Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-13
THE COMING RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
A Sensible view from Conservative
Standpoint.
From the Murfreesboro' News

reading man In the State often thinks
and talks about the contest for the
next Governor of Tennessee. We
have thought of itspften-though we
have not talked much about it--and
when we have spoken of IL to our
friends, we have always advised them
to have nothing to do in the selection
of candidate.
The question now to settle isis
this good advice, or is it bad p
Thoughtless persons-orperha more
correctly neutrality-suspicious. whose
"wishes are fathers 10 their thoughts"
come very readily to the conclusion,
that we ought to call a State Conven-
ton and nominate Andrew johnson
as the democratic candidate for the
next Governor. If the old democrats
want to kill Andy and bury him SO
deep that the hand of the resurrec-
ZIONIST will never reach him, let them
do this thing. No man can be elected
Governor of Tennessee at the next
ensuing election, nominated by the
democracy, and drun as the democratic
candidate. Will our people never
learn any sense? Pardon US, readers.
! We do not wish to be offensive-we
/ Illtull OcNll W
afraid to speak out our views, for fear
some harm may grow out of them
But the opponents to radicalism and
radical rule in Tennessee nave pursued
such suicidal course since the sur
render lin our judgment), that we can
not maintain our silence any longer.
Born and bred democrat of the
straightest sect, without variabieness
or shadow of change from the begin
ming to the present time, we assert
that no man can be elected Governor
of Tennessee, run as the candidate of
the democratic party.
Y How are the people of Tennessee
divided, politically? There are two
great parties, politically speaking
Do you say yes--demo ocratic and radi-
cal. We say, you are mistaken. They
are not democratic and radical, Tor
despotic) as you imagine-but they
are divided, first, into the conserva-
tive Ito use an expressive phrase) and
into the radical parties. The conser-
vative element is also divided, not
upon the principles, however, but
from old party associations, which
are not yet broken up and destroyed.
The radical party (misnamed republi-
cans) are also divided. Some of them
are despots, Others are republican in
their views. The former called radi-
cals-the latter, conservative republi-
cans. The conservative people or
party of Tennessee are made up OF
old democrats and wings, who did not
join the yankees in their war of plum
der, which they made on the South,
, and of the few northern men of dem
ocratic principles, who have come
among us since the war-almOst all
of the former members are disfran-
= chised, supposed to number from
E eighty to one hundred thousand. Do
= you expect to make them all one party
: now, by calling them by either of the
= old names? If so, you are mistaken.
Because neither one of the old names
is acceptable to all the members OF
the other party. Well, but you say,
= this is all unmportant. So it may
= be--and so it is, in fact, perhaps. But
, we have to deal with, and dispose OF
! things as we find them, and know
. them to exist.
Let US come directly to the point.
, Can any man, nominated as the can
didate of the democratic, whig, OF
true republican party of Tennessee,
/ be elected Governor? Certainly not.
f Why? Because nearly all the men
belonging to these parties are disfran-
chised, and they can not elect any
: body, and because, if they had the
votes, the Governor acting can and
. will throw out the votes, and cause
whom he pleases to be elected. How
are you to prevent this? The plain
, naked question then is this: shall the
, conservative element of the State
, nominate any candidate for Governor,
Certainly not. Because they (being
= disfranchised) can not vote, and con
= scqucntly, can not expect to olecI
Q their candidate. Oh, but you say, the
q democrats conservatives ought t.
call upon Andy, and make him theil
1 candidate. Why ought they? What
z do we owe Andy johnson? He wa
= our Governor i'm 62, '63, '64 and '65
:, Brownlow and his compeers are tn,
- legitimate offspring of his govern
y ment in Tennessee. They are hi,
: successors. They lived and movct
and had their being in Andy John
son. He, more than any living hu
man being, is responsible for the Off
n cihl existence of BrOwnlow and hi.
!
A made any man Governor ofTennesse,
whom he pleased at that time. Hi
. mantle fell upon Brownlow-of nj
o men In the State, the most dcspised 10y
o the people.
r Why do our friends and ootempora
= rics wish to tie us on To Andy Johnson
y He, more than any other man il
d Tennessee, il responsible for our pres
t ent condition. If he wants to libe
, rate us, and restore us TO onr right,
Tor our rights To usl the field Is opCr
) To him. Let him gird on his sword
o and as volunteer in the cause o
O human rights and republican govern
=. mcut, let him do battle in the caust
Z, of freedom, equality and Justice. W.
Il can't indorse Andy-no more than
6 we can indorSe VIM. ii. Seward-pdI
q Mobile .fiutrum. They are both IL
n u.s. "irrepressible conliicts,n Whei
,fI Andy relieves us from our degrade
ton and vassalage, we are for him
- or even when he tries to do 1t. Blu
# we hope you will excuse us for no
throwing up our hat and huzzaing 70
Andy Johnson at present. We die
J. this once, (dRto bCHWDl). After this
" we fell greatly in love with one 10
Il seph Johnston mot of the same tribe
Il however,. But we are willing to re
l. turn 10 our first love Andy provide,
Is he will return To ous-not before. oh
d but you say, ought not Andy johnson
n To be n candidate for Governor? Fo
p the good Of the people of Tennessee
n III he is for the people, he ought Il
It he, not by the nomination of con
l. veution, but by and of himself. 90
d Why? Because he ought to remem
,. Der the people of Tennessee, in tha
n while he was weak they made hin
f strong, and set him up as a great ligh