Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-05
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
slur GreeneviIIe Letter.
GREENEvILLE, Tenn. Oct. 3

MR EDITOR: In Chc hhoAsL1e Daiiy
7 ribune of Sunday October 31st, appears
a communication signed by nineteen
..citizens of Greeneville and Greene |
county, - in which, referring to my state
ments in former communication to you
that rebel flag was borne by one Of "a
procession of youths, and another by a
woman, (both the youth and the woman
being the wearers of Taylor badges at
the meeting here on the 28th inst, they
say: [&SsA I-&
1--WE the undersigned, citizens of
| Greeneyille and Greene county were
close observers of all the tranactions of
! the day. and without hesitation we hereby
pronounce the statement absolutely false,
and the author oft a slanderer and a
wilful and malicious liar.' This re-
| minds me of the Irishman who being
confronted by two Witnesses who sWorc
that they saw him commit the alledged
theft. said to the presiding judge: Amt
nlaze yer honor III fetch twenty witnesses
who will swear that they didn't se4 me
stale the haste " But il 1 remember
rightly the jury found Paddy guilty, and
his honor sent need him to prison.
Now it is quite probable that these
nineteen ''citizens of GreeDeVille and
Greene county, failed to see the emblems
of rebellion displayed on this occasion. 10
begin with "nOne are SO blind as those who
will not see F." Next, the flag alledged to
have been displayed by the youth was
rsouealed,n as soon as seen by some more
persons. and was pursued through the
crowd by an older person who called out:
sIgiye me that fag,p then the youth gave
lit up as requested, and that che elder
quickly rolled its folds up, and it waved
no more on that occasion. Your CORES
| pondent did not see the device on this Tag
but hearing the words: ''tnerc is a rebe
flap'' yentured near him, he turned ano
saw the youth deliver flag to the OLDER
nerson whom he heard asked for it, anC
saw it so quickly rolled up as to prevent
an inspection. Why there should have
been so great haste to furl that particula
fac it would would be difficult to say. i
its folds were emblazoned with the glorle
!, of the stars and stripes. All the othe
flags. and they were numerous, On tn
ground, continued to float.
Your correspondent has heard a state
;. ment from a democratic source that som
Ignorant person had made flag inlendet
for United States flag but through hi
stupidity had made Something that locke
like rebel flag and that such is the rea
/. foundation of the story told by your col
RESPONDENT Inasmuch as dozens c
United States flags have been for weeks
floating in the breeze in out str cts,
must indeed have taxed the stupidity OF a
Y East Tennessee democrat, when to reduC
1lee the old thirteen stripes and the starr
IN union of our old fla to the bastard "a
of the s'srars and ba 81 "a E# @#
. AS to the flag alledged to have bee
4 displayed by a woman, nothing can |
4 affirmed of his own knowledge by yol
Il correspondent except that it was free
spoken fin the an Hence, aud that he Ia
no doubt that the past was as state {
> Your correspondent did not examine evel
I. article of ladies apparel on this occasle
: aud he wuuld be bold man who shou
assert what particular artlc lie Ut person
in a,lornment distinguished, or did not d
tinguish the women, the Taylor badg
GO were large and CONSPICUOUS; aud If, as
D fully believe from statements freely MAJ
in the crowd there was display OF
: rebel flag by some more ardent and le
prudent female parti N of Bob Taylt
led doubtless the discovery thereof led to
m learly concealment among The folds
M feminine drapery, lest scandel mig
,. come OF it.
That the affidavits of five times ninete
= citizens of Greeneville and Gree
county " all thoroughly respectable a
. veracious men, could be procured to 81
stantiate the fact of the display of
AGE rebel flag or flags at the meeting referI
"a to, and by the partisans of Bob Taylor
- have not the slightest doubt, but =
game would not be worth the candl
par These gentleman doubtless think tina
'usi- am crushed by their joint and seve
~" 20 declarations that L am a slanderer. an
wiIfll aud malicious liar."s But KIN
Mo. that this kind of talk is a comfort to tn
on the eve of defeat, and 1t d ,esn chat
D one bair back or white on me. lndee
y may say that since it doesn hurt me,
sooths their feelings am rather
s they used this high toned langua
w They are quite welcome to salve over
M ID the scars The canvass has made with
j NJ kind Of plaster ii they wish. Republic
n and Union men got used to this sor
81 thing long since, and it only amuses US
~ But why de these ''ciLizens of Gree
! i Vile and Greene county permit Il
gorges to rise 50 high at the idea that
rebel flag was displayed on this occasi
d. Why should men who BY their ballots
"For working for the principles OF JEFF Ds
from Lee aud Stonewall Jackson, be ashal
nd Ia af OF assembling under the folds of
ought banner under which Lee and Jack
broad broad fought? These nineteen 'citizens
close OfeentV1H0 ana ESTIetuS county zdES
arise deayoring to place the government OF
ii ah h9 United States in the hands of a p
/ 10 dominated by men who were rebels,
storal who hope and expect to gaia by ba
l laa what they failed 10 get by ballots.
idney are they 60 touchy at the mention OF
won flag under which the trusted leade
now the democracy of to-eay earned
y v cur leadership? Don't abandon your co
J. and gen, leman! Don't be ashamed Of
ire re- Of q bloodstained symbol of state rights
ade dee other destructive dogmas for which
Sc mt are as truly fighting to day, as you
sarne se your rebel friends fought during the
rebellion. Stand TO the colors you
+ I tbev then shall we know you. But wher
Wearing assemble under the glorious old stars
proving stripes, the emblem Of all that is
Mich and great, and holy in the Anne
Pad is nation the symbol Of liberty, patrio
Il salts ana national honor you are ''stealin
-, ps livery OF Heaven to serve the devl