Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-07
"a FAIR nIVInE-"

All who are at all familiar with Ameri-
can politics remember that in the Presiden-
tial election of 1924 the candidates before
the people ware Gen. Jackson, John Quin-
csy Adams, VIM. 81. Crawford and Mr..
Clay. Neither of them having received z
.majori y ofthe votes of the electors, Though
Gen. jackson received the highest number
Of any candidate) the election was made by
the House Of Representatives, as prescribed
by the Constitution, from the three who re-
ceived the highest number Of electoral
votes. They were Gen. jackson
Mr.. Adams and Mr. Crawford Mr.. Clay
was Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, and it was through bis instsumen, ali.
t. that tie vote Of Kentucky was cast for
M. Adams, which secured his election.
When NJ. Adams became President he sP-
pointed Fir. Clay Secretary OF State. This
was the foundation of the charge of "bsr-
gain, intrigue and corruption" against Mr..
Clay, which followed him 70 his death,
though now almost universally discredhed.
Our pind has been very naturally turned
to these historic "reminiscences by the fol-
Loving editorial which we find in the
Greeneville Sentinel and Reporter Of
the Sd:
A FAIR DIVIDE,
Candidates for State positions abound.
Members eiec 20 tine next General Assem-,
bly, are being overwhelmed with Emporium
ing letters, praying for support. l. is
motley crew that is in the field.
There is talk, however, of nipping the as
pira;ions Of such profusion Of candidates
H. the Uud, by making "a fair divide" OF
the fices, between the johnson men and
tie Republicans, each party to the com.
pact o support The candidates Of the other
for tie Offices assigned respectively. 81
far as sp citations go, it seems to be set
tied that either J-mes, of Hamilton, or
White. ot Haw kius, (JohnsOn men hoth,)
= III be made Speaker of the Senate; Houk,
(Repubican,) of Kuox, to be Speaker OF
tie House.
Fox Comp rrllor, it is thought Blackburn.
Republican, viii be put through, and some
johnson man not yet determined upon, 10
BE- Secretary Of State.
How all The above certainly is, we can
not say, but gather the rumors as they fy.
That iG would De better for the johnson
mer, in the absence Of any abatement of
tie 8nge- and rancor OF the Cheathsnites,
10 form such stemporary confederation, we
feel ce'tan. They Cannot afford TO submit
to Os.racisa and abuse from these up n
whom The people have got their mark of
cisapProvsl. The psople are for the Union
and tree dom Of iLou- BIT, Gc.lon and speech,
sud If leil 10 act upon their untr&mmeled
impulses, will 90 rieh.. So, johnson men,
aud trID, lei come what may!
IIwif be teen, according TO the Sentinel
and Exporter, that there is "a talk' of
"inakirg = fair divide Of the Offices between
the Johnson uen end the Republicans, each
party to the compact to support the caDdi-
dates Of the other for the Offices assigned
respectively" II this is not "bargain and
intrigue With a vengeance, We would like
to hsve c genuine specimen of that
offence. Ger. Jackson was defeated by
what Mr., Randolph stigmatised IS the
a. coalition between the eastern Puritan
ard western black !e-." Bur a. the next
election he was triumphantly successful,
having received one hundred and seventy
eight electoral votes to eighty-,hree for Hr.
Adams. AID in the next election two hun
bred az nineteen electoral votes 10 forty
nine for Mr.. Clay. TIE Sentinel and Re
porter ought to be more correctly Informed
than we IS to "tbe tall" in IFS locality. We
are aware that enissaries Of Radicslism hsve
been from Knox to Shelby on the business
suggested by tie Sentinel and Reporter,
but their mission of bargain and intrigue
was z failure. We do no. believe that the
Johnson Democrats OF East Tennessee, We
know that those of Middle and West Ten
nessee viii lever consent 10 cast their votes
to secure the election of those who advo-
.ca'e the principles, policy and practices Of
the Grant admir- iStration, To do so upon
the plan of y hich the Sentinel and
Reporter speaks would be " bargain,
intrigue and corruption which the
people Of Tennessee would seTerely re-
member. The differences between the De-
mocracy and Radicalism is quite as wide
and as distinct as it was between the De.
mocracy and Adams party 10 1924 That
which was heinous offence then would
not be less 50 now,