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

This total Will be largely increased, because regislra-
ton in many Of the districts VII proceed up to the latest
teen counties yet TO hear FROM The Secretary Of State
estimates that the total number will not fail far below
the greatest vote yet poed In the State The difference
will be that the entire body of dsfanchised white
zens viii be replaced by the newly enfanchsed blacks
The conservative party in i;s address to the County
Courts demanding the appointment of judges and
clerks Of election, threatened to create great difficulty
and brought forth the last Of the Governor
The right OF the County Courts TO make these appoint
ments claimed under old law, which declared all
laws IN orco unless exp ressiy repealed u Is evident
ter as they have not revived the subject while Major
Alden tho Registration Commissioner for this county,
has already made his selections.
movement is now on foot between the Central Com
mees of the two parties to have Nashville patroled
guarded by United States troops election day instead
Of the Stale militia and city police, between whom there
IS of course not the best feeling The desire for peace
s universal despite the Unfortunate occurrences at
franklin and moro recently at Ro2ersvile and Knox
Vile elegraphed you OF the agreement arrived at in
Memphis find c the following resolutions adopted by
sire to avoid dsorder and all showing tho great popular
apprehension that the election will not pass off without
people the town Columbia 10 meet to.
emng rsSdy than we have hhero bean 0s
dy al Of Violence Sae
Resolved That WILL all public occasions, use our
diligence suppress all riots or Of any
Resolved That believe that the reports heretofore had
Of cmedsted collision bgtween the races is without foun-
Resolved That hereafter we w. cultivate feelings of
friendship with each Other and use all our influence
Rssosed Thai this association shall be called the Peace
Resoved That persons, both white and black are re-
change their views upon this important subject "a
Parties we're never In such inex,ricabc confusion az
de and the distinctive lines Of tho different parc, cross
and coincide and circumvcnt each other with abyrin
thine Tsegulay you converse with radical
unanswerable proofs that the safety and security
OF the whole United States dependent upon
aud you viii 10 convinced that the present ope Of the
sale government is plangins Tennessee into q whr-
pool OF destruction. And then there are cx-uniou of
aud old limo Union citizens OF the who 90 for
Etherdge, the conservative. the RADICALS On him,
the rebel candidate for Governor And just as con,
slstsny again. there the most bitter Of rebels sx
ertng their influence, whether they vote themselves
or NOT for Browniow.
II there are persons in Northern States who believe
that the present struggle in Tennessee has really any.
thing to do with national matters and victory for
Brownlow Is to assert the Unionsm Of the State they
entertain opinions moro charitable than correct No
people were moro completely sunk in local and selfish
Tennessee been the theatre the bit,eres political
warfare ever since Brownow camo upon the scene Il
republican Uuoh party Of tho North has s" BEEN conn
PEELED TO such instrument as Brownlow in
furthering the Of Cnonsm herein Matchmaking
the popular sentiment OF Tennessee
William @. 8rownow Is the last man whom reason or
prudence would have selected as the to undertake
the task OF healing the wounds Of civil He had his
parry, however, 10 back him; he had the influence OF
his newspaper while his professions the North where
nc ned refugee, secured him the patronage OF the
military potena,es then In Tennessee, and he AZ elected
Governor Bitter 10 deyl,rv in his po cal hate big
oied virulent, capable OF Blngsgate than dozen
Dublin nshwomcn, without the first emotor
unreenting as savage In his hostility 10 political
opponent and without the leas, capacity as statesman
combination o. circumstances has made him the Chief
Magistrate OF Tennessee and the ruler OF
this hs hour OF trbuaiion When the hand Of pru-
dcncc, reason and charity was necessary 10 guide the
people, chance and mans bold ambition substituted
the leadership OF fury aud bate Not that he has not
been prosecuted by his enemies; that he has
been tie victim Of their outrage, but the triumph OF
William q. Brownlow IN the present campaign VIII not
DO triumph OF unionsm, but the victory OF a State
politician.
Tn radicals OF Tennessee have moro recently allied
themselves with tho dominant section Of the Union
party of the Norlb aud every and deed they
show the purely political and not national character
" the rad cal party hero year ago the portrait Of
Andrew johnson, along with that OF Abraham Lincoln
elegantly framed and ornamented, occupied prominent
longer The radicals here obeyed the dictum from
Washington the President OF the United States was no
longer an object OF respect with who had many Of
them, only Just EXCHANGED Their loyalty from Rirhmond
and away out Of sight went the portrait Of the Chief
Magistrate OF the Union Tennessees adopted son. whom
~ years gone by she had bonored with every ONCE In
her gift
The Tennessee radicals possess for their organ sheet
vhrh In al ne articles is jus, and bieoted
40 tsc party itself IL is an unhappy fact that the
cause or Cnonism u represented by this paper for
has yet TO exhibit tho FIRST trace OF anything ike
national sentiment II dances to whatever tune the
national raf'eais play and vldes and SANDERS whoo.
evor differs with iis views sna wonder. then, that
there are obstacles 70 the natouszing Of Union sen
ment when the causc OF the Unios and The government
10 thus represented -,
people devoted asherents Of The old nag DO 9os
eyist 10 the country Unjonoo Of kaSs Jennvsses