New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-04

produced by the late strife will be healed for long years
to come The stngs Of wounded pride and disappoint
ment will have become permanent fixture with the
depraved and inveterato Rebels. and social alien
aton and eeing will obtain to some extent through
out the State Nevertheless with the great majority
the feeling and desire ia. that while maintaining honest
differences Of political opinion. the sooner the return to
social reorganization and good feeling the better.
TEE POLITICAL SITUATION.
While 1t Is very happily free from criminal awess
ness and depredations. the State s Just now In po
ht,caI ferment arising from general and vigorous
prosecution OF the Congressional canvas. And here /
may say. that 1t speaks loudly for the peaceabls
don Of the State that while all the candidates are
at least ostensby loyal-Emerson Etheridge. perhaps
excepted-they are making q thorough canvas Of the
State from end to the other with mono to modest or
mako them afraid.
The situation, II must be confessed, presents some
peculiar and anomalous phases. Although. as said,
all the candidates are professedy loyal local shib.
boleh attaches genuine unadulterated Unionsm only
to those who advocate aud sustain what is known as
the Franchise LAW passed OF the recent session Of the
Legislature. This Franchise bill and the discussion
growing out OF 1t have given rise to nearly all the hue
and cry about open and fragrant opposition to
the laws and the Legislature which enacted
them. Well in the Chattanooga District there
are two candidates: James r. Hood and Col.
Stokes In the dark days Of the Republic. when men
were hunted down and murdered for their fathulness
to tho old Government, the former narrowly escaped
with bis life for daring to be oyo while the latter gave
his hearty support to the Rebellion going so far to
write a violent public letter showing up the Lincoln
despotsm.' Now Mr.. Hood is under ban with the
State officials, because. for some reason best known
to himself he opposes proscriptive legislation.
while Stokos-s latter.day saint Is the loyol candi.
date, par excellence. Hood Is an earnest and
uncompromising advocate Of negro suffrage, while
some OF his loyal opponents will go into at
anything smacking of "nigger" elevation. And this
anomaly finds repetition in other districts.
Willie, as general thing, Rebels are decidedly op.
posed to the franchise aw-and this is very natural
some Of the best Union men in the State are
equally against ii, mostly on the ground that
its provisions calculated to increase rather than
neal up the difficulties and animosies already exist
ing
EX-GOVERNOR CAMPBELL.
IN this the Nashville District, ex.Gov. Campbell Is
certain 20 be elected. He is Conservative Of the
strictest stripe and is constiutonay averse to any
fortune TO have such fossil 60 to Congress. but bis
opponents will be to blame in concentrating
with other qualifications beside that OF being able
ito keep hotel" You may set 1t down. however, that
the delegation elected. as body. viii DO genuinely
loyal and In favor OF the general Of the Ad
A great deal Of the exciting transmitted over
the country sbou, the violent and Fictitious opposition
TO the State Government Is purely sensational. 1t
must BE- always borne in mind that Rebels will bear
Blu, while admitting this the mere idea
that they Matching all OF schemes to overthrow
tho State Government is sufficient grounds to have
them arrested and thrust into Jail couple Of weeks
since the papers burlened with stories detailing
tho iofammatory barangues OF Gov. Campbell in which
he bounced the Legislature. and It's acts as uncons
utonal few days since he spoke In Nashville and.
with note book and pencil IN hand went TO hear him,
make sure OF what he would say. In the most positive
erms he stated that he held the Legislature consttu.
iona body and oil It's valid and binding but simply
,laimed the privilege Of using bis influence to have
ZONE OF these acts repealed and chief among them the
fanchise law. And In nearly every other case. ex
,ept perhaps, that OF Etheridge, and, with
lin. think lnile0 wholesome, imposed
,enance Is quite necessary and will do hin good. He
must not however, be taken specimen OF the oppo'
iton In Tennessee.
NECESSITY OF CANCELLATIONS.
Two or three years since. In localities where II cost
omething to be loyal unwavernp. outspoken hostility
% the Slayebolders' Rebellion developed the true he
.eroes of the hour. Then the name OF Parson
Brownlow was synonymous with answering
ogsnce to the starry nag and death and destruction
o It's enemies The Parson IS now the Governor Of
nd hia Low, ms re-
ill az green and fresh as Of yore. But while saying
III this is 1t uncharitabe to suggest that, the Re-
,ellon is suppressed and conflicting elements to be
blended and harmonizcd zone other role besides the
tern and upcompromising might occasionally be brought
nto play certainly think not. The Governor Is
prolific in proclamntons and addresses, and those who
eme,ber the dstirguis Ing pecuarites Of 7As KTor'
lille War; can easily detect striking similarity In the
lyle of the gubernatoral documents. The question Is
you'd not style smacking more OF Cancellation and
orbcarancc be in keeping with the requirements
md questions OF the houri
TIE PREEDMEy-NTGRO SUFFRAGE.
This theme suggests material for long aud separate
ctter so III merely glance at II Aow In general
erms then. no matter what is said to the contrary
he freedmen In Tennessee considering the sur
oundings, in a favorable and progressive condition
ZEN Fiske the Commissioner OF Freedmen for Ken. ,
ucky and Tennessee informs rle thai matters In bis line
.ro progressing well as he could expect Labor
abnndannt, and although strong prlgoiee prevails
o,inst the blacks. the laws Of dcmaad ana supply
rings the negroes into healthy activity with reason
Ible pay for their services.
GEN. F1sKE. q
Cen Fske by the way. Is he man fjr tho place and
nstinctively symyathizes with the oppressed or ne
,lected no matter of what color or c.ime The most
,romlsng feature connected with the ment Of