Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-09
TIE SENATORIAL QUESTION
Who shall Succeed MIR. Fowler
in the Senate.
Spirit of the Press-A Missouri
Opinion.
From the Memphis Appeal, Sept. c.

, erance of church and state, and the ide
J and fact of supreme sovereignty in th
people, as regulated by the America
constitution, than to preserve intact tina
} breadth of margin outside of organi
law where the free hearts of the peopl
are resigned to themselves. Whateve
of liberty is left us should be guarde,
with sleepless vigilance and every at
tempted usurpation of power resented o
resisted. Public Indebtedness wieldet
by the few is an organized power read
lily convertible into absolute despotism
In fact the next great struggle in thil
country will be conducted by the con-
solidated wealth of the Union agains
the people of the Union. imperialism
and riches will be arrayed against hard
handed, tax.burdened toll and republi.
canism. To restrict local and popular
rights and freedom to the narrowest pos,
sible compass is the policy of those who
enrich and hatter and fawn upon the
President. Believing that the whole
tendency of parties and of public events
is to the creation of this issue and the
| precipitation of this struggle, letus send
Andrew Johnson to the Senate. OF all
men he has the clearest, keenest and
surost apprehension of American popu>
lar rights as he is sincere lover of pop
ular freedom. Much that he has said
and done we condemn but there is in
finitely more that we approve, and most
of all, his mistaken, persistent faith in
the ultimate wisdom and justice and re-
publicanism of the American people.
The communications sent to the press
on the subject of "Who shall be Sena-
tor, and the frequent additional comments
GU that subject, especially in the interest
Of Mr.. johnson, indicate quite persiss
tent purpose on the part Of many to elect
him. Probably we have no man in the
State personally ADLER to serveit than he
is; and, if he should be elected, it will
be on that ground, and in the hope Of
his greater efficiency for that purpose.
But whether under existing circum-
stances, he will be able to do the same
service which another mind of like abil.
tiles might, is very much in doubt. Ger
tainly we have no man more obnoxious
to our Radical antagonists, or to Gen.
Grant; and if the object is to conciliate
the administration; or if we are to be
governed in our action by any fear Of
Congress, he is not the man to select for
that purpose. We are not one of those
who think, however, that there is any
wisdom or sound policy in allowing such
considerations to have governing pow.
er over US. What we have a constitu-
tional and proper right to do, we think
we may safely do, since no reasonable
objection can be urged against it, no mat
ter how unwelcome the choice we may
please to make. Letting "by.gones be
bY.gones," We must have a view to
all these, and the like considera
tions, and make the best choice we
can. We should not regret it If we
could blot from the record Mr.. JOhnson's
administration as Military Governor; his
rejection of the JohnsonSSherman treaty;
his persistence to punish Davis, against
his parole privilege, and the remonstance
of Grant; his first twenty thousand
dollar amnesty, effective and intended
to bring the wealth, influence and talents
of the South to his feet; the death war
rant OF Mrs. Surratt and other victims
of mill AIRY commissions, and the tors
lures of a thousand prisoners on the
Dry Tortugas, and in other places OF
cruelty, held in time of peace, without
trial, without conviction, without neces-
sity, and in defiance Of the constitution.
These things, which he might have
avoided and prevented, with many other
mischiefs, usurpations and wrongs to the
whole country, by executing the con-
stitution at all hazards Of personal risk
to himself, we should like to forget or
blot out, in order that we might be more
able or have less occasion to forgive.
But we must take things as we find
them, and as in the case Of Senter and
Stokes, of all the evils from which we
must choose, take the least. We have
remarkably intelligent, as well as res
pectable and conservative Legislature
And we are willing to trust the selection
to their hands, in the full belief they
will do what is best for all interests
We are not sure that much discussion
of this subject will make any great CAPT
tai in favor Of the eXSPresident oVel
his moro quiet, and at least equally
worthy competitors.
Correspondence of the Memphis Appeal.
| New YORK, Sept. 3, 1869.-Haviul
recently journeyed through Kentucky
Ohio and New York States, | propose t.
lot few items for the readers Of tn
old standard of Democracy. All alon
the route, and at every stopping place
was met with rejoicings and cOngratula
tons on the recent victory of the whit
men Of Tennessee. And everywhere
was asked, "Will you elect Mr.. JohnSo
to the United States Senator" Trustin
, the wisdom Of our incoming Legislature
! | could not do otherwise than encourag
a hope that seems so universal among tn
friends of our State.
The election of Mr.. johnson to tn
| Senate is national expectation, If NJ
a political necessity. The Democrat
of the North do not desire LOr expe'
him to go to the Senate to be thor
in the side of the administration" {
to wrangIe OF produce discord in II
Z councils of the nation, but with h
/ great mind and power, to resist Rad
), cal usurpatiOn and bring back the govern
8 ment to the law and the cOnstitutiO
4 While he was President, the Radio
Congress usurped the power of the Elk
8 cutiVe and reduced the office to me
cypher (Which would have been very pr
= per, if done in anticipation Of the electiC
q of Gen. Grant, and now the Peep
K want him sent where those usurpt
= powers were lodged, so that he "
Il still be at the head of the gOvernmer
:, Massachusetts, will send Beast Butt
q to the Senate, and, say what y
will of him, he is a man of great fore
1t is believed that Andrew Johnson
the only man in the whole country c
20 pable Of putting the old beast at ba
ar There is no use for pigmies when giar
"a are wanted. Let us not deceive on
n selves. There are men in Tenness
If who have some reputation for satire a
If buitoOnry on the stump, but what w0u
a. they be in the United States Senat
r Some of them, with more wit than d
- erection, would back up against some
20 the big dogs of Radicalism, and suf
" such wearing out as would rebound
our infinite modification, and to the
jury of our cause.
-. Besides, to whom are the people
:. Tennessee indebted for their redemptic
4" Who throttled the monster, devouI
on our oppreSsors and indicated to G.
Senter the course to pursue? Does a
er, man fail to recognize the Moses"
n the white men Of Tennessee But
tie is not as a matter of gratitude, but
tie selfinteresta and self-protection that 7
"a" nesseans should refuse to throw aV
ny their richest jewel in their hour of ne
ne The Democrats Of the North, and es
ISl cially in this heart of the nation, are