Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
TROUBLE IN THE PARTY.
Grant Snubs the tennessee Radicals
Some Inside History.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

| From the Cincinnati Commercial
KNOXVILLE, Nov. %, 1S71.-It is my
painful duty to record the fact that all is moi
| harmonious between the Republicans Of
East Tennessee and the President. He has
| got along with them so well for so long a
time that the recent disturbance of the
| pleasant relations is all the more melan-
! cholv. The band of friendship between
| Brownlow, Butler and Maynard and the
President has never been Of tough nature,
| and there are those who wonder how a
harp of so many strings could keep in tune
so long. 1t was afriendship not sealed with
kiss, nor even with a present. It's doubt
| full if all the East Tennessee statesmen
ever gave Grant as much as cigar; there
fore it required but gentle breeze TO blow
their love to the four winds, and make
them no longer examples of abiding conf
dence. Maynard is as cold as the North
Pole during hard freeze, and would not
give two dollars and half for any mans
frieRdshp-not that he loves friendship less,
but the two dollars and half more. Brown
low has warmer heart and is more char
table, and the beggar is never turned away
from his door with an empty stomach, but
he confines his gifts to those who need
them, therefore Grant has never got one.
Neither are any of the iIlustrious trio re-
lated to the President either by consanguini-
ty or affinity, hence the bond of unity and
brotherly love was not so strong but what
a little unDleasantness about District At
torney recently snapped it.
Right here let me caution the reader not
to believe that the Tennessee Republicans
will ego back on Grant" for they have no
Z.
low, for instance, should refuse to support
Grant, he would find himself on the same
platform with Andy johnson, which would
make him hop like turkey on hot stove.
The time has not yet come for the lion
and the lamb to lie down together, and
when it does come l fear the best place to
look for the lamb viii be in the lions
stomach.
A G. Campo yOung manfrom Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, is District Attorney for East Tennes-
see. When Roderick Random Butler was
presented for stealing pension money, Camp
aided in the prosecution, and since then it
has been the darling object of Buffers life
to get Camp removed. A man, and espe-
cially Congressman, naturally does not
like to 90 to the penitentiary, nor violently
love man who tries to send him there.
But that was not all. One of Buffers neph-
ews was arrested and prosecuted by Camp
for forging pension certificate, and draw
ing the money on it from bank in this city,
which money had to be refunded to the
Government by the bank, all of which was
distasteful to Congressman ROderick. Hav.
ing to pay the money back for his nephew
was probably what was the matter. But still
that was not all of the cause of enmity Of
Butler to Camp. He was surety upon the
bond of defaulter, and as such was sued
by Camp, as District Attorney, for about
six thousand dollars.
All this was of course distasteful to But
Ter, and he went for the Ohio Chinee in
way that was fearful to see. He either got
Maynard and Brownlow stirred up on the
subject, or they got themselves stirred up,
and the three preferred charges. These
charges are not specific, merely general in
situations of incompetency, and so forth.
The trouble with Camp is that he has
prosecuted all offenders of the law, without
regard TO their politics or their standing in
society. He has been particularly severe
on mountain distillers, who seem to think
that because they "fought agin the Rebels
they have a life right to make whisky, re-
gardless of government duty. Nine-tenths
of the whisky makers of East Tennessee are
loyal men, and to look over Camps docket,
it did appear although he was prosecuting
loyal men in way that was not altogether
child-like aud bland. FOur-tfths of the
cases were against the Republicans. The
cry was raised that Camp was hurting the
party, and he was, if enforcing the laws vii
njure the party.
But this was not all of Camps improper
conduct. Brownlow has a sOn-in-law who
is pension agent at this place, and Camp
took some steps towards making him give
sufficient bond. Indeed in the administra-
ton of his Office, he has not spared loyal
men, and as the consequence he has got the
active enmity of Butler, and Butler has
worked upon Brownlcw and Maynard, I'M
til the three demanded his removal. The
President complied, and Camp telegraphed
TO DelanO. Delano is a personal friend to
Camp, and had Grant to reinstate him in
office, which was done within 4 few days
after his removal, or suspension. This was !
a direct snub to BrownlOw, Maynard, and |
Butler, giving them an opportunity to learn !
that they don't stand very high with the |
Camp is straight-Out party man, and |
fearing that the snub would lead to ''inhar /
moni0us relations" between the President, |
Delano, and the Tennessee Republicans, /
he Saturday telegraphed his resignation to !
the President. BY doing this, he has sacri- |
feed four or five thousand dollars year, |
but healed what would have been a dis |
agreeable breach in the party. BrOwnlow, !
and Butler never would have |
to the continuance of Camp in /
office, and there was no way to prevent a |
serious rumpus in the ranks, but 10 resign. |
SENATOR BRowNLow.
Since writing the above, met Col. John |
BrownloW upon the street, and with him /
walked down toward the Senator's house.
"Will your father attempt to get to Wash
ington at the beginning Of the session." l
asked as he walked along.
sob, yes; he starts Friday, but he is
rather secret about it, for so many country
people swarm in TO see him about their
claims. They think that he can go to the
of the Treasury and tell him that
they want their money, and he will send it.
They have very ridiculous notions of how
business is conducted"
We passed historic building by the way,
a twO-stOry, tumble-dOwn affair, where the
first Legislature OF the State held their first
session, and drew a dollar and half day
for their services. Here also assembled the
first Constitutional Convention, and after
ward General Cor judge Andrew jackson
held Court in the same historic shed.
Upon entering the Senator's house We
found him lying upon large sofa, negro
rubbing his feet. He is in wretched health, |
but no more than he has been for two years. !
His hands and feet are continually jerking |
and shaking with the palsy. He cannot |
read unless the book or paper is fastened to