Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-24
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION
Who shall Succeed Mr.. Fowler
in the Senator
Views Of Correspondents and
the Press. = 40
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THE IEOPLE FOR ANDREW JOHNSON.

| ldllN6c III tue from many COUNT
in the State. will be held to q stri
account for their action on this question. It
IL not suspected. however, that there will be
~ corporal's guard in the Legislature opposed
d him,
II 1t is very strange that tho Banner should
a so exercised about this matter. II permits I
: opportunity to pass without giving Mr.. Johnso
i lick. The people have an idea that JOhnso
y IS competent to the discharge of the duties ,
q Senator. They think he is man of ability. mo-
!. wlthstanding the Banner thinks him '' a
= smoke. and they will show Mr.. Banner ma
I that they can and will work without him an
the legal adyertising-medium at Memphis i
= the lead" Pandering TO the fears of gallan
obt ~ VIII NOT WIN IL tne people nave not IN
, for fear they will offend the Radicals at Wash
lngton, the sooner they know 1t the better. Tn
Banner will learn one thing further. that tn
J people of Tennessee are not afraid to send thei
> | choice to the Senate.
The people want no party or party name
| They wish to ally themselves to the straigh
Conservative element in the Union against thu
present Radical party in power. Call il Demo-
cratic or any other sort of party. and it vii
make no difference so it is in favor of givinG
the government. When rat is done it will be
10 better taste to discuss the policy or impoIicy
IN reviying This or that defunct party. In elect
ing United States Senator we have to select
man who will do most for the interests of the
whole country. | believe Andrew johnson has
the strength to bring around him all the eles
ment5 OF opposition to the extreme measures OF
the party in power. and that be has the ability
TO successfully defend the constitution against
the continued assaults of its enemies, and that
he will. If elected, build up strong power in
the land opposed to their unnatural and OBJ
| preSSive measures This is what we, the people
want, and # that will seriously offend General
| Grant and his party, we desire 20 offend them
| Bat il is said Andrew johnson wants to 20 to
the Senate to ayenge private wrong There
Is no evidence that such is the fact. But if he
desires 70 go to the Senate TO defend his public
acts aud the wrongs done the people Of the
South, and. IN fact, the whole country through
| nm, then am unable to see any objection TO
HIM on that account. Those who were wronged
| and lnsulted want 3 man who is able and has
the nerve to defend their rights. The wrongs
done Andrew johnson, President, were wrongs
aud insults to the whole people Tennessee did
| not approve these insults and wrongs but have
| no way of resenting them. Her people were
| deprived of the ballot and could not speak SO
as to be heard by the country. Now they have
| chance TO rebuke those who would degrade
| them. by sending to the Senate the very man
| who was prosecuted and sought to be disgraced
/ because Of his defense of their constitutional
/ rights. Let them do it-and my word for Il the
| world will continue to revolve on its axis even
| If tho Banner does oppose.
September %. 1869. ' " AA"'
AsCRAP OF HISTORY.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
The opponents of President johnson in Ten
neSsee, in their eagerness to defeat him for the
! United States Senate. are striking about wildly
They seem to be so much enraged at the pros
peet of his election that they are constantly
getting at right angles with their own preaching
| and theories. and are treating man who was
certainly their efficient ally in the late election
in this State, as though he was their bitterest
| enemy, and was warning upon them While they
counsel forgetfulness of the past and hasmopi-
Gus action among ali the opponents of Radical
| ism, they rake over Mr.. Johnson's record and
dwell With INDIGNATION upon all his Political
| sins. Notwithstanding he has not announced
himself as a candidate, they ASA him with as
| much bitterness and fury as though he was
canVassing the State in his own behalf And
| they do not al ways treat bin with the fairness
to which even political opponent would be
entitled.
As an evidence of the Iooseness with which
charges are brought against Mr. johnson we
call attention to the following extract from a
recent article in the Paris IntelIigencer The
incident is given as q proof of Mr.. Johnson's
'On the Saturday night before the conyep-
ton met on Monday IN baltimore. a nuiober of
gentlemen from Tennessee met at the rooms of
Senator A. U. Z. Nicholson in Washington city,
for the purpose of consulting. The venerable
Cave johnson, Hon. George W. Jones, Hon,
Andrew johnson. ex-Gpv. Harris, and various
other gentlemen were present-all from Tennes-
see. Some of them were delegates to the Balti-
more Convention, Mr.. johnson, as the leading |
Democratic statesman from Tennessee, was
they should do in the event the Douglas wing
OF the convention succeeded in refusing adnis-
sion to the delegates who had seeded at |
Charleston. Mr.. johnson responded in a br;ef
speech, in which he advised the Tennessee dele
CATION to withdraw if such refusal was persisted
IN and 10 return TO Tennessee and issue an ad-
dress 70 the Democracy OF the State-call them
again in convention and make nominations for |
President and Vice President They did ac-
cOrdingly withdraw. but instead Of returning to
Tennessee and doing as he advised. they CO. |
operated with the Breckenridge movement.
which Mr.. johnson supported.
In less than one year from the date of these
incidents Mr., j. was traVersing the State de- |
nouncing that treason which he had given
his counsel and support to but short time be.
We co not suppose that the editor of the In
telhgencer would Intentionally misrepresept
Mr.. johnson, but we are satisfied that if he will |
read over his article and reflect little, he will |
be compelled TO admit that he has done so.
Dates and variety Of circumstances are fatal
to the idea which the lnteligencer's article is
calculated to convey, that in the policy recon-
mended by Mr.. johnson in the meeting referred
to he intended TO give the slightest ceuntenance
entering wedge for the disruption of the Union.
The writer Of this article happened to be at
this meeting held in Mr.. Nicholson's
there. and heard all that was
said, and if there was a gentleman there who
was contemplating the overthrow of the Union
| as a probable or possible event, he did not know
it, and if there was word TO this effect uttered
| he did not hear it. On the contrary, we
know there we're those present who did not en-
dorse even the suggestion of split of the con-
ventiOn even if the delegates who withdrew
| from the Charleston Convention were refused
| admission at Baltimore. If our recollection is
not at fault at least two gentlemen who were
present, and who held this View-we are not
certain that they announced it there-were af-
forwards Generals in the Confederate service.
But the meeting was held before the split of
the party at Baltimore, and every one knows
| that secession was not at that time under
| discussion; Lincoln had not even been nomina-
| ted; the Republican party had not triumDhed
| the government was in the hands of the Demo-
cratic party, and to all appearances likely to
remain so. Eight months after, when Lincoln
had been elected, and when several of the States
had seeded the question of separation was
submitted to the popular vote of the people Of
Tennessee and voted down by a majority of
| &C COO and we have no doubt that a large ma
jOrity of the gentlemen who were present at the
meeting referred to voted with the majority
against separation. Andrew johnson never
was seoessiOnist, nor did he ever utter
sentence which squinted that way,
and inconsistency upon the subject is not
among his political sins. But even if it could
be proven that he was at one time in favor of
the doctrine and at another time against, could
not similar case be made out against thou
sands of others whose political integrity is not
impeached, the editor of the Intelligencer
| among the number lie was a secessiOnist
once; is he one nOwH If not, then, the only diff
ference between him and Mr.. johnson, whom
he assails, if MIR. johnson was secessionist, is
one of time. Mir. johnson dropped the dec
trine before our friend was ready TO surrender
il. But, as we have said, Mr.. johnson never
was n secessiOnist.
If we are going to look into the past records of
men in Tennessee, especially Of candidates for
Senator we lear that there will be but few
found with cleanskirts and eligible to office.
20.
PREFERENCE FOR JOHNSON IN OTHER STATES.
To the Editors of the Union and American.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 49, 1851 am much encour.
aged by the assurances from East and Middle
Tennessee of the strength of President johnson
in those two divisions of the State, and l am
glad to say to you that the rumOr that we are
a unit against him here is a grand mistake. 1t
| is true, however, that many extreme men are
violently. opposed to him. lie has many
warm friends here, and they are of our
| best and most liberal minded citizens.
| To give you an ilea of his strength out of
the State will say that l. returned recently
| from an extended trip through the Northwest
| ern and Eastern States and L was agreeably as
| tOnished TO hear the unanimity of feeling ex-
pressed in behalf Of Mr.. johnson. NJ issouri.
| Illinois, Ohio. Michigan, Pennsylvania and
| New York are clamorOus for his return ia the
| Senate, whilst the Radicals of the North are
| frightened out Of their boots in contemp alton
of his election. The latter say it would be the
| bitterest pill ever administered to them. They
! thought they had completely clipped his wings
| and would never ClOre meet him In high position
They dread him, and his presence in the Sen
| ate Will OF itself operate as check on their
| lawleSs aggreSSions upon the cOnsti utiOn and
| the rights OF the people. One of our leading
papers here is working as fire brand in our
midst, dividing and disturbing us all it can; but
we feel confident that all will be well in the end.
| An interesting correspondent from Tempe.
rance Hall, Dekalk county. writes, strongly IA
voring the election of ex President johnson to
| the United States Senate; and another from
! Hurricane creef, Wilson county. takes the
| same view.
| GRANT AND HIS CAB NET SHOULD NOT BE con-
SuLTRD.
From the Morfistown Gazette. Sept q.
We have refrained from taking any part in
| the discussion eff the question, which has been
| 20 freely INDUCED in by the press Of the State,
| as to who should or who shall not be elected TO
! the United States Senate by the next General
Assembly. because we believe the discussion Of