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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
That Offensive Editorial

From the Daily Chronicle. April PSI
"This was the minute man of the
revolution, the rural citizen trained
in the common school, the church and
the town meeting, who carried bay
onet that thought and whose gun
loaded with aprinciple brought down
not man but a system.n Such is the
description given by George William
Curtis in his admirable Centennial
Grafton at Concord, of the revolution
atty heroes through whose sacrifices we
inherit the greatest republic of the
world. 1t Is worth while in this age
and in this country to reflect for a mo-
ment how far we can safely depart
from the standard ofcitizenship which
the revolution fixed. That revolution
was successful, because in every heart
the love of country was paramount to
every other consideration. There were
no sectarian or sectional gods TO divide
the allegiance which the fathers felt
were due each other and out of which
was created the Constitution and form
of government under which we now
live.
One of the greatest dangers to which
as nation we are now objected is the
division of allegiance of the citizen
between his Government and his
church. Bismarck in Germany and
Gladstone in England have unmarked
the batteries that are pointed against
their respective Governments, and the
issue in this country must come very
soon. In Ohio the coalition between
the Catholic Church and the Democ-
racy is unblushingly announced.
When the Legislature of the State
passed the Geghan bill at the COM
mands of the church by which the in
situations under State control were
thrown open to the priesthood, the
Catholic Telegraph, of Cincinnati,
| said 1.-THE unbroken solid vote Of the
Catholic citizens of the State will be
given to the Democracy at the fall
election" The startling demands for
a division of the school funds in New
York and other States and the alarm
| ing growth of the political aspirations
of the Church in this country all serve
to show the character of the issues
soon to be presented for every citizen,
We have no disposition to force them
prematurely, or to drag unnecessarily
any sectarian controversies into the
| political arena, but the time Is oppor-
tune for enforcing the necessity of
| training our youth in the school-house
that he may be intelligent and pre-
pared to discharge with safety the i'm
portant duties of citizenship in a coun-
try whose existence depends upon an
enlightened and honest suffrage.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

the Popes infallible, who urged on
Philip Of Spain, in his relentless per-
secutions of the Protestants of the
Netherlands? OF course the Catho-
lie Church defend the inquisition and
its fearful massacres they were the
work of the Church. America
seems to have been reserved by Prov.
idence as a field upon which great
human problems were to be fought
out. The next great battle may be
with the dogma of infallibility, ar
rayed against the claim for private
Judgment, and the right to worship
God according to the dictates of our
own consciences. We now only feel
the velvet of the paw of the tiger
let a fit occasion arise and we may
feel its claws.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
MOB LAW.

Last Friday a negro man shot and
killed policeman while in the dis
charge Of his duty, The murder,
from all accounts, was attrocious and
unprovoked. The negro made his
escape for short time, but was ar
rested and confined in Jail. An in.
furiated mob, with sledge hammers
and crowbars forced their way into the
Jail, took the prisoner out, shot him
and threw his body into the Cumber-
land river from the suspension bridge.
1t was a terrible retribution, and no
doubt the wretch deserved death, but
we regret exceedingly to see the law
thus defed and disregarded. Mob
law is never justifable under any
circumstances. 1t is far better to let
the law take it's course. We cordially
approve of the position taken by the
Banner in this matter. 1t says:
awe suppOse-though the matter has
never been legally investigated-that the
killing Of policeman FraziOr in this city
yesterday by a negro, was an atrociOus
murder. But the disgraceful sequel to the
fOrcible removal from the jail of the pris-
oner, the shooting and killing him, and
throwing Of his body over the suspension
bridge into the river, was an atrocity not a
whit less rsprebensble or criminal, and
should have been prevented. Every one
Of the dozen or less persons engaged in
this work, are just as liable 20 the death
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

penalty as their victim. There was no mob.
There was a crowd Of spectators blocking
up the street in front Of the Jail, very quiet
aud undemonstrative. There could not
have been more than dozen men who
were the real actors. 1t will not do to say
this could not have been prevented. Either
the Jail should have been protected invio-
late er else, If the prisoner was to be per-
mtted taken out, then he should not have
been put in at all, but handed over at the
outset to the amateur executioners. No
doubt the negro got his just deserts But
Nashville has sustained q worse injury. A
dozen muskets, with bayonets at the muz-
zle, and ball-cartridge at the breech, would
have prevented the forcing of the Jail last
night, MS it would suffice to do at any
time.
This is the. second time Nashville has suf-
fered like disgrace. 1t ought to be stop
ped very decisively, or else the Jail should
be abolished as superhuous nuisance.
That's the business of the situation, with
out any sham or sentiment"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
WANTS TO PLEASE ALL.

Hon. Samuel j. Randall, of Penn
sylvania, who considers his election
to the speakership of the next House
of Representatives, is in Washington
and has been giving his views relative
to the makeup of the regular stand
ing committees. He thinks the
questions of free trade, protection
and tariff.for-revenue will each and
all have to be carefully considered,
and every onaOf those elements will
have to be recognized and provided
for on the committees according to the
relative strength of those elements
as indicated by Representatives in
the House. And the same rule will
apply in the matter of giving repre-
sentation on the committees to the
inhationists and contractionists, and
to the Observation-Disclosures faction on
the currency question, of which latter
there promises to be a large number
in the next Congress. He no doubt
feels the fact that the speaker will
have a hard road to travel, but is per
fectly willing to undertake the diff
ficult task. He is like a well known
Justice of the Peace of this county
who hourished in other days and who
used to say he always gave satisfac
ton TO both parties in a lawsuit. lie
thinks a speaker ought not to have
an opinion Of his own, but should
try to please all shades of opinion
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

Hon. Dan. w. VOORHEES,, was
confirmed as a communicate in the
Episcopal Church at Terre Houte,
Ind, last Sunday.
The Buffalo Gnats are at Chat
tanooga, or at least we suspect so from
the general appearance of the Times
1t may be only musquitos.
Encouraged by the success of the
Changers in Knoxville, the Changers
of Kentucky are moving for the pass
age of a law taxing dogs in that State.
The Herald and Tribune thinks
that under the new law, requiring the
losing party in lawsuits to pay jurors,
they will have an interest in the judg-
ment and see that ii goes against the
one who will be the most prompt to
pay.
"A paragraph is going the rounds
of the papers to the effect that Andrew
Johnson will bring a libel suit against
the New Orleans Times for asserting
that lie used money to secure his elec.
ton to the United States Senate. We
have heard nothing that would cause
US to credit the report.
ALI honor to Governor Kellogg,
of Louisiana. The House Of Repre-
sentatives, at the recent meeting of the
Legislature, preferred charges Of very
grave nature against the State Auditor,
which the Senate failed to act upon.
The Governor has directed the At
tOrney-General for the State to insti-
tute suit against him Immediately, and
TO thoroughly Investigate the charges
THE Democratic papers have dis
covered that Judge Pierrepont, just
appointed Attorney General, has given
some very decided expressions in op
position to a third term. How they
reconcile the appointment to theil
statements about the Presidents third
term aspirations is what we want tC
know. If he is determined to force
himself upon his party as candidate
for third term, why does he appoin
an avowed anti-Third Termer in hi
Cabinet?
The revivals in England ant
America initiated by the Evangelists
seem to be spreading and doing grea
good. The power of sacred song ant
the simple truths of Christianity earn
estly and impressively told by tn
Evsngelists is illustrated in the grea
meetings and revivals now progressing
in our larger cities. Cincinnati ant
Nashville are just now centers of un
usual Christian interest. The spirit i
spreading from England into Europe
Germany Is being invaded by the re
vival spirit, and We see encouraging
reports of the good work going o.
there.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
To Merchants and Business
Men.

We would say to merchants and
business men throughout East Ten
nessee, that we are prepared to do all
kinds of job work in the very best
style and at reasonable rates. Those
wanting .bill-heads, letter-heads, en-
velopes, posters, business or visiting
cards, or anything else in that line,
can get them at this Office as cheap as
anywhere, and of superior quality
Orders by mail will receive the same
attention as If parties were present in
person. Give us trial.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
AN AMERICAN CARDINAL.

The New York papers have for
some time past devoted large space
to the description Of the various GER
emonials connected with the installa-
ton of Bishop McCloskey as a Car
dinal of the Papal Church. We learn
that by virtue Of his appointment by
the Roman Pontif as a Cardinal,
Bishop McCloskey becomes Prince
Ecclesiastic, and he is to have a royal
retinue Of priests, and a carriage of
state, etc, etc. There has been moth
ing left undone by the Catholics in
New York, and indeed in the North.
ern cities, that would render these
ccremonials grand and imposing, and
the effect is seen and felt in the en-.
thusiasm created among the Roman
Catholics in New York and other
cities. No other organization in the
world understands 80 we'll as that
Church the power and effect of splen.
did pageantry and grand ceremonials
upon the human mind. The ritual
ism and forms Of worship in their
grand cathedrals strike the senses of
a novice with awe and amazement.
In our country, especially in the in
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
SECTARIANISM IN BUSINESS

On Sabbath morning, April 25th,
there appeared in the DAILY CHRoNI-
Gle an editorial in which some fea-
lures of Roman Catholicism were al
luded to very mildly.
Mr.. Andrew Miles, Agent in this
city for the Etna Life Insurance
Company, took offense at what we
said and manifested it by directing
us to stop" his paper. In order that
all may see the character of the Of
fensive editorial we reproduce it else
where. On Friday morning we alluded
to the circumstance in a very respect
full editorial, informing thegentleman
that he could not entirely suppress us
in that way, but omitted names. He
seems to be pugnacious about it, and
over the signature of Catholic"
strikes us what he doubtless consid-
ers some hard blows, in the Press and
Herald Of Sunday morning. If he
intends to take his peculiar religion
into his business, and fight us on that
line, it is proper that the fight should
be an open and square one, and that
names should be known.
AS for ourselves, we disclaim ever
having even thought of such an issue.
He evidently intends to make it. He
had a perfect right to withdraw his
patronage from the Vine AND CHRoN-
ICLE office, and we had no right to
know his reasons. But he does it
vauntingly, and boastfully says it is
because we have made war against
the Catholic Church. We never carry
politics or sectarianism into our
business. Two of the proprietors of
the CHRONICLE and some of the en-
ployees hold policies in the Insurance
Company which Mr.. Miles represents.
Some of these policies were taken
through him, while at the same time
we knew him to be Catholic, and, as
his course in this matter shows, big
oted and intolerant. We have had
and now have Catholics employed in
our Office, never asking a question as
to their religious faith. But if we
were to follow the precedent set by
him, we would refuse to have any
business relations with Catholics. II
he transacts insurance business in
this country only with Catholics, his
business will not be profitable YET
to be consistent, this is the course he
must take. AS for us we will pursue
no such a bigoted, minded
policy, but will speak our views Oh
all questions including the Roman
Catholic question, not deferred in the
least by peremptory orders of "stor
my paper" For every name taker
from our subscription list by Mr.
Miles for such reasons as he gives
we will add five others.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
A. US MOVEMENTS.

The papers announce that A.
johnson expects to go to Nashville
soon, and forthwith they indulge in
speculation as to the object of his
movements. None of them have,
however, In our judgment, stated the
matter correctly. There are two
places in the State where there are a
large number of persons always ready
to toady to his Accidency-Nashvllle
and Memphis. He may repeat his
speech once q week for whole year,
never varying it hairs breadth, and
he will always find a few men who
will throw up their hats and cry,
Long live Andyw He knows this,
and it is owing to this fact that he
visits Nashville. He will probably
visit Memphis also. He takes to
hattery as naturally as hog does to
swill. and he is not very particular as
to who bestows it.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
THE following bit Of news is

THE following bit Of news is
from the Loudon Tines
Sam. Bard, who was once Governor
OF Ohio, and figured at the Knoxville
bar in this State several years ago and
finally turned up as Postmaster at At
lanta, Georgia, resigned that import
ant Office the other day at the request
Of the President.
Our Loudon cotemporary evidently
has the names mixed. He confounds
Sam. Bard, Ex-Governor of Idaho,
with Ex-Governor Bible, of Ohio, who
resided for a short time in this city.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
LET ALL THE FACTS BE DEVEL-
OPED.

The Franklin ReUie,c is the only
Democratic paper in the State, so far
as we have seen, that has come out in
favor of taking the "Torbett Issue"
case to the Supreme Court of the
United States. 1t says;
"Our Supreme Court have decided
against u.s. but there is still another chance.
The question will be carried to the Su-
preme Court of the United Stntes in some
shape. Rest assured there is not temerity
enough in this State to attempt TO make the
people pay one dollar of it, short of that
Court of last resort"
This is right, and we give the Re-
uie,c credit for it. But when it does
90 up, the people expect those whose
business it is to look after the inter.
ests of the State, to see that all the
facts are brought out. If this is done
we are safe. The Supreme Court of
the United States will never force the
payment of Confederate war debt
while the world stands, and 1t is only
necessary to show that it is such a
debt. This can be easily done. There
is no more question about that fact,
than there is that night follows day.
Ex-Governor Isham G.. Harris forced
the Union and Planters Banks to
take his Confederate war bonds, does
any one suppose that we would hest
tate about using the State Bank at
the same time for the like purpose !?
We have before us a letter addressed
by the Governor, in July, 1870, to
d. Weaver, formerly President of the
Planters Bank. He says in this let
ter that at the commencement of the
war, in 1861, he found the officers of
the Bank of Tennessee in full sympa-
thy with him, but that the bank was
unable to meet the financial necessi-
ties which were pressing upon him.
What did he do? He Immediately
went to work to obtain aid from the
other banks above mentioned.
Speaking of the Union and Plant
er's banks he says in the closing para.
graph of the letter above alluded to
"If had been satisfied these banks
were pursuing policy prejudicial to the
Confederate cause, l should not have hest
tated to order the seizure of their assets
Tor l was resolved they should not be used
against US, and to the extent necessary
should be used in support of the Confeder
ate cause, and should have used all the
power that possessed to carry out that re,
solve, and at that time, I think that yOI
l0ould have found my po1Oer quit
cquaLto the task Of tdking,poSSeSsiOn O
the tiOO banks.
This was about the time the Tor
bett notes were issued. Does any one
suppose for moment that Gov. Har
ris, or the officers of the Bank of Ten
nessee, who he says were in sympa-
thy with him, hesitated, or were a
all scrupulous about using the Banl
of Tennessee for war purposes? lie
all these matters 60 before the Su
preme Court of the United States.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

A PHILADELPHIA judge has given
a righteous decision lately in case
where a sewing machine agent took
from poor sewing woman amachine
upon which she had paid $50 in
weekly installments, but which under
contract was forfeited for failure to
pay one of the last installments. The
practice has been to sell the machines
on long time or small instalments
with a proviso that in case of fail
ure to make any payment the machine
should revert to the company. 1t is
hard bargain, but one frequently
made by poor women who are per-
suaded that it will earn them a livele-
hood. In the case referred to the
Court not only made the agent pay
back the $50 that the woman had
paid, but he was required to pay $120
additional for damages sustained by
the woman through loss of work
while the machine was kept from her.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
Treating.

"One of the most useless, vulgar, and
pernicious customs of American society is
that of treating" Many genial, gener-
ous-hearted young man acquires the habit
of drinking under bondage TO this custom,
from fear of being considered "mean " il
he should decline to receive or give n
" treat. - Chicago Standard.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05

superstition and ignorance prevailed.
The churchmen were almost the only
educated men to be found in any
country, with a few exceptions among
the royal families and nobility, in the
different countries. For the last half
century the Papal Church has been
losing power in Europe, and it is
looking with longing eyes to Amer
lea, as opening a grand field for its
Jesuit Missionaries. The Pope is
surrounded by a college of Cardinals
as his cabinet and advisers; he is
now to be represented in our country
by one of these Prince" Lieuten.
ants, in the person of Cardinal Nc
Closkey; and it may be well to re-
member, that it is one Of the proud
boasts of that Church, that IL neUer
changes.
If it was right to extirpate heretics
by fire and sword in the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, in the Neither
lands, Germany and France, the same
Church considers it right now to use
the same instruments in America il
they had the power. The late ecu
menical Council, assembled at the
Vatican-the Pope's palace at Rome
-decreed that monstrous doctrine,
that their Popes are infalHble. Were
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-17
THE MARKETS.
ElktOn Markets.
Baltimore Markets.

FLoUR.-There is no change to note in
this market. We quote as follows: How
ard Street super $4@4.50; do common to
fair extra $4.75@5; do. good to choice S.
@5 81; do. family $5.50@6.5O; Patapsco
family $S.25; do. extra 1915. Corn meal,
city, $4.25.
Wharf.-The market was very active
and firm. We quote Southern red $1.27@
$l36; do. white $1.36; do. amber $1.37(G
lao; Pennsylvania $1.35@ 1.36; Western
red $1.31@l.32; do. amber $l.3291. 80.
CoRN.-We quote Southern white $50
90 cents; do. yellow S7@sS cents; Western
mixed S2a cents.
OATs.-The market was frmer. West
ern mixed 81 cents; do. bright 62G65c.;
Southern heavy 6O@62 cents; do light at
63G65 cents.
RYE.-The market is firm, with some
request Good new 81.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Another strike is reported from the
coal regions.
Gen. Frank p. Blair died at midnight,
on the 9Th inst, at st. Louis, Missouri.
Mrs. Algernon Sartors, daughter of
President Grant, gave birth on Sunday
morning to a fine boy, weighing ten and
one half pounds.
Over 100000 worth of dogs, princi-
pally pointers and settlers, were brought to
this country from England during the past
two years. The furore about Lavera cks.
red Irish setters Gordons and kindred
breeds is now as great as was ever that in
Japan about spotted rabbits. No dog that
costs less than $1,000 is now considered
worth owning. These valuable animals
have their pedigrees preserved with as
much care as the nobility of England.
A farewell meeting to Moody and San
key took place on Wednesday at Midmay's
Hall, London, which was attended by the
Earls of Shaftesbury and Cavan, besides
other distinguished gentlemen, and seven
hundred clergymen. Speeches were made
thanking the revivalists for the fresh life
and energy they had introduced into the
churches. A suggestion that memorial
be presented to the revivalists was declined
on their behalf by Mr.. Stone, who said that
it would not be accepted. and that nothing
would give them more pain than such a
step. During the four months of their
ministrations they held two hundred and
eighty five meetings, which were attended
by an aggregate of 3, 1000 people. The
expense of the meetings was $4,000 The
revivalists resolutely refuse any compensa-
ton for their services.
The intercollegiate regatta at Sara
toga opened on Tuesday with the race be-
tweed the Freshmen crews. This was won
by Cornell, beating Harvard, Brown and
Princeton. The time was very good for
three miles-17:22ii. The University race
on Wednesday, on Lake Saratoga, was won
by the Cornell crew in 1851. Cornell
led at the first half mile, was headed by
Harvard at the first mile, regained the lead
at the second mile and kept it to the end.
Columbia was second, being half length
in advance of Harvard The places of II
crews at the finish, with their time $50 far
as it was taken) were: Cornell, IL. Sd; Co
lumbia, 1904; Harvard, 1909; Darth-
mouth, 17.104; Wesleyan, 17.133; Yale,
1714a; Amherst, 1922; Brown, 1882;
Williams, 17.431; Bowdoin, 1867; Ham
ilton, -; Union, -. Princeton with
drew, one Of the crew having tainted. The
single scull race was won by Julian Ken
needy of Yale.