The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-12-08
TIE NORRISTOWN GAZETTE.
COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON
SPEAKS.
A Bold and Animated Letter.
From the Knoxville Chronicle.

A Bold and Animated LetteTe
From the Knoxville Chronicle.
Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 22. 1851
Mr.. Editor: Permit me 10 inter
pose a respectful denial of that erei
getic paragraph, wherein l am sal
to have enlisted in the noble arm,
of choppers. Il has doubtless orig
mated in the rather muscular criti
cisms with which / have lately sea
soned my remarks concerning 'h'
Democratic party.
The remarks uttered in the mos
public and emphatic manner, soor
put on their seveu-mile boots. TIC
this had no objections, for the EN-
phasis of their utteTsnce was sur
passed only by the deliberation with
which my conclusions were reached.
AS might be supposed, however,
iu travelling the circuit, they under
went a metauorphosis Sc complete
that l was unable to recognize my
own bantlings. And presently L
found myself being congratulated by
sturdy brethren of the Republican
persuasion upon my growth in po-
Utica. knowledge and grace.
/ have nothing 10 recall. The
views which l entertain, SO far from
being hastily formed, are the slow
growth of years, as is we'll known to
many, and as may be seen from a
communication of mine, published
more than eight years ago. They
are the product OF the most anxious
desire to reach soand political con
clusions, wholly unin6uenced by sell
fsh or narrow considerations. And
when Q man reaches that point be
can we'll afford to decline the ques-
tiouable honor of receiving his opin-
ions .endy-made from those who
take in the.r politics through the
pores OF their skin, and whase polit.
ical and intellectual horizon is just
comprehensive enough 10 take in
the corporate limits Of small
town.
Il is no part Of the purpose OF this
communication TO cir, in extenso,
my convictions. For while they are
stropg enough to compel my obedi-
eHce, they are not, in my opinion, of
sufficient Importance to Justify a
gratui!ous bowling of them IN the
public ear, just at time when ne
have quit politics and gone to werk.
Oue thing, however, is certain. II
Democracy IL deeITOus of future,
it must turn over g nsw leaf. It
must unload the dreary ana uupref.
liable traditions Of dead erss, and
take aboard few ideas. What the
devil do we care about the past? Ii
we % back at all, why stop this side
of Pericles? Tie best way to homer
the past is by catching the inspira.
tioB Of the present. Pretty so0n sc
will put our feet upon the threshold |
Of the twentieth century. The world /
mCves-ideas move There are I.
thirty eight States in the Union, aud
will be fifty, perhaps. For AL Ma
tional purposes, under lhe Constltu-
iioD, this is Nation, aud with 3 big
n. The credit OF the Government
is sky thigh; and don let's lie about
it, and say it isn't. Our notes are
the equivalent Of gold, both at home
aRd abroad. GFeenDackism is dead
faE money is dead. " bat pity
the Democracy can't claim the hon
or of The murderl Nevertheless, 1t :
is its privilege TO attend the Obse-
quies. and see that it is buried be-
yend resurrection and meanwhile
quit cougraiulating greeneackIsm
upon ephemeral successes. aud
claiming them IS great Democratic
victories" Quit setting springs to
catch woodcocks." The American
people are nOt darned TOOL. We
laNe Just Witnessed campaign n |
which no Democratic ota,oF assign
ed SOLITARY substantial reason Why
Lbere sDouia ee cnange Jue5 a. THIS
janctLTe. Bat, instead. We OeboId {
a once etesi par cra@hLg Cte er lne
cOGthcnt att rs Ia 5, uisfs urhig
pritate pioterly MI a 529 brand,
and only stopping long enough III q
remi.occReioual way. 20 catch its
breath. aud howl Capitalization; :
3 howl. it mus be admitted. posses
sirg 3 delig ghJal tiavoI OF originali-
e.