Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-02
Our JonesbOr0 letter.
JoNEsBoRo' Tenn, Oct. 20, 1S{

JoNEsBoRo' Tenn, Oct. 20, 1880 :.
Mr.. EDlToE: Hon. A. H. Pettibone
and Hon. r. l.. Taylor, closed the canvass
to day at MI, Carmel The day was un-
favorable, and the crowd rather small, not
more than five hundred persons present,
of this number more than enc hundred
we're ladies.
A strong east wind blew in the faces of
tho speakers, so that it was difficult for
them 10 speak. DIR. Taylor made the
opening speech. Everybody gave him
good attention. HIS speech was not an
average one-more fragmentary than usu-
al. AZ tn close Of his speech, the dem
ocratlc part Of the audience cheered
lus lily. f.l es.
When Maj. Pettbone arose, bolster
GUS democrat made his way through the
crowd siezed 1he United States flag
which had been placed aJ the corner of the
sage, and carr led it some distance from
the stage. lie was followed by number
| OF democrats. There was much confusion
So that Mr., PettibOne couldn proceed
| with his speech. The intelligent DEM
oclats took MATTERS in hand, ana assisted
| In queiliug the disturbance, and having
tue tag returned This dlsgraceful coz
| duct on the part-of these democrats, was
uncalleu for i have never witnessed such
| cOnduc6.~ 44t-Was an insult to Maj. Petit
| bone, to all republicans, to MIR Taylor,
| and al! democrats. / am fearful the mat
ter HAD been pre- arranged by SOME Of the
| baser sort Of democrats L saw the flag
taken clandestinely, from 4 certain store
in JonesbOrO, thought there was mischief
| coming-I am glad TO know that neither
! alr. Iaylur nor any sensible democrat ap
| proves Of any such conduct
The old rebel spirit is in many of the
democrats and itcrops out on all oc
casions. Many of them are ready to tear
Gown the American flag and stamp it in
1.-The dust. Treason is still abroad in the
Hand.
ANVhen Mai. Pettibone arose to make his
reply an other effort was made to take
down the flag, but few of the Boys III
Blue happened to be there. LIEUT.. j. A .
February, Capt. Geo emerson, John
d Parker, D. 2. o Brien,- as brave
as Carson, stood by the flag, and the re
belIious democrats did not take it down.
Those brave men learned to rally around
| the flag in other days.
The democrats made nothing at Mt.
Carmel heard gentleman Say: The
old rebel spirit seems to be still alive. -
/ This gentleman has been a democrat, but
he is not willing to vote with SUCH men as
those who attempted to insult the flag of
his country. The democ ats have, on
many occasions, disturbed val Pettibone
while he was speaking. This mud kind
of bull-dozing is getting too common.
There as disposition among democrats IN
many places 10 prevent free discussion.
L heard prominent democrat say that
"Wllson ought to be egged out of the
town" This gentleman happened to be d
strong Wright man.
From some cause, the democrats were
not out III force at at. Carmel. Since the
indiana and Ohio election, the democrats
have been di>pirited. They expect to be
defeated. They have some little hope OF
| Bob Taylor's election, but they really
look for defeat, and it will come fast and
furious. Brag and buster, have subsidized.
IettIbone is going to congress. The loyal
people want him but The solid south
democracy hate INN. CIyIs