Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-09-05
Cheatham and Johnson.
The Voice af the Press.

When Andrew johnson was
the Democratic candidate for the
United States Senate in 1869, the
Nashville Banner bitterly opposed
him ; now when Mr.. johnson an
nounces himself an independent
peoples" candidate, in opposition
10 the Democratic nominee, the
Banner glori6es him. We are not
surprised.
We copy herewith from others
Of the State press
From the Chattanooga Times.]
We deeply regret that Mr.. John
son has taken the. step shown by
our special dispatches from Nash.
vile. Without detracting an iota
from his great ability or his pub
lie services, we believe that his
candidancy for Congress, under all
the circumstances, at this junct-
ure, can only be productive of evil
to the State, and it may be to the
whole South. If Mr.. johnson
had signi6ed a month ago his de.
sire or even his willingness, to
make this race, he would have
secured the nomination and the
hearty support of the people of
Tennessee. He has chosen to with
hold his name from the Conven.
ton, to encourage his friends to
withdraw from its deliberations
and after it had nominated the on
ly gentleman whose name was pre-.
scented, be has announced himself
an independent candidate, we'll
knowing that such step must in
cvitably seriously disorganize the
party, and that too on the eve of
the most important Presidential
election ever held in this country.
How he can reconcile such a
course of action with the duty he
owes to his country we cannot see.
Mr.. johnson will make an able
and brilliant canvass, but that will
not atone for the bitterness he
will excite, nor for the damage that
will inevitably befall the Liberal
party.
His enemies have charged that
MIR. Johnson thought OF nothing
but his personal aggrandizement,
and that be would be willing to
sacrifice the country for his own
advancement. in view of his pres.
ent attitude, il will be hard for his
friends to defend him against this
charge.
From the Knoxville Chronicle.
The defiant position of Andrew
johnson as an independent CAP.
didate for Congress against Gen.
Cheatham, the regular nominee
Of the late Democratic Conven-
ton, affords the Republicans of
Tennessee All opportunity for
breaking down, finally and CON-
pletely, the incompetent, vindic-
tive and corrupt ring that has for
three years cursed the State with
its selfish-and proscriptive admin
istration of public affairs. 1t
should be our first aim as a party
to see that this ring Of military
and selfish politicians is broken
do,cn. So long as they are en-.
abled to dictate to our Legislatures
the laws to govern US and to their
party the officers who are to ex.
ecute those laws, just 60 long will
our schools be closed, the stream
of immigration be directed to 9TH
CT States, our industries languish
and Tennessee go backward in.
stead of forward. We need more
liberal and progressive men in our
halls of legislation, more upright,
fearless and capable men in our
judiciary and more honest aud
wiser men as our administrative
officers. We cannot have these
until the people break down the
ring that has controlled Tennes-
see for the last three years. Gen. |
Cheatham or Andrew johnson
are nothing in themselves, save
as they may be made the instru-
ments to accomplish the great
work to which we have referred.
In this important crisis of our
public affairs, the Republican,
party of Tennessee owes it to the
State and to itself to pursue that
policy that will most efeCtually
aud securely accomplish this long
looked Tor result. We believe the !