The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-03
TEHNESyRE.

Correspondence Of khe Cincinnati Commercial.
stokes haA o Weakness for military
appearahceA hind martial govefhments.,
He loves the clangor OF resoundlng
arms, he delights In the pomp aud cIr-
cumstance OF war, he glorles In that
which is snowy and strong. He is q
military man, every inch OF him. The
people have known this ever aimee bid
CORY falcon flashed along the classic
banks Of theuslt7kllIpr; ever sInce his
battIesscatred body, doomed up tower
bf strength at Alexandria, when evac-
hating that place, agreeable to famous
order of. q famous rebel General, which
commanded that the women and chill.
dren and Stokes cavalry be' removed, /,
as the town will be shelled.'
After all this, II there is any ono who
doubts that be has q taste for dangling
swords ittefing epaqlett aand GGudy
the efforts which Sweet William Is
making to have the popular verdict Of
ersal,Bu6fage aet aside6and Mil.
itary Governor enthfoned at Nashville,
and that Military Governor none other
than himself. He writes 10 Boutwell,,
he telegraphS 10 CresWell, ghe pleads
With Grant and hesWilr rsm6lie In Con-
eress likel pile Of dry corn scobs. II
The citizens ofTenneNe a-ot Father the
voters ofTcnnessee- dc not elect him
over Senter, then Sihey are dIsloyal,
and must be Reconstructed over again.
That he will make au earnest effort to
substitute q military government In
lieu OF the lpresent olYll governing
that he will use the persuasive elo-
quence OF his tongue aud the magic
figures Of his pen, to make the people
believe that leenter' q itrlumphlis q. ri.
umph Of the Ku-Klux and cut. throats,
negro ,hateEB and chOolfhouse bnrnars,
thgtecan Do, bat littlef doubt, Taking
loyalty asa text, he WIN emh6dyH all
these matters inhiBi sermons, and with
Congress. for a congregation, he, will
hope to make converts to the cause oil
military government. In Tennessee.
II Congress can set aside the present
State government to: o:day, Il can 10 NOR.
row, or next week, or ave yearR hence,
Perhaps Il would 5besWell enough ITO
wait n afeWSyearB and 500 II the triumph
I OF Sentet and his cause endangefs the
lives Of the black loyallstS In this State.
II itdoes, lhenit will be time enough
to ask Congressional relief, and pray
for % Nj Hillary Governor. The tlme may
be 40 fur hence before iepaule,s viii be
required In Tennessee, That the gifted
Stokes will have been gathered TO his
l.fathers, and enjoying The fame in the
nextworld,thet 20 hasiho dearly earned
In this. In such an event yBome, other
patriotic gentleman Will be called upon
to wear the tassel and brAudish the In
MguIGzof military jhBtIce; 10 deal oul
equity In . dlsh, and impress the natives
with the awiul Solemnlty Of the second
recotstructibn. N 'h'i'''' '''.
Stokes could mot tobj Sctto this, for II
10 not q case where delay Is dangerous
The power that coul Id now overturn q
state government, could doit Ave Of
ten yearb h9nees or any olhet ,time.i B5
waiting and seeing what effect the tri'
umph OF universal ,Buffrage Will have
nothing win be lost, except, perhaps
an opportunity for Stokes 10 DO Militia
ry Governor. As that gentleman glveI
uBto undentapd ythat it % only for thu
good Of the State that he labors, and moi
1'Irom any personal interest or ambition
then, why not walt and see what frulll
the tree Of universal suffrage produces
before hewlnR Il down and casting Il
Into the hte'a BY being In such ho
haste 70 have his native Rtate recon
struoted again, Stokes laya himssl opet
TO the, charge that an inordlnate ambl
tlon to be Governor, atb all events
prompts him thus 10 net, This n 4
lance and shield both iiuiIh0 hhnds O
his enemies, Tor they, Aay Tlahall on
Estate ban overturned ana x onf m Ahnll
\ sab lected 10 the rule Of the bRyonet d
crafty the disappointed ambition OF
J party leaderl