The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-01

one of the best men of which even Tennessee
can boast
SWAMI has been true to the Uuion from frat
TO last.
BUTLER ia a native of Virginia, and an old line
Wing of loyal school. He is a firs,-cI.as
lawyer, and at present one of the State Circuit
Judges.
MILLER is plain and honest farmer. who
made an excellent record during the war as
Colonel OF regiment. He was a candidate for
Congress In the First District at the last
election, and was defeated by few votes only
Taylor, his successful competitor, was Also a
radical at the time, but he is one of the few
Union men OF Tennessee who have folloveS
Andrew Johnson into the camp of the 'reco..
structed.n
TEMPLE is a resident of Knoxville. and one AZ
the ablest lawyers In the State He is an eio-
quent and earnest Union man. and has been
member of the State Legislature.
General COOPER, while q mere boy. WAS :.
soldier in the Mexican war. He was after
wards Sheriff of Knox county. At the ont
break of the Rebellion he entered the Feders,
army as private, and fought his way up 70
the position of Major-General He held a
command in the Army of the Cumberland.
distinguishing himself particularly at the battle
of Kenesaw Mountain and the siege of Nash.
vile. He is an outspoken radical
BRowNLow is a son of "the Parsonp and az
present editor of the KnoJoae Whig and Rebel
Ve'at'Iotor. He served with credit in the Fede-
raj army, as Lieutenant-C Colonel and Colonel.
HoUoK Is Tennesseean by birth and a law
yer. He raised and commanded regiment
serving with distinction until near the close of
the war. He is now one of the State circuit
judges.
BLACKBURN entered the Federal army at the
outbreak OF the Rebellion as a captain In Colonel
stokes regiment. He gained the reputation of
Delng one OF the most reckless and daring men
in the army, ana was ever ready to fight whole
heoel regiment with single company. He was
engaged In fights innumerable, and rose to the
rank OF colonel, commanding tweve-months'
regiment OF mounted infantry. After the close
OF the war he was reprOved by General Thomas.
in general orders, on account of a Gaming which
he inflicted on the Rebel General Wheeler.
beatty, during the war; was partisan ranger
OF the Sumter Revolutionary school. He isl
firm Union man, and fought the Rebellion
entirely on bis own responsibility. Early in
1861 he raised company of mountaineers i'm
Fentriss county, and at the head of these with.
out q commission or other shadow of authority
did excellent service IN many fierce encounters
with Champ Ferguson's gang, and other guerilla
bands. A house in which he was once secreted
was surrounded by Ferguson's men, but Beatv
effected his escape. The Rebels did not pursue
supposing him to be dead from the effects of
several bullets which they had shot into him.
TREwHITT is one of the State Chancellors, and
an able lawyer. He served faithfully through
out the war as colonel of a regiment
STANLEY is an 0hioan, who has settled in
Chattanooga since the war, and is now practising
law there. He went from Ohio as Colonel, COM
manded brigade at Nashville during lS6I-2-s. |
and was at Stone river, Chickamauga, and Mis-
sion Ridge, and also with Sherman during the
grand march from Atlanta to the sea.
WATER, Tennesseean, went to Illinois shortIv
before the war, but returned in 1862 and entered
Colonel Stokes regiment as a Lieutenant. He
rose to Lieutenant-Colonelcy, and was dstinI
guished for his gallantry.
TILLMAN has long been radical and an sdvoI
cate OF negro suffrage without any qualification!
WIsENLR is fine lawyer, and has often been
"a member of the State Legislature At the timo
of the secession of Tennessee, he was truer to
the Union cause than any other member of the
Legislature. He was senator Fowlers opponent
for the seat in the United States Senate to which
the latter was elected.
HARRISON is good lawyer and hearty radi.
cal. He is now the United States Attorney for
the Middle District OF Tennessee.
PALMER is an 0hioan who went to Tennessee
with the Federal army, and settled there at the
close of the war.
MERCER was formerly editor of the Nashville
Union, and is now editor of the Press and Times
OF that city. This last was the first out.and-out
Union paper established in the State, advocating
the aboution OF slavery in the first place. and
now negro suffrage without any conditions
Andrew johnson was greatly indebted to him 4
for the nomination to the Vce-Presdency Mr..
Mercer however, was among the first to pea
ceive that the President had forsaken his old
loyal friends in Tennessee, and since then has
been so outspoken III denunciatiOn OF the Presi- !
dental policy, that all the Government adVer
tising was recently taken from his paper
EATON went to Tennessee during the war as a
Brigadier-General in the Federal army. He is
now the editor of the Memphis Post, and
strong advocate OF unconditional negro suffrage n
JOHN T. S. SMITH is one of the State Chancell 4
lors, ami was the only loyal Judge in Tennessee
at the outbreak of the Rebellion.
HUNTER is the Judge of the Criminal Court of
Memphis.
BEAUMONT is the present Chief of Police OF
the Metropolitan District of Memphis. This
institution has been put 10 operation since the
massacre which not long since disgraced that
city.
1t may be said of all the delegates from Mid
ole and Western Tennesses that they are open
and avowed advocates of Negro suffrage, with
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