Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-10-08

~ 7ss1-s1'-.Essaa
pyiSm, aud the shallow afftctation o
ouE tfasthi9ppa9l SpisitesaHHyeIlas up
on J44feiSS yk,sEgeE q our PLAUSIBLE glib
soA!s 4Sd sfslltl ~. 81 81 lgHSs,k l. 3di dfi-E snE9'
Apply lie SelsS9lI GFalso E;llat tesi
you VIII measure him by the magni-
tute ef.the otstrl5s Heiffas'suruohhd
ed. by the value Of the pQsitiaBs he has
! gained, LS tie Esiiie bfsthe sartHgonfst
! pIyeT YAo1p helbastElbipslrern hgrJhe
| achievements of his most iliUstTi0uS CO.
workers, nSgRaFureHtSs with fwhfSii
he directs = is indpmitabIa opeEgy 10
! the vital point Which Is theEeyof n
vast fieltt ofeperatimR&Zor 4lf IthaE isali-
| preme test of c1nsumate ability, the
| Absolute eeinpEteuess" "of his results.
and he vindicatcs Ais claim. 10. stand
/ next after Nap0leOnHnd Washington
| among tlFesrestsotcttrTs-1 cOun-
try, if not, on level with TIE latter.
mMhehH Frank P3 BhiiF was making
| aSpteec4ii at heaveuypFtlh; ISapeas{ III
/ 1865, some wise Democrat called out in
| reply toilSiaTfisiefitieiAh .q4i4irft. Is Il
fpola2CME-Blair tuEgelupan fdhe with
al bis animation, sharpness and usual
exPletive fangjiagc, ana said::i" -7)F'l-
,T'lSirJ rJYegGreI Bis stakeRayGsIpBt isno
fool! l Know him We'll. J lsUeW him
before he went futo tllb ai-Ilfifr.. SD
when he used toHhMh who'd dHito. the
city.Of St Louis. II meet him often
10 the s ,rvfce. 1 'ktiOw the'nTgn. I!e
iF, .hy-----iheg Creates nfnn d tile are.
sheridan aud Thomas are. good meu.
but grant IS worth 'nIbre thanall 81
them" LGreatchcerinS-anj laugh
ter.
"OIiVof 4 OrefnweH and Napoleon
B0naparte were both great men, but.
sir, | tell you that Grant is greater
man than Cromwell and Bonaparte
put tOge ther.. He is not a salker, but
he is One Ofthe d-cst thinkers In tfie
W0riafA / no roiJE1igr0u8h fraf1fru
Yes, but yOp don't. think he will be
controlled BY Such men as Simmer,
Wilsonf and Washburne?" &ead 3 nj
lie also read from Marshall saH-
Washington, how the father of his
country had been .maIigLcd. These
charges against Gen. Grant are n6thll
ingnew. Bat fellow citizeuss we have
the best government on earth. Meth
er Englard por France even in their
long careers ever approached it in
point Of excellence. Why, you can
put a $40 in'your postoffice and
get an order on Boston where ii, will
be paid ,yeiE oTdeEat arcost of, a.
fFP Gents. Has tbere ever been any,
thing like it? Tie. young men OF the
country are not 50 apt to notice thesc
things as we older men who in oar
eaEiY manhood had no. such benefits. 4
The public lands hayc been donated ]
to each State at the rate Of so. 600 I
acres for eaclf Senator and RSptesJsn> I
tatNe for school purposes. OdSr0md
housrs? Why we are bllihtiHgi a !
custom house now at Knoxville, and /
if you elect me to Congress for the
State. [ think I will furnish you one /
at Memphis and one at Nashville. |
Fhe old Wings wanted the lands for
internal Improvement book at your
Tennessee river. 1t is being cleared /
Of ObstructiOnS now. Look at your /
More OF such work has !
been done by the adrcut Of the re- 1
publican party to power than has been
dopc in the previous history of the
goyerument. --,.. az, .i..- -- !
The war compelled US to have q
tatif. We needed manufactures and !
since the war We have had more of
them than ever bcG,re. Take sy0ur9
cereals, your haTye,tS, y0Vr manulac
lures of wool. Of iron, of leather, Of .
paper. of wood furniture. &c. See |
how they have grown and multiplied.
We export $l2"Per capita,J nearby
three times. as much las naISGQ. bNe /
have never had such FFospcEi;y.
Look arouud this town This morn
ing was fortunate enough to have 4 4
friend who took me IN a wagonar0Ind4
y1our town. II was pleased to see the
evidences 0f tie ,Eapid growth, saDd |
PROSPERITY oF BEIsTQL. Only a
year or two Since there was not a
Rouse beyond the icrtell.s What
growth -andHprosperity?4
Yonr railroad, iacilitirs and Uonnee7I
lions, have giyepyou q large adyan
-age. Bat there is something else.
Your schools hive eiSen' rane 'to'
Bristol. 1 was, shown yOas PFesb5te2
ian Female SchDel. yoitr ia ptist q 'o-a
male College, MQHpt9in y igwy High.
SchooI f9T young ladies, . aRd .yilelu .yilelug 81
King College for Young men. CAIr.
Maynard here give SOME niimbcrs rs I
-epresehtine- the patronage of these5l
-ehools. dbut as liieyaiwerc incorrect
ge ,thiqk best NOT 7t9 report them,
-ED) What is it awakeniug. our
people to the sense Of relieved pros
lerity? Abhigdo on stata Btrpt by The
war; but bis- iflWpviHg. A. ndwi !
Courthouse and otbcr buildings ,hayeA
)cen erected Pardon me, | -c0hgratl;-
atomyself l5y1asiPiJtitinRt these things
% tue party you .adoFt.io Den'tyoIJ re.
the o1ll song Henry Gay and [
he Bankrupt fawqiiEdlVlIy we've had
,ne and, ,beea living upder one for
years. Ny ftfend Mr. J. J signed it. I
ItBecahie Il part e0pthe- P6Iicy eF the
Ny competirsr sayg 1the !
our guide, the PUBLIC
so6d otir iairn-1 we don't agTce.9 Hoh
Id democEat Undressing GQv-8 Meib }
NiuIlin who was on the stand why I.
With IL y0tf ran the old shipof State
With her nozzle right against The banks
Jut we've got her out again.