Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-27
DELIBERATION.

| Glon, especially IN the choice OF men
who are to represent their interests
and their moral and social standing
III the Federal Congress. Those who
are chosen to represent the people in
either Legislative, judicial or execu-
tive functions, are presumed to be the
true opponents of the majority and to
reflect their principles, both political
and moral.
The election of members of Con-
gross is drawing near, and but a
short time remains for the people of
this district TO determine who shall
respond for them at the roll calls Of
the next Congress Your choice lies
between William Rule and L. G.
Houk. The latter you have already
honored with your sufrages for two
terms, and it may be well for you to
reflect in the light of the record he
LAS u1do0 IOI uiLuSo11 duo you,
whether he is longer worthy of your
confidence and support. During the
last session of the 46th Congress,
there were 1877 roll calls in the House
of Representatives, and Mr.. Houk
answered to his name ust fifteen
times. During the first session of
the 47th Congress, the records
show a still greater neglect of public
duty, and still grosser contempt
for even the exterior form of
decency, and the expectations of a
respectable constituency.
In former times the people of this
district were represented by
Congressmen who reflected much
honor upon them, and in
deed upon the proud name
of the Volunteer State" Much is
expected of the descendants of the
patriots who fought at the battle of
Kings Mountain more than one hun
dred years ago.
It may be we'll to remind you of
what Bancroft, the historian, says Of
this very important engagement. In
the 18th chapter of vol. 10 Of his
History Of the United States he
writes: But the incidents which
overthrow the ministry of North,
and reconciled Great Britain to
America, had their springs in South
Carolina. Jefferson, of Virginia, as
Governor, organized in the southr
western counties regiment of 40C
backwoodsmen, commanded by Col.
William Campbell, brother in-law OF
Patrick Henry. The backwoods~
men, though remote from the
world, love their fellow men
In the pure air and life Of
the mountain and the forest, they
join serenity with courage. They
felt for those who had fed to them
with one heart they resolved to re-
store the suppliants to their homes
and for that purpose formed them
selves into regiments under Isaac
Shelby and John Sewer. Then Shell
by sent for Campbell. The mer
under Campbell and Sewer, and the
North Carolina fugitives under Nc
Dowell, assembled at Watauga OF
the 18th of September On the mex
day each man mounted on his owl
horse, armed with one rife, and car
rying his own store of provisions
they began the ride owe
the mountains, where passe
through the Alleghanies are tn
. highest Not even bridle-p path lec
them through the forest, nor wa
there house for forty miles be
tween the Watauga and Catawba
The men left their families in Sc
Guided valleys, distant one from tn
other, exposed, not only to partie
of royalists, but of Indians"
After a description of the battl
in which there were 456 British kill
ed and wounded, with the death c
their commander, Ferguson, an
only % killed and so wounded o
the American side the historian say,
: THE victory of Kings Mountain
which in the spirit of the Anne
lean soldiers was like til
rising at Concord, in il
effects like the success at Benning
ton, changed the aspect of the wa
The loyalists (tories) of North Caro-
lima no longer dared rise. It fire
the patriots of the two Carolins
with fresh zeal 1t encouraged tt
: fragments of the defeated and sea-
tered American Army to seek eac
IL other and organize themselves ane,
1t quickened the North Carolir
Legislature to earnest efforts. 1t e.
couraged Virginia to devote her Re
sources to the country south of b,
border, The appearance {
the frontier of numero,
: enemy from settlements b.
yond the mountains, whose vel
names had been unknown to Il
: British took CORVALLIS by surpris
and their success was fatal to his il
tended expectation. He had hone