Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-28
THE GUILLOTINE at WORK,
CHANT VS.. SENTEE.

and a plague on him who breaks
the "spellr'
THE GUILLOTINE AT Work.
CHANT VS.. SENTER.
Our readers will remember the
very sudden visit which Gen. Stokes
made to Washington just after his
overwhelming defeat. 1t was then
reported that his visit was for the
purpose of putting the official gull
lotine in motion, for the slaughter
of the faithless and the reward OF
the faithful From some cause he
did not get the machine to work so
promptly as desired, and it was
hoped by many that Gov. Senter's
interview with President Grant
had convinced the President
that a Senter Republican was
as deserving as a Stokes
Republican. That certainly was
the consolation drawn by Gov.
Senter and his party from the In"
teryiew. But the Suckers have not
been idle. Gen. Stokes visit was
followed by the communication OF
the chairman of his committee, MIR.
Woodcock, to the Tribune. Then
came the conclave of II. Maynard
& Co. with its protest against the
validity of the August election,
in which the action of Gov.
SenLer in removing unworthy
commissioners of registration is de~
nominated zone Of the grossest
violations of law that ever was suf-
fered by a free people, reaching
degree of enormity that suggests
the traitorous movements of 1861
Ever since the publication of that
protest Messrs. Maynard, Stokes Il
Co., are reported to have kept up
the pressure at Washington for the
removal of the Senterites. Gen.
Rawlins, Secretary of War, was
said to be firm against the move
ment and would, it was believed,
control President Grant. But Gen.
Rawlins has departed this life and
the guillotine has begun its work.
Col. Dave Nelson, Gov. Senter' s
closet friend, and Mr.. Jay Buck, his
fainful supporter, have been con-
signed, officially, to the tomb of
the Capulets. The following ex-
tract, from the Knoxville Press
and Herald ofthe 25th, tells the joys
less story:
Our dispatches this morning will inform
| our readers that the guillotine Is again at
work in Washington. Maynard and
Stokes have overcome the influence OF
| Brownlow and Senter. Grant hassuccumbed
to Boutwell, and Creswell, and his admin
istrstion may be now said to have become
| thoroughly radicalized and committed to
the Southern policy of the proscriptiODists.
| Notwithstanding the voluntary and
solem asseverations Of Grant to Gov. Sentel
that there would be no removals from
| Office on account of differences of opinion
| in the recent canvass in this State, we now
receive the intelligence that Col. ID. M.
/ Nelson. the revenue assessor Of this dis
| trict. has been made TO walk the plank, and
| that VIM. Ruble, supporter of Stokes,
| il appointed in his stead; The AssC #
| the 9th district, j. Jay Buck, editor of the
ClarksyilIs Patriot, "a Senter paper, is
thrown overheard to make room for a
Stokesite. We presume this is but the
bepinning of the end The Senter office
holders in Tennessee would do well to be-
Gin at once to set their house in order.
| Prosecution is the order of the day, and
for their independence of opinion aud ac-
tiop. they are to be sacrificed as fast as
Boutwell, and Cresswell can dispose the
necessary preliminarie' to their removal
Bot not alone in Tenno ssee is the spirit
| that ia hereafter to control the administra.
| ton made manifest. Our dispatches chow
too clearly that all the patronage of the
| officials at Washington is TO be corruptly
used to defeat the will Of the people o.
Texas So it will be in Mississippi. We
predict that every Dent ofiiceholder IN
that State will be displaced az soon rs
his sentiments become known. Grsut,
being now relieved of the prudent and
honest and restraining influence Of his
neglected friend, Rswlins, becomes a
mere irresponsible puppet in the hands o
his real managers aud masters-Boutwell
and Creswell-who seem to be inspired
with all the Wickedness and vindictlTe'
ness of demons.
The removal of Col. Nelson discloses
sill more clearly than ever, Grants dis
, graceful vaciIlation and utter WORTH; go
ness, except in his capacity to serve his
masters, by the base betrayal Of friend
Col. Nelson has been Republican Of thu
F strictest, though not Of the proscriptlvt
order. In the canvas of 1868 he served
with zeal and ability "a Grant elector IN
this district, and afterwards ss chic
clerk of the State Senate. He was de
voted friend of Gov. Senter, yet less thai
a month ago, he received the personal as
sursnce of Grant that he would not be dis
turbed in his office because Of his oPposi
| ton 10 Stokes.