The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-12
THE LAST OF r,rY
Remarkable Men Thn Have ;,.
Tennessee Polite, "a


A picturesque and importan, s,.
the field Of Southern politics ,a,...l
last week in the death l,y poison aeon ''e
" self-administered, Of Leonda. H,..
Knoxville district, the surviving Ns
Of the quartet of sturdy Tcuues..o
men, Brownlow, Johnson. Naen.,5 81
Houk, who upheld ;hc banner mn.
in the mountains Of eastern 'Icsa..
ing the war, and kept that ,as,.,l
as we'll as eastern kcn;ucd, ar
North Carolina and Eirgiui.. ,...s
firm in opposition to the rule aa -...
of the cotton States. Jud Hsr
Maynard's successor from H. g,o
district i'll the House OF Re9rss.r,.
just as Johnson was Brownie .a
in the Senate. Brovnlow. lla.,.
Houk resided in knoxville joins.
in Grccnville, n short distance...s
willie. Brownlow was born IN g...i
Virginia; Johnson in Raiei4l..N
nard in Massachusetts. and
vicr county, Tenn. He va. IT.. ,,....
Of the four The fear Of pf,.s.
never dauntcd either Of tlem. -
the most remarkable inslauc.
furnished in the case of JOHNS r..
campaign for Governor. in l-ss.
threatened with Assassination Nrm.
the speakers platform. pis,o. III. fa.
laid the weapon on the table t4i ...
+" Fellow citizens. have bon ir..,.
that part of the business to.le,.s........
OH the present occasion is 'hea.
ton of the individual WHO uas
honor of addressing YOU. i.,-
fully to propose that this hc a.. h~..
sincss in order. Therefore. j -s ~.
has come here tonight for a. .m
indicated. do not say to MIN.
speak. but let him shoot" il.rr, ~.
pause untIl Johnson Sali ~ if... .o-..-
it appears that have been mi>it -..
| will now proceed TO addre>- ,... .a o..
subject that has called u iegtbcr IT,.
four leaders of the Union men h i5,,..
sec were originally Democrat .'oa.,
was by trade a tailor brown a,,,
penter and Houk cabinctaaR M.
nard Taught school. Johnson ti.. IS
Brownlow in 1871, and Maynata r l>v
Judge Houk, who died last We. a4. ~.
ucatcd in the mountain. and 4 -
three months schooling. ob:aiaoI 81.
working at his trade Iic ,ia6e H,
the frcsidc at nights. ana ee o..
admitted to the bar in knoN, .i.e Ntu.
breaking out OF the war he 49,, p ie.,.a..
to the loyal East Tennessee tart,e.r
Joined at - the Union army IT., ID.
soldier; was promoted t. iiee'
the First Tennessee lntptr1 1;ar.
Der Of the State Convention al..ea..1 :.
cd the new Tennessee Const.ua,a. 49,.
made Judge Of the Seventeenth
Circuit in 1866; was q menLei 10, III. ii.
tional Republican Convention inth..l.
in 1878. He was a Rcpujlicau
1872; then Representative ot 6.s ta.
the Tennessee Legislature. G,la.
six Congresses, between The tea. IT.,
and 1891. Maynard, besides ie.i-
gresham was United States Minister 3,
Turkey and Postmaster General r.wr
low was United States Senator a;.i O...
cnor Of the State. Johnson Wa .l4-.e..
man, Governor, Senator Nice-ls
and President Of the United STATE
A new order of men and mca,a.,, i.
replaced and superseded the old Is 4.
ncsscc, and this change is aceealU6t
the death of Judge llouk. he I-f,
connection with the DAYS o.
and toll gates. That part Of tcrr
now alive with mining and r.a~..a t.aG
industry, the new enterprises ..i.,.l,.e
in Tennessee, iron furnaces al aa.
ries, bolt and bridge works aIi nina
and quarrying concerns amoFa f-..a
single year to S2l 600 900.
Judge Houk was the last OF i....aa-.a
GUS Republicans Of Tennessee dH.i-at
of war times and the days oist1t, H.
ton which preceded that 5!oody ci.