Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-11
The Senatorial Election.
Responses Of the Press.
CONSERVATIVE.
From the GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf.

We are sorry to be compelled
to chronicle the defeat of the PEG.
pies will, in the defeat of Andrew
Johnson, by a coalition formed be.
tween the two extremes in the
General Assembly, wonderful
junction of opposing forces,
brought about by the mediation
of newspaper scurrility thai
would have disgraced a bar-room
controversy over a contested con
stables election and that too or
the part of journals who but late
" applauded johnson to the echo
and held up to admiration the
heroism of his contest with the
enemies of our government
journals which claim 70 be guides
for the people, and yet retract to
day the well considered utterances
of yesterday. We would not re
cur to this subject, but to warn a
gainst such journals and the coali
ton they have formed. Our PEG.
pie desired to forget the heart
burnings of the past, that all
classes might unite in opposition
to Radical measures and misrule
and yet, by the resurrection of
old piejudices, and a compromise
with Radicals, a Radical victory
in effect is gained. The Radicals
were willing to make any com
promise to compass the defeat of
Mr.. johnson.
From the Gallatin Examiner
The election of Hon. Henry
Cooper to the United States Sen.
ate on Friday last is now general.
ly known to our readers. The
balloting had continued each day
from Tuesday, Mr.. Johnson iron. the
first, having received a larger
vote than any other, and at all
times decided majority of the
Conservative members of each
House. By all Of the recognized
rules of parties, having developed
this strength, he should have been
entitled to the united support of
every one acting against the Radi-
cal party, but the opposition had
attained such a degree Of bitter
ness that it became impossible TO
concentrate majority upon MIR.
johnson. We do not, however,
intend to quarres with those Of
the Conservative party who saw
fit to pursue the course adopted.
We think they did wrong, and
hope that the future will not justi-
fly our present apprehensions that
mistake has been made.
From the Athens Post.
To say that we have not a feel
ing of regret and disappointment,
in common with a majority of the
people of this part of the country,
at such termination of the ex-
citing contest, would be to stultify
ourself. But it will avail nothing
to dwell on the suject now, or to
indulge in ordinations calculated
to protract,the bitter feelings al
ready engendered by the struggle
and the extraordinary ard mex
cusable course which one party to
it thought proper TO pursue
They have extended too far al
ready, and their effect will proba-
bly, be more apparent next spring
and in the congressional elections
of the ensuing fall.
From the Memphis Sun.
The Radical press are in costa
cies over the defeat of EXPIRES
ident johnson for the Senate.
Congressman r. r. Butler was
orator at a recent jubilation of the
malevolent Stokes-men. Butthey
craow too soon. EX-President
johnson will be in the next Con-
gress. He will be elected in
Buffers place. A violated con-
stitution, and the cause of consti-
tutional government, as well as
the entire Democracy of the Un-
ion, require his service, and in due
season he will become the leader
of the Conservative hosts of the
House of Representatives. This
is ex-President Johnson's proper
position, and he will 60 there, at
least until Brownlow gives up the
ghost.
From the Shelbyyile Rescue,
Contemplating the possible cat
sstrophe, we have hitherto said
that the defeat of Johnson would
be a defeat of the people. Against.
Mr.. Cooper, the successful candi-
date. we have not, in a personal
sense, word to say but, political
y speaking, we have many rea-
sons toregret bis election. Know
ing, as we do, that Mr.. Johnson
was the choice of the people of
Tennessee, his defeat, under all
he circumstances, is to be regret
ed by every anti-Radical in the
State. We know Mr.. Cooper well,
and most sincerely do we regret
hat he suffered himself to bethrust