Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-01

were 1t not for the presence Of inter.
meddling politicians and ubiquitous
railroad passenger agents. or course
O'Hara's apostacy will not make him
a single Democratic vote, aud the
chances are that he will lose quite
half of the Republican support in the
House which he otherwise would have
been able to command. :.
He OF the plantation manners"
Beck, has been making himself dis
gustingly noisy in denunciation of
the =" money power" Of New York.
At times he even became personal, and
it is rumored that the sage Of Cipher
Alley will soon publish notes from his
check. book stubs.
Thus far Senator Gordon has met
with complete success in placing
muzzles upon the BIac kburns and
Hills OF Congress- No moIe do we
hear dissertations on the wretched
Radicals,"- nor has Mr.. Black burn
been attempting to carry out his
threat to wipe the last vestige OF
war legislation from the statute
books. But 1t is not likely this state
of com placency will last, for when the
appropriation bills come up, the
Brigadiers will "shoot off their
mouths" IN opposition to the Deputy
Marshal and Supervisors clauses, and
again will the country see the manner
of men whom the South persist in
sending to Congress.
Messrs Hampton and Butler refuse
to be comforted because the President
Withdrew the name of Harry Ham
mond, a son of ex-senator Hammond,
of South Carolina, as a Supervisor OF
the Census for the couD ties In that
State where the tissue bollots were 40
freely used in the campaign Of 1875
and 1873 IL was part of the Demo-
cratic programme for Hammond to so
initiate the returns as to do away with
discrepancies, and thus cover up the
past, and open the way for renewal
OF similar frauds in the future. But
when the United States District At
torney of South Carolina Informed
the President that Hammond was un-
der indictment In the United States
Court for completely in the Eilenton
riots, where twenty odd Republicans
were cruelty murdered in September,
1876. he became indignant that
Hampton and Butler should have
foisted such person upon him, and
promptly withdrew the nomination.
l am assured by high census
official that the utmost pains will
be taken to prevent frauds in
the skipg of the Census, aud such OF
the Supervisors and enumerators ss at
tempt anything OF the kind, will not
only subject themselves to prosecution
but will be refused payment for work
thus incorrectly done. The law is
specific, and says that no officer con-
nected with the enumeration of the
Census ia to be paid until his work is
completed and approved by General
Walker, the Superintendent, in this
city.
| notice quite q number of Tennes-
seeans u Washington. Col. Geo. w.
Kirk resides here, and is at present
prospecting for gold In the Virginia
mountains. Sumner S. Kirk 10 q sue
cessful Patent Attorney here, and is re-
garded one of the best debaters in the
Washington Lyceum. Col. John B.
Brownlow has made many friends
here, and most Of his leisure time is
spent in visiting old friends of his
father. He is regarded orthodox au-
ihority on Southern politics, and Is
often consulted upon such matters by
high government officials. John Is
great newspaper reader, and Is walk
Ing encyclopedia of Southern infor-
nation. He is one of the most popu.
lar Southerners resident here.
have just ascertained that you have
two Democratic papers in Knoxville,
both dailies. How happy the thought
that the task of looking after the well
fare, happiness and honor of the dear
Dem ocratic party of Tennessee does
not fall entirely upon the Tribune.
The task would have been indeed a
heavy one for the Tribune people seem
to be bent upon Quixotic exploits, even
to the extent of fighting for the sun
terrified" whether they are attacked
or not. Happy Knoxville, to have
such valiant defenders of her honor
as are the editors of the Tribune.