Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-15
AT LARGE.
The Somerville Falcon saws:

running both belong to an age that
is past.
a number OF influential citizens
of Memphis addressed a communi-
cation to Gen. q. W. Gordon, the
other day, requesting him to allow
them to announce him a. u candi-
date for Congress for the State at
large: He declines, for, among 9th
er reasons, the following;
But since your call l am informed
that my personal friend and former
commander, General Is. +. Cheat
ham, is a candidate for that Office. l
have entered the field too often with
him to take it now against him.
The Murfrecsboro Monitor says:
General Cheatham, ex-President
johnson and III. S. FoOte, are all
spoken of as candidates for Repre-
sentative to Congress for the State
at large. If Foote should continue
in the field until the day Of election
he will learn how very little the
people of the State think of him.
a correspondent of the Monitor
urges J. G. DromgoOle, Of Murfrecs-
boro, for the State at large.
The McMinnville New Era, in its
issue of the 9Th inst, has this para
graph:
AS mentioned in another part of
our paper, the people of the State
will have the privilege Of electing
! 4 Congressman for the State at large
at the approaching November cleo
ton. Without disparaging the abili-
ties or acceptability of any of the
aspirants now mentioned in con-
nectiOn with that position, we de-
! sire to briefly state one or two re-
| quisites that should, in our opinios.
] be taken into the count when SUCH
choice is to be made; and we make
! them upon the hypothesis that An
| drew johnson viii be = candidate
| regardless of the wishes of the peO-
pie. This position granted, we
need a man as his opponent who has
| both the nerve and ability to give q
| correct, as well as an able eXpOsi-
ton of Mr.. JohnsOn's damnable re-
cord before the people of our State.
| w Y al y uOb VI LuO5C W III DANACl "
take Mr.. johnson through fear of
| his ability to harm Us but we want
| our people to be thoroughly instruc-
ted with reference to his high-han-
ded administration as military
| Governor of our State, as well as
his past political record created du-
ring the war. We have such man
possessed with both ability and
nerve to uncover Mr.. Johnson to
the gaze of our people, and show
| his hideous deformities in their pro-
per light; Col. Thomas B. Murray,
of Warren county, fills the bill, and
we present his name 10 the people
as one well qualified in all the requi-
| sites. lie has never sought any pO-
Iitical preferment; never held a po-
] litical Office or one accorded on ac-
count of his political tenets; he once
| filed the position of district elector
on the Breckenridge ticket, with
great credit to himself and entire
acceptability to his constituents
| He has no political sins or errors to
mourn over or that could be used
to his disadvantage, and we present
him to the party feeling confident
that should the honor of making
the race fall upon him our cause
will not suffer in his hands.
The Winchester Home Journal of
the 9Th says: The McMinnville New
Era editor does not like either Foote
or johnson as candidates for the
State at large to represent us in
Congress, but thinks there are 9TH
er men every way qualified who
would be acceptable and for whom
he would delight to vote. Among
those he mentions is Hon. a. S.
Marks, of Winchester, to which we
say: Amen. Judge Marks would
be an honor to our State, and we
would be glad to see him in the halls
of Congress as our Representative.
The same paper says: Gen. Cheat
ham is urged by his friends, and
Andrew johnson and Gov. Foote
are already announced. We sup
pose it will be '1ree fight" and
| we may anticipate q Zest to the
! campaign such as has rarely if ever
| been seen. There will be raking
up of political sins on the parts eff
johnson and Foote, and lamppoou-
| ing of each other as caustic as ever
| ACA4 II Jill LAAC II 70 VI DNAAAOoN4C
Both of them are able men. Per-
| haps there is no man more thorough
| ly read than Gov. FOOte. His men,
DRY is remarkable, but not more re-
markable than that of Andrew
johnson. He is bold and, withaI,
| fretful to an extreme. And so is
Andrew johnson. We can hardly
| think wherein one has much the adj
vantage of the other. johnson may
strike heavier blows, but FOOte will
strike oftener, or, Ujce VeTSG. Gov
Foote is Observation-Disclosures John
son dignified. Both are are walking
lexicOns of political records and po-
litieal partiZanship. Both have
been Governors. Both have been
Senators in Washington. Both
have political sins to answer for,
and both will prove one another not
quite so white as Mary's little lamb.
''Selahl'
The Laurence Journal says:
a friend in Pulaski wishes to
know if we are not going to hoist
the name of Andy johnson as a can
didate for Congress for the State at
large. When we advocate the claim
of any one for that position, il will
be one who really has a claim. Ten
:Iessee has too many noble and gall
liant sons who followed her fortunes
under the guidance of the "mystic
cross" and who deserve to be hon
ored by her people, for us to adYo-
cate the claims of any one who
joined her enemies and assisted in
the work of subjugatiOn and humili-
alton. Besides it is not proper that
one man should be continually hon
ored above others who are equally,
if not more worthy than he. The
people of Tennessee are notuhgrate-
full, and the future will develop
their appreciation of past services
and sacrifices.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle says:
Grateful for the magnanimous con-
duct of the government in taking
Foote declares himself 4 candidate
by way of showing his gratitude to
"the best government" etc. If
Congress had anticipated such a re-
turn for its magnanimity, it would
have let the handouts remain fast
ened. The government never had
occasion to count his slain during
the war, but with the weapon Samp-
son used, he may play havoc with
Congress.
The Lincoln County NeCs-dem-
ocratic from the foundation of the
world-thus lays down its position
and expresses its views:
AS between Henry SaipeS Foote
and Andy Johnson, we would sup
port Andy. But it would be like
the .felIer'S horse running away with
tho rlpuu thaf -rop1l