Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-25
COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW
VOLUME.

With its issue of this week, the
WEEKLY CHRONICLE begins the
tenth year of its existence. -Four
years ago, when the late Governor
BrOwnlow purchased half interest
in the Office, its title was changed
to that of the WING AND CHRoNI.
Gle. The publication of the WHId
was commenced forty years ago,
about the time the present editor of
the CHRONICLE, and Wing AND
CHRONICLE was born; hence, what
We are about to say, applies
especially to our publications since
they have been, in part or in whole,
under the present management, en-
bracing a period of nine years.
Our readers viii bear with US if we
should indulge in a few refec-
tons as We pass another annual
mile-post on times thoroughfare,
not by way of Boosting, but as a
simple reminder of what has been
done in the past, but which may
now be buried among the rubbish
with which the memory is over
crowded. Since the CHRONICLE
first threw its banner to the breeze,
many changes have taken place,
political as well as social. In Ten
nessee RePublicanism had been rent
assunder by the Stokes-Senter i'm
brOglio, and had sustained Water
loo defeat. There we're only twelve
Republicans in the Legislature. An
avOwal of sympathy for Republi-
canism in many portions of the
State would have brought with it
social ostracism, persecution and in
many instances would have endan>
gered ones life, The field was not
inviting. The prospect for money
making was not flattering. But the
necessity of Republican paper at
Knoxville was recognized univer-
sally, and we undertook to supply
it. How well we have succeeded
others may answer. We have never
lowered our colors. We have al
ways been in the. thickest of the
fight. We have never asked for
quarters. We have not ransacked
the dictionaries for soft words and
honied phrases to apply to ous an
tagonists.- We have struck hard
blows with ungloved hands, and
have received hard blows in return.
We have said things in the heat of
political contests that ought to have
been left unsaid. But, while we
have not slept at our post and have
at all times been armed and equip
ped for the fray, we have recognized
the right of other men to differ
with US, and the fact that they may
do so with patriotic motives and
honest intentions. We have de-
handed the same privilege for our
selves, and have endeavored to
force even our political enemies to
respect our motives.
Now, there is no part of the
State in which a Republican may
not safely advocate his cause. The
majority is still large against us,
but it is no longer consid-
cred disreputable to be a Republi~
can. The CHRONICLE may or
may not have contributed to
this improved state of public
sentiment. We leave others to say. |
While we have labored zealously to
build up and strengthen our party,
we have at the same time did all |
that we could to develop the ma
terial resources of our State and
section. We have written enough,
descriptive of the varied resources
of Tennessee, to fill very large
volume, and have spent hundreds of
dollars to give it circulation. For
this we have asked and received no
compensation, except in the legiti-
mate increase of names on our daily
and weekly subscription list. We