Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-26
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| N-HAo W SltS oil dCCOunG VI Iut CUA-
mencement exercises at Mosheinl
Institute, but only passes eulogies
upon his relatives and Democratic
friends, and We now purpose cor
recting his deceptive statements.
He, in his article, has set forth
some palpable inconsistencies and
told several unmitigated lies. At
ter speaking in the highest terms of
the above classes, he begins to bur
Iesque the Republican speakers as
follows Then came the Grafton
Of P. c. Ottinger, which gave rise
to the question whether it was
Latin, French. Dutch or bad
English. Too much, Peter, too
much Latin. The people say, |
dunno. There is d rule Of com~
men politcnoss which says, Never
speak in company in d language
which they do not understand.
Either speak exclusively in the one
language or the other. Mr.. ". Ii.
Meas followed in q very precise
and dignifed manner. Then T. N.
Ottinger, whose address is subject
to the same criticism as that Of his
brother, P. G. Mr., J S, Smith
then came laundering On the stage
with stentorian acclamations that
made wood and field echo with
'America's Ultimatum.' Then Maj
Pettibone delivered himself Of a
lengthy harangue, and we couldn't
help thinking of the Soapstone
Slab Then came the address to
the Alumni by Rev. J. G. Miller,
which was a commonplace affair,
not up to the standard Of excel
lence for such things" Thus you
see how he has misrepresented the
exercises at Mosheim. Mr.. 2. G. |
Ottinger' S Grafton, whose subject on
the programme was in Latin, con
tanned few words Of Latin, which |
added force and beauty to his COM
position. Mr.. Ottinger is decidedly |
the ablest orator now in school at T
Mosheim. With his deep, rich |
voice, be speaks in clear, distinct
and very forcible manner. " Gen
try, in his article above mention
cd, says: His Grafton gave rise to
the question whether it was Latin, +
French, Dutch or bad English"
We will say it was only subject to
question among such shallow
Drained, block-headed, self-con-
ceited know-nothings as he is.
Again, he says: There is a rule
in common politeness which says,
Never speak in company in a Ian
guage which they do not under
stand. "Gentry," there is also a
maxim of equal Veracity which
says: "Never correct those who
are older and know more than your
3elf." Again, after saying not to
peak in a language that could not
,e understood, he says, either
peak exclusively in the one Ian
,uage or the other" Now, sup
Jose the speaker to whom he refers
would have spoken his entire speech
n Latin, would it have been UNDER
TODD? Consistency, where arr
hou ?
The next Republican he criticises
5 Mr.. F. NJ. Ottinger, whose ora
ion only contained two Latin quo
atoms, one from Horace, the other
rom Ovid, and three or four com
words on Abraham Lin
oln, which words fell with stirring
-ehemence upon all lovers of "Hon-
st Old Abe
He says: "Maj. Pettibone then
delivered himself of lengthy har-
ngue, and we couldn't help think
ng of the 'Soapstone Slab. -
We simply reiterate the sentiment
# all sensible persons present
yhen we say that Maj. Pettibone's
Lddress to the students surpassed
of the kind to which We
yer had the pleasure of listening
BY the august manner in which he
himself, and the richness
f the material his address contain
d, he almost held the entire aus
Hence spell-bound. Had Maj.
'ettibone advocated the principles
f JEFF Davis, or told some of Bob
'aylor's long, worn-out anecdotes,
Gentry would have praised it to
he highest point of excellence. But
re all have had it fully demonstra-
ed to US heretofore that anything
oteworthy or super~excellent the
democrats call "harangue," and
nat of a licentious tendency or
orrupt nature they say 1t is grand!
lear him again: "The address
} the Alumni, by Rev.
. G. Miller, was a common
lace affair, not up to the standard =
f excellence for such things" J
his is one Of the most abominable 4
9marks l ever heard upon as emf G
ent a divine as the Rev. Mr.. Mil I
r. He is a Republican, and, of 3
purse, not ashamed Of it in the :
asst. 1t is thoroughly known that 6
e is one among the most talented :