Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-16
Third District Congressional Canvass.
KEY as. NELSON.

KEY Us. NELSON.
ATHENS, October Sth
1t was understood by announcement that
the aspirants for Congressional honors
would speak here to-day. County Court
was still in session, and respectable
crowd was in attendance. At II, NJ,
Judge Key made his appearance in the
court house and began in an easy
going sort of style to make Gree
y-Liberal-Reform speech. He said
he had been Chancellor sup
pose he means that he has reluctantly
given up that place said he was an old
line Democrat; went into the war and
fought for slavery got badly aOhipped
was not willing to acknowledge that he
was wrong, but intended abiding the re-
suit of the struggle; would even fight t.
keep the negro from going back into SER
vitude. He stands on the Cincinnati-Bal
timore platform square out-lauds
the Republican party-Grants admins
tration. Grant, himself, he says, is an
honest man, has made a good President,
but the interests of the nation demand the
election of Horace Greeley. Says it is
magnanimous for Democrats to vote for
this father of Republicanism First-he
says he is the best exponent of the issues
of the war. Second-he favors the one
term principle, and third, he is a peace
able, honest sort of fellow, then adds, he
has confidence in the South, which Grant
has not.
HHe bowls piteously because loyal men
are being paid for losses sustained on ac-
count of the Union army; says we were
all ruined together and should all build
up together. He bewails the condi-
ton of rebel soldiers widows. Oh,
how hard that they don't get pensions.
sheds his drops of sympathy over the
sleeping dust OF the brave ones in the lost
cause. Says the Union soldiers are coll
lected into magnificent cemeteries, where
imperishable marble hands down their
deeds to future generations, but the poor
brave ones who fell in defeat have no Gov
eminent to care for their sacred dust.
They sleep in obscurity.
He then takes hopeful view of matters.
He tells the people where the Tennessee
river is situated; that it ought to be opened
up for navigation; that we have had car
pet-baggers in Congress who cared nothing
for us; that he would demand an appro-
priation for making that river a highway
of commerce. He tells them we have
boundless resouIces--a wealth of iron in our
mountains, and that he will invite capital
to bring it out.
He makes few broad insinuations and
would like to attach blame to the Repub.
lican party, but is afraid of losing votes
He turns preacher by telling the story OF
the Cross, and wishes Republicans would
make an application of the doctrine.
Capt. Crutchfield being ill and unable
to fill his appointments, Col. d. NJ
Nelson responded to Col. Key. He
charged that, in a speech of one houl
and half, Key had not made
a single issue had assailed nothing or no
body; had admitted everything; showed
IN, .-1o g ~
tensions said he in common with Demo
Gratis generally were making all this show
about peace and Cancellation in order to gel
into power said the past did have some
thing to do with the issues of the present
men are known by their deeds living is
sues grow out of struggles past. He reaC
up Capt. C's and Col. KS record and ther
appealed to Conservative Union men t.
vote intelligently in the coming election
it had been charged that the Radicals haC
no use for the negro but to vote him
charged back that the rebels had no use fo
conservative men men but to vote them
showed how they had carried this doctrin,
nor down referred to the Cleveland Con
vention in which Col. Blizzard, Conserva
tive Union man, who had lee
forlorn hope two years ago in their be
half was defeated by a rebel colonel; ap
pealed to them to stand by Capt. c., Con
servatlVe man all the time in the tru'
sense of that word, a man who himsel
was largely interested in the development
of our resources and who was pledged t
work for our material prosperity and ad
vancement, and for the educational in
terests of the people.
Col. X. relies on liberal pretensions ant
promises. Cap C.'s claims, as presented
by Mr.. Nelson rest on facts in history, OIL
solid argument, on devotion to the best in
fprpGtQ cnnntrU franSi
tion-state speech made him no votes
Conservative men will be slow to supper
him.