Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-11-14
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE.
Established 1888.

his name has been on its subscription
list ever since. But his sketch ends
with the proprietorship of Z. P. Nc
Ginty, who sold the CHRONICLE to Z.
W. Thomas 10 1s49, who conducted it
as editor, proprietor and publisher, un-
til October |, 1857, when be sold it to
Neblett & Grant, under whose manage
ment il still fiourishes. 1t has nearly
quadrupled in size since Judge Over
ton christened it, and we are vain
enough to believe he will concur with
us when we say it has lost none Of its
former prestige, and that in all the
long years since he retired from jour
nalism, the CHRONICLE has battled
manfully for the right, and to-day
Yields an influence for good wherever
il is read. Whatever may have been
its shortcomings, as an educator ofthe
people, those connected with its man
agement have the consolation of know
ing that it has had no agency in famil-
iarizing the popular mind with vice
and crime, by laying before its readers
the most disgusting details attending
the worst examples of human deprav-
ity. We confidently appeal to its past,
as evidence of the CHRONICLES claim
10 liberal patronage.
We have been heretofore under the
impression that the present number
would close the forty-fifth volume of
the CHRONICLE; but from Judge Over
tons letter and from an old copy of the
paper we have obtained, we learn that
the first number, under the name of
CHRONICLE, was issued June II, 1888,
and consequently this is No. % of Vol
42-whole No. 2.l57, to which we have
altered it as viii be seen by reference
TO the first page
EDITORS CHRONICLE: In the CONVEX
sation had with you in GAINESVILLE,
In September, relative to the establish
ment of the CHRONICLE, thought l
had on hand data, by reference to
which / could speak with certainty as
10 the date of its initial number. On
further examination, l find files Of The
CHRONICLE, including the twelve num-
bers Of its first publication, which l
had carefully laid away, had been de-
stroyed by the vandalism of the iede-
raj soldiers, who paid frequent visits
TO my residence during the late civil
strife. My memory (which is none of
the best)is my sole reliance for the cor
rectness of the statement which | ap-
pend, and which think approximates
the truth.
The GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE Geo nom
ine) was inaugurated by myself in the
spring or in the early summer of 1893.
Several newspapers had been previous
" published in GAINESVILLE, but the i'm
mediate predecessor of the CHRONICLE
was The Tocsin, edited by the late
Major Joseph Hise, which after a briet
existence, was discontinued. The
"Clarksville Weekly CHRONICLE, thus
established, was edited and in part
owned by myself, and published by Mr..
Frank Richardson, who was foreman
and in part proprietor of the establish
ment. He, with the assistance of his
brother and the devil (the printer S
devil, not the theological devil, issued
the CHRONICLE weekly for several
years. The CHRONICLE assumed the
motto, 'Nailias dddjcfus jlTdre an
Derba magistri," (bound to support the
dogmas of no MASTERY, and persistently
and warmly advocated the cali of a
convention to alter and amend the
State Constitution of 1896. In the year
1888 vote was taken upon calling a
convention to revise the existing con-
stitution of the State. The vote given
for members Of the General Assembly
in the election of that year was 90,7S1
and 1913 for the call of a convention
being a majority of over 5000 votes fol-
convention. A convention was con.
sequently called. On the first Thursday
and Friday in March 1884, an election
was held for sixty delegates, in pursu
ance of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of the State, entitled AN act Il
provide for the calling of "a convention
The Hon. Willie Blount, Cover.
nor of the State. who was citizen O
Montgomery county, was chosen Il
represent the county in the convention
The convention assembled in Nash
willie on the 18th of May, 1884, and af
ter laborious session of one hundre,
and twenty-four days, constitution
was adopted. submitted to the people
aud ratified by them on the first Thurs
day IN August, 1884.
On the first Thursday in August
1875, the FIRST election under the new
or amended constitution, TO elect
Governor and members to the Legisls
tare. took place. At the election abov
designated, Major Joseph Hise, Docto
Rogers doth dead many years) an
myself were candidates to represen
this county in the lower branch of tn
Legislature. In this triangular con
test received plurality of votes an
VAS elected.
Before | took my seat in the Legs
Iature, which convened in Nashville o
the first Monday in October, l0,11,
withdrew from the editorship OF th
CHRONICLE, aud was succeeded by III
aate james B. Mcclure, Esq, who wa
succeeded by The late Hon. james |
Reynolds. at one time, (lS23) repre-
sentative in Congress from this distrie
the editorShip and the propsietorshi