The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-29

universal suffrage tho radicals just stoutly opposed
The radicals, regardless OF the consequences OF
having the State controlled by . handful Of az
tremiss. while the great mass Of the popu-
laion DISTINGUISHED, insist upon continuing the
present regime the conservatives base their platform
upon the broadcast freedom for all black and white 60
ing even further than their opponents in that they
antee full political and civil equality for the freedmen
which the radicals do not Here 1t may be remarked
that both parties in their extravagan protestaons OF
friendship for the darkies are In the MAN, controlled
By tho merss policy Which even the freedmen cannot
that the present incumbent Of the gubernatoral cha
who has spent the greater part OF lifetime In efforts to
now for negroes except that no may secure their
votesf II the republican party OF the North he wever
should be called upon to express sympathy foeher Of
tho Tennessee factions to be consistent tho CONSERVE
should have the preference. Tho latter body,
are not democrats Or copperheads but r.Dnnchns
Unionists whose cardinal motto like that III the great
Union party Of the nation is the broadcast freedom for
humanity regardless Of color previous condition and
unswerving loyalty TO the United states government
As between the candidates, congresse nal and eglsa
tive put forward by the two parties IL s somewhat
noteworthy that those representing the conserva
tive interest can the Of conss ent loyalty claim
good records a. their opponents, and, in number
Of cases great deal better With mo other object in
merits OF opposing candidates thsc ughout the State III
indvidaaze In this the Fifth Congressional District
H. Mason after editing rampant secession newspaper
in Georgia 1851, entered the rebel army and until lie
discharged, from SICKNESS some Other
as as dis brothez rebs in defiance OF tho
"Yankoe invaders" History does not record, however,
sha. he partcipssd IN a.y ssngn,nary engagement,
"loyaI." radical and now connscatonlsr, in
order to secure the colored vote to
help kim TO q seat in Congress- The darkeis are de-
lighted With VISIONS OF forty ots-that's the
size Of thctpatch no promises each of them-and will
vote for him by the thousand His conservative op-
popent Mr. Bailie Peyton, earnest and consist
ent Union man throughout the whole war. or the
fbaun Mr. Topapn tha
papers call him-voluntarily took command Of q rebel
company in tho early stage Of the war, and became
death and destruction TO the 'Lincon hrelipgs''
Afterwards Tommy became tired Of soldering and
advocates extreme toward ali sorts Of rebels
trators-always excluding himself. OF the
sentative candidates, one, General Frauerncht Is
colored regiment during the war Another, Major
Walker, is also an ex-federal officer and
moderate republican; while Captain Driver the foteral
candidate has himself famous in Tennessee for
uninching devotion 10 the old flag, at time when many
who now essaying the radical r6 using their
whole influence plunge State into rebellion And
throughout tho State or the Congressional candidates
IN the other districts there Is not single conservative
who cannot claim constant Union record while among
their opponents more than might be mentioned who
left the rebel ranks when further alliance promised
Brownlow, like thousands Of other oyalists who
NAMED rm during the war, deserves full credit but his
institution which directly brought about the strife and
its deporabe consequences, should have the effect OF
temperlng and modifying his Unsuitable hate and rage
leading astray. have no word OF apology for the
latter day course Of Emerson Eherldge the
candidate for Governor but his noble record during
the early years OF the should certainly entte him
to the lasting gratitude of restored nation. Besides,
although for some reason he ceased for time to be
identified with the republican party, there has
been day when party considerations were not held
subservient 70 his love of country and the old flag
pretty large proportion Of the conservative candidates
ex-federal soldiers and Number OF those Northern
who have settled in tho State during and since the
To- Of hat ots,ao
there is moro berality toward Northern men than is
exhibited by Tennessee radicals The rank and flo Of
most unHlnching Union men ia the State Chattanooga
% swarm'ng with Northern men, numbers Of them
staunch republicans great majority Of whom are found
scriptiye policy Of Bro~nlowism The Chattanooga
american Onion, spicy conservative daily paper IL
owned and conducted by number Of ex-federal officers
and soldiers all OF whom are national republicans and
per consequence, vigorous opponents OF Brownlow.
show that the radical party does not absorb the Union
element of the State has been enormously supposed
by some and that tho conservative party really does
embrace tho progressive and liberal-and this Q
decided majority Of tho loyal white people of Ten
The fact Of il is that the oppos to the de-
so widespread even among tho original Unioniss to
embrace all shades OF politics. from the sturdy abo
camsiances il is AM thing but class the oonserva-
tive party In Tennessee with the Bourbon democracy Of
the North.
Notwithstanding the fact that decided majority of
the white qualified voters Of the State would II the
tion were TO come of tomorrow hurl Brownlow from
power vet through the agency OF "oya leagues and
other radical agencies fvesxths Of the colorcd voters
will have been drilled into voting for Brownlow which
will insure a radical triumph in the August election 1t
will DO borne Ia mind that the negro vote ioots up TO
About fortyfve thousand Brown!ow viii surely be
elected nearly fsi radical deeg"ti0n viii be cent to
,lecec-wi stand 1t Is thought fully two-thirds radical
n either branch.
mas become sort OF byword for strife and awessness
and why 1t s that the rebels here, almost without
rownows rSc Il arises in par from the fact that
ibis Is border State, having divided population
Turing The war; part remaining true to the old ay the
great majority transferring their allegiance TO the South
confcderacy The sies and feuds engendered dur
ng tho contest will not he healed up this generation
The fact that the bitterness now 10 Indignantly intense
TO two years ago Is caused partly by the
chung political contest now going but mainly by the
in power aud the feeling Of bitter recruitment and Oh.
position which these acts naturally elicit When Brown
low lrst assumed the gabernatoral roins no fairly
dozed by every unonisi in the state while the rebels
If thoy dd not love him as being representative Union
at least paid him fair share Of respect recognize.
ing his unninching devotion 10 tho Union when the
waves Of secession surgng around him. So rebels
and Unonsis alike voted 10 make him Governor not
preference for others How stands the to-day is
not am sure, ranscendng the bounds OF truth TO
1T that the feeling towards Governor Bfownlow by
almost every ex-rebc in the State amounts 10 downright
execration, while great majority Of the Union men
sterny oppose him. because he 90 garingly msrepre-
sens and dsgraces the great Union party the nation
The former hate and loathe the account OF
outrageous acts Of oppression aud because they have
nothing but coarse abuse and bowling Nominations 70
receive at his hands, the latter the broad
principles OF justice and humanity which has always
characterized the national republican party, will have
no alliance with whose distinguishing traits
despotism and vindctive blackguardsm IL systematic
resoried to- in order to repcl and sne
every symptom OF returning loyalty they could not
have been successfully carried out than they
now under tho workings Of the Brownlow regime
Is II much Of WONDER alter ali, II the
rebels OF Tennessee have not got TO the advanced
stages OF loyalty, and that large share of bitter
algnity-dsloyaty II you prefer it-shouId TEEN
from q portion Of the rebel pressf Nor will
IL DO considered strange that the rebels dsranchscd
they are, and made 10 ieel their condition by malg
reminders from tho Executive OF the State should
desire military government In preference 70 the despo
sm they compelled 10 support aud endure.
What with all these c'ashng Interests meutioned-thc
bitterness produced by the apostles Of con1scaon
converting the negroes By thousands, but niaming
the minds OF their late mastcrs-the animostcs aud
strifes cngendered by rowing bands Of "loyal militia