Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23

S3S2, 900, 900 Of legal tender notes, as the
currency Of the country. This will
not be half sufficient to run the COM
merce Of the country. What next? II
you issue legal tender notes. To make
up his deficit, the legal tender notes
will depreciate i'm value to half their
present worth and every man who has
purchased so cents worth of goods, on
a gold basis, they will only hold 30
cents worth of goods, and the conse-
quence will be a terrible crash.
The question Of fr q banking has
been incorporated i'm the Republican
platform at Chattanooga.
Col. Thornhurgh here thoroughly
explained the free banking system, n
proposed by the Republican party, aud
as adopted into the platform, giving
those present some valuable infOrma-
ton on the financial question, and rs
they are thinking people, they will
doubtless study the matter over
He touched upon the " Civil Rights
Blu and again. az in previous
speeches affirmed his intention to vote
against il first, last and all the time.
He showed how he had fought against
the bill at the last session and stated
that he never would vote for it.
Col Thornburgh then read the plat
form of the Republican party as adopt
ed by the Chattanooga Convention
and we heard q prominent Democrat
say after the speaking that he fully
endorsed portion of the platform,
aud especially the clause favoring a
Constitutional Convention to reform
abuses in office, and lessen the expense
of the State Government.
The Colonel then showed how the
Democratic party stood on the matter
of correcting abuses. The party in
convention assembled Endorsed the
administration of Gov.JOhn G. Brown.
and what was that administration ?
With the shameful sacrifice of the
railroad bonds the leasing of the
penitentiary to pets for $50, 0O0 when
other responsible parties were then
willing to give $40 900, and all, too.
when a committee had Just reported
that the penitenliary was netting the
State SO 600 year. This is all in.
dorsed by the Democratic party.
The funding bill was next handled
and last, not least, however, the odious
assessment law. He exhibited the
blanks and asked them if any one
could fill them out. No, no one could,
and what Is the consequence? II you
do not fill If out 20 per cent. is to Toe
added to your taxes. If you try and
make a failure 80 per cent. will be add.
ed. If i'm 80 days the taxes are not
paid, 10 per cent, more will be added
and if not paid in - months, Is pei
cent. more is added, and finally the
mans property is simply taxed double,
1t operates against capitalists invest.
ing in manufactures, as the stock
would be assessed and also the prop
erty itself Then again it is an in.
quisitoral bill the like of which has
never been inflicted on any people be-
fore.
He touched on the condition of af.
fairs in the South, and mentioned
some Of the Outrages committed, all o
which were the result Of unfair mis-
representations Of the Civil Rights
bill, exciting the people to violence
and bloodshcd. Vet he thought there
was no need of being alarmed, 70
I Grant, and not James Buchanan, j,
at the helm of State, and will guild
the ship of state safely through tn
troubled waters.
He had not toucAed.his opponents
nor would he in this speech, as thel
were not present and he did not wis
I to take unfair advantages of their all
sence. Nor had he urged his claims
/ but would simply leave the question
with them. He would however stat
that Senator Brownlow and Hon
/ Horace Maynard both go on
of office, on the 4th of Marc
next, and consequently the
would leave much vital interes
to the people of East Tennessee to loo
after, and supposing the case that
man was sent to Congress from thi
district, who is not in sympathy wit
the party in power, what good can h
do for his constituents? What can h
effect? Simply nothing. With a vie
Of the importance of the interests to |
represented hv the Congressman frol
the second district, he hoped the
would weigh the matter over in the
minds, and finally send the very be'
man to Washington they could find
man whom they feel confident wi
faithfully represent their Interests j
the next Congress,
As above stated quite a large and il
telligent audience listened to co
ThOrnburgh's speech of an hour an
fifteen minutes with marked ate,
ton, evidently getting food forthough
and Judging from the remarks "
heard after the speaking, the Colon
will not loose many votes from anon
those who heard his able speech f.
day.
Before closing this letter. | won
fail i'm my duty if l did not greatful
mention John II. Caldwell, ESQ
through whose kindness we were fu
nished with transportation from Il
Station to Pawpaw Hollow aud retur
Also Capt PARROT and Mr.. b.
, Strong, Of Strawberry Plains and NJ
: Douglass, of Pawpaw Hollow, ha'
: our thanks for favors shown.
JcHerSon County Representative.
DANDRIDGE, Tenn,
. Sept. 18th, 1874.
. lfcssrs. s, w. NcGuier, H. Il, BWc
? HeId and H. e. SHARP