Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-18
Pluto Speaketh.

The following letter was forwarded
to the Chronicle some time ago, says
the Knoxville Wing from which paper
we copy it, but was not allowed in
sertiOn;
KNOXVILLE, TENN, August IS, 1859.
Editor of the Washington Chronicle:
SIR: 1 wish to say a few words
through your journal to the Republi-
cans Of the nation, generally, and also
to the President and his Cabinet, par
ticularly, touching the late Tennessee
election,
Hon. Dewitt @. Seuter Is elected
Governor of Tennessee, by majority,
ranging from sixty thousand to
seventy thousand, having carried
East, Middle and West Tennessee, the
three grand divisions of the State.
That there were many fraudulent
votes cast, l have no doubt; but the
majority is quite too large TO be set to
the account of fraudulent votes.
again take occasion to endorse
Gov. Senter as q sound and reliable
Republican, the charge of his enemies
to Che contrary Notwithstanding.
The Legislature, though not Repub-
lican, Is not Democratic; and there
fore will not elect Andrew johnson TO
the Senate, but will fall back upon
some such Conservative. old-line
Whig, as Gov, Neil S. Brown or
Raiiie' Peyton; and in my judgment,
will adopt the 10Th amendment.
Messrs. Stokes and Butler, stung by
defeat, and by the less of both their
Congressional districts, which have
been carried by the Senter party, it is
said by their friends, will proceed, at
once, to Washington, to have all Fed
eral officers in Tennessee who voted
for Senter, instantly removed, and
Stokes Republicans appointed in their
places, Thousands of as good Repub-
Hcans as Tennessee affords, voted for
Senter as Republican candidate !;
and, to-day, a majority of
the Republicans of Tennessee are Sen
ter men. They have never sent dele
cations TO Washington to invoke the
aid of the administration in the con-
test and they will not do so now, even
for the sake of continuing their friends
in Office. write in no spirit of dicta-
ton; but in that of friendly cautiOnary
advice. We think, here, in Tennes-
see, that it was quite enough for men,
bers of the Cabinet to send electioneer-
ing letters during the canvass, declar-
ing their preference for Stokes; and,
now, to turn Republicans out of office
for daring to vote for Senter as their
choice of the 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 Re
publicans, and we shall be greatly dis
appointed if the Republican party of
the whole nation do not take the same
view of the subject. In plain Eng
lish, what we ask is this: that in the
removal of Senter Republicans from
office, the same rule shall be applied
as in the removal of Stokes Republi-
cans or any other Republicans, 4. e..
that they shall only be removed for
ineompeteney growing out of ineffi-
cheney, unfaithfulpess or dishonesty.
In conclusion, am not by any
means alone in the holding and eX-
pressing of these views; and, further,
in uttering the additional opinion,
that the administration should make
haste slowly, to drive from its support
a majority of the Republicans of Ten
nessee, by pursuing the proscrlptive
policy which will be urged upon it by
Stokes, HutlCr, and a few disap-
pointed politicians,
] am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
w. G. BROWNLOW.