Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-27
BR0MNL0W FOR SEATER.
The Old Man Goes for stolss and that iIk
He viii Vote and Labor for Senter Until the
Day of Election.

In answer[A communication from
many leading Republicans, Gov.
BrOWnlOw publishes the following
letter in the Knoxville Whig Of Tues
day:
KNoXVILLE, May q, 1863
To Messrs. Bearden, Mynatt and others:
Gentlemen: In answer to yours of
the present date, | have to say | have
deeply to regret the failure of our late
State Convention to harmonic in the
nomination of candidate for Gov
ernOr, and still | had anticipated the
unhappy result which is seen. l have
acted very prudently during the con-
test Of the friends of the respective
gentlemen named, not having written
line to any one on the subject, or at
tempted to indicate verbally, to any
one, an opinion as to what course he
should pursue, have seen and con-
versed with gentlemen on both sides
of the controversy who were in at
tendance at Nashville last week, aud
l have read the accounts of the matter
In the newspapers. Although l re-
gard both the gentlemen in question
as devoted Republicans, I shall vote,
If live until the day of the election,
for Gov. Senter.
With the foregoing remarks | might
close this reply, but 1 choose to and a
few Others, on the subject of my ohli-
CATION to Gen, Stokes.
In the contest of 1868, MesSrS. But
Ter, Maynard, Stokes, and may add,
all the regular Republican candidates
for Congress and for the LegiS kture,
defended me and my principles and
advocated my election by the people.
To each and all of them | tender, as /
have done heretofore, my profound
thanks. ! take this occasion to say
that ] am not indebted to the speeches
Of any one of them, or all of them to-
gether, for my election. The effect of
their speeches was to bring out q full
vote Of the State, and swell nay ma
Iority over Etheridge, TO fity=two
thousand; but had not a single speech
been made in my behalf, nor news
paper article written, | will be par
doned for saying my majority would
not have fallen below thirty or forty
thousand, and it may be well observed
that these gentlemen, while speaking
In my behalf, were only doing their
duty to their party, for it was well un-
derstOod when L was nominated by
acclamation and without opposition
that | was not expected to canvass by
speech or otherwise for my election.
Inadyocating my cause, therefore,
these gentlemen were not only dis
charging party duty, but they were
rendering service to themselves as
candidates. Upon the subject of graf
itude / desire to state more distinctly
that the claims Gov. Senter has upon
me are quite as strong as those of any
other gentleman. He advocated my
election on every stump in his large
Senatorial district, and during the four
years of my administration as Gov
ernor he defended my administration
and principles on the floor of the SEN
ate, whilst I was violently attacked
on the floor of both Houses by some
Of the ardent supporters of Gen.
Stokes.
Last, but not least, while Gen.
Stokes was trying to defeat me in my
race Cor the United States Senate,
which he had a perfect right to do,
Gov. Senter voted for me and stood
by me to the end. Ny preference for
Senter is not only in view Of the SER
vice alluded to, but also and especially
because / have mistaken confidence
In his honest devotion and steadfast
-eonstancy to the great principles ofthe
Union Republican party
have the honor to remain, yours
sgs1s W. G. BRewNLow.
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