Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

1t fancies it sees in this extraordina.
ry occurrence a panacea for all our
political arrangements and sectional
animosities. 1t exclaims, the Gov
ernor is bridging the bloody chasm."
So far as our information goes,
this d" dress parade" performance of
the Governor is the only evidence he
has given of a desire to bridge the
bloody chasm. The Governor is a
citizen Of West Tennessee. OF the
three divisions of the State it is
smallest in population and extent of
territory. Besides having the
Governor, West Tennessee has
the State Librarian, Ward
en- Of the Penitentiary, Secre-
tary Of State, Attorney General of
the State and Reporter of its Su-
preme Court, the Adjutant General,
and the Speakers Of both Houses of
the Legislature.
The Governor did not feel that
West Tennessee had enough and he
removed Hon. John NJ. Fleming from
the office of Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, to give the place to
an original secessionist from West
Tennessee. In doing this he made
no personal objection to Fleming, but
assigned as the cause of his action,
that Fleming was from East Ten
nessee, and that Gaines and Morrow
were enough Office holders from that
division Of the State" Now the fact
is DR.. Morrow, the Treasurer, is a
citizen Of Nashville and East Tennes-
see has but one Office holder whose
Office has n salary GonBected with it..
We here. except that ornamental po-
sition assigned to Capt. Hood, which
has no salary attached to it. But
even if DR.. Morrow is counted as an
East Tennesseean, then this Section.
with the Superintendent of Public
instruction, had three office-holders
to eight from West Tennessee. We
are not complaining of the removal
Of Fleming. We care nothing'about
that so far as he is concerned as an
individual. But it is the bad treat.
ment Of East Tennessee that we de.
nounce. There We're plenty of good
men from East Tennessee applying
for this place held by Fleming, and
if the latter was personally objection
able, one Of the others could have
been appointed.
But our Democratic Governor
thought East Tennessee had too many.
50 he took one of the three places
from her and gave it to his section,
which already had eight.
Gov. Porter is not alone among the
Democratic politicians Of Middle and
West Tennessee in dislilling East
Tennessee. The people of his sort
never, before the war, felt that East
Tennessee was fit to be anything else
than u "hewer Of wood and drawer
Of water" fer the other parts Of the
State.
1t is only in the triumph of the
Republican party that East Tennes,
see can expect to have an equal and
fair chance.
The Banners description of our
Governor on "dress parade" reminds
us Of little story, pretty generally
understood throughout the country,
which Mr.. Lincoln told by way of
illustrating his opinion of Gen. Nc
Clellan at the time he removed him
from the command of the army. Nc
Clellan was a great man on reviews
and parades, and Lincoln said he re-
minded him of "a fellow out in
Illinois" "This man." said Lin
coin, had for long time been ox-
ceedingly DESTROYS that one of his
staff should perform certain service,
but it was not until after long and
weary watching that the opportunity
was presented for this member of his
staff to do the service desired. At
last, when the opportunity came, the
staff member was unfit for duty.
Then the fellow looked at this mem
Der Of his staff, and with feelings OF
intense disgust, said: You are HI
on dress parade, but for actual ser,
vice you amt worth a continental -
BISMARCK AND THE POPE.