Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-09


last winter to beat " Androo" John
son for the United States Senate has
gone to California.
Wendell Phillips thinks that in
spite of Gen, Grants letter declaring
a third term, that the Republican
party should insist on running him.
The New York Herald is engage
ed in getting the opinions of every~
body and their cousins on the third
term nonsense. 1t must have some>
thing to talk about.
Mrs. Handy, wife of Adjutant
General w. II. Handy, Of Gov. Por-
ter's staff, died at the Commercial Ho-
tel in Nashville, Wednesday morning.
Her remains were taken to Paris for
burial.
Jefferson Davis has written a
letter TO the St. Louis Times to say
that he doesn't agree with Sherman
in certain statements made in the
much talked OF memoirs. Sherman
no doubt feels very badly about it,
Gen. Jno. ". Harlan, Republi-
can candidate for Governor in Ken
lucky, has signifiei his intention of
meeting his Democratic competitor,
Col. MeCreary, in a joint canvass of the
State. Gen. Harlan stands without
superior in the State Of Kentucky, as
stump speaker.
The New York EUcning Post,
speaking OF the Presidents letter on the
third term question, says: 1.-The COM
mon sense of the people will construe
the letter-and rightly-as an une-
quivocal disavowal, by a man who is
not a dissembler, of all purpose and
desire of denomination to the Presi-
dency.n
Another encouraging prospect
Of the improvement of public
sentiment, is the suspension
of Alex. st. Clair Abrams
Atlanta Mems It was a regular fire
eating sheet, constantly fighting over
the battles of the war. 1t has run its
race, however,a and no one mourns over
its departure.
1t will be seen that our Granger
friends have decided to take hold of
the Eastern Division Fair, aud have
made an organization. They will hold
q fair this fall, as Will be seen. We
wish the new organization success,
and will contribute all in our power to
render it so. We believe, if properly
managed, it is for the general benefit,
and in an enterprise OF this kind, we
do not allow any to excel US in Jealous
effort
The Southern Catholic, published
at Memphis, compliments the senior
editor of this paper with a column of
personal abuse. We say "compli-
ments because we esteem it in that
light. Judging from the character of
this particular editorial, this is about
the only way the editor of that paper
could really compliment any one.
There are men whose i'll will and
enmify is more to be desired than their
friendship.
The st. Louis GloJe-DemOcrdt
comes TO us now in quarto form. 1t is
one of the best conducted papers in the
West, and is established on a perfectly
independent basis. 1t is newspaper
worthy of the great metropolis in
which it is published, and exerts an
influence that can not be oSer-estima-
ted. 1t is thoroughly Republican IN
politics, which fact, however, robs it Of
none of the independence which at
taches to a reliable newspaper.
The Nashville Banner carries
the third term business little farther
than average Democratic organs do.
1t objects to Gen. Hayes, the Repub-
lican nominee for Governor in Ohio,
because he has heretofore held the of.
flee two terms, Notwithstanding two
terms have interviewed since he retired.
This is about as valid an objection as
we would look for from bourbon
source, but the Banner protested some
time ago that 1t didn't belong to that
stripe.
THE Shelbyville Commercial,
speaking of the Presidential election,
says: With tried, true and able
leaders, and platform of principles in
keeping with the ancient faith and
doctrines Of the party, the Democracy
will sweep the country from Maine to
California. To do this, genuine DEM
ocrats must rule in choosing candi-
dates" To put the matter in per-
fectly practical shape, so all will under
stand what 1t means, it mentions the
names Of Andrew Johnson, OF Tennes-
see, and VIM. Allen, of Ohio, as its
candidates.
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