, 1866-04-08
FR0A MEMPHIS.
Anrs tho Tennrssee Election wN1 Car
Ifpax

zAnN the Tennrssee Election SSa1 Car
rpd.
lcnfspcn6tcoa Of tas Chleaso THpana.1
Nkaraa, april :, sst@-
We have had an eli ctjon here Of which.
among Other hhss, propoeo 10 tel Jou
something. You wlll remember thAt We had
tr etltion OF the farce Of Aeceaslon on = very
anal, scalc, acted BY very few rery SMALL
Tentle1nen. but Of amazing consequence u
their own estimation, - we'll ~ IN that ot
thets esafsssss. Tts scene VIZ lald af SaAh-
VILE and the rendering took the form OF re-
ignatlon BY sufficient namber Of couseFFA"
tue members Of The Legsslature to fednce tho
number lru:atnIng below \ quorum, thus Ilus-
trattng the doctrine OF eonser1atiszn BY
practical destrurtiou Of the HtAte Govern
ment. Well, Walker and Postcn. two &c.
elxued members from Memphis, came .,ne
aud demanded an endorsement Of theis action
IN The shupe Of q reelection. It Was known
that the yotln9 paztrriAt Of the city Nss sueh
that thcru vas no poadbjc chance 70 pFr!tnt
III bnt no.: Of ri le,;i uso and MANY Si tas
Formidable ! show Il opposition Is possible,
~ tho; temper Of ths Legislature
and Aiemphis Lad sesy Important
,nsuc..1 intersts dependass on leSt+iation,
aesytd, 4 nt completely postponed, by the
were called of Ioyal tnen opposed 10 the ss-
turn Of Walker and Pos1o1, and II ~ rc-
so1yed 10 put 10 fssuez Into the canvass eI-
cFpiins known loyalty. dt&approsat Of Tho
revolutionary cosi1ci os the seeding itRis;
tutcrtats af the slty-uaat il, ts4t reduction
or removal Of III. two per cent tax On xH
eAies Of r1erclIaut0xr- After cQusnlta tt0u, two
very respectable kletebanta were for.d who
ct1nseutcc 70 hAre their nAmes used ~ c4ndi.
aAies: They wsst aosninated by acef1aasiou.
and the euthuaIaaz4 ross to feyxz heat during
The delivery Of sery prrisy .peech by ons
Of the candidates, WHICH he bad evidently
eizlorated for accepting the no1nina&tor, hut
which ws3 brought It most lame and i'm
potent eopcluhton ty pn4lt1te dcelination.
What did Il mean! s!opay th3s: Tint wanc
| the eoMu.ittee aere ret11tin: and the grt1-
| tirman cotn!ug forward /, make i.!a spersh,
| member oF tte old Retel Vigilance Cniumit.ce
[ Of 'Bl, that committee which coo8statef the
[ property Of Northern insn, HxtchHd theIt
hoEtes and deSEtd theis Ioatsters-songht
the ttmld partner Vt shls EsntlcLaaa aud ~
| pictured The disxraee and abstraction thai
*oula be hcn1ts SPIN his anuse, II Z nteu.-
bs1 al It. should dare 10 receive the tbtes of
| ~ Radicals" and other loyal Hlrr, that panic
IN The "bnslnssk circles" resulted. 81 tht
| speech was delivered xlth 1new and very H.
I DtflbN*A+S lN@NEN&NNi+ 4E NkAE& KEM4kC4H&21
bad not been Tcsy anre be would run IRON tho
start, and now be became rezy sure be would
| not.
| Another deal MAJ had, aud one Of .he
| trnMpa hcld shia time psuvrd to hc An .old
rebel ep,a1n,saAry who hAd bccu seFr3.
| rts'uns and groceries" that he could lay hin
hands upon, sna rcry casclrsa about thpElne
| proof th4t he had cot converted xoms O!
tnese to private lnstead Of public use,
This HD sery uuiostunstn ec1tctlon. II
| ciseusted iotal men snt raised . +hout Of dc.
rtsion arnorc the "conservatire4." They
Threatened ,hotonEh ventilation Of The
Il aus reputation, hut his dl-cretion prrrail.
cd, and ID 'ook his lesvo Of shc gentlemen
who hsd Illuminated him, with the e1tuse
Hat be hsa mistaken hif company. Very
likely be haI. 1t is very Certain that none
ofthen, Hltl ever willingly bc lonnd pohti,
| cally In his company 1Gzln. ;.
p. These Nnfucky attempts Of joral unrn 10
taudlled" the si,usslon. that The .lertIau
waa bound to 10 By default Al, III, daily
ttolders apd al The of1ee1eckrss, All those
bnstnes< Dfn who u,akt hasie to eat dirt and
seli thcIr principles fur lie sake Of s~!lIny
thelf Epad>, al tho snaastdoph gentlemen de.
voted 10 81 krno" and pthar aucf us<fna pus.
suits, ~ the wsste rarus.tio@ tbat c.,ula he
eame mp solid to tndo1s4 tha sec11nd edition
of secession t.sued by T1lks- and pust1n,
! They Eerc reelected CO the vtSt uIt. bY
know not how many hrndsrd majority.
| The hI.tof1 ns thia eaprasA u Iu1truc.I5s {
in showing that the san,e eaganesy ofbaliytns
and intimidation Eaa waa put Ia play thai
sucrerded 60 completely la iTirtur Tenne+es
ont Of The tntou ia 81. 10 The lace OF 4 larrt
ma}onty Of her e!ttzeps ostenstbly opposed
to that State sticl4c. 1t Il further inAtEuet1rs
In furnishing etidencn thai week kuex-s have
not bccouar strong. uotwttlIssantt- :. that Ter
t1ble example, apd That TenaoAAee II ready t.
be lrtstu out or drtvcu any wbest again b,
thohe rssointe and INSCRIPTIONS spirits viii
we're 70 dlsastronaly suecszAtll before.