The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-24

manage mine ana ye could 90 in together ana ii6sn-
Votes Of The fI oan man WHO would command tiss
au my friends said there were sixty-dye Counties Ia
Tue convention instructed to vote for me, and that
subsequently came 10 me ana wanted to Dargain. III
would withdraw they sand, In favor OF Senior they
ins9fe me seat IN the United States Senate
III place OF Fowler. said, "Gentlemen, can make
no such bargain have no authority to do it. lam
NE a rider on borrowed horse, and am not at
iriends." Well. the nomination was made, and I
saw at once that Sonter would be CANDIDATE. NV
friends said II they were going to have reachery and
political vllainy to meet they would as soon meet t
now as at any other time, and so they said let the
Governor had the appointment Of the reSisters %
election. He put in Just such men az he knew would
DO his bidding. they at once opened the nood-gaies
and let In everybody. The DISTINGUISHING clauses OF
the Slate constitution were trodden under foot en-
tirely dsregarded. Certificates Of qualification as
boys OF sixteen and eighteen were allowed to VOTE
Besides this there was course OF Intimidation pur
sued an under tue instructions OF Senter. which
republicans from voting: You see, Senter was Gov
ernor. He had the militia, and he intended to use
issued preventing men from voting anywhere out
side Of the precincts, which Is contrary to the
upper hand the republicans, especially the ne
groes, could not vote in their precincts for fear or
personal violence. What defeated US was the rebels
who are DISTINGUISHED under the constitution. l
got 81. 900 votes which was Grants vote last iall
Seymour was 50 o00 last fall but sentsrs vote this
got were rebels and minors, some OF whom voted as
much as four times.
OoRRRsPoNDENT-Row about Brownfow, Colonel;
what eriect had his course on the republicans OF
Tennesseef
sroKEs-very little. You see the old man Is In
MS d0tage He Ii sick and S Ia the hands Of others.
He was controlled by his sons and sons-in-aw.
don't believe he ever wrote one Of the letters or
name was signed. They may have been read to him,
but you know ne is q little deaf and he may not
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES interest had Brownlow's
sons In the Senier movement; thought they were
SToKEs-Pli tell you. John Brownlow Is receiver
OF one OF the Tennessee railroads. A couple Of
Brownlow's sons-in-law mold similar places They
have salary or $4,000 year. but there Is more to
them than that; there are some plckings. In add.
ton to this the Brownlow boys have been dabbling
The Brownlows are all fond Of making money. Now
here's the point. II had been elected Governor with
break up certain rings IN tennessee that are trading
in the railroad interests Of the State and doing their
best to rum Them. was also pledged to break up
State. This might have interfered with the Brown
lows little; don't know any other reason they
could have In opposing my election But their 0pp0-
sitton didn't amount to much The people OF Ten.
nessee-I mean, OF course. the loyal Union men
don't follow Browniow as they did. They under.
parties.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES do you think Will be
SToKEs-Weli. that is hard to tell. The LegIsla-
tnre win be GOOD deal mixed on that subject.
any OF them. There are several candidates besides
Johnson. There Is Baltic PeytOn, for instance, but
don't think they VIII take him up. He Is an old
fossil whig and Is really outside OF politics now. II
Andy chooses to make the fight there is none Of that
side, but there's good many OF the old rebels VINO
hate him for his past record. They have old scores
they may take occasion to do it. The. general i'm
preston In Tennessee Is that they VIII take up
new man, one who has not been identified with
politics much.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you think the old rebels
have forgiven Andy by this timer lie has pardOned
good many or them, you know.
sToxEs-Yes, so he has. But yon don't know
those men. They never forgive. II you lived IN
Tennessee you would find that out. Besides, Andy
was pretty hard on them when he was Military Gov
ernor. He Kept tight rein on them. tell you. But
wnl take a good man to beat him. He understands
the ropes, having been through the mill BEFORE
CoRREs PoNDENT-what do you propose dolngs
STOKEs-Thats Just the question. l am here to
consult with the President and the members Of the
Cabinet to what Is best to be DONE Something must
be done or reconstruction In Tennessee and every
other Southern State Is failure And II the admin
istraon and Congress refuse to take cognizance OF
the condition OF affairs In Tennessee shall proclaim
CoRRsPoNpEST-whom have you seen heres
They are all away; but am going to stay here nnf
the President and the Cabinet gets back. snail then
the election was carried, ana present the present
condition Of affairs In Tennessee
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES does Forney say7
sToxEs-Torney says it is a terrible outrage; but
he does not clearly what tue federal government
can do 10 menQ the matter.
CoRREsP0SDEST-What are you going to suggest
to the President and Cabinet9
sroKRs-Weil Of course the President can do
Congress be convened In extra session-say about
the 10th Of September-to take the condition OF
affairs IN Tennessee and Virginia into consideration
You see the Legislature OF Tennessee meets on the
LIST OF October. As soon as they get In session, If
they are not nterfered with by the federal govern
ment, they Will go 10 work at once 10 wipe out
everything that has been done since Tennessee was
reconstructed and admitted to representation in
and protect the Union men OF the State Will be
rubbed Off the statute book, the DISTINGUISHING
clauses OF the State constitution will be stricken out
and the entire Union buwark broken down.
vened in extra session. What viii You ask it to do
SrOKES-Tennessee is one OF the reconstructed
States, the same as Georgia, for instance. Now
then, what did Congress do IN The case Of Georgia
She was admitted to representation in Congress the
same Tennessee, only her Senators aid not get in
ana you know the reason Of that. Georgia and Ten
nessee It seems to me- are parallel cases The Sen.
House refused TO admit the Georgia representatives
to the Fortieth Congress. Whya Because the
| faith with Congress, violated the reconstruction
laws, and violated the state constitution under
gress In tennessee it is the Governor, instead OF
the Legislature He has troddep under foot the
% aer Mnc he ba se SSte was n
vote who 1t was expressly understood by Congress
when the State got in should not he allowed to vote
he has carried the State back by revolutionary
movement to the position she occupied before she
was reconstructed; he has caused Tennessee to
break faith with Congress, Just as much as
Georgia did. Now, then, w;:s aho","-'t. tc..-
gress interfere II Tennessee as well as II
the first thing for the appointment of speclal COM
mitee 10 investigate the Tennessee election with
power 20 visit every county In the State, By this
means 1t could be proven that senter, Tie Ictia3
Governor Of the state had not only carried the cleo
ton by stupendous frauds but mad set the copstll.
provisions. ----.r 80 ATsG ss-f'A
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,-r--~sroNDENT-Do you tnnk the presaent will
convene U0ngfess and If convened do you think it
would interfere in the Tennessee eectlons
SroRE5-i don't know. II the administration and
the republican party propose to stand by and wit
ness this slaughter without doing anything then all
have to say Is the sooner the Union men or Ternes.
see know IL the better. We will know what to do
then. Every man VIII have to take care OF himself
and 80 will the administration, so far as the uufoh
men OF Tennessee are concerned. II thera
Is nothing done and this rebel Legislatures allowed