Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-13


"NAsHvILLE, March 9.-The Reunion
and Reform Association of this city have
called a mass meeting to assemble here on
May 18th, for consultation as to the best
means to be adopted for the support, in
this State, of the nominees of the Cincln-
natl Republican National Convention"
THE STATE CONVENTION,
But few days ago the State Central
Committee of the Republican party called
State Convention to be held in Nash
vile on this same 18th day of May, which
is now appointed for the assembling OF the
so-called Liberal Republican Convention.
the State Convention of the regular and
only Republican party of Tennessee un-
til the middle of May is regarded by
Tennessee Republicans here, their
friends, as unfortunate as to time.
Indeed. it is considered great blum
der. Before the middle of May nearly,
if not quite, every State and Territory will
have held its convention, and the question
will have been decided as TO whom the
nominee Of the Philadelphia Convention
shall be. That nomination will, i'll no
wise, depend upon the action of the Re-
publicans of Tennessee, and it is not be-
cause Tennessee Republicans here suppose
it will that they object to the lateness of
the time designated. The objection we
have to this long postponement is the dp-
pearunce it has of trimming, of dOdgir2g
the responsibility of declaring our prefer
ence until after every body else has done
so. l know this was not the purpose OF
our State Central Committee, but such is
the criticism to which they are subjected
by those who are not familiar with their
views.
would avoid any and all appearance of
shirking responsibility in this matter, and,
therefore, [ would designate as the time
for holding the Convention of the Repub-
Iican party of the State, the 18th day Of
April, prOXimo. The birthday of the i'm
mortal Henry Clay is a fit time for the as
sembling of Tennessee Republicans, whose
principles are substantially those so long
advocated by the "Sage of Ashland"
PRESIDENT GRANT.
Let the Convention resolve what
doubt with the Republican masses
of Tennessee as to their duty in
the premises. OF the sixty-five thou
sand white and forty-five thousand colored
Republican voters of Tennessee, there are
not five hundred who are not for General
Grant, first, last and all the time.
They are for him not because anybody
i'll another State is for him, but they are
for him because his administration has
been in accordance with their views of
what a Republican administration should
be. They are for him because they believe
him honest, patriotic and to be relied
upon to administer the Government for
the best interest of the whole country and
for the protection of life and liberty in the
rebellious South. Of all the leaders and
statesmen of the Republican party Gen
eral Grant is, in the estimation of Tennes-
see Republicans, pre-eminently qualified
to hold the helm and pilot the ship of
State. -
The real people in Tennessee, as else,
where, believe in him. They have not
been alienated from, but rather more
strongly attached to him, by the " CAM
paign of slander" upon which his enc
mics have entered and so long persisted
in fighting him. BY every committee of
investigation which is called for he is vim
dicated, after the most thorough inveSti-
CATION, from all the assaults of his viru-
lent enemies. The unfounded and mali
cious charges of corruption against Grant
and his Cabinet do not bear the light of
investigation and truth and end in smoke
and the discontinue of his enemies. Thus
it will be until after the next election,
when the country will hear no more of
the electioneering accusations.
Hewill be re-nOminated at Philadelphia
by acclamation, by one of the largest,
ablest and most enthusiastic conventions
that ever assembled to nominate q PreSi-
Dental ticket. And he will be reelected,
no matter what may be the action or
whom the nominees of the Cincinnati ii
conclave or Democracy.
THE SO-CALLED LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
7 trust no Republican of Tennessee will
be deceived by this delusive appeal of So
called Liberal Republicanism. have no
fears that they will be. The treachery of
the Democracy of Tennessee is too
fresh i'm their memories. They have not
forgotten the proscriptiye legislation of the
| Democracy of Tennessee, and their viola
ton of pledges in rejecting the Fifteenth
Amendment and turning the kukluX loose
upon the colored people when, through di-
visions in the Republican party, Legisla-
ture was inaugurated in 1869 protesting
the largest degree of liberalism and con-
| servatism. .-.rs
Who are the men in Tennessee who, for
the most part, are applauding and support
| ing this movement of so-called Ilberal
Republicanism =,
And who are the men who, through the
press and otherwise, are aiding in getting
| up delegation to go to Cincinnati? Ihey
| are the same Liberal Republicans" who
| supported Mcclellan as against Lincoln III
| 1861. They are the same men who sup
| ported Seymour as against Grant III 1868
| And they are the same men who are now
| for "any body to beat Grant,
| To presume for moment that men Win
| such antecedents could influence the Re
! publican voters of Tennessee, would be 70
| assume that these voters are fools. Ine
| real issue before the country is whether the
party which put down the rebellion shalI
govern it or the party which inaugurateo
| the rebellion and still hate the government
shall control its destinies.
Already the Rebel-Democracy are
knocking at the door of Congress demand
| ing that the sixty millions paid into the
Treasury as tax on cotton shall be re
funded; which if done would add thai
much to the taxation of the loyal and la,
boring masses Of the Republic. Install
this party in power, and it would mex
demand payment for all losses incurred
4 hv the rebels during the WAL INCLUDING