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The Portland daily press., 1872-10-01

A good old woman once heard the people
returning from church complain that parts of
the sermon were not to their liking When
you pare an apple, says she, you cut out a
rotten spot and throw it away. You don't
keep it to put in sauce and set to your
friends. Why can't yod keep the good parts
of the sermon to talk about?
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-01

In Dubuque pigeons are shot land plucked)
in the streets, ducks are hunted on the levee,
and everybody has the swamp fever.l
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-01

The following ludicrous sentence is the re-
suit of compostor's erroneous punctuation
Caesar entered upon his head, his helmet up
on his feet, armed sandals upon his brow, a
cloud in his right hand, his faithful sword in
his eye, an angry glare.
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-01

While standing upon the wharf of the Amer
lean Steamboat Company at Providence, R.
l., few days since, awaiting the departure
of the Fifth Rhode Island Regiment and Bat
terry F. Veteran Association, for Rocky Point,
two veterans met. They shook hands heart
lily, when one said to the other, ''Why, how is
this, that you are wearing weed? 1 did not
know that you had lost any dear friend
With twinkle of the eye the bland answer
came, Gin mourning for Horace
The Portland daily press., 1872-10-01

Brick House for Sale.
FHNHE good brick house No. "a Free street. Possess
Il sion given October 1st.
nice lot of land Franklin street. near the Park
so feet 'front.' 2 feet deep, will be sold low.
A nice sun-shade Carriage but little used, will be
sold at bargain.
Apply to VIM. H. JERRIS,
Real Estate and Loan Agent.
Portland, Sept g. 1872 sen16-d3w*
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE.

All hail to the glorious Green Noun
tain State, ever true to the nations honor
and welfare! Right nobly have the Green
Mountain boys, as on glorious fields be-
fore, borne aloft the Republican banner
and CALAMITY have they carried the day.
Our dispatches this morning tell story
the CHRONICLE readers will gladly hear
Five thousand increased Republican ma
jority is a noble response for Vermont
"Here ~ shout thirty six thousand or more
Vermont Republicans to the roll-call of the
quiet little General and President
There is no installing the tone of those
voices as they ring, oh how deep and
loud, in the ears of the Greeleyites. The
verdict of Vermont shows clearly that the
Republicans of the North are practically
unit as of old. This splendid result may
we'll provoke the query isn't it the Dem.
ocratic, instead of the Republican party
that's split? If Greeley has divided the
Republican vote, isn't it time some evil
dence of it was given at the ballot box
Last year the Republican majority in Yer
mont was 21,305. This year it is 26, 900,
and probably 5000. 1.-THE tidal wave
rolls on, but ii rolls in the wrong dlrec-
ton. The game of brag must soon play
out in the face of Oregon, Connecticut,
New Hamshire, North Carolina and YER
MONT
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
MORE TAXES FOR THE POOR.

The message of Governor Brown to the
last General Assembly contained certain
recommendations for increasing the rev.
enues of the State which are now worthy
of special attention. His friends took oc-
casion while the message was being pre-
pared to encourage the hope that 1t was to
propose certain important aud valuable
financial measures to relieve the people of
the endorsements burdening them. AS
General Brown is again before the people
asking their suffrages for a new lease of
power, it is right they should understand
his views on a question of such vital inn
portance as that to which we have referred.
We have his message before us. 1t was
prepared and presented to the
Legislature at an important period
in our history. We were oppressed with
heavy debt and a general stagnation in
business. The people expected from the
Governor and the Legislature q generous.
liberal policy to help us out of our troub-
les.
When we examine Gen. Browns recon-
mendations, they are briefly stated these !:
First, he proposes to relieve our financial
embarrassments by levying tax of two
dollars upon every suit brought before a
Magistrate. He says there are three thou
sand Justices in the State, and If they ay-
erage each twenty-five eases in a year
it would make Seventy-tive thousand
suits, yielding $15O,OOO. This policy is a
direct tax upon the poorer classes, who
are the persons mostly engaged in litigation
before Magistrates. The rich litigate in the
higher courts. His second recommendation
to raise revenue is, "to tax the execution
of the bonds of trustees" There are thir-
ty thousand of these bonds, he says, exc
cuted every year, and the revenue would
be considerable. Here is another PROPOSE
ton to increase the burdens of the poor.
II is generally the poorer classes or bust.
ness men financially embarrassed who are
parties to trustee bonds, and upon this
class the Governor proposes to pile up the
additional taxes needed to make up for
the stealings of the public printers
and the losses of penitentiary leases
and the grasping averice of railroad rings,
These are about the extent of his sugges-
tons to relieve the financial embarrass-
ments of great State and people laboring
under grievous burdens. Do they rise to
the character of statesmanlike PROPOSE.
tons to rescue commonwe wealth from mis-
fortunes such as surrounded us? Does not
every suggestion multiply the taxes of the
poor laboring man? Why not increase
the burdens of taxation upon men and cor
pOrations able to bear them? But this is
on a par with the whole policy of the pres
ent administration, which we believe the
people are now determined to repudiate.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
THE BURNING OF CANTERBURY

Our dispatches this morning report the
burning of the great Cathedral of Canter-
bury. 1t was one of the finest in all Eng
land. 1t was founded in 1139 by Arch
bishop Lanfranc, Prime Minister of Will
liam the Conqueror. 1t was an immense
structure SIS feet long and II in breadth.
The great tower was of remarkable height
and the stained windows of great value and
beauty.
There were several monuments of his
tOric value in the cathedral, among them
one of Henry " and one of the Black
Prince. Before the high altar in ITO,
Thomas a. Beckett was murdered. The de-
tails of this great contlagration will be look
ed for with interest.
By one of the most wonderful inventions
of man the first report of this fire, dated at
London yesterday at ii A. NJ, was received
at the CHRONICLE office at =. NJ. Allowing
for the difference in time, we had the news
about six hours after the fire began and
while the great cathedral was still in
flames.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
WHAT THE PEOPLE DEMAND.

The leaders of Democracy in Tennessee
seem to have but an imperfect conception
of the meaning and force of the present re-
bellion of the people against their selfish
and incompetent rulers They act in some
instances as though it was a revolution of
sudden growth and of a temporary charac-
ter They are far from understanding it.
For three years the honest people have pa
tiently waited for the Inauguration of
more liberal and progressive policy in our
State administration. Our industries are
grooming under the weight of unnecessary
burdens. Our people have been oppressed
by vindictive and partisan legislation I'M
til they feel that without a radical
change, there is no hope for them in
the future. We have an onerous State debt
for the payment of which no provisions
have been made. Our public credit has
been so impaired by failure to pay any in
terest ON our bonds, that capitalists abroad
look upon us as a people undeserving of
credit or prosperity. Embarrassed by finan-
cial reverses, and the losses entailed by the
war, our people longed for a liberal State
policy that would bring to our doors new
labor and capital.
We needed help from abroad to restore
our shattered commercial, agricultural and
industrial interests. 1t stood waiting to
come to us if we but sought it. With the
energy of foreign labor and the aid of for
eign capital, new life would have been in
fused into our State, and our burdens of
every kind been soon removed.
But our Legislature and Governor in
stead of promoting the interests of educa-
ton and immigration, devoted the
valuable time of the. limited legisla-
tive session to gerrymandering Maynard
out of Congress, Thornburgh out of the
Attorney Generals Office and generally to
keep the offices within the grasp of a few
unprincipled leaders. The people have
watched this policy and now see its bane-
full influences. They know that through
never grow or reach the high position she
deserves. They know that leaders who
have no higher idea of craftsmanship than
we have indicated, can never lead US out of
our present embarrassments. The good
men of Tennessee are determined that
change is needed and one will certainly
take place. 1t is not Andrew Johnson or
a corps of ex-rebel Generals that lead this
revolution. 1t is deeper and stronger than
personal leadership. Key may resign and
others may follow but that cannot arrest
the revolution. 1t will sweep on until we
get men in our State councils who will
give us free schools, immigration, manu-
featuring, public credit and Christian,
progressive policy that will by its sincerity
and liberality attract capital and labor from
abroad. Then our waste fields will yield
harvests, our shops and workmen multi
ply and our whole people be blessed with
prosperity, This is what our people want
and this they will have.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
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 to aid us in circulating the
CHRONICLE, and at the same time, to pay
themselves I'D cylly for their work Every
family ought to have a good sewing ma
chine and every farmer wants superior
pillow. Our agents can earn three dollars a
day in canvassing for subscribers for these
very liberal premiums.
The CHRONICLE ought to be in every
household in Tennessee. We want to give
our friends inducements to help us put it
there. whitley not take hold and help
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

SPEAKING of the withdrawing of Chan
cellor Key, the Chattanooga Hcrld says
"Overtures have been made by certain
parties in this city during the last few days
to induce Mr.. BLIZZARD, of McMinn, to take
the race for the Democrats for Congress in
place of ID. NJ. Key. Mr.. BLIZZARD politely
informed the gentlemen that as he was
butchered by the eX-Confeds. in the con-
vention, where he lacked only one vote of
having the nomination on the first ballot,
that they can go the way Wards ducks
are supposed to have goae.
We wonder if Hon. e. A. James will
have back-bOne.enough to decline the third
choice.u
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

HORACE GREELEY once said: "WhiIe 1
twill not say that all who use tobacco are
g g dIdckgudrds, I do say that all black
tained such views Of the use Of tobacco, he
entered into a partnership with "Boss
Tweed" the notorious thief, and who
plundered New York City by the tens of
millions, Cor the purpose of manufacture
ing tobacco and cigars by machinery, land
also 'for the purpose Of selling the tobae-
co, cigars and machinery so TO he manu-
into on the 18th Of April, 1871, as appears
from an official exhibit of the articles of
partnership. furnished for publication by
the Clerk of the County of New York on
the 18th Of April, 1872. This business as
ISOLATION with Tweed was formed after his
gigantic plunderlngs Of the people ofEew
York. And this ia Honest Horace
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, late Vice

ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, late Vice
President of the Confederacy, is a
" straight-out Democrat" favoring the
Louisville Convention. He has been as
sailed and one of the charges is, that his
paper, the Atlanta Su1t does not assail
Grant. TO this charge Mr.. Stephens re-
plies by saying that he has not COINED the
" "Tammany ring and the Greeleyites
generally in the slang cry of corruptions
/" aud defalcations' because we have not
" seen the truth of their accusations, which
eve always require before passing judg-
"ment in any case.
AS we understand it, General Grants
administration has paid off upwards of
Z" three hundred and thirty millions of the
public debt, and lessened taxes to the
amount of over three hundred millions of
" dollars. In the face of these, and other
facts, which we have not time now to
notice, we repeat, we have not seen the
evidence which would justify US in at
" tempting TO persuade the people that their
" finances would be any better managed by
" Mr.. Greeley than they have been by
" General Grant. We, therefore, confine
'oar assaults upon the Capitalization prin-
- Piles Of both"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

The editor of the big organ, after fort
night of mortal depression, brought about
by failure on the part of his party to ap-
preciate mental and moral worth or tor
properly regard vindicated character,
comes forth from his seclusion with a sar-
donic smile on his features and tries to-
chuckle over the prospect of the different
factions of the Democratic party becoming
again united, in view of the action of the
late Republican Convention. The organ,
under this pressure, makes horrible music.
1t sometimes partakes of the nature of o.
dismal growl, and the next moment it is a.
hysteric shrek. We trust it will get no
worse.
To properly understand the exact COLI
dition of the man who is pursuing this
somewhat anomalous course, it is neces-
sary to understand something of his
sore disappointments. 1t is necessary
to know that he failed in getting
the nomination for Congress at Sparta and
subsequently at Nashville. 1t is necessary
to know how he has been groaning in spir-
it for seat in Congress, for 10 these many
years, and that defeat and disappointment
have played havoc with every department
of the mans physical and mental constitu-
ton. Having failed in obtaining these
nominations, he repudiates the nominee of
one of them, and gives cold support to
the other. He is depressed and seeks re-
lief from the fact that portion of the Re-
publicans in this State opposed making
nominations, and were defeated in their
schemes. Well, if he can draw any COM
fort from that source we will not begrudge
it to him, for he needs all he can get. But,
for his information, we will state that
however much Republicans may have diff
fered, they are unit in the support of the
ticket nominated and will give it heavy
vote in November.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

CHANCELLOR KEY has reconsidered his
determination to flicker" and now ac-
cepts the nomination. He concludes to
stand as the victim. We do not yet know
who will be the Republican candidate, but
we look for the Chattanooga Convention
to name the next Congressman from the
Third District. A sterling and influential
Republican of that district makes call on
strong man in this mornings CHRoNI-
Gle, which will attract attention.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE great man who presidcs at the
helm of the Greeneville Sentinel is very
much exercised about how the CHRONICLE
proposes to "run the canvass" in the First
District. He works himself into great
Juror, and threatens TO publish chapter
ofinfamy'i if we pursue our "present cours
a little farther" Now, if it will do the
man any good, why let him "open his
books" and fire away. The CHRONICLE
will be very certain to pursue its present
course little further" wthou ny sort of
regard to chapters of infamy, or to the
opening of books, or anything over
which the Sentinel man has any sort of
control. Our course will not be affected
at all by your chapters" or your books"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.
HOME.

Charles o. Conor declined to run a: the can
didate for the Presidency on the Louisville
Straight Democratic ticket......A destructive fire
took place at Erie, Pa, on the 5th......The gen.
uineness of the Arizona diamond mines is
doubted.-....A New York policeman has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years
for grand larceny $685. General Thayer, the old
est graduate Of West Point, is dead. Joseph
Jefferson has been compelled to leave the stage
on account OF his health.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

SAM WINS, speaking of the Republican
meeting held in that county last Monday,
says: "We can, however, say one thing
for the Radicals of McMinn-while they
are not very numerous or demonstrative
at their public meetings, they are gener-
ally around on eleetco dayTa That's
what troubles Sam, nad nreps him at his
Post.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
FOREIGN.

The cathedral at Canterbury, England, was
burned on the 3rd inst-........ The South Sea Is
landers have massacred the crew OF an English
ship. The Spanish Government lie negotiat-
ing for loan OF 5Oo,OO0, 900 francs from Paris
bsnkers-.....The Emperor of Russia and suit
have arrived at Berlin ..... The powder works at
Honnslow, near London, exploded on the 9Th
inst. The mania fer strikes prevails in Eng
land
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

IF Mr.. CALDWELL wants the big or
gan " to 9 ush over with enthusiasm in his
behalf, he would do well to consult with
gentlemen who have received it's support in
the past. I hey can probably inform him
how large check is necessary to touch the
handspring IF its affections.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE Democratic press of the state are
ALREADY alarmed over the "Radit vi State
ticket put into the field by the late con-
vention. They have good cause tof 1t.
Ihere are more Republican voters in Ten
nessee to-day by thousands than ever be-
fore and next November will bring thSm
to the front. The people are tired Of PEN
sioning ex-rebel Generals in every ONCE In
the State and propose to say so In the GEM
ing election.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE big organ says the cry of decline in
Greeley stock comes from all parts of the
country, and looks as if 1t was put out by
agreement. Yes, and so was the answer
of Vermont by agreement. That shows
Greeley stock is below par, and that the
tidal wave rolls on Grantward.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

The "bI & organ" isn't parry organ !;
it's Derso, WI organ. It's for Fleming,
whether the party wants him or not. 1t
has forced the 9arty to uphold him in all
his meanness and rascality, and now
when the part. is about broken down
with such dead weights, it hiekers. 1t
bolts the regular ! sDmlnee ana sits on the
fence waiting for A huy 10 goDDIe II up.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

TIL Eiury empanneled to find whether (?)
A. Ca ldweil is for johnson or Cheatham is
still b angling. 1t is intimated they may
bring in special verdict that he is for
shakinl; hands across the internal chasm
with bt th the Cheatham and Johnson
men.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE wiseac re of the Greeneville Sentinel
is exercised over our impertinence IN
wan ting to now on which side of the
Chea tham-J OH lson affair Mr.. Caldwell
stands. The poor fellow is evidently in
an i'll bunor. He must not be held &C.
countab. 'e for his acts committed during
" dog daN "a.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THEY have the Cheatham- johnson fever
pretty high in Henry county, the home of
eX-Goyernor Harris. Last week petition
was circulated and numerouslv SIGNED
calling on Johnson 70 speak at Paris at al
early day. 1t was followed up by another
equally as large asking Governor Harris
TO reply TO him
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

To the charge of frauds and cor
ruptlon," the monthly bulletin of Secre-
tary Boutwell, gives crushing reply.
During the month of A ugust the public
debt has been reduced 81 %, 736, 635.ss.
Amid the SANDERS and lies of the opposi-
ton, Gen. Grant quietly SIN, 'kes his cigar.
diseharges the duties imposeL, upon him,
and-|reads the good news from Yer
mont
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

GRLELEY's Liberal Republican friends are
bitterly complaining of their Democratic
allies because they do not do more work in
the canvass. Save where they are candi-
dates for office, the leading Democrats are
taking but little stock in the campaign.
When the terrible defeat comes next No
vember they want to say 1--WE told
YOU SO -
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE nomination of O'Conor and Adams
AN orthodox straight Democratic ticket.
Itsnggests the question of where Greeley
nd Brown votes are to come from.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

TIE glorious news from Vermont only
increases the anxiety of the faithful De-
7nocracy to know whether (?) Caldwell
flights nit Andy or Cheatham.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

THE Memphis Appeal says "Cheatham's
fri ends are arousing themselves and in
ten i TO carry the war into Africa" We
won ID rather Isham c. Harris would carry
il il ito East Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
THE CANVASS.

Very soon the canvass for Governor wills
be opened. We understand that list Of
appointments will be agreed upon by the
aspirants, and that joint discussions will
take place in various parts of the State;
That there are plenty of subjects to furnish
food for discussion no one doubts. The
laundering incapacity and corruption of
the Democratic State Government will fur
nish Mr.. Freeman with basis for all that
he will have time to say. He will tell of
the Railroad rings-how they swindled
the honest tax payers through the conniv-
ance or inexcusable ignorance of those
whose business it has been to pro-
tect their interests. He will ex-
pose the penitentiary ring, and show
how the State loses from thirty to fifty
thousand dollars per annum more, when
it could be just as easily saved. These
and other questions will engage the atten-
ton of the people for the next two months
and If they can only be got to thinking,
we have no fears of the result. The or
gans of these rings will be loud and ear
nest in their appeals to stand by the party
and save the organization, but if the peo-
pie only stop long enough to consider the
great Importance of the issue involved
their frantic appeals will amount to moth
ing.
Let there be an honest, earnest cam
paign in behalf of reform. Let
us take steps for the permanent improve
ment and development of. our material
interests. Let the people turn their backs
upon those who have proved unworthy of
their confidence by breaking every promise
they have ever made, and confide their in
terests in the future to the keeping of diff
ferent class of men. Let public schools,
immigration, the improvement of our pub
lie highways, free suffrage, public econo-
my, &C., be made the issues of the canvass,
forgetting mere men in the Importance Of
the living issues involved. When this be-
comes the issue, we will be perfectly salts
fled with the result
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11

IN view of the strong nominations at
Louisville, the question now agitating the
naipd of the 'big organ is, shall we flop
over to O'Conor and Adams.