Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
THE CANVASS.
Col. Garrett Speaks nc Carthage aud has n
.a. Lively Time.


CARTHAGE, TENN, Aug, 10, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: This has been
great old day for the Secession dyed-in.the-
wool Conservative-De mocratic-L iberal-Re-
publican party in Smith county. Or /
have not given the proper name of the
thing, you will pardon me, as live in the
mountains, and may not have heard the
last name given it, Chancery Court be-
ing session here, quite a crowd assembled
in the court house and was highly edited
lat least was) by the Hon. A. f.. Garrett,
MIC, from the Third District, who made
q complete expose of the recent Democrat
ic muddle at Sparta, that gave birth to a.
Caldwell as n Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Second District. l7a
"Eor ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" Garrett says they beat the
Heather Chinee.n Garrett rolled up his
sleeves and went for them" in his pecu-
liarly able style. He proved to fair mind
ed men that the Sparta Convention was
unfair, only two counties having held con-
ventions to select delegates to it, that dele
gates sold and battered the votes of their
counties as they would crippled mule.
This he says he will prove upon the stump
when he meets his competitor. Garrett
does not care for a seat in Congress, but he
knows he is the choice of the Democracy
"a chance to vote for him in November,
says he is candidate until the day OF
election. He Says, however, that he is
willing to canvass the district with Cald-
well and then let the Democrats of each
county meet in PASS conventions at their
county seats and decide who they desire,
Garrett or Caldwell, the weakest to with
draw. Garrett says he will submit to this
if Caldwellwill, which proposition we pre-
sumesCaldwell will tread with contempt.
Colonel Garrett is champing the bit and
is impatient to meet Caldwell the
grand Democratic mogul Of the Second
District, who signed the Foot Colyer cir
cular advising the demise. of the Demo-
cratic party. las to Grant and Greeley,
Garrett says there is no difference the Gin
natl and Philadelphia platforms. that they
are both Republican in principle and that
heIsupports Greeley! ON personal aud not
political grounds tgi u ai- ..
At the close of garrett's speech all were
surprised to find that Caldwell had his
eledtors and thenchneR inlthe field at so
.eaFly day. One JJH. Windle, O carpet
Dagger from the county of Overton ,mount-
tedthe rostruR and proceeded TO make the
fur Ay from the Congressional fate. He
stated that a change had come over the
spirit of the Colonel dream. He remenl-
bere<f that the Democrats held conyen.
ton at MoSinnville I'M 1885, which nom.
mated Garrett. He (Garret) thought thai
convention was all right, but i'm his esti-
nation the, Sparta Convention was all
wrong, because IL did not nominate him.
The Sparta Convention was as harmoni.
Gus In every respect as the one held at Me.
Minnville. At this moment Garnet asked
il there WAS not a light int the conventions
at Sparta, and about what did il originate
The carpet-bagger from Overton failed tG
explain. Carrot, howeyer, explained thai
while the contest was bitter between Cald
ell %3,..f( - ~
vile, made speech IN the interest o.
Caldwell, in which he stated that this
was fight beween Union men and rebels
at this one OF the u1terrifeci denounced
Crozier as Radical, and then Croziel
went for him and q general row ensued
The carpet. Dagger from Oyerton ther
charged that Garrett tried to get his name
put in nomination before the convention
and could get no one to place him in nOmi
nation, e-H
Garrett positively denied the allegation
when CaldwelPs assistant eleetor, in the
person of Capt John Allen, stepped for
ward and stated that Garrett asked him to
present his name name on the 2nd day o.
the convention, and that he positively re.
fused to do so. Garrett again denied it
and so it stands. l9
Windle also charged that Garrett ha(
been in collision with the radicals of Eas
Tennessee and that this was radical
iACh W. utltstt TIC DtutOCIittiCs parry
Upon a demand from Garrett Windle
gave the names of Brooks and III emerson
from East Tennessee as his informants.
Garrett denounced the statement as ;
Ue.CiIt Is presumed that after reading tn
life Of Horace Greeley, he will change hi
phraseology TO the more gentlemanly style
You lie, YOU william"
TO make the matter short, it was rich
and would take Josh Billings or Bre
Harte to do justice to the affair. Suffice i
=, to say, that, if Caldwell is not more judi
cious in selecting his electors in other 10
calities, he will be. most unmercifull,
"chae0e6ts' Garrett fd not leave q grease'
spot OF NNihdie, who, we believe, has {
shinglesticking out in this town as attor
,neytat law, If all his clients fare as bad
iy as did Caldwell to-day, we say, GO'
pity 'em. ~. 10 ATF ips
Garrett will sweep the Democracy of thi
section unless something unforeseen turn
up. Twill try and keep your East Ten
nessee readers posted as to the " scru
race on this side of the mountain.
al n.