Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-04
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Who Shall Succeed MIR. FOWLER
in the United States Senate?
Views and Suggestions Of Cor
respondents and the Press.
To the Editors of the Union and American;

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To the Editors of the Union and American;
1t isWith SORROW we see that some of our
journals have taken a position against
Andrew johnson for the United States
Senate. As plain men, who desire the
welfare of our country and look calmly
and dispasionately on those things, we
see but one way by which our State
may reach that condition of prosperity
and safety she possessed in the past.
That is by sending true and able men
to represent US at the national capital.
VI. all the men spoken of for United
States Senator, we all know that An.
drew johnson is the truest and the
ablest. We want o man there whose
name carries q power with it outside of
our own State. The fame of others
named for the position is local, or at
forthest known only to a few politicians
out of the State. Andrew johnson can
do US more good at Washington than
any other man in the State And the
one that can do the greatest COED is the
one we want. Another reason why An
drew johnson is the man for the place
is that his reputation is worldwide. dis
name is known from the cold limits Of
Northern Maine to the broad Pacific
Across the waters too he is known.
Wherever civilization has reared her
standard, the name of Andrew johnson
is not only known but regarded as that of
one of the great men of earth. 1t is TO
be- hoped that any opposition to his cleo
ton to the United States Senate will be
Gained down, for the people desire that
] Andrew johnson shall have a seat in that
body, that he may lay his hand on the
name Of the Radical lion and say, "Be
doneP The people desire it: who will dare
say nay?
Tennessee is not yet out of the ire, and
it will not be until the constitution is the
power and not the Congress, and who is so
likely to succeed in establishing constiiu-
tional right as the great commoner? He
has toiled for it, and said he, in that ever
memorable speech Of the 18th and 18th
December, 1860, 81 will stand by it, sup.
porting it as long as human effort can do
it." KITE.
From the Memphis Sun, Sept. l.
The opposition to ex.President john
sons election to the Senate have resorts
ed to very discreditable trick. 1t is
known that the Imperialist newspaper is
run in the interest of Radical bondhold~
ers, and it is equally well known that
Andy johnson has ever been the peo-
pies champion. There is no one whom
the Imperialist bondholders would more
dread to see in the United States Senate
than johnson, because of his uniform
and persistent defence of popular liberty,
by whomsoeVer assailed. But in order
to injure Johnson's election, the 1mpe-
rialiSt newspaper has pretended to favor
Johnson's pretensicns, and thereuPon
Conservative newspapers in this State
seek to identify johnson with the Impe-
rialist doctrines, and thus to becloud his
fame as the leading champion of popular
government. Never was greater injus-
tice attempted to be perpetrated on any
man, and never did discreditable trick
rebound with more cru5hing effect than
this one will That cannot be a good
cause which requires snch means to susS
tain it. The great service which Andy
johnson, more than any other man in
! Tennessee, can perform in the Senate,
is to thwart the Vaccinations of Radical
consolidationists and lmperialistic ten
denotes, and for this service the conser-
vative people Of Tennessee and Of the
whole nation alike demand his return to
the Senate.
From the Springfield Record. Sept. 3.
Our exchanges come to US teeming
with articles upon the above important
! subject. The names of several Of our
felIow~citizens are being recommended
and suggested. As for US, we are at loss
who to support, not that the material is
lacking, but that it is hard for US to de,
| eide who would be the most efficient.
live send Mr.. johnson to the United
| States Senate it will be, in our humble
opinion, as a firesbrand-the result Of
which would cause strife and commo-
ton that would bring no good to the
South. Had we not better lay all preju'
dice aside and centre upon some honest
we'll informed statesman-one who can
win his way step by step without all
this wrangling and opposition that Mr.
j., would necessarily have to meet We
do not wish to be understood as opposing
Mr.. johnson or Of fayoring either of the
other gentlemen who are spoken of in
his connection, but as only putting in q
suggestion that may prove beneficial tC
he party if properly digested.
From the Shelbyville American Rescue.
The names of many gentlemen of &C
knowledged ability have been presented
and their claims and fitness for the posi-
ton laid before the public. Among the
many worthy and eminent men spoken
of, we read the names of exSPresident
johnson, Bale Peyton, En-. Etheridge
Neil S. Brown, Dorsey B. Thomas, Ed
mund Cooper, Milton Brown and 7. A
r. Nelson.
1t appears from the tone Of the press
and the communications published ii
the newspapers of the State, that thu
two foremost and most prominent mel
in the field a:e Andrew johnson anC
Edmund Cooper. Should the senatorial
robes fall upon the shoulders Of the lat
ter he will wear it with as much dignity
and honor to his State as any of Tennes
| eaeyS famed sons