Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-19
THE IMPEACHMENT euEsrlox AGAIN.

"Some fellow furnishes an editorial to
the big organ, that was evidently calculat-
ed to be a sumner. He is 10 doubt aston
ished that the Indignation of the masses to
whom it is addressed has not manifested
itself in tumultuous meeting on the sub
iect.n He thinks so much OF his produce
ton that it is inserted in two consecutive
editions of the "big organ, " which answers
the convenient purpose of filling up and
saving composition. The object is to be-
get Indignation against Mr.. Maynard as
the "impeaeher of President johnson.
The following sentence occurs in I" the fell
lows" editorial which contains the gist
of his stunning (?) arguments;
True not to his oath of Office OF TO the Obliga-
tions of common humanity, but perfectly true
TO his vicious and unforgiylEg nature, he found
in the hour of his peoples calamity, the golden
opportunity for the qualification of his sleepless
malice.
"Vicieus and unfOrgiving naturew
Qualification of his sleepless malicew Who
is it that talks thus? Certainly no one
that has ever engaged in a wicked, mali
cious and disgraceful scheme to deprive
East Tennesseeans, who were Hsyal to the
Government during the late war, of a voice
in the Legislature of the State or in the
Congress of the United States.
The infamous appertionment bills of the
last Legislature are not yet forgotten.
What motive prompted their passage?
Was there no exhibition of vicious and
und unforgiving nature" in the enactment
of these laws. Let Senator DuBose, the
chairman of the redistriciing committee
answer. In the discussion that followed
the presentation of the bill, he said:
az have nothing to conceal in the matter.
This redistricting bill is political measure. In
redistricting the State no member of the Radi-
cal Marty was consulted. Our main object was
so to redistrict the State that for the next ten
years not Republican could be elected to the
Legislature of Tennessee. This openly ayow
We endeavor so to arrange the counties as to
make every district in Tennessee Democratic
district, believe IN the EaU Of Terenge. The
Radicals disfrG'chtSed as, aud aloi1 acc sntc'ld
to d4Sfra'lchiSe them. We intend to crush out
the Radical party by every political means IN
our power. Weintetd to shoe them no mercy.
repeat, have nothing to conceal. This bill is
SO framed as to give the Democrats as many
districts as possible. l hope the Democrats on
TINS hoor will allow no change to be made in
the bill. This a political matter This means
business. Your committee spent a vast amount
OF labor, SO forming the various districts as to
do the Ell radicals all the harm, and the Demo-
Gratis all the good We could. l hope, therefore
no change will be made in the bill as politi-
cat measure 1T IS perfect. The committees insist
that no change shall be made. am astonisbeJ
at the Senator from Haywood who saws he IS
opposed to redlstricting the State in the excu-
sive interest of party intend to let his nao-
pie know what sort of Democrat he is, / in
tend to publish him in the papers. intend 70
expose every Democrat who votes to chan ge the
bill. Again, repeat that there is no conceal-
ment. This BIZ seeks to disfra,scltise the Rad
tcGL party. We hare got our feet on their
!.eckS. The Democratic party has SO decreed
II; and the people can do no wrong The law
of retaliation is right"
Il believe ia the law of revenge was
the voice of one who spoke by authority,
Revenge upon whom? Upon the men of
East Tennessee who refused to be driven
into rebellion. Is there nothing "vicious;,
or of "an unforgiving nature, there 4?
Answer, East Tennesseeans. When these