Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-21
FROM THE WHITE COUNTY EXPLORERS.
PeriIOus Adventures Of the Junior Of the
Rig Organ
An About the War Dance nj SPARTA.

AN'hio"- adventures Ot tue junior oil the
Big Organ"
All About the War Dance at Sparta.
The CHRONICLE has special grapevine
dispatches from the White County Explo-
rers Expedition of highly thrilling ma
ture. The Knoxville Braves have met
with many unexpected detentions that
really could not have been anticipated.
The maps that were used i'm the Legisla-
ture when the battering ram district was
mapped out, as anything to beat May
nard," have proven all wrong. When
the expedition started out under the lead
Of the Knox county Representative, he
had these maps TO guide the party. They
started with a small supply of provisions,
for he assured the braves that it wasn't far
to White county. He insisted that the
little organs" map of the district was
wrong. and that i. wasn't $50 miles long
or hadn't the $1,000 extra population al
legged. That was all radical lie to carry
the Knox county election.
/ The perils of the overland expedition
were particularly thrilling. The junior
editor of the "big organ" armed with
several hundred copies of his issue of
! the morning of the Knox county election
with some big feathers and painted face, a
fierce eye, a tomahawk and a copy of the
Quaker bible against personal combats, du-
| els, etc, started out overland. His instruc-
| tons from the chief editor were to avoid
all friends of the East Tennessee refu-
gees and all loyal neighborhoods, but to
sound the war whoop in all the Democrat
| ic counties and to muster up as many re-
cruits a. possible in favor of his nominal
ton. Now, Sam. Ramage is thunder on
prosecuting q campaign from the Office of
the "big organ.n AS far as issuing secret
circulars, charging for printing tickets, or
publishing puffs for candidates is concern
ed, he is all right. But to explore an I'M
known country and play the TOte of a war
chief he isn't a success.
THE JUNIOR MEETS OLD FRIENDS.
His difficulties were many and peculiar.
In passing through the loyal districts of
Roane county and about lockwood, where
a good many colored men from Chattanooga
are located, he got among old friends. One
of these "niggersn thought he recognized
the junior editor, and when satisfied of it
, was so overcome that he threw his arms
about him, kissed him and wept for JOY,
, Sam shook his feathers, waved his scalping
knife and grew indignant, but all to nc
purpose. Cufley looked at him, smiled
and said Don't fool dis niger. You'se
, de sam Sam Ramage dat was sworn in
, with NE in the Union League at Chatta-
i nooga. Guess you can't fool dis child, with
your paint and feathers. Use mighty glad
e to see you, Sam. But how's de League al
n Knoxville. / hear'n tell you whipped 'enl
4 out bad in de last lection and carried d.
e whole loyal ticket" BY this time San
:; got away and started off at full gallop. But
q in his haste he lost his way and got up in
to Scott county, where he was again recog
= nized and arrested for deserter from tn,
4 Union League of Hamilton county. H,
l. was detained in Scott county some time
Il but finally fooled them by reading iron
the organ about straight ticket and car
IT pet-baggers," and got off in time to get t
& Sparta just as the war dance began.
IS The senior of the "big organn was oil
d hand waiting to receive Sam and his re
\, cruits, but when the junior came in alon
n with his story of abuses in Scott and Roam
n counties, the senior waxed hot. He swore
:. that league record would be the ruin of tn
n "big organ" yet. What nice mess that'l
le be for the little Organn now, and how an
it to get this nomination. Here's ALT Cald
N well blowing around about the refuge
n money, and here you come with your loys
record to help me in convention where
"a discharge from the G.. s. a. Is worth NOR
al even than my record in the Legislature
"a Nashville and Memphis. The junic
he quailed, took Off his feathers and kel
ty mum.
is THE WAR DANCE.
The convention met on Friday. TIL
Knoxville Braves opened the fight. I'll
Chairman of the Congressional CommittC
n said it was absolutely necessary to have a
d East Tennesseean nominated. The officii
~ ~ vote of Knox county was spread out an
II. eloquently commented on. The distri
ar was mapped out to beat Maynard, but a
NO cOrding TO the last election unless SOM
I thing was done TO stem the current Il
u "battering ram" would beat the party TN
made it. The general cry was for. Thomi
no A. r. Nelson. He was a Union man an
m, his nomination would stop the radio
G howl about the "rebel muster roll" beiI
W the ticket to be voted next November.
10 But the Texans" said the district WI
sy made for them and they proposed to use
ne They had no use for Union men in the
he end and didn't care about Fast Tennessee
ess ans. So the fight went on. The senior
ice the big organ" took the stand. He said
&C. there wasa any man who needed the nomin
OF ton he was the man. He had had u lit
lsh Office in Knox county, but he had Civ
s'h that up in the hope of getting somethiI
81 better. He had been over the Sta
If to see what were his chances
ess run for Congress at Large, b
there was no chance. He said he h
: made the fight in East Tennessee for I