Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-24
@. W. BLAeKBURN's WITH.
DRAWAL. s#AEA'
To the Republicans OF the Sew
4 enth Congressional District.

To the Republicans OF the Sew
enth Congressional District.
FELLow REPUBLICANS: - Having
come to the conclusion taat 1t Ia best,
under the circumstances, t. Withdraw
from the canvass, have done go, and
in this way psblicly notify you Of the
fact. ! submit The following as my
reasons for withdrawal: -
This Is presidential year. Republic
cans believe that Republican ism, and
not modern democracy, Is. in this, and
all other Sits. an absolute essential
OF the age. That Tennessee cannot
prosper until she fully believes in and
slatesmanshipt uat Recessarily are enc
rapport with those great and ail>per-
yading truths, that caused the rebellion
t. go down, aud the nation to
live. And, in order That the ideas,
propOsitlOns, etc, tnat appertain to
subjects herein Involved, might be,
bOLn in public discussion and private
ly, honestly aud candldly presented to
The people, L was. as you know put.
forth as Candidate on the republican
side. This was doue when nOue OF
us thought there~wss the Iemotest
chance or my ele, ton. l annOuuced
myself March 18Th. 1880. From that
| me to the eLtrance OF Judge Hughes
on the track against me- l very cams
estly prosecuted the work assigned NE,
and am able to report that, III that
time, tue Indications were tuet in all
probability, the district would send a
republicans to congress.
l. It Ia proper TO state here that I did
MT know OF any dissatisfaction on the
part of one single republican in the
dist Iict, on account OF my candidacy,
aud mad either seen or heard from
nearly every one. had, by proxy,
al assurance of even the support nf
the Judge himself, and of that OF L is
SOL. The fiuale is as follows:
The judge was not nominated for
governor, and for reasons perhaps IN y
correctly known t. himself, d, t r.
mined, at ali bag .rds + leuter the race
for congress, and In order, as sup
pose, to make it I'm possible for me TO
receive the full re publican vote OF the
district, he, with the assistance of
others, used Dy him for that purpose,
wOI ked up meeting of cOlOIeu voters,
! whose business Was TO nomlDst4 hin
This meeting was held on the Tn oi
Sept -mber. TINS being regarded as
one Of The judges suafand periodical
IL. de-shOws, tricks, e'c., lC WAS dIsre-
gan ed by the republicans, excepting
I that it was eptreateo tt dtsband, and
for the sake of avoiding disruption ol
,e party through the cnlureu v, .rs
o allow the republicans to mold cob.
venilUn, exc. These efforts were tIeat.
Ell with CONTEMPT and the judge wa.
nominated by the crowd worked ar
for that purpose. With that crowd
he dictates To the republicans fOl
whom they shall vet, or else SET
the patty disrul It'd. Confusion now
exisls among the colored voters lC
such extent taat t Ia Impossible tC
cure It; So thst now, instead OF setting
4 fol aud eIucidatinR the principles U
republicanism and defending our party
agaipet the charges OF q dem OcraGit
opponent, whoever he might be,
have, or would have, t consume much
time upon the uurepublican course .
the Judge with his Faletafd an crowd o
J bench uen. To do tols, would react
. no good to the party, that tue pas t.
Can not accomplish at the pole. 81
far as this matter concerns me indIVid
ually, l am not CONCERNED, aud quit
so that the failure of 10 party TO al
vance may not DCr eau not be laid q
my charge. Honest and inttlligen
men made me u Candidate. and by Incl
consent gu Ia cauvass.
For font. years or more, I have beer
an advocst, of the principles that con
tute the life-blOod of our party. ant
J [ shall ever ca iDue true t. taem
through evil or good report. Inc worl'
will fiad that 1t il better to be rig b
than successful with ut right. 1T
be thus. is nothing" said Macbet
3 sd I TO be safely thur" Rigt t is sue
cess. A shaun or q cheat can neve
III mph in the end. This nation wi
eiett James A. Garfield for its mex
president. and r awhile Teunes~e
Will be repub lean st.te. Then tick
= and bogus conventions will be at ri
/ eud. sectionalism with it, curses WI
give place t. nation al tg. ami grau
!. entbusi asm for free ins,lt l,ions. Ou
political contests will not be site-shO'
Z tricks, personal and selfish il rests
b etc., bat who Can serve best and mos
4 successfully, the great republic. Snms
il he q w RT,ACR RuRN