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otherwise Now the vote in ne various districts last

lHc UJm0cratlc vote was d great zeal larger tnan
the Above table manifests, as BrOwnlow saw ut to
thr9~ out the vote Of nineteen counties after the
election. In the Eighth district Num-, the present
incumbent, has been renOminated and one Smith,
also a radical, Is running against him. The fight
between the two Is fierce and f0rDids all hopes OF
compromise This is the district In which the demo-
Gratis are the strongest and they have put up as their
candidate the present Mayor OF Memphis Mr.. Left
wich who was beaten by Num- at the last election
poll 1000 votes; and as the white democrats
are 5000 strong, and are said to have 900
negro votes sure, there IS no doubt whatever
but that they will elect their candidate The other
districts they speak hopefully about the Second
where Maynard and HOuk, both radicals are to run,
and the Fifth, where there are so many radical asp
rants boilers and indictments that It is thought that
by shrewd management and the aid of the cOlored
club OF Davidson county simon Pure democrat
may slide in during the scramble. There is thing
which Will in the Congressional elections help the
conservatives amazingly, and that Is the dissatlsac-
uon OF large number or the moderate republicans
with the course the party has pursued In the State.
They are heart and soul for Grant and ColfaX, but
they declare themselves unable to sanction by their
votes the enormities OF which BrOwnowism has been
guilty during the past year. and as there are
more radical candidates in each Congressional dis
rict their detection may prove of incalcu able benefit
TO the democrats. The leaders OF the dissatisfied
faction, let me add, are the very best men in the
discriminating is to say, the men who
their general ability and non -ranacism The
proclamation OF the Governor calling out the
militia has greatly intensified this feeling OF dssatis
faction among them. have spoken to not less than
sixty leading republicans in different parts Of the
State-Several or whom were Assembymen who
voted in favor of the passage of the Militia bill
concerning this proclamation and have found but
one who did not denounce Its being issued at the
present time as -rimed, or, as nearly ali of them
expressed 1t, sin very bad TASTE" They contend
that il wholly unnecessary after the assurances
the President had just given that he would afford
Tennessee all the protection she would be In need Of
al voted in favor Of the bill, said OF these gen.
tlemen TO me, "because wanted to give the Cover
nor the power necessary to issue proclamation call
Ing out the militia when he saw that 1t neces-
say that he should do. But alter the authorities at
Washington have pledged us all the succor that we
can possibly want the issuing OF the proclamation
looks to me though the Governor was itching for
fight at all costs" Indeed the issuing OF the dOcu
ment under the circumstances, Is denounced by all
the intelligent republicans in the State On the other
hand so far from creating the intense excitement
among the DISTINGUISHED (whO, according to Brown
low DESTROYS OF stirring up war OF races that
was expected to follow its appearance 1t has caused
no more feeling than If II had been wshy-washy
editorial from the Knoxville Whig There certainly
would have been considerable Of stir throughout
the whole State at its appearance had 1t not been
for the promises which the President mad just made
to the legislative committee who mad called upon
him ostensby to ask him for aid, but really to
give publicity 10 their eleconeering document or
address. The people of Tennessee dread the hor-
OF a militia reign, but they have confidence that
the United States troops will not be subservent to
partisan mandates Hence the calmness with which
they have listened to Brown0w's screenings for
peace, otherwise called anarchy.