Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-27
MEsT FENNESsEE.


Etherfdge ssaiBs-1he ,stafe OF Use Re-
= .ztszratfonT-The Eighth CongressiDnz
al nfstrsef-The Affair a. Rnrdy, etc.
From the Memphis AKAlsnehe. 18Th .
We have just enjoyed eall frsm Hon.
John " Leftwich, our gallant standard
bearer for Congress, who fesuras to-the city
boHyapt with hope from a thorough can
Fass Of this Congressional district. He
was with Mr.. Elheridge Al Pslrdy,s Roll vac,
Jackson and Hnmboldt, and feels confident
thai al least oas hundred vosss were gained
% Conservatism at Pardys and that an equal
number would have been gained al each Of
the other points had their been any mate
rial from which to make the gain; but IN
the other counties there is literally no
Radical party Having read our re-
marks relative 10 the .eonducf Of Judge
HtRsl, at Pprdy, DR.. Leftwich thinks ne
ought 10 do Hurst the Justice to addsthal
before The conclusion of the speech he apoi0-
eised for what he termed his ''rudeness,"
and gave it asAis opinioa chat The last fran
chase law was unconslifd tionall 49,
Instead Of the = reign OF terror" said
By the Radical organs 10 prevail IN Madi-
son coanfy, lettering ihe colored men from
Registering, the fiiepdship between the dis
franchised elass and the colored men is so
manifest thai tits with great difficulty that
q colofed man can geEhis voting ceftif-
cafe, as they are all considered certain to
support the candidates who favor the en-
reimbursement Of their white friends ana
neighbors. .fsisq.e 20
In Haywood county the reaction against
Radicalism is even more overwhelming
than in any of the other counties, as here
many respectable citizens had through in
difference allowed themselves to be claimed
as Radicals, and presuming on this their
names have been used in connection with
Radical conventions, when they were not
even present, but they now see the social
ostracism that would result from such APP
plication, and are loud in denial of such
charges against their character. The fact
that il has in many instances been next
to impossible to procure voting certif-
Gates without tacitly acknowledging them
selves Radicals, has given to Radicalism
most of its respectability in West Tennes-
see, and nov that this want has generally
been supplied, the party is left as insignia
cant and repulsive as ever; so much so,
indeed, that many of its real friends, under
the impulse of "one big disgust" are
leaving it before it is too late to do so with
ont entire loss of reputation.
Doctor Leftwich recalled his appoint
ment to speak in this city on Friday night
last, because Of his inability, even after a
personal interview, to get his opponent to
meet him at that time, but still hopes to be
able to get him before Memphis audience
during this week, as he expressed willing
ness to do so if invited by his party friends
Of the city, and the chairman of the Radi-
cal Executive Committee has already been
addressed on the subject, and favorable
response is expected.
Doctor Leftwich was courteously al
lowed an hour to address the audience at
che Radical Convention at Mason's depot,
on Saturday, which he duly appreciates,
and hopes for an opportunity TO recipro-
cate with his competitor.