Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-15
THE GUBERNATORIAL CANVASS.
Impressions Made Upon the People.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Oct. IL, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: The candidates
for Governor spoke here to-day, to about
two hundred and fifty Virginians and
Tennesseeans, and the very best of order
prevailed. Col. Freeman made the open
Ing speech, and his friends were well pleas
ed with his effort and no doubt he made
friends that will count on the day of cleo
ton. He charged the present State Gov
eminent with mistakes, weakness and i'm
becility, and sustained his charges with
uncontrovertable facts. He advocates ed
ucation for all, and a new and better sys-
tenn of public roads, and he defends the
acts and doings of the Republican party
and President Grant in mastery man.
ner. eEEE.EE -E.1E- p1R
Gov. Brown answered the penitentiary
question in a statesman (?) like manner.
Said he went in a rebel into the confeder-
ate army and came out one. IF mis- quote
him it is unintentiOnal. He would not
say who he was for, Cheatham or
Johnson, but the Johnson men know
very well who he is for by the
way he paraded his confederate record.
He said with sheer that Gibson, "a little fell
low down here in the mountains that he
supposed the crowd had never heard of be-
fore, made some charges, but he did not
tell what those charges were. Some of us
vile epithets fora Governor, as we thought,
when speaking of some of the Republican
press of this State. He said he was Op-
posed to assessing a general tax for the
support of common schools-that A. III.
Stephens was supporter of Grant and
could not be relied on at all to prove any
thing political. Told three anecdotes, and
the only one that was respectable had been
but few days before told by Mr.. Maynard
to the same crowd. For our part, we are
bound to confess that Gov. Brown comes
much nearer the black-guard than we
imagined any one bearing his personal
name could ever come. He may get the
full Democratic vote OF Sullivan, but we
doubt it. HENRY.
WHAT THEY THINK AT GREENEvILLE.
Hon. A. A. Freeman and Governor John
G.. Brown are with us in upper East Ten
nessee-each presenting his claims for hon
Ors at the hands of the sovereign. Mr..
Freeman makes forcible and argumen-
tive speech. He charges that Governor
Browns Administration has been one of
blunders and mistakes, which he sub STAN
tiates by facts from history. He speaks of
Browns inaugural address, the penitenti-
airy lease, the sale of railroads, of public
schools, and declares for and supports Gen.
Grant and the entire Republican ticket.
Mr.. Freeman is making good impress
sion-all are convinced that he is a man of
no ordinary ability, and that he is a high
toned gentleman--too much so to indulge
in vulgarisms and low personalities.
Browns anecdotes have no application
to Freeman and one is remarkable for its
vulgarity. General would, if he was smart
enough, make good demagogue. He has
some tact for lodging a question and for
evading the queries and charges made by
his opponent. His speeches are not Of the
high and dignified tone commensurate
with the exalted position to which he has
been elected and to which he again aspires:
He exhibits, nor seems to possess, none OF
thu necessary qualities of statesman. he
presents no plan by which Tennessee may