Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-17
BROWNLOW AND THE SENATOR
GHIR


Gov Brownlow, in formal card in
Yesterdays Press and Times, announces
himself a candidate for United States
Senator He asks this position because
it is "the highest honor which the State
can confer A few months ago he
seemed content to retire on the honors of
one term of the Governor Office, but he
was persuaded to forego this cherished
purpose and accept a nomination for a
second term This was regarded as a
master stroke Of policy on the part OF GER
tain Senatorial aspirants, and the way
Stokes, and Maynard and Fletcher ap-
piled themselves to the dirty work of the
canvass to secure his reelection showed
the qualification they felt at getting the
man they regarded as most formidable,
should he desire the position, out of the
way They have been wrangling like a
pack of hungry ours over bone, as to
which did most Of the dirty work, and
should, therefore, be rewarded with the
Senstorship when the man.they imagined
they had safely shelved, quietly steps into
the ring and tells them that he wants the
position himself The poor fellows, each
of whom considers that he secured the
reelection of the Governor, look deci.
dedly blue over this coup d etat of Brown
low.
The following is the Governor card:
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LFaIsLAruRE.
To correct misapprehensons, and in re-
Spouse to numerous inquiries which are
addressed TO me, ! take this method Of an
nouncing that l am a candidate for United
States Senator. If honored with an
election at your hands / shall expect to
take NV seat on the 4th Of March, 1869,
Providence permitting. Until that time /
expect TO administer the Executive De-
partment of the State government
With regard 10 the state of my health |
have this 10 say, that while not as robust
"a il has been in former years, 1t is yet
much frmer than it was year ago, and /
indulge the hope that the new era upon
which our State government has entered, so
different from the wearying conflicts OF the
past two and a half years which we're an
almost uninterrupted struggle for eIis-
tence. will afford me an opportunity 70 re-
cuperate. 80 that, if elected, when the time
comes for me 10 repair TO Washington, |
shall have regained good degree of yigor.
You will each and all bear me witness
that have never by tongue or pen, hith-
erto asked your support for the position,
nor said or done anything in opposition
to either of the other candidates. l ask
your suffrages now because the United
States Senstorship is the highest honor
which the State can confer upon g citizen,
and with the belief that if elected 70 that
high position, l can render efficient aid to
the able Congressional delegation already
elected in securing the loyal men Of our
State that justice which the general gov
eminent seems so tardy in bestowing.
If YOU should think that any person as.
piring 20 The Office in question is better
qualified, would be more acceptable 70
your constituents, or has stronger claims
npon the party than myself, Of course it is
vour duty to elect him; and l promise to
bow as gracefully to defeat as any man in
our ranks, as the integrity and harmony
of the Union Republican party are con-
alterations of much higher moment than
the mere personal success or defeat OF any
man. w ". DhO" NAo"'
NASHVILLE, Oct. 10, 1861.