New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-21

syesf lee course Of e Of he eolored people Of tbs State
ana So Jf as sc Se gsS are sa Sted to Gi prpiie0e
fheydre tndSiOisS, temperate, GW-aO'dg ana I'"Ve'
NOW Mr Editor what could be sand in praise OF
any class OF citizens, entitled 10 and enjoying the
ballot" should like TO have the opinion Of The World
the flesh and the dev Of Sham Democracy on this preS
nant question. bADSsN'
Retg York, July l6 1869.
Richmond dispatch states that Gilbert c.
walkers official majority for Governor Of Virginia is
1922.
A Santa F6 die atch states that after a
stormy session the Democratic Convention nominated
Recente Romero for Delegate to Congress from New
Mexico.
A dispatch from Nashville of July 20, says
The senter Republicans to-day nominated the following
candidates represent this county in the legislature
Senator H. H. Harrison; Representatives, }. '" Far"
more and James Lindsey. They are all Radicals. Dut
are favor Of removing the political disabilities Ol Tue
disfranchlsed. The newly-appointed Registers are
largely increasing the numb'r OF persons au''eu 70
the ballotbOx in East Tennessee. ms gives Hucn
oense to Republicans opposed to enfranchsement' ana
trouble is apprehended at the polls on election uay'
The XXIst Assembly District Union Repub-
can Association which numbers about 1000 members ana
meets alternately at Harlem and Yorkyie, met at Ma
sonic Hail. Eighy-sixth-st, last evening" the President
Mr.. W H. DeCamp IN the chair. After proposing the
names Of As persons for persons for membership resou
ton was introduced calling for the appointment OF
committee TO inquire into the alleged disposition on tne
cratic Police Court Justice. Alexander Thane h j. sal
mou and G. W Thurber, were appointed saen mn b
started in that District by friends OF 1Aa;D,,iy
nistrct RenubGcan Association Tor tae purpose OF form
inc a new General Committee lie uehouuSeu II, auu
called Tor an inquiry into what ucmoers OF The gene
assOcatiOn belonged this Tile one Inc sPeaheL
said that the President Of tho A-soclauo laI ia IT,
ana other members were suspected OF belonging 70 IT,
and moved that II be referred Geo COMMITTEE OF Ihree'
After lively discussion beswe-n MessIs ihanS ir'
udgS Welsh moved refer the ject to the ExeeuuNe
Committee with power AFTER 1" i Inv Sp 10 "a II was
Dewey, II was put 10 vote ad I>' ~ oo - 90 nowTe
then resolved that Commlace Joe CHOSEN 10 lhqIhe
orgauzatops: and Messrs. 5 Dewey J. l. Van Wnkle'
C. Frost S Cooper and Abrl Brown we're appO4nVou'
POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE.
A Knoxville Tenn, correspondent OF The
Cincinnati Gazette, says:
Much has been written pro aud con- both NORTH , anu
ontb of late on the present political situation IN ZEN
nessee but neither IN out Of tie STATE is e
being continually made The fight is assuming multfoFm
shape limited to stump ID ~ o,tside
hu developing strategic powers oi llgh OTSr III @
diminishing, the principal incidents Oh Witch az "a the
in scrambles Tor power ID % n,ucnal excitement
In Knoxville, recently has been ~ connection WI" VI 1
County Charles Morrow. Being stokes man. hoIIOH
head las been anything but EASY gu me ,,iIo
some time past The gtterng blade Ot the Oiela guLo
tine at length descended, aud, aGld te ehuCAlg 90
the dsiranohised ana s4e me bewiy.apponted
TOli1u vas one G. W. Weaver. Of whose antece-
t ,ens o resist the Governors action illegal ard
applied INJUNCTION which was granted srn AZ
SRambers yesterday, 18th mt. on the question OF the
had bee1 by no means idle Without even waiting TO
take Official OATH he had made haste to issue several
rebels well as to Others aud issuing 60 men VINO haa
made no aPPGaU nor ~ t4e acan whatever their
Union records who are not houoraDly discharged red
Much interest was felt in the result the injunction
but Friday Saturday the news reached tS el 1hat
nessee had decided similar In favor OF the power
az Measure Had the fun scope Of the decision been
Known this would have Obyiaed all necessity Tor argu-
practically at an end still considerable interest was 1elt
when parties and the pubic yesterdsy III
been less implicit confidence ou TIE part OF an sde m tne
iarrcIInr Chancellor Temple, while decided Repub-
In has copsejcntionsy refra all active inter
ference with politics while holding Ju9lsla oice
pointed by Gov Brownlow, be served with great accept
until the general judicial election IN June when
lie received the high compliment ~ reeleclon by Dom
parties not single opponent OF the many WIZ
the position vfnturing 70 become cahdldate against
him So high his character for personal Integrity and
purity and freedom on me sr1eI iti4 an party pds
that doubt was entertained M hls decision wond DC
0utsde o ~ I Tbo,a: A r. nelson Mo though many
see politics first appeared before the national gaze as one
and fyorabv known here az an able lawyer and person
ally cStmable man, aud Union man. at one time, TO the
Tie Emancipation Proclamation much for him,
aud De urged his Union friends tO unite with the rebels
TO IT, The consequence was mat he has been po
ticaly sheved since, by the Unons Of East Ten
nessee He candidate, in June, for Supreme
Judge OF the state from the eastern division but was
badly defeated by the present excellent incumbent the
Hon George Andrews formerly col Detroit an able lawyer
thorough Republican, and man OF hlgh professional
and private character.
Col Nelson OF course appeared ~ counsel for Weaver
and urged the dissolution OF thu injunction He was as
sisted by Col John Baxter, also AN able lawyer ana
dees W whom the press and CIV Council Railroad Com
IN Nj
Knoxville Railroad delegation. The other OF the
was represened principally by Col +. G. Camp United
States District Attorney, an eXFede1al soldier, late
OF Mount Vernon, Ohio, and NJ. l.. Hall, esq.
full or satisfactory report ~ the Browns
vile decision was 10 90 mad ana Col camp urged that
could be obtained, promising 10 telegraph for the
same. After some argument. the ChanceIor reserved
his decision Till this morning al o'clock, desiring 20 give
tine subject the consideration ts importance demanded
and also, u possible obtain fuller Information Of the
Brownsville decision, intmatiug however, that moth
ing contradictory received, bee should with the
lights before him. De Inclined 70 consider that decision as
covering the case This morning at o'clock larger
number Of persons than yesterday were present. and
the Chancellor after announcing that he had since the
Adjournment OF Court yesterday received private com
Inuucaon from West Tennessee stating the grounds Of
the Brownsville decision sufJe uy enable him 10 fully
make M his mind on the subject The question there
involved the Governors night 20 remove Registrars
at pleasure, and the decision affirmed that right. He
should, therefore, dissolve the Injunction.
At the conclusion Of his opinion Chancellor Temple
made some very decided bat very appropriate and we'll
timed remarks In regard 70 the threats promulgated by
the Governor and his organ that militia would be used
II necessary, 10 prevent Chaceols irOn granting in
functions 20 restrain app0utees Of the Governor The
idea OF military interference 10 the judiciary
represented In the tile strongest terms He had BEEN he
remarked called upon by members Of the bar TO decide
thus case, rsing above partisan phJudiees. lie now
desired whether the members Of the bar true 10
the ancient OF that noble profession, would Ike
wise rise above pOhtlcaI piDudlces ana de-
nOunCe this threatened outrage ana encrOach
by nearly every member Of the bar Of all political com
peXOns denouneing In the strongest terms any attempt