Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-30

several Offices in his long strides.
TENNEssEE.
We now come TO Tennessee, poor Ten
nsssee, the old 'volunteer State etc,
Tennessee used TO loom up in the senate
figuring extensively in the Globe through
her representative but the most Of hoE
hguring now is done ct roll-call and on
payday. Brownlow snC Cooper are here.
B-ownlow is very weak, physically, and
entirely played out, politically. But II ne
we're in good health, and popular even
with part Of sny party. he would not be
the man for senator. He made q success
as q preacher at rural csmp-meetings, and
also as a country editor, ths same qualities
being essential TO both callings, namely, q
never-ceasing ability 70 pitch In. Brown
low could always pitch in, whether aiming
bis blows at Democrats or other sinners.
He was pretty good in q debate, too, but
not good enough to establish from the
Bible that slavery was q divine tnstitu-
ton handed down to us out of heaven by
our Father for our especial profit and con-
venienos, sithouRh he tried very hard.
Twenty years ego BrownloW might
have made q pssssols senator, but he is
too old and feeble now. A msu who can
not rise in his seat without help is in no
proper condition to represent q great
State. The position is exceedingly tEy-
ing to his PROSTATE body and weak nerves,
but he sticks to his seat, for should he re-
sign, oh! fearful thought, 3 Democrat
would be elected to succeed. Let us close
our eyes to the melancholy picture end
tell BroWnlow to stick.
Henry Cooper, elected over Andy John
son by treachsry, Is not making any etiar-
scter as g senator. Daring the war Henry
ond his brother Edward we're both taken
up by Andrew johnson and made some
thing of-thst is, he made one 8 circuit
iudEs in Tennessee and the other assist
ant secretary of the treasury. Dur
ing these tumuituous times he took
the Coopers under his wing, so TO speak,
and provided fer them, because they had
been lifelong friends, and bscsuse he had
confidence in their ability and integrity.
In 1899 both the Coopels were elected 10
the State senate, and promised their sup
port 70 JohnsOd for the United States sem
ste They were among his warm sup
porters, and Johnson went into that bitter
port. But, alas Tor human nature-the
COopers betrayed their benefsctor n the
last part Of the eleventh hour. They were
bought of by the enemy, who gave Henry
the nomination. and Edmund voted for
bis brother against his bensfsctor. He
shed tears when he did so, which is credit
sbls to his fns feelings; but it would have
bsen more creditsble to him to have stood
by his old friend IS his old friend had
sIood by him. Thus was johnson defeated.
Some people hsve gone So far in thsir
scuueness of vision IS 30 see a stroke OF
Providence In this but it looks more
Like stroke Of treschery.
NORTH CAROLINA.
North Carolina is represented by John
Pool, L. B. Vance not having got in yet,
and 10 is doubtful if he will. There is
something the msttsr with his record some
Wsy, but, to 90 to the bottom of things,
the chief objection, away down, covered
I'D with orsuc-y and rubbish, is the fact
that he is 6 Democrat. II he was truly
loyal he would not find so much trouble
in getting into the seat to which he y as
elected. 1t is 3 great thing to yel with
the largest crowd. Pool is 6 native of the
state, snd saw service before the war in
the legislature.
MISSOURI.
Missouri is the ablest represented of any
of the Southern States, if, indeed, We may
call bsr a Southern State. Both SchuTz
and Blair take q front rank. There are
Gbler men in the senate than either of
them, but not two from the same State,
with the possible exception OF Ohio.
MISSISSIPPI
From Mississippi we have Amss and
AlcJrn. Amss represents nothing, and
does not even live in the State. He went
there IS 5 general IN the army, snd the
negroes elected him TO the sensts. He
owns no property there, l think, snd his
representing the State Is farce. He has
ability as a military man, and did good
service during the War, bus is not qusli-
fisd IN an eminent degree for q senator.
AlcoFn Is an able man, has long been in
public life, is possessed Of a rich fund OF
experience, and is identified with the in
terests Of the State hs represents 10 the
extent OF owning good part Of one or
two counties. he Is, perhaps, the richsst
man In Mississippi. Els worst enemies
have never doubted his in egrity.
SUMMED UP.
This takes Us through the Southern
Stsses, and we hsve failed to stumble
upon = really great msn In the whole A0or
full. The superiority of the senators rep
rssenting the Northern States, leaving
Missouri out Of the calculation, is very
marked. The South sent forward her
share Of ability before the war, but Il is
not 50 now. The civil commOtlon has
overturned things, and q very large num-
bsr of bottom rails are d osting serenely
about on top. Il. V. z.