Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-28
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North and in Tennessee was to defea
Andrew johnson, we can assure then
that they have taken the wrong course
Andy's whole career hiss shown tina
nothing is so conducive to his persona
success as opposition. He thrives upor
opposition. II, the other party. oppose.
him he rallies his own party around hin
and marches on to victory. 1T lead
ers of his own party oppose him fol
selfish or other purposes, he falls back
upon the people, who have never yet
failed to come to his support. fit was
desired to defeat Andy johnson for the
United States Senate, his name never
should have been mentioned in connec-
ton with the Office, and above all things,
nobody should have opposed his election,
or said anything in dispsrsgement of him.
We do not know that he wants the Office
or would take it if offered, but it seems
to US that the indiscretion of his enemies
is going to drive the legislature into
forcing the position upon him, whether
he wants it or not. ttslt 49, ....
A new power, however, has been
brought into the contest. Perhaps his
opponents have learned wisdom by ex$
perience. 1t may be that they have had
sense enough TO subsidize the Imperialist
to offer him its support as the surest
manner of getting him out of their way.
At any rate, that Journal Of August q
contains for its leading editorial an article
lacdatory Of Andrew johnson, and ex-
pressing wish for his election to the
Senate, because, they think, he viii
make a good Imperialisti This is the
hardest hit Mr.. johnson has yet re-
ceived. The people might have stood
the insinuation of some Tennessee jour
nalists that he was selfish, for every man
is strongly predisposed in favor Of the
greatest good for the greatest number
that number being number one-but TO
accuse Andy johnson of being an Impe-
rialist is too hard.
The only possible way in which we
can accOut for such an attack is that
some other aspirants must have employed
Furay, the accomplished mendaciOus
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
to get Andy out of the way, and that he
wrote this article for the Imperialist.
The magnificence Of the falsehood that
Andy johnson would make an Imperis
alist could only have proceeded from the
most accomplished liar in the universe.
We are inclined to favor Mr.. Johnson's
election. For while after the election
we were disposed to magnsnimity to-
wards the whole Republican party, on
account Of the liberal action of some mem
bers of that party in Tennessee. We are
still favorably disposed towards the party
in Tennessee, and are willing to give
them an even chance, but so far as yield
ing anything to the Radical party of the
North is concerned, we are satisfied,
since the course pursued by the admin
istration in Virginia, that there is no use
in throwing grass at them, and that we
might as well try what virtue there is in
stones, briars, whips and such like. IL
Andy johnson would certainly be q
thorn in their sides, and he would be apt
to keep them reminded of the constitu-
ton and the wishes Of the people. This
would not be pleasant to the Radical
poudbUIos anu VIC UOilONO Nc nIOhSO
enough to enjoy their discontinue.
The idea of accomplishing any good by
"conciliating" the Radical party Of the
North is at allacy. The only way to cons
ciliate them is by yielding all that they
ask, and that we cannot advise. Two
years ago we offered to consent to uni
versal suffrage, coupled with universal
amnesty. The party at the North
spurned us with disdain. This ; ear a
portion of the Republican party in
Tennessee voluntarily offered to us
our proposition of two years ago, and we
gladly and gratefully co-operated with
them and elected the Republican candi-
date for Governor, who made the propo-
sition, by 10000 msjority-more than
any candidate ever before received in
this State. To him, and to the Republic
cans who stood by him, we are thankful
and we honor them. but are we bound to
pay any regard to the feelings of those
Radicals of the North who denounced
him ard his supporters as Rebels and
traitors? We think not. yl..t..
The whole senatorial question is in
the hands of the Legislature That
body is composed of some of the ablest
men in the State and we have every
confidence in their judgment. If they
elect any of the Conservative candidates
mentioned in connection with the office,
they will do well, and the State will be
honored, but if they elect Andrew johns
son, the Radical party will be justly and
terribly punished for its illlberal and
proscriptive attitude towards the people
of Tennessee, when they were struggling
for the regeneration of the State.