Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-11
TIE SENATORIAL QUESTION
Who shall Succeed Mr.. Fowler
in the Senate?
Views OF correspondents and
the Press.
Core, pondenoe oftho MoMinnvillo New Era

Cores pondenee Of the McMinnyiIle New Era
As our people of the mountain district. lay
ing aside their prejudices and personal feel
ings, are almost a unit for Andy johnson a,
| Fowler's successor on their behalf we would al
least do him the justice to answer the objec-
tons that have been brought against him. His
| the necessity of making attacks upen any rival
| or sspirant. Providence placed him at the head
of the nation, as the defender OF the eonsti tu-
/ ple Destiny has fixed her seal upon his brow,
| and the nations of the world feel his impress.
/ The people. with unprecedented unanimity and
| moving as one man. turn to him in this hour of
deep interest as the hosts of Napoleon to the
| gallant Murat in the varying fight. whose lofty
| plume swaying in the midst of smoke and din
| the heart of the foe. This man who sat in the
| presidential chair, and with exalted moral
courage. spurned the tempter that offered him
wealth and power at the expense OF his country.
and dared to do his duty-to protect the free in
situations of cur government in the faco OF
corrupt and despotic Congress and designing
and wary politicians. and rebuked them for their
wickedness, now must be termed bully. He
who with csmprehensiYeness equal TO the
Father of his country" espOused the cause of
the poor and oppressed everywhere; whose right
arm alone seemed to avert imp ending ealamitIes
that overhung them; and beneath whose shelter
they found protection from the storm for nearly
four years, until the sun brightcned in the sky,
must be said to be subscribing private interest,""
and his issues upon these great national ques-
tons be den animated personal quarrels." He
who with giant mind, patriots heart and
most wonderful proves, has fought the battle
more shan half through, and thus far been VIC
tOrious, who is regarded as a leader of the Con-
SeryatlYs element of the nation in every section
of the Union, and commands the respect and
admiration of both his enemies and friends,
and who is terror alone to .revOluti0nists and
traitors, to imperialists and merclless bond
holders must be spOk en- of as fire brand" the
dread OF all good personS-an ineendlary thrown
into the halls of Congress to create evil and
produce unnecessary strife. How narrow mind
ed and ungrateful such objections aud how I'M
Just to one who has done such signal service
TO the cause.
Elect Andy johnson Senator and at once it
gives tennessee an importance and power In
the councils of the nation that no other living
man can give. Send him to Washington ana
wisdom and patriotism will be appreciated IN
the Senate and felt all over the Union and bis
mighty strength will still be exercised to stand
by and protect the constitution, the charter OF
our hberties-tO check the aggressive and CEN
tralizing forces of the East In him the Op-
pressed South, as would adOwn-trodden North,
or East, or West. find q steadlast friend, whose
very presence can accomplish more than any |
two OF the able and distinguished aspirants for
the senatorial honOrs. AS for Grant and his |
cabinet, We sincerely believe he would be as nc
cePtabie TO them as any one we could send; and
to discard him because he would be obJectlona-
to Sumner and his scnool, is not only pitiable
nonsense but sadly lacking the moral courage,
the manly resistance TO false and ruinoui DOC
trlnes. the heroic adherence to principle with,
out the tear of giving offence, which We lind
pre-eminent in Andy Johnson, and makes him
peculiarly fitted for the place, Us he is uniyer-
sally demanded by the people.
From the Memphis Sun. Sent. 3.
Senator Brownlow believes that tn re will be |
such bitter and determined warfare waged /
between the friends of ex-President johnson !
and ftheridge, thai both in due time will be 1
dropped, and in that event Neil S. Brown or
Edmund Cooper. of Middle Tennessee. will be /
the coming man. he same idea as TO third l
man being taken up, from Middle Tennessee,
has beeo preached before. But there is no need i
OF going to Middle Tennessee for Senator. If /
the senatorship is due TO West Tennessee. as
some of the friends Of Etheridge urge, then let /
another man be elected from this section Of the \
state. We have many such that wonlt reflect L
credit upon the position.
From the Murfreesboro News. Sept. TO-
In lieu Of anything which We might say 10 re-
gard to this all important" matter, we copy Il
the following suggestions from the Lebanon
the considers ton of some of our over anxious
who think their pet the OIL ly proper person for
the position:
Who shall represent Tennessee in the United I
states senator Is the all-aLsorbing question OF i
tn 9 day, both in the newspapers and ,priyate 4
circles. GU can't pick up a newspaper without Il
seeing long articles from editors and CORES
pOndents pressln the claims of some faVOrite.
Each paper seems TO think its Candidate is the /
only man who can possibly. save the country. Il
One says the election of johnson would be the
greatest calamity that could possibly befall the
State. An other says the election of johnson il L
an Imperative necessity. To read some of L
these long artIcles.One would almost be led to Il
believe that the mere election of this or that Il
man, would result in the immediate wiping out II
OF the National debt, the abolition of taxes L
that corn. and wheat, and cotton would grow
spontaneously. drOuthz disannAar and the Il
country enter at once upon a career of wealth Il
and prosperity unequaled in the history of the Il
world.
Now, all this excitement about who shall Il
represent US in the Senate is entirely unneces-
sary. Our people are taking too much stock in Il
politics. 1t wont pay. There's no money in 1t.
1t matters but little to the people who goes TO Il
the Senate, provided he is a respectable man. |
The fortunate individual will get fat salary, i
but it is not likely that the people will be bene-
htted to the amount OF a farthing by the cleo
ton of any man. We think our people ought TO I
take sOms interest In political affairs but we Il
don't think they ought to invest their whole /
time IN the business to the neglect of more lm-
portant matters. Whist the country needs is Il
quiet and repOse. The future wealth and great
ness of the country are in the hands of the
people, and not in the hands of scheming poll
uclans and chronic office hunters. They have Il
ruined the country once and they will ruin it
again If they only think they can make anything /
by 1t, and the people are fools enough to follow
them. heed less politics. and more enterprise,
ticians and more labOrers-less fretting and Il
fussing about the political aspirations of this or
that man, and more elbow grease-less study L
how to promote the interests of chronic Office
hunters, and more Oft how to make two blades |
OF grass grow whore one grew before We must Il
follow the piow more and scheming politicians i
less. We must bury our Dreiudices and ami
mOsities engendered by the dead past and cult /
vate klnd and traternal feelings amongst all |
classes OF the community. This is the broad 4
ROAD that reads TO peace greatness. wealth and i
a to fn oh GfAN
paths OF politics at all When will sensible L
people IND THIS out and act upon it?"
From tho Sholbyyillc American Res,us. Sep 10. /
There has becl and still is a great deal said /
upon TINS subject The names of many of our i
most distinguished men have been spoken of /
in connection with this office. Ii will be the /
duty Of me Legislature that assemblies on the /
first of October next to elect a successor to Mr.
Fowler, andlt Is important that the people If /
this state be represented by some one of their
ablest and best statesmen, and that said repre- |
sentative should be selected in accordance with |
the will oi the people whom he will represent. |
lie should not go there merely by the voice of /
majority OF the members of The Legislature, |
but OF the people who elected them to carry |
out their wishes and net their individual pref
erenceS. Snch we believe to be the duty of |
every member elected to the Legislature. |
There is no election of more Importance to the
people of q State than the election of its Sepa-
tors. and we do not think that in dis
cussing the fitness and claims of the most |
State by the press and the people |
at all out of place, but right and proper We
are not like the editor of the Lebanon Herald,
who says all this excitement about who shall
represent us IN the Senate is entirely unnFces-
sary."e Nor do we think as he says that "our
people are taking too much stock in politics"
We only regret that they do not read and study
more thoroughly and understand more fully the
issues before the country. The Herald man
seems to be easily satisfied, he SAYS 1T matters
but little to the people who goes to the Senate,
| provided he is respectable man." Now, we
know many men who are respectable" that
would not do to send to the Senate of the
United States. On reading the article of the
| Herald. we came to the conclusion that the ed
itOr wrote it more out of the mere habit of say
ing something just to fill up than he did to give
| expression to his mind on the subject. If be is
really in earnest, he ought not to writs or pub
fish any more political articles. If there is no
| money in il" il surely does not paw. and he
| should abandon it. Let the people speak out
| freely and the press proclaim the truth of the
| world fearlessiy on all subjects pertaining to
| their State and national welfare.
From the Winchester Home Journal, Sept. ..
Tho prominent aspirants for the Senate are
| johnson and Etheridge, We are for Andrew
johnson for the Senate, because We think no
| one could OF would so ably defend the liberties
of the people. Since the recent enthusiastic re-
| ception of him by the people wherever and
whenever he has proclaimed his sentl nents up
on the stump, we say 1t is impossible for Andrew
| Johnson. after receiving these unparalleled ex-
| pressOns of distinction. to bs.sO uDgrateful as
not to bear in his bosom the interest of his peO-
pie more fOndly and dearly than all other con-
| sideratOns on earth. No one pretends to de-
| ny that he would be an able defender of them.
lie unquestionably. to our mind, is the man.
Let us see what your objections to him are.
| In fact and in truth, the objections urged
against Andrew johnson do not seem to be
urged in seriousness. The two prominent OBJ
jections are these:
First If sent to the Senate. he would too
| bitterly and violently dencunce Radicalism and
| political corruption.
Second Mr. Etheridge should go to the Sen
ate, because West Tennessee has never been
honOred with Senator.