The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
TENN SSEE.

Proarc Of the Campaisn-Sentcr Certain To
be EIcctea-Ns Chance for the "Bald
EaHie''-How Elections Are Carried In Ten
nessec-StOkes Registrars Being Removed
and Senter Men Put In- Estimated Conser-
vurivc Maiority-The Ex-Rebe,s Quiet.
KNOXVILLE, July 10, 1859.
The mountains and valleys Of Tennessee res0uud
the glad t,dings from Virginia. The friends Of Senter
are terminated by the joyful news while Stokes
and his army Of acknowledgements are disflearIened
aud dismayed. The latter hear their knef of defeat
IN the joyous acclaims OF the virgiL,anA erect IN
the pride of their manhood free once m0rc. In
the midst Of the reJocings the victory Of the
liberals In Virginia came the news that Supreme
Court Of Tennessee In session at Brownsville had
atrrmed the right OF the Governor to remove and
appoint registrars at his option.
This decision virtually settles the result OF the
campaign. ~ means honest liberal registration.
1t will clothe with the franchise thousands OF
hitherto dsfranchset men, who legally entitled
to certificate Of registration Not the least curious
end interesting phase Of the campaign has been the
effort Of the Stokes to head or Governor Senter
in his determination to give the citizens OF the State
all the benefits to be derived from fair regis
trasion OF voters To prevent tho fninlment Of
Senter's purpose they had resort the plan Of OBJ
tanIng injunctions from chanceors OF the same
political faith with themselves Thus the newly APP
pointed reelStrcr5 were 10 De prOhDfteQ from the
performance OF their duties, ana 1t anticipated
that the laws delays would carry the legal question
involved che election, 'hus giving the old regis
trars the coveted position and so obtain judges and
clerks of the elected appointed by the registrar In
each county, who would reject sunicient votes TO
elect Stokes Chancellor Smith, Of Shelby county,
and Chancellor Temple OF Knox county, with undue
and unseemY haste granted the injunctions asked
for. The newly appointed registrars were thus re-
strained from The performance of their duties and
euchred Sentcr.
Whether this triumph OF the Stokes party would
u the Supreme Court had not opportunity rendered
the decision alluded to. may he judged by the tone
VI Brownow's seul-0ricial proclamation In hts
famous WIG. The Senator, In his old time bun
and stern manner. told the Stokes men. who con
that Governor senter's registrars should not DC
terfered with by ''disloysi Judges" He intora,ed
ned would at once be put under march-
ing orders for East Tennessee, to be dis
where resistance was made to the law by the unwar-
raned interference Of disioya judges or Others. lie
newly appointed registrars efforts 70 protect
the loyal voters in the right Of suffrage, II
20 ooo militia were required to pus down this "un-
This was new language to the radicals Of East
Tennessee That they should be called "disoyal"
and threatened with the militia by Br0wnlow was q
measure beyond their philosophy; and when to this
was added the threatening tone Of the conservative
press which, Ia q number OF instances printed the
SedIton law and applied 1t TO the Stokes men, who
were loudly counselng resistance 10 the issuance OF
certncaies by the new registrars, their aniazement
stokes. tue ''bald eaglc' has entered Middle Ten.
tennessee 6E his serpentne trsiwnow Tor the extern
sion Of the franchise, anon Tor eternal dsfranchse-
"a, Sesa Ss m the sse sna he
unanimous for Sen,er. the chairman OF the Stokes
Executive Committee, for Middle Tennessee. has
come out openly and unequivocay IN favor OF the
election Of Senter. hs example has been followed
by thousands OF the republicans both black and
apfA fl.llA hloa S-.Atsx
Stokes finds that his opponents compose the bulk Of
the audiences. Eyelswhere ne sees his few at.
herents downcasS and fearful while the friends or
Senter are jublant and confident.
=, The detection OF the organ OF tho negroes, the
the most radical county IN tennessee, viii NOS tend
to soothc the runied feathers OF the "bad eagle"
That Journal has come out boldly In favor OF tie
campaign with as he asserted. 1900 negro votes.
IL was good force 20 start with but u caused the
white men TO array themselves aga nst nm, and now
IL mas gone en- niosse 10 Senter. Always unrc-
liable tue negro vote has proved 70 Stokes the weak
est KIND Of q broken reed.
Having wholly ralled In tine attempt 10 prevent
fair registration the Stokes party are now cndeavor
ing secure the aid OF Graat and tho adminstra-
ton In tneir behalf. learn from perfectly trust.
worthy sources that the administration Will in
teIere In the canvass. Having expressed his sads-
faction with the result Of the Virginia election
Grant cannot consistently avow sympathy with the
Stokes party In Tennessee. Sentess election ~ now
conceGed H,s majority is varousy estimated. The
increased registration renders all estimates but
guess work. IL IL safe 10 place at not lees tlan
own opinion based q careful examination Of the
list OF registered voters N 1899 as compared with
the adut male population, is that Scnter Will 20
elected by ABOUT $1,000 majority. Senior has re-
moved fifty eight registrars out OF eighty four.
twenty more viii be removed tBls week. thus but
six sworn officers OF registration out OF the whole
number considered honest and trustworthy
officers. 10 Will readily be seen that the appoint
ment OF seventy-e,ght new, honest and liberal regs.
trars ~ evidence that former elcct0ns were carried
by me rOaca pHsy ey r ns o. ,ne grossess ae
erai satisfaction They have in every instance been
chosen from the ranks OF the conservative
Vnionists. Vt Ia q fitting and graceful recognition
OF q noblo Spartan hand, who have ably struggled
for tic nertes of the white people Of the State for
the past iour vears against fearful odds.
A convention Of the whole people ef the state WIN