Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-04
THE CONSERVATIVE PRESS AND
PEOPLE ON THE ELECTION.
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n voter ourselves, on account OF suppOSeu
defect Of patriotism, our visit was, of course,
one of mere curiosity. TO our eyes, the
long procession of dusky figures making
their way slowly to the judges stand, bore
the semblance of a funeral procession.
Liberty was dead, we thought, and these
were her pall-bearers. The white people,
those unfortunate individuals who had
been tabooed on account of their color,
were looking on curiously, from distance,
pretty mnch as they would look upon the
realization of some Eastern tale in the
Arabian Nights. We scanned the counte-
nances of the dusky voters. Childish curl
osity, and simplicity, stolid Indifference,
blank ignorance, wretchedness and crime
were the main characteristics. And
these were the voters of America,
the men who are to be the future guar
dams Of the constitutional liberties OF
these States, the lawgivers, and judges of a
land Of white men. We turned away sick
at heart. As we passed by Court Square,
We found a regiment of troops encamped,
with a sentinel at each gate, with a bristl-
ing bayonet, and rows of stacked arms be-
longing TO the men who were lying about
among the shade trees. The statute of An
drew Jackson looked down upon these
men. How the old hero, the old constitu-
ton defender, would have been astonished,
if he could have arisen from his grave and
looked upon all these things being enacted
in the State of Tennessee, in the = ar OF
grace 1867? Sic transit The play is over,
the actors are dispersed, and our readers
will find in our local columns, that the
Caucasian, in the State of Tennessee, has
passed under the rule of the African. The
Yankee is avenged he has thrown down
the Southern man, and raised up the negro
in his stead, Thank God we have re-
sisted the dissertation of our affairs, and the
degradation of our race, all we knew how
From the Knoxville Free Press.
The truth is, the thing called an election
has passed off, and passed off quietly. We
are glad the thing has passed by. 1t had
excited some apprehension Of trouble on
the part of nervous people. But, thank
Providence, the thing is gone. We shall
not soon be afflicted with the humbuq
again. An election, indeed! We once had
elections in this country. There was a
time when the people had right and priv
ilege to go to the ballot-boX and vote foi
the men of their choice. If any man il
this State felt on yesterday that he was dis
charging or exercising the privilege Of g
freeman, we would thank him to tell u.
wherein.
Meanwhile the election must 60 ahead
The everlasting negro must be looked after
The poor white man is worthy Of no con.
sideration. He has no business being
white man. His color interferes with the
welfare of the black race. Charley Nor
row, the anointed Commissioner Of the
Governor, although the whites had offered
reward for him, is found in East Knox
vile, yesterday, filling up certificates fol
all the descendants of Ham that might APP,
ply to him for authority to vote. Yes, d
negro from Georgia or from North Caro-
lima or from Kentucky, no matter how short
time he may have lived here, could com.
mand Charley's instant attention, although
the white soldier who had served his cOun.
try faithfully on many a battlefield, was
unable to engage the 'Squire's august at.
tention.
When freemen voted, as in the olden
time, we could criticise and pass judgment
upon their votes. But when freemen are
made slaves and slaves their superioCs the
spirit Of consciousness yields to one OF
sympathy. We do heartily sympathize
with the gallant and brave people of East
Tennessee, the white men Of the land, who
have heretofore felt and sustained their
manhood and superiority. We say we
sympathize heartily with them when we see
that the Vioce Of the negro at the ballot
box is superior to their own. We are
a friend to the negro, but we like the white
man better We are sorry for him now
From the GaIlatin Examiner.
The hideous farce of the Governors elec.
ton is over. Such a burlesque on republic
canism was never re-enacted before in the
name of liberty. Corruption and fraud ran
riot andrough shod over law and justice. The
very father Of lies would have fairly blushed
10 have witnessed the scenes of yesterday,
and to have seen himself outdone in down
right, barefaced lying. The most infamous
faIsehoods were told colored voters-their
Conservative tickets torn from them vio-
lently, and others placed in their hands.
They were told, in several instances that
they would be killed if they failed to vote
the Radical ticket, and that their certif-
Gates would never be of any more use to
them if they voted for Etheridge; that they
would again be made slaves, etc Others
were threatened with being driven from
the country. We could gil our entire paper
with a recital of the outrageous frauds
practiced upon the colored voters by their
dear Radical friends, but defer until our
next issue a more particular account. If
''lies," az the Arab proverb goes, like
young chickens, come home to roost" the
very air will be darkened on their coming
From the GAINESVILLE Chronicle
We are happy to say that the election,
in this place, passed of yesterday without
disturbance, but we are sorry to say that
the negroes voted almost as a unit for
Brownlow, and we are glad to say, again,
that many Of the Radical darkies in town,
walked up this morning without a Job.
The negroes who voted in the country
were, almost to man, Conservative, and
we hope they will be rewarded. All who
came to town to vote are Radical, and we
call upon the farmers to make a note of all
such for future reference. The negroes, as
a body, have declared themselves the enc
mics Of the whites, and those who employ
them hereafter deserve to be DISTINGUISHED
and made to work for the inferior race.
Necessity iorbids the immediate and full
adoption of this policy, but every man
should make his arrangements to do with
out Radical employees.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
A few coIored votes were received in the
third ward who were understood to have
been inundated from the polls at the wards
set apart for those Of their complexion.
About eleven o'clock large force of col
ored people were marched to that ward,
and took possession of the polls, to the ex-
clusion of the whites. At one time the
blacks had possession of the polls IN every
ward save one, and at that they asserted an
equal right. The movement is attributed
to Beaumont, who rode TO the different
voting places, and, ascertaining the pros
pect, is supposed to have given orders that
were atterward carried out-thus breaking
his faith and showing himself the unscru-
pulous panderer which he had been repre-
scented, while perfectiug the whole election
scheme. through the secret leagues with
which he operated. We were told that he
persuaded the colored mass to leave one
ward and 90 TO their own, but they went
back again. Itwas represented to General
Thomas that the compact entered into had
been broken, and he requested the SUpe-ug-
feudent to be informed that the stipulation
must be observed. THIS was done, but the
boy might as well have whistled
against the tempest The HeC element was