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

CONG REsSMAN AT LARGE.t
From ali paris of the State we have the
most encouraging accounts of the gains
which Gen. Cheatham is making. The
course which Mr.. johnson pursued in his
Gallatin, Columbia aud other speeches in
making war upon Gen. Cheatham because
of his having been Confederate officer; bis
attempts to convince the people of Tennes-
see, seven-tenths of whom were Confede-
rates or Confederate sympathizers, that Gen.
Cbeatham could with 'poor grace ask for
a seat in Congress after having attempted
to violate the Constitution, trsmpling the
laws under foot, and seeking to disorganize,
disrupt and pull down the Government
itself"-these with Mr.. Johnson's opposition,
not only to the convention that nominated
Gen. Cheatham, bat to the whole conven-
ton system, have lost him thousands and
tens of thousands of votes. Mr.. Maynard
now looms up as the only real opponent
of Gen. Cheatham.
We do not deny that We have entefta'
very serious fears Of the election
Maynard, and there are still
but should the work Of organi
concentration continue as rapidly sW
until the election as it has been gylng on
for the past three weeks Gen. Cheath9m
will not only beat Mr, Maynard. bat his
majority over the Ra6issi yomiaee viii be
counted by Thousands.
One of the striking evidences of Gen.
Cheatham's growipg strength is seen in the
effort Of Tao Bsaicsls 10 increase Mr..
Johpson's Deaoc1atic vote, and in endeav-
oring 10 ind.ics, the belief among Demo-
crats That be Is stronger than Gen. Cheat
ham
We giv1 extracts from some of the let
ters which We have received from different
portiogs Of the State bearing upon this
csnvaBs.
a gentleman writing to US from Hender-
soG. county, Oct. Z, says:
'Johnson stock very low. He'll not get
twenty votes in the county, unless there is a
great change before November. Cheathsm
will carry almost unanimously the Demo-
cratic vote of this county. Maynard will
carry the Republican vote. The Nashville
Banner is sent here IN large bundles by
every mail to Radicals and by them distri-
buted over the country, and that very thing
has made Cheatham many votes that John
son would have gotten. The johnson
men seelIg this, at once saw the trick, and
came out 1T once for Cheatham, in order
TO beat Maynard. We hardly e1er see q
Radical in this county but what he has got
Nashville Banner in bis pocket"
a letter from Montgomery county, Oct.
3, says:
Cheatham will carry this county, Stew
art, Houston, Henry and Robertson by
large mai1rities; indeed in many neighbor-
hoods in each of these counties johnson
will not receive a single vote. In about
three districts of Henry the running of
Travis as an independent candidate creates
some detection in favor of johnson. In
this, Mon gomery Lounty, l verify believe
thai there will not be at the election one
hundcsd white votes cast for Johnson.
A letter from Knoxville says:
"At the johnson demonstration, which
was published by his friends as two thou
sand s.rorg, there were not OUer one-fourth
that number present including men, boys
and LegcOes. There were as many and as
frequent calls for Cheatham as for John
son. Some called for Maynard, but mo re
for Greeley and Grant than for either o
the three"
Another letter from Knoxville, Oct. I
says:
"The quiet non-talking men of the Dem
ocra5c party in this division of the State,
and who constitute large part thereof, are
as class for Cheatham. The result at the
ballot box will astonish Middle and Wes
Tennessee, by the strength of the East Ter
Hessee vote for Cheatham."
A letter from Cleveland, Bradley county
says:
There can be no doubt now of the resul
in the Congressional race. The candidate.
have passed through East Tennessee from
Bristol on the Virginia line on into Middle
Tennessee. That Cheatham has made
great gains no oGe can gainsay. Ever
thing is Inoviagon in favor of organizations
and we are sure that the current must b.
quite rs strorg if not stronger in Middle
ani West Tennessee than even here in Eas
Tennessee.
The Johnson men are whistling loudl
to keep up their courage, but they onlI
claim Johnson's majority over Cheathan
bere ny small vote. The Democracy
ofErst Tennessee have had enough Q
Mynsrd, and as much as many of then
esteem Mr.. johnson personally they vii
vote for Cheatham heartily to beat May
nard.
THE Savannah AdUertjser gives an &C
count Of murderous attack made by Rad
icsl negroes and carpet baggers upon Mr.
Joseph Julian, Democrat, who had actet
in capacity of deplty sheriff in the arres
of negro. When near the passenger de
pot he was suddenly attacked by a larg
number of negroes and white men
estimated at between forty and fifty
armed with clubs, knives and pistols. Er,
he WAS aware of their approach he wa
violently assaulted and knocked down. SeV
eral blows were struck and pistols fired a
him. One sho5 took effect in the head
nearly putting out one of his eyes, AM
another passed through both of his thighs
He fell and in moment became insensible
1t is hoped, however, that he viii recover
Mas. JOAQUIN N ILLER talks as follow
about the poets admiration for Lord BY
ron: "He held him as a great poet. H'
has often told me that poet should have
some great sorrow, which was absolutely
necessary for the development OF genius.
He ssld [ should be like Lady Byron, and
suffer P lsiently. Joaquin's constant dri nl
was gin aud water. He thought he should
not cat much, aud that little starvation
was an excellent thing, aud s.rikingly con-