Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-11-06
A THUNDER CLAP FOR RADICALS.

THUNDER CLAP FOR RADICALS
L is not often that we find ANYTHING in
the Press and Herald worth reproducing
in the CHRONICLE, but the following ter
rible thunder bolt at Isham G. Harris
and the Democratic party of Tennessee
from the big organ F" is so valuable ms a
Radical campaign document that we
cheerfully give it insertion in our columns.
The facts are so important that we would
be derelict in our duty to the public did we
not give them greater publicity than they
could possibly get through the columns
of our contemporary. The CHRONICLE,
on behalf of the Republicans of Tennessee,
thanks the Press and Herald for its zeal in
unearthing such shameful Democratic
corruption and trusts that this is but the
beginning of confessions that if sincerely
made would do good to the souls of the
penitent who are evidently just being over
come with conviction of their wicked
ness.
Isham G.. Harris, late Democratic
Governor of Tennessee, in his speeches
assails Andrew Johnson for his acts
as Military Governor. In reply the
Press and Herdid, in its issue of
the Goth, thus ventilates Harris record and
shows what became of part at least of that
"sacred school fund" about which demo-
cratic journals, and the "big organ" among
them, have howled so necessarily since
Gov. Brownlow's administration. Here is
good Democratic confession, which we
shall have good use for hereafter. The
- In, 70 IIo Il
his "pcripatetic" administration, says:
We are not without some interesting
memoranda, however, which, in course of
time, returned to tell their story of our
wandering Estate Government" Among
the relics recovered from the debris of the
fugitive government, were the "assets of
the Bank of Tennessee" which seem to
have been the lark" of support, if not of
safety, in the wilderness. Among the
documents found among the returned
"assetsN of the Bank, were some very
curious papers. AS specimens, we we will
instance one or two. This queer reading
paper will no doubt, be read with curious
interest:
Received of Joel a. Battle Treasurer of
Tennessee, seven hundred and fifty dollars, in
gold coin, which is in full of my salary as Gov
ernor of Tennessee, for the quarter ending the
LIST of February, 1860.
Greensboro, Ga, March II, 1865"
And then this will prove equally inter
estering and instructive:
GREENSBORO, GA, April 81 1865.
Received of Bank of Tennessee seven hun
dred and fifty dollars in gold, in full of one
Tennessee l. g. HARRIS, Governor, etc.
Per Leon Trousdale, Col. and A. ID. C..
The language and dates If These docu-
ments demand attention. Judge Caruth-
ers was elected Governor in August,
1868, yet as late as April 2lst, 1865, we find
him still reeepting, "away down in Geor-
ernor of Tennessee-more than three years
after he left the Capital of the State, and
nearly two years after he had left the soil
of Tennessee! The State of Tennessee
was then entirely within the possession of
the National authorities, and had been for
many months. Andrew Johnson having
provided for the redemption of civil gov
eminent in Tennessee, had been elected
Vice President of the United States. Gov.
Brownlow had been duly installed,
and was recognized Governor of the
State, with his office at the Capital.
President Lincoln had been assassl-
mated and Andrew johnson was Presi-
dent. Gen. Lee had surrendered and the
armies of the Contederacy were dissolvng
forever. All pretense, even of govern
ment of Tennessee outside Gifts limits, had
been abandoned. The rebellion was over
thrown ana all pretended authorities, rest
ing upon its military power, had persisted
The war-worn Confederate soldiers of Ten
nessee, paroled by the conquerors, ragged
foot-sore and dispirited, were vending
their weary ways, as best they could, to
find again some rest and consolation in
their homes made desolate by the blasts OF
war They were returning with spirits
broken, hopes crushed, without money OF
scrip for father, mother, sister, wife OIL
child, save II mass of Confederate trash
that was not worth the carrying. What O
consolation it would have been to these
brave, but defeated, disbanded and i'm
poverished soldiers, as they contemplated
the ruin of their households and felt the
sore extremity of their own disaster, could
they have known that Isham. G. Harris
Governor of TENNESSEE was on the 2ls
day of april, 1865, drawing his quarterly in
stalment of $3.50 90, in gold coin, from the
money that had belonged to the people o
Tennessee "before the war broke out! "
Now, if Mr.. Johnson had been military
Governor" of Tennessee, and Gov. Brown
low was then the regular civil Governor
of Tennessee, drawing his salary as such
will Gov. Harris explain to the people
what kind of Governor he was, and wha
Executive service he had been rendering
the people of the State when he drew hi
ttjn 0oIH coinU n Green SbOrOi Ga.