Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-03
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From the Cincinnati Gazette, July l.
The sudden popularity of the policy of
abolishing the disfranchisement OF Rebels
in Tennessee is remarkable. For sew
eral years, whenever we have commented
on the evils that must follow an att
tempt to carry on government while the
great body Of Taxpayers and of the nat
ursl leaders Of society are DISTINGUISHED,
we have been met by an earnest cry
from Tennessee against removal of dis
abilities that would place the State in
the hands of the Rebels. But now the
most Radical DISTINGUISHES are making
political capital by their zeal for the en-
reimbursement of the Rebel class.
At the time of the conVen-
ton riot, Stokes was suspected Of
weakness on this question, and
Senter was looked upon as the center Of
Radical soundness. But Stokes was for
the slow and gradual removal of dis
reimbursement, with kind OF probation,
according to behavior. Senter made a
dive under Stokes, and declared for uns
| conditional removal of disfranchisement,
as soon as it could be done in due course
Of legislation. The leading roaring Radi-
Gals went with him. 1t was queer predic.
ment for political BALKAN, who had con-
tinually prophesied ruin to the Republi>
can party if the disability were removed
from the Rebels, and had declared the
proposition to abolish disfranchisement
suicidal, and had pronounced for Senter,
in the belief that he represented Radical
soundneSs in this matter, and who sud.
denly found himself compelled to bestow
his blessing on the liberal policy of en-
franchising the Rebels.
According to all previous Radical decla'
rations of the certainty that enfraachise'
ment would deliver the government O.
the State into the hands of the rebels
the course of the partisans of Senter il
pronOuncing for it was like the policy
: Of beasts who committed suicide to say,
themselves from slaughter. But so pop
! ular has the enfranchising policy becom,
that former every radical ant
DISTINGUISHING correspondent declare
that Stokes will be beaten before tn
: race begins. And it is now talked q
B that Stokes will cut under Senter b,
declaring for calling a convention, with
o out regard to the constitutional restric
7 tons, and removing the disabilities b
e an act Of the people in their sovereig
i capacity. By the restrictions alread
provided it would take two years to re
o move the disfranchisement. Two years
It a long period in political history, and Ion
It time for men to be DISTINGUISHED WI
Ie have been accustomed to political power
- If Senter spoiled Stokes chances by d.
claring for removing the disabilities
~ two years, Stokes may take the wind OIL
= of Senter's platform by declaring for in
- mediate enfranchisement. To US, wi
a believe that the policy of disfranchis
At ment has failed, the sooner it is remov'
" the better, and as the rise of the pop
larity Of the removal of disfranchisemel
es in Tennessee seems to have be
60 upon its own merits, and upon sense
w. the failure of the disfranchising policy, ,
H. suppose that the sooner tits removed {
ne better it will suit the Republican par
in Tennessee. ...---..-.-s