Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-08
Notes From Andersonville,

ANDERsoNvILLE, Tenn, September 5, 'S2.
Mr.. EDITOR: We have been having warm,
dry weather, with an occasional shower.
There has been some sickness in this coun-
ty. There have been several cases of fever,
mostly of the remittent bilious type, with
an occasional smallpox scare. Farmers
have begun to break ground for wheat, and
some have begun to pull fodder, and while
the farmers are attending to their business,
the mills of the bosses still grind. 1t seems
that the would-be boss of the Second Con-
gressional district of Tennessee has whetted
his sword and declared vengeance on the
post-masters of the district or those that
have not consulted his bosship in reference
to who they shall support for Congress.
1t happens that Henry Clear, jr., the eff
cient post master at Andersonville, Tenn,
for number of years, has declared himself
for the Hon. VIM. Rule for Congress, with
out consulting the little boss, and we
understand that his head has
been cut off, and one
E. G. earns will be his successor. Now,
Caesar, will you please tell how many of the
citizens of this place requested change in
The Office, what was their complaint, and
Will the people be better served 1t hap
pens that some of the people know some
thing about the plotting and secret working
that some of the sub-bosses have been at
they know who they are, and know that
they do not receive on an average more than
one or two letters a week. They further
know that they got a taste of the famous
john Barleycorn," the great sneaklng poi
soner, at the Clinton convention. But it
happened that they did not get as large a
dose as the chief did while In Washing
ton. They did make out to get back home
without getting in the lookup.
Now, l am satisfied that the boss has not
made any votes for himself in the opera
ton. If the boss makes votes every time
he Yields his swo d in taking off heads, he
will have to go up Salt River without
boat, for he will not have enough friends to
furnish him with one. We say, keep on,
Caesar, for we know that after the 4th of
NJ rich, 1883, you will have to come and see
If you can't make your living in some other
way than by mIsreprsentng the people of
the Secodd Congressional District of Ten
nessee. And before we close we want to
give you a little advice, and we will not
charge you ar thing fos it. You had better
Try and get a special act of Congress, pen
-ioning you for your services that you have
rendered the dear people, and d stability, re-
eajv ng, as beheader of the unjust, and of
cleaning out fifty custom houses and other
indispensable services rendered notably, in
doing al you cou,d in defeating.the honored
Horace Maynard for the United States Sen
ate, and electiog Democrat.
Now, Caesar we s-e going to send the
Hon. VIM. Rule to represent us in the next
Congress, and we advise you to be as com
posed as you can, under the circum-
stances.
Mr.. Editor, some may want to know what
the disabilities were that the ''boss" received
in his warfare on the people. They are the
injuries of that enemy of all men, John
Barleycorn," but he calls it paired and
poisoned"
For fear that l will be too lengthy in
these lines for your valuable space 1 will
close by informing the postmaster, at the
office above here, that the charger is wait
ing for his head. At least, that is the talk
among the sub bosses at this place He
committed the objectionable sin of going to
Clinton in the interest of " III Rule, and
declaring in favor of Rule for Congress.
Now, look out, Dan, you need not be ig-
noraut of these things.
Three cheers for Hawkins and Rule
ANDERSON.