Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-03
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
Protests of Radical Journals Against
OAIclaI Interference I'm the Contest
in this state.

in this State.
From the New Haven Palladium, July p,
Secretary Boutwell's letter to Stokes,
in which he declares that he is greatly
interested in the success of the latter,
does not commit the administration. 1t
is guarded in its terms and only EXPRESS
es the sentiment Of the writer. We,
nevertheless, regret that the Secretary
did not refrain from taking any part in
the bitter contest. There is not, appar-
emily, so far as either Stoks or Senter is
is personally concerned, much to choose
between them, and it is unfortunate that
the next Governor Of Tennessee must be,
in any event, a man who has shown an
Unlimited capacity for blackguardism.
Both were Rebels when rebellion seemed
likely to succeed, and Of the sincerity of
the conversion Of each we will not doubt.
But the platform upon which Senter
stands is the only one which can give
peace to the State and heal the bitter
feelings left by the war. tits the policy
which sooner or later must prevail. Be-
sides, Secretary Boutwelps letter comes
too late to be Of any use to Stokes, whom
it was written to serve, and must offend
those Republicans who will vote for Sem
ter. The quarrel is local one, both the
candidates are Republicans, and Secreta-
ry Boutwell, has quite enough to do to
manage the Treasury, in which he is
succeeding admirably, without unneces-
sarily interfering in Tennessee.
From the Detroit Post. July 2S.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Boutwell, and Mr..
Creswell have just as much right to favor
the election of one Of the candidates and
to oppose the other, as though they oc-
cupied merely private stations. And SO
has the President. But we very much
doubt whether it is wise in the admins
tration to take sides in the Tennessee |
election, or any of the Southern elecs
tions wherein the Republican party is
divided. Certainly, if the administrat on |
really means to throw its influence into |
the scale, it ought to be consistent, and |
support the same side in all the States. |
Now the administration certainly did not |
actively support the Radicals in Virginia,
and is suspected OF looking not inns
partially upon the Conservatives. In /
loStocipPI IL IOhhhCulll L
that Judge Dent will be the Conserva.
tive candidate, and that being relation
Of the President, he will receive the sup~
port Of the administration. Now for the
administration to sustain Stokes and the
Radicals in Tennessee, and oppose Senter
and the Conservatives while faVorably |
regarding Walker and the Conservatives
in Virginia, and Dent and the Conserva-
tives in Mississippi, would certainly pre-
sent a curious Political mixture. No ad-
ministration can serve two political parA
ties at the same time. Therefore we
doubt if Postmaster General CresWell |
was at all authorized to report for the
President as he did, or to state anything
more than his individual preference. And
We regard his letter, and that Of Bouts
well, as quite probably i'll considered,
and mischievouS. Both letters
ought to have carefully mentioned that
they only presented the individual opin-
ions Of their writers, and carefully deS
MED any disposition or intent to commit
the administration.
We not sure but that it would be
best for the State Of Tennessee and the
country that Senter should be defeated
and Stokes elected. We do not exactly
like the Stokes platform, but we boldly
the Senter alliance with unrepent-
ent SeceSsionists. If we could have
Stokes party upon the chief plank of
Senters platform, we should be better
Still, sooner or later, the
people Of Tennessee must be trusted to
settle their own State policy. If there is
no danger of the Republicans losing
power, let the Republican leaders so to
the assistance Of the party in Tennessee,
and stump the State But we do not
anticipate any dangerous results from
Senter's possible and probable success.
1t is too late for Rebel reaction, if one
should be attempted, to reverse the de-
cisions of the war, or any Of them.
Equal rights for blacks and whites are
secure; loyalty is secure; and, if the
Democ ATTIC secession element should OBJ
tain power, it would lose it again next
year if it should make any attempt at re-
action. At least 50 it seems to us.
Meanwhile, it ought not to be forgotten
that Senter is supported by consideraN
ble portion of the Republicans of Ten
nesSee, including the great Republican
leader, Senator Brownlow. The admin
istration cannot well afford to ALLEVIATE
and incur the hostility Of this portion of
the Republican party in Tennessee or to
do any thing calculated to render diVis-
ion Of the party in that State permanent
Rather should every effort be made to
prevent hardening ofhearts between the
two factions, and to preserve good temper,
so that a union may easily be effected
after the present issue has betn decided,
and the results fully developed. So 1t
seems to us, at least. At the same time
if the administration does regard it as
important that Stokes should succeed,
and Senter be defeated, it seems to us
that it ought to manage to use whatever
proper influence may be eXerted without
openly committing itself, and without
allowing any members Of the cabinet to
openly commit it. At the same time,
we do not hesitate to acknowledge that
there may be points in the situation
which we do not rightly or fully appreci-
ate, and that Boutwell,, and Creswell |
may be right, and our judgment not |
properly informed; so that we await the |
testimony of the event with patience,
and with a candid disposition.
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