Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-14
CREDENTIALS.

Our great and glorious Tribune
has recovered somewhat from that
settled state of melancholy which
overlook it when We printed some
time ago few extracts from some
Mississippi paper in regard to the
orthodoxy of the Okolona States.
1t came out yesterday in a short
paragraph Introductory to letter
purporting to be from Herman, ad-
dressed to Gen. J. S. Robson. We
are glad this happened, because We
want to redeem a promise made to
it. We said if it was not satisfied
we would give a few more letters Of
recommendation. Here they are {:
The Northern howlers over the
wild utterances' of the OkOlona States
are making asses of themselves-if
they are not asses already made. They
are not particularly disturbing ALI.
anybody else down this way but all in
considerable number of Cirt-daubers
and dirt-eaters. The negro is done for
as property chattel, and they are not
going to drive us out OF the Union any
more about the negro, with their ridicu-
lous noise. We all take our stand with
them who stand in the Union and by
it, and will not give our free thought
TO prOpitiate the favor of gang OF
fanAticaI sacred crocodile worshipers
We are rather amused to hear their
howls. Our friends up in the praiIies
will Oblige US by pOking up the Radi-
cal animals again. We have heSrd the
wolves howl in the recesses OF the
forests in the night time, when the
owls answered aud we listened and en-
ioyed. Poke 'em up and give US roar,
and listen for the dirt-eateT amid the
uprOar. Who's afraid? Nobody but
the dirt-Lie eater. But, hold Don't
make them roar 100 loud nor too long,
for we fear the poor and umid dirt-
eater may befoul himself il you do"
Colonel Harper eau neith-
er be bought nor scared".-[ Vicks-
burg Miss Commercial
The Cry stall Springs Monitor de-
tends Ozolona Harper against the sus-
piciOn of the Chicago Times, that be
has been bought up by the Republic
cans. W concur in the belief that he
is incapable of treason aud deserves
no ceLsuTe for any imsinceri'y or dis
honesty. Holly Springs Miss
South.
I'VE know both Col Harper and
Mr.. Herman, and we are satisfied that
you might as well try to turn the Mis-
sippi River up stream as 10 bride them
to write anything they don't believe TO
be true. Col. Harper is a. brave and
honest man as ever lived his ac-
tions, both in the Confederate army
and in private life, are a proof of that
fact. - Forest Miss Register.
We observe that just reaction is
taking place in favor of Colonel Har.
per in consequence of the absurd and
reckless ISLANDERS that have been flung
at him. The Memphis AUdtdi1che, u
fair and uncOmprOmising paper, was
one OF the first to take up the question |
in q sensible and judicious manner
Harper has been publicly denounced |
as Northern carpet-bagger, working
in the interest and even in the pay of
This ought to have been
a self-evident falsehOOd. "-NetO Or |
leans (La.) Item.
We do know that Colonel Harper
lie above suspicion in this matter. He
can neither no bought nor sold. Aud
he would not link his fortunes with
any one who could. He is one of the
most incorruptible men living. We
speak from the book. Associated
with him ia army life, We ought to
know his failings, and We do know
that he has no weak ness in this line.
Colonel Harper needs no defense from
US, but we can not help putting on
record our utter contempt for any one
who would thus, with lying lips, as
sail so pure a man."-CTyStdi Springs
Mss } Monitor.