Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-13

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WAsHINGTos, May

WAsEINGToN, May : 1868.
Ifhe hopeful feeling with which the Sen
atil adjourned yesterday was increased du.
ring the evening by telegraphic dispatches
received by General Logan, that the Re-
publican State Convention, then in session
at Springfield, illinois, had renominated
that tne soldier-statesman for Congresspan
at large at the same time demanding. With
stern and emphatic unanimity, the convie-
tion of Andrew Johnson.
General Palmer, another hero OF the war.
and gentleman of great talent, was select
ed as the candidate for Governor, and the
remainder Of the ticket, with all the other
proceeding, showed .degree of cordially
and strength that Presaged a tremendous
Republican majority at the polls
At no period in our history, not even du-
ring the rebellion, have the American peo-
pie been SO earnest about anything as the
removal Of the obstacle in the Presidential
Office.
livery loyal element swells the resistless
aggregate, and every moment adds new
ingredient to the resistless argument. Not
only the freedmen Of The South, but hun-
dreds of thousands Of white natives of the
same section, as proved by the heavy vote
just thrown by the latter in North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Georgia and Louisi-
ana, and by the large organization of white
Unionists IN West Virginia Keptucl,v
Maryland aud Tennessee. and the Sores
yet to be reconstructed, all declare that
without conviction, they win be CONSIGNED
to the savage eruelties of their enemies.
The religious bodies which during the
war inspired our soldiers and gave back
bone to our statesmen, are calling upon the
Senate to complete the good work. The
Quadrennial Conference of the great Meth
odist Episcopal Church, now in session at
Chicago, numbering from five to seven hun
dFed delegates, representing our own and
other civilized countries, is controlled by
the same emotions. The New England
clergymen, during their recent anniversa-
ries, passed decided resolutions in favor Of
conviction.
Combine with these that extensive broth
erhood, the Grand Army of the Republic,
eemented by the memories, safierings and
friendships Of the war, and then count in
the known solicitudes of all the CONNER
cial, trading and business interests, all
pleading for peace between Congress and
the Executive; and without including the
political societies, leagues, clubs and COM
mittees, you have the measure Of the pres
ent sentiment of the American people.
Are we to be told that such a spectacle is
worthy only of the contempt of the Sen
ate What is the case on the side of those
who alternately profer brides and fulmi-
nate threats for Andrew Johnson's acquit-
tai. Their sentiment is the rebel sentiment,
Resting upon no principle but that of saw
ing themselves and holding the Government
in the grippe, these associates of the traitors
rely either upon Federal patronage or rebel
intimidation
lis for the American Senate to choose
between these two nfuences-between the
passionate invocations of the loyal millions
and impetuons demands of the authors OF
the rebellion.
To-day's session closes auspieiously The
gloom is passing away, and with it every
doubt and fear. The Logic of the Law,
the Light of Popular Opinion, and the
Grievous Necessities of the Republic, all
eonspire, in my opinion, to make conviction
certain. OCCASIONAL.