Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-04

CANNON COUNTY.
lFhe Radical Happy Family UnIappy
Discomfort aud "a Prospective Split
The Negroes for Etheridge aud
COOper-POOr show for Mullins

Discomfort aud "a Prospective Split
The Negroes for Etheridge aud
COOper-POOr show for Mullins.
Correspondence Of the Union and Dispatch.
WOODBURY., July 1st, l367.-When ]
wrote yon one week ago the political ele-
ment 10 Cannon was entirely calm, but
since that time a breeze Of discomfort has
sprung up by some means, | cannot tell
how. The Union men and Rebels are
quite calm but the storm that is gathering
is altogether in the Radical, Brownlow and
Mullins party and if the storm continues
long before the Isl Of August it will blow
one-half at least, Of the Radical party Of
Cannon out of their ranks and set them
down in company with the true Union
Etheridge and Cooper party. Our (the
Radically candidate here for the Legislature
Ii. Morris, who was regularly nominated
by the Whte Radicals Of Cannon, by the
help Of james Mullins, for reelection TO
the Legislature, and who has no opponent
has become very much alarmed, and talks
Of declining the canvass. The difficulty is
this the day Of the convention our loyal
cOlored friends were out in force 10 meet
the Commissioner Of Registration, and ex-
pected 20 exercise their privileges az free
men 10y taking part in the convention.
But, alas, right in Mullins presence a
committee Of twelve was appointed to nomi-
nate a candidate, without a single colored
citizen on it. This caused a considerable
stir among the darkies, and some
Of them are now showing the white
of their eyes. They say the Commissioner,
who was one of the twelve, acted like a
man, he would not act with them but lept
in disgust; they say they know he is their
friend but are dissatisfied with Morris; and
especially with the convention that nom
mated him. What will become Of il re-
mains 10 be seen, but one thing is certain
there is great dissatisfaction, and Morris is
badly scared, and what adds to his terror
10, that when he was first elected 10 the
present Legislature, he superseded Barton,
YOU know. After they met, the Legislature
took recess for a short time, and went
home Morris then not being so well posted,
or as | believe being more honest than a
majority of the Legislature was riding in
company with one of the leading Radicals
in Cannon county, and also a Rebel who
was, by-the-by, personal friend of Morris,
and Morris told them that when the Legis-
lature met again taey were going to enfrau-
chise the negro, the Radical and his
Rebel friend both opposed IT, Morris said
il was matter Of necessity with them; for
if they did not enfranchise the negro, the
Rebels would get in power the next elec-
ton, and they would enfranchse them, and
they would then vote with the Rebels, and
a Union man would never get another
office in the State. But if they enfran-
chised them then the negroes would vote
for them, and they could continue 10 hold
the Offices These gentlemen tGld il
at the time and that matter is new being
stirred, which makes il hard ON Mullins
aud Morris, for the darkies here begin 10
see that the Radicals did not eniranchise
them because they believed they ought TO
have the privilege of voting, but only as
a matter Of necessity, 10 keep themselves
Ia Office The name of the gentlemen that
Morris had this conversation with, | will
not give, unless it is demanded bv Morris
The Radical is in high position in Cannon,
and the Reb is one of those Independent
Rebs, and don't care whether he ever gets
10 vote or not, and they will both stand up
20 anything they say, when called on.
What course the Conservatives will pursue
is not yet determined. Some of them talk
of taking up Morris as the white mans
candidate, and some are for the Commits
sioner and negro equality, while not few
say they will have a Conservative candl~
date One thing is certain, Morris will have
one or more competitors if he remains on
the track. Mullins is expected to speak
here to-day, but he is not here yet He can
get but very few votes in Cannon.
/ must close this communication il is
our County Court day and the people are
gathering in. intended giving YOU an
account Of the run between Flemming and
Billie Stokes for Congress, and between
Capt. Clift and Faulkner for Representative
in Warren, as ! am tolerably well posted,
but wills defer it until the latter part Of this
week. Stokes aud Fleming were 10 meet
at Spencer last Saturday. / will get an
account Of tina. to-day, and let you hear
soon. A LOYAL CITIZEN.