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KNOXVILLE "WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE IB, 1870.
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"WEDNESDAY JUNE 15, 1870.
CAMPAIGN RATES.
SEND-IN THE NAMES !
In view of tlio importance of tho ap
proaching Judicial and Congressional
election., and of the scarcity of money In
the country, and desiring to1 place tho
WEEKLY CHRONICLE within tho
reach of every voter in East Tennessee,
we have decided to make Campaign
Hates for the Daily and AVkekly
Chhonicli.
We will send the AVlkkly Ciu'onicli:
from thin date until after the Congrcssiondl
election ncet November, to any subscriber,
by mail or its otherwise ordered, for the
sum of Fifty $cnt, cash in advadce.
Thi i certainly cheap cnough,'and should
induce our friends in every district and
county of East Tennessee to make prompt
efforts to see that our paper reaches every
family in East Tennessee.
We urge our friends everywhere to go to
work and secure us subscribers at once.
Send us tho name, accompanied with the
money FIFTY CENTS for eacli name
and wo will see that the paper is prompt
ly forwarded.
Wo are publishing a Avcckly containing
more reading matter than any paper pub
UShcd in East Tennessee, and it will be our
aim, during the coming campaign, to make
it an efficient paper In tho interests of the
Republican party.
We will send the Daily Chhoniclk
for the same time for Two Dollar.
Qur daily coMains more reading matter
than any daily printed in JCctst Tennessee.
We publish special dispatches from
Nashville and elsewhere, giving the very
latest news, and wo shall spare neither la
bor nor expense- io make it a live, interest
ing and efficient paper.
We hope our friends will go to work
promptly in every county, and get up as
many names us possible.
SEND IN THE NAMES!
WHY 80 SENSITIVE NOW!
The Democratic organ of this city, assign
ed, by general consent, to do the dirtv
workof the party, had something to say yes
terday sibout the representative men of the
Republican party, whose names we puhlish-
ed as the Executivo Committee for this city.
It selects a few of the colored men named
on the Committee, and attempts to make
sprt oPthem. It is extremely sensitive
about their being put forward as represen
tative men of their colpred friends, and by
suppressing facts, attempts to make an im
prcsslon on its readers, that they const!
tutc all, or the larger portion of the Com
mittee. The Republicans of this city very
properly and justly placed on those Com
mittees, Komo colored men to represent the
largo and respectablo colored vote of this
city. So far as the Committees are con
cerned, wo are perfectly willing to compare
them with the Executive Committee of
the Democracy, upon guy basis they may
choose. There arc just as good men named
on the Committees, as there are in this
county, and there is not one of them, white
or colored, that wo are not willing to com-
pare with any one connected with tho organ
referred to. As to the colored men, the
Jfrest ana Jlerald need not feel so sens!
tivc about tlieir appearing as committee
men, for, unlcs wo aro misinformed, thcro
were some colored. men iu tho "Social Or
ganlzation," at Chuttunooga, into which
one of ltd staff wasinvciglcdVn 1860.
3Vh to its personal assault upon Maj. Mur
phy, It is of such a character as that, lu
itself, it furnishes the, best defenco ho
could ask. It was, unprovoked, and so
mean, that every honorablo man considers
the Hourcennd condemns it.
Becaube of tho Inefficiency and gross
negligenco of the present Democratic As
sembly, Knox county has bpen subjected
to on expenso of about two thousand dol-
lart for feeding tho prisoners lcrft. in jail,
because our last February court' was cut
.short In ItM session through aft error, in
excusablo un A very oulpable, a good speci
men of tho ability of this AwmMy. ,
A homo for Inebriates Is to bo establish
ed at Nashville. A proper institution for
the prctent Legislature to encourage. "
"SNUFFED OUT."
This llttlo " bantling," despite tho con
temptuous clforts of tho J'rcss and Ilcraldf
still flourishes, and daily increases in cir
culation and popular favor. AVe felt cer
tain of being " snuffed out " when our able,
(?) enterprising (?) and Influential (?) con
temporary, about ono month ago, publicly
announced that thereafter its readers
should hear no more, of us or our paper.
But, notwithstanding the fact that since
that time we have only been contemptu
ously noticed as the " radical organ," and
have been deprived of the bcnellt of tho
publicity we, before that time enjoyed, by
an occasional notice in Its columns, wo still
thrive, and', what is still more remarkable,
gain, almost every day, new subscribers
from its own readers. Some of our most
enthusiastic- friends aro men who have
heretofore read tho Press anl Jferald un
der the Impression that it was a Newspaper,,
and they have intimated to us that tho
Press and Herald quit noticing us through
Its columns, not so much to lessen our pub
licity as to stop us from giving them thosort
of publicity, through ourcolums, they felt
was becoming very damaging. It maybe
true that this "organ" grinds very unpleas
ant music, and in view of recent develop
ments, wo are induced to think so. Our
new subscribers take the Chhoniclk be
cause they want the news and some read
ing matter, in addition to the Interesting
notices of "the saloons," &c, "mixed
drinks," Ac, which occupy the principal
part of the space of that enterprising pa
per. But we commend tho porsistent efforts
of our contemporary to snuff us out. It
has succeeded remarkably well. But we
should not be surprised if, in its efforts, it
lias not already burnt Its lingers as bad as
tlie country boy did in trying to snuff out
the gas jet in the New York hotel.
In conclusion, wo beg to assure the Press
and Jlerald that wo appreciate very highly
the patience and fortitude it exhibits in its
embarrassing position. AVo know that, oc
casionally, it must sutler excruciatingly,
because its vow precluded it from assailing
our vulnerable points. Somo have been
complimentary enough to suggest that this
vow grew out of tho fact that we devel
oped, in its political record, some 'weak
points, 'of which its publishers arc very
sensitive, but wo believe it is because it is
determined not to give uS publicity through
its columns knowing full well that, with
out such aid on its part, wo must soon bo
" snuffed."
ENCOURAGING.
The Press and Jferald is very suscepti
ble, and in its calmer fnioods takes good-
advice and sound argument very freely,
It i unfortunately surrounded by a num
ber of very indiscreet friends, who fre
quently take advantage of its impulsive
'nature, and induce it to advocate very un
wise and Impolitic measures. But if left
entirely to its own counsels, it often aston
ishes the reading community by its liberal
and respectable course. For somo days,
we have been endeavoring to persuade this
honest (?) General Assembly that tho
honest people of the State were opposed to
repudiation, and would not endorse tho
shameful policy deliberately determined
upon by the leaders of the Democratic par
ty. For some days -it seemed very doubt
ful what course would be pursued. But
after the specious and exceedingly weak ef
fort of Senator Cooper's Committee was
discovered to be unpopular, and certain to
be defeated, the I'rcm and Jlerald yields to
the impressions mado by our articles, and
yesterday morning concluded to fall in
line with us, and battle against the corrupt
imbeciles of its own party. AVe frankly
admit Unit even for such slight aid and en
couragement wo are thankful. Hut It is
not only in our light against corruption
that it is willing to join our ranks, but
comes up like n man and endorses our
charges as to the partisanisni of tho Assem
bly in its reorganization of the Judicial
Circuits and Chancery Divisions of the
State. It admits that the nine counties in
this Circuit with twice the population of
Shelby county, and about ten times Its
area, ought to have more than one Judge
Memphis city lias three Courts and Judges,
wlille our nine counties have but one. Our
contemporary, having its attention direct
ed to this shameful partisan legislation by
our editorial of AVednesday, endorses it
and favors u change. AVe knew that we
could satisfy honest men of tho unfairness
of such legislation, and wo did not even
despair of the J'rcs and Jlerald if wo
could only reach It free from tho influences
of its udvisory club. Wu hail these symp
toms of liberality, with pleasure, and really
hope our contumiorary Is about to take a
new departure in its stylo of journalism.
The" Knoxvillo J'resa and Herald has been it
little doubtftil what to my about the repudiation
injut,ia u4 wuiiHiu mi'iuui-rs til iuu ui'Ki&imure,
and 1ms hnd ono or two editorials partially en
dorsing tliein, but tlm isobcr second thought, and
u diligent perusal of tuu Times' editorial, has
elicited from it it sound editorial. Chattanooga
Times.
AVo were lluttorhig ourselves thut the
Jhhonicli Had something to do in per
suadlng our contemporary to make its
change of front on tho repudiation ques
tion, but we may be wrong. It may have
been tho Times. Hut iu cither case, wo
consider it a triumph of some significance.
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There is sjlll somo excitement over tho
question of (lio future ruler of Spain.
AN EXPLANATION BEPEATBD.
As publishers of n newspaper, we feol
that wo have u duty to perform to the pub
lic. It is our mission to give to our read
era the Important events transpiring in tho
State and country effecting their interests.
AVo propose to do tills in ull cases, and es
pecially when by so doing we can encour
age honesty and exposo corruption. AVe
arc not publishing a paper to cover up tho
rascalities and Infamies of anyone, and if
wo find them trying to serve the devil in
tho livery of the Republican party, wo pro
pose to expose them, and relievo our party
of such drawbacks.
Wo aro lead to make these re.niarlcs now
because wo have heard' of the efforts of
somo men to identify us with Col. Baxter
in ills present controversy with the lcadprs
of his own party. AVe have to repeat now,
what we stated in the issue which contain
ed his first letter, that " wo distinctly dis
claim any intention or desire of participa
ting in Mr. Baxter's contests, either with
public officers of the State or with his per
sonal opponents. In so far ns he seeks to
effect reforms in the administration of the
State, or to expose corruption, lie has our
sympathy and aid, but further than this
we cannot go." AVo do not know that we
ought to give tho subject any furtheratten
tlon, but wo cannot permit any such un
founded or unjust reports to prejudice tho
interests of our pnper. Mr. Baxter's posi
tion, politically, professionally and per
sonally, is well known in this State. AVo
think our political principles nre by tills
time well established, even to the most ex
acting and captious. AVo publish Mr.
Baxter's letters because ho is making war
upon tho corrupt leaders of his own party,
lie proposes, as wo understand, to arraign
many members of the present Assembly
and State Government for tlieir corruption
and incompetency. AVe see no reason why
we should not open our columns to such
communications. AVe know that corrup
tion exists in tho Democratic party, and
we are very glad to have it exposed by ono
of tlie leaders of that party. AVe do not en
dorse, by any means, all that Col. Baxter
says, but Ave arc willing to take his charges
against our party for the sake of his expo
sure of corruption in his own. AVe can de
fend our side against such charges, but
think tlie Democracy will have grcaterdlf-
fllculty. Mr. Baxter is competent to look
after his personal controversies. Ave have
entered into no combination with him to
proccuto thein. AVo have simply consent
ed, upon conditions mutually satisfactory,
to publish his letters, knowing full well
that in so doing wo shall he tlie means of
exposing some startling frauds, and corrup
tion in tlie Democracy, which will be of
public interest, lind resultun great good.
FAIR PLAY.
Our, subscribers in Nashville make fre
quent complaints that they cannot get
tlieir papers. AA'o mail them regularly,
and we know they arc forwarded. One of
our friends informed us yesterday that us
near as he could ascertain tlie real cause, it
grew out of tho fact that tho Democrats in
the Assembly want very much to read tho
Chhoniclk, but do not like to subscribe
for it. They " gobble it up," as we are in
formed, when it docs come, so that our sub
scribers, unless they watch tho mail, loso
tlieir papers. AVe simply say to our Dem
ocratic friends that we would bo pleased to
furnish them such good reading as tho
Chhonicli: affords, but object to giving
them the reading matter while tlie Nash
ville papers get tho pay. AVe hear com
plaints, too, that tho Doorkeepers do not
order the Chhoniclk for all who desiro it.
AVo hope there is no collusion to force
Democratic papers upon unwilling mem
bers. It looks that way, though, from
what we hear.
AFRAID OF THE FACTS.
Tho Committee llrst appointed by the
present Asscmby to investigate tlie School
Fund corruption, made a report implica
ting Mr. McElwee, one of their number,
upon, tlie testimony of thut special pet and
pimp of Democracy Rutter. Mr. MeEl
wee, feeling indignant at tho Committee's
report, demanded un investigation in his
particular case. A Special Conimitto was
nppolntod, and our special dispatch yester
day morning informs us thut tlieir report
completely exonerates Mr. McElwee. T hW
report was unanimously adopted, and the
Committee were discharged Tills report
practically impeaches Butter's testimony.
In the general investigation lie sworo
against MeKlwce, nnd upon his testimony
the latter gentleman was implicated. But
a special and more detailed examination
exonerates McElwee. Now, if Mr. Butter's
testimony is not good in one case, it is not
worthy of credenco In- any other. Tlie
Democracy talk and bluster much about
the School Fund corruption, but we notice
every committee appqlutpd.byUio. present
Assembly refuses to investigate fully.
They know it will exposo tlieir own
leaders.
p.,,. .
AVo furnished, in our special of yester
day morning, from Nashville, the speech
of the editor of tlie Press and Jlerald on
the corruption investigation. It is aspccl
men of tlie enterprise of our contempora
ry, which Its readersj we think, will aj
priciate. The " bantling " organ still
thrives, and tills " Ralddal organ " still
grinds Its unpleasant music
f 0UNTIE8 TO LOAN ON SHORT TIME.
Tho present General Assembly of Ten
ncssco is conspicuous chiefly for Its Intense
partisanisni and deep hatred of everything
In tho remotest way pertaining to Repub
licanism. East Tennessee, because of Its
thorough devotion to tho Government du
ring tho war1, and of tho sympathies of its
pcoplo with Republican principles since
tho war, is mado to especially feel the bit
terness of Its partisan malice In nothing
is this bo strikingly developed us in Its re
cent legislation, tho purposo of which is to
fasten upon tho pooplcn partisan Judiciary.
AVe hellevo that, as tho election of Judges
Is left to tho people, it is but fair and hon
orable that the pcoplo ovor whom tho
Judge has jurisdiction should choose him.
The Third Judicial Circuit as it has been
organized for tho past flvo years embraced
tho counties of Knox, Blount, Monroo and
Roane. Tho present Assembly, soon after
it first mot, repealed the law orgonlzlng tho
17th Judicial Circuit, which placed tho
counties of Morgan and Andorson back
into tho Third Circuit, where they origi
nally belonged. This extended tho Circuit
beyond reasonable limits, for( since the
war, Knoxvillo, by its growth, alone af
fords n large increase of business, as lias
each and every ono of tho counties compri
sing the Circuit. But, by an act now un
der consideration, and reported by tho
Committee appointed to redlstrlct tho
State, the counties of Fentress and Cumber
land arc attached to this Circuit, making
tho Circuit larger than It has been at any
time In tho past twenty years. In view of
the large amount of business now pending
in tills county alone, and of the increase of
business in every other county of the Cir
cuit, we do not feel that we are hasty or
unjust in characterizing this contemptible
pieco of gerrymandering on the part of this
Assembly as a base outrage on tho rights
of the people of tills Judicial Circuit. AVo
beliove, and ehaige, that this change in
this Circuit has been made for tho express
purpose of electing n Judge in sympathy
with the dominant party. Let us examine
tills question for a moment, to show tho
partisanisni and meanness of the Act to
which we refer. Knox county has to-day
a population exceeding 30,000. The busi
ness pending in our Courts is vory heavy,
and constantly accumulating. The pre
sent Judge has boon unable to dispose of
tlie business any faster than it accumu
lates. AVo have during the year but
three sessions, of three weeks each, of
our1 Circuit Court. Owing to tlie bun
gling legislation of tile present Assembly,
these sessions are how cut down to one
week: Even with but tho four counties of
Jvnox, Blount, Monroo and Roane all
large and wealthy counties the present
incumbent, Judge Hall, though U faithful
and persistent worker, has been unable to
do nil the business brought beforo him
Justico long deferred is as bad iu niost
cases as justice refused. Litigation should
bo promptly disposed of, as in that way
only can satisfaction or justico be dispensed.
But notwithstanding tlie importance of
tho very heavy business pending in tho
four large counties named, the two addi
tional counties of Morgan and Anderson
wero added. This was done for partisan
purposes, and was bad enough. But now it
is proposed to increase tlie Circuit still
more, by adding two other counties Fen
tress and Cumberland about seventy-five
miles distant. It is well known that tlie
Assembly never intended that these coun
ties should remain in tlie Circuit after the
election. It would be an actual fraud upon
the people of the eight counties embracing
this Circuit, to enlarge it permanently to
that extent. There arc now two hundred
and fifty causes pending in tlie Circuit
Court for Knox county alone. Of these,
seventy-six have been pending for two
years, and very many of tliem have been
pending four and five years and somo ten.
There arc fifty-one cases on tho return
docket for tho coming June term. Tliero
are now thirty two prisoners in jail await
ing trial. By tho neglect of tho present
Assembly, wo hail hut ono week of tho
Circuit Court hero last February, so that
most of the thirty-two criminals now in
Jail, have boon confined for eight months
awaiting their hearing. These thirty-two
prisoners cost this county over 8f hundred
dollars per month or more than enough
In ono year to pay thosalary of two Judges,
The Legislature, by their partisanisni in
extending this Circuit beyond reasonable
bounds, are delaying tho legitimate misl
ness of tho Courts, both civil and criminal,
to tlie inconvenience and expense of the
people of every county embraced in tho
Circuit. AVIicn we Consider that this is
done now for tho express purpose of elect
ing a partisan Judiciary, what can we say
severe enough in its condemnation'.'
But compare, for one moment, East Ten
nessee with tho other divisions of tho State,
AVe have thirty-live counties In the four
Judicial Circuits of Eos( Tennessee, or
about nine counties to tlie Circuit, With
out a singlo special Criminal Court in tho
entiro division. The other fifty-two coun
ties of tho State aro divided Into eleven
Circuits, or four counties to the Circuit,
with tlio additional benefits of tu;o special
Criminal Courts. . '
Shelby county, including Memphis, with
a population of 48,002, as reported In 1-SliO,
by an act passed last December by this
Assembly, has for that county alone three
Circuit Courts with thrrr Circuit Court
Judges; one Criminal Court, wlthu Crimi
nal Judge and Attorney General; nnd two
Chancery Courts.
Knc- county, with u population of about
thirty thousand over one-half that of Shel
by has one Circuit Court, presided over by
a Judgo who must hold Court In seven other
counties; has?io special Criminal Court;
no special Criminal Judge or Attorney
General, and has but ono Chancellor, who
looks after somo ten or twelve other
counties.
Tho counties now comprising this Third
Circuit, by the census of 1800, had a popu
lation of 01,374. AVlth nearly twice the
population of Shelby county, theso coun
ties have one Judge, Chancellor nnd Attor
ney General, while Shelby county, has
three Judges and two Chancellors. Shelby
county undoubtedly lias much litigation
to look after, but wo do not think it lias as
much oh tho counties named. Tlio secret
Is in tills : it is a strong Democratic coun
ty, nnd has influence with our able (?)
General Assembly, wliilo East Tennessee,
with her war record nnd present political
complexion, is extremely obnoxious. Our
people of tills Circuit, if left to u fair elec
tion, would elect a Republican Judge ; hut
to force upon us one of tlio Democratic
persuasion, or with Democratic sympa
thies, tills Assembly loans us two Demo
cratic counties until after tlie election, to
help us choose our Judge. AA'lion they have
elected our Judge they will be placed back
into the present Democratic Circuit, which
does not need them on election day. They
do not want a partisan Judiciary, they say,
but nevertheless, to secure one, they are
willing to resort to tlie meanest kind of
political trickery. AVo ask every honest
man in this Circuit to study over these
facts and figures, and say whether or not
they will endorse such trickery.
SPECIMEN LEGISLATION.
Many of our friends from tlio country i
and from a distance, will be in our city
tliis week to attend Circuit Court, in the
hope that tlie litigation in which they are
interested, nnd which has been pending
for so many years, may be determined. But
they will be disappointed. Tlio present
General Assembly is too busy legislating
in tho Interest of repudiation and corrup
tionlsts, and in reconstructing the Judicial
Circuits and Chancery Divisions so as to
secure a imrtisan Judiciary, to give any
time to tlieir real duties to the people. In
order to make tills a Democratic Circuit,
they have tacked to If four additional
counties, and by so doing have disarranged
the entire business of our Courts. This
llttlo trick gives us but one week of Court
here, and It has cost this county already
about $3,000, besides hindering and delay
ing tlie business' of the Court and of liti
gants. AVe think honest men will con
cludo that this is not the honesty nnd fair
dealing that Democracy promised.
WHAT IT MEANS.
Our friends from tlio country, who have
been disappointed in not being ublo to se
cure a trial of any of their civil causes, so
many of which arc now pending iu court,
can thank this Democratic Assembly for it.
Our legislators aro so busy trying to legis
late in the interest of certain rings in AVall
street, as shown by the extract from tho
New York World, published elsewhere,
Unit they forget such interests as pertain
to our quiet country people hero in East
Tennessee. In order to look after tho inter
ests of tlio men ivho control and spend the
money, theynro willing to neglect " com
mon people." By their bungling legisla
tion, we have but one week of court. By
tlieir bungling legislation, this county hus
had to bear tho expense of keeping In Juil
over thirty prisoners, most of whom should
have been tried last court. This has cost
tlie eountytiomcSGOO per month. But, this
is not the worst feature of tho cne. All
tills cost lias been heaped upon tlio county
by legislation which lias for its object the
election of n. partisan judiciary. In order
to secure a partisan Judge and Attorney
General for this Circuit, they have attach
ed to tlio Circuit four additional counties.
This makes the Circuit larger than ever
before, and too largo for business. AV111
honest men endorse this ?
Typographical.
Tlio International Typographical Union
convened in the Council Chamber at Cin
cinnati, on the 7th Inst., in annual session,
at 0 o'clock, President Isaac D. George, of
Nashville, in the chair. Tliofollowingofll
eers wero elected for tho ensuing year :
President, Tom. J. Hammond, New Or
leans; llrst ATIee-Presidcnt, Thomas AVil
llanis, Albany; second Vice-President,
John II. O'Donneli, Boston; Secretary
and Treasurer, John Collins, Cincinnati ;
Recording ami Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Augusta Lewis, Now York. Mr.
Hammond was loudly called for after his
election was announced, whereupon ho
temporarily took the stand and thanked
tho Union In a brief but very appropriate
speech. AVhen Miss Lewis was placed in
nomination, she sought to decline tho hon
or, hut tho Union would not listen to tlie
declination, and she was accordlnly elected
byacclamatlonIn the midst of considerable
enthusiasm. One delegate desired a ballot
for his aid. It hud been so long slnco he
voted for women Unit he did not want to
lose the opportunity of this occasion.
A bill litis passed tlie United States Sen
uto providing for increasing tlio compensa
tion of assistant census murshals. It pro
vides thut the increase shall not exceed
fifty per cent, of tho present compensation,
nor shall tho entiro compensation exceed
eight dollars per day, exclusive of mileage,
for time uctually employed, additional al
lowances to bo made In sparsely populated
districts.
