Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-01

due Difference, gentleman, that is JUS
what we don't want. Our poverty.
stricken and tax-ridden State, and, in
deed the whole South, cannot at.
ford to pursue this warfare. They
most earnestly yearn for peace. The
dark clouds of despair are being rapidly
dissipated by the returning sun ofliberty
No agitation of the political elements
tending to obscure the cheering prospect
| must be,tolerated from any source what
ever. What have we TO gain at this time
by espousing the quarrel of Andrew
Johnson2 Let him bids his time. Al
the end Of Brownlow's term, when his
presence in the Senate would not be the
signal for letting "slip the dogs of wal"
the people may rejoice to call him once
more from private life. But not now;
and, in all sincerity, we insist that Mr..
johnson does himself great injustice to
encourage or even allow the use of his
name. Assuming West Tennessee enti-
tied to the Senator, the question is set
| tied, for at once all eyes turn to Mr..
Etheridge. But while West Tennessee's
clearest right to the Senator is alone suf>
fioient to secure the election of Mr.. Eth
eridge, we base our support on other and
still higher grounds. Above all others
he deserves it, and above all others we
think him the man for the place and the
occasion, His recent speech shows him
fully up to the progressive spirit of the
day, true statesman Of enlarged views
who thoroughly cOmprehends the deli
cate situation OF affairs, and q safe coun-
selor in the highest legislative branch of
the government We have reason TO
know that his influence in both branches
of Congress would be much greater than
that of any other man we can send. With
no enmityto Congress or the administers
ton, he could occupy an attitude emf
nently favorable for usefulness to
his State and the whole
South. A remark in his late
Danceyville speech speaks volumes fer
his wisdom and sagacity In reply to
a suggestion as to taking tilt at Grant,
he said: "What shall ] say against
Grant, Shall l say anything7 Ought
We not feel too grateful for our deliver
ance to complain of any One2 Besides,
for four long, weary years we were
slaves. Grant has been President less
than six months, and we are all free"
Once more, then, we appeal to the mem.
bers from Middle and West Tennessee
to cordially unite with US and end all
controversy in the choice of Senator.
The outgoing Senator is from Middle and
the remaining one is from East Tenness
see. Glance at the long array of names
who have been honored with this posi-
ton, and see that not one was West
Tennesseean; then ponder the claims of
the distinguished faVorite of West Ten
nessee. Remember him as the consis-
tent constitutional Union man, who
early and boldly espoused the cause
of the oppressed. Remember that,
in his first effort, just
at the close of the war, four years ago,
during MS race for Congress against Col.
Hawkins, he was arrested and confined
in a loathsome prison The war was
ended and Mr.. Etheridge desired 'peace
throughout the land, land good will
toward men," He thought the results
of the war sufficient punishment 20
the so-called traitors; but our rulers
thought not so, and altar one of his
speeches he was taken charge OF by Fed
eral soldiers. Then remember the for
lorn hope he led two years ago, not only
in the face of defeat, but at the immi>
nent peril of life We trust and believe
that by the assembling of the Legislature
there will be, virtually, no opposition to
Mr.. Etberidge. Indeed, we have numer-
GUS assurances that all is going well in
Middle Tennessee. We intend giving q
number of extracts from letters from
different portions Of the State, showing
great strength outside of West Tenness ee,
but we defer them for the present
From the Trenton Gazette. Aug. %.
1t is the moral effect which the election
of either, Etheridge or johnson, would
produce upon the country, we CONTEND
for and the completion of the triumph
over fanaticism and Radical intolerance
we should seek to secure. These We
maintain can be better secured by the
election of Johnson than any one else.
By all means he should be returned TO
the body that sought to degrade him,
and which trampled rough-shOd upon
and soundest State papers that emanated
from any executive,) in their wild and
reckless career to rule and ruin. The
Radical party both North and South,
dread his election at this particular junc>
ture The country expects it, and the
people of Tennessee desire his election,
the statement of our contemporary, the
Avalanche to the contrary, notwith-
standing. We have no doubt that
Legislature elect, are averse to his
election and prefer that of Mr.. E., but
they do not reflect the sentiments of their
constituents, who elected them. We
would be 10th to charge that any cons
siderable number Of the members elect
to the next General Assembly, hetero-
geneous as they are in their politics, are
influenced in their hostility to johnson
upon the score of his Democracy, but
would rather recommend to their con-
sideration the magnanimity the vast ma
jority of the people displayed in their
own election, when no question was
raised as to their former political
record. They should be cautious about
arousing the Democratic sentiment Of the
people, but rather emulate them, in
sacrificing upon the altar Of their country
all partisan feelings and prejudices, and
reflect what would be the voice OF large
majority of those who spoke in such
thunder tones against Rsdicalism were it
evoked upon this senatorial muddle. I'm
questionably the voice of fourSfiths OF this
overwhelming majority would be for An
drew ohnson.
| GRAssHOPPERs The warm dry weather
of the past few weeks has brought out
the grasshoppers in strong force, and
they are doing considerable damage in
Chester county, Pennsylvania. A gen.
tleman from the neighborhoOd Of
Waynesburg, in Honeybrook township,
says they are very bad in that vicinity,
nartjcuIarly so on the young clover. He