Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-30

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An intelligent and well posted gentleman
who has canyasssd Sullivan county
thoroughly, writing from Brownsville, I'M
der date Of 26th inst, says: II see from
estimates made by the Middle and West
Tennessee papers that East Tennessee is
put down as giving majority for Mr..
Johason. This is beyond all doubt a mis-
take, as / have canvassed my county
thoroughly and have letters from most of
the other counties in this division of the
State, and have no hesitancy in saying that
there win be more votes cast for Gen.
/ Cheatham In the East Tennessee counties
than there win be for Mr.. johnson. The
probabilities are that Maynard viii receive
about IS many votes as both Of them, and
we are relying on Middle and West Tennes-
see to defeat him. We are not afraid of
Mr.. johnson here, but must urge upon our
friends West of us to unite on the regular
nominee as the only means of defeating
Maynard. Sullivan county VIII give
Cheatham ct least one thousand majority"
'zi a Summerville, Fayette county, CORES
pondent, writing under date Of goth inst,
sends US the following: ave are united
here upon the regular nominees from Pres
dent down to the Legislature, and viii do
our whole duty on Tuesday week. There
are number of gentlemen here who ad-
mire Mr.. johnson for his conservative ad-
ministration while President, but arc now
unwilling TO jsopardise the success Of the
Democratic party by voting for him. Had
be waited proper time, or had he been
the nominee of the Convention Of the 2lst
of August, be would nave received the
vote of this county, but as matters now
stand he cannot possibly receive more than
two or three hundred votes here, while
Gen. Cheatham will receive eighteen hun
bred or two thousand. Urge upon orr
friends the impo rtance of unity Of action,
and let there be no bitter feelings engen-
dered between the respective friends of
Cheasham and johnson that will last be-
You'd the coming election, as We viii need
all our strength in other canvasses."
From a friend writing from Browns
vile, Haywood county, 26:h inst, we have
the following: GAS you are aware, we
have a strong Radical vote il this county,
which win be given to Maynard. The
Democratic vote is almost solid for Cheat
ham. After the war closed was perfectly
willing to let ''bygones be bygones," and
should have willingly voted for Mr.. john
son had he been the choice Of the Demo
cratic party in convention assembled. Such,
however, was not the case, and the De-
mocracy of this county feel in honor bound
to stand by the organization. Mr.. john
son, however, win probably receive two or
three hundred votes. Gen. Chesthsm will
receive about 200 in the county"
One of the most prominent members Of
the East Tennessee bar writing from
Athens under date Of Goth inst. says:
81 have been attending the Supreme Court
al Knoxville for several weeks past, and
from information derived from gentlemen
of intelligence and observation from all
parts of East Tennessee l feel very conf
dent that the course pursued by Mr.. john
son and the Republian Banner To fix the
stigma OF disgrace and infamy upon the
late Confederates, and calling upon them to
endorse the foul charge By voting for john
son, has had the effect Of causing that ele-
ment to concentrate upon Cheatham at the
election next Tuesday week. If the late
Confederates of Middle and West Tennes.
see shall prove as unwilling to stigmatize
themselves as we OF East Tennessee are,
Cheatham will be triumphantly elected.
Maynard will get the entire Radical vote Of
East Tennessee and johnson will get the
Union vote which is small, leaving almost
the entire regular Democratic vote for Gen.
Cheatham."
An intelligent and well posted CORE
spondent, writing from Sweetwater, Non
roe county, 2Sth inst, says: "Monroe
county will vote about LOO; Of that num-
Der Cheathsm will get from 800 to LOCO,
johnson viii get about $50, and Maynard
the balance. This is no Cxaggeration as
things now stand, and We hope 10 do even
better. If Riddle and West Tennessee
only do their duty as well as the East end
of the State, all is well. The election Of
Chea;ham and defeat of Maynard depends
upon the action of the people of Middle
and West Tennessee. It's said that john
sons strength is in East Tennessee. That
is not true. 1t is the great and imperative
duty of every man who desires to maintain
the organization of the Democratic party in
Tennessee to vote for the regular nominee. |
IL doing so they viii set their feet upon
the head of Radicalism in the State and |
crush it out of existence henceforth. Let |
US all join hand and heart in the interest of |
Gen. Cheatham and the Democratic party, |
and blow to the skies all independents
From Savannah, Hardin county, friend |
writing 26:h inst, says: "All is we'll in this
part of the State aud the Democracy are |
thoroughly united upon ali the regular |
candidates. We have as much as we can |
stand up to h ere to fight Rsdicalism with
out fighting amongst ourselves. As soon as
we heard that Gen. Cheatham was the
nominee Of the Democratic party the word
was passed around to "fall in, aud we now
have no strsgglers. In making your calcu-
lations you can put down the entire Demo
cratic vote of Hardin county for Gen.
Cheatham and the Republican vote for
Maynard. Mr.. johnson will receive no
votes here Of any consequence"
From Lawrehceburg in Lawrence county,
9th inst, friend sends US tho following: !
81 have, during the past month, travelled
through the counties of Lawrence, Wayne
and Maury, and was astonished to find so
few johnson men. The Democracy in
these three counties are nearly solid for all
regular nominees, and do not believe