The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-14
Dailp argus.
Saturday Evening, August IA, lst
THE TENNESSEE ELECTION.

The result Of the recent election III
nessee is so overwhelmingly IN coHuen'"
,;o, of Radicalism and prescription, that
Republican journals are resor''ng 10 a"
sort, of expedients to make 1t appear 'hs'
the popular will is not'e1Pressed oy the TO-
81, ard that il was obtained by fraud
The following from the Chicago Post is the
most plausible attempt to show this that we
have seen:
at has been stated that the vote in Tennessee
at the resent election, was, in many part. OF the
state, in high handed violation OF inc Ias'
which violation of law bad been nided anu "u''
ted by the successful candidate LOT "o'o'". ~
The official returns which we hate eooI
show that voting was carried on win w 49,
bic looseness We give the comparisons
few countles; u, - tho ev,itiny con.
nSfz ,oy. BrownlUw 7O2 votes ana BTU
.;J,a ala total 1919 now gives Sehter lew
$50 262; total 2,062. HUMPHREYS, Wn'cn
o'yc BrownIow 266, and Etheridge l3i, now gives
ssnt,r l. III, and Stokes Al. In that rebel eoun-
~ the vote is nearly treOleu; onee IouIsy
mbich gave Brownlow 1879, and Etheridge 100,
NOW Ewes Senter 3,ll6, Stokes LOAF. Dehalo
aoynfv now gives Ssnter $50, Stokes b5s' IL
gave Browniow 1884, Etheridgs ls2. Marshah
County. which gave Brownlow s3l, Lther'age
40 now gives Senser 2,O6l, Stokes $40. Cohee
county gives Senter l, $50, Stokes W, IN l'O'
Brownlow had 1915 votes, Etheridgc, Al".
The above appears under the caption oil
"Some Tennessee Facts There are nc
doubt facts in the figures given by the Post
but thew do not necessarily, or fairly, war
rant the conclusion at which that paper ar
ryes. There lies back of the above othe'
equally well.established facts, which accoun
for the difference found by the Post much NOR
REASONABLY. They are these In the can
yass for Governor in 1867, Browniow wa
acting Governor, and had at HIS back
mos, interruptions legislature, who, VIII
him WAS determined that he should be en-
.sr Governor. This Brownlow, who
mama has become infamous even among
speetab!e Republicans, and whom the 40
itself b.s recently denounced in unmeasur'
terms exercised autocratic power IN lie
nessee, removing judges, appointing boar
Of registration and removing them at WI
s,a,ioning militia wherever he pleased IN
State to intimdate voters, issuing edic'S
TO the proper qualifications for reg'8tra''
usurping to himself the functions OF
courts in interpreting acts OF the isgisia''
which were passed for the very purpose
securing his election, and finally exerciS
the unheard of prerogative of setting as
and throwing out che vote Of whole count
because of the alleged registration OF p
sons therein not entitled to vote. Many
the acts which be performed in this ca
oegu have since been passed upon by
Supreme Court Of his own choosing, ana
elared invalid and pure usurpatlons'
instead of the result being brought about
considerable looseness in voting NJ
late election, the discrepancies discoVe
by the Post are more properly ascr babI
the extreme tightaeSs and prescription
voting at the prior election. Under
late registration it is not claimed th'
solitary Radical was excluded from the
who was entitled to vote, but IN 1867 II
claimed, and with evident truth, mat
seuds Of Democrats were excluded