The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-09-09
STATE NEWS.

The Athens Republican (Radcal)
insists that "the Tennessee election has
resulted in practical Democratic
triumph"
The co untry press of the State eX
press a growing opinion throughout
the State in favor of Andrew Johnson
for United States Senator.
Wilson Ewing, Of Maury, was killed
on Friday last by a party of masked
men, two of whom have been arrested,
and are now in Jail awaiting trial.
The McMinpville Enterprise (Stokes) }
has leading article in recent issue
on the question, "Will the late election
stand?' That paper argues that it
ought not, cannot, and will not stand.
Returns have been received at the
Secretary Of States office from all
the counties in Tennessee except
Grundy, Putnam and Blount The
vote received so far is as follows: !:
Senter, 1l9,4l5; Stokes, j3,774; Sen
tcr's majority, 65,64l.
According to information from
Washington, Gen. Stokes, of Tennes-
see, is busily at work night and day
among the various officers of the de-
pal tment. William certainly means
business, but what all his wire working
will amount to in the end, or what its
precise tendency, is more than mortal
man can now tell.
The Clarksville Chronicle is out
against the Liberal party, and says
that any old Wings who are after Il
mere name and opposed TO the sound
principles, had better 90 over to the
party. The editor Of the
Chronicle was 6, Wing before the war,
was with the South during the war,
and is now with the Democratic party
in principle.
The Knoxville Press and Herald
says: "Pearne, the editor Of Brown
lows Knoxville Whig, says he enter
lans higher respect for Andrew
Johnson's abilities than he had pre-
viously DONE The next thing will be
a letter TO the people Of Tennessee,
written by Brownlow, endorsing An
drew johnson for the United States
Senate.
The Gallatin Examiner is opposed
TO ex-President johnson for Senator.
In paragraph in its local columns, it |
says: Col, Bailiie PeytOn is spoken
)f in various quarters rs Il candidate
or the United States Senate. He will
suit us exactly, and Tennessee could
lot do better. His aye is frosty but
,indly,' and he has Il plenty of the fire
If his younger days TO keep others
rom treading on his toes
The Nashville Press ana Times says
he Memphis Appeal notes it as Il SIN
sular fact that most Of the patent
medicines which are good for sore legs |
Ire the invention of ta,Iors. Since the
Banner, Memphis Avalanche, Paris In
and othep Conservative or
yans have been suubbing our cX Pres
dents Senatorial pretcnsions, it wluld |
lot be surprising il another tailor
should invent poulti3e for sore heads
Sentcr is thus described by acorros-
)ondcpt Of the Louisville Courier Jour
ial, who asserts he knows him well. |
lie says: To begin with, ScEtcr is
In Ohio he would be con
,idered about such q Republican as
Iov. Cox, Massachusetts, about such
IN oLe as Henry Wilson. But his Re
)ubican;sm, unlike theirs, is hardly Of
50 wearing pattern, though the differ
,nce is chiefly due to the geography.
lie is for the ratification OF the Fil-
ecnth Amendment, and is decidedly |
opposed to the organization Of the old
inc Democratic party.
The McNlinnyilc New Era say:
The simple word Democratic has =
errible stencil in the nostrils OF the
Nashville Banner. We give it in as
,ur opinion, humble though it be, that
here will be two great political parties |
n this whole country-aye, even in
rennessee-and one OF them will he the !
,reat National Democratic patty, and
hough the word Democrat may stink |
n the nostrils Of our city cotcmpora-
y, it too will have to settle down with |
,ne or the other OF these parties"
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