The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-20
BROwNLOw.
He Writes another LetterllmpOllcy Of
Removing Ofice-H0,ae.s who
Voted for Senter.

The Knoxville Wing says the fol-
lowing letter was sent to the Washing
ton Chronicle, butas it has not appeared
in that paper "the inference is that its
publication has been declined" and
adds: "This inference is strengthened
by the fact that Senator Brownlow's
letter addressed to the colored men was
forwarded to that office with a like
| request, which was not complied with"
KNOXVILLE TENN, Aug. 10. 1860.
To the Editor of the Washington
| Chros,icle-SIR: / wish to say a few
| words through your journal to the Re
publicans of the nation, generally, and
also to the President and his cabinet
particularly, touching the late Tennessee
election.
Hon. Dewitt &. Senter is elected
Governor of Tennessee, by majority
ranging from sixty to seventy thousand
having carried East Middle and West
Tennessee, the three grand divisions of
the State. There were many fraudu-
lent votes cast, / have no doubt; bat
the majority is quite too large to be set
to the account of fraudulent votes.
again take occasion to endorse
Governor Senter as a sound and relia-
BILE Republican, the charge of his enc
mics to the contrary notwithstanding.
The legislature, though not Republi.
can, is not Democratic, and therefore
will not elect Andrew johnson to the
Senate, but will fall back upon such
Conservative, old-line Wing as Cover
Nnil1 or poilin paxyfon.
and, i'm my judgement, will adopt the
fifteenth amendments
Messrs. Stokes and Butler, sttmg by
defeat, and by the loss of both their
Congressional districts, which have
been carried by the S inter- party, it is
said by their friends, will proceed at
once to Washington to have all federal
officers i'm Tennessee who voted for
Senter instantly removed and Stokes
Republicans appointed in their places.
Thousands of as good Republicans as
Tennessee affords voted for Senter as a
Republican candidate; and to-day a
majority of the Republicans of Tennes-
see are Senter men. They have never
sent delegations to Washington to in
woke the aid of the administration in
the contest, and they will not do so now
even for tile sake of continuing their
| friends i'm Office. / write in no spirit of
| dictation; but in that of friendly caution
| airy advice. We think, here in Tonnes
see, that it was quite enough for men,
bers of the cabinet to send electioneer-
ing letters during the canvass declaring
their preference Cor Stokes; and now, to
turn Republicans out of Office for daring
| to vote for Senter as their choice of the
| two Republican candidates for Governor
| will look to us from our standpoint
| very much like bringing the patronage
of the government into conflict with
"the freedom of elections" We think
| here, that no competent and honest
| man should be removed from office
| because he voted for Senter or Stokes,
both being Republicans, and we shall
| be greatly disappointed if the Republic
| can party of the whole nation do not
| take the same view of the subject. In
| plain English, what we ask is this: that
| in the reno val of Senter Republicans
from office, the same rule shall be APP
| piled as in the removal of Stokes
| Republicans or any other Republicans;
4. G. that they shall only be removed
| for incompetency growing out of
inefficiency, unfaithfulness or dishon-
esty.
In conclusion, 1 am not by any
means alone in theholding and express
| ing of ii ese views; and, further, i'll ut
| tering the additional opinion, that the
| administration should make haste
slowly, to drive from its support a
maioity of the Republicans of Tennes-
see, by pursuing the proscriptive policy
which will be urged opon it by Stokes,
Butler, and few disappointed pOliti-
clans. l am very respectfully, your
obed!ent servent,
w. q. BRowNLow.