Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-16

to-day IN Dixie" The Same OPP
pressiva suirit Of partisan leaders and poe
f,icgl aspiranls controlled the country in
1850 until men OF stoned hearts had TO
Weld their honest sentiments, and enlist in
ono Of the most destructive and foolish
wars that history records. These loud
sounding fourth Of July orators, and lurls
ers Of "thgndorhOlts of vengeance and
"bIood drinkers were the prime movers
when the realities of that terrible strife
como upon us, when the sound of tne en-
emy's guns had reached our doors, and the
cry Of help rosounded from every quarter,
when our brave fathers and sons were being
butchcred by an overwhelming power, these
men who deceived the unlottcrcd and un,
suspccting, byassurances Of apeaceable dis
solution of the Government by promising
to drink all the blood that would flow,
sRealcd 30 the rear, survived the Casual>
tiles Of the war, both i'm body and estate, and
to~day they lire, and stand ready and will
ing to hurl "thuuderbots of vengeance
against men who dare differ with them on
palitical questions. They can be seen
standing on our street corners, denouncing,
in bitter and unmeasured terms, the rank
and file of the Republican party. They are
daily heard through the medium of the
press, hurrahing for the white mans par
tv," and advocating the "color line"
They lie to and deceive the masses on the
political issues of the day, until madness
and wild fanaticism takes the place of
Judgment and reason, until the courts of
the country, and the plain duty of all are
utterly disregarded, eliminating finally
in the splitting of innocent blood, theIOver-
throw of State authority, and the establish
ment of q military despotism, the latter
being preferable to no Government ut all.
Not only this but new lease of power is
given the present war administration, Civ
en- too in way that no lover of peace, law
and order can justly complain. | am no
Radical am far from it. / have endeav-
ored to follow the lamp of reason and the
plain dictates ofhOnest citizenship through
out all the difficulties and political wars of
the last eight years, believing as | honestly
did and now do, that the real policy of the
"Simon pure Democracy" Of the South was
and is. to rule or ruin" and that TO follow
their leadership, would be to give sanction
and support TO an unsafe, unwise, and ia
natical policy, that would ultimately re-
suit I'm the pualyzation Of our best inter
C-ts, the overthrow Of our State Govern
mcut. itnOt the absolute ruin of the whole
country. Time and experience have amply
taught us the great folly Of extreme and
ultra mon and measures, that under the
present state of things, we must conform
our actions to facts as they really exist, and
not as we would have them We must not
-hut our ewes tothc ull important facts, that
this Is a Republican form of government
and that fits laws Should and win be nd-
miuistorel without partially and with
equal Justice to all That when the States
become helpless and unable orr unwilling
To protect their citizens iutho Constitutions
al enioymcnl- oflifo, liberty and property,
the General Government stands plodg-
ed in the eyes of the world 90 extend out
her strong arm of protection and ward oil
the blows. ltthcn 5ehoovcs every calm
thinking man, who would see our country
emerge from her present state of apathy
and despair, and have the laws of the land
enforced as they should be, TO speak out
/ boldly against these atrocities and lend his
mind, his thoughts and energies to the
accomplishment of these results, TO the
end, that we may yet be enabled TO live in
peace and harmony, one with the other,
and enjoy iu common the benefits and bles-
/ sings that ever flow from Government
where the people are honest and industri,
Gus, and the laws are well and faithfully
administered OLp line WING