Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-07
JEALOUSY OF NORTHERN MEM


JEALOUSY OF NORTHERN MEN"
A Knoxville correspondent Of the Gin,
cinnsti Gazette complains Of the jealousy Of
Northern men entertained by the Radical
party in this State
There crops out in Tennessee politics
and that too, on the Union side mainly-a
renewal Of the spirit of antagonism and
dislike to Northern men. Among those in
power, native and to the manner born"
there IS an evident jealousy Of the Northern
men who have so actively participated in
the struggle by which tennessee has been
placed in the advance. There is too much
reason 10 fear that this summers success
viii result in the Inauguration Of a spirit
which must produce incalculable mischief
Let me illustrate what j mean by the
facts in the late contest over the Union
nomination for Congress in the Nashville
district. Judge Lawrence is an OhiOan, Mr.
Trimble Tennessean. The former l know
TO have been one of the most faithful and
ablesl workers for the true welfare Of the
people and Stale He was agent Of the
Bureau. Mr.. Trimble is also a true friend
Of loyalty and freedom, a scholar and an
admirable lawyer. Whether he participated
in the motives which were most apparent
la opposing Lawrence, do not know, but
do not believe be did. The entire canvass
against Lawrence was conducted on the
ground that being Northern man he ought
not 10 be nominated. Those most influential
among the white Republicans took that
ground. Gov. Brownlow was forced into
the quarrel, as also Colonel Stokes
the latter, | learn, much against
his will 1t was openly asserted by
leading Tennesseans that citizens Of
Northern birth ought not to be placed
in high Office. The question Of fitness did
not enter in. They must "remain in the
background for some years TO come" Rep
resentative Arnell, of Columbia, was the
principal man who resisted this domino
lion. The language given above was ut
tered in the presence of Northern men
who had fought for the Union, on ground
where 10000 of their comrades lay sleep
ing-martyrs in defense Of the Union and
Of this State-and by men who had never
borne arms.
This spirit did not cease with the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Trimble, aud the declination
of Judge Lawrence Of a boiling nomina.
ton prohered him. Thefeditor of the
Stdots ZeituRg, at Nashville, the only Radi-
cal German daily in the South, who first
advocated Mr. Lawrence's claims, but sus-
tanned Trimble when nominated has been
punished for having a mind Of his own by
the withdrawal of all State patronage from
has paper, which, Of course, affects his sta
bility. Mr.. Lawrence, though working for
his opponents, is not left alone 1t is to be
regretted that this narrow minded bigotry
should prevail. 1t is going to be feature
vet, ] fear, in Southern politics, and will,
if it should progress as the manifestations
of 1t IN Tennessee would intimate, be a
very pretty weapon to play into the hands
Of those Southern leaders who are striving
to make it appear that the Northern mems
aim is a war Of races. The freed people
will, in the main, stand by their friends Of
Northern birth and principles who have
struggled for them on grounds other than
selfish necessity.
This correspondent is a Radical, and
writes for a Radical paper, and having
travelled through portions of the State, he
assumes to speak whereof he knows