Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-29

1.-THE author OF this resolution was hlmsen q
delegate to the Convention, instructed to vote
for Mr.. johnson, which he announced as bis
purpose TO do so, if he was before the Convea-
kvention subject to its action. The passage or
adoption Of the resolution was warmly opposed
by Mr.. Johnson's friends on the Committee
and il was finally withdrawn, on the positive as
surance from Mr.. Jenhson's friends that he
would not oppose the action of the Convention.
The result was that the Committee met the next
day and was organized by Cel John
0 Buteh the OGsirm nsnn n;, 81 TN 11e
Ias before remarked, an avowed johnson man.
1.-The permanent President was chosen, with 9TH
or officers, and the usual committees appointed
I in accordance with the former usage and Gus
tom of our party. Several delegates friendly to
the nomination of Mr. johnson asked to be e1-
cused from serving on committees to which they
had been appointed, and then it was made ap-
parent that Mr. johnson had inspired his friends
with the spirit of disorganzatien. A very large
proportion of the counties Of the State had APP
pointed delegates. In fact, q large majority of
tha counties had representatives there. That
Mr.. Johnson kept a number of the delegates
from being heard in the convention does not
change the fact that they wers there to speak if
thew chose But the convention went on, re-
CARELESS of the disorganizers, and perfected Its
ORGANIZATION, adopting the two-thirds rule, as
NECESSARY to a choice. Nominations were an
pounced in order, and l finally selected and
made the standard bearer OF the party by a
Il
er held. Fairly and regularly called and Or
| oenized LARGELY attended by representative men
| from all portions of the State. [ claim that its
action should have the support and respect OF
4 ali good and true Democrats. No man who
! knows me would believe for moment that L
| would have connived at or countenanced any
1 fraud | acted throughout, particularly as re-
CARDS Mr.. johnson, openly and squarely, and
| he nor any other man can say to the contrary:
| FelIow-Citizens l have said this much in
| justification of the Convention that nominated
me- from the fact that my competitor, Mr..
| Johnson occupies the most of his time In de-
nouncng that Convention, and telling you that
! IL was a packed affair. Packed, indeed |
| charge 1t back and say to you that so far as L
know. if there was any packing done, it was by
l Mr. johnson and his friends, and their whole
| course throughout proves satisfactorily TO any
reasonable mind that it was their intention from
| the beginning to rule the convent!on or endeav-
| or to bring about its ruin by 'bolting." Imam,
( swer to a question of mine-(directed to friend
of Mr., Johnson's on the evening that the con-
vention adjourned), why Mr.. Johnson's friends
did not send full complement of delegates
from East Tennessee, his reply was oee 5oIs
| gates That man was Hon. James White, OF
Hawkins coSnty, whom the most OF you know
well. - .e
Fellow Citizens: am no politician nor ever
| but poorly prepared for discussion with my
competitors, who have made politics their pro-
fession and calling, but there are some things IN
| Mr. Johnson's Gallatin speech to which L WISH
| to call your attention. In that speech, MT.
johnson endeavored to array the confederate
soldier against his officer lie told them that
| it was politicians war and O. poor man night
And right here / would ask any confederate
| soldier who was associated with me IN the army,
| If ever ut any time there was any danger or any
priyation that did not willingly, aye. cheer
| fully share with the humblest in the ranks.
| Fellow Citizens Seven long years ago the
war closed. We were whipped, oVerpoWered
! and conquered. acknowledge the fact-gave
! nv parole to Gen. Sherman and promised to re-
| turn to my home and obey the laws of my State
| and the laws of the, United States Since that
time have had nothing to do with politics Tex
| cept to try to elect my Honorable competitor,
| Mr.. johnson, to the United States Senate oncel,
and wherever have been, at home or abroad,
I have endeavered to make our people believe
| that the war was at an end, that the dead past
should bury its dead" and that our people
should join together in one common brother
hood to restore this great country TO It's former
prosperity and peace.
| Fellow-citizens; / have observed most faith
fully the conditions of my parole, and believe
| ninety-nine one-hundredths of the confederate
soldiers and officers have done likewise 30 lar as
my observation has extended, they have made
l good, industrious and peaceable citizens
| am not aware, fellow-citizens, that Congress
I would have any objections to my becoming q
| member Of that honorable body because, slmp-
l ~, was q cOnIeQ6faIS OIuCeE. 1ACy hofo ou-
| mitted Gen Ransom, of North Carolina; Gen.
Lewis, Of Kentucky, and other Confederate Of
| fcers Then the President long since appoint
| ed one of our most distinguished Lieutenant
7 Generals-I mean General Longstreet-to a
| high and honorable Office, thereby showing his
willingness TO trust confederate officer. have
never censured Federal soldier or officer who
4 fought for his country, nor have ever had one
/ of them TO censure me for fighting tor my peo-
pie They lived in the North and fought for
4 I in fba md fDr
I the South. If l acknowledge that he was right,
| he will and does acknowledge that l was right
and acted according TO what my conscience told
/ me was my duty, and there is an end of it.
4 Fellow-citiEens: In regard TO our Presi-
dents election, will simply say that was an
original Greeley man. l have been warm and
4 earnest supporter of Mr.. Greeley ever since his
nomination. More than year age, L publicly
expressed mysely in favor of pursuing the poll
cy that has been adopted by the Democracy in
| this Presidential contest. do not give ''gin-
| gerly, grudging' support to MIR. Greeley, as
does my competitor, Mr.. johnson, as the lesser
Of two evils" shall vote for Mr., Greeley be-
cause 1 regard him as an honest man, who, If
elected, viii give US a good government. 1 am
for him because I desire to show to the peo-
ple of the North that l am for reconciliation
and peace. In short, l am for Mr.. Greeley be-
cause / wish my old fellow-soldlers to know that
none of the bitterness OF the late war ranKIes
within my bosom.
| Fellow-citizens: I am but plain farmer,
and have been a working man oil my life, and
should 1 be chosen as your representative In
Congress, can not promise to make you mem.
Der who will be heard for his much talking, but
shall work sealously for the interests OF my
people. / will always be found advocating those
measures which look to she material improve,
jment and development of our State. We need
some improvements in the Tennessee and other
rivers to render it navigable. We need some
custom houses within our limits. We want APP
preparations of public lands for educational pur-
poses, and pledge myself, if elected, to work
} for these ends and other measures of like char
} acter will have no battles of the past, OF my
own, to fight over again in the halls of Con-
gress, but can go there with the good OF
my -Tennesseeans strongly set in my
heart. know and feel what our people need,
and ! will, to the best of my ability, labor to
give them legislation by our National Congress
| Fellow-citizens: ! wish you to understand
. that do not claim to be the particular cham