Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-23

leu uityb ago tuIee Btlllleilltn tiop lIlIlB
to Congressional honors left Knoxville for
the western portion of the gathering |
ram" district. Since thenthey have scarce
ly been heard from by their most intimate
friends. With no other motive than to
satisfy their friends that all is well with |
them, 1 left Knoxville on Friday noon,
and after travelling over three hundred |
miles / found them safe and sound at this |
ancient town. They look jaded, it is true,
but are amply able for their daily proven
der. After a pleasant rest until to-day
at eleven o'clock, A. NJ, the candidates en-
gagged in joint discussion, according to
previous appointment, in which each tried
to convince the people that he was the
most suitable man to represent them in the
43d Congress.
COL. THoRNBURGH's SPEECH.
The discussion was opened by Colonel
Thornburgh, who in a speech of one hour
ABLY and vigorously defended the record of
President Grant and of the Republican
party. His speech was plain statement
of facts, and q straight forward defense OF
principle. He was bold and unequivocal
in defense of what he believed right, and
condemned the wrong without reserve:
He charged that in the adoption of the
Baltimore platform, which approves of
the 14th amendment, the Democracy had
approved of all the prescription with
which they had charged Republicans.
He charged Governor Brown with eXtrav-
agance and laundering incapacity, saying
that not single dollar of all the taxes col
lected by him, had ever been applied to
the reduction of our State debt. He ven
tillated the penitentiary lease, and showed
how the State is losing thousands of dol
-, orIa hot m NnUarnnrlG faUnrifpg
may grow rich. He gave the case of Maj.
Hodge, who embezzled United States
funds and went to the penitentary ten
wears for it, as an instance of how the Re-
publican party treats defaulters. Boss
Tweed had stolen millions and was re-
warded by his party with seat in the
New York State Senate, receiving twelve
thousand majority.
PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO (?) CALDWELL.
He called attention to Caldwell's record.
Said he was elected to the Legislature as a
Union man and turned rebel. He was
rampant but took good care not to put
himself in danger. When the draft came
he had procured exemption papers on the
ground that he had "sore ear" He was
.eantured took the oath of allegiance, gave
bond for his good behavior, and seized the
first opportunity that presented itself to
violate the conditions of his obligation.
He said Caldwell had claimed to have been
a private in the confederate army, but he
could not name his company, his Captain,
to do so. He said that he
too had been soldier. He invited any
one who felt so inclined, to attack his rec
ord as such. He did not find fault With
Caldwell for having been soldier, but be-
cause he had espoused cause and then
skulked from defending 1T when he nae
encouraged others to emperil their lives.
Ca,
Act well your part, there all the honor lies"
Col. Us speech was we'll received, ant
even those who differ with him, rebel sol
diers, openly avowed their admiration fo
his boldness in defence of principle
GARRETT SPEAKS.
He was followed by Col Garrett, wht
pursued very much the same line OF argu
ment followed in his Knoxville speech
He spends considerable time in giving hi
views on the rottenness of latter day con
ventions He said he did not think it ne
cessary among people where he is know
TO wear collar labelled convention" ID
charged that Caldwell had received thu
nomination through conspiracy, fraud ant
tricks, and read letter from Col. JONI
Williams in proof of his charge. de rea
-Caldwell's record on the Reunion ana lie
form question and said that the Democrati
party had taken good dealt had takel
Greeley with Republican platform, bu
he would swear he could not see how the
could take Caldwell. He spent some I'll
teen minutes on the financial policy OF TN
Republican party and presented a jumbl
of figures such as it has never before bee
our good or i'll fortune to hear presented
He very modestly claimed the paternity
the law reducing the revenue force l OF
persons
CALDWELL DEFENDS.
He was followed by Caldwell, who n
hearsed his piece-the same he spoke
Knoxville, with only few variations. h
talks for twenty minutes very fiuently o
the theory of government. Anoth'
twenty minutes he consumes with inten
perate denunciations of Grants admin
tration. He says that Grants friends d.
nounce TrUmbull, Sumner, Banks an
Others. as rebels and rebel sympathizel
because they do not endorse all he says al
does He spends time in replying
Garrett on the convention question. +
told one or two good anecdotes, lie paid
passing notice to Col. Thornburgh's atta(
on the State government and illustrate
his theory with an anecdote about c
that fell into well and didn't get out.
eloquently defended his secession reco
for which he was applauded. He DEM
that he had ever violated an obligation
an oath of allegiance as Thornburgh IN
charged. His remarks failed to elicit mu
applause considering that he is the regul
candidate of the unterriiied Democracy.
WHO PASSED THE WHISKY LAWS.
Col. ThOrnburgh replied in n fife
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