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The farmers' vindicator., 1875-05-14
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TERMS oE SUBSCRIPTION.

BUSINESS MANAGER AND LOCAL EDITOR.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Ida Greeley
have taken house for the season in
the West End, London. They will
make excursions into the country from
time to time.
The Democratic City Council of
Paris, KY, has voted an appropriation
of 81 500 to the Catholic school of that
place. The Republican tax payers
have enjoined the collection.
The headquarters of the National
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry,
which, ever since the organization of
the order, have been in Washington,
will probably be removed to Louis.
vile, KY, in short time.
The Philadelphia Press Is investiga-
ting the hotel capacities of the Quaker
City in order to discover how the Wis.,
itOrs to the Centennial are likely TO
fare. 1t discovers that there are TWEEN
ty-nine hotels in the place, able to ac-
commodate, in an ordinary way, about
1900 guests, but expecting to pack in
over 1000 more next year.
The oldest ex. United States Senator
now living is said to be Peleg Sprague.
formerly of Maine, who was Senator
from that State from 1929 to 1885. He
also represented the Kennebec district
in Congress from 1895 to 1929, was sub
sequently for many years Judge of the
United States District Court of Massa-
chusetts, and is now living in Boston
at greatly advanced age.
The Agricultural Department has
statistics, carefully collected by respeD-
sible persons in the seven hog leading
States, which show that in January
last there were in those States, on the
hoof, LILA, 500 hogs, These were d.
vided as follows; Indiana, 10000
head; Illinois, 1904 600 head Iowa,
3,39S, 200 head; Missouri, 2,OS2,6OO
head; Ohio, l,734, 400 head Kentecky,
LOG 900 head; Wisconsin, 5S7 800
head. 1t is estimated that the returns
from other States will make the hog
crop for this year over 1S,060,0 900 head.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

On last Tuesday man, part Indian,
but whose name we could not obtain,
committed suicide at McDonald's Sta
ton, nine miles west Of here, by hang
ing himself to tree with hickory
bark. Cause, family difficulty--Chdt-
Commercial
The canine crap il looking up
in our district. One citizen has TWEEN
ty.eight dollars worth. The assessor
thinks IL the crap" continues devel-
oping itself, IL will lie the heaviest
yield that ever was harvested of any
kind, by ajax collector or any other
man. Next gentleman.-Athens Net0s.
A Cleveland letter to the Chatta-
nooga Commercial has the following
item: Last evening the eldest son
(Johnnie) of Col. y. NJ. Nelson fell
from large gate, on the land near the
C0loneps residence, and broke his left
arm, between the elbow and shoulder.
Dr. w. p. ROdifer set and dressed the
limb, and to day the little fellow is
resting very easy.
Athens Post : We met with "a num-
Der of farmers of Meigs county, at De-
catur, last Monday. Opinions are
various in regard to wheat. some ex-
press "a belief that the crop will be an
average one, while others think it will
fall below, but that the grain will be
better than usual. Corn is clean and
growing off rapidly under the eXhilar-
ling effects of the resent rains.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

The most intelligent members of the
Democratic party in Ohio are Archbishop
Purcell, Bishop Glimour, and the Catho-
lie priests. They are men of education,
OF rare talent, of great force of character,
and represent in the most positive way
not less than sixty per cent. Of the Dem
ocratic vote of Ohio. All these men, with
out exception, now that Bishop Hannin
Is not of them, demand division of the
school fund, and make that doctrine, 10
be put in practice when the Democratic
party is well in power, the price of their
support of the Democratic tickets at each
and every election. The most influential
newspapers in the Democratic party of
Ohio are the Cincinnati Telegraph, the
Cathode URiperse, of Cleveland, and the
Toledo Revie0. All of these journals de-
mand a division OF the school fund, and
boldly proclaim that doctrine from week
to week as fundamental condition of
their support of VIM. Allen and the
Democratic ticket.--Sandusky Register.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
MOB LAW.

The Washington Chronicle says I.
1.-THE newspaper which advocates
mob law, is, to say the least, like the
mob which it commends, of doubtful
utility This much may be said and
much more. The newspaper that adj
vocates mob law is guilty of a grave
crime against society and the country,
and should be dealt with and treated
in every respect as criminal. There
are times when the ordinary process
of law seems very slow in the punish
ment of degraded wretches who sink
TO the lowest depths of crime, COM
uniting acts revolving to humanity.
Rut it is always safer and better to
let the law take its course. No coun-
try is safe that permits the passions
of men to have their own way in
times Of extreme excitement. One
man may be punished by mob who
deserves death, but such things if
permitted at all will soon run to ex.
cess, and then human safety hangs
upon a slender thread. We trust
there is not a newspaper in the land
that will defend mob law under any
circumstances. Rather let such a
spirit be strongly condemned by the
press at all times. If justice is de.
layed unnecessarily by the courts,
let public sentiment be brought to
bear upon them, but never let mob
law be resorted TO.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

against any other charge affecting his
military character. be that charge
made by Gen. Sherman or any one
else. His history is that of prudent
and cautious, but at the same time a
brave and determined man. The
writer hereof had opportunities of
watching his career during the late
war, being for some time in his irnme-
diate command and nearly all of the
time during the war participating in
the movements in which Thomas was
a conspicuous leader.
The manner in which he handled
his command on the bloody field of
Chicamauga, where he undoubtedly
saved Rosecranz's army from defeat
and disaster, if not from utter destruc-
ton. was evidence of his courage and
skill as q military commander.
At Nashville when he was besieged
by General Hood in the latter part of
the year 1864, he subjected himself
to the severest criticism from the
authorities at Washington and even
from Grant and Sherman, but the re-
suit fully vindieated his judgment in
not making the attack on Hood
sooner. He was slow, perhaps, but
he was exceedingly sure. and by this
one mastery stroke he broke up
Hoods army, and virtually ended the
war so far as his department was con-
cerned. Had he been relieved from
his command by General Logan. rs
was contemplated, or by any other
man, or had he made the attack on
Hoods lines on the 9th of December
as he was ordered 70 do from Wash.
ington instead of the 18th, as he did
do, tue result afght have been very
different. One thing is certain, that
No officer at that particular time and
on that particular occasion could
have gained the confidence Of that
army as General Thomas had, and
had it been known, at any time, that
the attack on Hood was being made
before he believed the time had come,
it is exceedingly uncertain what the
result would have been.
But, as we said in the outset, Gen.
Thomas needs no defense from us,
even were he attacked in the most
savage manner. He never made
mistake nor lost battle" and to the
latest day impartial history will write
him down as one Of the greatest gen
erals developed by the late war.
Sherman may have thought him slow
and perhaps he was slow, but he was
a necessary adjunct to the great army
commanded by General Sherman, and
did his full part in browning the cam
paigns of 1868 and 1864 with sue
cess,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
THE THIRD TERM AND THE
OFFICE HOLDERS.

1t is well known that HupeTS
Weekly has boldly criticised whatever
has appeared in President Grants
administration, which it has thought
worthy of criticism. 1t has been an
avowed opponent of a third term.
No journal in the land has spoken
more decidedly on the subject. But
unlike some of the sensational and
the little personal organs of disap-
pointed office-hunters, it is satisfied
with the Presidents letter. 1t char.
acterizes it as ga simple, direct,
manly letter, which will renew the re-
gard that the country must always
feel for the man who has rendered it
services so illustrious." This is the
language of bold, Independent, un.
prejudiced thinker, and is in marked
contrast with the utterances of some
of the contemplate little organs be.
longing to the class we have alluded
to above. The fact is, and reasonable
men know it and will admit it, that
the Presidents letter puts an end to
all discussion on the question. 1t is
plain and to the point. No man who
wants to understand it can fail TO do
so. He means what he says and his
words are easily understood. OF
course demagogues will try to give it
a different Interpretation; but to ar
que differently than from what APP
pears plainly on the face of the letter,
would be an insult to the intelligence
of newspaper readers.
Some of these demagogues and
broken down political hacks, profess
to have q mortal fear of Federal
ofiice-holders. They pretend to think
that the Federal offices are held by
corrupt, scheming, INSCRIPTIONS men,
who bind themselves together in
'rings" and combinations for the pur-
pose of controlling their party, and
that they will force President Grant
on the country for third term. Such
expressions generally come either
from men who have sought Office all
their lives, ana have been defeated, or
from little, corrupt fellows without
brains or influence, who, for a few
paltry dollars and the hope Of little
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
OUR STATE FINANCES.

Hon. II. N. Snyder, writing to the
Chattanooga Times from Nashville,
says:
The finances Of the State al receiving the
earnes. attention of the Governor, and he
expects to perfect arrangements by which
the interest due in July on the public debt
will be promptly met. If the Governor is
able to mature plans now under considP sra
ton, there will be no trouble in regard 10
the payment of any future installment OF
interest. If the creditors Of Tennessee
and especially those who have made the
most money through their connection with
the finances of the State, are at all reasona-
BILE, the financial problem will be easily
solved. The greatest difficulties are pre-
scented by those who have the least cause
TO complain,
We do not know and the above
named correspondent does not say
how the Governor Is going to pay
this interest, but if he can do it and
not increase the debt somewhere else,
he will have performed a financial feat
for which he will deserve special
credit
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

brief notoriety, are willing to act as
their supple tools. Such fellows
speak in glittering generalities Of cor.
ruption, while they are guilty either
of Withholding from the public that
which as honest men they ought to
divulge, or else are perpetrating what
they know to be downright false
hoods. If they know of corrupt
oflice.holders it is their duty to give
their names and aid in htring their
punished. If they know of none they,
as a matter of course, are guilty of
lying. ra.l ...l
The fact is, and it is perfectly APP
parent to every one, that these grum.
blers are the victims Of q disappointed
ambition. They imagine that their
talents and patriotism have not been
sufficiently appreciated. The trouble
is, not that they fear encroachments
on the liberties Of the people from the
onice.holders, but that they, them
selves, do not hold the offices. A
few fifth-rate postofices, or subordi-
nate collectorships, or something of
a like character, distributed among
them would quiet their nerves, and
stop their goose.like gable. Under
well regulated Government, this
will never be done, and, hence, the
noise will be kept up. President Grant
may write letter every day from now
until November, 1876, declining to
be 4 candidate for reelection. and
still they will gable. If he will give
them some petty oflice-give them the
lowest position in the "bread and
butter brigade''-they will gladly ac-
cept it. and that will be the last OF 1t.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
OLD PARsoN BRowNLow.

This disreputable old Tennessee politician
has been abusing General d. H. Hill. His
forte is abuse, and his abuse is founded on
falsehood. He is a scoundrel, and if he
will come TO Greenvillc, South Carolina, the
editor of the Nes0s will open his columns
to him to enable him to refute the charge,
or he will meet him on the stump.-Green
vile Is. G. Ne,e5.
This / understand to be a cautious.
ly worded challenge to fight duel,
L accept the challenge, The laws
governing the Code of Honor allows
the challenged party to designate
time and place, and weapons for q
duel, l appoint that we fight in an
open.top hog pen, Immediately after q
hard summer rain, and that the
weapons be d,0g-forks. Whoever
shall toss the other out, shall be re.
garded as having killed him in mortal
combat.
w. G. BRowSLow, Editor, etc.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
SHERMAN'S MEMOIRS AND
GEN. G. II. THOMAS.

About the severest criticism, and
in fact the only criticism made upon
the military character of Gen. George
ii. Thomas, in Gen. w, T. Sherman's
" Memoirs" is that he was slo,c. On
one or two occasions, most notably at
Nashville with Gen. Hood in his front,
he failed to attack with a promptness
which would satisfy the impetuous
Sherman. Even where Thomas is
criticised by Sherman; however, it
is done in kindly spirit, which does
not sound like the fault finding Of an
enemy. Now Gen. Thomas needs
no defense whatever from us against
the charge Of being slow" or
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
A Sensational Story Spoiled.
pc,'al Dispatch to The Cincinnati Gaz,tte

lSlecdl ulspatch 10 tue CINCINNATI GaZaue
WASHINGTON, June 10.
The New York EVening Post, of
YESTERDAY, printed n sensational dis
patch from an occasional correspon-
dent, setting forth that Senator Nor
ton has had a serious misunderstand-
ing with Secretary Bristow that he
insists upon certain changes of revenue
officers in Indiana being made accord
ing to his views, or he will break with
tine administration, and that a short
time ago he prevented the Secretary
from inducing the President to appoint
Gov. Hawley, of Connecticut, Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, and
dictated the appointments of Mr.. Pratt.
There Is not one particle of truth in
the dispatch. There are no pending
changes of revenue officials in Indiana
under consideration, nor is Senator
Morton seeking any. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Pratt as Commissioner
was not known to Senator Morton un-
til the acceptance of the appointments
bad reached Washington. The int0l~
view between the Secretary and the
Senator yesterday was throughout of,
the most friendly character, and SEN
ator Morton, during his visit here,
took occasion to express himself in
very flattering terms in regaEd to Sec,
rotary Bristow. The dispatch is false
from beginning to end.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

The Nashville Banner mentions
the name Of Rolfe $, Sanders, of this
county; as an aspirant for the Clerk
ship of the House of Representatives
-ofthe 44th Congress.
HIS it come to this, that Dem-
oeratic Judge is the first to sustain the
constitutionality of the Civil Rights
Bill 1t is just so. Judge Nelson OF
Minnesota has given an opinion af-
firming the constitutiOuRlity of the
act. The Democrats have loudly pro-
claimed to the world that the only
hope of escape from the pernieious eff
fects of the odious bill was through
the election of Democrats. Who sup
posed the.c hypocrisy would be so soon
exposed?
There is certainly something
very remarkable in the influence ex-
erted and the great interest excited by
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the two
noted evangeists. who have been i'll
England for some time. a late Lon
don dispatch says that it is estimated
that-sG, 909 people have attended Mr..
Moody's meetings a Bow Hall in
Three days. They met with no little
opposition from the lime they COM
menced holding meetings in Great
Britain, which Opposition was mani
tested in sneers aud in moTs positive
ways, but ell to 20 effect.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
The Claflin Smuggling Case.
Special to The Baltimore Sun.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE i'm
preston at the Treasury Department is
that the indictments against II. B.
Clafiln d Co, for Smuggling, will be
sustained. Cases against other large
importers are now being worked up.
and il Is said at the department that
the developments will be much more
astonished than in the case of the
whisky ring disclosures. Mr.. Clafiin
is one of the pillars OF the Plymouth
Church, and it was said that he had
expressed his willingness to contribute
a million dollars to defend Beecher.
notwithstanding his piety and his
hlgh social and mercantile standing,
the officers of the department claim,
that they have proof that he has pur-
chased large quantities of smuggling
silks and other goods. A high officer
OF the treasury said to-day that Score
tary' Bristow intended to collect the
revenue, no matter who it brought
him in collision with,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

Now, since the war whoop has died away
in iraternal love, the election Of Andrew
johnson will no, longer be considered a
crime against the country, by any one
Memphis Avalanche.
No, not crime by any means, but
the idea that any one thinks of An
drew johnson as even probable
candidate for the Presidency, is a
joke too transparent to be appreciat-
ed by any except the unsophisticated
young man of the AoaIanche, unless
we except the able editor of the Shell
byville Commercial.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

GovgRsoR BRowNLow, in the Knoxville
Chronicle, classes the Banner with the
Tennessee journals that supported Harris
for Governor in 1861. The ex Senator,
memory is defective. The Banner sup.
ported VIM. II. Polk.-Ndshville Banner
We hasten to make the correction.
We would not make so serious a
charge as that of supporting Gov,
Harris for a third term against any
one unless we thought it true. But
the Union and american can't get out
of it that way.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

AFTER having given Sherman S
Memoirs" a careful reading, we are
at loss to know how the charge which
has been made, that they were pub.
lished for political effect, isto be main
tanned. 1t appears to us that if G en-.
Sherman had had political aspirations,
the publication of this book is about
the last thing he would have permit
ted, because it is calculated to array
against him some of the leading men
of both political parties. Montgom.
cry Blair, one of the shrewdest and
sharpest managers in the Democratic
party, has already written a letter in
reply to Sherman's statements, and
others it is said will write. If he
were seeking popularity and attempt
ing to make himself acceptable to the
leaders of either party, he would have
avoided some things which stand out
conspicuously in his book. The charge
that he is an aspirant for the Presi
dency, and that this book was written
with that end in view, is, without
doubt, unfounded.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
They Hadn't Any.

A motherly old lady, travelling alone, was
eating dinner at one Of the hotels Yesterday,
when she called out TO the waiter:
Say, have you any cOw-cumbers cut
up in vinegar p
No, maam, we haven't" answered the
waiter
Nv al, it's just:about as well " remarked
the old lady; II s'pose they'd give me the
collie If ate any" ---Detroit Free Press.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
California Republicans Speak Ont


The following is one OF the resolu-
tions adopted by the Republicans OF
California, in their State Convention
at Sacramento last week:
ResotVed, That the freedom Of the
state from ecclesiastical control ia of
equal importance with the mainten-
anee OF religious freedom from State
control. That the common schools
and inasitgtions of the State were
established as preventive OF the
crime and poverty which attend ipnor-
ance, and we will tolerate no interfar-
ence with 1t from any quarter, and
that any effort to divide the school
fund for the purpose of supporting
sectarian schools with portions thereof
shall be met with all the resistance in
our power.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16

From the above table it will be seen
that the mean temperature of the coolest
day in January is 0 degrees above zero,
and for February and December y de-
grces above zero.
The mean temperature OF the warmest
day in July will DE % degrees for June
IS degrees and for August 81 degrees.
These are figures based on observations
for eighteen years, and show our climate
to be neither extremely warm nor cold
The average temperature for the year is
about 81 degrees. Reader, compare these
figures with your own climate. DO you
live in Maine? How often do you find
the thermometer in winter 30 degree,
and more beiOw zero How often do you
find il in summer over 100 degrees? On
the oh Of July, lSGS, the report show,
that the thermometer at Portland, Maine
stood at 9S-ll0-9l or z mean OF over lOC
degrees for the day. These figures will
show our Northern readers what OuI
climate is and its advantages for farming
They can apply the figures and Judge for
themselves. We propose now 10 con-
slider
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
OUR CLIMATE As TO ITS HEALTHFUL-
MSS.

There is no consideration 50 important
TO the immigrant rs the healthfulncss of
his proposed home. He may find in an
unhealthful locality better chances for
accommodating wealth, but he takes those
chances at the risk Of his life. What, af-
ter all, is there more valuable in this
world than good health. Men toll all
their lives for wealth and then travel the
world over 10 lind sltilful physicians and
health-giving waters 10 relieve their mala-
dies. All these affections might be
spared by a judicious selection Of home.
The elevation OF East Tennessee give il
a dry, well drained soil and clear free
stone water. Thus miasmatic eXhalations
breed more fever and chills and among
our native population this dread disease Is
unknown.
We have known many cases OF rather
remarkable improvement in the health OF
persons afflicted with bronchial and pull
monary diseases. The figures of the cen
sus Of 1860 show the deaths from
consumption in the States as follows: In
New York, ] out OF every 473 in Penn
sylyania, ! out Of every sos in Massachu-
sets, out Of every 2jG; while m Ten
nessee, the proportion Is but ] ont of
every III.