Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-12
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

United States Senator FROM Tennessee
What the Papers Say.
From the Louisville Courier journal. Aug. II.
A dispatch from Washington says that
there is much comment there upon the
probability Of exsPresident Johnson's be-
in returned to the United States Senate
by the Legislature of Tennessee, and
that few persons favor his election on
account Of the annoyance it would give
to the Radical Senators, but that MAJ
jority, including some Of his best friends,
deprecate any attempt to bring about his
election. Andrew johnson is not in all
respects a favorite of ours, but
the fact that his election would
annoy the Radical Senators is with
rs no objection to his being elected. The
Radical Senators are active in their ef-
forts to annoy him and to blast the char
acter of his administration by all kinds
Of Misrepresentation and calumnies,
and, if he were placed by the Legisla-
ture of his State in a position to annoy
them a little or even great deal, we
should be far from feeling the least sym
pathy for them. To our minds, his hay
ing been President is not much Of q
reason why he either should or should
not be elected to the Senate. II Ten
nessee has better man than he for the
place, let her elect tina: better man, but
we are not sure that either we or she
could at present call his name. If john
sons presence in the Senate should
tend to create strifes in that body per-
haps the members, occupied with their
own discords, might have less leisure to
create discords throughout the country.
From the ST. Louis Republican. Aug. 9.
While on this subject, we will take
occasion to say that we object to the
view taken by some Democrats in Wash~
ington Gas shown by our dispatches) bes
ing considered that Of the party at large.
While it is the business Of the Legisla-
ture of Tennessee to select United
States Senator, and while that body may
be conceded to have sufficient wisdom
and discretion to attend to this matter
without outside dictation, it is not inn
proper to mention our belief that, if Andy
johnson should be chosen, the news
thereof would be received in many quarS
tiers with unqualified satisfaction. No
man in the State could represent TenS
nessee with greater ability or usefulness.
From the Chicago Times. Aug. 9.
The result of the Tennessee election
probably assures the return of Andrew
johnson to the United States Senate.
This, as one Of the first fruits Of peace
full revolution, which a Radical journal
in this city claims as triumph of the
National Republican" party, is signit-
cant.
Mr.. johnson is, of course, a represen-
tative member of the party which has
triumphed in Tennessee; else that party
would hardly send him to represent Ten
nessee in the federal councils. And as
we are sagely told that the party which
has triumphed there is the Republican"
party, Of course Mr.. Johnson is Repub-
licani EfsE
BE will take his seat in the Senate
with those other well-known "Republi-
cam Senators who one year ago, voted
to convict him, and depose him from the
presidential office, upon an impeachment
for interposing obstacles in the way OF
the same Republican" party which it
is averred has triumphed in Tennessee.
OF course he will take an early oppors
tunity, as a Representative of the Re
publican" party, to make speech defend
ing those Republic M. Senators who
vOiel to depose him, and proving that
they acted in perfect accordance with
the views of the party which has trl-
umphed in Tennessee, and which proves
that it is the Republican" party by
sending that eminent and loyal Res
publican" A. johnson, to the Federal
Senate ......a.
He will also make frequent speeches
and cast frequent votes, in defence OF the
craftsmanship and administrative ability
of his Republican friend, Mr.. Grant lie
will prove that Grant is not "a bundle
of preiudices; that he is not any of the bad
things that a person of the name OF A
johnson said he was. Doubtless he will
employ, in alluding to the person Of that
name, the sane opprobriouS terms anc
villainous epithets that have been so
frequently employed by those "Republl'
cam Senators who voted to depose him
and also by all tho Republican" politi
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Republican" concern in this city, which
claims victory in Tennessee, included
For in this way will he prove that tn
= result in Tennessee is Republican,
triumph. $3.50 ..#
r But in addition to proving that the re
e suit in Tennessee is a Republican" tri
e umph. the return of Andrew johnson t
: the federal Senate will be an even
marking the Inauguration of a neV
K movement in the political ideas OF tn
< country more distinctly than any othe
b that has happened since the Souther
n surrender Whatever may be said to tn
o disparagement Of Mr.. johnson as poll
l. tician, he is PROFESSIONALLY "represen
3 tatiye man" No man living more thOI
+ oughly represents the idea of hostility
9 reckless Radicalism, and adherence
y his convictions of constitutional Law
u No man has exhibited more uncor
auerable disposition to protect CIV
c, rights and the civil law against the al
d saults of an irresponsible despotisr
G, erected in the service ofan unscrupulOI
l. and corrupt party organization. His r,
lie turn to the federal Senate will mark Il
a decline and fall in one of its bayonet-bui
~ strongholds, of the party he has tougt
and that has fought him, with fury a
A most unparalleled in political histor
Of If that be a triumph for the Radical part
m Heaven send more of them.
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