Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-06
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN SUNDAY, JUNE g 1863

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when 100 many offered. If found neces-
sary, could call on federal troops, not
the State militia. He repeated sgain that
be was on the broad platform Of the Re-
publican par y, viii. b never intended to |
keep men always disfranchised, or to eK-
elude them. Gstsn asa
La conclusion. he hoped and trusted that
we would be- able TO elect q Legislature, |
and that said Legislature would ratify the
fifteenth amendment, 30 that there would |
be no distinction in any Stale ofthe Union
ON account OF race or color. The coIored |
man could then pack up his carpet.sack |
and go TO Illinois, or any other Northern !
State, and locate, and live, and make !
money as we'll as here. |
He intended 10 make this canvass hon
orably, and would not wound the feelings
of his competitor. He would inform him
self on State affairs, and expected TO ven
tllate The outrages he had previously re
ierred TO, rnsess compromise was made.
No one regretted this feeling more than
ne did. He adofered everything that an
honorable man could do, and was still
willing to do go again. There had been
report of Stokes Withdrawing, but this did
not look much like backing down, add he
never had started in anything bat what he
had fought it out on that line. He was
in for the race, and could not get out. He
could not get out without ignoring large
majority Of his party. If his friends
should come forward, and say that his ser
vices were not required, he could swear be
would get out Of The way. He wanted to
see these rings broken mp, and have an
| honest administration of the Affairs of the
| State. 2
| SPEECH OF GOV. sRNTER.
Gov. Senter, who during the remarks Of
Gen. Stokes occupied seat near the
speaker, took the stand at the close of
Gen. Stokes speech, and proceeded to re-
ply TO. the same. He said he entered
the campaign under peculiar circum.
stances. He was TO battle against 8
| political friend not an enemy -..and
was called upon to measure lsnces
with the distinguished gentleman who
had been not inaptly styled "lhe bald ea-
gle Of the mountains"
Some confusion occurring in The gale
ries, which were densely packed with ne
groes, many of whom seemed about to
leave, Gov. Senter appealed TO them res
pectfuliy, and asked them 10 retain
their seais and hear what he had TO cay.
A few Of the more ignorant, however, left
the hall, after which qniet was restored
and the Governor went on with his re-
marks, saying, I'VE are now fairly 10 the
field, and come veal or come woe, / shall
be with you, William" He spoke of the
forty thousand negroes Gen. Stokes boasted
of having at his back and call and intimaled
in plain terms that he would fairly divide
that element of strength with his COM
petitor before the race was half over, He
directly charged Gen. Stokes with having
been the last man in Tennessee TO bring q
negro slave to Nashville in chains for
sale. This manacled negro, said Gov.
Senter, was sold by Gen. Stokes at Haynes
negro mart in this city. This did not look
like establishing a very strong claim to
the support of the colorsd people. Re-
ferring to the remark of his competitor
that he (Stokes) had voted In Congress for
the removal of Senters political disabili-
ties, the Governor wanted TO know If "the
| Bald Eagle of the Mountain" had been
pardoned for writing the Duncan let
ter, persuading The people of Ten
nessee to enlist in the Rebel army7
If he was innocent Of selling the
last manacled negro 10 the State,
or writing the Duncan letter, let him here
SO declare himself Gen. Stokes had de-
MED that he was unfriendly to Northern
men coming here, and dwelt with much
vim on that subject. II there is no reason
for this charge against him, why does he
take so much pains to disavoE any feeling
| of hostility to men from the North-who
came here not as interlopers, bat az sol
diers, wearing the blue, and struggling for
the cause Of the Union. Gen. Stokes
had been twenty years in the public SER
vice as legislator. He challenged him
to point to the first solitary instance where
he had introduced or supported measure
designed to increase the prosperity and
happiness of the people of Tennessee.
The Governor pointedly charged that the
bald eagle had stopped from his lofty
eyrie in the mountains and consorted with
| the grisly wolf Hamilton in midnight con-
clave, for the purpose of attacking the
| reputation Of men who had voted money
to buy shoes and blankets for brave but
misguided boys seduced into the Rebel
army by Gen. Stokes Duncan letter. Gov.
Senter pitched into the military record Of
| his competitor quite warmly, and said
that Gen. Stokes was not distinguished
for exhibitions of valor in fIslt
of the enemy. 1t had been said
that when the fighting got brisk, Gen.
Stokes uniformly made it convenient to 60
| to the rear in search Of stragglers. Ii this
is not true, let him deny it. (Stokes was
silent and pale.) Gov. Senter gave pass
ing notice to Stokes friend Butler, calling
that individual the East Tennessee trench
man of the bald eagle. He desired to
know whether Gen. Stokes was esndi-
date for Governor or Senator?
Stokes Do you want to know" [
Senter: al certainly do. (
Stokes al expect to take lick al both
and be elected"
Senter p" You will make a raking FIRE,
then, so As to be certain of getting one of
fee or the other-shooting with the same
gun at deer and turkey, one at the bottom
and the other at the top of the tree" lie
said this was no quarter race,
such as General Stokes was used
TO in his young days, but a mile
heat and repeat. Gen. Stokes had
talked about throwing brush out of the
way. He would put some brush in the
way that the General with all his military
greatness could not 40 easily dispose Of.
brush that would forever obstruct the at
tainment OF the "bsid eagles" ambition.
He alluded to the fact that Seokes had
drawn $l2, 900 pay for thirty days service in |
Congress, and intimated that il was big pay /
for little or no work, saying it was more
than any of the school commissioners re-
ceiyed II was not his business 10 defend /
those who had squandered the school
funds of the State, but 10 support those
who had done their duty. Gen. Stokes
abused the offenders, but had not
either az a member OF Congress or citizen
of the State, done anything TO stop the
plumber of the public treasury. Stokes had
done no good in Congress, aud would do
lers, if possible, if perchsnce he should be
elected to the Office of Governor. Gov.
Senter ayowed himself in favor of lib
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