The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-09 00:00:00

(From the Anglo-American Times.)
The State elections were to take place last Mon-
day in Kentucky, on Tuesday in Alabama, onThurs-
day in Tennessee, on Tuesday next in Montana,
and before going to press we may learn the result
of all but the last. The Democrats were, of course,
triumphant in Kentucky, J. W. TATE being elected
State Treasurer by a majority of 40,000. But it is
in Tennessee that the interest centres, the canvass
being described as exciting. There the side issues
add to the interest, as on SENTEII'S election will pro-
bably hinge the succession of ANDREW JOHNSON to
the seat FOWLER vacates in the Senate in 1871.
Political affairs have assumed a confused aspect in
the unreconstructed States, but even more so in
Tennessee. Both SENTER and STOKES, the rival
candidates for Governor, profess Republican prin-
ciples ; but, as neither could procure the regular
nomination of the Republican Convention, they are
running independently. SENTER succeeded BROWN-
LOW as Governor, and uses the office he holds un-
scrupulously to further his own election. By a re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of the State the
Governor's right was affirmed to remove Registrars,
and he has replaced every one with creatures of his
own, who, annulling the franchise laws, have issued
certificates to all who will vote for their patron.
As the Democrats had to choose between the pre-
sent Governor and the " bald-headed eagle of the
mountain," as STOKES is called from his beak-like
nose and bald crown,they selected SENTER; singularly
and suspiciously enough, both ANDREW JOHNSON and
PARSON BROWNLOW have combined in his favour.
After the flood-gates of Democracy had been thus
opened, the rush threatening every Republican bul-
wark, alarmed the Radicals ; but it is now thought
to be too late to check the tide of Conservative
success, and it is generally believed that power in
the State of Tennessee will return to Democratic
hands, when the "Rads" will find themselves in a
bad way in that State. Nor will SENTER and
BROWNLOW, if the Conservatives secure the suc-
cess they anticipate, be able to control the po-
sition the real master of it being ANDREW
JOHNSON. BROWNLOW has written a long address
to the Tennessee negroes, wherein he denies that he
had sold his party or formed an alliance offensive
and defensive with ANDREW JOHNSON. Endependent
of the important political issue at stake, the manner
in which the campaign has been conducted added
to the excitement. The candidates proceeded from
town to town, " slang-whanging" each other on
the same platform. STOKES is elderly, with a wife
and family; SENTER comparatively young, being
only 35 ; but the senior, retorting to some sarcastic
and insolent allusions to himself, offered to fight
the younger within 30 days after the election, which
SENTER, promptly accepting, proposed to fight
there and then. Yet this is mere acting for the
amusement of the vulgar, as the " bald-headed
eagle" had no carnage in view, and SENTER no
occasion forpistolling his opponent, his success being
almost assured. As regards the unreconstructed
tatcs, thesuppor ters of Mr. WELLs have sent a delega-
tion to remain in Washington until Congress decides
on the late election in Virginia. They allege
that half the Cabinet support them ; Secretaries
BOUTWELL, CRESWELL, and ROBESON being named
as in their favour, though unwilling to reject
the Constitution as adopted. Mr. WALKER, the
Governor elect, has made a speech at Binghamp-
ton, New York. He alleges that in the contest
virtue, property, and intelligence triumphed in
that election over villany organized into midnight
associations, which appealed to the lowest pas-
sions. The enthusiasm has been created by the re-
lief the victory gives from "carpet-bag" rule, knock-
ing off the white man's shackles, while conferring
equal rights on the blacks. Mr. WALKER says :
" We have given every white man his rights under the
laws, and the rights of coloured men are now better pro-
tected in Virginia than they are in this, my native place.
We are reconstructed on the right basis—the principles
of justice and equality. And here I beg leave to repeat
to you that Virginia will soon take the laurels of empire
from the brow of New York, and advance to the lead of
all the States in the Union."
According to a telegram of Monday, however, the
latosedattempt to contest the Virginia election is be-
hheveriobe abandoned. Mr. D ENT, the Conser va ti e
Republican candidate for Governor of Mississippi,
has been strongly supported by the Democratic
meetings in that State. Our readers are aware that
Secretary BOUTWELL had taken decided ground
against this " Conservative-Republican" movement
in the South, under cover of which the Democrats
are artfully carrying the elections. It was evident
that several Radical politicians had become alarmed,
among them the Secretary of the Treasury, who, it
now transpires, wrote a letter strongly opposing
Judge DENT, which drew on him, if report speaks
true, the marked censure of the PRESIDENT. We
repeat the hope we last week expressed in dread of
some such action, that nothing may occur to inter-
rupt harmony in the Cabinet or to interfere with
the good work Mr. BOUTWELL is now so actively
carrying on. Should there be a split, something
not wholly dissimilar to what happened with AN-
DREW JOHNSON may take place as regards ULYSSES
GRANT, which the late PRESIDENT and many other
Democrats have long confidently predicted. But we
feel as confident that they will not be gratified, even
did the Cabinet differ, for GRANT, is above every-
thing, a moderate man, therefore any one who quar-
rels with him is likely to be in the wrong; while his
predecessor was an obstinate extremist, who gene-
rally succeeded in rutting all his opponents in the
right. ANDREW JOHNSON weakened any party to
which he attached himself, but ULYSSES GRANT is a
party in himself, and although his term might be
made disagreeable, and shorn of much of its utility
by unseemly contentious, yet his Administration can
never be reduced to the cypher into which fell that
just ended, powerful as the Radicals may remain.
At the same time, it is more than likely that this
Mississippi election, the probable triumph of the
Democrats in Tennessee, and their victory in Vir-
ginia, have caused a disagreement, and Mr. BOUT-
WELL may have been led into the course the PRE-
SIDENT is said to have censured by the Radical
Delegation from Mississippi, who proceeded to
Washington to urge on the Administration the use
of its patronage against Judge DENT. They ear-
nestly endorsed the view already taken of this
Conservative movement by the Secretary of the
Treasury, asserting it to be a guanine Democratic
revival. The interests of the HAMILTON party of
Texas, in Washington, have been entrusted to
Colonel THOMAS OCHILTREE, formerly of the Con-
federate Army, but now a Republican of the LONG-
STREET school. He has addressed the Texans,
strenuously advocating the support of a Republican
ticket throughout, not confining it to the election
of a Republican Governor alone, but selecting good
Conservative Republicans for the Legislature. If
we attached ourselves to any party, it would be to
that of the Conservative Republicans, as we under-
stand it; but we confess to no small share of
Secretary BOUTWELL'S suspicion as regards this un-
doubtedly successful Southern movement. It is
possible that the PRESIDENT may control it, in
which case it can only be productive of good, and
have our hearty sympathy and support ; but men
so violent as Southerners in their political opinions
cannot complain if so sudden a conversion to mo-
deration be regarded with suspicion. By telegram
of yesterday we learn that three
were
ofthe six Con-
gressmen elected in Alabama
which is all gain to that party, the Republicans
only securing the other three.

BOATING.—The Yale and Harvard crews who
contested the late race, won by Harvard, consisted of the
following oarsmen :—Harvard—N. G. Reeds, stroke ; G.
Irving Jones, Grinnell Williss, G. Fay, Theophilus Par-
sons ; F. 0, Lyman, bow—Yale—G. W. Drew, stroke ;
W. A. Copp, 0. Cope, W. H. Lee, D. M. Bone; R. Terry,
bow. In addition to the college race two citizens' con-
tests took place, open to local oarmen.—Hamill and Coul-
ter wore to row a live mile race for $l,OOO on the upper
course of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh, to-day, 7th of
August.

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