Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-14

sist the Establishments and the
upheld threats of the powerful polit
ical and social agencies employed to
influence this question and force
settlement, deserves the lasting
gratitude of all true Tennesseeans.
The names of Freeman, Turney and
Mcfarland will be written high in
the Pantheon of the peoples affec>
affections.
ITS EFFECT ON DEMOCRACY.
Nashville World: Neither of the
old organizations can control the en-
tire Democracy of the State. The
Wilson Democrats will never respond
| to call for convention, If that call
is made by Mr.. Childress, and yet
the Wilson men are part OF the
Democracy of Tennessee. The Wright
men will never respond to call from
Mr.. Wallace for Democratic con-
vention, still the Wright men are
part of the Tennessee Democracy.
Too much prejudice has already been
| engendered between these two fac
tons, for one ever agree to go into
| the convention of the other. We
suggest that the two committees Of
the Wilson and Wright wings of the
party shall meet and arrange to call
a convention of the Democracy of the
State, for the purpose of restoring
| order out Of confusion, and etfecflng
recognition of the party. II the
committee will not do this let the
| conservative lIasSes of the Democra
cy be called together by petition
signed by as many Democrats of both
wings as viii sign it, and let organi-
| cation be effected.
| HARRIS TO THE FRONT.
| Memphis Avalanche: The defeat
Of the tax coupon saves the Dems
ocratic party of the State, which can
now unite for an honorable settle~
ment. With the coercion act in
operation, it would never again have
been political force in the State,
but now it may gather itself together
and under the leadership of Harris,
resume the payment Of the repu-
! dated debts on terms honorable to
to the State, and just to the
creditors The tax coupons has
done the cause of the creditors severe
| injury, and have made the mode of
! settlement more difficult.
| THE DUTIES OF THE FUTURE.
Nashville American: Now for the
| duties of the future. Neither the
| depression, and MOI ditication of those
who value, first, the honor and good
faith of the State, and next, her
credit and sound policy, nor the
very natural exultation of those who
think they have every thing their
own way, need disturb us in the
slightest. Depression and exulta
| ton are both short sighted.
We have a debt which it is de-
| stroying official, public and private
morals, retarding the progress, ruin
ing the credit and character of the
State and injuring her prosperity not
to pay. The Legislature should be
promptly called to meet the occasion
and to provide for its payment.
This debt is accommodating in
terest at the rate of about $4,000
day. The people, apart from the
opinion of the court or their own
opinions, as to the coupon feature,
are Disguised by the revelations of
this winter, heartily ashamed of their
public life and indignant at the
hideous transactions which have been
developed. Now let it be buried
finally and forever.
We shall have no freedom from
agitation, no political peace, no pros
gress, no full prosperity until we
meet our obligations and restore our
credit; we shall have no freedom from
demagogy, rank corruption, and spec
ulation on the honor of the State,
and no decent public life until we
cease to set a foul example by our
refusal to meet our public obliga-
tons.