Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-17

plain, neither Grant nor his party give
ear. They beg to be excused, % and 60
on with their carousal. It is the first
time in the history of the Republic
that President or party SO fouted the
peoples wishes and interests. We
have seen the national paan to Grant
twice repeated, Hail to the Chief. "
When next he seeks their SURFACES, it
viii be changed to chit him again! "
WHAT HAS BECOME OF BROWN
LOWS WING?
Brownlow thinks small men with
plenty Of money can crawl to the SEN
ate, but it takes an intellectual giant
TO emerge from that condition 70 the
dignity of an able editor, full hedged.
This paragraph, which is going the
rounds of the Northern press, should
be supplemented with statement of
exactly how the intellectual giant in
question emerged from the Senate to
the dignity Of an able editor, full
fedged. The KnorUille Independent
of the 18th inst, just to hand,
helps to explain the anomaly. 1t will
be remembered that last fall Senator
Brownlow published prospectus an
nouncing that h intended to revive his
old paper, the once famous Wing, pro-
vided he should receive enough SUBJ
scriptions by March to justify the en-
terprise. Early in February, the King
stOn Independent made a sudden
change Of base to Knoxville, and its
next number, which was widely eircu-
lated IN East Tennessee, foreshadowed
that it would be merged into the
KnosUilIe Wing, to be issued early in
March under the editorial auspices. of
VIM. G. Brownlow.
While the public were resting i'm
phcit faith In these successive an
nouncements, and impatiently awaiting
the month of March for their fulfill
ment in the temperance Of BrOi0n-
louis Wig, suddenly, before the nones
Of short February had expired, the
KnozUiUe Chronicle announced that
the outgoing Senator had taken an in
terest in its columns, the daily issue re-
tanning its old name, while the weekly
issue is styled the Wing and Chronicle.
This violation Of the unities of time
and name indicates some change from
the original plot Of the play, and there
by hangs a tale.
Inits issue Of March u, the Knor.
UiIle Independent, G. W. Coleman, ed
itor and proprietor, rises to explain the
role it played in this triangular agony,
or, to use its language, chat Wing
farce" The explanation opens with a
statement that the Independent was
moved from Kingston to Knoxville
without "the remotest idea" Of form
ing any co-partnersEip, but ''soon after
landing at the wharf" a friend in
formed the proprietary editor that
Brownlow would Ike to see him.
Subsequently a letter to the same
effect was shown to the hide
pendent man, wbereupon he dropped
note TO Brownlow, asking
If The latter wished IN interview. An
affirmative answer brought the editor
and Senator together that same even
ing, Feb. ], at the house Of the latter.
BrownIow seemed TO have digested the
whole matter in his own mind, suggest
ing the organization of q joint stock
company with a capital of at least
$1,000, and submitted articles OF agree
ment already drafted for the publica-
ton Of the KnosriHe Wing. After set
ting minor matters, such as the &C
ceptance Of material as stock, Brown
low was assisted to his feet and signed
the document, the Independent man fol-
lowing with his signature. But we
must let the latter tell the sequel In
his own language:
Arrangements were then made and
well understood by all present that the
Jorge edition of about 5000 copies of !
the IL epsHdeHt should be issued as
early. as the second week IN February, |
IN which the Wing should be well ad- |
vertised, and that the first issue Of the
Wing should make its appearance the !
week following.
After further details were settled, it |
was suggested, suppose the entire |
amount OF s., 900 is not made up, then /
what becomes Of this whole matter? |
Senator Brownlow replied IN substance
as follows: eve viii not let it fail. l /
VIII double my subscription if neces-
sary; besides, l know several parties 4
who viii take stock IN the enterprise.
We will make it GO
With this definite understanding, we
applied ourself to the task before us.
We secured several hundred dollars
to the fund; meanwhile
Senator BrOwnlow turned over all his
letters containing subscriptions for the
Wing, received since the publication Of
his prospectus last fall, amounting IN
all to aiReteeR; besides numerous re-
quests for specimen copies of the first
number when it should appear.
We also took a specimen type book
over to the Senator, from which he
selected a head for the new paper,
which was ordered and received at this
Office IN time for the first issue. Some
time during the following week DR..
D. 7. Boynton came to our Office
and insisted that we should post
pone the publication of the first
number Of the Wing, giving further
time to make up the required stock.
we decided to meet at Mr.,
on the following morning
and see If the matter could not be
postponed. The meeting was accord
Ingly held, when it was insisted on our
part that We must know something de-
finite In order that we might have
point to work to, and that there might
Be no misunderstanding hereafter. So
after the matter was pretty generally /
1t was mutually understood
and agreed that the first issue Of the
Wing should come out on the 18th day
Of this month. We went at once to