Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-25

THE Press and Times of yester-
Gay, says:
It's fact becoming more patent every
day, that the Democratic party is in
sympathy with the Senter movement
They are bounding on the boilers with
the promise Of cooperation. 1t would
be their glory to defeat the regular
nominee, and if there is no probability
of accomplishing it by a candidate of
their own, they viii throw their whole
might and energy into the contest for
Governor Senter.
This is, in substance, charge that
the supporters of Gov. Senter are
seeking utilization with and aid
from the Democrats and Conserva-
tives.
In another article in the same
The supporters of Gov. Senter are
charging upon the Stokes party that they
have gone over to the rebels, are in favor
of their acknowledgements, opposed to
Northern men and internal improve
ments. These accusations are unfOund-
ed and unjust. Not a word spoken by
Gen. Stokes or his friends warrant any
such statements. 1t is gross and mex
eusable calumny.
The sum of it all, is that the
Senter men charge Stokes friends
with having "gone over to the
rebels" and the Stokes men charge
Serter's friends with having done,
or desiring to do the same thing.
Now, as a representative of that
class denominated "RebeIs," under
which term is included every man
in the State who is not a Radical,
we beg to say at the outset, and
once for all, that the conservative
people of this State, have not 'gone
over 10 either wing Of the Radical
party, nor have they invited or en-
couraged either ring to come over
TO them. They stand as spectators
of the struggle, and will sedulously
keep aloof from participation in it,
as it is now presented. 1t is
a contest of factions, in which
every principle in government
cherished by Conservatives, or
measure of policy thought by them
to be conducive to the public good,
is thus far wholly ignored. "a
plague on both your houses" say
they. The Radical party in Tens
nessee has sloughed in two. The
Conservatives do not propose to
medicine to life again either of its
loathsOme halves. Eventually, out
of this seething mass Of corruption
and tyranny, they hope to emerge
with their liberties restored, but
will be ready TO unite with the
remnant q both wrecks who shall
be saved from the fire which de-
stroyed the Sodom and Gomorrah
in which, as a unit, they dwelt.
But not now, nor in the mode our
friends Of the Press and Times sup
pose.
Then let it be understood, that
"sympathy with the Sentef move
ment, on the part of the ConserN
vatives and Democrats, is a thing
which has no existence. Their
sympathy begins and stays at home,
where it is most needed. The Press
and Times itself says, that cit is a
gross and inexcusable calumny" to
allege that the Stokes party "are in
favor of their our] enframbise-
ment;" and we cannot be supposed
to sympathize with that. Nor,
must it be supposed that the Con
servatives contemplate having a
gubernatorial candidates, They |
certainly viii not. They have no
hope, or reason to hope, they could
elect one, and are tired of proftless
struggles. Their only recourse is to
hope in patience for the best and
their only reliance for the future, is
that the successful party inc the
pending bitter contest will quit it
purified in the trying ordeal, Of ,he
malevolent passion which appears
TO have hitherto animated both
and in a new executive and legisla-
tive administration next autumn
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