Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-12-02
U. s. Senator.

U. s. Senator.
The following letter was written
by the mhig correspondent of the
K Chattanooga G azette, one of the
Ist aunchest Nhig papers in Tennessee
ut is a fair reflex Of whig public opin-
lid n in the Eastern District. It will
be seen that the writer has a tolerably
c4rrectidea of the final destination
Iof the whig party:
/ NAsHvl LIE, Nov. IA, 1851.
/ Mr. Editor According to prom
is4, I hasten to write you the result
of the Senatorial contest. The eau
Gus was called I ogether on the night
of the 18th inst, but only 80 being
represented, nothing was dine, and
THE Caucus was called together again
last night, and 81 not being present,
the absentees were sent fory and all
mustered together by ten o'clock,
under threats Of bringing on the
nomination at all hazards, and Of
holding the absentees responsible
All but one attended either in person
or by proxy-Mt. Senator Fogg, who
refused to pledge himself to the sup
port of any man in Caucus, and who
was kn own to be for Nelson, when
Foster should be out of the way
The resolution to bring on the elec-
ition to- day had passed both Houses.
land the Jones party were driven to a
sort of political desperation.I and il
was nov a choice between a packed
caud JUS nomination and defeat. They
balI4tted II Or Is times, with Nelson
ahed ID, until the last ballot, wher
Jones received % and Nelson %
Mr.. Nelson gotas high as 26 and q
| votes, and would have received tht
nomi nation but for two or three East
Tenles4eeans having bolted on the
last ballot. Mr.. Netherland voted
for Jones, and at no time voted fol
Nelson. Mir. Cooke, Of McAIinn
and one other East Tennesseean
changed over to Jones, but who he
was / am not advised.
In the Convention, Jas. G. Jones
was onAinated by Mr.. Mosely, and
Gov. Trousdale was nominated by
Mr.. Pope. The vote stood, for Jones
So, and for Trousdale SO, SO Jones
was declared elected, when a portion
of the crowd cheered, and another
! portion hissed. Nelson is acknowl-
edged on all hands to be a stronger
man before the Legislature, of both
political parties, than any other man
| whp se name has been before them
Joh hes even not excepted. Jones
has been elected under the lash of a
aucus, after five weeks of Boosting
Goa king, electio neering, letter-writing
and chi ney- corner instructions, ney-
er before equalled in Tennessee. II
is low understood that East Tennes-
seq lis done with a Senator in Con-
greBs and that Senators are hereaf-
ter to come from Middle Tennessee,
und der the drill of influential, business
men, boarding houses, and men in
office, in Nashville!
ara now for tgo other measures
being carried this session. am in
fay or Of the principal Board. of Di-
rect prs of the Bank Of Tennessee, at
thisIplace, Responding the Neither
land patty and clique to manage and
cont rol the Rogersville Bank, for
family and selfish purposes, as has
been the case for the last four or five
years. Next am for rejecting the
claim SIT up by East Tennessee, for
some money to aid in her Railroads,
and then | think the insulted and
ill-treatad Wings Of East Tennessee
will letfhe party go to the Devil,
whitherIitis rapidly tending.
II. EAST TENNESSEE