Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-22

breach BY those men who had prom
ised to join them and strengthen
them in the undertaking, but whose
only service had been to let them
fight it out, single-handed, against
the enemy. The taxpayers are
also discovering that fraud and cor
ruption may exist under home rule
just the same as it did under carpet
bag reign. Moreover, the solid men
are fast finding out that the Bourbon
campaign tactics have erected solid
wall to keep ont emigration, while Ut
the same time they are driving away
the laboring class of the section.
These are the existing conditions
and these the causes that make even
possible the present movement. The
evidences of the movement are as
convincing as the means are power~
full. They are to be seen in in,
terviews with business men,
editorials from conservative papers,
letters and other public demonstra>
tions of public men and the ever
growing respect and admira-
ton of the great ex-Presi-
dent, the "silent man" The
Vicksburg Herald, as powerful
and influential paper as there is
in all Mississippi is bold and out
spoken in its opinions and says
that sectionalism must be repressed
and the most speedy way to kill it
is to take up Grant. The Augusta
Chronicle and GOnststutionalist, the
mouth-piece of Hon. A. H Steph-
ems, says that between Grant and
Tilden there can be no comparison,
and expresses the belief that the
former can beat any Democrat that
can be put in the field. Mr.. Steph-
ems, himself, has expressed quail
fed endorsement for him. Bob
Toombs, too, the great .unrepentent,
is for him before Tilden. The
former admits that there may be a
spontaneous movement for him in
the South. Col. Crawford, of At
lanta, prominent man and gallant
ex-C Confederate, comes out for him.
The famous ex-Doorkeeper of the
House, Fitzhugh, says that in his
State, Texas, there is a strong
disposition to act in the future
without regard to former party
| affiliations and that this class are
very friendly towards Grant. The
Atlanta Constitution, pre-eminently
the Southern organ, admits thai
the independent movement il
Georgia may gain powerful proper
tons, The Washington cores
pendent of the New York San
another Democratic organ, com
menting on the plan, writes: g
happen to know that the schem'
will be much more acceptable to
greater number of Southern Demo
Gratis than is generally supposed tt
be possible" An interview il
the Cincinnati Enquirer, with
gentleman just returned from a tou
of the South, discloses the fact tina
"among leading lawyers, railroa'
managers and business men," Gran
is very popular.
Such are the causes and such tn
evidences. Each one may form hi
own opinion from them. To US
seems almost too good to be true
It would be placing our section O
the high road to prosperity an
every business interest and ventur
on the way to success.
would open up our vast granaries
the world and our inexhaustibl
T mines to the light of day. 1t woul
cause the clang of the locomotive
bell to be heard, where now there
nothing but the shout of the rustic
urging on his miserable team
: oxen. It would cause school house
to spring up everywhere and de
crease rapidly the number of ILL
, crate men, women and children i
: the South.
Our section has natural aC
vantages which none other in tt
United States enjoy, and the onl
r reason why we are not abreast Wit
the most progressive sections is tt