Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-11-06
THE GIANTS AT TULLAHOMA.
Maynard Makes a Mastery Effort.
Andy Makes a Vigorous Defense Of
Himself,
Cheathamites Noisy ana Uncivll.
Glorious Prospects for Republcanism IL
Tennessee.
TuLLAHoMA, Nov. l. 1872.

districts, beyond the reacn oil railroads ana
telegraph, the "giants" made their appear
ance here to-day. 1 sent this evening by
telegraph, short sketch of the discussion,
but as the canvass is one of more than or
binary Importance, presume the readers
Of the CHRONICLE will be interested in a
more extended notice. The audience was
not large, owing, perhaps, to the fact that
speaking had been announced three days
previous and postponed too late to givegen-
eral notice. This county is Gen. Cheat
hams home and he was not present to take
part in the discussion, though, in my judg-
ment, a majority of the voters present,
numbering two hundred perhaps, were his
personal and political friends.
MIR. MAYNARD's SPEECH.
At little past twelve, Mr.. Maynard
opened the discussion andspoke two hours.
His speech was a model for force, high
tone and point, being intersrersed with
sallies of wit which kept the audience in
good humor, and occasional outbursts of
eloquence which drew his hearers in a
knot around him as close as they could
stand. While defending Grants Admin
istration and the principles of the Repub-
lican party with all the vigor of his vigor-
his lips calculated to give offense to the
most fastidious. He was listened to very
attentively, not being interrupted except
in single instance by a Democrat who
comes right up to Mr.. Greeley's standard
Of Democracy-that is 'to love rum and
hate niggers.n He showed his love for
rum in every lineament of his filthy coun-
tenance and INDUCED in horrid oaths
against the niggers. / would bet my bot
tom dollar on him being a faithful and eff
ficient member of the kukluN khan. Mr..
Maynard started out by drawing
A STRIKING PARALLEL
between the policy of the grand old Wing
party and the Republican party, which
part of his speech made the eyes of old
Henry Clay Wings beam with delight.
The Wing party had favored a tariff,
which the Republican party has put in
force. The currency Of the present day is
the currency advocated by old Wing lead
ers. Democracy had tried to render Clay's
name odious because he favored a bank
rupt law. A Republican Congress passed
the law and it was approved by his honor
able and distinguished competitor, ex-
President Johnson. Now, no one
seriously objected 10 it. The policy
which now prevails in connection
with the public lands was favorite Wing
policy. Ar. Johnson had labored long for
a Homestead act, having succeeded in
passing it once, when it was vetoed by
Buchanan and never became a law urt
passed by Republican Congress.
NOBLE DEFENSE.
His defense of Republican principles
calls forth encomlums, even from extreme
Democrats. He said it had once been
thought impossible for a Radical to be
honest or "even good looking" and in
vited attention to the person of the speaker
hot ha latf ot
least is incorrect. Many mean things had
been charged against Radicals. 1t was
said that they had set the "niggers" free,
and then let them vote. The war had
made some men mighty mad and they
were slow to recover good feelings. The
time once was, when to be a good Radical,
one had to make up his mind to
- Smile At Satan's rage
And face frowning world
But there is an improvement. After
awhile Democrats cOndesccnded TO shake
hands with him, and now they even go sc
far as to say, "how's your wife and chill
dren." This political millennium began al
Baltimore on the 18th of July. He her,
read fiom the Baltimore platform where il
recognizes the equality of all men before
the law The rum-loving and negro
hating individual above referred to re-
sponded, "that means the id negro
1hc tlldI man no
heard of the platform before. Laughter.
He then alluded briefly to the
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
Ifsevery man, woman, and child ha
been given a sheet of paper twelve month
ago and told to write the names of all tn
possible Democratic candidates for tn
Presidency, not one of them would hav
thought of writing Horace Greeley. ii
imagined he could see one of the leaders {
the party breaking the news of Greeley
nomination to some unsOphisticated, hOI
est old Democrat, who always voted til
straight ticket, and whose religion col
sisted Pm his hatred for abolitionism, an
who for convenience he would call "Cnc
Billy. The leader would ride up
"Well, Uncle Billy, have you heard Il
news?n
mo, what is it ~
ooh we had the biggest convention I
here at Baltimore"
'Ah, who did they nominate ?m
well l tell you uncle Billy, it was
grand affair.
"Well, who did they nominate ?n
"Doolittle presided and all the big Den
ocrats were there from all over the eou
try, and the bands played, and we had
big time"
"Yes, but who is the nominee?"
Welt believe ah-his name If Gre
ley"
What not Horace Greeley?n
Yes, i believe that is his name.N
Not that old abolition newspap
man %
Eyes / believe he did once edit AN alb,