Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-13
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DIToRs HERALp AND TRIBUNE:

I EDIIOIS JlEEAID AND 1hlDlNE. -
GENTLEMEN Il noticed an article in
your last paper, which states that the
Conservative Union men propose organ
ling sometime next month for mutual
protection, etc, etc.
AS YOUR article is doubtless but the
shadow which the coming event casts be-
fore itself. we presume the question open
for discussion and in order to more fully
illustrate a point we have in view, it will
be necessary for US to draw somewhat on
Artemus Ward. Artemus tells US that
be conceived the idea of ''Oryaniziag."
Betsy, his-wifc accordingly he purchased
acowhide and went home for that purpose /;
marching up 10 Betsy he told her that he
thought she needed organizing and he
bad decided to try it, at the same time
dealing Betsy a heavy blow with his cow
hide. Now Betsy, not ralishing the
'snodus opcrdndi' of ''organizing,"
snatched. the cowh;de from Artemus n
nearly aCOre him out with it. After that
time, Artemus tells US, he was perfectly
satisfied with the organizing business
and never again did anything more at
it..
So the Conservative Union men, once.
conceived the idea of ''organizlng," or
rather enfranchising, the Rebels; beiiev-
ing that such an event would tend to do
away with the strife and bitterness of the
late war, and do more to restore peace
and prosperity than anything else. But
no sooner did the Rebels feel themselves
clothed with the power of the franchise than
they proceeded to "organize"eyery Conser-
vatiye Union man who had the assurance
to ask their support for any Office within
their gift. In a few instances where the;con
test was doubtful, Conservative Union men
have been allolued to run and if elected,
all right, but in no cdSc,that we are aware of
where the Rebel majority "a certain, has
conservative union man been elected TO any
office within their gift or eecn been alloued
to run! With these facts before us, is
further ''organizing' necessary to decide
as to which course we shall pursue In the
future?
For our own part, we, like u friend
Artemus, feel that we have had enough OF
the ''organiziug'' business to do us as long
as We may live; hence we find it no
trouble at all to endorse the Republican
Platform adopted at Philadelphia, last
week and to support its candidates Grant
and Wilson and at the August election
we expect to help the Republicans elect
their candidates for county officers.
The questions that divided the Con-
servative and Republicans have been dis
posed of finally and forever. The con-
servatiyes under tue head of the 'New
Departure" have endorsed all that the
Republicans hare eUer done. The Re-
pub.icans by recent Congressional Legisla-
ton have granted amnesty and enfranchise-
ment as full and free as the Conservatives
ever asked for it to be done. Where
now then is the difference between the
Conservatives and the Republicans?
To be good Democrat aow. means that
you we're a good Rebel, during the war,
a Conservative Union man is respectable
in the Democratic Party, just in proper
ton to the extent that he apologies to
the Rebels for having been against them
in the late war, in proportion to thed dirt
he cats and the extent to which he just
ties their attempt to break up the govern
mcnt and the sorrow he manifests at their
Now we opine that there are
but few of that kind OF Conservative
Union men in this county, there are a
few we know, that will rave to be ''organ-
lied" a few more times yet ere they will
see things just as they are. But for the
present we have enough for all practical
purpose, enough to carry this county, the
first Senatorial and Congressional district,
and as for Gen. Grant, the people of the
United States will elect him anyhow,
which is glory enough for once.
"Ey"-CoNSERYATIyE.