Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-04
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWNLOW
Gen. Grants Chances for denomination.

Gen. Grants Chances for denomination.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1871.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: During the holi-
days L have kept my room and entertained
visitors as well as / knew how. L may say
to you, and through you to the country
that the Presidential campaign is opening
with spirit and enthusiasm. The rebel
Democracy are looking for a candidate
from among the Republicans, and evil
IDENTIFY have no faith i'll running man
of their party and principles. They hope
to obtain the consent Of some talented
and well-known Republican TO head the
ticket and upon him to unite the whole
Democratic party and such Repub-
licans as they can seduce to his
support. But it all won't do; Grant
| is stronger to-day than when he was elect
ed. The opposition to Grant are organ
| izing vigorously and charging upon him
all manner of frauds and villainies.
They clamor for committee of lnyesu-
CATION and retrenchment, and the Repub-
licans have given them that, the COM
mittee being composed of able aud eXpe-
rienced men, with one of the purest men
in Congress as Chairman, tO-wit: Gov
ernOr Buckingham, of Connecticut. AL
ready they have commenced sending
before this committee charges gaianst
Grant and some of his appointees.
They can't sustain their CHARGES
and hence the whole affair will emu III
smoke and rebound to the credit of Grant
and increase of his popularity and strength.
True, there are about half dozen Repub-
licans in the Senate of character, influence
and talents, who make war upon the
President and his supporters, and there is
an equal number in the House who are said
to favor his defeat, but the people have
their ewes upon them and they will judge
for themselves. They have no hope of de-
feating him if he IS renomlnated. Iheir
strongest efforts will be put forth III the
National Nominating Convention, TO de-
feat his denomination. 70 rcnom-
mate Grant is to elect him. To defeat
his denomination by the National Conven-
ton is to install the rebel Democracy and
to place the vast power and patronage OF
the Government in the hands of the men
who are labOring day and night to bring
on another rebellion.
The great battle really to be fought will
come off in the National Convention and
that convention will be held either in
Washington, Philadelphia or New York.
1t is important that the States which,
though they may not be able to give their
electoral votes to the Republican candi-
dates, should send Grant delegates to the
National Nominating Convention. L hope
Tennessee will be well represented. we
ought to have at least two delegates, from
each Congressional District, and four rom
the State at large. These delegates would
only cast vote, equal to the electoral vote,
cast by the State, and by their PIES
ence and participation in the work
of the Convention cheer up and
animate the Republican forces. The
Republicans, who support Grant, are
united and harmonious, and 1 may add
determined. The only event in which he
can be defeated is to unite upon his oppo-
nent the eleven seceeded States and the
great State of New York, carrying them
by intimidation and fraud The un-
founded charges of corruption maliciously
made against the President and the
equally false and malicious charges
of extravaganza against his Administra-
ton, is the entire stock in trade, upon
which his enemies rely in the COM
ing contest. The truth is, and the same
will be brought to light, that the defalca-
tions have been fewer and the robberies
less under the present than under any pre-
viOus administration for thirty years past,
considering the number of office holders
| and the amount of money handled and
disbursed. w. @. BRoWNLOW.