Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-05
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Who Shall Euccead Mr.. Fowler In the
Senate Esprit of the Press.
From the Columbia Herald, Sept. 8

| AOCllOH Will luo " ulltQ OtSL6S SENATOR
&c ship, and, in our opinion, the small nun
- Der unmentioned includes the man mo:
!, fitted to ELL and adorR that position
h We refer, of course, to our distinguish
fellow-citizen, Hon. A. 0. P. Nicholson
All Of the gentlemen mentioned in th
n newspapers have some particular meri
4 of their own, but none of them, as de
scribed, makes the Senator of olde
times. In Mr.. Nicholson we find typ
"a of statesman now rapidly passing away
d he belongsto time when it was al
2 honor to be Senator; when the tern
+ was a synonym for stalwart mind, rar
culture and unimpeached integrity o
character.
y The Senate OF the United States need.
8 at this time, to achieve its redemption
u and publication, something more thar
= mere politicians. 1t needs check on
D its extreme radicalism, its want of
: reverence for the good that others have
done. 1t needs men there whose moral
and intellectual presence will purify it
Of the noxious and pestilential atmos-
phere created by the Chambers and
Summers, and their followers. The pre-
servation of this country as a republic
must come from the influence exerted
in the Senate chamber by Senators from
the South, whose whole inspiration is
reverence for constitutional government,
and whose instincts are conservative.
The country needs a counteracting in
fuence to the blind and anatical hate
of Rsdicalism. In point of peculiar fit
ness for the position, Judge Nicholson
has no peer in our State, and no superior
in the Senate.
There are street corner politicians who
cry out against all men connected with
the politics of the past, bu. they are all
animated by prejudice. The danger
that threatens constitutional liberty in
this country is mainly due to ignorance
and inexperience. We need a trained
and experienced pilot to steer the ship
Of State clear of the breakers ahead.
Others may refer to Judge Nicholson's
having been concerned in the rebellion.
He has been pardoned by the President,
and his disabilities were all removed by
that act.
From the Jackson Wing. Sept. 4.
The Memphis Daily Sun of the LIST
inst, in discussing the senatorial success
sion to Mr.. FowleI's seat, pays the fol-
lowing truthful and well earned compli>
ment to one Of our fellowScitizens. We
do not copy the article entire, because
we are determined not to be drawn into
any Discussion which will place US in an
tagonism to any gentlemen prominently
mentioned for that distinguished posi-.
ton. In our opinion any one of the
names yet mentioned in that connection,
would be acceptable to the people
"But if men are to be taken up for the
Senate that were never mentioned in that
connection before the election, why not
| take the best man There is the Hon.
Milton Brown, of Jackson, Tenn, than
whom there are few ADLER men in the
nation. He is clear headed, possesses
hard sense and sound Judgment in the
highest degree, is lawyer of the most
eminent attainments, and is sound in his
morals, and exemplary in his department.
Before he withdrew from Congress to en-
| gage in building railroads to develop the
inappreciable advantages of West Tennes
see and contiguous States, he had
| won deserved distinction as one of
l the ableSt men then in the
/ councils of the nation. He was in
fact a giant among giants in the good old
days Of Whiggery and Democracy.
= His capacious intellect and
sound judgement would reflect credit
upon Tennessee in the Senate of the
| United States. 1t is such a man we
would select if we were hunting suits
able gentleman to be enveloped in SEM
| atorial robes. \ But when the
time comes for West Tennessee to ex-
hibit her Jewels, she will not fail to point
first to the Hon. Milton Brown as the
impersonation of the highest intellectual
abilities, combined with the Hottest purity
OF character"
In addition to the foregoing from the
Sun, we copy the subjoined from the
Led ger of the 3lst ult. 1t pays no more
than a Just compliment to one Of the
purest public men the State ever had
"While candidates are being brought
forward for the United States Senate
to succeed Mr.. Fowler, we would sug>
gest the name of the Hon. Milton Brown,
| of West Tennessee, as most competent
and fit man for the place. This gentle~
mans reputation is a part of the past
grand and glorious history of Tennessee,
and if elected to the Senate would at
once command the respect of all men.
Mr.. Brown has been great deal in pub
lie life, having been Judge, Chancellor
and member of Congress. In every
position he displayed rare and extraorH
binary talents. His record in the war is
entirely unobjectionable, while he is live
politician of the day, and, ready to act
upon the results of defeat, that the South
may again be brought forth to her old
stand of first in the government. No
one can doubt the ability of this gentle
mon in being the first lawyer of the
State, and his unequalled powers of con-
trolling and influencing men to carry
successfully any measure that he might
regard to the interest of his constituency.
The Hon. Milton Brown, OF
jackson, is dignifed, Christian gentle
man, who has never failed to win the
| respect of every deliberative body OF
which he has been member, while he
now commands the respect Of the lega
talent in the State"
/
I We are truly gratified to see that some
of the most prominent aspirants fol
= United States Senator in Tennessee are
rightly considering the situation of the
country, and surrender their chances fol
;. the honorable position to Andrew John
t son. Such considerations are true tests
v to patriotism, the sacrifice Of persona
ambition and selfsintereSt to the public
g good, and the progress of free institu
4 tons. There is much hope in the future
when men are actuated by these motives
/. Public sentiment swells like food al
(. over the State for the great defender O
e Of the constitution and political equality
g There is tide now in the affairs of mel
r. that overturns everything before it, AM
this man of destiny rides the headlines
wave, thai bears him on to fortune an
success.
From the Hartsville Vidette, Sept. 4.
'e During the past two weeks there ba
ie been much discussion among the news
- papers as to who was the proper ma
y for United States Senator. WithoU
taking any personal consideration we &
once declared for ex-President Johnso
as the only representative man th,
Tennessee could send. The Bannt
and Avalanche have brought to bes
as their heaviest artillery against the pr
}" sition assumed by those of the pres
who favored the election of Mr.. Johr
son, and from present indications thel
y will be an effort to bring the name
( Mr.. Etheridge forward. ......
h, We desire peace above all thing
n. and if a majority of our Senators