The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-10
Special CorrcspoaIeaco.I
Gen. Frank Cheatham.
SELMA, AIN, Oct. 5.h. 1872.

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Mr., EDrroR:
Having been interested in the polili-
cal affairs Of Tennessee for the last ten
or fifteen years, to o greater or less de-
gree, and rs 1 have on SO many occa-
sions listened to the appeals, Of the
Gb!est Of her statesmen for political posi-
ton and power, aid having for the last
few years, watched with anxiety the diff
ierent claimants for public position and
favor, in my old native State, is my
apology for addressing you at this time.
And amid all the, excitement of the last
SIX or seven years, I have never, during
that period Of time been so deeply in
terested in any election rs the one pen
ding before the people Of Tennessee at
present, viz: For Congressman at
Large. 1 see Sir, that, you are having a
three cornercd fight for that position;
first you have Gcnl B. +. Cheatham as
the regular Conservative and Democratic
nominee; then comes Hon. Horace May
nard, as the Republican nominee, and
lastly Andrew Johnson, Independent.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you viii not think
it presumption on my part, I will give
You briefly Gas my candid and honest
opinion), who I think is the man to
represent "old Tennessee" in Congress,
aud why he is the man: First, the peo-
people Of Tennessee should have a man
who will honestly represent them and
all their interest, not one that will mere
ly make "hoa,e howl" with abuses and
denunciations of the people North or
South. No Sir, but q man that has in
common with his own State, the inter
est Of the whole nation. That man is
found in the person Of Gen. Cheatham.
Second, they do not want or desire n
dema8oguo or old political hack, to
represent them as Congressman for the
State Mt large, therefore they do not
want johnson or Maynard at this time,
but the man they want and need is
Cheatham, that noble old soldierin time
OF war, and the sturdy, generous and
honest old farmer in time of peace, well
does your humble servant remember
him in many an hour of trial, privation
and danger during the late Unpleasant
ness. The humblest soldier in his Diyi-
sion Or in the army, when tired and ia
tigued from travel, or worn ont by hard
lighting Or in any condition, l care not
what it was, when and wherever he met
GenI. Chatham, he received n kind
word, look or some token of sympathy
from that heroic old Division Comman-
der. One who never give the command
forward, when he was not willing to
lead" Tenuesseeans, awake! awake !
to "roll CALL" and on tie 9Th day of
next November, let every true friend
and. patriot, every n who loves peace
and prosperity in his State and in his
country, answer to his name and
through the ballot box, speak out, yea,
"cry aloud and spare not" for Gon'l.
3. f. C%hoatham, and triumphantly elect
him by a large majority, and lay on the
"shelf" such men MS Johnson, who is no
friend to any people unless they will
give him Office. He deserted You 1861
to get Office. He now wants you to put
him in power again, and says he is your
best friend, The past has spoken against
him in that respect and has proven him
to be any thing but your chest friend"
as he now says he is. But in behalf of
"my policy" and the "Constitution," has
been his "hobby" for the last six or seven
years, land is yeti to that end he has
labored IN season and out of season to
build up a party for Johnson. The PEG
pie have had enough of him, therefore,
lay him upon the "shelf," and let
the people como out and vote Us
one man for Gen. Cheatham, Il mean
the Conservatiyos) they can and truly
hope will elect that brave old hero of a
hundred battle fields. One who led
that gallant old Division so gallantly
and b~ravely on the fields Of Belmont,
Stone River, Chickamauga, Kenosaw
Mountain, Resaca, Atlanta, Franklin and
many others, who amid victory or defeat
always stood firm in the discharge of duty
and in the most earnest sympathy with
his soldiers and his Country! No office
seeker. Yet m Office holder. And right
nobly did he honor and defend every
title and grade conferred upon him by
his Government.
Then, Mr.. Editor, let every true and
patriotic son of Tennessee, do his whole
duty in behalf of the election of the man
who has proven himself true, in time Of
peace and i'll time Of war, and send Gen.
Frank Chatham to Congress from your
State, to represent you at large, which
he will do with honor to himself and
his fellow-citizens, and for the best in
torest of the whole State.
Hoping to hear a good report from
Gen. Chatham and his many friends
on the day Of Election,
I remain Sir, very Respectfully,
S. J. NJ.