Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-16
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION
Who shall Succeed Mr.. Fowler
in the Senate?
Views of Correspondents and
the Press.
INDREw JOHNsoS-HIs FRIENDS AND EKEMIRs.
10 the Eliiors of the ILnion and American.

johnson returned to the Senate and | am sat
1siled from observation and information, tina
East and Middle Tennessee give most fiatterinI
assurances OF his being the choice of the peopll
= and OF their representatives: while the course o
the Banner, Avalanche and Ledger is almos
universally condemned in Memphis and Yves
tennessee. The Opponents to Mr.. johnson
: mere are among the most malignant and pro
scrlptive extremists and Radicals, who scarcely
, reallZe the war is over. and have none of the
3 milk Of human kindness in their souls
, WEST TENNESSEE.
WHAT OF JoHNsoN's CHANCES.
| Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-Advices from Ten.
nessee, from trustworthy sources. are indicative
OF q formidable opposition concentrating against
Andrew johnson. rendering his election to the
Senate very uncertain. if not impossible. The
fact that his election would give both Senators,
tae S0ver e Secretary Of state and Superin,
| unite the strength of Middle and West Tennes-
see IN support Of representative man from one
| OF the latest sections
| 1t appears that East Tennessee has always
had more than her proportion of public offices,
and her support of johnson, it is believed, will
| be the signal of his defeat.
The old-line Wing element as represented nv
the Nashville Banner and the politicians who
frequent Washington. denounces JOhnsons at
tack upon Gen. Grant. and reminds the Rebel
soldiery of Grants magnanimity at the time of
Lees surrender as reason why they should
| dent.
1
| line Wings is represented to be fereely waged,
audit is thought must result to the disadvantage
| OF Johnson's supporters, particularly rs the
/ recent Massachusetts, and Wisconsin Demo-
| cratic platforms propOsei to bury obsolete
issues. and TO fight no more battles with wind
| mills.
| From the Knoxville Press and Herald.
The Nashville correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial says that laying personal
feelings. likes and dislikes aside, and Judging
entirely by the present complexion of affairs,
Andy johnson will be the next Senator from
this State Now that the little furry of oppo-
sluon to him is pretty well over, we believe
nearly all observing men have about arrived at
the same conclusion. In this matter OF the
senatorship: as lin almost everything else. an
unprOyOked warfare upon Andrew johnson has
only served to develop his strength.
From the Greeneville National Union, Sept. 9.
WHO SHALL BE SENATOR?
Since the Conservative success in the late
election, this questi has greatly agitated the
press OF other States and has entirely absorbed
the attention of the Tennessee papers, Many
influential names have been mentioned in con-
neetlon with the Office. but the cOnYass seems to
have narrowed down to a contest between the
supporters and opponents of President Johnson,
which for the past month has been waged on
both sides with more zeal and spirit than eandOr
and reason. The chief opponents of the exs
President are the Republican Banner, Gallatin |
Examiner, and the press of West Tennessee |
generally with the Memphis Avalanche in the !
lead, while majority of the papers in the |
Middle and Eastern Division give him hearty
support: The Radical papers. like the country
boy at the frolic, have nothing to say,
1t is certainly matter of regret that in an /
hour of glorious victory. the victOrs should fall /
out among themselves and go to calling names
II cannot aid the cause Of either side, and it /
brings the press Of the State into merited dis
repute. We hope tOsee no more of il.
Another equally improper and unfortunate Il
feature Of the canvass, was the attack made by /
Etheridge upon johnson, In his Daneeyville Il
speech, and has done much to demonstrate his /
unfitness for the position to which he aspires L
II was uncalled for and discourte0us. and Ea /
r.ad Il with many regrets that he Should have
thought IL necessary to descend to such an ar
gument to bid for the senatorship. TOEethsr |
with the egregious blunder that he made in de- |
clining the speakership Of the Senate so early,
it has well nigh lost him every chance of sue.
cess in the race. and be was justly considered |
the strongest of Johnson's opponents.
Many reasons are urged by the enemies of the
ex-President why he should not be returned TO
the Senate. chief among which is that, at the |
present time, it would be impolitic. Ii would
be regarded by the Radicals of the Senate as a
direct insult to their honor and dignity, and |
moreover, might injure the cause of the people
in the reconstructed States of Mississippi Vjr-
ginia and Texas. The latter portion of this |
objection appeals strongly to cur sympathy |
and We cannot refuse it our careful cOnsidera-
ton: but to the first part We cannot listen with
any degree of patience Who are these Radical |
Senator'S that we should take counsel of them,
who will best represent our feelings and Senti- /
ments on the important issues to be submitted /
10 them? Is our Senator to be their choice or 1
Ours2 Shall we truculentiy bow to their be- i
hests in matters of our own right? Can we fore
go our own choice for Senator upon such l
grounds, and maintain our self-respect, or the i
respect of others? Are we to be thus driven Il
from the man of our choice whoever he be- to /
please our enemies2 Such conduct is unwOr- /
thy of American citizens. Nor do We believe |
that the election OF any to the Senate from /
Tennessee, can affect the reconstruction of the |
States, Such f1imsy pretexts for delaying re- i
construction and justice te the Southern people |
have been employed to eajOle the Northern Il
people as long as they can besuccessfulIy.
The Radicals dare not longer pursue such /
course, Already it has cost them New York, |
Tennessee Virginia and California, and prom /
ises them the loss of Pennsylvania and Ohio /
this fall They will be more than anxious to /
admit Virginia, Mississippi and Texas upon the |
anything do aught to injure the prospects of /
our friends in these States We would not prove
false to them; but we cannot overlook those
words of wisdom. almost of inspiration, uttered
by the King of Poets, and which the ex perience
of avery man in long ages has abundantly veri-
fed. o,ouo 81. IT, ,,;.o,.,
Be true; and it must follow as the night the day
Thou can5t not then be false to any man."
That President johnson is the choice of East
Tennessee, We are well assured. Even Radis
Gals prefer him to most others mentioned for
that Ofee. And, if the other parts of the State
are of the same mind, we entreat them not to
be deferred from supporting him by any such
reasons. We say the same of any other man.
Let US choose our own Senator, and, if others
make that the preteXt for wrong, the RESPONSE
bility rests upon them, not upon US.
West Tennessee seems extremely jealous Of
| this division of the State, and demands to know
| if we are not willing to give them the Senator.
| Most assuredly we are, upon the condition that
1 they present the best man for the place. Our
| support of President johnson is based not upon
| his being resident of this part of the State,
| but we prefer him because he is the greatest
living representative of Tennessee: and I'M
doubtedly such should be the character of n
| Senator. The Senate is the great conservative
| legislative bOdJ of our system. As such II
should contain the strongest minds, the greatest
statesmen. the most Jealous defender of the
/ constitution. in the country. Such We esteem
/ Mr.. johnson, and as such we wish his election.
i But, if West Tennessee can offer a superior, we
/ we will cheerfully accord him the preference,
/ Till such time, we think she should defer her
claims. especially as they are made upon sec
| tional grounds alone.
From the CIarksville Chronicle, Sept. II.
| THE NASHVILLE BANNER AND ANDREW JOHNSON.
Our metropolitan cotemporary ofthe Republi~
| can Banner seems to be in a condition Ofunrest
l and disquietude that has very greatly excited
| our confederation. We trust the tender of our
| humble sympathy will not prove offensive to the
| distinguished sufferer. as we beg to make the
| assurance that we mean nothing more than to
perform a neighborly act of kindness.
| When a patient losses from one side of his
couch to tho other, tears the bed clothing, and
| speaks in an angry tone to every one in the
| room, we know he must be in pain. Our city
| neighbOr has been manifesting these symptoms
! of late to an alarming extent. He has been
tossing and rolling and kicking the cover off and
| tai King very petulantly to those who have been
| talked in an inconsistent and incOherent man
| ner, leaving his friends in doubt as to whether
| he was really in his right mind. Though we are
not DOCTOR we must confess that we 90 not ne NJ
| the symptoms. 1t seems too hard to break the
I fever. The cOpiOus draughts of ''penny-rOyal'
tea, that were administered short time since,
it was thought would act as q soothing anodyne;
under the gentle effects Of which he would
sink into q refreshing slumber and awake much
| invigOrated and improved. Like most sick per-
sons. he disliked the medicine prescribed and
| lutely essential to his recovery, his nose was
| held and the physie administered, nOtwith-
standing violent kicking retehing. and cursIng
| on the part of the patient. We are p9lned to
see that the fever still RACES and the patient Is
| no better. We have serious fears of the result,
and will therefore drop the figure, lest 1t lead to
: | n fatal termination of the case.
2 We are at great loss to understand the Ban
a | neT. Indeed, it seems ts us incomprehensible.
If it understands ITSELF then happy is it, for we
are certain nobody Else does. Immediately af-
4 | ter the election, il showed signs of something
! unusual and startIiag. Everybody thought II
1 was going to blaze out new path IN politics
! 1t commenced cutting down trees across the old
| Democratic highway and piling brush on 1t. and
: all who witnessed the strange proceeding
), although not certain about it. thought it wa,
going to so block up the old road that 1t coulc
not be Travelled at all; and then its axe was seeI
A | going in another direction and 1t seemed to bi
at work to clear up a new way. Pretty sooI
= CiaulOIS arose ON every stuo asaiuSt sSoppins vi
the old road and opening new one. when GU
| metropolitan friend laid down his axe, wipes
]" the petspiration from his brow, rolled up hi
IL eeves spat in his hands. and squaring himsel
q against tall tree, said that anybody VIII
charged him with cutting timber or piling brush
i, either to Obstruct the old way or to open up
new one. was liar and the truth was not !
him. Of course. everybody in duty bound, fel
himself builed, and no one dared to say any
l. thing alter that formidable disclaimer. Bu
10 some although awed into silence. did not exact
ly understand it. They knew they saw the ak
and heard the sound thereof, and to thu goo