Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-24
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D. letter from JohnsonviHe, Humphreys
county, says: -.
81 think the good work goes bravely on.
Col. V. S. Allen who has just returned
from three weeks trip west, where be has
been attending the Circuit Courts, informs
me that the Democratic vote in Carroll,
Henderson, Weakley, Henry, Decatur and
Benton, wih be nearly unit for Cheat
ham. He obtained information from other
counties west Of Tennessee river, and from
all be can learn be thinks Cheatham will
cross the river going east with
majority Of from ten to
fifteen thousand votes. This is no
exaggeration. Asto the river counties east
of the Tennessee, so far as the Democratic
vote is concerned, no candidate has ever re-
ceived a larger majority than Cheathat,
will"
letter from Chattanooga eags:
johnson stock h<s : downward ten
dency. BE made seine impression here,
but since they were mere, some of the old,
sober and good citizens have reflected upon
their action in supporting johnson and
have ceacluded that this is not the time to
bre2-k up the party, and that if there are
evils in the organization, the best way TO
get nd Of them is to get them out, and not
go out ourselves. They win vote for the
nominee" 4Tak
One of the first lawyers OF his age in
Tennessee writes us: -
"You know l was sn original johnson
man. was for him, toot and toe nail.
when he was Candidate for Senate. /
was for him before the late ST. Conven-
ton aDG l was for him afterwa 4. re-
lOlced in his becoming a candidate; but
"nen read his Gallatin speech was stag
gored. thought, maybe, you hadn't rep
resented him right, so got me copy of
the Banner and read their report Of the
speech, and l found it was even worse
than yours. l laid it away for two days
and toCG it up and read the speech
again, and slowly but solemnly concluded
That could not support Mr.. johnson. Be-
fore was twenty-one | entered the Goa
aeGerate army with but little knowledge of
political affairs and certainly with no ma
tuted views to the right or wrong of seces-
sion. l went with my people. believe
j did my duty as q soldier. Whether on
the battle field, wounded and in the hos
pital, or a prisoner of war, was pround
of the course l had taken and which my
State had taken. When the war was over
and We came back to our ruined homes, l
was for peace and reconciliation. thought
hr. johnson had come TO the same conclu-
sion. was willing and anxious to say to him
and TO every Union man You thought you
vere right, and thought was right; let us
say no more about it; let us agree to disa-
gree, let us have peace But Mr.. John
son in his Gallatin, and subsequent speech
es, is bold and Unc0mpromising to make
treason odious.' He cannot do that with
out making the cause of the South, and
every man and every woman that aided,
abetted and sympathised with it, odious
also. Although not of age when / joined
my company, will not plead the baby act
il my defense. Nor will attempt to ex-
cuse my conduct by pleading the conscript
law. was volunteer, and
acospt my fun share Of
The responsibility. Mr.. johnson and /
must part. shall support Frank Cheat
ham with all the influence can use. He
is not practicedspeaker nor politician; but
me is an honest, sensible man who makes
no war upon any, and who never yet has
attempted put the stain of dishonor upon
any man for his political sentiments,
whether he was flor Union or Dis-union.
And for one, sir, wish TO return my hearth
est thanks TO you for the noble stand which
yOu have taken in defense of the honor of
lhCse whose Cestinies were entwined with
tie Lost Cause" .#