Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-24

THE many exaggerated reports of |
the recent tragedies enacted in our
midst now going the rounds of the
press are calculated to give us most
unenviable reputation abroad and
bring reproach upon our hitherto
fair and unclouded reputation. To
say that this community is chiefly
composed of fellows of the baser
sort" is UNANIMOUSLY false; for there
is not more intelligent, church
going, God fearing people anywhere
than are to be found right here III
Knoxville. We claim a population
of over seventeen thousand souls,
and we have as many churches, col>
leges and school-houses as any other
city of like size IN the United
States. From the earliest period of
our existence as a State down to the
present time tue greatest interest has
been felt by our people IN the
establishment of literary institutions
and the advaL cement of knowledge,
and thousands of our young men
and women are TO day being polished
by the hand of education and will
ere long go forth to adorn the So
ciety of our own and or other States.
With healthful and genial climate;
with every variety of scenery; with
soil adapted to almost every species
of production; with streams every>
where inviting the investment of
capital and the establishment Of
manufactures with population
brave, generous and diversified IN
character and with a combination OF
advantages which are possessed by
few and not excelled by any State,
the day is not distant when the mas
teiial prosperity of Tennessee
will be rapidly developed and
increased. And despite the horrible
tragedies OF the past few months, we
can truthfully say that nowhere In
/ this free land of ours is the citizen
more safe or secure in the enjoyment
of life, liberty and property, than
here in the mountains of East Ten
nessee. The participants in the
tragedy of last Thursday were not
related to the James family by ATTN
jty or consangnintty. Major Tom
/ O'Conner was as noble specimen
of true manhood as ever lived, and
God never created drawer T more
perfect little gentleman than was
Joseph A Mabry, jr., while General
Mabry was not the bold, bad, dan
gerous man heis represented as being
There is not crime known to the
catalogue, from murder IN the frs
degree down to simple assault
but that we have a law governing
it, and regularly organized judici
airy to enforce the execution of GU
, many wise and wholesome laws
Rebels and Radicals not onl,
speak when they meet, but we hav
actually known them to engage IL
civil conversation. II strange
should cast his lot among us, b,
would be welcomed, and, if a gel
sIeman, he would be treated a
such, but, if otherwise, he coul
2 not expect or hope to succeed i
: Knoxville. While, of course, W
have our share of the 'sbad fellows
of the earth, yet they are general
kept in subsection by orr we
disciplined and vigilant corp
of officers Away, then, wit
the impertinent arrogance whic
assumes superiority owe
us, and let those who are dispose
to underrate the patriotism and il
r telligence of our people study bett'
. the splendid annals of our noble oil
State, and then, perhaps, they wi
not again make display of their il
norance as regards our people an
their civilization.