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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
ONE OF OUR PRESSING WANTS.

A gentleman who has given the
subject some investigation, and who
is closely allied with the educational
work in East Tennessee, made the
remark few days ago, that more
than two hundred young ladies and
misses in East Tennessee had been
sent during the past year to schools
beyond our territorial limits. And
when we come to consider the reason
why this is so, it is perfectly appar.
ent. In all our borders, from Bristol
TO Chattanooga, we have not a single
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

The Commissioners appointed 10
investigate the new Chicago Custom
House building have decided that it
must come down. They find the
stone rotten and entirely unfit for use
in such building The truth is, and
we thought so at the time, that the
Chicagoans made a great mistake in
not coming to East Tennessee for the
stone for their building, They would
then have had a building which, for
beauty and durability, would have
been in keeping with the character Of
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
THE CANVASS IN OHIO.

We give below the full text of the
resolution adopted by the Ohio Dem
ocrats in their State Convention, on
the subject of dividing the school
fund. 1t is as follows:
I'VE favor the complete separation Of
Church and State religious independence,
absolute freedom of opinion, equal and ex-
act justice to all religious societies and
peculiar secular education at the expense
of the tax payer, without division among,
or control by any sect, directly or indi.
rectly, of any portion of the school fund.
In view of the admirable principles of
our State Constitution upon these subjects,
which are due the energy and wisdom of
the Democratic party, we denounce the
Republican platform as an insult to the
intelligence of the people of Ohio, and
base appeal to sectarian principles"
The attempt to make satisfactory,
janus-faced resolution, intended to
deceive all parties and all sects, will
fail. To please those who oppose q
division of that fund they say, ave
favor" ETC., "equal and exact justice
to all religious societies and peculiar
secular education at the expense of
the tax payer, without DIVISION" etc.
Then to keep the Catholics in rank
they denounce the resolution adopted
by the Republicans on the same sub
ject as ian insult to the intelli.
gence of the people of
Ohio, and base appeal
to sectarian principles This is
- too thin" to deceive any one. The
fact is the Ohio Convention has failed
to do anything to command the
respect Of the intelligent people of
that State, and the result next fall
will show it. The Commercial, speak
ing Of the recent Democratic Conven.
ton and its results, says:
The Republicans opened the campaign in
this State with a failure to nominate the
right man for Governor, and with some
feeble phrases where there should have been
ringing strength but the Democrats have
helped them out of all difficulty by illus
trating on the largest scale the modern SUI
periOrity of the Democratic party in CAPT
tai laundering. We did not think the Re-
publcans could rely upon this supremacy
Of the Democrats this time, but they might
have done so with safety,
The victorious career of the Democratic
party, continued for more than year, and
which until yesterday warranted anticipa~
ton Of the possession of all the high places
in the Nation as fast as the popular verdict
could be pronounced, stops here. The par
ty that would deliberately reduce the
finances Of the United States, after ten
years ofpeace and prosperity, TO the level
Of those of the Southern Confederacy in the
last year Of the war, can not prevail in
| Ohio and after the October election Gov
ernor Allen must look to Fruit Hill and the
natural sciences for consolation, while Gen
eral Cary may utilize his Astounding ener-
gies in his silver mine, in practical prepar-
atoms for the resumption Of specie pay
/ ments.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

At the suggestion of Prof. Hay
den, two entomologists have been de-
tailed, under Government auspices, TO
Investigate the Missouri and Kansas
grasshoppers.
Sunset Cox was present at the
late State Convention in Ohio and
spoke words of comfort and good cheer
TO his sorrowing Democratic friends.
Sam. knows it's none of his funeral.
A few months ago Democratic
journals invariably alluded to Con-
gresham Kelley, of Pennsylvania, as
"Pig-Iron Kelley Now they say
he is a gentleman of marked intelli-
geDce and excited patriotism.
Our correspondent from Wash
ington, as usual, is full Of interest
this week, and as to his intelligence
and reliability, they are not surpassed
by any newspaper writer in the coun-
try. Read and examine for yourself.
1t is said that Gov. Tilden is the
happiest man north of Mason and
Dixon's line. He can look upon the
certain defeat of VIM. Allen and Sen
ator Thurman, and not a wave of
trouble rolls across his peaceful
breast
1t is said that the protracted
strike among the coal miners in the
neighborhood of Wilkesbarre, Penn
sylvania, caused loss to that region of
SlO,OOO,OOO Besides theloss in money,
there is no knowing what a vast
amount of suffering was brought about
among the poorer classes. All this
taken in connection with the loss of
life, leaves a terrible responsibility
somewhere.
For the past two weeks this pa
per has given full accounts of the
closing exercises of various colleges
and other schools throughout East
Tennessee. We have given attention
to these matters because we believed
our readers were interested in them,
and because we believed we could do
the country no better service than to
encourage educational institutions,
from the highest TO Tie lowest.
The Atlanta papers are having a
lively controversy growing out Of the
publication 10y the Herald of a synop-
sis of sermon preached by Bishop
Haven. The Constitution talks about
only one paper in the State" being
shameless" enough to publish any
thing said by this vile miscegena-
tor" If these papers never get any
thing worse in their columns than
extracts from Bishop Haven's SER
mons, they will succeed admirably.
The trains on the Knoxville and
Charleston road are making regular
daily trips now between here and
Maryville. The road suspended long
enough ON account of the Spring
freshets for the people to appreciate
its convenience. For the facilities
wenow have for visiting the far-famed
watering place, Montvale Springs, and
for the general convenience of the
road, we are indebted to the enterprise
of Maj. O'Conner, who now controls
it. He never takes hold of anything
but he makes it move. We look for
ward with some pleasure when he will
return to Knoxville, aud make his ir-
repressible energy of local advantage
TO us, by way of building street rail-
roads or putting in operation some
large manufacturing establishment.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
DISREPUTABLE IF TRUE.

The Chicago Tribune of a recent
date gives some interesting testimony
brought out before a Chancery Court
in a foreclosure suit brought by the
Union Trust Company against West
ern Railroad Company. 1t appears that
about seven years ago, the road placed
on the market $5,0OO,OOOo of its bonds
through its principal financial agent,
Mr.. H. H. Body. 1t further appears
that Sl2e,000 Of the proceeds were
not applied to the construction of the
road, and that this amount went into
the hands OF influential editors and
publishers Of newspapers, one of
whom was Henry c. Bowen, of the
Independent. For the publisher of
one Of the leading religious newspa.
pers Of the country, this is a bad
showing. If the religious press of
the country has become so mercenary
and corrupt as to deliberately prosti-
tute the columns Of religious news
papers to such base purposes, what is
to be expected of the secular press 4?
Is it possible that the newspapers in
the United States have no higher
purpose in view than to deliberately
farm out their columns to whoev.
er has the money to purchase them.
We do not believe it is generally so,
but we fear too many of them do it.
When such facts come out against
journal Of such influence as the
Independent is acknowledged to have,
such recreant journalists should meet
with the denunciation from the hon.
est portion Of the press which their
conduct so richly deserves. The re.
ligious press should in this case speak
in thunder tones, and disclaim all
fellowship with or sympathy for such
an act. We have not seen Mr.. Bow.
ems explanation Of this matter, and
do not know that he has attempted
any. In fact there can be no expla.
nation. We trust he may be able tc
make an explicit denial Of the whole
charge and prove his innocence. Il
he can not, a paper which he controls
should exercise no more influence
and will no longer be influential where
honesty is respected. A newspaper
editor or publisher who has no higher
conception of the duties and honor o
his calling than to make his princi
pies an article of merchandise, TO
sale to whoever has the money to buy
to be used for any purpose that suit
the corrupt purchaser, is a disgrace t,
journalism, and the worst enemy tn
country can have. He is a hundred
times worse than the politician VIII,
sells his vote in Congress or in tn
Legislature for money, and thus aid
in the passage Of an unworthy meas
ure. The act of the latter affect
, only the purses Of the people, Will
the former aids in corrupting publ
sentiment.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23

their progressive city. 1t is too late
now to prevent past mistakes, but
probably they will learn a valuable
lesson in the dear school of expert
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
THE COPYRIGH HIT QUESTION.

We publish to-day the last of Charles
Reades letters on the Rights of Authors.
Nobody who reads the first few paragraphs
will leave it unfinished. Ii is not only one OF
the most interesting of the series to which 1t
belongs, but it is one Of the most vigor-
ous specimens of mingled argument and ex-
hortaton to be found in the writings of this
always vigorous author. Mr.. Reade entered
upon the weary task of convincing the Amer
lean mind and moving the American conscience
in this matter with deep feeling OF the JUS
ticc and Importance of his cause, and as he
reaches the end of the labor his earnestneSs
rises more and more often to real eloquence,
and warns to honest anger. We, who have
seen the absurd pOintless, and exasperating
answers that have been thrust at him by
great many Of our countrymen, certainly cannot
wonder at the temper which shows itself in such
passages as this 81 leave the liars, idiots,
land beasts. who reason thus against evidence,
"and call it law, with one remark; the greatest
asses God has ever made are little lawyers.
Your little lawyer is a man who has parted
"wth the good sense of the layman, and has
"nOt advanced one inch toward the science OF
ga Mansfield or Story"
The glowing tribute to America, this land
/" of fiery passions and humOrs ininite,' which
offers to the writer of fiction such a garden
"of fruits as MoliGrc never summed
himself in nor Shakespeare either"
will of course be read and admired and quot
ed all over the country. We trust, however,
that these remarkable letters, presenting one
of the most convincing statements of the copy
right outrage ever put upon paper, will
have some better fate than merely
to be quoted and admired as samples Of racy
English composition. If they do not accom-
plish something in the way of practical reform,
we shall be tempted TO believe that in one
particular Americans have not only dull con-
sciences but dull wits.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25

gold that there is to redeem them, and the
"rule is that there il not one dollar OF gold TO
"ten dollars Of paper. Therefore the only
"basis of value is confidence and common con-
"sent.r That's all there is to it, "conidence
"and common consent" SO easy to have too !;
easier than il used to he. II was through the lack
of confidence and common consent" that
Mr.. Magic lost his four dollars and came INTO
his knowledge Of finance twenty years ago.
Mr.. Magics process is so simple and pretty
and so easily understood. He holds up to the
unemploycd aborer his beautiful little one dollar
bill, and says: paper and printing are all
that this costs, and Government can issue
"any Quantity of them if you only say so. And
sit buys pork and potatoes and flour" And
the unemployed say unhesitatingly, Pilni us
"some" That's finance. What need OF study
ing to understand that
And il is to fDancicrs and political econo-
msts of the Magic stamp that ex-Gov. Curtin
of PENNSYLVANIA sends encouraging letters ana
Wendell Phillips writes that " the times are
Every grave,' because he thinks there's danger
of the Governments fulfilling its promise and
taking up its protested notes. And all these
fellows unite to send cheer and sympathy 10
the great Democratic party of the west"
Was there ever such breaking out OF a GID
hariuu idiocy
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25

Here is Andrew G. Curtin. the old War Gov
eruor of Pennsylvania, hauling down bis flag
and submitting 10 handcnlfs like all the rest. In
a letter to the Lcgal-Tender Club-whch ought 10
be called the Alumni Association Of Blooningdas
he avoids any personal statement Of his own opn-
ions. but encourages the rag-mOncy party by saying
that the declaration Of the Erie Convention viii
call ont the active support Of all our citizens to de
clare for prcenbacks and egaltender currency" anG
by the further statement that large majority ~
ihe people of this State will declare for the financial
policy you advocate, and that advocated at Erie"
II they do 80 declare, It will be because leaders like
Thurman and Curtin do not rise up and prevent 1t.
II the party is made drunk with success and thinks to
capture the Union as they may capture ONO and
Pennsylvania, it will be the fault OF these leaders
who could have saved it by few manly, brav
words spoken at the right time. And If tn
leaders 90 to pieces before the party does and go T.
pieces whether the party does not, the verdict Of
history will be" Served them right"
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
TRIPLE S Ii L L L
TIE NEWS THIS MOANING.

FoRErGv-The priest Zarko was at the head OF
1000 men in Herzegovina. - Ten thousand A.
consists blocked $500 Carlsts at NicHa. --
Several French and Spanish bishops we're appointed
at the Papal ConsistOry. = Fifteen hundred Cos
sacks were banished TO Turkestan ior resisting the
new military laws OF Russia.
DoMEsTIC.-Allen c. Beach declined in advance to
be- Chairman of the Democratic state Committee.
Mr. Magone was appointed Chairman, and the Com
mittee issued an address. - Alex. Barkley
gave $1,000 bail at Buffalo, and Geo. ID.
Lord claimed a discharge under the statute OF
limitations. - A Cabinet meeting was held to
consult IA to Mr. Delano's successor. 60 The
Uerndon House at Marshall Mich. burned down,
and four lives were lost - The President
reached ST. Louis. - Floral day at the Cincn-
psti Exposition attracted 10000 visitors
CRY AND SuBURBAN.-Iiessrs. Moody and Sankey
are expected TO do revival work IN New-fork this
Winter. probably at Gilmore's Garden. - Lhe
Dock Commissioners reported to the Mayor tha'
dock walls built recently in the North River are
almost worthless - Six negroes ufre arrested
on suspicion of completely in the Westchester muir
der. Testimony was given at Fordham against
,rbomnson Ellis and Weston. = case OF ye-
low fever WAS found in the Brooklyn City Hospital
- David j. Twohey presented 10 Mayor "i'Ar
ham charges of incompetency and wiiiiui heeiec oi
duty against Police Comm jssioners MatSeiI ana D''
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
annex to advertisements

AMUsrYENrs-ElcrenM paoe-4th 9th. and 9th columns.
BANKING ANp FINANCr.L-Tenh PAGE Isl column.
BANNING Houses AND BANKERs-TcHM Idge-5th ana
9Th columns.
BOARD Asp RooMs-ElerenM Paoe-1st and Cd columns.
BooIs AND SHOEs-SecOnd PG2e-4th column.
BUSINESS CHl>cEs-TcnM PaSe-Gth column.
BUSINESS NorIcEs-STh Poqe.1st column
CORPOR ALTON NOrICEs-Trnh I0ge-6th column
DANciNG ACADEuILs-NinM Page-ith column.
DgNrIsrRY- Eicrcnh Pa0e-lst column
DlvIpEND NoTICEs-Ten,th Pd0e-6th column.
EUKoPEAS ADyERTIsEMENTs-fUh Page 18th, 9TH, and
EGnorrAS HoIEIs-Enh Page-5th and 9th columns.
EXCuRSID>-Elerenh Pa0c-6th column.
FINANCIAL TcHt5 Paoe-5th column.
FTENITi I.f-- second YG0r-4th column
HkLP wA>rtD. MALEs-Eierenut P0ge-5th column; F.
M,LK,- Eierenth i0ge-5th column.
HorTiS- Eicrcnh PdGe-2d column.
HoH-F-. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &c.-EhcenM rage"
HoCsEs AND FARMS wANrKD-F,nh iuoe-2d column.
Icc CErAN-Eiertmm Iaae-l.t column v.nf poo.-
Isl 2d 81 and attn columns.
Law 50 tHOOLS-NinM Pdge--tth column ~ ,
LECTURES AND MEEIrNGs- hierennh Pooe-otn coiumn'
MARBLE tsDsLATF MANTEis-fihh Pa0en2d column
Mnhitchs ANp DtAISsrf rogC'1 noIm% S1I'"
MIscELIANEOUs-Seo PGge-5th column; 7reifh
Mtsi" Al. 1N,TErMFvTs- EierenM Pogc--6h column
Nav ~ IBIIcArIoNs-Eishm IGge-3d. 4th 9TH, aud 9th
PilTE c. ,ss IS>rRAvcE-Seeond Pagc-4 column
REAL EsTNIK FOR SLE-CirY-iTM fdqeClst COZ,
and Cd PGnS1 s.nhns column TDSSsr
FiHh Tagc-lst column To ExCH.NGK-fpm fege-
RIGIGIoIs Nor1cEs-Second Pooe-5th and 9th columns.
s.Lrs IVY AUCTION Tenth Pagcrtth column
-Eicrs"M Pa3e13d, an H. and i, 3tn columns
STA1io~tRl Paqe-4th column. -.
sTF,nEOATs AND RaILROADs-FUtt Po9e-Sd, 18th, oth
sIrAvxr- OCrlv~Sccond Page-5th column.
TENCHtHs-Ni"h Poge-ith column column . o, .o,,,,n
To LET-CIII PEOPERTI-F0h PG9c-2d colthln
BRookiYS-Fth Fd0e-2d column; CoUNIKf-f"M
To W,rov IA MAY CoScERN-Scc Page 4,h column.
W,Tculs JLwtLRY. &t.-hcc0nd Pdge-lth column.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
HE L1GS STPERFL UOTS.

Ames is about year behind the age. The
carpct-bag politicians, of whom he is such a
highly finished specimen, ruled the South for
a long time at the point of the saber because
they succeeded in imposing upon the kind
feelings and just instincts of the American
people, and turning their most credtable
intentions into instruments of oppression.
They made the country believe that they alone
stood between the timid freedman and cruel
and bafilcd tyrant. They persuaded us that
the whole South was a nest of conspiracy and
murder. and that no colored citizen would
ever be able to enjoy the suffrage without
a guard of federal soldiers posted at the polls,
a deputy marshal waiting in the nearest bar
room with his pocket full of blank warrants.
and full board of Republican election Of
ficers to exercise a wise discretion in the prep
aration of registry lists, and the counting and
declaration of the vote. Ii was under the
false impressions purposcly created by these
political adventures that the enforcement
laws received strained and oppressive con-
structIon, and that the Force Bill-crOwning
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ii j. very hard for Senator Morton to learn
ANYTHING lie is repeating the same boodyshirt speech
Pcnnsy vana which created such havoc in the Repub
lclu parry N Name
Congressman &. B. Farwell of Chicago is q
candidate iJr The Republican nomination for Governor
OF Illinois Gov Beycridge Is also working for renomi-
nation and the Hon s. MCuo has aspirations in the
same direction Mr. Farwel could induce his rivals 10
play poker for the nominaton his prospects would be
excellent.
Gen. Brndle should publish Immediately
those records he has of senator schuzs contract With
the German bankers and Rothschds TO speak for hard
money in Ohio The country demands it OF him. and hs
should his modesty aud step to the front ~
once He Will acquire more fame that WAY 'na" Inc
Brinllc dollar will ever bring hiin'
The Republican journals OF Massachusetts
have The good sense not to dsparage the Democratic
ticket They say frankly hard ticAet to beat and thas
their only hope is in putting up better one
ver candidate may be Mr. Adams, but 1t Is pretty
certain now it will not be DR. Lorlng. The Springfield
Rep,biieon calls upon MI Rice 10 withdraw from the
field in favor OF Nh Adams and thus cover himself Win
glory.
The infationists may not be losing ground
in Ohio but their organs and orators give very good
sign that they by becoming more abusive every d"y
The ORGANS are bsckguarsiing ndiscrminateiy every
body who opposes them and the orators follow the sane
example Gen Cary not only backgusrds, but Ia 20
coarse and vulgar that ladies nave oesn orced 70 eave
the room lately when he has SPOKEN ouen Sceo" o"A'
like the madness OF Desperation -
II will be immensely dscreditable to Ohio II
the prediction of The Cineinna Commercial falls IN BE-
hflled It has always been SAM Cary's way OF cleo
tIoneerlpr 70 assert with blasphemous fury his
0denco In his election tho Of tho party he
operates with so he 10 not doing anything fresh In tha
particular this summer There Ia not county In tho
state in which ho will not behind hn ticket" No
New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
MR.. NAGfES EASY METHOD.

Times being hard and business dull, n great
many people are out Of employment. Having
nothing else to do, aud their own necessities
naturally giving such a direction 10 their
thinking, they are dovOting their entire minds
to the subject of finance 1t is cheering to
observe how readily they grasp it and how
thoroughly they comprehend it. The great
John A. Logan made it o subject of profound
study for several days before he took il all in,
but then he was intending to speak upon it in
Congress and give instruction and cnlightcn-
ment to the people about it Oh the stump; so
it was necessary for him to make an ex-
haustiye study of it. When he did arise
from his investigations, it is not too much to
say that what the Hon. John A. Logan did MT
know about finance was not worth knowing.
And we are not quite clear but that the same
NAV be said of what he did know. The un-
employed persons find no difficulty in under
standing the whole subject without even so
much study az the gifted Logan gave it..
Here now is Mr.. Magic of Springfield, ILL.,, who
addressed the meeting of political economists
at Cooper Institute Thursday night. Magic
understands it. And he knows he understands
it; and is not ashamed to say so. 1t was with
in himself that made his presence charm
and his conversation delight that Mr.. Magic
announced to the meeting that he prOfesscd
to understand finance. II was plain that he
did. He learned all about it twenty years ago
from having to lose four dollars on some IL
linOis money which was at fifteen per cent dis
count He knew somebody had got his four
dollars, he said 4; and the audience applauded
Mr. Richard Schell being in the chair. With
that experience, Mr.. Magic felt that there was
nothing left for him to learn on the subject Of
currency And doubtless there was not.
Mr.. Magic makes one mistake, however. He
saws eve must begin to study this question
(which underlies values" There we think
Mr.. Magic is wrong. Study is wcarisOme.
Moreover it does not conduce to the success of
the ideas of the Legal Tender Club. a great
many people have studied over this matter,
first and last, and some of them, after years
of patient and laboiious research have en-
bodied In books the results of their studies,
but none of them agree with Mr. Magic, or
with the Legal Tender Club. SO what's the
use of smdying' Magic ought to have known
better than give such advice. When he saw
the first greenback Magic says he said
Etllehh, WHICH, oclnS Orcch, Was III cuhieJ
proper thing to say, and shows that he UNDER
stood finance and Greek equally well.
Now what does anybody else want to do but
say "Eureka!r There's your greenback say
Eureka" or if you can't think Of Eureka
in time, say "Keno~-but as for studying the
subject, it's waste Of time. Mr.. Magic says !:
81 do not wish ever to see greenbacks at par
with gold. For as sure IA you have got
"grcenbacks at par with gold, then your
greeubacks derive their value by virtue Of the