The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-23

ssaaiOF BrOWnlOW on the Tennessee
Election.
The following letter from Senator
Brownlow appeared In the Knoxville
Rhio ofAugust 18th:
KNOXVILLE, TENN, August 10.
SfR:-I Wish TO say few words
through your Journal 10 the Republl-
cans OF the nalIOn generally, and also
10 the President and his Cabinet par
.licularly, touching the late Tennessee
election.
Hon. DsWitt @. senter ls elected Gov.
Ing from 1900 10 1000, having carried
East, Middle and WeAt Tennessee, the
three grand divisions Of the State. That
there were many fraudulent votes cast
l have no doubt, but the majority 10
quite too large 10 be set 10 the account
Of fraudulent votes.
IaKaln take occasion to indorse Gov.
6enter as q sound and reliable RepublI.
can, the charge Of his enemies 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Legislature, though not Repub'
llcau, Is not Democratic, and therefore
will not elect Andrew johnson to the
Senate, but will fall back upon some
such conservative, old-lIne Wing o.
Governor Nelll 8. Brown or BaIlIe Pey.
ton; and, In my judgment, adopt the
fifteenth amendment.
MeBsta. Stokes and Butler, Btuug
BY defeat, and by the loss Of
both their Congressional districts,
which have been carried by the Sentei
party. III s Baid by thelr friends will
proceed ut once TO Washington, to have
all the federal ofhcerB In Tennessee who
voted for Senter instantly removed,
and Stokes republican, appointed In
their places. Thousands OF % good
Republicans o. Tennessee affords Vot.
ed for Senter a. q Republican oandl.
datei and 10 day q majority Of the re.
publlcans ofTsnnessse are Senter men.
They have never sent delegations TO
Washington to Invoke the aid OF the
Administration In the contest, and they
Will not do 30 now, even for the sake
ofcontlnuinR their friends In office. l
write In no spirit Of dictatlon, but In
that Of friendly, cauLlonary advice
We think, here In Tennessee, that 1t
was quite enough for members Of the
cabinet TO send electioneerlng letters
during the canvass, declaring their
preference for Stokes; and now 10 turn
Republicans out Of Office for daring 10
vote for Senter as their choice OF The
two Republican candidates for Cover.
nor Will look 10 Us, from our stand.
point, very much like bringing the
patronage OF the government into con.
htot with the freedom Of elections
We think here that no competent and
honest man should be removed from
office because he voted for Ssntsr or
Stokes. both being Republicans, and
We shall be greatly disappointed II the
Republican party OF the whole nation
do not take the same view OF The sub.
ject. In plain English, what we ask Is
this: That In the removal OF Senter
Rspubl leans from office, the same rule
shall be applied rs In the removal OF
Stokes Republicans or any other Re.
publlcahs, {. c., that they shall only be
removed for inGompetency, growing
out Of lneficlency, unfaithiulness and
dishonesty. = . q. Q -.
In conclusion, am not by any means
alone In the holding and expressing OF
these views, and further, In uttering
the additional opinion, that the admin.
lStratIon should make haste slowly to
drive from Its support majority OF
the Republicans OF Tennessee by pur-
suing the proscriptiVe policy which
will be urged upon II By Stokes, But
Ter, and few disappointed politicians.
I am, very respectfully, your obedl.
ent servant, W. q. .BRoWNLow.