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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
THE GOVERNOR MESSAGE.

We have not read the full text of
Governor Porter's message, and do
not presume to speak Of its general
merits. But from the points indica.
ted in our Nashville special publish.
ed yesterday morning, we may say
that the Governor has correct ap.
probation of some of the wants of
the State. His recommendation about
the reduction of the expenses of the
State will meet with o favorable re-
Spouse from every quarter. He oh
jects to an increase Of taxation. We
have said before that the people of
the State would never willingly sub
init to an increase of their taxes, un-
til it is made clear that their heavy
taxes are being judiciously used in
paying off and discharging the obliga-
tons that are binding upon them.
He recommends a change in the
criminal law. This is an old subject.
We have always heard that our Grim.
inal laws and criminal practice in the
courts should be so amended rs to
cut down some Of the heavy expense
attached TO keeping up these courts.
But while everybody agrees with
everybody else that something should
be done, nobody has seemed TO know
just what is required. Gov. Porter's
idea seems to be. makingpetit larceny
4 misdemeanor, increasing the juris-
diction of Justices of the Peace and
requiring each county to pay
the costs of its own prose-
BUTTONS. Making the counties pay
their own costs would work very well
no doubt, and might result in mora
caution abont mourning costs, as it
NOulN VI lLlS IuC lLltlItI ClortI llOlllt W
the people, where they could see and
feel for themselves what was going
on, but unless something is done to
cut down expenses, it would be like
robbing Peter to pay Paul. 1t would
curtail the State tax, but would add
an equal amount to the county tax.
His recommendation relative to in
creasing the jurisdiction of Justices
might obviate some of the difficulties.
His illusions to schools and immigra-
ton shows that he bears these i'm
portaut subjects in mind, and that he
desires effective laws on those sub.
jects,
We judge that the theory Of State
sovereignty" is one of his political
and that he occupies posi-
ton on this subject very little differ
ent from that which rendered John
c. Calhoun notorious in his day.
We had thought that the theory of
States Rights was exploded by the
war, but it begins to appear otherwise.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
From Knoxville Daily Chronicle, Gth.l
DEATH OF SENATOR BUCKING.
HAM.

Our dispatches this morning con-
tain intelligence OF the death of Sen
ator Buckingham Of Connecticut,
which sad event occurred at his home
in Norwich, Connecticut, at twenty
minutes past twelve o'clock, yester-
day morning. He has been in poor
health all winter and has not been in
his seat in the Senate during the pres
ent session. Senator Buckingham
was born in Lebanon, Connecticut,
May 2Sth, 1904. lie was the son of
a farmer and was trained on the farm
until he was twenty years old, when
he entered a store and afterwards en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits.
From 1858 to 1866 he was Gov.
ernor Of Connecticut. In 1863
he took his scat in the United
States Senate His term Of Of
fee would have expired on the Attn Of
next month.
His Senatorial career has been an
honorable one. In his character as q
man he was pure, upright and beyond
suspicion. Although not what is
known as = brilliant man, he was wise,
sagacious, conservative in his views,
and as true TO what he conceived 70
be right as the needle is to the pole.
His counsel was always safe TO rely
upon, and what he said in the Senate
always carried weight, not only with
his colleagues in the Senate, but be-
fore the whole country. His great
strength was his unainching integrity.
His honesty was not questioned by
political friend or foe. His place in
the Senate, and his voice in the coun-
sells Oft the nation will be sadly missed.
lie possessed many virtues worthy TO
be emulated by all public men.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

SENATOR JOHNSON left Nashville
last Friday to visit Memphis, arriving
at the latter city on Saturday. His
trip is reported as an enthusiastic
ovation, from the State Capital to the
Bluff City. At Bartlett he was met
by special train with delegation of
two hundred Memphians, who accom-
panied him to Memphis, where, ac-
cording TO a Banner dispatch, lie was
received by lover thirty thousand
citizens and escorted to the Peabody
Hotel, where he addressed the vast
throng from his carriage. The AUd-
ld'pche says he is more talked Of for
the Presidency than any ten men in
America.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
Jefferson County Notes.
DANDRIDGE, Feb. 5th, Is

To TIE Editors Of the Chronicle,
Your correspondent from this place
seems to have been silent for q spell.
suppose the cold weather has froZe
him up. Therefore | send you few
dots. AS it is getting nearly time to
begin 10 write about crops, / will say
that wheat looks bad compared with
last year, our farmers are far advanced
in breaking up and preparing their
corn ground.
Capt. Henry Helms is pressing the
work on his steamboat that is to ply
between Leadvale and Knoxville. He
is building it four miles up the river
from this point. l understand that
Capt. Murray, a first class ship car
penter, ia on the ground pressing mat
tiers through, so II railroads have be-
come so unpopular that we can not
have one, we will try our hands on
steamboat.
Our Democratic friend "Clint," as
Messy Creek, who done the dirty work
for the chivalry through last summers
campaign in this county, has got SO
Thoroughly disguised with Radical
old Jefferson, that he has got up a Pc
tition to the Legislature to cut Mossy
Creek off from this county, and attach
1t to HambIen county. suppose that
he will have the name of Hamblen
changed and call it the battering
ram county. Clint" need not be
at this trouble, old Harvey Carson will
not bite at that bait. Then if he did.
"Clint" would stand no chance OF
representing the new battering RAM
county no more than he did Jefferson,
when he tried that. We all feel that
there was glory enough in the election
of Andy johnson to the United States
Senate 10 repay us for all the remorse
of conscience we had last summer.
Non PINS EFT PRESENTE
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

THE GAINESVILLE I'O5Goco LeuJ,
edited by an eN-Confederate-Doak-
accounts for Johnson's election to the
Senate in the following way
There is no use Disgusting the fact too
that the army Of Confederate Generals, Who
stood in the face Of the lesson Of 1872, and
attacked him ia cchelon, bad much 20 do
with the result We have but little patti.
ence with that clsmor against tho men who
ran against him and whose rivalry il said
10 have produced this result Il is like
blaming men because they are five feet
nigh Instead Of Fix ..H blk feet men are
needed
DOak thinks that johnson is 10 or
ganize new party in the State
'' composed Of his mobocractic sup
porters, and the hordes Of the crunb.
ting Radical party" He says:
If he is successful in oomeuung ID par
~ out Of the material al bis hand. be will
have party numerically able 20 control
the State. The intelligence Of the State Is
against him, but il has 10 leader, set de-
Eeloped. Upon these issues there is war.
The Tobacco Leaj says Johnson's
friends and supporters are the mob
ocracyr' the Ignorant masses" Of.
the State. lie divides the ex.Presi-
dents Opposers and friends as follows
We can Doe clearly the social division
Ehieh leaves the main body Of wealth, in
teiigence and culture upon one side, and
the ignorance, in short, the honest, but mis- |
taken masses upon the other This is the
general line Of demareation, let who will
aeny and suoh line Of division IL fatal
70 soc!eiy
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

UroN hearing of the election OF
Gen. Burnside, as United States Sen.
ator from Rhode Island, a Knoxville
gentleman sent him congratulatory
dispatch upon the result. Yesterday
a letter was received from the General,
in which he expresses his admiration
Of East Tennessee and his high re.
gard for our people, saying that he
would endeavor, in che discharge OF
his official duties, TO continue to merit
their esteem. We hazard nothing in
saying that East Tennessee will al.
ways find a firm friend in the person
of General Burnside.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

THE REPORTED settlement of the
Louisiana trouble, given in our tele-
graphic columns, if true, will take
that troublesome question out Of Con-
gress. As now before that body, it
presents many embarrassing ques-
tions for legislation. If settled by
the parties themselves, it will be an
end Of the case, so far az Federal IN
reference is concerned. 1t is I'M
questionably true, that the Republi-
can party is more interested in the
tranquility Of Louisiana. and the
whole South, than the Democracy.
The prosperity and happiness Of
the South would prove Of i'm
mense political advantage TO Re-
publisms and those who i'm
agine II 10 be TO their interests to
foment discord and violence mistake
the present temper Of the people. In
this connection we believe with the
Washington telegram, printed else
where, that Democratic politicians in
the North have been secretly ad.
yislng against a compromise in Lou.
isiana. It is their policy 10 force a
Republican Congress 20 exercise ex.
IRENE power in disposing ofLouisiana,
and therefore they do not want q
compromise. They intend that the
raw-head and bloody bones Of Louis
lana shall manufacture political CAPT.
tai for them. Violence unproyoked
and startling would injure their party, |
but anarchy, bloodshed and pestilence
if in any way related 10 " Radical |
legislation works TO their profit, |
therefore they are in no hurry 10
settle.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

The Gallatin Examiner wants
Andrew johnson to be the next Dem.
ocratic candidate for President. 1t
is wonderful how popular johnson
has become with Democratic journal
lists since his election TO the Senate.
a few months ago there was not a
half dozen papers in the State that
favored his aspirations TO the Senate.
Now there are only one, two or three
that speak otherwise Of him than in
patronizing terms. Success makes a
man plenty OF friends.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

IL Is easy enough TO make "a pill, bu
to make a good phi, an that's tho diff.
ticulty There are cheap, harsh, drastic
pills, that Gre OF even ltss benefit than
a do.e Of salts but good medicine,
like DR.. Motifs Liver Pills, which pen
etrates to the seat nf sease, IL desi-
deratum indeed. win positively cure
all diseases Of the liver. Sold every
where. John r Henry, Curran & Co.,
Pforrietors, 8 and o College Place, New
YOIE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

TIE Louisville COuricr.JOuraal
adds to the ofense Of John Young
Brown, by referring to ex-Attorney
General Hoar as " a malignant idiot,
an educated ass, who has disgraced
himself and the old Bay State where
ever he has appeared" Such abuse
willincrease the Democratic majority
in Massachusetts, lsrgely(0
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

THE CIVIL RI6HTs Bill stripped of
its most Objectionable feature passed
the House yesterday, and now goes to
the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
The hotel and railroad car provisions
can be evaded and will be practically
a dead letter in the present temper of
popular sentiment rs to this law.
We have never believed the bill
would become n law and even now
have our doubts about its passing the
Senate. We think it can not now be
enforced and that it had better been
left in the Judiciary Committee room
where it was peacefully sleeping and
where it was of as much benefit TO
the colored people as it will be if it
becomes a law.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

TIE Democratic papers are begin
ing to talk out about the Presidents
impeachment Some of them openly
favor such thing and confidently
look for it as soon as a Democratic
House of Representatives convenes.
The Nashville Bonner has this on the
subject:
Some OF the papers are keeping up a
daily fusilsde on Grant, strenuously urging
his resignation. The White House occupant
as steadily pufs his cigar and says never d
word. Tue little man may come 10 realize
a more critical situation after his impeach-
ment by the next House, and when the Hon
Andrew johnson will be one Of the high
court TO try him. Think Of the mutations
aud vicissitudes in our politics, and what
the whirligig Of time can bring about in
less than decade: Andrew johnson i'm
peached in 1865 by an overwhelming Re
publican House, and Grant approaching
the zenith Of his fame. In 1876, Grant
(possibly) impeached by an overwhelming
ly Democratic House, with ex-President
johnson one Of the Judges 70 Try the Presi
dental prisoner st the bar. OF cOarsC
Andy win be ono Of the counsel for the
prosecution, and Of course ne will mskc the
fuF ny
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

IT turns out that the book found
in Mr.. FoN's library in Louisville
the other day, which was thought to
be one for which q reward Of thou
sand pounds sterling had been of.
fered, is not the book after all. There
are several hundred copies of the
same copy extsnt. So the mystic
rious volume has not yet been found
and the amours of George ~. may
remain uneXposed.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

QUITE a number of propositions
have been brought before the Legis-
lature in relation TO our State debt,
most Of them looking TO some CON-
promise with the holders OF State
bonds. Hon. II. r. Gibson, of Camp
bell, has, we believe, introduced a
carefully prepared bill which looks to
the suspension of the payment of
the semi.annual interest and provides
for the creation of sinking fund
with which 10 buy up bonds. Mr..
Head, of Wilson county, has a SINH
lar bill which he intends to press.
Mr.. Taylor, of Carter, has as, has been
stated in our Nashville specials, in.
troduced q resolution expressing the
view that the State is only bound for
the amount for which the
bonds sold in the market. Senator
Logan, Of Giles, introduced resolu.
ton opposed to Reputation in any
sense or any form, which resolution
has also appeared IN our columns.
The resolution was not adopted, but
after considerable discussion was re.
ferred TO the Senate Finance Commit
tee. The question of our State fnan.
ces is knotty one, but our present
legislators manifest a disposition to
graphic with il.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

SENATOR PEAsE in his Louisiana
speech, referring to the excuse Of our
taxation as reason for lawlessness
and violence, submits table of the
rate Of taxation per head in the 81
States, as shown by the last census.
That table showed that in Massachu.
sets it was $17.1O per head, in Ne
vada $3.50, California 1885, Con-
necticut SLIPS, New York S11.O7,
New Hampshire s10.22, Rhode Is.
land 1898, Louisiana 1871. That
would not seem TO put Louisiana in q
State of taxation to justify an armed
White League, Penn rebellion or a
Wilt revolutionary movement to get
control of the Legislature.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

NELL S. BRowN, JR., Clerk Of the
Tennessee House of Representatives,
will be q candidate for Clerk OF the
Lower House of the 44th Congress.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
The Chronicle at Bristol.

The Knoxville Press and Herald
seems to have abandoned the field at
Bristol. IL looks rather badly for an
aspiring daily to economist in that
way. The CHRONICLE has our thanks
for its continuance, and by the way
we have enjoyed the letters of Mr..
Rule. They would be worthy Of, and
receive attention in the largest papers
of the Union. bristol NetCs
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
Democratic and White League Testi
mODy sifted by CrOss-ExRmiDRtiOn
the National Republican

From the National hepu blican,l
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 1.-THE
witnesses called by the Democratic
party, under the searching cross.ex-
animation Of Mr.. Frye and Chairman
Hoar, have thus far given more inn
pressiye testimony of the reign of in
timidatiOn and violence than even
those called on the Republican side.
The testimony of Il. w. Abney, now
under arrest as the leader aud instiga-
tor of the COushatta massacre, was lis
tened to with horror-stricken attention
by the whole committee, including
Mr.. Marshall, who is reported to have
said that If few morGsYitnesses like
that were brought forwErd on his side
he would drop his hands.
Abney admitted that alH the six
men killed, with one exception, were
estimable citizens with wives and
families, and that though number OF
white men witnessed the murder none
interfered or attempted to prevent It,
The GOODNESS with which he subse-
quently described the hanging of q
couple Of negroes for shooting at a
white man, by gang of Ku-KluX
from the adjoining parish of De Soto,
known as Captain Jacks men, In
his presence, and without any inter
ference on his part, sent a SILVER
through most of those present, and
drew from Chairman HOar the remark
that evidently for negro to shoot at Il
white man and not kill him was &
more serious affair in Louisiana than
for white men to murder six white
Republican prisoners in cold blood.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

THE UNION AND AMERICAN likes
the name of the new Wisconsin Sen.
ator-Angus CameroH-says it has .
good, honest sound. Yes, Gamer
OF" " Angus Cameron, " Simon Cam.
eron." Yes, it sounds first rate.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

A rich but parsimonious old gentle.
man, on being taken to task for his un-
oharltableness, said, True, / don't
give much, but If you only knew how
IL hurts when / give anything, you
wouldn't wonder"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

The Democratic papers are estop-
ped from raising the howl they other.
wise would over the passage Of the
Civil Rights Bill, from the fact that
the preamble to the bill is resolu-
ton adopted at the last National
Democratic Convention, upon which
the party went before the. country
and attempted to elect a President.
1t will do no harm to keep it before
our Democratic friends, and point to
it occasionally by way of refreshing
their memories as to one of their own
solemn acts. Here it is:
" We recognise the equality of all before
the law, and hold that il is the duty of Gov
eminent, in its dealings with the people, to
mete out equal and exact justice to all, of
whatever nativity, race, color or persuasion,
religious or political
Speaking of this, and of the recent
House bill, the Cincinnati CONNER
ciOl, an intensely anti,Administra.
ton journal, says:
The Democrats can not we'll afford to go
back on their record. They are great stick
lers for me-honnred principles, and the
resolution embodying the principle Of the
equality of all citizens b fore the law is
nearly three years old. 1t was good
Democratic doctrine then, and ought to be
now. The CiviLRghts Bill proposes moth
ing in excess Of this declaration and is in
complete harmony with its letter aud spir-
it.
Democratic papers in Tennessee
are especially outspolSen in pronounc-
ing the Commercial an able, fearless,
patriotic paper.
THERE seems to be tide for card
publishing setting in. Representa-
tive Galloway, of Fayette county,
has published a card, disclaiming
personal responsibility for the cleo
ton of johnson to the Senate, and
says that he was acting under in
structions.
The Memphis Ledger has said that
1.-THE rural Democratic candidates"
in the Senatorial election, fought each
other bitterly, and would not give
way, which un-Democratic and un.
patriotic course caused their defeat"
Thereupon Col. Savage explains that
this statement does him injustice.
He says:
was the advocate Of caucus from the
beginning, earnes Is insisting tina: any at
tempt to concentrate the separate forces of
Ewing, Qusrles, Bate, Brown, Stephens and
Savage by muvements made under fire and in
the face of the enemy, would end in defeat
and enable the eight Radicals to elect the
man most friendly TO them. Ny name was
Withdrawn after the tenth ballot, and be-
lieving that there were interests and expec-
tations that did not intend that should be
elected, my friends were instructed not to
present my name again, After my with
drswal called on each of the candidates,
asking them to join in call for eau
Gus, and declaring my purpose, if they did
not, to appeal to the people by a written
card against them. when the matter was
mentioned TO General Bate, he earnestly
requested me not to do so, saying be could
be elected if l would let things alone.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

FROM Maj, Pettibone, who i, well
acquainted with Senator Cameron.
iust elected from Wisconsin to sue.
ceed Hon. Matt Carpenter, we learn
that he is n gentleman of the very
highest moral character, and that he
is politically Republican of the
strictest sort. He is Il Republican
from principle, and in all his acts
be will be governed by principle
WE FORWARDED Friday TO Sena.
tor Turley petition from the citizens
Of Knoxville, several yards long,
praying for legislation for a better
system of public roads. A large
number of petitions from the country
are soon to be forwarded, so that it
will be safe to presume that the Leg
islature will not be ignorant of public
sentiment on this all important ques-
ton. The people will now look with
anxiety to the deliberations of that
body to see what legislation they are
TO receive.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10

Mr.. WHITEHEAD, Of Virginia, said
the other day in Congress, that If the
North did not quit its persecution of
the South they would trade direct
with England, even if they only obtain.
ed .fourths of the price for their
cotton and tobacco by so doing"
That is an old ante.war threat revived.
MAYNARD DEFEATED johnson and
Cheatham for Congressman-at-Large
in 1872, but the defeated are now
rewarded. johnson goes to the SEN
ate and Cheatham has just been ap-
pointed Superintendent Of the Peni-
Tertiary. The last shall be first is
true in that case. Cheatham started
out for Congress, but stops at the
Warden's office.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-10
NOTES HREE AND THERE.

Solemn chorus. pronounced in a
hoarse whisper by the iufationists, canal
thieves, and Morrissev administration men
as they behold the 1900 majority for the
Bigelow ticket: well! Gov, 1ilden isn't
dead after all IN Y. Tribune.
President Grant in his speech on Sat
urday SAID that the result of the late cleo
TONS assured the continuance of the Re
publican party in power for four year
| niger. Did he mean that it left tht
course clear for third term? Eyes, bat
for the Republican party.-N. Y. Herald
Republican editors are very indiscre
in their Comments on the result In New
York state. Some of them call the elec
ton of Republican legislature a gram
triumph because Titles Gov. Tilden's hands.
Ties them against whom? The thieves, Oh
course. He has been making the moss
remorseless fight for administrative reform
that has been wagcd by any governor for q
generation, and his hands are tied by Re
publicans N T. Tribune.
1t is by no means to be taken fm
granted that Orvilie Grant and Secretary
BabcOck are not caught in the Bristow net.
Mr.. Babcock has been in every other steal
which has had the white house protection.
and il may be fairly doubted whether he
has clean bill in this 1t is seen now that
the whole secreting power of the govern
ment will be brought to bear to shield the
criminals, but if Bristow has the sand to
hold on the Grant corruptionists will top
ple.- Chicago Times.