Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-20
From the Capital.
NASHVILLE, Sept. Is, IL

/ -, NASHVILLE, SepC. 10, IIZ.
The canvass for Governor opend al
present incumbent, and the nomine fol
reelection, by the Democratic StateCon.
/ vention, Hon. A. A. Freeman, the omi.
nee of the Republican State Convection
and Col. A. S. Colyar, (who, whethe the
nominee of a convention or not, repreents
a great deal of the coal consumed in this
market and may therefore, with proriety
assume the name of Coalyar) addressed q
| small audience for an hour and half ach.
The city papers give fair synopsis of heir
speeches. Persons who were present rom
this city represent small crowd and geat
apathy OH the part of the few who Iere
present. The gist of the discussion be-
tween Brown and Colyar seems, ffomthe
reported speeches, to hinge upon the pub
| lication of Dunnington's speech. Brwn
| say that it was by the sanction of the Cen
trail Democratic Committee that Dunnhg-
toms speech had been published in pan
phlet form. That document had neer
been passed under review or IN
der the eye ofthe committee. It had NV
er ordered it printed, or distributed it. II
| had never had anything more to do with
it than he (Brown) had, who had nerer
read it. :
Mr.. Freeman said that he had no partor
lot in the quarrel between Colonel Collar
and Governor Brown, the Democratic csn-
didates for Governor. If both believed Ge-
cession wrong, as both said they did, tlpy
ought to abandon the party which had
promoted it.
Colonel Colyar said that Goven,r
Brown said the Central Democratic Con-
mittee did not indorse Dunnington's pam
phlet speech. Mr.. James Newman, one If
the committee, had informed him (Colya)
that he (Newman) had seen a large num-
ber of the Dunnington speech published in
pamphlet form in the committees resolu-
tiOns. The Dunnington speech, Colond
Colyar continued, was prepared at the
Union and american office. Whether l.
was done by it or others there, Colone.
Colyar did rot know, but certain it was
that one of the committee had told him
that he, the committeeman, had seen 4
large number of them in the COMMITTEES
room.
But who cares for this difference ofopin.
ion. Dunnington's speech is published
not only in pamphlet form, but the Banner
gives it place this morning, by request OF
its author, though the comments made upon
it are characteristic of the Banners nation
ality, independence and freedom of ex.
preston. The remark of an Irishman,
made few moments ago, is apropos in
this connection. Speaking of the muddle
in which the Democratic party was in
volved he said: "It seems to me our old
party is bound to commit suicide, and the
only way can see to stop it is to make it
a capital offense and hang the man who
does it.n
The absorbing interest here is the race
for Congressman for the State at large.
Gen. Cheatllam and his friends are quite
and say that he is daily gaining
friends. The Napoleonic appearance and
bull dog tenacity of the ex-President
strikes no terror to them. They rely upon
the second sober thought of the thousands
in the State who "know how it is them
Selves" and who have been there.
But even while l write, here comes
siX-foot contrabahd, black as charcoal, up
the street, singing as loud as he can sqall:
"Cheatham and johnson went out for to fight,
And Cheatham went out for to beat him.
But johnson hit his 'Vention such a mighty
hard lick.
That it knocked him on the other side of Jor-
dan.
Then go long way
Wild your every day play,
And vote for the man of the nation"
That nigger will either have to quit sing
ing or I'll quit writing. ANDERSON.