Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

offering TO prove that he was election
eering against Mr.. McGufTey because
he was " Yankee" and said that rs
far as he could learn, the only blemish
on his character is that he was so I'M
fortunate as not to have been born
among the mountains Of East Tennes.
see, and in Knox county, and on Col.
John Williams Island, in the Tennes-
see river. The passages between the
Attorney General and Mr.. Nelson were
quite pointed and exciting and
ended IN proposition from
Nelson to make appointments and
divide time through the county, an
offer which Williams prudently de-
clined. The crowd in knots along the
road as the Knoxville gentlemen
passed by them cheered for Gossett,
McGufiey and Nelson.
A meeting was held yesterday, at
Concord, which was addressed by
Judge Lewis and William Anderson.
We have not received any report from
it.
The speaker at the Ebenezer meeting
on Friday, referred to yesterday
in the CHRONICLE, as being "under
the Influence of mean whisky" called
upon us yesterday and desired us to
say that he denied being In any such
condition, and that he had denied the
same charge at the meeting, when
there charged upon him.
More About that Speaking.
We were called on Tuesday night by
brother of j. G. j. Williams, with
card written by the latter, in which he
undertakes to deny the correctness of
our report of the meeting atNew Hope
well Church, in the 18th district, on
last Saturday.
So much of the card us was a denial
of the report of the meeting we con-
scented to publish, but as "A large part of
1t was personal attack upon Thos. A.
r.. Nelson, Esq, in reference to decla-
rations and acts of his that occurred
peekS before the meeting, we declined
to publish that part. We offered to
publish all but that, but rs the bearer
of it frankly confessed that that was
the part they wanted published, we
could not accommodate him. It APP
peared in the Press and Herald
Tuesday, as the bearer said he was in
structed to insert it there if we de-
clined To publish it-as it was evidently
expected we would do. We do not
propose to publish, under guise of "A
provoke new issue. The effort evi.
IDENTIFY is to get up side issue with
Nelson to keep attention from the race
for Attorney General.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Will
liams in his card, does not deny
having attacked DR.. Boynton. H.
NJ. Aiken, and, as he called him,
"old man Aiken" and Judge
Andrews. What was his idea In drag.
ging before that meeting these gentle-
men, who are Northern men, if not to
show that too many Northern men held
office, and therefore Dir. McGufi;.y was
"immodest " in asking for an Office
which he is beyond question better
qualified to fill than any other aspirant"
The office of Attorney General is one
in which the people are specially in
terested, for, il properly managed, it
will save the county thousands of dol
lars annually in costs. This is the
reason why the people for that Office
propose to elect the best qualified man,
no matter where born. If eight years
residence in East Tennessee doesn't
give a man the right to aspire to office
when fitted for ii, IL is time the people
should know it,
Our report to which Mr.. Williams
excerpts was furnished by three entire
ly responsible men, who were present
and heard all that was said. twill be
noticed that after all, there is but little
of that report that Mr.. Williams con-
tradicts He was evidently excited
and probably has forgotten some things
he said. We did not report all the
Objectionable things he said. He at
tackled the whole Nelson family, as we
were informed, but we did not publish
that. We see no reason for personal
keep cool. If Mr.. Williams had re-
membered this, he would not have
dragged in the names of respectable
citizens when there was no need for it.
He claims that twO-thirds of the meet
ing were for him.