Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
THECANvAss.


Iesz. saowx MAS AN orEN ruEID.
wishdrawal ef Col. CeIyar from the
GubcrnaforiA1 Race.
To the Editors ofthe Union and American.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. /, S70.--SinceI
hearing the speech Of Gen. Brown TO
day have concluded to withdraw
from the canvass for Governor.
In reference to the three questions
Of State policy which prompted me
to become candidate, l find that
Gen. Brown and myself agree. He
| takes the positions assumed by me In
my first speech-that, after giving
the law passed ut the last session u
fair trial, the State ought to dissolve
its connection with tile ins0lvent
railroads, and that this should be done
by compromise so az so avoid litiga-
CATION and give the companies a
chance to control the property II they
can get up cur bonds to nquidate the
debt which 1t may be agreed they
Gen. Brown takes the ground
which assumed at the outset, that
convict labor should not be brought
In competition with the mechanics of
the State; that no convict should be
educated In mechanism, and that as
soon as 1t can be done the entire con-
Wet labor should be put to something
purely productive. He argues that II
put to digging coal this labor will
greatly benefit our.m echanics instead
of being their evil competitor.
While Gen. Brown did not discuss
the question of immigration, he
agrees with me that our immense re-
I sources can only be developed by en-
couraging it, and am sure III elected
Governor-he will take ground with
the live men of the State upon this
great question.
a Gen. Brown, In his speech, does all
in his power to repair the injury done
by the improper use Of the words
sovereign States" in the platform.
: The question being one of Intention,
/ the evil to the State lies In the con-
. struction which will be put upon the
5 words. Gov. Brown meets the charge
! that since the great debate between
8 Webster and Calhoun in 1888, these
words have been constantly used by
extreme men to convey the idea OF
= absolute sovereignty Including the
;, right of secession, by q reference tC
J, authorities showing that the words
: have often been used to convey the
:, idea simply of States rights under tht
Constitution.
$ Besides, Gen. Brown himself utter.
: ly repudiates the doctrine ofsecessi0n
and holds that q State IS a govern
ment of limited powers, sovereign In
its reserved rights, but limited in it.
g relation to the Federal Government
n JUS. as the Constitution limits 1t, ant
- that among the reserved rights Is mo-
: included the right of secession.
This leaves no matter of c0ntr0ver
l. sy between Gen. Brown and myself
I'll This to me is a pleasant result 0
IL what seemed to be a difference o
!, principle, and the course Is taker
VI cheerfully, because it meets the ap
Z prevail of our friends in East Tennes
IF see, who are making a most earnes
!, fight on the side of constitutional lib
y erty, In the only doubtful Congress
J. ional districts ,.as.. ilgs,ax Ia
e One other thing, Messrs. Editors
= and / will perhaps not trouble yoI
u soon again-and this is said withou
~ regard to whether 1t makes friends o
O. foes. 1t has been but a few month
lie since we had militia, and ldisfran
chisement, taxation without repre-
sentation. A large class Of Uniol
y men in tennessee have worked earn
1t estly for our emancipation. Durinl
re the night of this struggle, which last
"a ed four years and half, the watch
- word was ito forget the past" Blu
: now see from letters aud speeche
o. that some of our Rebel friends ar
A. taking the ground that these mel
are mot worthy to represent the PEG
pie Of Tennessee" that only men VIII
''had the soul and patriotism an
courage and love enough of the Soutl
to incur disabilities" are lit to repre-
:. sent us; others assume that not bein
, representative men they should no
be.put in Office, while Others announc
that Rebels only will they support.
Passing by the question of policy
I'd with simply reminder that still
III large class of our people will be com
N PEELED to apply to have their disabill
w. ties removed, and that such madnes
Ell Is cruel until all are placed on a
We equality, want to say, that / did nc
or sympathize with this extreme posi-
!, ton. took my share of responsibility
" in the work of breaking down In
militia; in liberating our friend
rs. when imprisoned during this reign {
a. terror; and In wrestling our corpora
of tons and property from the hands {
oppressors; and meeting the tbrea
~ ened destruction of our civil Stat
government by military reconstru,
OF ton. In all these struggles / foun
hundreds OF Union men on the sid
7 Of free government and constitution
al liberty. / found such men {
as George j. Stubblefeld, ID. b. Thon
in as, John G. Gaut, Judge Frazier, "
A. Hickerson, John NJ. Lea, Cap
=, Sheafe, VIM. Simmons, and hume
N; Gus Others, ready to make any sacr
IN; flee in opposing our further degrad,
oil ton; and whatever other men ma
TX; do, shall go to my grave before / 5
X back on these men.