Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-26
THE FALL "A ELECTIONS.
An Address from the Denocraiis
: Senators and Representatives In

IN our telegraphic dispatches
TO oar FELLOW -citizens of The United
States, Friends Of Constitutional
Economical and Honest Govern
Dle1it. 8 t5 9-tzs ai t---a
The undersigned beg leave to call YOU
attention to the peculiar Importance OF
the elections which take place this year,
and respectfully TO submit suggestions for
your consideration. BY the State Legis.
latures to be elected nearly one-third of
the United States Senate viii be chosen,
and nearly all the members of the next
House of Representatives are to be elect
ed next fall. Upon the coming elections,
then, depends the question whether the
Democratic and Conservative element in
the Senate shall be increased, and whether
that element shall have q majority of Rep
resentatives in the House of Represents
lives, and as a consequence whether we
shall have constitutional, economical
and honest government, or continuance
of revolutionary, extraysgsnt and wilfnl
partisan rule; whether we shall. have g
general, uniform, just and constitutional
legislation, with reasonable taxation and
frugal expenditure, or an unconstitutional,
partial, unjust and class legislation, with
oppressive and unequal taxation and
wasteful expenditure. That we have
strong reasons to hope for favorable re-
suit is plainly apparent. The elections
already held clearly show that the tide of
reform has set in with power that can't
be resisted. Let no blunders be commit
ted by the friends of reform. II they do
their duty and act wisely, if they throw
off all apathy and act with vigor and
steadfastneSs, there is every reason to
hope their efforts viii be rewarded by
success. Let there be no dissensions
about minor matters; no time lost in the
discussion of dead wants; no manifesto
ton of narrow or proscriptiye feeling; no
sacrifice of the scause 10 crafty perso-
nal ambition or resentment; and let the
best men be chosen for candidates, and
we may hope to see our country redeemed
from misrule. And in this connection
we beg leave to say a word to our fellow
citizens of the Southern States. Do not
risk the loss of Senators or Representa-
tives by electing men who cannot take the
test oath, or who are under the disability
imposed by the fifteenth amendment
Whatever may be said as to the validity
of that amendment, or of the test-oath
act, you may rest assured that Senators
elected by the votes of members of
Legislatures who are held by the
Radicals to be thus disqualified, will not
be permitted to take their seats, and that
members of the House of Representa-
tives thus disqualified will also be exclud
ed. 1t is the plainest dictate of practical
wisdom not to incur any such risks. We
hope soon to see the day when all disa-
bilities will be removed, but in the mean
time we entreat you, do not lose the op-
portunity to strengthen the Democratic
and Conservative force in Congress, and
the possibility, nay, probability of obtain
ing majority in the next House of Re-
presentatives, by putting it in the power
of our adversaries to overthrow and dis
regard your elections.
Signed, A G Thurman, of Ohio; VIM
7 Hamilton, of Maryland; John H John
ston, of Virginia; Garrett Davis, of Ken
lucky; Geo Vickers, of Maryland; John
II Stockton, of New Jersey; T f Bayard,
of Delaware; E Casserly, of California;
Thos G McCreery, of Kentucky. Willard
Salisbury, of Delaware; and D Norton,
Of Minnesota, of the United States Sen
ste; and. by the following men,
Ders of the House of Representatives:
sam J Randall, of Pennsylvania; Geo w
Pennsylvania; P Van Trump,
Ohio; Stephen Archer, Maryland; r j
aaldeman, Pennsylvania; John D Stiles,
Pennsylvania; J Lawrence Getz, Penn
iylVania; Us Mccormick, Missouri; Boyd |
Kentucky; w E Niblack,
Indiana; o Clevand, New Jersey; John |
5riswold, New Jersey; Fernando WooG,
New York; Eugene NJ Wilson, Mime
Iota; Smith, Oregon; E F Dickson,
ohio; George w Morgan, Ohio; Peter W
Strader, Ohio; Henry W Slocum, New
York; John NJ Crebs, Illinois; 7 S Nc
Seely, Illinois; Patrick HamiIl, Mary
and; Erastus Wells, Missouri; j A
Johnson, California; Henry A
Reeves, New York; B 7 Biggs, Delaware;
lanes B Beck, Kentucky; Clarkson w
Potter, New York; Sam1 Hambleton,
] Proctor Knott, Kentucky; s
J Cox, New York; Charles Haight, New
Jersey; S SNewhall, Illinois; 81 Mayham,
New York; John Morrisey, New York;
John Fox, New York; VIM S Holman,
Indiana; MIC Kerr, Indiana; ID NJ Va
lauken, Pennsylvania; James Brooks,
New York; Albert g Burr, Illinois; VIM
nungen, Ohio; d w VOORHEES,,
Indians; Peter M Dox, Alabama;
aervey G Calkin, New York; w c Sher- |
'od, Alabama; Jno G Schumacher, New |
York; VIM II Barnum, Conn; ThOs L
Jones, Kentucky; &c Conner, Texas;
W N Sweeny, Kentucky, j II Lewis,
z Kentucky; L S Trimble, Kentucky; Jno |
7 Bird, New Jersey; Thos Swami, Mary
and; Jno NJ Rice, Kentucky; Sam1 b
Axtell, California; Chas A Eldridge,
Wisconsin; G NJ Adams, Kentucky; Jas
NJ Cavanaugh, Montana; J K Shaffer,
Idaho; S 7 Nuckolls, Wyoming; An
thony A G Rogers, Arkansas.
At an adjournment of the caucus of
the Democratic and Conservative Sena-
tors and Representatives the following
Democratic and Conservative campaign
committee was selected, to consist of two
Senator'S at large and one Representative
from each State represented in the Senate
and House by Democratic and Conserva
tive members. This committee have
power given them to appoint Demo
cratic and Conservative resident commit
Tee, to consist in part of their own mem
bers, together with citizens of the city to
The number that may be hereafter agreed
upon. The following is the Democratic
Committee:
Eugene Casserly, of California; John P
stockton, of New York; VIM II Barnum,
Of Connecticut; Henry L Slocunl, of New
York; Jno F Byrd, of New York; Samuel
J Randall, of Pennsylvania; Benz T Biggs,
Of Delaware; Fred Stone, of Maryland;
John w Johnston, of Virginia;
Francis L Schober, of North Caro-
lima; P Van Trump, of Ohio; VIM
e Niblack, of Indiana; A G Burr, of
Illinois; Boyd Winchester, of Kentucky;
G. A. Sheafe, of Tennessee; Rrastus
Wells, of Missouri; Chas. A. Eldridge, of
E. NJ. Wilson, of Minnesots;
Jas s. Smith, of Oregon; Jas. A. John
son, of California; Anthony A. G. Rogers
Of Arkansas; 5no. G. Conner, of Texas;
P. NJ. B. Young, of Georgia; not selected
from Alabama; Adolph Bailey, of
louisiana. u -
w So. Johns at TuIlahOma.
Quite number of persons went from
this city Friday to the Masonic celebration
at Tullahoms, and the occasion, we learn,
proved an interesting, instructive and
nnrnanhla nna ITha aYarcicoc cornoinIoI II