The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-07

Sergeant j.. M. House on the 10th Min
nesota Volunteers. Il should have been
Illinois. But we won't object to receiv-
ing a seventy-fow FOUNDER from Mime
sofa. Who's got the a%rnmunaiJnl
HnspfcIouS Indications OF the Ken
f,- rsa a lucky Election
.sw That gallant soldier and bold Union.
ist, Gen. Smith, has beaten Lsathers,
WickliTe, and Hon. John Menzies, "Con-
serVativep Unionist, in the Sixth Con-
gressional District of kentucky by q
very large majority, not less than 1900,
and probably 5000. This is the most
signal indication of the irresistible
er march Of progressive and liberal politics
~ in the South, which we have yet seen
q. outside Of Missouri. General Smith had
h. to contend against one Of the ablest and
most popular members Of the Kentucky
delegation in the last Congress, Mr..
Menzies, who was ardently supported by
the Louisville Journal and the whole
clique Of conservative leaders in the
State. The Journal assaulted Gen. Smith,
an his platform and his associates, by edi-
torials and by anonymous letters. It
will BE- highly interesting and instruC-
tive 10 notice the manner in which the
journal clique waged war against Gen.
Smith. We quote samples Of the letters:
Uorrespondence Of tho Louisville Journal.
The Covington Convention Against
the kentucky Union Party.
One of the most important questions
that has ever been presented 10 the pe0-
pie Of Kentucky will be settled, for the
time being at least, il not for years to
come, by the voters of the Sixth Congress
sional District, for themselves, at the en-
suing August election. That question is
simply this: Shall the Union men of the
Sixth Congressional District control it
politically, on shall Republicans or radicals
rule W Shall the Union party in the
Sixth Congressional District be repre-
sented in Congress, or shall the Republican
party control the action of the next Con-
gresham who represents this District?
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These radicals have a clear right 70
hold 3 Republican convention, but none
but 4 designing or imbeciIe head would
contend that such q Republican conven-
ton had any kind of right to baptize
heir Rspubhcanisal as Kentucky Unioaisnl,
and dress up Me radical brat IN Kentucky
Union apparel and then impose it upon
honest, candid, interrupted Kentucky.
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The COyington Congressional Conven-
ton did not endorse or adopt the Ken
A.AIrw II,sAr AlmNG@.A. M
say II did endorse or accept tina plat
form. But while 1t rejected that plat
form, it made one of its own, iOhich is a
republican thing all ouer. No man can de-
NY it character. IL was not akin TO
the Kentucky Union platform, and looks
and reads n more like the Kentucky
Union platform than On abolitionist is
like . Kentucky Union man.
If Menzies is defeated, the first step IN
spreading abohti0nism over Kentucky wiH
have been taken. Abolitionism, If not now
resisted in this district will soon spread
from district to district, and Kentucky
will soon be what Missouri now 10, a
wasted, blasted, abolitionized territory.
Tho detestdbly outrageous consequences will
DO that the ignorant inpudcnt, oVeybearing,
and b~drbayops negro, seeking equality a0iHl
the i0hite man IN church, State, and IN The
domestic relationship Of life, ,OiH haze been
let loose among as By such men as called the
CoVingion convention. VIE f' Menaies, and
thus drive back IBIS dayk food at tie Mresh-
hold, and preserve The proud, brave, cliraErie,
from he damning consequences Of free nig-
gerism.
Fiery, wasn't il?
Another letter to the Journal contain
ed the following choice paragraph;
CoyINaToN, July 10, 1868.
10 Tie Editors Of the Louisville Journal.
There are five candidates for Congress
in this district, of whom four are running
of their v~olition, aud the fifth, Gen.
Green Clay Smith, on the nomination OF
. convention composed mostly Of Black
Republicans. The other gentlemen had
no fraternity with politicians of that
stamp, and therefore properly refused TO
submit their claims to such q clique. III
M. Benton, of this place, who was for q
considerable time vibrating between
secessionism and abolitionism, and. after
much travail, assumed the hue Of a decided
Black Reptdi can, Is He head and manooes o,
that faction IN Ibis district and a genera
political agent an Kentucky for aat Of Gin.
clanGta. lie would have had himself
nominated but hat he know full wei
his defeat would be inevitable and signal
de therefore, in accordance with m,
wishes of the Black Republican and
abolition Editors and people Of Cincin,
natl, gave the nomination 10 Gen. Smith
he being q politician Of the school o.
his uncle, Cassius Clay, is vastly ac-
oeptable TO President Lincoln and Ga,
abolitionists everywhere.
Every abOlitionist and black republican
In II, all the military Of thai school il
that vicinity, every Oflce-holder and con.
tractor under Lincoln, and every expect.
ant are ardent and active for Gen. Smith
He 10 the candidate, NOS of the freemeu
Of the district, but of That profigate
Grew ON both sides Of the river and, Il
be should be elected, he will be their re-
~presentative, not hat Of the true men
of the Kentucky Sixth. In the pleni-
tnds OF their assurance, the abolition
newspapers and population of Cincinnati
feel confident that they have his district