Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-03

| amount 10 so much as killing Jay OlrQ. =
He had been charged with appointing his
relatives to office, The Presidents father
was appointed Postmaster at CovingtOn,
KY, by his distinguished competitor, Mr..
johnson, and Grant had not turned him
| out. His brother-in- law, Mr.. Cramer, had
also been appointed by Mr.. Johnson, and
| transferred by Gen. Grant. Some charges
had been made against Mr.. Cramer, all of
which had been proven untrue except two.
| One of these was that he is a Dutchman
and the other that he is a Methodist
preacher. He was guilty Of both these. He
disposed of all the silly charges against the
President in such way that none of his
auditors who are sane believe there il any
weight in them.
He discussed in mastery manner the
question of our foreign relations as q result
of Grants administration, the financial
questions, the Presidents Indian policy,
etc.
| OUR CREDIT.
He dwelt eloquently on our public credit,
saying that the very courage of the Con-
federate soldiers had been made an ele-
ment of strength thereto, as no nation
cared to have trouble with country that
could raise two such powerful armies as
those engaged in our late conflict. We are
getting back to the good old times when
| passions are being subdued and mems
| Judgment is taking their place. He was
no longer held up as kind of raw head
and bloody BONES" with which mothers
| frigbten their children, merely because be
was Republican.
TRIBUTE. TO THE LADIES.
A goodly number of ladies were present,
| to whom Mr.. Maynard, in closing paid a
most eloquent tribute. He said he would
rather have the support of one good old
mother, who never went beyond the smoke
of her own chimney, than that of a half
dozen fellows who sit around town and
white sticks. (Applause.)
MIR. JoHNsoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. johnson then followed in speech
of equal length. He INDUCED as usual in
using the pronoun of the first person sim
gular, in an eXtravagant manner. He
spent three-fourths of his time in discuss
ing conventions in general and the one
that nominated Gen. Cheatham in particu
lar. He paid his respects to the Union
and american 1.-the Democratic organ "
and illustrated the position of those who
protested to be regular nominees" by
telling how once upon time when dogs
were required to wear collars upon their
necks in Knoxville designating their own
ers, apd Col. John II. Crozier had collar
inscribed for one of his CANNES, Pm John
Crozier's dog, whose dog are you?"
KING HARRIS.
He was exceedingly severe on Isham G.
Harris, saying that he had peregrinated
through the Sonth with our State Treas
ury, where had " cracked the nut and took
out the kernel, returning us the hull and
other trash.n He said he had borrowed
$4,000 each from the Union and the
Planters Banks, for which he gave
his individual notes and paid them
after he became President, which
money was used for the relief of the
destitute. He remarked in very sarcastic
way, that he had not robbed banks, as had
been done by some who were now pursu-
| ing him with so much vindictiveness. One
anda half millions of the school fund had
been taken away. At the beginning of the
war the assets of the Bank of Tennessee
were worth ten millions and when the
war closed $500, 900 had been returned. He
said he had been accused of seeking to
ARRAY THE RICH AGAINST THE POOR,
but Confederate Congress had been gull
ty of this when an act was passed exempt
ing every man from military service who
owned as many as twenty negroes. He
explained the Mrs. Surratt affair to his
own satisfaction, if not to the satisfaction
of his hearers and retorted on Harris for
permitting men to be hung and imprison-
ed in East Tennessee upon mere suspi-
cion of having engaged in bridge burning.
His (Johnson's) nephew had been arrested
and imprisoned, being placed in irons at
Greeneville, and had been forced to hang
Henchie and Fry with his own hands, and
then to take spade and bury them. He
was particularly severe and truly eloquent
on this point.
ENDORSED.
He read from the resolutions of Demo-
cratic convention in 1868, to show that
some of the men who are now trying to
make it appear that he is guilty of MUIR
dering Mrs. Surratt, had endorsed him in
the strongest language. He then devoted
about thirty minutes to the discussion of
national questions, and closed with a
tribute to the ladies' He said that he
would change the sentiments of the bard,
where he said,
IAN honest mans the Roblest work of God"
and say,
"a beauteouIwoman is heinoblest work..of God"
Mr.. Maynard thought he would amend
the sentiment of the eX-President by say
ing that the two united is the nObiest
work of God.
THE CHEATHAMITES.
Quite number of Cheatham's support
ers were present and grew very restless
| before the eX-PreSldenC CLOSED, ana rudely
interrupted him by bawling for Holman,
Holmanm Andy quietly informed them
that he was addressing brains and not
lungs. That there were different or
ders of animals, some of which
were noted for noise and some for intelli-
gence-that the noisest were by no means
the most intelligent. He was family
cheered once or twice. Mr.. Holman. Dis
trict Attorney for, this judicial Circuit,
then took the stand and proceeded to make
Cheatham speech until his audience left
him to listen to the Shelbyville brass band
which had arrived with special train,
upon which Maynard and Johnson repair
ed to that place, where they speak tonight.
| THE PROSPECT.
The canvass is drawing to close. Mr..
Maynard speaks at Nashville tomorrow
and will be at Knoxville on Monday. Mr.
johnson will speak at Pulaski on Monday
| and IN MURRAY comfy Monday nipht This