Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-02
cu.NV AND ALcORN.

Grant cillDTdCcS tNCly OSSN7iOA 49,
TO make it known that he is decidedly
opposed to the election of Judge Dent, !
and is decidedly in favor of that OF Gen.
Acorn. as Governor of Mississippi. 1t
may be regarded as somewhat singular that
he should take so decided a stand against
his brother-in-law, but it is natural after
all. Grant was known to be Democrat
before the war, and was spoken of by
number of Democratic journals in connec-
ton with the candidacy of that party for
President, but he was taken up by the
Radicals and through their efforts his
nomination was secured at Chicago. 1t
is natural that they should look upon any
favor he may show the Conservatives
with suspicion. 1t was 50 in the Virginia
canvass, and he was logged by leaders OF
the Radical party constantly lest he
should favor the election of Walker
The same game is being played
with regard to the Mississippi
election. A report got out by some
means or other that Judge Dent had said
that Grant sustained him as a candidate
for Governor of that State, and straight
way Senator Thayer, of Nebraska, called
Grants attention to the report. Grant
denied it, and satisfied Thayer that he
was in favor of the election of Alcon.
+. As if this assurance was not enough, the
press was furnished with letter which
Grant wrote Judge Dent from Long
Branch on the 1st of August, in which he
said he ''must show the weight of his
influence in favor of the party opposed
to the Judge; but expressed the ''hope
that before the election there viii be such
concessions on either side in Mississippi
as to unite all true supporters of Recon-
struction and the Administrated together in
support of one ticket" Judge Dent was q
Union man from the Start, is Union man
still and supporter of Grants admins
tration, but he is opposed o the measures
adopted to carry Mississippi into the Radi-
cal fold in other words, he is in favor OF
giving every white man in that State the
rights which are accorded TO negroes; yet
Grant favors an ex-Rebel who goes the
whole figure of Radicalism. Alcorn, the
Radical candidate, was an ultra-slave-
holder, and one of the earliest and loudest
of the advocates of the secession of Mis-
sissippi, and was a Brigadier General in
the Confederate army. The Mobile Reg
lister says "he turned a double back SOM
ersault and lighted at the feet of rampant
Radicalism as soon as the lost cause
went down" This explains the sympa-
thy Grant -cntertains for Alcom. When
ever a man who fought for the lost
cause throughout the late war, goes over
to the Radicals and labOrs with them to
degrade the men with whom he fought,
he is sure 10 find sympathy from such
men as have deserted the Democratic
party. The course of the Radicals to-
ward Grant shows that they are afraid he
will play false with them, and upon the
least indication that he faYOrs anybody
that opposes their ultra measures, they
forthwith set one of their leaders after
him, and he is forced to take
such position as is dictated to him. There
is d good deal of satisfaction manifested
by the Radicals in Washington that Grant
has been spurTed up to take the position
he has in favor of the ''Rebel' renegade
Alcorn, and the correspondent of the
Cincinnati Chronicle says under date of
Oct. %:
at is believed that the Presidents last
emphatic declaration in favor of Alcorn's
election, will have a good effect in Mis-
sissippi, and check, to some extent, the
tide of public feeling which, for two
weeks past, has been decidedly in Dents
favor, from the most reliable accounts re
ceived here.
This explains why Granthas beenforced
to take the decidedly open stand he has in
Alcom. The tide has been setting so
strongly against the ex-Rebel-Radical that
something had to be done to save him,
and it was thought that if Grant came out
strongly that might do it There is rca-
son, to believe, however, that the people
of Mississippi will spurn this movement TO
dictate to them through the President, as
did Tennessee and Virginia.