Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-07-30

tlon, have been m ide by native Tenne,
s1eans, they are made by unmitigated dem
sg gues, who do not themselves believe
word of them, and they are made for tn
purpose Of misleading you.
So FAR as they have been made by per
soas OF Northern birth, thew are made b.
unpriR;ipled men, devoid &C self respect o
| responsibility, that they my use your vote
| for their own political purposes.
My advice il, beware 1T both. They ar,
not your friends. To folio their counsel
will only lead you astray. You we'll know
that have ever defended your cons tina
| have never misdirected or forsiken YOU
Gov. Senter is a true man. He Is run
ming as Republican. lie stands squlrelS
upon the Republican platform, with Grau
aud Congress, the great Republican party
and the eutire Republican press, on fran
chse, the fifteenth amendment aud on edu
cation. have known him aud G n. Stoke,
for twenty -ave years. | have closely watch.
ed the r political course, an | give u as
my candid opinion that G,v. SrnteI's per.
solsl character is the better of the two
that his political record Is more consistent,
and lhstA in point Of ability ami statesm IN.
ship, he is far superior.
Do no. ALLOW yourselves 10 be used by
political dem ,gogues. CIV Senter will b.
elected by an overwhelming majority, and
alsp by majority Of the Republicans of
Tennessee, and sh ,nld You be fouod to
have artayed yours Ives az inst him iu
force, what will bs yoir position I You
cannot afford 70 place 20 irselves outside
the Republican party, and you do not want
to array ag inst yourselves the great mass
of thoss who have heretofore s'oOd By you,
Ia a
Msn OF small c,libre an lutte brains
hIvs said that Grant and his administration
sro opposed to Senter aud in favor of Stokes
success.
1t is true that Stokes Congress non and
others have sent missionaries to Washing.
ton aud have interviewed the p esident,
and have made ex parte showing of Ten
nessee affairs especially by withholding
from him the foul Stok es- Cate Butler con =
sIirlcy tc rtke down true Republlcar,
W 10 had laid eight mDnih, in Rebel prison
Tor his loyalty. Aud these mission ,ries
have also sought to mlnip llate the Wash
ington Republican press into the public
e1lJrsement Of Stokes. In this latter at
tempt, 10 a limit d extent and only for an
issue or two OF the Chronicle, have they
succeeded but not one word have they
been able to ext Irt from President Grant
10 favor Of their schemes and their candi-
date. The Senter men have sent no ennis
slries to Washington. They are quite will
lug to trust the wisdom and the Republi-
canism Of tie administration without such
missionary labor in that direction. And
they will no. b, disappointed. Presi lent
Grant will be entirely satisfied with SeBter's
success, and will liud in Senter aud his
friends honest and earnest Supporters Of his
6 ministration.
Proudly conscious of the rectituds of my
cou Sc, have permitted the vile aud reck
| IS ISLANDERS which have Ssen cast upon me
t. pass unnoticed, aud should still re-
main silent, but for my interest in your
welfare and In the truth of the history we
are making in Tennessee at this iuncture.
take this occasion to say, however, that
as highly as esteem the friendship of the
Republicans Of Tennessee, l do not want
the good opinions of such as deem me ca
pabe Of selling out the Republicans of Ten.
nessee to the Rebels, or of forming an ALI
ance, offensive and defensive, with Andrew
johnson. In conclusion, as have repeat.
eddy stated heretofore, have, and can
have, no sympathy, alliance or co,opera-
tion with the Rebel Democratic party
/ Their record is written in characters OF
blood aud Ore in the history of this coun-
try. Their ascendancy is impossibility 81,
long as memory retains her place and the
mass Of the peokl; remain patriotic.
Respectfully, W. G. BRnwSLow