Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-09
CURRENT NOTES ON THE TENNEs-
SEE ELECTION.
From the New York World.

SEE ELECTION.
From the New York World.
We come now to the most solid ground
of Republican congratulation-the uni
formity with which the Tennessee negroes
voted the Republican ticket 1t is regarded
as pretOkening a similar result, and the
consequent success of the Republican party,
in the other ten States. We do not dispute
this probability nor do we greatly regret
it. 1t will render that party responsible for
good local government in the South, at
time when good local government, even in
wise, experienced hands, would be exceed
ingly difficult. With the negroes all vot-
ing, and most of the intelligent whites dis
franchised, we have no faith that order and
Justice can prevail in the South without ex-
ternal military support, no matter what
party might be in the ascendancy. If the
negro vote were divided, and the Democratic
party had the responsibility of eyoking
order out of such elements, things would
be constantly occurring which Would be
charged upon Democratic mismanagement,
but due in fact to the impossibility of or
ganizing such a mass of barbarious igno-
rance into enlightened and law-abiding sta
bility. If there is to be an attempt to re-
construct the temple of civil order out of
mud and rubbish, the Democratic party has
little reason to covet the post of architect
1t is not to be regretted that they who COM
pei the use of crumbling, unsightly mate
rials should be held answerable for the
solidity and proportions of the edifce
The Republican policy of reconstruction in
PRODUCES a long period of confusion, infinitely
TO be regretted, indeed, but since it must come,
il is perhaps better that the whole undi-
vided responsibility, for the execution as
well as for the plan, should rest with its
true authors. Fail it necessarily must, and
the Republicans will be unable TO shift any
part Of the blame of bad system upon
Democrats entrusted with its practical
working. Its failure ought TO ruin and
will ruin, the party that introduced it, and
since it would fail in any hands, it had
better fail in the hands Of its authors. The
reasons why it cannot succeed are obvious.
1t will, first, be a government of ignorance,
and the success Of republican institutions
rests upon education and intelligence 1t
will, secondly, be the government of mi~
nority, and the preponderance OF physical
strength being on the side Of the beaten
party, the new State governments will
never be able to stand alone. 1t will be,
thirdly, a government founded on the
domination Of race over race, the weaker
and less eapableraee over the stronger, and
will, therefore, deepen and intensity the
prejudices of race, and keep up constant
ly accumulating fund of mutual animosity.
The Democratic party has no reason TO
covet responsibility for the Woodworking
of so absurd a system: Whenever the
Southern whites are enfranchised, the gov-
eminent will revert of itself to the white
race and until then stable civil order will
be impossible without the constant aid of
Federal bayonets
The Joy of the Republicans at the pros
pect Of securing the whole negro vote,
shows how insecure they consider their as
cendancy in the North. If they could hold
what they have in the Northern States, it
would be of no consequence to them
whether the South elected Republicans or
Democrats The States they control at
present elect majority of both Houses of
Congress, and can elect the President. But
they see that slight changes in the North,
changes much smaller than often occur
from year TO year, would shake their power
10 its foundation. The change, for example,
Of about six thousand votes in each, would
give the Democrats the two great States of
New York and Pennsylvania with their
filty-nine electoral votes; and taking fifty
nine from one side and adding them to the
other would make difference of one huns
bred and eighteen in the result Although
the Northern Democrats have but few
members Of Congress, they form nearly
half Of the Northern people This is why
the Republicans attach such supreme inn
portance to the negro vote. But the negro
vote cannot save their party from impend-
ing overthrow. The North in the hands of
the Democrats, as well as the North in the
hands of the Republicans, is strong enough
to control the government and the dis
orders and disgusts which will flow from
negro rule in the South will be the chief
means of gaining for us the votes We lack
to make the Democratic party majority.
From the New York Tribune.
Gov. BrownloW-if we rightly apprehend
his Knoxville speech of Saturday night
viii forthwith propose and urge the en-
frapchisement of every Tennessean now
disfranchised for rebellion. We have not
been accustomed to think highly of the
Governors craftsmanship. We have held
him deficient in temper and discretion.
His forthcoming message, if its drift be
truly foreshadoWed by his last Knoxville
speech, will prove that our past estimate
has done him injustice. Should he frankly
take and hold the ground above indicated,
he will prove himself not only a wise man,
but great one. We trust there is no mis-
take as to his purpose.
Would that the misnamed Conservatives
of Kentucky would evince equal sagacity
Enfranchising the blacks of their State
could hardly endanger their ascendancy--
nay, were they but wise enough 10 establish
impartial suffrage, it would probably con-
firm that ascendancy. If they wait till
black acknowledgment be somehow
carried over their heads, they will. of
course, find all the blacks arrayed against
them--and with good reason but let them
Initiate the wisdom Of Brownlow, and con-
cede gracefully while they vet NAV. and
the result can hardly fail 10 be different
And 50 Of Maryland and Delaware on the
one hand; so of Missouri on the other.
The Conservatives In the two former States
\ the Radicals in the latter, NAV for time
hold power by perpetuating the disfran-
ohisementof large portion of their adj
versaries but this is a slippery hold
precarious reliance. II is their true policy
not to urge considerations which ias
transcend all po,icy-to be wise while il Is
called to-day.
Mr.. Summer has now a bill before the
Senate proposing the Acknowledgement Of
the blacks throughout the States where
they are sill subjects only, not practically
citizens The object is emphatically good !;
We trust that the means will be found fit
and the power invoked relevant ard ade-