Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-26
RADICAL CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

The Radicals have nominated the
scalawag Wisener for Governor of Ten
nessee. He is not a carpet-bagger, but
belongs to the very small school of seal
awags in this State. The first portion
of his political record would have done
honor TO any secessionist or rebel in the
land. When the State was in the act Of
separation no member of the then Ten
nessee Legislature was more prompt and
persistent in voting arms and supplies
to hurl the foreign hordes of the North
from the sacred soil Of our beloved State.
On the Goth of April, 1861, the Legisla-
ture, of which Mr.. Wisener was a mem
Der, had under consideration the adop-
ton of a resolution authorizing the Gov
ernor 10 make contracts to subsist the
military forces of the State, as well as for
arms and such other munitions as might
be important to equip the military forces
of the State, and the Legislature pledged
itself to follow up such purchases or en-
gagements with bill or act making the
necessary appropriations Of money to
meet or liquidate the same. Mr.. Wisener
did not exactly approve Of this resolu-
ton in all its details, and, with four
others, had q protest drawn, which was
afterward spread upon the journal as
follows
1--WE protest against the passage Of
the resolutions of the committee, No.,
not because we believe, or because we
think, the people of Tennessee believe
the action of the Executive of Tennes-
see, in refusing TO respond to the call Of
MIR. Lincoln TO furnish troops, etc, was,
under the circumstances, wrong; but be-
cause we believe the second resolution
places Tennessee in the attitude Of de-
string to transfer the scene Of war,
should war come between the sections,
10 the soil of Tennessee. We avow our
selves, and we believe the people Of Ten
nessee are willing and able TO resist to
the last extremity, any attempt on the
mart Of the North to invade and subJu-
gate the State Of Tennessee. lSee
House journal, page r.
This Radical candidate for Governor
was in favor with the people, of resist
ing to the last extremity any attempt on
the part Of the North to invade and sub
iugate the State of Tennessee. He is,
however, now marvellous proper man,
and is noted for his high appreciation of
the Union, his loyalty TO the Gov
ernment Of the United States, and utter
Of all rebels. Again, on the
both Of April, 1861, Mr.. Wisener offered
the following resolution;
Resolved. That the Committee on Mil.
itary Affairs be instructed 10 prepare and /
report a bin to raise. arm and equip TWEEN /
~ thousand volunteers to be used IN de-
Tense Of the State against hostile inva-
sion OF aggression, securing 10 the vol
unteers the election Of their general, held
and company officers. and making suit
able provision for the families Of such
as may be in needy circum-
stances during the absence Of such vol
unieers. lSee House Journal, page 34.l
The resolution was laid on the table,
Mr. Wisener voting against laying 1t on
the table We have no objection so far
70 the gentleman's record, and only re-
greet that he did not continue in the good
way in which he started out The twenty
thousand volunteers he thought should
be raised FOR the defense Of the State
against the encroachmeuts Of the North
vas not 70 US an objectionable PROPOSE