the country unembarrassed md
should leave the same heritage to our ch5ldFen.
We had no right to make debt permanent.
He desired the attention of the laboring men
finding this debt was step towards its perma-
nency. No nation was free With large fpspv
cal burden. - y - "A p !, FL ~
chandise: Manufactures and labor paid the
bondholders' interest. His highest ambition
was to have his name inscribed among those
who loved their country. Here he read statis-
| Bonds and National: Banks were exempted, bu.
1 the people were taxed to death. Our credit
should be preserved but due regard for the mass
| es should make the early reduction ofths prirr
cipal of the public debt imperative. This was to
be done by ignoring the interest, and he remark
ed that by insisting on his bond Shylock lost his
debt. ls4fa
i Idle capital made no nails, used not the chisl
| welded no hammer-but the workman paid in
terest on this idle capital that CONSUMED the
sweat and life of the country.Ig I.H
/ We should have greenbacks instead Of Ma
tional Bank currency, and save II per cent on
| bonds. No, but they wanted to fund the debt
1 The bondholders were willing to takep aless rate
leech. give, give was their cry. a military
despotisn would compel the people to labor at
| the point of the bayonet. The monopoly of
capital was more injurious than the want of it.
| Money is like muck-of. NO value unless scat-
! tered. By the payment of the interest on bonds
as part of the loan the debt could be cancelled
| in frsctisn less than seventeen years. Capital
and power, like the sexes, affiliated, and wanted
/ a strong arm to lean on. In time scapital will
control the entire produ cton of the country and
| in few years would control the Government.
| By substituting greenbacks for National Bank
i notes they could resume specie payments.
The laboring men of the country ought to be
and doubtless are opposed to the present System.
| for the interest of working men. he went into
and came out of public life the advocate Of the
| laboring masses They need advocates.
He thanked God she-. VAS not zas rebel,
nor radical. he loved hin countryy lf
all the States had equal rights this would be
the best government in the world. The fate of
Paris was the result of arbitrary and unjust
legislation, destroying the labor of artizsns and
architects. Emperor William vauntingly as
serted that he Fe e the eEowR gf Empire
where all power sprung. 1t was as injurious
for nation to be too wealthy as an individual,
and cited the cases of Tyre, Babylon and
other ancient cities whose glory had departed
smar and az eS a result
corruption and power. Laboring men had to
pay ALL work all, fight all and should look
into the subject Gratitude, like disinterested
benevolence, was severe. 1t was modereniEed
Hoss t that had Be sshs granted e. SsS sS.e
no promise to his countrymsn, and his traducers
and calumniators might snap and and snarl in
their impotent wratht-hey hurt him not:
The English aristocracy needed, said the
to remove the impurities. He felt grateful TO
his countrymen. All he ssked in retiring from
public life and coming in behalf Of the Mechan-
les of East Tennessee, was place in their res
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served: Let the country go on in mechanism
agriculture and labor, and it would be; safe, az
Monopoly was great evil. England during
the war was a professed friend Of the South, q
but it was not SO. She was an enemy Of the
United States. Great Britain had monied
aristocracy. The Queen Or King vas q mere
fgure-head, Parliamens and the Band of
England ruled Great Britain.
The Abolition of slavery wassa scheme Of
capital to reduce the price of labor, and con-
England wanted the will of Congress 10 be
the supreme law Of the land instead Of the Con.
stitution. Do not blot ii from the archives Of
State but erect an altar and on it place that in-
strument, around which the people can unite
and cling IN fratefnal ties 2"i''S ''9isv9H bsa1
The mechanics had the ballot in their own
hands and should not fear to exercise It m hurl-
ing dishonest men from power; VaLT.
In conclusion, he thanked the mechanics for
the call made on him to address them. He owed
all to them, and would be false to himself to
God, to his family and all the better feelings Of
nature did be refrain from making the acknowl-
edgement And with a final sdmonition TO
cherish the l1Js sf esnsasst 10
Mr.. Johnsep,took his seat. al 1891 quhS
Attic conclusion of Mr. Johnson's address,
the audiense repaired to the dining hall and r.
freshment stands, and dispersed where, their !
fancy led them, Owing to, the moving Of the
crowd up stairs, Mr. johnson spoke With diff
Guilty, and Shortly after returned to the city.
HAcnIsERY lTxsTEp.l 49,. ~ ~. ~
During the three days Of the Exposition, Mr. 1
Hi1on, Master Mechanic of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, kept the fsun-''
tain supplied with water from the spring, con-
veyed by hose from the railroad shop. Robert
Wilds was also untiring in .his efforts. keeping
up steam to pump the water the supply of
which was well kept up, and for testing ma
chinery. 9ffTfTg .fIk gTJ3I70gq JIIyFg
In the afternoon, Messrs Reid d yett took,
their improved corn mill to the engine and
ground several bushels fcorn toshow the spec
tators its qualities and we glad to state that
result was..highly satisfactory. The capacity Of
the machine is twenty bushels Of worn per hour.
BY means of water, this machine can be guaged
to grind either coarse or fine. Wherever the
Star has been used, it has given the greatest
| satisfaction. The mill ran without jarring, and
is destined to become widely used when its
merits are generally known, d q
The Wheeler &. Wilson Sewing Machine vas,
run by steam by Mr. w. Pa Balance. a feat
| never.before executed in this city and made from
2,7OO to 5000 stitches per minute, thoroughly
demonstrating its speed This machine sewsd
through tobacco box lid and eighth thickasssI
of cloth at the, same time; through, sixteen
| thiskress of jeans; through two ithiekiass Is Of
! leather and four of heavy beaver, and ran on
to one thickness Of muslin. n1s3-s3 sG1Gi 5sEDl'
The lGrovers& Baker machine, Represented
by Messrs. Hamilton & Teetre, alseadisplay-;
| ed specimens of work .Es,3a