Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-07-16

Sno OlueT anu more lnuu-
--slaI inempers expressed their decided
W ish not to do. anything tina might be
construed as unbecoming patrons, eth
er individually or as an Organization,
not to be guilty of anything that
might be regarded disrespectful to the
flag Of our country. Had we had time
no doubt every man in the Grange
would have expressed himself accord.
ingly.
The time having arrived for the exer>
cises Of the day to begin, there was no
Flag secured until noon, when the
committee sent for, and obtained the flag
used by the 4th Tenn. U. 8. Cavalry,
and a number of smaller ones with which
Trey ornamented the stand, In o short
time after Mr.. Kirk brought his flag and
placed it at one corner of the stage. There
was nothing said against the IA or Is
other flags that hung around the stand,
but as to the one Mr.. Kirk brought there
was some manifestation of dissatisfaction
by q very few persons as to its being
there, and the reasons chiefly as expressed
by the aggrieved parties are substantially
as we have stated, viz his imprudent and
insulting demeanor and his ~domineering
disposition as manifested on this and for>
mer occasions.
The apparent disposition to disturb
Mr.. Kinks flag was prevented by the
prompt action of three er>rebel soldiers
and other members of the Grange. Those
who objected to the flag were neuer rebel
soldiers, on the contrary one of them not
a meuber of the Grange. belongs to one
of the best union families in the county,
and the other insisted on going himself
elsewhere and procuring an American flag.
Now as to the relation which the
Grange sustains to the affair, it is not
responsible for anything that might APP
pear wrong on the occasion.
The committee individually and col
lectiveIy strove to do all in their power
to promote the good Of the occasion. And
1.-THE action of the committee, as far as
we knoap, was the exciting cause oc the
subsequent attempt to pull down the flag"
as expressed by the HERALD AND TRI>
BuNE is by no means correct, as the con-
trolling desire of the committee was to
preserve peace, harmony and good order.
An attempt to reflect improper motives
to the action of the committee or Grange
is unfair, and the idea that any outburst
that might have been made, was prevented
only by persons who we re once union sol.
diers or union men and to say nothing in
favor OF the men, &c confederate soldiers,
who we're the PRINCIPAL ones to act in
%hindering the disturburbance, is to say
the least, unjust, and finally, to attribute
the spirit Of treason, ""monster secession
and the like to the promptings of the Or
ganlzation or committee, solely on &C.
count of the doings of one or two isolated
persons, is unfair and unjust, such a
spirit" and such a monster are con.
trary to the imperative demands of the
organization and these demands to be
true to one another according to the prln-
eiples of the order, and to be honest and
respectful to all mankind, the order ins
tends to adhere to the examinations and
unjust insinuations Of enemies and polit.
ical tricksters to the contrary notwith,
standing.
Now to sum all in q few words. Had
it not been for rashness and imprudence o.
one man on the one part, there would
have been no rashness or imprudence Of
one or two on the other part, such as Wa,
deprecated by all. The Grange hac
assembled and invited all good people o
the community to unite with them in
; celebrating the day-the 4M Of July
and any intimation of their being OF
posed to any emblem of the day, is evi
, dence prima facia of falsity, and all tn
proceedings of the day will fully demon
strate the same.
The COMMITTEES.
Tnokooo TIL OkL 1921