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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14
The senatorial convention Question.

The Senatorial Convention Question.
The following, from the Bristol
Courier, of last week. comes about
as near expressing our views as
anything we could write in regard
to the Senatorial Convention in this
District:
"Weregard the card, or call, from
Col. Greene, Chairman of the Con-
sentative Executive Committee
for the First Congressional Dis
trict, which will be found in an
other column, as very unfortunate
just at this time. Appearing, as
it does, SO short time before the
county conventions, leaving no
time for consultation between the
different counties, it will likely
get up confusion and discOrd.
The fact is, we see no good reason
for consultiI g the candidates as to
the time and place of holding con-
ventions. The party is indepen-
dent Of them. If they, or a majori-
ty of them can agree, and their
agreement is in unison with the
feelings of the party, it is so much
the better. But we can see no
good reason for setting at defiance
the wishes Of the party, as we'll as
those of three-fourths of the can
didates, just to suit the views Of
one man. The party in Sullivan
desire that the Senatorial Gwen
ton convene at Morristown on the
18th inst, and wo trust that the
other counties will have their dele
gates on hand. Furthermore we
do not believe that Col. Greene, or
the Congressional Executive Com
mittee. as a Committee, has any
thing moro TO do with the Sena.
t0riaI District than the man in the
moon. We believe that the Col
is out of his line of duty when he
assumes to interfere with it. We
regret that the Colonel's card is an
imputation apon the character of
the delegates. They should be
above the charge Of ''colIusion and
unfair Dealings But, if they are
SO disposed, We do not see how
meeting on different days will pre-
vent it. Will some one please
exnlAin ca
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cant let Him Drive"

The McMiunviile New Era Gays :
1t is clearly ascertaincd that Col.
VI. B. Stokes has deserted lis old
party, and given in bis adhesion to
the Greeley wing Of Liberals and
unitcs himself with the Democracy
III the present campaign We well
come Billy to the foIi, but then he
must lake back seat He can
ride on the wagon, but we won't
let him take the lines and drive.
He has been driving for the past
ten years, and has very near run
the old vehicle to the neighborhood
in which it is supposed Ward
ducks are located Billy has been
walking alone for some time past,
ami no doubt he is foot weary, and
will gladly avail himself Of the
opportunity of riding in the Dem
ocratic wagon. Jump on, Billy;
but mind you are not 10 interfere
with the ropes.
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The Old White Hat.

Gen. James Shields recently
spoke a, Greeley meeting in Kan
sas City Missouri on which occa-
sion be is reported to have said:
Stanton was right. This soldier
man Of America will not do for
President; so the people are now
going to try one of the best work
ingmen of America, and a man
who never made a single failure
in his life except one, and that was
when be tried to make a Republi-
can President out of pigheadod
soldier. The supremacy of the
civil over the military authority
is a plank IN the Liberal platform.
There is a sad significance in
the fact that this plank has to be
inserted in a Republican platform
at this time; but, what is worse,
1t has to be re established as a
liThmg principle in America. Four
years more of U. S. Grant will es-
tablish the supremacy of the
military over the civil authority
as a permanent principle in this
country. The Government just
now in anomaly, or. as a friend of
nine Says Il promiseuous Govern
ment. 1t is half shoddy. half
military cross between the swim
dIer and the trooper. Since the
day of "Oid King Cole that merry
old SOUL" there has been no such
burlesque regal household as the
one in Washington now. West
Point cadets, with commissions in
their pockets are Presidential lack
eys, and Generals of the United
States army are gentlemen u>hors
to wait upon the orders Of the late
GalcDa tanner. This royal men
agerie will ali disappear when
Greeley comes. The sight Of the
old white hat quietly crossing the
threshold will put the whole mill,
tary array to instant flight. The
White House will resume again its
old time character, and become the
dignified residence Of plain Re
publican President ard his modest
household. Horace Greeley viii
send the soldiers to DO soldiers
work, and not the work of lackeys
and nshers in Washington, and
baiIiffs and detectives in the South.
The bayonets will be relegated to
the Rocky Mountains to watch the
Indians and protect settlers, in
stead OF watching Southern Demo
Gratis and protecting carPet-baggers.
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The most intensely Southern"
papers nowadays are the Grant
organs Their feelings seem to be
worked up to the intensest heat Of
Indignation at Greeley's islanders
OF Southern women and they are
excepting it before the people" all
the terrible things Greeley used to
say about his ancient political an
tagonists-tho Democrats-his ad-
vocacy of cruel KukIux laws against
the South, and all that sort of sem
timental thing. This sympathy is
a sweet boon-but amt it just n
little late and somewhat stale?
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Convention In Hancock COUNTY.

At a meeting of the citizens o
Hancock county. in Snsedville, tn,
5th day of August, 1872, for thu
purpose of appointing delegates to
the Congressional Convention, to
be held in Moristown, on the 18th
inst, for the purpose Of nomina.
ting a Liberal Republican candi
date for the First Congressional Dis
trict, and other purposes.
L. F. Wells. Esq, was called to
the Chair, and George Odom was
appointed Secretary.
The Chairman then briefly ex.
planned the object of tho meeting
when the following Committee was
appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of the sense of the Con
ventIon, to wit: Joshua Davis,
George w. Greene. Wayne Fair
child and John NJ. Tate, who pre-
scented the following resolutions
Resolved, That this Convention
has full confidence in the ability,
honesty and craftsmanship of the
Hon. L. NJ Jarvis, of Hancock, as
suitable person TO represent the
First Congressional District of Ten
n'essee, in. the next Congress of
the United States, and that the
delegates hereafter to be appointed
by the Chairman, be instructed to
cast the vote of this county for
him, but with full power to har-
monize with the whole District.
Resolved, That said delegates
have power to act for the I'd Sena
toriaI District if the same shall be
deemed advisable ard necessary to
have action therein.
Resolved, That the proceedings
of this Convention be published in
the Rogersvile Reporter and Nor
ristown GAZETTE, and that the
Secretary forward a copy thereof to
each-all of which was unanimous
Iy adopted.
The Chairman then proceeded to
appoint delegates to said Conven-
ton from each Civil District, TO
wit:
William Allen, Geo. W. Greene,
Albert Greene, Wayne Fairchild,
David A. Greene. Elisha Bishop,
John NJ. Tate, W. q. Seal, Joseph
Baker, Jr., Clifford Minor, John A
Holt, George Odom, Joshua Davis,
John w. Woodland, NJ. B. Oyerton,
Thomas A. Anderson, c. ID. Herd.
On motion L. NJ. Jarvis was add
ed to the list of delegates to act
in all matters not concerning his
own nomination. And on motion,
the Chairman, L. f. Vel :, was nd
ded to the list Of delegates. Then
on motion the Convention adjourn
ed sine die.
L. +. WELLS, Chm
GEoRGF ODpN SanfE
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A Word to Delegates.

1t is to be hoped that delegates
in attendance on the Convention,
which meets in this place, on to-
morrow, will consider the impor-
lance, aye, the necessity, Of per-
fectly barmOnizing every element
opposed to the election of Roder-
lex R. Butler as the Congressman
from this District. We are conf
dent that large majority of the
voters of the District prefer some
other man to Butler, and if our
Convention will but unite and har-
monte upon man who is not OBJ
jectionable to any class of our peo-
pie, our success is assured. Give
US man free from dead weights;
one who has no great load of polit-
ioAl or personal sins to carry, and
the people will support him. Itmat-
ters not what may have been his past
antecedents, let him be one in whose
honesty, intelligence and integrity
the people have confidence, and all
will be well. Let our delegates
consider the importance of unity,
and come here prepared to do a
good days work for their country,
by putting aside all prejudice and
personal preference, choose a GOOD
man as our standard bearer, and we
have no doubt as to the final result.
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Col. john A. Mckinney.

This gentleman, elector for the
First District on the Greeley ticket
paid US a visit last week, and we
were pleased to learn from him
that he is fully posted and pre-
pared to make 4 vigorous campaign
in behalf of the sage of Chappa
qua. Col Mckinney has but re-
Gently returned from a trip to New
York and other eastern States, and
reports the Greeley feeling" among
the Northern people as being very
strong. He visited Mr.. Greeley,
while in New York, and says that
be found the old gentleman to be
in fine spirits, and confident of sue
cess.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Mr.. Schuyler Colfax has been
dragged from his retirement 10
address a Grant meeting at South
Bend, Indiana, which took place
on Saturday last. Mr.. Colfax said
that his lips were closed to any
attacks upon Mr.. Greeley, and that
he had no harsh words for his
political opponents. He supported,
be said, the regular nomination of
his political friends but never a
syllable did he utter in special be-
half of Grant or Wilson. 1t is on
ly too evident that Mr.. Colfax has
lost all that sanguine enthusiasm
and boisterous zeal in the cause
of his party which once characteri-
zed him. Il march," says he,
"only under the flag and keep step
to the music of the old Republican
party of liberty and loyalty" but,
degraded TO the ranks, he marches,
alas no longer as lieutenant gener-
al, but as simple private. Mr.
Colfax's heart is not in the strug-
gle.
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can old coIored man in New
bern, N. c., named Tom Nets, has
declared for Greeley, and is now
electionecring for him, This man
was the driver Of a horse and dray
for a Grant Radical carpet-b Dagger.
AS soon as the owner of tho carting
establishment heard that the old
man was not for the office holders
candidate be announces to him that
no man should drive his horse who
was going to vote for Greeley, so
the horse and bis driver were at
once parted"
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GEORGE ODoM, Seo'y.
Money I'm Elections.

The Peoples Friend thinks that
nothing is doing more to corrupt
our people and to undermine our
republican principles than the i'm
mense sums of money expended in
elections. The Legitimate object OF
an election, that Of arriving at the
sense Of the people on a given sub
ject, or asccrtaining their choice
between individuals, is completely
destroyed by these moneyed invest
ments. and the election assumes too
much the shape Of an auction sale,
which, instead of giving the Office
to him who can the most fully con
vince the people of his ability, ex
porience and efficiency, hand it
over to the person or party who
makes the highest bid. A decent
regard for the opinion of our PEG.
pie, and respect for our iDstitu-
tions, sh ould impel honest citizens
to discourage the course of expend-
ing vast sums of money for these
unlawful purposes. Besides the
corrupting influence on the masses,
it makes a citizens power com
mensurate with his wealth instead
of his ability, honesty and good
standing among his neighbors.
This debasing practice, which is
fast becoming the bane OF this
country, is making such rapid
Roadway IN breaking down the
will OF the people, is being carried
on by the Grant party in this cam
paign TO an extent never before
heard Of. Besides the enormous
Government patronage, on which
they can levy contributions to
almost any amount, and the Secret
Service Fund, handled for the same
unlawful purpose, they are wrench
ing from the masses all the
money they can obtain"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Alabama hires out its convicts
to work on the railroads. Each
has an iron spike about eighteen
inches long around his ankle, held
by chain which reaches up to
the waist. This continuance keeps
them from running. They trip
and fall whenever making the OK
pertinent. The contractors feed,
clothe and guard the convicts, and
pay the State 40 cents day for
each mans labor. For every six
months they faithfully work on
the road a month is taken from
their term of Imprisonment.
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The cincinnati Commercial.

The Cincinnati Commercial SAYS
awful things like this Nov that
General Banks has gone over to
the enemy, Of course he was never
any acoount-he was quite as
worthless, indeed, as Salmon P.
Chase, Horace Greeley. Lyman
Trumbull, Carl Schurz or Charles
Sumner. o. p. Morton, Ben But
Ter and Simon Cameron are the real
patterns of greatness, and true de-
liVerers of sound doctrine"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14
Railroad Accidents.

On Saturday evening Ia t, as the
Eastern bound train was nearing Bris-
tol, the engineer discovered a man on
the track who did not make any move
to get out Of the way Of the train.
The whistle was bowed and efforts
made to stop the train but all to no
purpose. 1t was too late, and the
man was run over and killed almost
instantly. II IS supposed he was deaf.
On Sunday an obstruction was placed
on the track at or near the sgme place,
which throwed the switch engine off.
wrecking it badly. No one VS. hurt
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The Cincinnati Commercial says
the Presidents friends who have
been Boosting that he has not accept
ed a present since his Inauguration,
will have TO give up that point.
1t says the testimony of Mr.. a. I.
Stewart shows that money was
raised by subscription to purchase
the Long Branch cottage for "sea
side lettering" purposes. The true
ground for those who desire Grants
reelection ls, that the President has
a perfect right to accept presents,
and should not be deferred by gifts
from appointing the givers to of
fees where they can get their
money back.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Col. Gilbert Meyers, a Michigan
cavalry officer, and at one time a
Republican member Of the Michi-
gan Senate. writes that Tennessee
will give Greeley 10000 majority,
and says Nothing preventing,
1 shall take pleasure in addressing
the people of Michigan on the con.
dition of the South and the impor-
lance of electing Greeley, at diff
ferent points in tho State, during
tho month of September"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The decrease of the public dobt
for the month of July is about FIVE
million less than for the correspond
ing month of last year. The drain
of the Treasury by the purchase of
the Pickett archives and the neces
stiles gof the carpet bag campaign
in North Carolina is plainly visible.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

At negro Convention held at
Salon, Upton county, few days
ago, Jacob N. Broadnax coIored,
was nominated as a Republican
candidate for the Legislature, and
Barbour Lewis was endorsed as a
candidate for Congress.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

President Grant has appointed
since the commencement of his
term, two collectors of internal
revenue for the Second District of
Mississippi. Both of these gentle
mon wcrc carpet-baggers, and both
have become defaulteFs-one for
the sum Of $9,529 20, and the other
for SIS, BINS. Still Grants bench
men resist service reform.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Gen. Grant goes a fishing among
the Thousand Islands this year.
Three years ago he went fishing up
in Pennsylvania. There be caught
a whale. with a line reaching TO
New York, on Black Friday. This
year he will catch q whaling.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

a Radical paper says "the Re
publican party has held its own
and gsined a little in North Caro-
lima" II by "the Republican
party" is meant the Grant party,
we will take an inventory of the
gains. At the last Presidential
election Grant carried the State by
10000 majority. tits now about
tie between his representative for
Governor and that of Mr.. Greeley.
Two years ago the Republicans
had both United States Senators.
They have both been lost. They
had tn. Legislature, and they have
lost that These are their gains.
Amt they peculiar?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Hon. Jeremiah s. Black. Of
Pennsylvania, has written letter
in which, after running a contrast
between the two presidential can
didates, Greeley and Grant, he de-
clares in favor of supporting the
former in the present contest.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The colored people are very much
stirred up by Charles Summers lot
ter. They know that if there is a
white man in the world who is
above all others a friend of their
race, and who has always been true
to them, Charles Sumner is the
man.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14
uealthr state Of Affairs.

With pardonabIe oxuItatiOn the
Texas press calls attention to the
fact that there is not an aImshouse
in the State, and that there is no
need of any man, woman or child
suffering from poverty within it's
bounds.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The President is threatened with
law suit. Ex- Mayor Bowen. of
Washington city, sold him house
and lot in the said city, but in the
transaction Mr.. Bowen asserts that
Gen. Grant cheated him out of the
sum of S25, 900 in manner which
would have ''done credit to n black
leg" To recover this sum Bowen
has determined to bring suit
against the President at the next
term OF the court ia Washington
city.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14
RENLEM Der.

That after the list DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1872,
We Will rIgIdly enforce the CASH IN ADVANCE
Terms OF the Gazette, and will strike from
our list the name of every subscriber who
has not paid in advance for the paper at
desire the Gazette to pay up "Old Scores"
and begin anew.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14
TO Correspondents,

We will publish no communications
that are sent to US without the real
name of the author. This is a rule
that we cannot depart from unler any
circumstances whatever. We invite
communications from our friends in all
sections, and will with much pleasure
publish all that arc sent to us if they
are appropriate for the columns Of a
newspaper
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Grant has spent thousands Of
dollars in North Carolina, of the
public money; has sent Boutwell,,
Delano and others from their pub
lie duties to canvass that State +;
has arrayed the ignorant and bru-
tul elements of the State against
the oldest and best inhabitants, in
order to carry it for himself and
have the eelat of the first blood for
Radicalism, but has ANONYMOUSLY
failed. The latest and most reIia-
bic nows from that quarter shows
that hot and bitter as has been the
struggle, the Greeley men have car
ried the day. A Legislature has
been secured and majority Of the
Congressional delegation. This
has been a terrible conflict and
though not as triumphant as we
wished, it is still highly satisfacto-
ry in its results. We return thanks
for this much ground e lined.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The American Farmers Advocate,
devoted to the interests represented in
the National Agricultural Congress, is
one of the largest AMI by far the cheap
est agricultural paper in the country
and should be in the hands of every
farmer. It should be remembered
that the publishers offer it free with
any 81 90 or higher priced paper in
the country, and at only so cents ad-
vance with lower priced ones. Price
single, 81 90 per year; in clubs of
four or more, 50 cents each. Ad-
dress Advocate Publishing Company,
Jackson, Tom.
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The Radicals are quoting John
A. Dix, of New York as a Demo
cFat. He left the Democratic par
~ when Lincoln was elected, and
he will not leave the Grant party
until Greeley is elected.
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The Tennessee River.

The improvements in the Ten
nessee river are being pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. Maj d..
Mcfarland, of the Corps of Engin-
GERS in charge of the work, is now
arranging for the work on the Col
bert shoals. After completing this
tho Muscle shoals will be next
taken in hand. Then the channel
of the upper Tennessee will be i'm
proved. On this subject Florence,
Ala, paper says:
Eve expect within the next FIVE
years TO make the trip by steamboat
from Paducah to Knoxville. What
a grand river the Tennessee will b
when navigation is unobstructcd
from its mouth at Paducah, Ken
lucky, to its head waters above
Knoxville. More than 700 miles
of river flowing through the rich
and fertile valleys of East Tennes-
see and North Alabama, washing
the base Of the mountains Of coal
and iron, and gliding beneath mag
niicent bluffs and picturesque
scenery, the most beautiful of all
the land, which, here and there
rise in solemn grandeur and invi-
ting loneliness all along its course"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

The St. Louis Republican strikes
at the very kernel of civil service
reform. 1t says the Office seeking
nuisance IN the shape of swarms of
mendicants for office is keeping in
the background the best and fittest
citizens, who will not enter into a
contest that seems to require great
personal AMUSEMENT, and to involve
a sacrifice of all fine sense OF pro
priety and decency. 1t gives free
scope and arrogant and prosump-
tuOus, whose interest it is TO make
the habit fashionable, or at least
tolerated" 1t says cit ought to be
considered disreputable to strict
political support, for ones self"
Good gracious How that would
shock the sensibilities of the virtu-
Gus vOto-getters in this vicinity, to
be sure.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Elk President johnson delivered
a speech at Knoxville, on Saturday
last, which is spoken of in the
highest terms of praise. Hereview-
eds the political situation fully. and
though he does not admire Greeley
overly much, still he will take him
as the lesser of two evils.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Col. A. p. Curry, the defeated
candidate for Sheriff in Shelby
county threatens to contest the
election. He ought to be satisfied
with that business by this time.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Hon. Landon c. Haynes W as, on
Thursday, nominated for Congress
by the Democrats of the Ninth
Tennessee District.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-08-14

Tom SCOTS company has invest
ed S15O,OOO in saw mills at Apa-
Iachicola, Florida, to saw out cross
ties for the Southern Pacific Road.
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TERMS OF SALE.

Said property viii be sold credit Of six
months and without the equity of redemption
Note and good security will be required of the pur
chaser and lien retained ON the property until
the purchase money is fully paid This the ih
day of August, 1872.
JOHN NURPHEY, c. * n.
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