Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-02
STOKES, LITTLE GAME.

The New York Times is under
the impression that Mr.. Stokes has
abandoned the idea of asking fol
congressional or federal Intervention
in his behalf. That paper says in
its issue Of August 30:
1--WE are glad to see that the Tennessee
Republicans who assail both the result Of
the late election and the manner in which
it was produced, do not ssk for congress-
sional or federal invention. Mr.. Stokes
has been credited with desire to invoke
interference of that character, with the
view Of upsettipg the decision Of the peo'
pie and having himself installed in the
executive chair; but even he is now said
TO have grown more rational in bis ex.
pectations. He proposes to limit the
exercise of federal vengeance TO the
officers who used their influence against
him, in which he may or may not succeed.
If there has been fraud, the State legisla-
ture is the proper body TO investigate Its
nature and punish its authors, or those
who have profted by il. When men like
Mr.. Stokes cast off reliance upon federal
authority for help in matters over which
it has no control, the country will be
nearer peace"
The Times was, perhaps, little
premature in this announcements
1t is possible that Stokes has aban-
doned the idea of asking for con-
gressional intervention in his behalf,
but he appears to be laboring with
all his energy 10 secure a recOg~
milton Of himself and "his Legisla-
ture," if any body knows where and
what that is, "as the choice of the
legal voters of Tennessee" The
plan upon which he is operating is
detailed by the Washington CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
under date of Aug. 30, as follows:
'Tn spite of all denials, Stokes, of Ten,
nessee, is urging a general removal Of
Senter office holders in his State. He has
filed list in the Postoffice Department,
and has one for the Treasury Department,
which he hopes to have acted upon during
this week. Girsham is recommended in
place of Hopkins, for Postmaster at Nash.
vile. The plans of Stokes men are all
regarded as of the most extreme character
by those officials here to whom they have
been submitted They involve eventual
recognition of Stokes and his Legislature
as the choice Of the legal voters Of Ten
nessee"
This is a nice little game that the
great defeated is playing The
Washington Chronicle asserted
positively in lis issue Of Aug. 81,
that "the statement in the Demo-
cratic papers that Stokes is now in
Washington for the purpose of pro-
curing the removal of certain Office
holders who supported Senter in the
recent election, is untrue and un-
just" There is scarcely doubt that
this statement was m ade at the re
quest of Stokes himself Three days
afterwards the Washington CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
telegraphs that paper that Stokes
" is urging a general removal of
Senter oflice~holders. We in Ten
nessee have regarded Mr.. Stokes as
a very unreliable man, and he is
about to demonstrate to the country
that the estimation in which he is
held by the people Of his own State
is eminently correct. Not only
is he playing a game of deception
with members of his own party,
who voted for his competitor in the
late election, but is seeking, 'by |
hook or crook" to secure the re-
by the administration and |
Congress, of himself and "his Legis- |
Iature as the choice Of the legal |
voters of Tennessee" This is |
desperate game, but just such as
VIM. B. Stokes has the vanity to be-
ieve he is capable of playing. lie
will hardly succeed in inducing the
administration and Congress to be-
ieve that they ought TO Interfere in
my manner whatever.