The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-09-05

eratfonof every patriot:
Ex-Preseat johnson unequivo
cally anno ced himself a candidate
! for Cohgrs in his speech ct Gala
tin VestelSlay. All hope Of an ad
! iustmenE Of the dissensions in the
Democratic ranks produced by his
candidacy is at an end, and Demo
crats must now determine whether
they will stand firmly by their or.
ganization, or assist in shireFing il
and thus hand over to the, keeping
Of Radical rulers the welfare of the
people OF Tennessee.
In, Nay last as soon as the bill
was passed giving US an additional
member of Congress TO be elected by
the State at large the UaiOs and
zmsTieaa gave uBmist&kable eyi-
deHce Of its preference for Mf.
johnson for that position Is was
announced that he WoHid be can
didate. Soon after e was stated
that be had not fully determined to
be q candidate, that he was indis-
posed TO make a struggle for the PO-
sitiOn, and that his final determine
ton would be reserved until he came
to Nashville, which il was expected
he would do in = short tine In the
meantime the name OF Gen. Cheat
lam was announced as q candidate.
This increased the doubts in the
mindGOf the friends Of Mr.. johnson
as to isbeeOming q candidate. asst
was now evident that it would re-
qnire q struggle to get the position
Nothing occurred to remove those
doubts, bat continued silence tended
to further increase them.
By a resolution Of the Democratic
Convention, Of the 9th Of May the
State Executive Committee was au-
thOFized to select the Democratic
candidate for Congressman for the
State at large, in the event the bill
then pending in Congress to give
Tennessee an additional member
should pass. That bill passed, and
when the State Committee met on
the 18th Of June, the name Of Ex-
President johnson and Gen. Cheat
ham were before the people, the lat
ter certainly a candidate, the former
probably. The friends of Gen.
Cheatham we're In the majority on
the Committee. 1t was insisted By
some that the nomination. should be
made by the Committee in accoT-
dance with the resolution Of the
CONVENTION. It was insisted that ii
Mr. johnson intended TO be a can
didate he would not submit either
to the action of the Convention or
the Committee. His friends de-
clared that he would acquiesee in
the action Of the Convention. 1t
was finally determined that C.
yentiOn should he called ''tO meet at |
the Capitol In this city on Woanes. |
DAY, the 21st Of August, for the |
purpose of nominating a candidate !
for Congress for the State at large
and to nominate an additional can
Iidate for Presidential electoF for
the State ut large" That call was
On the morning Of the
10th of June, two months before the |
Of the Convention.
Time passed on and it was still
whether he would be q
candidate. In his speech at Knox
lille few days before tae COnVen
ion, he declared that he was not a
His friends throughout
he State could not make 8 fight for
lin in the County Conventions be-
;ause they did not know what his
purposes or wishes were. His
riends who came as delegates to the
Convention could not organize and |
york tor him on the. two days i'm
nediately preceding the Convention !
because they still did not know
whether his name would be before
he Convention. It was not gener-
lly known until the morning Of the
that his name would not
'e presented to the body. The con-
'ention met in accordance with the
all Of the Executive Committee, was
opened and organized, and
sen. Cheathams received five hun
red and seyehty-nine out of six
hundred and liltY-six votes cast, be-
ng largely orer two thirds, and over
wo thirds of the whole vote even If
be con IGNITION had been full. u
Uader these circumstances, not.
outstanding our preference for ex-
resident Johnson, we felt it 70 be /
ur duty to place the name OF Gen.
,heatham at the head Of our col
INNS as the Democratic candidate
Or Congress for the State at large.
t was stated that Mr.. johnson
'Ould be a candidate in opposition
D the nominee. We knew in that
vent there would be ruinOus dis
ensioDs in the Democratic ranks
'hich would inevitably lead to Rad
al triumphs. While we preached ,
rganizatiOn, organization, OTgani-
alton from day TO day, We did not
Ear a passion 10 tatters nor strike
idly right and left careless Of who
as hurt SO somebody Was hit. The
.ers and taunt6 Of aYoWsd Radicals I
r equally bittIE hateFs OF Demo
racy did not drive us from our
IMPOSE to accomplish by every,
.etsAlh Ol COucAEAahtOu Ee8blEAhAOu
good feeling between eontending
.emOcrats. -. 81
We determined 70 :utter-no. word
irritation TO increass the existingi
issensiOns. We. have worked and
aited and hoped. for harmony and
nity, fully convinced that in union +,
our strength. But j seems al Inl
hin. Up TO Friday night we hoped
lat Ex-President johnson would
1t be 8 candidate. It was not un-
late Friday night, when We-saB
81. Colyars announcement, as an !.
candidate for Governor,
at we despaired OF 40 adiusthnent. |
JOhRson's speech yes
rday removes all doubt. The
ubieon is passed. As Cesar said
hen he crossed that little stream
his march TO Rome, Jaeta Ssf alec,
rhe die is cast" With our views
duty TO principle, and topaEty as
e advocate Of principle, We shall
and by the Democratic organiza-
DH. its rules, customs and usage.
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