New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-02

Ex Supervisor Noah and one Of the Congress Delega-
ton Of Tennessee. arrived in this city yesterday drect
from that State Both these gentlemen are strong Re-
pubcans and partisans senter They report the
pretent campaign in their State the most active wit
messed there many years They seem to regard SEN
ters election foregOne conclusion, and estimate MS
majority at 10000. Some Of his supporters did expect
majority Of 75OOO based upon the suppostion that no
would more than divide the suffrage OF East Tennessee
with Stokes would receive at least Onehird OF the
coOred vote. Recent developments, however, may
seriously reduce this estimate, although his majority
will undoubtedly exceed that received by Gen. Grant.
AS to the motives which induced so many Republicans to
favor Gen senters nomination and election in opposition
90 Gen Stokes they say when Sener, by virtue OF his
position as Speaker Of the Senate succeeded Gov Brown
low whose election the United States Senate vacated
the Gubernaoral chair, it was. upon due deberaton
thought prudent and Just to continue him in office
measure of safety the Republican party AS Govern
or he possessed the power Of controlling the registration
OF voters under the franchise which authority judi
COusy exercised would undoubtedly secure Republican
Legislature and consequently the selection Of Repub
can Senator as successor Senator Fowler Senter was
known to be liberal in his views, and friendly 70 the
NOrthern-born citizens and exFederal soldiers and OIL
GERS who had since the made Tennessee their home
Stokes the contrary understood to be uncertain
and indifferent, and ready to affiliate with any set Of
who would give him aid in accomplishing his ambl-
tious schemes Moreover had repeatedly urged that
the Northern men, carpet baggers should be driven
out Of the country openly Boosting that he intended to
wage a bitter warfare upon them 1t is not generally
understood less true, that In cOntradstnc-
ton to the other seeding States Tennessee s not bur
,dened by what technically known "carpet bag
gers" in the offensive Of the word. The socaed
carpet baGger in Tennessee are all exFederal soldiers
and Adventures and hence under the cir
cumstances all Of them supported senter whom they
considered their friend, in preference to Stokes Brown
lows election TO the United States Senate mainly
owing the support which he received from the 80
called carpetbag" element, and Stokes having been
defeated the nomination for Governor by Brownlow,
1867 and subsequently for United States Senator In
1868 It can easily be understood why Stokes Bit
ter against BrownIOw and the Yankees" and why
these Yankees" and senator Brownlow support
Senter's claims. Senator BrowDlOw's position on
this question is not new. He has been
impressed with the justice and necessity
of extending the franchise and removing all political
disabilities for nearly years. the only question being
to the proper moment TO establish an initial point In
this behalf In this he has been sustained by the views
OF preponderance of the Union element who stood
upon THE TRIBUNE platform Of Universal Amnesty and
Universal Suffrage. When the Reconstruction policy OF
Congress placed the ballot in the hands OF everybody in
Alabama Louisiana, Georgia, Arkansas Florida and the
Caronas, and proposed to do the same for Mississippi
Texas and Virginia it evident that Tennessee could
no longer justly disfIanchse over 100000 Of her
stlzens without cOnfessng that her restrictive laws
not based upon principle, but were framed
only to isecure the spells Of ofnce-an admis-
sion that political party could safely ayOw.
of Grant would for instant favor liberal policy
in the ten seeding States land ihbera in Tonnes
fair presOme that the people should be per
mtted TO stand alike in all OF the Southern States TO
their rights and privileges both white and black and
that rule in Alabama and elsewhere should ought to
be the rule in Tennessee based upon equal and exact
Justice II was therefore Of modification to the
friends Of platform, who were active Re-
pubcans to find that Gov. Boutwell, and other Cabinet
officers proper interfere by writing letters charging
them with opposition to the Reconstruction policy of
Congress, when, IN fact they were doing all In
their power 10 carry out In Tennessee the
identical programme inauRurated by Congress
IN Alabama and the other Southern States. Many Re-
publCans Of Tennessee think Gov. Boutwell, committed
grave error when he thus nteferedi in the political az
fairs of their state particularly when 81 known that
Stokes had prior to the opening Of the campaign been
offered the United States SenatOrship without oppos-
on he would not oppose Senters election This oher
stokes Indignantly spurDed and stated that he intended
TO stake Lick" at both the Governship and SenatOrshp
no matter what the consequences might be. Mr. Noah
says Gov Senter been unusy censured on account
OF the recent decision the Supreme Court Of the State
a matter over which he had no control The facts are
that under the laws Of 1885, and 1867 three separate
registrations made by the enactment Of three dis
tnct laws leach having the effect OF constitutional pro-
vision Each succeeding law dsfranehised portion OF
those who had been previously registered and voted
The cousttuiionaity Of the proceeding, having been
tested in the inferior and Supreme Courts the bench OF
registered under any these laws voters
and could not deprived Of their franchise except by
the laws punishment for crme that the Governor had
no power aside registrations Of voters that being
exclusively judicial proceeding This decision practi
cay settled the franchise question: and IL at be-
came evident that the sooner the Republican
marty advocated the repeal Of all restrictions
the better it would DO for It's honor and
existence Hence Gov sener took open ground for the
calling Of Convention TO amend the Constitution, and
mad Inv the Egu NJ
the Republican party Notwithstanding the dsapproyal
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury and Postmaster
seners election will by destroy the Republican
pary On the contrary 1t is believed that the Old line
Whigs who we're anti-secession, will affiliate with a
liberal Republican party, aud that the Democrats Will
rally 10 old party lines and issues that the sheep and
the goats" viii separate and form distinctive parties
for the next Presidential campaign the old feuds Of
Tennessee politics win be revived old brought up
for settlement incidents Of the revived for dispute
before the people, and general Kilkenny cat fight
inauguraed for the. spells. The colored vote will
perhaps be somewhat divided but will prepOnderate for
The Republican party, and win constitute almost the bal
ance Of power In connection with the Yankee" element
Besides, IL Is also believed that little adversely and
political physic will operate heahily upon the disor
dered system Of Tennessee Republcansm forcing that
unity action and concord necessary TO party success
that personal feuds and individual ambition viii thus
give way TO the public veal and the agtators must 90
20 the wall on both Sides IL not certain By any means
that exPresident johnson will be chosen Senator
as be will be fought by his old enemies Of the
wing party, well by the Republicans. He
is however, working hard to emulate John Quincy Adj
ans and proposes TO die IN tue harness He has wonder
full pluck and energy but the opinion is that he will be
forestaled by new combinations Gov. senter
old line Whig and Is not IN accord with any movement
alenated 10 Mace Andrew johnson In the Senate, while