Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-19
CUT AND DRIED"
Resolutions for the Democratic Mass
Meeting To-Day.
From Daily Chronicle of Aug. l5.l


From Daily Chronicle Of Aug L.
The Committee on "cuttlng and
drying" have prepared the following
pointed resolutions to be passed by the
jubilant Democracy in their County
Convention to-day:
RcsoluCd, That in this hour Of tri-
umph, we have just cause for rejoicing,
aud will rejoice, making melody with
the harp, and with the psaltry, and
with the demijohn.
Resolved That our hearts sink with
in us when we behold our folly in not
running one of our own sort against
Lie Adkins, and we take occasion to
return thanks to the sixteen hume red
straight Democrats who scratched
his name off their tickets. Their
example is worthy of emulation.
Resolved, That in the late canvass,
our ring.masters performed their
duties admirably, and they are entitled
to our thanks. Their campaign sto-
ries - were boldly aud happily con-
Ceived, and their campaign stores
lavishly distributed.
Resolved, That our party organ de-
its able editorials published at the low
price Of ten cents line, and numer.
Gus local reporters, whose manifest liz
norance of truth was to some extent
the cause of our present ineXpressible
bliss, are also entitled to our gratitude.
Resolved, That we cordially approve
the wise financial schemes of Comp
troller Burch, including the PROPOSE
ton for State bank and the Hobbs
transaction, and if he can so extend
his plans as to make Confederate treas
ury notes a legal tender, he will place
a great many of his impecunious adj
mirers under lasting obligations.
ResoEed, That in the perpetuity OF
"close corporations depends the fu.
ture safely of our commonwealth
and therefore we endorse as
sound theology the senti.
ment of that good mas, who prayed
Lord bless me and my wife, my son
John and his wife, US four and ne
more,N and we earnestly recommend
that this sublime statement be incor-
porated in the platform to be adopted
by our State Convention.
RcsOLued, That the first qualification
Of Governor, is to be n good fiuan-
cier, and in view of the brillian
achievements in that line of our wei
known and distinguished fellow citi
zen, Hobbs, he is our first choice 70
that position, ESPECIALLY as he is known
to have at least twelve thousand dollar
upon which to commence the cam
paign, and with which to furnish
supplies to our, at present, demoralizet
commissariat.
Resolved, That after a thorough ex
animation of all the authorities upoI
the grave question, we give it as on
opinion, that in the future as il
| the past, it is the duty of al
true patriots and good Democrats, t,
sneeze when our great leaders Johl
G.. Brown or John c. Burch take
snuff
Resolved, That we are the whit
mans party, par excellence, and tina
every man who does not agree will
us, is for the Civil Rights Bill, there
| fore let him be dndtbCnG MARIANA
hd.
Resolved, That in the support O
Horace Greeley for the highest oflic
within the gift of the people of thi
| Republic with his well known view
in favor Of mixed schools, we succeed
ed in pulling the wool over the eyes Q
large portion of the common peopl
who are in the habit of voting tn
straight ticket, which fact we accep
as cheering evidence that they vii
adhere to the party through thicl
and thin, in the future as in tn
past.
Resolved, That we pass round tn
hat and take up collection to defra
the expense of publishing these reso
lutions in the Press and Herald.