Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-15
THE KNOXVILLE BRAVES ON THE WAR
PATH.
The sparta CnOvention of the Baftering
Ram District.
where the War Dance Is Held and WINE
Won't be Our Congressman.

Where the War Dance is Held and who
Won't be Our Congressman.
There was lively time Monday among the
few faithful braves, who, after weeks of prepar.
alton, mustered up courage enough to attempt
an exploration of the western limits of the ''bat-
tering ram district" Livingstones travels in
Africa, if he ever returns, won't be much more
wonderful than the pilgrimage of the Knox
vile braves to their hunting grounds near the
great Father of Waters where soft seat in the
Forty Third Congress is more enticing that fat
bufaloes or jerked bear meat ever was to the
painted worriors whose war whoop once echoed
on the banks of the beau tiful Holston.
THE EXPLORING ROUTE.
After consulting all the maps of the State
that could be found, and after careful exam
ination of the oldest inhabitant," and some of
the old scouts who used to trail the red skins
over the Cumberland, the most prudent of the
braves decided not to attempt an overland jour-
ney. They accordingly took the train on Men
day, armed with free passes. Their line of
travel as agreed upon was to go via rail to
Memphis thence by boat up the Mississippi to
the mouth of the Ohio, thence up the
Ohio to the mouth of the Cumberland,
thence up the Cumberland by Nashville to the
head of navigation Here arrangements had
been made for canoes to take them further up,
whence by forced marches they could get to
Sparta, in White county, where the war dance is
to be held to-day. When last heard from the
explorers were getting along pretty well. They
expected to reach Sparta this morning and
march in and surprise the Texans, from the
west end of the district. We suspect that by the
time our readers see this the war whoop of the
Ex-Loyal Lacquer of the big organ will have
scattered the Texans to the four winds, or else
the rest will be told hereafter
Some of the more desperate joined the Sewer
county caravan and made the trip overland.
They were heavily loaded with supplies and
prepared for campaign of thirty days.
THE BRAVES ON THE WAR PATH
The expedition from this place, via rail and
water, was headed by railroad gentleman well
known in the South. He went not so much to
see Sparta as to find the nearest practical route
| for narrow gague railroad. He helped map
out the gathering ram" district in the Legisla-
| ture and he swears he cannot make these haZ-
ardous journeys every two years, He proposes
therefore, to build railroad for the convenience
of delegates to future Congressional Conven-
tions.
Col. John Williams was not one of the party.
| We saw him at the train watching out for the
senior editor of the "big organ" He said the
|
feathers and a fierce eye but he couldn't scare
anybody Every one knew since the Knox
county election, that he was thunder on a yell
| on the morning of fight but not much when
the fight was on hand or when the scalps were
counted at night. The "big organ " wants the
nomination for its chief and will make heavy
fight, for it to-day. His case is believed
| to be desperate. He was left behind
on Monday to grind the "big organ but he
| left Tuesday by lightning express. His organ
| said yesterday he had gone, and we supposed
| as much when we first saw his paper, for the
first page looked like small sized circus poster.
If it had had their North Carolina rooster and
| eagles out it would have served for Barnum' S
menagerie poster first rate. But Col. John VIII
liams says while he doesn't propose to ask for
| the nomination, he knows he can beat that
combination. The Knox county election fat
| tened them out tor certain, and he can beat
| them without half trying
| Alf. Caldwell was on hand with his Sewer
county resolutions but said he was only going
along to see the country. bud Henderson was
aboard smiling and jovial as usual. Said
| he was going to explore the country
and write an account of it for the New York
Herald. Their Livingstone sensation is about
played, and they want something to keep up
their geographical and pictorial departments.
er off and nobody else wants the nomination he
would take it, though he is quite willing to wait
| till next time and give his present attention
| to improving the streets on the northern boun-
| diaries of Knoxville $685.
| We expect to give some news of the Sparta
| War Dance as soon as it can be brought by car
rier pigeons grapevine telegraph or the signal
corps.
We present on our local page our map of the
| district. Our readers will find White county
on it and Sparta is in the center of it. There is
where the War Dance is being held to-day.