Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-11
NM. rurLRE. on TENNEssEE.

The reader may be little astonished
that Mr.. Butler, of Tennessee, has not
already been expelled for the sale of ca
detships, which has been more clearly
proven against him than against any other
member of the House. Indeed, he has
himself acknowledged and confessed
more than was proven against White
more. Why, then, has he not been eX-
PEELED or compelled to resign? rejoice
to know that | am in possession of the
facts to elucidate the mystery, and l shall
tell them as an illustration of the high
consideration that influence the latter
day statesman in the discharge of
public duty Writing on the case Of Mr..
Butler some time ago, stated that his
expulsion would result in the election of
President johnson to the vacant seat
That tells the story Anxious as the
House may be 10 array itself in a garment
of virtue wien it can be purchased at the
trifling cost of expelling few carpet
baggers, it is still more anxious that Mr.
johnson shall not enter that body. As
the saying is, A. J. ''knows too much to
run at large" in the House. And so the
other day man came to me with fifty
cent postal currency in his hand, and
wanted to know where he could buy a
few copies of the Enquirer of a certain
date. / told him l didn't know how
he could get them this side of Gin
cinnati, except by applying to those
who received the paper here through
the mail. On further inquiry, | found
that the object was to get the Enquirer
predicting Andy's election, and send it to
every Radical member of the Investigating
Committee, for the purpose of influencing
| him in favor of the retention of Butler.
If there is a man in America whom John
A. Logan and some other Radicals don't
want to confront on the floor of the House
| it is A. J. AS a member of that body,
the ex-President would astonish the
country with his revelations about some
of the leading Radicals their proposition;
to him while President and the reasons
they had for joining the party opposed tC
him. But they can't keep him out long
| He is tolerably certain TO be elected mex
| fall; and then, as the almanac says, '1ool
out for squalls"
| TENNESSEE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.
The movement for the ''reconstruC
| ton" of Tennessee is gaining ground il
both Houses, and will no doubt be CARR
ed into effect very soon. The idea is t.
declare null and void the action OF tn
existing Legislature and the recent Con
stitutional Convention; to appoint pro
yisional Governor, and to arrange for
new registration and new election on th
Georgia plan. | asked leader in tn
movement, yesterday, what would b
done with Governor Senter. 81 don
know" said he; at depends on wha
Senter will do. We may retain him q
provisional Governor if'he acts with Us
| if not, we'll put him out and appoin
Stokes"
eBui," SAID /, tyou must put the Cor
gressional delegates out, too. For
| Tennessee needs reconstruction she is NJ
entitled to representation.
scNo," said he. ''The Congression
delegation were elected while the Stat
was loyal. The revolutionary movemeI
has been made SINCE Brownlow wi
stay in: but Cooper will not be admitted
J Fowler's successor will be chosen by
new Legislature, elected under the ne'
BILL"
This arrangement has also for a raise
| detre the prevention of Andys electic
to either the House or the Senate. 1t W
, be seen, too, that under the reconstru
tionary programme he is effectually e.
8 cluded from both. The devil enterlI
the Ecumenical Council would not crea
3 half SO much disturbance as A. ]. cntc
, ing either hall of Congress.