Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-06-04

EDrroRs CHRONICLE Our COM
which Through your
highly. appreciated courtesy APP
peared in your issue Of last week,
was not the enthusiastic outburst of
the preference OF. one or two indiyid-
uals for Col. J. c. Stark, as you pro-
claim to be your opinion; nor was 1t
designed to institute invidious COM
parsons of The relative merits Of the
respective gentlemen; but 1t was the
result of conference Of his and the
friends of the lamented Benton, who
was one of the favorite sons of old
Robertson who harmonized the So
called "unanimous" convention on
Maj. Rice; and who feel that they
surrendered their preferences to pro-
mote the public good, when Stark
and Benton, through their friends,
surrendered their claims i'm the So
called "unanimous convention" as
true patriots and honest citizens, and
rallied their friends to the support of
Rice, Broaddus and Smith, as our
peoples candidate, against an obnox-
ious sojourner who, backed by that
same mongrel imported vote that
defeated Hart for the Senate, might
now. be our Judge, had it not been for
tile combined influence and energies
of both Stark and Benton, together
with their friends. At the same
time our entire bar published an APP
peal to the citizens to rally to the res
cue, while the Record, with the
names of the peoples candidates
displayed from Its masthead, was ex-
erting itself among our people.
SO 1t would appear, to an observer,
that to the patriotism, honesty and
discretion of the people, more than
the efforts of any one man, we are
indebted for the glory Of defeating
Radicalism; and it is feather In nc
mans cap. ItI
Robertson and good portion Of
old Cheatham feel that they nobly
surrendered their preferences in O
common cause, and now that they
have dispelled the dark and gloomy
clouds that hung around us, they
I
claim the right to exercise their pref
erences in the question. We fully
coincide In your remark that we all
have common interest in electing q
man of "high capacity" and such
we can with full confidence assure
our neighbors, we regard Col. Stark
We are much pleased to learn thai
our neighboring counties are so wei
filled with representative men of dis
tinguished ability, and only hope
that they may present us one Of sucl
as candidate for Attorney Genera
and Reporter for the State at large
and we doubt not that they are tot
wise to allow their judgment to b
misled by empty compliments. Sc
far as the argument of local conve
nience is concerned, we are willing
to leave the question with the PEG
pie under their, knowledge of thu
country. And lastly, but appa
rently with you not least, is til,
length of time the counties have helt
the Office; and according to your owl
statement Montgomery has fur
nished three Judges, viz: Wisdom
Rice and Smith, while Robertson ha
furnished but one, (since the tim,
when Judge Pepper was fist appoin
ted by the Legislature and that onl,
by his reelection. We are please,
to learn that w. J. Broaddus is a cit
izen of Stewart county, as it will a
least exonerate old Montgomery from
the charge Of complete monopoly
Now, Mr.. Editor, to satisfy you
mind that our communications re
fleet the sentiments of the people W,
will say that we only wish yov
might be able to take balloon as
cension and sean the country at on
view. We will say, in conclusion
that were the destroying angel or
dered to visit the country and exter
inmate all whose sentiments we re
fleet, we would say woe be unto tlr
country, for few there be who will b
left therein. ROBERTSON.