Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-26
ANOTHER RADICAL RICHMOND IN
THE FIELD.

In the Radical Organ Of yesterday
there is published an address frem D. II
Mason, Of this city, announcing himself
a candidate for Congress from this dis
trict, and declaring at length the princi-
pies, which he holds 10 be those Of the
most advanced Radicals
Mr. Mason was nominated for the po-
sition at a meeting held few days since,
by those who supported Mr. Lawrence in
the contest for the nomination with John
Trimble. He announced at the time,
that he would consult the temper Of the
Radicals ia the other counties Of the dis
trict who oppose the election Of Irimble,
and if he found sufficient encouragement
to the movement, would formally accept
it Mr. Mason has been a resident of this
city for year or two, and was at one time
connected with the Press and Times in an
editorial capacity What his nativity and
antecedents are we are not informed !;
but he is a Radical of the straightest
sect, and lays claim to some culture and
ability. His card is marked by precision
and directness to say the least Of it, and
presents a contrast tot the cloudy common
places and glittering generalities Of
his competitors letter Of acceptance.
He holds that the 10th section Of the
franchise law, excluding negroes from
Office and the jury-box, is a nullity under
certain laws of the Federal Congress
granting these privileges; and urges that
class to test the question by becoming
candidates for municipal Offices in Sep~
TENDER
He advocates compensation to loyal
men for their losses during the war, and
that the measure should be urged in the
present canvass for members of the Les
gislature.
He declares himself in favor of the
eight hour system Of labor and promises
the colored voters that if any of them
are discharged from employment on ac-
count of their politics, he will urge in
Congress a law to correct the evil
He says that
Inasmuch as a bill was introduced into
the national House Of Representatives, on
the 18th of March last, by Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, popularity known
as his ''Confscation Bill" amendatory of
the confscation law of Congress, enacted
July l., 1862, and providing for a new
mode of coniscating, appropriating and
distributing the property to be seized I'M
der that law, so as to give 10 every libe-
rated slave a homestead of forty acres, with
a sum of money towards erecting a dwell
ing; and 30 as to set apart the interest on
two hundred millions of dollars for in-
creasing the pensions allowed to pensioners
created by the late war; and 50 az to de-
vote three hundred millions Of dollars 10
the payment of damages done to loyal citi-
zens by the civil or military operations of
the so-called Confederate States, with other
like provisions; and inasmuch as the said
bill Of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens is one OF
the measures pending before Congress, and
to come up before that body for action
during It's next session, declare my hearty
concurrence in the principles enunciated
in that bill, and, if elected, | will support
them by my vote.
He appeals to the women of the dis
trict to stimulate their male relatives to
register at once, and vote for him and
inculcates prayerful reliance upon the
Almighty as One able to raise up and
pull down, and whose influence be thinks,
has not been heretofore sufficiently con-
sidered by Radicals, as an element of
strength in party warfare
In fact, he is for all the "free" things
that the Trimble Radicals favor, and
goes themsseveral better He announces
that he intends Ito fight it out on his line
If it takes him all the summer" and if
cheated out of his election by any sort Of
official thimblerigging, that he will pack
up his proofs and continue the contest
before the House of Representatives at