The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-10
TEyNESSEE.
The Triangular Fight-The National
Camp Meeting.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
LoUDoS, EAST TENNESSEE
October l. 1872.

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October |, 1872.
The National Camp Meeting Associ-
alton has been holding a very success
tul series of meetings near Knoxville,
during tue past week. Yesterday the
attendance amounted to six or seven
thousand people. Among the dls'in-
guished assembage might have been
seen the well known forms OF General
Cheatham and Horace Maynard. Hor'
ace had his hair comhel, fact which
hope is stated with the gravity due is
Importance. As It il the first time said
har has been combed since the great
canvass began, think no lgnt estl-
mate should be put on the new and a to-
; gelher unexpected depar ure. The
correspondent OF The New York H1rali.
in his Bristol dispatches, referred 10
Maynarfs hsjr as having been appa-
reutly combed with hay rake. Tuis
does al important implement Of agri-
culture great injustice. If any SORT OF
rake had been through, even to
y hay rake, it would not, in
deed could rot have been in such
a demoyalized condition at Bristol.
! When A. J. was approached yester-
day upon the subject OF going to the
csmp.meetlng he objected because peo-
pie would think he went there 10 get
votes. He is sensitive about using any
means to get votes other than such as
he can embody in three hour speeches,
aud standing by the Constitution as the
shipwrecked mariner cling- to gang
plank when the uiynt ani the tempest
na- come.
1t WAS necessary Therefore that his
friends use some moral suasiOn. "DD
you understand, Mr.. Johnson. that this
, is a National cImp-meetlug? he was
asked.
"Well, yes, believe 40" he replied
"Youare a National man, ant Won?
wa tne s.cpud appr .aah Oh the wvrns.
Il claim to be "
"Well, thea, is it not reasonable that
a National mao chou d 20 to q National
camp-mretiug
I This powerful argument wls more
than even the eruiue ex-Pre>dent
could get over, and he SAID he wouil 20.
Bat he was DELAYED hv pOrters, by
dinner, hy friends who dropped ia To
tel him they were goirg to vote FIR
him, aud hv other uuisaocss, 20 that
when he got to the depot the camp
meeting train was gone.
As for Cheatham, however, the victor
on hundred hattle fields, but the van
| qui-hed in three discussions, he made
the tram bv herculean efforts. When
he hove in sight the thing was winiing
of around the curve, and then began a
race which will ever be memorable III
the annals OF Knoxville The General
is a short, but exceedingly thick set
man, with abundant abdominal devel-
opment and abbreviated legs II his
head was hattened out title, AZ inch
or two OF his tat checks taken of, and
one eye run up agaIn-t his nose, he
could pass, where hot known, Tor Ben.
Butler. In appearance alone, | mean.
! Ben. is n much smarter man thal Cheat
ham, but Cheatham is a much better
man than Ben. To tell the truth rignt
along here incidentally, General Cnest
ham is what we cali in Tennessee q
! irs,-rale clever tellOw-kiud hearted as
a woman brave as a lion, and a. gem
erous a. brave. But thi, has nothing
10 do with lis race for Congress and the
camp-mcetlng. This train, gs was
about to relate, ha a quarter of mile
the start. The General was fresh a. a
lark in early morning, having fully re-
covered from the previous days seven
hours debate The consequence wa
one OF the prettiest quarter races on
record. The time ma lie was att rate
OF two miles in thres minutes hv actual
calculation. II he does as we'll in the
race tor Congress there need be no specu
iation as to the result.
MAYNARD was also at the camp
ground and listened atteutvely to the
sermons and songs. He Is regular
patron of camp meetings, having been
brought up in the Presbyterian Church
and Republican party. He occupied
front seat Chat is to say. pine plank
near the pull piL, and tor the time let u
hope that the wicked thoughts OF beat
ing both bis Democratic competitors
Tor Congress were banishei from his
mind
But while the truly good man was At
the front Iistening to all that was going
on, and snelins out freely when the
hat came around, his Democratic com-
peiitor was taking advantage Of the sit
uation. He hung upon the outskirts Of
the crowd, a. it wers, shaking hands
with his friends and asking t EN- about
the Iolitical status in their different
| localities. None Of TIE sermons de.
livered to seven thousand people by
Brother. Foote. IDskip aud Houston
reached his preo2cnpie1 ears Some
think that Providence will not
bless his cour-e for ths, and that
the result will he seen on election dav.
| But if Providence does not favor Cheat
ham, there is DO other choice LET but
! MAYNARD and ANDY JVhuztor. I'there
were more candidates in the field DO
not think Providence would touch ary
OF the three now running. Rur it not
worth while 10 try 10 locate the blame
! tor hayiUg the race narrowed 20 three
men, thus ording 50 little choice.
! That Andy johnson is rot TO blame !
would re'er the reader To his lazi
speech. In this connection a little
srory cones to mind OF Tennessee
chaplain in the Mexican war. He
closed sn elegant sermon TO bic regiment
one day with prayer He did not be-
! lieye the Americans were responsible
for the war, aud be tried to locate the
! blame where il belonged. 40 Lord
be prayed, we are not responsible for
| thiE s,UFuI and wicked war II IA the