The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-07-26

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commit political suicide and invoke the fem
kgeance Of Heaven, which delivered you from
the clutches Of the renOrSeless rebel p0wer
by casting your suffrage with thaAparty ths
chief feature of whose platform is the i'm
mediate restoration Of the disFfanchised citi..
zens of Tennessee to all the rights, privileges,
and immunities of null and complete citizen
ship. no .siT9yfK a
But your duty will not be done in simply
voting for that heroic and inacxible patriot,
William G. BrownlOw for Governor, whose
official course as your present chief Exeeu-
tive has thus far been pre-eminen.iy charac-
ttrized by the utmost prudence, caution and
vigilance in watching over your interests and.
defending your sacred rights and liberties.
Your duty viii not be discharged IN repudi-
ating that vile copperhead and enemy TO his
country Emerson Etheridge. who in the
event Of his election will ape the official cor
ruPuon and perfdy of that Beelzebub Of
scoundrels, lsham G.. Harris, through whose
hellisE Vaccinations and chicanery our state
WAS precipitsted into the rebellion, ravaged
by war, the lives of thousands Of her pre-
cious sons sacrificed, her Treasury bankrupt
ed, her commercial credit destroyed, and her
people paupsriEsd by the spoliation Of ar
mics. To prevent the recurrence of such hor-
rorS your duty to yourselves to your God,
your state and your common country abSo-
lutely compelS you to cast your ballots
against Emerson Rtheridge. .rf f.lU y
Your second DUTY Of equal SAcredness and
Importance with the drst is TO pass your com
dsunation upon the OdiOuS, treason-reviying,
rebel protecting, and loyalty prosecuting
policy promulgated by the vile, perfdious
aud accidental, J. Wilkes Booth President at
Washington, Your solemn and sacred duty
resting upon you as froemeu and citizens OF
'he Great Republic, which is tho citadel OF
your social, civil, political and religious lib
critics and the only hope Of freedom, c~iyiliEa-
ton aud Christian evangelism throughout
the world, is to send your greeting through the
ballOt-bOr TO the loyal Radical Congress Of
the United States for its noble work ia the
cause Of Justice, humanity, truth and. of eS-
tsblishing our beloved Union, rescued from
the PArricidal hand Of treason, upOh the inn
perishable foundation ofuue RepublicRnism.
II you are prepared to recognize the gener-
GUS and noble sentiment of the enlightened
people Of the present day, the universal
equality and brotherhood Of man, forfeitable
only by acts VI crime, as the primary Prihei4
pie and ground work Of our governmental
system, you must contribute the power Of
your influence and approval TO the work
now going on in the National Legislature,
to elevate the people Of the United States to
a higher and more comprehensive sense of
their obligations to their country and the gi-
gAntic crime and terrible consequences OF re-
belling against it. To 10 this you must cas-:
your suffrage for Judge X. r. Butler, the
champion and nominee Of the Radical party
in this Congressional District for their Rep
reSentative. II you desire remuneration for
your losses by the war, and the prop ty Of
the rebels couiscated for this purpose, and
II you desire your loyalty never to become a
stigma and disgrace 20 your name, bat to re-
main one Of the brightest pages in the his
tory Of your lives, which your latest poster
ity will love to read and ponder over, II you
desire treason to ~increase ia odiousncss aud
infamy until not a son Of this Republic will
DO 30 lost to self esteem and honesty or re-
g~ArdlesS Of the opinion Of his fellow men as
TO espOuse and advocate its cause il you de-
sire the noble old "Ship Of state, , which has
passed unscathed through the Scylht and
Charybdis OF sectional passions ami animosi-
ties to sail on IN safety amid the tempests
and tornadoes that sweep and hash the po-
I~iticaI SEES, you must vote for these tried and
unlinching Radical Unionists only, upon
whom you have relied in dangers past and
will not abuse your confidence IN the future
Then you will vote for Judge Il. r. Butler
against the rsJs! '6etp Srr~ Of Hawkins, Mr..
James white.
As regards the Senatorial contest we have
OUla 10 5hl LuAb bobu NAE hhplIhhA5 NV A-Nul-
Gals. As to Mr.. Nelson's radiealism we can
personally testify. He was a brave aud eff.
cient officer in the Union army, and as a kind
Of reward for bis military services, together
With his steAdfast loyalty, and on account OF
his knowledge Of the interests Of the farm
ing community the largest part Of our tar.
payers, his good Common sense aud legisls-
tive abilities he was elected TO the Legisla-
ture a. the close Of the war. He serveI bis
constituency faithfully, rejecting their ssntl-
men.I upon all important matters Of legiSlA-
ton. .". ..-} fr9 .
We have no disposition to offer Rnytbing
in dsrOgatiOu Of Maj. TiPton's elAimS upon
the public for favor and patronage, but can
dor and honest convictions require US 70 say
that the relative merits qualifications and the
political influence and position Of the two
aSpiranlS should be considered, Aud entirely
govern your choice. In this view Of the