The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-18
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EFFeeTg Of gapiaET lNTEarEaENor
IN THE TENNEssEE ELEoTroN. Wash
tAgtoni August 6.r7-Promipent Tenncs-
see republicans, supporters Of Governor
Senter, but strong oppon6nta Of Andrew
JohHson, write to Their friends in
washington city that Secretaries B,,ut-
well and Cresswell's, letters endorsing
5tokes have contributed largely 10 the
probabilities Of Jol,nson's election to the
UhitsaS tates Senate. These letters of
| endorsement had the effect OF eSsspera.
ting these republicans who supported
Sente, in good faith upon tho platform
md principles enunclated bv the Chica.
90 Convention. They assert that they
nave always,Sih connection with Senter,
stood, and now stand, upon that plat.
form, while Boutwell, and Cresswell
have sought 10 ignore It 80 far, ms the
iracnhise question is concerned. These
republieans BAY that Andrew johnson
ana his ffisnds were shrewd enough 10
take advantage Of the fact That these
ltwo Cabinet officers were arraying the
administration against the most promi.
feht Of Grants supporters in Tennessee,
and that tlierefofe they were to be whip.
pedoin like n set Of curs upon the caprice
|iofyambitious aspiranss for the Presiden.
suol succession in 1872. It being we'll
understood, that Andrew Johnson would
be the most obnoxious person to Con.
Grant and his Cabinet that could be
sent from Tennt ssce to tile United States
Senate, asympathy for Johnson's; sue.
cesss in that regard has aroused on the
part Of prominent conservatives who
would otherwise have opposed him with
strong probabilities Of success. The
sympathy for Mr. u Jolnson has also been
materially heightened from the fact that
Gen, Grant has neglected or refused TO
contradict or qualify the terms of these
mischlevous letters Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury and Postmaster General.
lrlyate dispatches predict that Sen,ers
majority will reach $4,000. .u,t
( ~ NWHAT ITl MEANs.---We, commend
thc following TO the jporusal Of the Sa-
g"Mnah Ne.os - paper which is totally
IN theydark al 10 the meaning OF the
Virginia election. The Now York
Journal Of Commerce, commenting upon
lie lennessee election, .says: ,~2'H
In Tennessee the Senter men had to
fight the administration and It's large
and we'll paid army Of employees. For
President Grant to have allowed his
secretaries Boutwell, and Creswell to
commit him to the losing Stokes side was
q ablundor of theifirst magnitude. 1t is
ono of those mistakes whichare not for
gwen in politics. Tennessee follows
NirGinia. aentcr Is a poli.lcal9 twi,. .
brother oftWalker. Like causes pro-
duee like effects in both States. Next
will come Missouri, and tlon zTexas.--
Conservative RepIblicanism is the
sword that tecuts all hard knots with
which Radicalism would tie up the !.
south Theiormation Of this new par.
FtySin the South is Gle brightest political
idea of the age. The name itself means
nothing; but the purpose of tho party
which hadopts 1t signifies d great deal,
Y Conservative republlcanism at the South
is the sacrifice Of great, bundles Of old
prejndices on the altar Of a rational
union and a hoalthfnl progress" d rs :,
F VEEY 9INaULAR.+-lFr Bells Sta
ton Tom, comes The particulars of !
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