Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1867-05-17
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THE, DECISION,

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50 We place to=day at, the head o
2 our Columns the name fsthe Hon,
80 j chm Trimble as the nominee of the
:. Republican Convention for the po-
Id sition of Congressman from this
eladistrict. ME were very much OPP
Niii posed to his nomination and favored
70 decidedly the claims of Judge John
=, Lawrence, whom we have known fol
years as an honest, faithful and very
3 able gentleman, and with whom We
/, have served for three years in the
same regiment. We were aware OF
many trickeries and ehicaneries used
3 to defeatsthe chances of our favorite
candidate. But ia going into the
2 convention as delegate we took upon
!. !, ourselves a solemn and irreyocable
ID duty oabide9 by the decision of that
:iconxentiony as long as it's proceed-
ings wereocohdueted with fairness to
xt~our best understanding Had we
intended to act otherwise, we would
certainly not have had the right to
take part in the proceedings of that
body, which was called legally and
eonyened legally. We staid in the
convention and fought by acts and
!
words until the very last for our
candidate. Other friends of Judge
Lawrence however, and we regret to-
say the large majority, acted other
wise. Some of them, in a moment
of passion took it upon themselves
to break up and leave the eonyen-t
tiou calling for every friend of John
Lawrende to follow them, when.
there was no occasion for such a
rash and imprudent act. Whatever
unfair means may have been used
by Mr.. Trimble's friends to secure
his nomination the boiling of a
large majority of Judge Lawrence's
friends was certainly unprovoked
and uncalled for. They had claimed
that, as information had been re-
ceived that from some of the coun-
ties double delegations had been APP
pointed, the convention ought to al
low to ALI those delegations admit
lance upon the floor of the house.
The opposite party however insisted
that this question should be submit
ted to a committee for decision and
consequent report. Inc question
was put, and majority of the con-
Fention voted for committee. Now
if the friends of the first PROPOSE
ton did not intend TO abide by the
vote Of the convention, what use
was there in making such o motion,
we ask in all fairness and candor.
Had the conyentiop proceeded as it
was composed originally, we ven-s
ture to say that john Lawrence
would have received at least small
majority. But the boiling of his
pretended friendsleft the field almost
unanime sly to- the advocates of
Mr. TfimbIe's claims. Thus we,
the friends of John Lawrence, have
not to complain of our defeat, and
have to acquiesce in the verdict of
the convention.
go. Have we been onfAanked, well
then, . victory, even though it may 4
be achieved by q flank movement
still remains avictory and liz and al
ways has been regarded by all civil
lied nations, and has always proved
by. its result TO BE A VIcroRY. So
the friends of John Trimble are
fairly be regarded as yictors. And
in this spirit "with malice towards
none, and charity towards all" we
join with. the, Republican party of
the 5the Congressional District in adj
vocating the claims Of its nominee
for the gressi6ral honors. .ssas.
~ We hope that all men of reason,
and We include of course our most
esteemed friend John Lawrence, will
think as we do. .Isss - issaiaN 4
. Che battIecry Must hereafter bel
as Il ;Bas before the dsplerable diff
entities that had taken place: Down
WETR ram TRAITORS AND Or WITH
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