Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-13
LATEsTfBYI YITELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE.
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victories Claimed By the Communists
Meeting of Grand Army of the Republic.
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speech of Evans Before Texas House.
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Miscellaneous and Washington News
Getting of Grand Army Of the r Republic.
speech of Evans Before Texas House.
Miscellaneous and Washington News
HOME NEWS.
GRAND AKMY OF THE REFUBLIC.'
Coburn and Mace -PcnusylSaniaf CeaI
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WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Crane
Army of the Republic elected Burnside
Commander-in-Ch Chief. ,soso f1rtso
Coburn and Mace had been sparring shy
for long time, when a Magistrate and
Sheriff entered the ring. While the Mag.
istrate was reading the law he was robbed
of thirty guinea watch. There were mo
arrests made. ~ -i i - i....ssI
There is little progress i'm adjusting the
Pennsylvania coal mining -tFeabless----
ST. LOUIS, May 12.-The Southern Bap
tist Convention convened to-day. Several
hundred delegates are present. T.. A.
Mills, of Georgia, has been Hre1eieeted
President Mr.. Williams, of the Theologi-
cal Seminary at GfeeRevilIe, s. c., de-
livered the sermon. Various reports were
read. = 3"
Gen. John B. Gray was mulcted in one
hundred and thirteen thousand dollars, re-
tained by him as a commission from six
millions obtained from the General Gov
ernment for State account for raising
and equpping troops. Gray Will appeal 10
the Supreme Court.
CHARLEsToN, May / THE, Tax Payers
Convention to-day adopted resolution re-
Questing the Legislature t9Iinaugurate q
system of proportional representation, 10
retrench State expenses, to prevent an in
crease of the public debt upon any pretext,
and to amend the election law so as to pre-
vent wholesale frauds. ,..--.-.-.----ri'l L.n1 =,
The committee of eleven will probably
make its report tomorrow, embodying the
practical results of its labors. - .i-a,1.5
The Convention will probably adjourn
tomorrow. ---. ----... --.-- .-s'. - go. -
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 12.-An emigrant
train bound west to-day gc0llidedl swithl,a
freight train. Five children were killed
and fourteen adults killed and wounded.
The Sisters of Charity cared for the
wounded at their hospital. fcI@)t yFfF
BOSTON, May l2-The reunion of the
Army of the Potomac met to-day. Gen.
Meade presided. He said the object of the
reunion was simply series of congratula-
tory and not political manifestations. .'sess
GALVESTON, May 1.-THE Netcs' special
Austin dispatch of yesterday says that, by
a resolution of the House. speaker, Evans
was removed-the vote standing Al TO %.
Mr.. Evans took the floor and said: The
caucus has issued its fiat; the decree has
gone forth that, because 1 would not vio-
late the constitution atp the behest gof my
party, and join; the majority of Republic
cans in this Legislature in perpetuating
our existence, and usurBing the power of
legislating for the people of Texas after the
Sd of December next, must be sacrificed.
Hope not to blind people by misrepresenta-
tiOns of party whose principles you thus
trample upon, that you can hurlon me the
shafts of your hate. Your envy and ma
lignity falls short of its intended victim.
For the ignorant simple men who are led
in this movement by uTscrupulous dema-
gogues. have nothing but pity, while for
their leaders / entertain the most profound
scorn and contempt. You deem this the
hour of your triumph. 1t is the hour of
your shame-an open confession to the
people of Texas that submission to Re
publican caucus is inconsistent with an
oath TO support the Constitution. Let,
not the Republican party Of Texas suffer
for the folly and the madness Of those
irresponsible men in this House who are
its representatives in name enly.f L have
ever followed the dictati0n of the caucus,
but upon constitutional question which
involves the observance Of my oath of of
flee, L have refused, to follow the dictation
of the caucus and violate my oath to sus-
tain the Constitution of the State. Il have
also denied the right of the caucus to make
such question partisan inY its eharaeter,s
and to compel it's mem bers tDabid de by the
decision Of the caucus thereon, nor such
action as this midnight s4 caucus 1 last night
determined ton in removing me from The
position as Speaker. of this House,
know that invited this removal
when I cspoused the. cause of the
people and the Constitution, On the
one hand was the decision of party caucus
and on the other was the constitution /
had sworn to uphold, and between them
was the speakers chair. / could not hesitate
as to my course My fate must be that of
men of all ages who have dared TO do right
III temporary defeat, succeed by lasting
honor. In this matter my adyersaries
have erected to themselves q ii1onunlefat
Ii IicSnn SSname ne; which shall rise higher and
nnSer OF scorn shall be pointed at them
whithersoeyer they go. ''i'lii
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