Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-03

position in this Division of the State in the per
son of the gallant Col. Patterson: Had he made
a good clerk? Certainly. Were tnere any
charges against him? No, sir. For what, theil,
was he removed by that Democratc Cou1t
WHY. to give place to brother of one OF the
Democratic Judges-Deaderick. And SO 1t
was at Nashville. The Chief Justice, A. U. L.
Nicholson, had nephew who must have an
Office and so Jesse q. Frazier was unceremo-
niously kicked out and that nephew put IN as
repeated in the Western part of the State a
good man turned out to put in brother on
Judge Freeman.
Here. then, the Democratic Supreme Court,
appointed to office three klnsmen,, Wnen they
had but four offices to bestow, and at the same
time every Democrat in the State IS bounding
General Grant because, forSoOth, he has APP
pointed nine kinsfolks to Office, out of sixty
four thousand. This is little, not to say mean.
- COL. THoRNBURGH
was loudly called, and in response made quite
happy effort He congratulated the people on
the victory won in the election OF the day De-
fore. He said it was the first low mutterlng OF
the political earthquake which was to shatter
the rotten Democracy-the base fabric of polit-
ical dishonesty, now holding this State, TO It's
foundation. The people never sanctioned cor
ruption in the leaders of any party. He REFER
ed to printing frauds, the gerrymandering' OF
Congressional Districts, the abolition OF Courts
the change of Circuits and Chancery Divisions,
and the course of Democracy in leglslatlng
against both personal and political enemies.
There was one passage of Scripture he had neVr
er correctly understood until the recent change
of districts, which extended from the rivers
to the ends of the earth" By this gerryman-
dering %, 600 East Tennesseeans were practical
ly dsfranchsed.
He alluded to prOscrlptlve Legislation which
had legislated him twice out of office, 10 which
he had been elected by the people In the
Presidential race SO close at hand he could not
divine how a mau who had served IN
the United States army could vote with
the Democracy against their. old COM
mander. As for corruption among
officials they had been removed whenever dis
covered and he would like to know what Dem
ocratic administration had ever done 50. With
honest leaders and determined, united efforts on
the part of Republicans hencet0rward, victory
would perch on our banner Col. 1hornburghs
| remarks were replete with irrefutable argu-
ments and were received with applause.
JUDGE ANDREWS
! In response to repeated calls, said that too
many good speeches had been made for him to
| consume their time longer, but he wanted to
congratulate the people on the glorious victory
| they had won, and urged magnanimity toward
the vanquished His address was pointed and en-
livened with anecdotes appropriate to the occa-
sion, and was repeatedly cheered.
w +. YARDLEY, ESQ.
The remarks of the speaker we're devoted to
| the principles of the two parties and were con-
! fined entirely to this point; Colored men APP
preciated the efforts of Chas. Sumner and
| Horace Greeley in days gone by but they owed
still stronger allegiance to the party which had
| carried to successful termination the views of
| those who marched in the vanguard of liberty
and would not follow their friends to the camp
of the enemy He appealed not to the prejudi-
ces, but to the reason of the colored man to
! stand fast to the principles of the party which
had given them all their privileges they now
enjoyed. --
Greeley, as the Liberal-D emocratic-C onser-
vative candidate, reminded him of an anecdote
that is said to have occurred in Mississippi, and
which would illustrate the idea exactly. A
gentleman rode up to the plantation of plant
er named Bodkins, with whom he was acquaint-
| ed, and, seeing an 1rishman saving wood, the
following colloquy took place:
Is MIR. Bodkins at home?' . Faith and he
Is sir" Can see him for . G fey minutes p
.pakin' yez want, I'm Mr.. Bodkns.' The gen.
tleman, who knew the planter intimately, was
astonished at the fellows effrontery, and ex-
claimed, do you mean to tell me that You
| Mr.. Bodkins ~ To which Pat replied, Faith,
and have on Mr.. Bodkins' cid coat, and ISM
that the same as if Mr.. Bodkins was in it 2"
Greeley wasn't Democrat, but he had on
their coat. @
Squire Yardley's speech was an able effort,
| and that his views were endorsed was sufficient
~ attested by the frequent cheering with which
it was greeted. HEH
| THE MEETING -- .....
/ Was spontaneous outpouring of the people,
who felt pardonable pride in the result of the
previous days work. and was orderly and de-
corous, though brim full of enthusiasm The
good work is but commenced, and will be term
! mated by the grander triumph in November
next to which Knox county will contribute lis
! full share.
The Yote.of Tennessee-IS6s-7 20.
In 1869 the vote stood for Governor-Senter
100 33S Stokes 50, 036. Majority for Senter Co.
| for Governor stood-Brown 1879. and for
Wisner 4, 500. Majority for Brown 81, 40 in a
| total vote of 40, 40. Showing the vote of ISL
to have been 1880 less in the State than in 1870