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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
A VIRGINIA SENSATION.

The "third term discussion will
take new form after the startling dis
closures made by one George e. We'd
derburn, who is we believe the Wash
ington correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer. He is friend of Col
Mosby, who Is a candidate for Con-
gress in Virginia. Gov. Kemper has
written letter to friend, stating that
he is not favorable to Mosby's Congress
sional aspirations. Thereupon, Wed
derburn, who is friend of Mosby, dis
closes this awful plot which will give
the New York Herald new excuse
for crying Cesarism. " Henry Wat
tersou and Bob TOombs and all the
other seusationalists of the South will
60 mad over the very prospect. We'd
derburn in letter To the Washington
Chronicle says:
Colonel Mosby's friends charge
| that he has indisputable evidence of
the cooperation of Governor Kemper
in his scheme to bring the Virginia
| Conservatives over to the support of
Grants administration, aud that
/ Kemper had pledged himself for Grant,
not only for the third, 6n the seventh
term, and had promised that ffty thou
sand Confederate braves would follow
him (Kemper) to Grants support
that Mosby, in good: faith, and with
lUritten evidence to support it, looked
upon Kemper AS an effective cOadjutoI
in behalf of Grants administration
that Governor Kemper submitted his
first message to Colonel Mosby, and
two days thereafter, i'll January last
got Colonel Mosby TO visit Washing
ton to ask Grant TO invite him Kemp
err to pay him Grant visit for the
purpose of etfecting political alli
ance; and further, that Governor
Kemper sent prominent citizen o
Fauquier county to Grant last Decem
Der on a special embassy to let Gran
know that he was about to wheel into
line, and inform him as to the contents
of his message.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
That SEWER County Meeting.
SEvIEISvILLE, TENN.,
June 1S. 1874

June IS, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: 1t il not my
desire to mingle In politics, or to en-
gage in personal or political contro-
versy but, in justice to myself and "A
large portion of the Republicans of
Sewer county, | deem it my duty to
answer the charges Of the Maryville
Republican, and the two papers at
Loudon, that the proceedings of a
meeting held in Sevierville, June LIST,
"were fraudulent"
The Loudon journal contains an
article from Trundle's X Roads, which
denies that any such meeting was ever
held; while Mr.. Pigeon" writing
from Sevierville, TO the other Loudon
paper, says, " That such q Convention
tO0S heJd, I do not pretend TO deny.n
He says, THE Convention was com
posed of not more than ten men,
all told. The parties interested in
getting it up, started out and
made inquiry of eUery one they met,
if they excuse his GRAMMAR were for
HOuk or ThOnburgh for Congress.
When a Thornburgh man was dis
covered, he was invited into the court
house. Houk's friends had no invita-
ton. Why was it that the people were
not notified that such IA meeting was
| in contemplation ?'
Having acted Is Secretary of said
meeting, and having mailed to you
| the proceedings of the same, | propose
| to inform the editors OF those widely
circulated papersP), how the proceed
| ings were gotten up, &c.
] Lnrlxr IN ha Il 90
the meeting, l heard a great many
citizens express desires that the people
should meet in convention, and give
public expression to their wishes. 1t
was not the intention to consult
nburgh's friends alone; but all
were requested to attend.
The Sheriff announced at the court
house door, that "a Republican meet
ing would be held, and all desiring to
take part would come into the court
house" If Houk's friends were not
invited" it was because they were not
| in Sevierville, aud, to speak plainly,
did not hear of a single voter that was
| for Judge Houk. AT the Sheriff's call,
the people went into the court house,
and held the meeting as reported
The resolutions acre prepared blythe
committee, which was appointed by
the chairman. They were read in the
convention, and adopted by at least
fifty ayes, aud without a dissenting
| voice.
The meu who composed the meeting
were of the most prominent Republi-
cans in the county, and the resolutions
certainly express the sentiments o.
four fifths of the Republican voters.
Now have nothing to say against
Judge Houk, and wish to deal cour-
teou-ly with those who support him,
but | do think the person who wrote to
the Loudon Times, over the signature
" Pigeon" has displayed more skill in
misrepresenting the meeting than those
who know him would have given
him credit for.
hope the canvass may be Quoted
hunurably and truthfully, and that
men who are ashamed to write over
their proper signatures will not en-
deavor to enlighten the people with
false statements. w. l.. DUGGAN.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
ADVICE FREE OF CHARGE

We take 1t for granted that Col.
Burch meant business when he sued
the Nashville Banner for fifty thou
sand dollars, and we are certain the
Banner was in earnest when 1t sued the
Union and american for sixty thou
sand dollars. These sums are large even
to metropolitan daily papers. Sixty
thousand is worth fighting for, even
by journal backed by the fat pickings
of the Comptroller's office. Being in
earnest, we take il for granted that the
papers will take from disinterested
parties good advice.
If the Union and american wants to
successfully defend itself in the suit of
the Banner against it for 100000 for
charging it (the Banner with fraud in
the public printing business, we advise
it to employ as its council Col. John
Baxter, of this city. Col. Baxter is
not only recognized as one of the fore
most lawyers of the State, but he is
especially well read up and informed
on the law of tibet, as several newspa-
pers in Tennessee can testify. He could
be unusually effective in the suit re-
ferred to, for, unless We are mistaken,
he has now in his possession,
all ready for use as evidence,
in Court, documents showing conclu.
sively that there was fraud in the pub
lie printing business. IT the Union
and american should retain Col. Bax.
ter, I've would plead in defense justin
cation and maintain it. This sugges-
ton is entirely disinterested on our
part and we give it freely and without
charge.
We are not prepared to say how far
ne could defend the Banner in its suit
brought by the Union and american,
but from what we Know of his style OF
conducting cases in Court, we think he
would come as near finding out how
much was paid for the Comptroller's
office, and who paid it, as anybody in
| Tennessee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
NOT AS CHARGED.

The Republican party shows its
vitality in its readiness to enquire into
and correct any abuses or corruption
that grows up in the administration OF
the Government. There is no more
striking proof of this, than in the fair
and vigorous investigation prosecuted
under Republican Congress) into the
affairs of the Government of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Many grave charges
were made against the Washington
ring" 1t was limited that great cor
ruption existed there, involving men
closely identified with the Presidents
household. Congress, AS soon as the
subject was brought before it in the
shape of charges, promptly ordered an
investigation, and on the committee
were appointed such able Democrats as
Senator Thurman and Representative
Jewett, of Ohio.
The committee for months, assisted
by able lawyers for the prosecution
and the defense, infinitely examined
into the large expenditures of money
made in the district Since 1871 the
committee find that over 5000, 900
have been expended for improvements,
"many of which were essential says
the report. The result Of this iuvesti-
cation is given in a report signed 10y
all the committee While this docu-
ment admits that money has been in.
judiciOusly expended aud that there
has been extravaganza, the Geographic
abstract OF it says that not a word of il
imputes JrdUd or corruption to any
one connected with the Government.
This Is far from what was expected by
those who have been fluent in charges
of rascality.
The cOmu.t,er. ~ on to recommend
that the plan uf improvements pro-
jected be carried out, aud recommend
an appropriation t. that effect. They
advise a change in the form OF the
Government, because it is too cumber
some and expensive, aud it will proba-
bly, be done. What has been done by
this much.abused ring" with the
money they have spent is best told by
Democratic editor, who whites to his
paper louisville Courier Journal as
follows:
The future visitor to the National
Capital will be reminded on every hand
l., L.. 4
ton converted "A struggling and un-
slightly Village iuio Que of the most
magnificent cities on the continent"
Compari-uns between the "Tam-
many ring" aud Boss Shepherds
crew" will not be INDUCED in any
lpnupr
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
WHAT A WEST TENNEssEEAN WRITES.

Letters have recently appeared in
the Memphis Appedl aud the New
York World, written from Knoxville
and evidently by the same person, that
contain statements about the people OF
East Tennessee that demand notice.
They have been widely copied, and the
impressions they make do our people
injustice. The writer visited Knox
Vile and from here wrote his letters.
They We're on The subject Of the Civil
Rights Bill. TO show how utterly
Wild reckless and foolish his state
ments are, let us quote a few OF them.
He wrote as follows:
Extraordinary excitement pervades
the mountainous districts of this and
adjacent States. People abroad can
have no conception of its intensity.
These mountainous are ready for war.
y Not many days ago $1,000 noun.
taineers were gathered here to do hon
to the memory of the gallant dead that
sleep in the Federal cemetery. Not d
negro WAS suffered to tread upon the
consecrated spot. Only a few
days ago a negro policeman, whom
everybody respects for honesty and
and who has served the public with
perfect fidelity through three years
past, was threatened to death by the
mob, because he properly arrested q
drunken white man. Negro bar
Der shops even now are avoided, and
neprC servants aud labOrers will find
their OCCUPATIONS gone
Does not every reader Of The CHRoN'
ICLE know how utterly unfounded
these reports are? At the decoration
of the Union dead eueryJOdy was ad.
mitted to the grounds free, and ovel
thousand colored PEOPLE were pre-.
seht
That there was excitement over The
subject every body knows but that il
reached any such extremes, or tina
our people did anything to justify any
sane writer to represent them H. suct
u set OF fools every reader of IN,
CHRONICLE knows to be untrue.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
TWO HEAVY LIBEL SUITS.

Hobbs has cut prominent figure of
late in Tennessee politics. And it is
right that he should If reports are
true he is the pioneer of new class
of politicians in our State. A young
man of influence, who wants to make
a snug little sum of money out of the
people, has in Hobbs a precedent for
going before the legislature for good
fat office and then firing of its respon-
sibilities, Of selling it for twelve thou
sand or whatever sum he can get
This we say, if reports be true, Is the
modern specializing politician of the
day in Tennessee. The uncertainty
hanging over this Hobbs affair has
become so wonderful that it is general
" recognized as mystery"
But the mystery" is likely TO be
cleared up. The Nashville daily pa
pers, failing to dispel the mist by edi-
torial discussion, have Invited each
other into the courts to tell under oath
and by witnesses what they know of it.
We learn 10y private letter from Nash.
willie that the prOprietOrs of the Union
and american have sued the BunneJ
men for libel, aud claim S5O,OOO dam
ages, because the religious Bdnn }
intimated that the Union and american
was mixed up with the Hobbs mys-
terry. We suppose the UniOp ana
american Intended TO show the people
that IL wanted the mystery" cleared
up in the courts, where there could be
no dodging. We think the people will
endorse that suit. They want the facts
and that il a good way 20 get them.
But the Bdnnsr, property apprecia.
ting the new kind ~ enterprise into
which the CniOu ami american pro
posed To embark, and remembering
that the people were, some time ago
through the energy aud pluck Of Col
John Baxter, deeply interested in d
certain mystery connected with the
public printing ring" determined
not to be beaten, aud with characters,
tic enterprise aud spunk, parted the
Union and Americans blow by send.
ing a heavier one back. It's answer u
the suit for $4,000 is a counter-suit foI
libel for $50, 900 damages sgain-t the
Union and american for damages 70
intimating that it had any corrupt
connection with the public printing
ring
Ordinarily we think libel salts un-
necessary, but in this instance, We
think We but reflect public opinion
when We say that the suits ought to be
prosecuted unless in some other and
better way the people can get at the
facts in the case. II the Comptroller :
Office was sold by Hobbs for Sl2, O0O
and Comptroller Burch had any con.
nection with it, the people want to
know IL, and they will look to the
religious Banner 10 show Il up in
their behalf.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
OUR ENLARGED PAPE
4 wort To our Headers and Fri

n
We send our readers the CHRONICLE
light columns larger than heretofore.
IT - THE LARGEST PAPER
EVER PUBLISHED IN EAST
TENN ESSEE, and ithas cost us much
money to make the Improvement. We
give our readers very much more read
ina matter, bat there is 40 IN
CREASE IN THE PRICE. It is the
cheapest paper published. In return,
We ask our readers to help US by send
ing Us new subscribers. Let every
reader send u one nCD subscriber. Can
you not do it, reader? Ifyou can, you
will be doing us great favor and help
build up East Tennessee, for the
CHRONICLE is working hard to in
crease eur population and money.
Let every friend 20 to work and send
Us a new reader Who will be the
tiT-t
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
An Rast Tennessee Family In Trouble
In Middle Tennessee.

CLARKsvILLE, TENN, June 49,
A family named Johnson. from Upper
East Tennessee, moved 10 this county
not long since, and located on farm
on the Palmyra road, about eight
miles from this city, where they were
cropping on shares with a man by the
name of Smith, the owner Of the farm.
On the same place resides family OF
dlsagreeable negroes, who have been
endeavoring to provoke a quarrel with
the JOhnsOns ever since they moved
into the ueighboThood. on the 18th
inst. the negroes attacked Johnson'S
house with stones, when one Of his
daughters fired upon the crowd, she
ball taking effect in the bowels OF Il
negro woman, causing death in twenty
minutes. In the row Miss Johnson,
who fired the pistol, was struck on the
head with a rock, producing a very
serious wound from which it IL thought
she will not recover The affair has
created n great deal OF excitement In
immediate vicinity Special Dispatch
to CuTTier- Journal
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24

the opportunity now to give France a
permanent government until 1850 at
least aud he ought to improve it. The
Left practically agree not to work for
a dissolution of the Assembly IL the
latter will establish the Republic and
agree thatit has constituent powers"
l. C., that an appeal to the people to
give it authority is unnecessary. The
report of the Committee of Thirty will
be anxionsly looked for. If it shows
ordinary good sense it can dispel the
clouds that overhang France and re-
move the probabilities of civil war
some years Off ut least.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24

THE Memphis Auidnche comes to us
with ten-page supplement filled with
advertisements of railroad tax sales.
The pages will average about three
hundred and seventy-tive pieces of
property to the page, making in all
about three thousand seven hundred
aud fifty tracts of land and town lots
to be sold for nOu-payment of taxes.
The tax collector of Knox county adj
vertises only about one hundred and
fifty, or Oue.tewnty-fifth part of the
number advertised in Shelby. The
population of Shelby county in 1870
was 76,37S. That Of Knox was 2S, 900.
So 1t will be seen that the proportion
of Indebtedness for taxes in Shelby is
much larger than i'm Knox. In fact,
Shelby seems to be little better off than
SouthCaroliua-why, we DO not UNDER
take to say.
1t will be borne in mind, too that
the sales alluded to are for railroad tax
alone. If the county tax, the State tax,
municipal tax, &c, on the same prop
erty also remains unpaid, the county
is in sorry condition, and we do not
wonder at the people complaining of
taxation. But it is possible they do
not trace all their ills to their true
source. When they advocate repudia-
ton, they generally confine themselves
to the State debt, which is only small
part Of their burden. 1t appears that
there must be something wrong at their
own doors. 1t is possible that there
are rings at Memphis handling the
money OF the county and the city as
well az at Nashville. We know moth
ing Of this, however.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24

THERE is little problem in mathe-
MATES that the U. d a., at Nashville,
might answer to the satisfaction of tax
payers, if it only would. 1t is pro-
pounded by the Memphis avalanche,
and is as follows:
The Nashville Banner say- the July
interest on the Tennessee funded debt
will be paid without the borrowing
of cent" OF course. With two
years revenues it will not be difficult
to pay one years interest. But as, ac-
cording to the most favorable showing
the Controllers books can make, the
annual expenses exceed the annual
revenues several hundred thousand
dollars, what will become Of the inter
est when the back taxes are collected
and used?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
Crop Reports.

The Cleveland Banner says: Our
farmers are getting pretty well through
with their wheat harvest. The yield
will be very large and entirely salts
factory. The late rains have helped
the oat crop greatly.
An ear of wheat, raised on Candy's
creek, was on exhibition at this office.
a few days ago, that contained 10
grains, was about inches in length,
with 5 grains in some of the meshes.
Who car beat this?
The Athens Post says: A friend
writes for Washington, Rhea county
under date of the 18th: Our prospect
for wheat has not been so tine since
1854. Most of our farmers will finish
harvesting this week. All who have
harvested say that their wheat has
come up to their expectations. Corn
crops have improved greatly in the
last week. Oats and grasses are short.
The Messrs. Getty's of the lower
Eastanallee Valley, have sold their
surplus wheat-between a thousand
and fourteen hundred bushels-at
$l.25 per bushel, to be delivered on the
railroad by the 18th of July. This is
the only transaction in the new crop
we have heard Of in this county.
An Atlanta Commission House no
ting the large wheat crop West, says /:
As the Western crop Except the
Southern portions of Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana.) does not come into
market until September, the crop OF
Tennessee and other Southern States
will he marketed and partly sold be
fore the crop of the West can, to any
extent, come into competition with II,
and in view of the immensely of this
years crop and the large surplus oil
last year yet unsold, we would advise
early sales a. far AZ practicable
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
The Knoxville Chronicle.

We omitted last week to notice the
recent enlargement of the Knoxville
Daily Chronicle. 1t has added a col
umn to each page and is now issued as
twenty-eight column daily. The
Chronicle Is an enterprising, live paper,
full of news and not niggardly in OBJ
tanning it. Like all of us fulmina-
tors of public opinion it does not
please all of its readers, at all times but
1t has won public favor for its intrinsic
merits as a newspaper that in this sec.
ton is not prompted by politics or con-
trolled by any reduction in its subscrip-
ton price from the generality of pa
pers of its class. We wish the ChrOni-
Gle continued business success.-Mor.
ristOlOn Gazette lDenlocrat.l
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
The Grain situation In Enrope.

The Echo AgricOIe gives a general
review Of the crop situation in Europe,
which we condense rs follows:
Great Britain will have an average
yield Belgium aud Holland have no
reason 10 complain and the cereals look
well. In Southern Germany the rye
crop has been injured, but the general
aspect OF the crops was good. In Aus
tria Hungary some provinces have
suffered pretty severely, but the wheat
crop 10 placed at 10 per cent"
In addition TO this the news from
Southern Russia Is very favorable.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
Z NOTHING BUT A MERE MULE-DRIvER
AND TANNER"

Mr.. Dreamer, Democratic Con-
gresham from New York, while the
question of Civil Service Reform was
being discussed in the House, declared
that it was idle and ridiculous to ex-
pect such II thing, with President in
tie Executive chair, who before the
war was nothing but mere mule.
driver aud tanner" This would have
country where The Government is an
aristocracy, but it is hardly the thing
in country like ours Many of the
greatest men who have ever lived in
this country came up from the lower
walks of life. Abraham Lincoln was
" rail splitter" as the Democracy
charged in 1850, and yet he made a
most acceptable and able Chief Execu-
tive during the most perilous period in
the history of the Republic, Benjt-
min franklin was only printer, but
he gained "A reputation which will live
while civilization exists. Daniel
Webster was a farmers son, but was
universally recognized rs one Of Amet-
ica's most profound statesmen. Henry
Clay was the son of an obscure Bap-
fist minister, and his reputation as a
great orator is known all over the civ>
ilized world. Horace Greeley was n
poor printer, the son of farmer, aud
struggled for years against poverty,
yet in the profession of journalism
he stood without superior
in this country or any other.
Henry Wilson, now Vice President of
the United States, was once IA shoe.
maker. History is full Of instances,
demonstrating that man who is once
tanner" or shoemaker, is not
compelled to always remain so.
1t is a proud feature in our boosted
form of government, that men are
created free and equal and every man
may aspire to the highest Office in the
land, with reasonable hope of success,
| provided he is honest, industrious and
| capable. The sneers of such men as
Mr.. Dreamer iujure no one. No one
thinks les of the President because he
was tanner" He was, no doubt, q
| good one. and performed his work
well just as he did AS the Commander.
in-Chief of the greatest volunteer army
of modern times, and just as he has
as the Chief Magistrate of the greatest
nation in the world. When we have
reached that point in our history when
! the huuots aud emoluments of office
are bestowed alone upon privileged
few who were fortunate enough to be
born of aristocratic families, then tn,
remarks of this Congressman will be
well timed and appropriate, but now
they are entirely out of place.