Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-25
From the Capital.
NASHVILLE, Sept. IS, 1872.

NASHVILLE, gotpl' loS iO'-'
The canvass for Governor opened at
Lebanon yesterday. Gov. Brown, the
present incumbent, and the nominee for
reelection, by the Democratic State Con-
venton, Hon. A. A. Freeman, the noml-
nee of the Republican State Convention,
and Col. A. S. Colyar, (who, whether the
nominee of a convention or not, represents
great deal of the coal consumed in this
market and may therefore, with propriety
assume the name of Coalyar,) addressed a
small audience for an hour and half each.
The city papers give fair synopsis of their
speeches. Persons who were present from
this city represent a small crowd and great
apathy on the part of the few who were
present. The gist of the discussion be-
tween Brown and Colyar seems, from the
reported speeches, to hinge upon the pub
lication of Dunnington's speech. Brown
said it was q serious blunder in Colyar to
say that it was by the sanction of the Cen
trail Democratic Committee that Dunning-
| TOMS speech had been published in PAM
phlet form. That document had never
| been passed under review or UNI
der the eve of the committee. 1t had new
er ordered it printed, or distributed it. it
had never had anything more to do with
it than he BROWN had, who had never
read it,
Mr.. Freeman said that he had no part or
| lot in the quarrel between Colonel Colyar
and Governor Brown, the Democratic cam
didates for Governor. If both believed Sc
cession wrong, as both said they did, they
ought to abandon the party which had
promoted it.
Colonel Colyar said that Governor
Brown said the Central Democratic Com
mittee did not indorse Dunnington's PAM
phlet speech. Mr.. James Newman, one of
the committee, had informed him (Colyar)
that he (Newman) had seen large num-
Der of the Huntington speech published in
pamphlet form in the commuters resolu-
lions. The Huntington speech, Colonel
Colyar continued, was prepared at the
Union and American office. Whether ii
was done by it or others there, Colonel
Colyar did not know, but certain 1t was
that one of the committee had told him
that he, the committeeman, had seen q
large number of them in the committee
room.
But who cares for this difference ofopin
ion. Dunnington's speech is published
not only in pamphlet form, but the BdnneI
gives it place this morning, by request
its author, though the comments made upor
it are characteristic of the Banners nation
atty, independence and freedom of eX
. preston. The remark of an Irishman
, made q few moments ago, is apropos II
f this connection. Speaking of the muddl'
. in which the Democratic party was in
+ volved he said: at seems to me our ole
! party is bound to commit suicide, and tn
+ only way can see to stop it is to make i
! capital offense and hang the man VIII
{ does it."
: The absorbing interest here is the rae
: for Congressman for the State at large
a Gen. Cheatham and his friends are quit
sanguine, and say that he is daily gaining
q friends. The Napoleonic appearance an
q bull dog tenacity of the eX-Presiden
I strikes no terror to them. They rely upol
y the second sober thought of the thousand
a in the State who "know how it Is then
i selves" and who have been there.
= But even while / write, here comes
i siX-foot contraband, black as charcoal, u
n the street, singing as loud as he can sqall
q "Cheatham and johnson went out for to High
And Cheatham went out for to beat him:
!. But johnson hit his 'Vention such might
y hard lick,
d That it knocked him on the other side of Jol
Il dan.
!, Then go long way
Il Wild your every day play,
r And vote for the man of the nation"
Il That niger will either have to quit sing
d ing or I'll quit writing. ANDERSON.
Il