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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-19


The Chalrmpn-Yo are the surveyor OF this Porti a.
Yes, Sir.
@. How long have you occupied tina; postioai A.
Since April l, 1869.
O. Will YOU mako any statement in regard tolthe man
ner which the business has been done IN your depart
men also In regard to grievances of which COM
plants have been made inustiec A. IL is pretty
difficult 10 answer that question in It's length and
breadth; have endcayored 10 perform our duties 10
the best OF ability; there are very few grievances,
@. Have you mere ciiccrs in your department than
are required by lawi a. think not, Sir.
O. Have you any That unnecessary, or whose
services unimportant a. None that know OF.
CUsToMnoUsB MEN Ar STATE CONVENTIONS.
Senator Stewart-You referred to by several Wit
nesses as having participated In conventions and In tho
organization OF the Iegisla,urc-have you attended
conventions A. / have attended nearly every state
Convention for the last ten years, think, with one
O. Were you at the Convention in 1862 A. Yea. Sir.
q. Were you then in the CnstOm-house a. No, Sir.
q. Who was nominated for Governor inNSj4 A. Gen.
O. Were you At the Convention in 1854 A. think not,
O. We're you in the Custom-house then 2 A. No. Sir !;
Gov Fenton was nominated Lien ana again III 1866;
was at the Convention in 1866
@. ANY mon there from the Custornhonsei A. / have
state from recollection only have consulted the re-
PORTS and 1id there quite number Of CustOm-
house officials who delegates 10 that Convention;
O. In I5CS / believe Mr.. smythe was Collector A.
q lie was unfriendy to your party thenl A. lie was
not IN accord with the Republican party
O. Were You the Convention Of 1907 A. was; the
Convention nominated Gen. WO0diOrd and Nh kauf-
mann.
O. How many Custorn-house mon NJ that Conycn-
ton A. ! think about ~ were delegates.
O. Were you at the Convention OF 1871 Yea, Sir.
O. Were many Custoln.houso men tiere then 4.
There were SIX CustOnIL0Usc Olcorb members OF tho
Convention Of 49,
clerk Of The COLLECTORS Office; John &. PaulaiuR, In.
sl)ecor; George t. HchOls, lEspoeiOr; George Ainea
nspeetOr; --- BrrsIcr. Gt1S:r.
q. We're yCI Il Dohb.r " t.iat C0uYcntIODi a. was
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
CAUSE FOR REJOICING.

{ We rejoice at the success of our Repub-
lican friends in the various States, in unit
ing upon strong, and ablestandard bearers,
Willis there as apparent1 dissstfeotion
among those who have heretofore been re-
garded i'm some sense as leaders, the ranks
remain unbroken. While politicians are
proving recreant to past professions and
past pledges, the people come to the front,
and in thegexercise of good common sense,
more than make up for all that has been
past. They seem to rise with the occasion
and by the wisdom of their action, throw
CONSERVATION into the already demoraliz-
ed ranks of the enemy.g Az plYa
This gratifying spirit has nowhere been
displayed in a more encouraging degree
than in the selection of that fire-tried pa
triot, General John A. Dix, rs the Repub-
'lican standard-bearer in New York. 1t
has sent thrill of JOY throughout the
whole country, and the friends Of the Gov
ernment in every State in the Union are
applauding the action of New York Re
publicans. With Gen. Dix to represent
the true friends of reform, no one doubts
but that the Empire State is to be redeem
ed and saved from the thraldom of Tam
many Democracy with all its sickenin9
corruptions. Three cheers for Gen. Dix,
thenext Governor of, New York; Three
times three cheers for Hhe Republicans Of.
New York, who had the good sense to
unanimously elect him as theh standard
bearer i'll the coming fight
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE Bristol Ne,ps Intensely Democrat
icJ does not seem particularly enthusiastic
over the nomination of Rev. w. b. Carter
for Congress in the First District. It's dis
appointment grows out of the fact perhaps,
that Sullivan county man was not nom
mated. 1t says: zee ''lh
AS we supposed, and as YVES inevitable Sulli-
van county had her fun,in triangular inferno
cine light, while Carter couLty walked off with
the haunch of yenison. The world used TO be
that way and the world changes but little. For
the hrst ballot, there were put in nomination by
the Sullivan delegation, Col. Mcclellan, Capt.
Haynes, Z. K Vance Esq Pretty soon the
two latter and Folsom and Kyle, were borne in
lltters from the field, and the tug came between
Mcclellan and Carter. Mcclellan was close on
TO his antagonist, and his nomination seemed to
be one OF those probabilities which everybody
begins to get ready for. Then the delegates
went TO supper and where else we are not in
formed, but when they returned Mr. Holtsinger,
a an preacher, was nominated and Col. Nc
Ciel!an Withdrawn, and then Carter quickly
piled Holtsinger and stood alone, erect, on the
Tennessee District -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
TO OUR FRIENDS.

We offer elsewhere some magnificent
premiums for the largest and second largest
club of subscribers to the WEEKLY
CHRONICLE. This is good chance for
our friends 10 aid us in circulating the
CHRONICLE, and at the same time, to pay
themselves H6crdlIy for their work. Every
family ought to have a good sewing ma
chine aud every farmer wants a superior
pillow. Our agents can earn three dollars a
day i'll canvessing for subscribers for these
very Neutrality-suspicious.
The CHRONICLE ought to be in every
household in Tennessee. We want to give
our friends inducements to help us put it
there. VIE they not take hold and help
ZIG
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
OUR OPPORTUNITY.

The defiant position of Andrew Johnson
as an independent candidate for Congress
against Gen. Cheatham, the regular nomi-
nee of the late Democratic Convention, af-
fords the Republicans of Tennessee an OPP
portunity for breaking down, finally and
completely, the Incompetent, vindictiye
and corrupt ring that has for three years
cursed the State with its selfish and pro-
scriptive administration of public affairs.
1t should be our first aim as party to
see that this ring of military and selfish
politicians Is broken dorm. So long as they
are enabled to dictate to our Legislatures
the laws to govern us and to their party
the officers who are to execute those laws
just so longsyill our schools be closed, the
stream of Immigration be directed to ether
States, our industries languish and Tennes-
see go backward instead offorward. Weneed
more liberal and progressive men in our
halls of legislation, more upright, fearless
and capable men in our judiciary and more
honest and wiser men as our administra-
tive officers. We cannot have these until
the people break down the ring that has
controlled Tennessee for the last three
years. Gen. Cheatham or Andrew johnson
are nothing in themselves, save as they may
be made the instruments to accomplish
the great work to which we have referred
In this important crisis of our public af-
fairs, the Republican party of Tennessee
owes it to the, people of the State and to
itself to pursue that policy that will most
effectually and-seeurely~ aoeompiish.- this
long looked for result. We believe the
present bitter and irreconcilable division
in the ranks of our opponents, presents to
the Republicans of Tennessee the oppor-
tunity of Wrestling from unworthy hands
the government of the first State in the
South, and of rendering to its people an
inealculable service. That the party may
have the sagaeity and ability to make q
proper use of this great opportunity is our
earnest hope and sincere desire. tits one
of those occasions when we need the adj
vice and experience of our best and truest
men, for If weproperly improve 1T, we can
reflect honor upon ourselves and secure to
Tennessee the prosperous and glorious flu
ture which.we sincerely believe awaits
her.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
NOMINATION OF HON. R. R. BUTLER

The Republicans of the First Congress
sional District, in convention at Rogers
vile Junction yesterday nominated Judge
Butler for reelection to Congress, by ac-
clamation. The nomination Is equivalent
to anselection. He has met with OPPOSE
ton from Republicans, but the unpopu-
larity, Of the Democratic nominee is SO
great as to counterbalance all this, and in
sure his election. He will at once enter
the canvass with his usual vigor and I'M
tagging zeal. - IA ,TT
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
. PRIZE GoETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION AND
AN NAUGHTY SPIRIT BEFORE A FALL

u
So says Holy Writ, and so observation
teaches us. The truth of the wise mans
declaration has been verified in a thou
sand instances, from the date of the
worlG's creation to the present time, and
now we have the qualification of seeing it
again demonstrated in the case of the
mostcorrupt, naughty and proscriptive or
ganiEation that ever cursed our beloved
Commonwealth. The Democratic party.
with the exception of short interval, has
hung on to Tennessee for nearly twenty
years, like some horrid incubus, stupefy-
ing the energies of the people, opposing
free thought, free speech and free action,
and proving an insurmountable barrier to
that advance and progress which is char
acteristic of the age in which we live.
While other States have adopted a sys-
tenn of public education, that stands as an
everlasting monument to their wisdom,
and have grown wealthy and prosperous,
we have had to grope in Ignorance and
poverty. While other States have devel-
oped their resources and have achieved a
success that makes them the wonder and
admiration of the world we have been
kept in darkness and obscurity. We can
point with pride to our splentiids climate,
unsurpassed in the world-to our fertile
fields that ought to be teeming with wav-
ing grain-to our rich iron and coal mines
that ought to be the foundation for thou
sand smoking furnaces, and for rolling
mills and factories in almost every civil
district, alone furnishing employment for
a population as large as that we now boast
Of but we must blush for shame when we
confess. that, through-our- OWL blindness
We are deriving comparatively no benefit
from these sourcess 80 - tfFf
But brighter day dawns, That corrupt
old party has beelrled and controlled in a
spirit pride And haughtiness, land al
ready, even now, we see it lettering on its
rotten, corrupt foundations, preparatory to
a fall from which it can never again re-
cover. 1t is becoming stencil in the nos
trils of honest men, and in every Congress
sional District of the noble Volunteer
State, we see II openly and boldly repu-
dated. The day is not far distant when
the people will rise i'll their might, and
with decree like that of the Modes and
Persianst viii declare that they no longer
submit to an oligarchy.
In the Memphis district, the regular
nominee of the party is, opposed by Col.
A. j. kellar, who has exhibited restless
ness under the party yoke, that showed
how inoonvenienti it was to wear it. In
the Seventh District, Col. Buck Travis,
one of the most effective stump speakers
in the State, is opposing Gen. ID, C. At
kins, the regular nominee. In all proba-
bility there will be an Independent candi-
date in the Nashville district. In our own
district, Col. Garrett, at present in Con-
gress, opposes the nominee of the Sparta
Convention. and made vigorous speech
at Carthage on Saturday. In the First
District, there are audible mutterings
over the nomination of Rev. w.
b. Carter, as the standard bearer
of the party and we understand that I'M
der the circumstance he hesitatcs to accent.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.
HONE.

The MaceO Baldwin prize fight was a failure
...... Greeley will tell thepeople what he knows
about farming three times during the next few
weeks. .....Sporting men were interested in the
Saratoga races last week......A new steamship
line is projected between Newly ork and Glasgow
THE platform of the Georgia Democrats is
thought to be the work of A. II. Stephens;
States rights is still prominent plank. The
Chicago wheat ''corner'' cost the manipulators
over S2,0OO,OOO...... The Connecticut tobacco
crop was severely injured last Friday by ter
rible hail Storm, e. III 1sna
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
TENNEssEEs PENSION ROLL.

The Rebel-Democracy of Tennessee pro.
pose to pension the leaders of the "i sost
Cause " upon the people of the State by
giving them all the honorable and profit
able places of trust We rather think
Conservative Union men and sensible ex-
Confederates are about tired of the policy.
and propose in the coming election to put
a stop to it. Counting all the candidates.
for the Legislature, there i$hardly one
West of the East Tennessee line that was
not prominent in the rebel cause and bas
ing his claims for office upon the grounds
of his services to the Confederate cause.
For general information, we give below n
list of a feao of the leading ex-Confederates
now aspiring for pensions /"
MAJ. Gen. Jno G. Brown, candidate for Goy'nor
1t. Gen, b. 4. Cheatham, can. for Con. at large
Gen J: d: Q; Atkins, can. for Con in 18th DIST
Col. w. @. Travis 81" 81 g :" '' s
Col Il. /. Golladay, I" b,8" /" 5th Dist
Col. ID. NJ. Key, +" C" Sd D;st
~ A. Caldwell 3" ID D;sti
Gen. j. III. Bright, - :" 4th Dist
Gen. w. @. Whitthorne
FOL T4LC a. { . sd heilari r. . 9th Dist
Maj Gen. w. A. Quarles, State Elector.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE New York press, with the excep-
ton of the World, concede that the nom
ination of Gen. Dix for Governor is the
very strongest the Republicans could have
made. He was a strong war Democrat and
has been in sympathy with the Republi-
cans since the war
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
NEW YORK.

The Repnblicahticzet just nominated at
\ orlS, are as follows a. .-..l
Governor-Gen. Jno. A. Dix Lieut.
Goyernor-Iyman i. Tremain.
tor Electors for the State at I.arge-Fred
Douglassg. Emil Sauer and Stewart L..
Moodford.
Among the District Electors are George
w Curtis, s. Il. Chittenden, II. b. Clahi1.
VIM. e. Dodge and Andrew d. White.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE Republican nominee for Governor
of arkansas is 4 brother of Col. John
BaxteF of this city. The Memphis ATa-
1anoEe though opposed to him politically,
speaks thus Of him
Elisha Baxter tho Grant Republican nomi-
nee for Governor Of Arkansas, has been circuit
judge in the Batesville district for a number OF
years, and is said 10 be man of aoility and in
tegrity. We hope Judge Baxter Is all that his
acqIaintanees hereAbouts claim, for IN thai
event Arkansas will have an upright Chief
Magistrate the next two years. whether be be
Brooks or Baker.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
FOREIGN.

Belfast, Ireland, has been the scene of bloody
riots during the past week. The American and
British consuls, at Havana, are collecting evil
dence for the Geneva Board of Arbitration
DIR. Houard attributes his release from Spanish
imprisonment to the American press. .....Anoth-
er uprising in Spain is feared by the Govern
ment; the disafected provinces are those on the
French frontier.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

WITH seven counties to hear from, Hon,
Robert McFarland's majority for Supreme
Judge, as footed up at the State Depart
ment, Nashville, is $4,000 Two of the
seven unreported counties are Blount and
Claiborne.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

JOHN d. McKINzIE, an influential
Democrat of Westchester county, New
York, who took the stump four years ago
forSeymour and Blair, has announced him
self earnestly for Grant and Wilson. Still
they come!
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE New York Eveni1g Post, one of
the very first papers in the country. that
commenced agitating the reform question,
alludes to the North Carolina election as
follows:
I'VE suppose Grants electors and assessors in
North Carolina are about average men; and as
to the black men-he wouldn't be an average
black man if he didn't know enough to know
that when he sees the man who used to be his
master, and another man who used TO kul1lux
him, voting one way, that it is safe thing for
him to vote the other"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

A FEW days ago it was announced with
a flourish of triumph that five hundred
Republicans in Rochester, New York, had
signed call for Greeley meeting. 1t
now turns out that many of them We're
forged
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

AT the Democratic State Convention in
Delaware last week, the following resolu-
ton was offered and voted down, which
shows that the Democracy of that State
have no stomach for "croW:7
''Resoleed, that the Democracy Of Delawar re
are in accord with the Democracy of the ma
ton, and will unite heartily with il in securing
the election Of its standard bearers. Horace
Greeley, Of New York, and B. Gratz Brown. of
Missouri, on the platform adopted by the Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

Hon. WIN. II. PEAKHAM, one of the
most prominent Democrats of the State of
Kansas, has written letter repudiating
Greeley, and calling upon the Democrat
of Kansas to assemble in convention at
Topeka on the 9th inst, to select dele
gates to the Louisville Convention 'l..
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

A FEW days ago it was announced that
Last week he made a strong. speecha-a
Portsmouth, in favor of Grant and Wilson.
Verify this is the lying campaign.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE telegraph yesterday morning in
formed us that resolution declaring that
universal suffrage demands universal ed
ucation," and advocating the necessity for.
Q. common school education for every.
child in the State" was offered in the Mis-
souri, Democratic Convention, which met
with SO much opposition that il was with
drawn. This illustrates the true spirit of
Democracy. Find man who is an earn
est supporter of free schools and YOU will
mud man who is not thoroughly relia-
bic Democrat. The Missouri Democrats
are in some measure the originators and
leaders of the Greeley movement, and their
voice on the question Of public education
may be regarded as the voice of Demoera-
cy in general There are individual eS-
ceptions, but there 'can be no doubt bui
that the party, as party, is unfriendly 20
the education of the masses. This has be
come to be so well understood, that the ac-
upp o. the M ssouri Democracy creates no
surprise II however serves as a reminder
OF the policy of that party, and is very op-r
p9TtEpe.g We are glad the question came
elections.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE question now frequently asked is,
who will get the most votes next Novem-
Der, Greeley or Chas. O'Connor, as the
nominee of the Louisville Convention.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

IF.Johnson with only eight votes in the
Democratic Convention, runs as an indie
pendent candidate, what will Fleming do
who received sixty-nine votes2 "a
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
THE VERY ESSENCE.

The Radical State government Of Tennessee
took the school fund returned after the war.
and squandered every dollar of 1t. The Demo-
cratic state government restored the school
State, white or black can send their children
to public school, while schools abound in most
OF the country districs.-PresS and Herald
AS q specimen of the concentrated, dou-
ble-distilled article, such as would have
added to the well known reputation of
Baron Munchansen, we submit the fore
going. No man, no matter how great a
1901 he may be, can fail to recognize
master hand in that production. Nothing
short of natural endowment and long
practice, could fit one for uttering so many
lies in so few words.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF TENNESSEE.

In view of the present prospect of bitter
contest between the partisans of Cheatham
and Andrew Johnson, in the struggle for
Congress from the State at Large, it is ex-
ceedingly important that every county
should be ably and fully represented in the
State Convention to meet at Nashville on
the 4th of September. The. convention
will be called upon to decide some very i'm
portant questions and it should be compos-
ed of the most experienced leaders and
sensible Republicans in Tennessee. Coun-
ties that have not already chosen delegates
should do so as eorly as possible the pres
ent week. The Convention meets merit
a0cek, and delay in holding meetings later
than the present week would be danger
Gus. We hope this subject will receive
prompt attention in every county in East
Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

THE Republicans of Georgia nominat-
ed strong candidate'for Governor of Geor-
glas .in-the-PersoR--efafIon. Dawson A.,
Walker, of Dalton. Judge Walker is a
native of McMinn county, and is a gladu-
ate Of our Last Tennessee University.
He was one of Mr.. MANDATES old pupils.
and on theloceasinn OF his nonainahon fafs
Governor the con Telation was addressed
by his old Prqkessor. II Is career HAS been,
a long and honorable one, and we think
the Repubiieahs of Georgia have.hop cred.
themselyes II choosing man toahead
theiR-ticketA TN1
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

: HARD Hteksed, for capital. The, GraeleS1
paper ate sndfavoring to raise bneezeoyer,
the alleged AZ treatment of one Fabbs'
Gross. eClefed Greeleyite of-Cincinnati,'
by his colored Grant and Wilsou neighs,
borsi baoked By forty tjust fortyo White.
men. nhe old process of maguffying q
mole hill into q mountain is repeated; and
a great deal Of Importance attaohed TO "a
very. small affair. We are decidedly OPS
posedt to any Interference with free speech.
but the lTabbs Gross story carrfes Tie
stamp ofVmprobabiliiyop is face 3 n
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

r. lC. ID. OlREIIA, a pr0ninent Democrat
of East BirrninRhanl, suburb >of Pittss|
burgh, renonnces Greeley, aud B siss takain'
the stump for Craft and Wilson. -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-28

Ex.C, 5. Senator l.. c. Haynes, can. Con. {
Mai Gen. w. A. Quarles, State Rlector.