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KNOXVILLE WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST !!, 1870.
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A HAPPY FAMILY.
The senior editor of the organ, who wc
arc very proud to say is not nn " interlo
per," aspires to olllcc. But, unfortunately
fgr him, when he is not in condition to
discharge his duties, the two unscrupulous
" interlopers," who-m hired tool he is, man
age to grind the machine so as to sound
some very discordant notes. The senior
has of late years become very spoony over
the colored voters in fait, professes to re
cognize them now as part of the dear peo
ple, and on every possible occasion assures
them he loves them Just as much as he
docs their white brethren. But the junior
"interloper," whenever he gets hold of the
handle of the machine, grinds melodies to
suit the cars of another class. Yesterday
morning, he wrote indignantly about the
"black savages" who, by congressional en
actment, aro allowed to become citizens of
this great country. We know ho will get
his cars pulled when the senior comes to
life again, for it was only the other day tho
latter published jn (he organ complimenta
ry resolutions concerning him passed by
some " black savages " in Nashville. We
hope no row will result from this slight
conllict in the family.
NEW COMPLICATIONS IN EUROPE.
It will be seen from the account we pub
lish elsewhere of the secret treaty proposed
by Napoleon, that its terms are such that
even if acceptable to Prussia, they could
not bo allowed by England and other Eu
ropean powers. It seems to us, if further
developments do not explain away some
of the ugly features of this proposition,
England can not escape from being
drawn into the struggle. She is bound to
protect tho neutrality of Bolglum. She
could never eon-ent that this territory
should pass into the hands of France. She
even feels outraged that Napoleon should
propo-e such a revision of the map of Eu
rope without consulting her, and when
such a conservative and Influential jour
nal as the Pall Mall Gazette declares that
it can not see how England can longer
avoid becoming involved in the war, we
may reasonably expect that tho people of
England are ready to take part on very
slight additional provocation.
A CALL ON GERMANS.
The German Patriotic Aid .Society of
Kew York publish a call to the Germans
of the United States, urging them to ellect
an organization in every State, with an
Executive Committee at the head of each.
They call for a meeting of delegates, to be
held at Chicago on the lath of August
next, "for the purpose of agreeing upon
sonic plan for combined action in tho mut
ter Indicated." Tho object of the associa
tion is to aid tho widows and orphans of
soldiers -who may lose their llvos in the
present war.
Of the good to bt accomplished by this
association, tho Executive Committee A
J. Scliem, (). Ottondorfer and othors of
the New York Sooi&ty, say:
" It appear almost superfluous to point to the
far-reaching iiiUutmoa ot such a combination of
four million (Jennam in America. ot only
would the coiiclinintH of marchimr in elonu
column toward the realization of the mine ob
ject be ioitrumental in urging each individual
to iii'iro energetic aim pcrevcring exortioni;
tint th. moral influenco exorcised in (Srmanv
imd in France fin oppoite directions) by Mich a
vu-t ague wiw m rwiiiHcanon in nearly every
. citv, -.illage or hamlet throughout the broad ex
panse "f the Union, would be UBnitoly greater
tluin .! each patriotic a mi society, or even uiuc
of car-h State, wore acting wtmrHtely and with
out oiuuection with tVio ret. Moreover, the
concerted action of all these societies could not
fad to make a deep and lasting imprewon upon
ot - imtiv American citizen.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Wo received a tolcgram yesterday from
.f. C. HodgcM, Esq, of Morristown, request
ing us to say that he is not a candidate for
Attorney General of-tjie Second Judicial
Circuit. Voters of that Circuit will take
due notice thereof, and govern themselves
accordingly.
The war advices from Europe nre con
lllctlng, us we might well Imagine. The
dispatches aro all subjected to tho censor
ship of French and German officers ap
pointed for that purpose, imd we need not
suppose they would permit any news to be
published which would In any way aid tho
enemy, by glvlngtoo full or uccuriuo infor
mation concerning their forces, tliolr dis
position or equipment. The New York
dailies have their correspondents at both
capitals, so we get through th 'in such news
as either army olllclals deeni It most to
their interest to make public. For Instance,
we are told from the correspondents at
Paris that tho French army numbers fully
800.000 men. well equipped and In fine
spirits, advantageously posted and ready
to sweep over Germany like an irre
sistible avalanche; and that it is curtain the
Prussians have not over 200,000 men on the
Ithlnc, and that even this small force is di
vided into small divisions, and cannot pos
sibly man to advantage the extensive for
tresses that dot the banks of the Rhine
On the other hand, tho newspaper men
from Berlin assure us with great conn
deuru that the Germau army on the left
bank of the Rhine is much stronger than
is generally supposed, that it is armed with
the needle gun, Is in splendid spirits and
able to take the offensive at any time, and
march to Paris. They declare that Napo
leon has found the Germans stronger than
he expected, and has positively changed
ids whole plan of operations, .so that In
stead of inarching straight over or through
Coblcntr. and Maycneo Berlin,, lie will
probably give the enemy battle, and, after
a decided victory, encamp the Imperial
Guards In the streets of Berlin.
These arc fair digests of the telegrams
sent us for the past few days. It is hardly
necessary for us to say that all dispatches
should bo received with due allowance
Our own experience in war schooled us to
such deceptions, k that we hardly need bo
cautioning our readers as to what they may
exnect in this.
But from the dispatches at hand,niaking
the proper credits to those we believe, from
experience and known facts to be reliable
wc think some few things nre satisfactori
ly established. In the lirst place wc think
Napoleon has been disappointed at the
unanimity With which the German State
have supported Prussia as well as that the
public sentiment of the world so generally
endorses the course Bismarck has pursued
Again, we think he lias found the German
forces concentrating with greater rapidity
on the Rhino than he anticipated, and that
the defensive preparations along its banV
are more formidable and nearer completion
than at first reported. Wc Infer this both
from the delay of actual hostilities and
from the apparent confidence Gen. Moltke
seems to feel' in his preparations a confi
dence assumed because of the protracted
lclay at Berlin of the King and his stall".
We do not attach much Importance to the
bets offered in London that the Germans
would be in Paris inside of a fortnight, or
to the enthusiastic predictions on the other
hand that Napoleon will soon plant his
banners in the palace of King William
While having decided sympathies founded
as much upori an intelligent' judgment in
fin or of Germany as upon any other basis
we aro not blinded so as to give to our
readers unfair or prejudiced statements.
We believe the day of battle is near at hand.
It cannot long be delayed. Tho armies are
concentrated in great force and when the
struggle doe come it will be one such as
Europe has not witnessed for years. It will
In truth be a battle of giants. Armies
numbering a half a million or more each
armed with tho deadliest weapons, olli-
cered by able Generals driven mi to death
at the fearful rate made possible by the
improved and terrible enginery of modern
warfare. We do not await it impatiently,
for wo wish It could be avoided forever.
What tin: result will be no man can tell,
and It wold be usela-s to speculate upon a
result that may even now be decided.
A CHANGE IN FRANCE.
When Napoleon proclaimed war against
Prussia, Paris, which is said to bo Franco,
was all ablnzo with enthusiasm. The pres
ence of the Emperor or any of the Imperial
family, was the signal for a grand popular
demonstration. When M. Thiers, ono of
the few great conservative minds of the
Smpire, in a few well considered sentences,
warned Franco against the step she had
taken, he was assailed In the bitterest man
ner, and his very life threatened, it wis
since been declared that France never went
Into a war more determinedly or enthusiastically.
But the following, from the special cor
respondent of tho New York Tribune, from
Paris, Indicates a decided change of public
sentiment. We see no motive that paper
would have for misrepresenting the situa
tion. The following is his statement :
SOME OF THE RESULTS OF BUNOLINO
ISLATION.
X- . 1,n. ...n l.nnn H-lnkon llV TVllllOft
jwia ..... unv.". - - . ;
-itl. lne ontliusiium ormorc distrust Of 8UCCCSS.
The crowds on the Houlcvnnh. who were ready
to ule lor tncir country, navu uismipeiuuu. -i.il-troops
nro inarching through Paris to take trains
for the scat of war, and thoy travcrso tho streets
without eliciting a sinclo cheer. Soldiers join
ing their regiments walk about in groups, nlmost
nltnf thorn drunk, nnd tho bourcfiiiso Ptaro at
them nnd shrug their shoulders. The nspect of
Paris could not bo moro mciancnoiy it tno mw
s'tans were at tho gates of the city.'
AMERICAN CREDIT ABROAD.
One of the results of Grant's Adminis
tration is the increased confidence with
which American securities are accepted in
Europe. His honest collection of tile reve
nues nnd economical disbursements nave
placed the country ul" a much flrnier
ind more stablo basis. In the first sixteen
months of his Administration, the public
debt has been reduced $140,000,000. During
the same time, without nn increaso of one
dollar in the rate of taxation, the receipts
from revenue exceed the sum collected by
Andrew Johnson for tho same time, S.12,-
675,000. The immediate effect of such a
creditable financial exhibit is the apprecia
tion of our securities abroad. The New-
York Jfcrald. of Tuesday, said: "The
Bank of Frankfort has loaned the Prussian
Goye,r;nn(jnt,flvcjnillioiis..oftluder.on..
deposit of American stock its security. 4
In fact the credit of the United fStatc.-to-day
is more stable than -that of any na
tion in Europe. This is shown by the
value American securities hold in the mar
kets of Europi' at this crisis."
The Bepubllcan party, pledged to the
faithful payment of our public debt, has
steadily opposed repudiation, and byithdj
honest administration of President" Grant
has given our promises to pay a standiiu
value all over the world, of which as Amor
leans wo justly feel proud.
While Democracy has favored 'repuditi;
tion of both State and National debt, it has,
by its treacherous and dishonest course, at
tempted to depreciate our credit and dis
honor our name.
The credit for the high value given our
securities, and for the confidence reposed in
the American character in Jutrope, is
therefore justly due to the honest and sta
blo policy of our Itepubllean Congress and
Administration. In view of such facts, wo
may well call upon such disreputable
sheets as the organ of this city, and Brick
Pomeroy's Democrat, to do more than talk
glibly about "radical corruption and Imbe
cility." 4X
A MERITED REBUKE.
LEO-
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION.
VERY NATURAL.
The Whig is so disgusted with tho efforts
made by the leading official men of its par
ty in this judicial canvass that it turns
from the present contest heart slek and dis
couraged and wants to begin the fight for
Congress. Wc-hopo our neighbor will not
grow too restless and uneasy under the
present regime of tho Executive Commit
tee. Better light out this i-anvass first. It
is not best to divide forces or undortakc
two engagements at once. -We sympa
thize fully with our neighbor. Wo know
that if he had his way "a man of drain"
would be at the head of the Executive
Committee, and this canvass would have
been conducted on a more honorable and
appropriate basis, but wo cannot consent
to mix up this contest of "the people"
against "partisans" with the Conrosyioii-
al canvas which involve different Issues.
We liuvo only to remind our neighbor
that ho need not la- anxious" to rush from
one hopeloM conflict Into Another. .Mean
time, we hope ho will endure patiently tho
application of the party lash. The "In
terIoiew" of tho oivrn imvt now the whip
in Imnd and they arc lining It quite vigor
ously. The Whigikiwt the onlv one dis
gusted with this stU of nflidrs. There are
a good many other, tnw party mon, who
think it very lucoiuiHtejit and outraticuu
tlwt "lqt'bggenl,,' like MieiV". .
JTerad men, should manipulate and mm
the Democracy who are mostly to the
"manor born."
Our neighbor of the Whig is a very can
did man. lie knows the people of East
Tennosee much better than the "interlo
pers" of the Press and Jfcrald, and realizes
the obloquy their treachery and "knavery"
brings upon the party. The Whig, of yes
terday morning, contained an editorial
which, although no names wero mentioned,
wo arc led to believe was written for a spe
cial purpose. AVo have been exposing the
tricks and low cunning reported to by
Judge Brown's friends to secure hiselection
to the high position of Chancellor. We
have published some of the circulars issued
in his behalf, which have universally been
denounced as weak and shallow tricks to,'
catch votes, and as very improperly used
in a canvass for judicial position.
One of thejo circulars was issued over
the name of Kaiunge, of tho organ.
The Whig article is so pertinent to this
sort of cunning, and as we are bound to be
lieve, It was intended to apply to the?e ef
forts in behalf of .fudge Brown, we glvo
extracts from it, that our readers may
know what a Democratic-, paper thinks of
;the canvass some of its candidates nre mak
ing :
"Thcro aro sonio lnUemuly narrow-minded
souU. with a Mreak of low cuimim; in tholr com
positions, nnd which omo simpleton uppoo to
be iharpnc, who seem to think that tlioiiurcoM
of a political movement depends upon taking a
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UHiiunviniimBUMiiiHv. HlUUt., 1IJUOW
up mch ii cmire, and generally set yU repaid
for their eorrutton. ..Von of lofty iastiiietx, and
well brWl, would cor to practice inch tbul
art. They would no more do it than a flrit class
murchant would come down to the morbidly
i-orrupt tricks "(' deceiving ltis customers
" Politician, a a general rule, havo the ;lur
acter of reporting to mean and appluuice to
carry out their piaiu which have mado them
odioun. They eem to take n eradiate delight
in doing that which could never bo tolerated in
other circle of life; mid its ft it a requirement
among a band tlucve that every newly elect
ed member hould and tnunt he thoroughly om-
Traut with the whole i outlne of dltbone'tv. -o.
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tion, roust l" . dm ni. d up t tlw point o'f doing
. tin party ! .rr he call bcro.
intr thr.-.ju -ir.-rutjl. Tfils
I WUV ill' n. H"' -I i '." '
The act of the Legislature establishing
Criminal Court for Knox county and
abolishing the office of County Judge pro
vided that It should "take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfaro re
quiring It." Yesterday, being tho first
Monday in August, was the regular term
of the County Court, but, thcro being no
County Judge, and no Quarterly term of
the Court having been hold since the olllcc
was abolished, at which a Quorum could
be selected to hold the Quorum Court, a
large number of persons who came to the
city with important business to transact
were compelled to go away disappointed.
One gentlemen came a long distanco to
lutdify as one of the executors of an im
portant estate, A lady, whoso health is
such as to render It uncertain when she
will be able to come back, wished a guar
dian appointed for her children, but was
compelled to go away, leaving their estate
without any ono legally authorized to look
after it. A grcnt deal of important busi
ness awaits transaction, Such as the admin-
tratlon of estates, settling guardians' ac
counts, appointing overseers of public
roads, tfcc, yet through thobungling action
of a corrupt and Incompetent Legislature,
these important interests are unavoidably
neglected. Wc aro at a loss to sec bowmen
could muster up the effrontery to claim
that such bungling work is for the " public
welfare." Those having business with tho
Court yesterday Included men of all polltl
cal pat ties, and they, without exception,
denounced the incompetency of that body
of small men who assume to make laws for
the protection and government of our State,
law which precludes the possibility of
holding it Court for tho term of three
months so important to the public as tho
County Court for Knox county is an out
rage. There can be no County Court In
our county until after the first Monday in
October, when tho i jttnty Court meets and
elects a Chairman and selects a Quorum to
hold the Quorum Courts. The passage of
such a law In such a form was a most un
fortunate blunder, and one for which the
people will listen no idle excuse.
While on the subject of bungling legisla
tion, wc will give another instance where
the people are to stiller for the want of at
tention on the part of law-makers to their
interests and convenience. Under the for
mer law, the Circuit Court for Blount
county was held on the llrst Mondays
after the fourth Monday in August.
By the law passed at the recent session of
the Legislature, which takes effect from
and after the llrst of September, the terms
of the Circuit Court for that county aro
llxcd for the fourth Mondays in April, Au
gust and December. The next term of the
Court can not be held on the fourth Mon
day in August, for tho new law is not in
force until tho llrst of September. It can
not be held on the lirst Monday after the
fourth Monday in August, for tho new law
will then bo in force, which provides for a
diilerent day. The result is, that the peo
pie of Blount county will not have another
Circuit Court until the fourth Monday In
December next, and by the action of the
Legislature are deprived of the method
pointed out by law for settling their differ
ence?. Prisoners who arc in their county
jail awaiting a trial for alleged crimes must
lie there for another four mouths at an
enormous expense to tho people. Wc
scarcely know whether to attribute this
piece of downright oppression to the
incompetency of tills Legislature, or to a
studied disposition on their part to punish
the people of Blount county, in common
With all other localities where the llcpub
lican party is in the ascendancy.
We believe that all reasonable men will
join us in saying that the history of legisla
tlve bodies furnishes no parallel to the pres
ent Legislature of Tennessee. With a
view only to undo what their predecessors
had done, they have gone on to repeal laws
and make others without appearing to
have the least regard for the interests of
their constituents. It is notorious that in
the history of our State there has
never been so much bungling legisla
tion as that which lias marked the career
of our present General Assembly.
The pcoplo of East Tennessee are thor
oughly disgusted with tho corruption, par-
tlsanism and Intillclcncy of the present
Assembly. They do not like the spirit
manifested towards East Tennessee, and
they will not act with any party responsi
ble for it. Our East Tcnncssco judges ar
mado to do double work becauso thoy are
Republicans.
Our county is taxed to pay the salary of
our Criminal Court Judge, while in the
democratic counties of Shelby and David
son the State pays the Judge. The reason
is that Knox county Is not Democratic.
Judge Jones refused to go into the 4th of
July Convention and accept a nomination
from Democracy, and straightway hlshcad
was cut oil". Ills olllco was hastily abolish
ed, and now for three months all the impor
tant buslnes of the County Court is at a
dead lock. Administrators, Executors,
Guardians, lload-oversecrs, and all tho Im
portant business of tho county, Is embar
rassed for three months by this petty, par
tisan work.
A sweeping act Is passed changing the
terms of all the Circuit and Chancery
Courts. No provision is made forconfllcts,
and tho result is the wholo legislation ot
the State is in confusion. Attorney Gene
ral Thornbtirgh is made to attend Criminal
Court here and Court at Loudon the same
day. Blount county has no Court for
tight months, and her prisoners Ho in jail
and burden the county with costs.
So it is all over East Tennessee. Every
where the people arc burdened with addi
tional taxes, their legislation delayed, and
their interests jeopardized by shameful,
bitter, partisan legislation. These are the
acts of Democracy which tho people refuse
to endorse, and therefore they vote the
people's ticket for judicial olllcers.
THE COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
An anonymous communication, over the
signature of "Tax Payer," appears in the
Press und Jfcrald of yesterday morning,
in which the writer insinuates that the
books In tho County Court Clerk's Office
are not accessible to every one. The In
sinuation is entirely unfounded. No gen
tleman has ever been denied a full nnd free
access to tho records of the olllcc since the
present incumbent lias had charge of it,
and we challenge proof to the contrary.
Quito a number of our country readers-
still ask us about tho law abolishing Judge
Jones' olllcc, and what was the cause of It.
They feel some little dcslrc.nbout the coun
ty finances. They understand that the
coining Chairman of the County Court will
control the large amount of money here
tofore handled by Judge Jones, and they
fear this summary abolition of Jones' ofllce
is part of a plot to put the money of tho
county into the hands of some irresponsi
ble party of some political clique. Does
the Knoxville ring know anything about
tills V Did not Judge Jones make an able
and faithful olliccr'.' Whocutoiriiis head,
and what was tho cause? Will the Cyclops
answer for the information of the peo
ple? , . , ...
Tin-: people of this county aro very well
satislled that the anomalous provision of
the Criminal Court Bill giving to the Judge
the right to pack the juries in every case
where the lifo or liberty of the citizens is
involved, was not included by mistake.
Will some of the Democratic editors of this
city give us an explanation of this provis
ion? Tho people want to know why the
old law giving them a fair, impartial trial
by jury was changed. They were satisfied
with tho old law. Who had this dangerous
change made, and what was the purpose?
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COL. J. M. TH0RNBURG1I.
We do not know what terrible crime
Col. Thornburgh lias committed that his
chances for an election should be so much
lessened by tho enthusiastic manner in
which our cotomporary advocates his
claims. Ho has proclaimed himself a Re
publican, anil while he has no objection to
getting the votes of honest men of every
party we know'hc does not like the spirit
in which his election is advocated by the
Prion und Jfcrald, If they urge his elec
tion tis a Kept.i licmi lie does not object,
but if the 'f'-'ocote his cluims because
tlwybeliov. 'i not In sympathy and ac
cord with publican mrty we know
they have . hority or reason for so
doing. We have advocated Col. Thornburgh's
claims becMUso ho la 'u Itepubllean, and be
cause having been a faithful and isfnolont
oflleer wc wanted to see him reinstated In
the ponltlou from whhih be wits ejorted by
tlu late Constitutions! Convention. He is
one of the people's cnndidNlos. wortjiy of
the place he sciks ubuiuljjntly nble to dis
charge it- duued 's J.fs aj!ndd redord'
shows, and entitled to lliv support of every
honest man.
Tin: Nashville Union and American
wants to know who is the " Knoxville con
frere" of the ianici who telegraphed to the
latter that Johnson spoke hereon Thursday
last, and that Quarles and Jolm Williams
alsospoke. Thccntcrprisinggentlcmnnwho
sent that dispatch is connected with the
Press and Jfcrald, of this city. Ilehappen
cd to bein his normal coiiifltlon at the time,
and it was all tho sanio to him whether
Johnson spoke at Kogcrsvllle or Knoxville.
Ho didn't know the difference, nnd, furth
ermore, didn't care.
Tin: lid District of Knox county repudi
ates the non-partisan ticket forced upon
the -1th of July "farce" by the junior "In
terloper " of the organ. Ho ought, In good
faith to that Convention, canvass tho
county and division in company with Geo.
Brown and Ben. G. Owen. It would be a
lovely trio, and certain to turn tho tide
which just now sets in strong for the peo
ple's candidates, Temple, Hall and Thorn
burgh. XjSf Some weak-minded persons nlloet to
believe that Judge Jones has prompted the
articles which have appeared in the
CnnoNifj.i: criticising the Criminal t otirt
act. It is proper' that wo should say that
Judge Jouos has never, in any way, Inti
mated even a desire for their publication.
The whole thing bun boon done on our own
responsibility, without any reference to
his views.
-
Evkmy citizen who wrnts honest, high
minded Judges in our Courts, and the law-
impartially and iiitolIigwiU" administered,
will take m low 11)1111110 from lit lmsine-s
and go to the polls on Thursday and vot
i.,c People'-, Tli-ket
