Year: 1872




The Republican Convention of yester-
| day was one of the largest and most re-
| spectacle that has ever been held in the
State. The character of those who parti-
| cipated in its deliberations is such as to
| force, even the proscriptive Democracy to
respect it. Its proceedings were harmOni-
Gus, and its results are creditable to the
| party. OF all the twenty-five delegates to
| Philadelphia, there appears the name of
| but single Federal office holder, which
gives the lie direct, to the charge made by
| President Grants unscrupulOus enemies,
| to the effect that his supporters are only
| found among that class, The delegates
selected from the State at large, whose
names have already been furnished you by
| telegraph, will compare in point of talent
and respectability with any four men in
| the Democratic or Greeley party in the
State. They are all men Of unblemished
reputation, and will command respect any
where, except, perhaps, with hide-bound,
prOscriptive, corrupt, Office-seeking Bour-
bon Democrats, whose i'll opinion is more
complimentary and more to be desired
than their confidence or support. In the
future, no man who has any decency, or
any regard for truth, will insist that the
Grant party in Tennessee is made up en-
tirely of Office-hOlders. That lie is eX-





and with deliberatiOn, a feat by the way,
that is common among representative
Democratic politicians.


Every expression of the convention was
temperate and high toned, and will carry
weight and exert good influence on every
unbiased mind. From every part of the
State, the most encouraging news comes
up, of the progress of Republican prin-
ciples among the people. Nothing short
of the party lash keeps the body of Ten
nessee voters i'll the Democratic party.
This state of affairs cannot always con-
tinue. The people will get to thinking,
They are already doing it, and when they
do so fully, the present dynasty is at an
end. Already the dim outlines of the
Handwriting on the walp' is beginning to
be seen. and sooner or later, those in pow
er in our State, will find that Democracy
has been weighed and found wanting.


The crowd i'll the city is simply over
whelming. Every hotel and private dwell
ing house is packed. a cot is put into
every available niche and corner, and men
and women too, are eager to get anything
upon which to rest a weary, exhausted
and nervous body. Five KnoXvillians Oc-
cupy one eight by ten room in the Battle
House, and owing to the distinguished
character of these five, they have been ia





With becoming mOdesty | would state
that one of this distinguished quintelle is
your humble correspondent. No one ever
thinks of complaining at any fare, as he
who gets any shelter at all is considered
fortunate. The proprietors of the Battle
House, with their usual skill for ac-
cOmmodating all, have been taxed to their
utmost on this occasion. This immense
influx from all parts of the State, as we'll
as hundreds from neighboring States, is
brought about by several causes. One of
these is the Republican State Convention
which was, as we have already stated,
largely attended from all parts of the
State. In addition to This, the Industrial
Exposition is being attended daily and
nightly by multiplied thousands of men,
women and children. 1t is decidedly the
biggest thing of the kind ever known in
Tennessee, and reflects great credit on the
State and on its managers. 1t will do
Tennessee more permanent good than half
a dozen sessions of such Legislature as
have assembled here in years past. The
display of almost every character of the
products of the State is large, and the
whole thing is very satisfactory.


Not the least attractive feature of the Oc-
caslon by any means, is the presence of
hundreds of the fair daughters of Tennes-
see, whose graceful forms and winning
smiles scatter sunshine and gladness wher
ever they go.


Hundreds of sportsmen are here enjoy
ing the races, which are said to be high
ly interesting and very largely attended.