Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-26
The Goyernorship.


EprroR LEDGER: While so many
Eagles" in their majestic CREATIONS
| promise propitious times to the Republic
and to the State, we dislike to play thu
'ill-brooding crow" but should we prove
a raven" only that, and nothing more,
none would have greater cause of con
graduation than ourselves. We would
endeavor to repress that enthusiasm
which we see about to crop out over 1.-THE
situation " in the Republican camp. We
would ask you to reflect q little before
giving up to unbounded joy. We even
wish to introduce little caution-a little
leaven Of thought into this silent lump OF
unleaven happiness. We would ask you
to remember that the election is not over,
nor is the day of election yet at hand.
Remember, that such is the organization
of the " Grand Army of the Republic :"
and the t" Union League" that it will be
possible to put new phase on the sit
uation" in less than ten days; also,
that you are not organized into op
position even. Ia it not probable
that Brownlow would prefer to be Pluto
in Tennessee TO the cipher he is in the
United States Senate? While Senter, in
consideration of his yielding up the win
ming card, which by lao and precedent
he is acknowledge to hold, is to take
Brownlow's place in the Senate. Now,
let us provide for Stokes and we save the
party-fuse together the 'jsinted snake"
Stokes being in Congress, will he not
prefer to hold his seat with the party
pledged to give him the seat of Senator
Fowler, rather than break up the party,
and see Senter GUST him by the same rule
which Brownlow applied to the opposi-
ton candidate for his seat in Congress :
If nothing but the Executive chair of
State will suit, then, can he not run for
the State Senate, and being made
Speaker, induce old Pluto to resign and
let him step up la Senter. If none of
these events should happen, must we
elect between Senter and Stokes, or
shall we have q third party in the
field? If we elect the third Rich.
mond," will the lofty and dangerous
precedent established by that august
body, the Congress of the United States,
in the Leftwich-Smith contest be ignored
when the salvation, the very existence OF
their party is dependent upon its pre-
servation and application? Certainly
not Then, it's idle to discuss such
possibility. We must conclude to en-
dure Brownlow, Stokes or Senter. Brown
low we have had. Senter says the day
'vould come when the rebels should be
enfranohised, but the day icas a long
vavoF. Does he say when Will it be
the next week or the next year, when COR
ruption and dishonor shall have tainted
the State with their foul leprosy to such
an extent that no Sloan, no Bethesda
will be found TO purify and regenerate3
Is be not Republican, And does he
not know that tbs dangerous TO him and
to bis party to ever eniranchise your He
has heard somewhere of whale being
amused by tub, and bis i'm
agination is not 90 obtuse as not to IN
derstand the application OF thiG Squire.
If Stokes, then what? You who re-
manned at home during the war, if you
will cease to discuss politics, pay your
taxes like good fellows, say nothing about
the "schooi fund" nor mention the
duncan letter SAY aothlng about
corruption, nor the increase of the State
debt-why, then, the better portion Of
von will be "relieved from your chains.
This is, we think, correct view of
"the situation We bave fallen upsn
the day of jubilee, 30 long, so patiently
ana 60 hopefully looked for By our press
and people, |, e. we see our enemies
warning In their own camp, fighting over
the spoil; but is 1t not also trle we see
nothing but contisued exactions. in
creased violence and excesses2 When
the bssle-blas of soae Epaninondas
shall sound the gathering of the Mes.
senians, then will we have sore hope of
tbs rebuilding of our Ithome and Mes
sene. "CoRyUs."
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