Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-15

sured the effort would not retard the res
toratioD Of my health which is being, I am
glad to say ,surely resest ablisbed.
There is great responsibility resting upon
the Democracy of Tennessee in the pend
ing elections.
Though other States may falter in their
steady advocacy Of liberal principles, their
indignant sc0rn of corruption and rebuke
Of tyranny, let our own beloved Tennessee
stand, even IL she stands alone, true to our
organizations, true to the Democracy to
which we have pledged our faith, and to
the great men who stand at the head of
our advance guard-Horaee Greeley, Jno.
G. Brown and Gen. B. +. Cheatham, deal
| ing well-directed blows upon the heads of
tyrants and corruptionisls abroad and Of
disorgaDizers at home.
q Though cannot promise speech, / win
try to be at Nashville to witness the popu-
lar demonstration in favor of our own gal
liant and brave soldier and trne hearted
gentleman, Gen. Frank Cheathsm. My
hearty sympathies are all with him, and
may God defend tae right.
Ever your friend and ob't serv't,
G. a. HENRY.
FROM HON. R. L. cARUTHERs.
| LEBANON, Oct. 4, 1872.-Gentlemep 1
| thank you and the committee for the kind
and fattering invitation to attend and be
one of the speakers at the public recep-
ton Of the gallant General Cheatham, In
/ Nashville, on the 18th instant. / am de-
cidedly for him, both on account Of his
merits, and as the nominee Of the party on
whose success the salvation of the country
depends; but it viii not be convenient for
me to perform the part assigned me in the
contemplated ovation to him. So must
ask you to have me excused.
Very respectfully,
~---~~ ROBERT L. CARUTHERs.
FROM HON. JNo. V. WRIGHT.
COLUMBIA, TENN, Oct. s, 1S72.-Gen-
tlemen: Your kind and polite ia vor of the
Sd did net reach me until yesterday. re-
gret that can not be with you on the 18th,
owing to engagements of imperative neces-
sity in the State of Alabama on that day.
1t would, indeed, afford me pleasure Of the
/ highest character TO meet with you, aud
| give my humble aid in doing honor to the
noble, generous hearted, brave ID unset
| fish patriot, whom it is intended to receive
| and welcome on that day. From my boy
hood have loved and admired Gen. Cheat
| ham. / have known him in the private
walks of life as a plain, unpretending citi-
zen, and q pure, high minded gentleman.
| have seen him SIS soldier, in bis tent and
at the head of bis command, amid the fury
| of battle, and in all positions he has proven
himself to be the same intelligent, selfsac-
| rificiDg, brave and generous citizen and
| soldier, whose heart was with his country,
and whose services were always at the
command of bis country. In my humble
opinion the people of Tennessee viii great
IN dishOnor themselves if they fail TO honor
him But this last they cannot, and will
not do. Each day but adds new lustre to
bis name, and rallies more friends to his
cause, and / predict such verdict from the
people at the polls as will forever silence
the mouths of bis enemies, and show at
least Tennesseeans will not prove migrate
full to the man whose sword has always
flashed IN front when bis country's honor
was at stake. Yours, ETC.,
JNo. '. WRIGHT.
FROM HON. ED. Il. EWING.
MURFREEsBoRo, Oct, 8, 1S72.-Gentle-
men:-Y our polite letter inviting me to be
present at public reception to be given to
| Zen. Frank Cheetham our candidate for
Congress on the 18th inst, in Nashville
was received yesterday. must decline
lnakinga public speech on the occasion as
| [ am no longer equal to the exertion neces
sary to speaking to crowd in the open air.
| L ana, however, one of the Generals most
earnest. and open supporters. have
known him since his boyhood. l have al
WAYS found him open, manly and sincere,
| trustworthy and reliable. With or with
out nomination by convention he would
have been my choice for the position against
his present opponents. We need nov in
Congress honesty, courage and vigorous
common sense, rather than fluency, audaci-
ty and subtle cunning. | have conversed
with Gen. Cheatham frequently since the
war and have found him ready for reconcil-
iation and fraternity, the great features in
the "platform" of our candidate for the
Presidency. AS to all past disseHsions be-
tween sections and parties he was ready to
begin as upon tdblIlG rdSd. be had none
OF the petty spites or revengeful animosities
Of the preferred politician.
Is he to be rejected because he is the
nominee of a convention? Is the nomina-
ton ola convention to damn man who is
otherwise deserving and competent. A
convention was q necessity under the cir
cumstances. The time is coming | hope
when we can dispense with conventions,
but it is not come yet. There must be
combination to defeat sectional oppression.
When this is at an end the Questionable in
strumentality of its defeat may possibly be
| abandoned. Some men are too impatient
to await the repulse of common foe as a
preliminary to the settlement OF intestine
difficulties. Like the fanatics of Jerusalem
they are tearing out each others bowels
while the Pagan is storming the "Holy OF
Holes" When we are free we can settle
among ourselves about creeds and forms
J and ceremonies. The Carbonari Of Italy
were once necessity, with time and change
that necessity has passed away. A better
mode than that of conventions for present.
ing candidates may be hereafter discovered
the time to discuss the question is not yet.
That the Radical candidate in this canvass
should be defeated viii not bear debate. Cello
"a sans dire; Carthage est deleTldd. AS al
, element of mischief and confusion in this
} canvass and the Presidential canvass | OBJ
ject to the 'independentp candidate. Pros
} pectively as an element of mischief in the
Congress of the United States, Ideprecatt
his success. With energy, audacitY, glib
? fiueney, logged pertinacity and imposing
! animal electricity be is the very beau idea
r of a demagogue. He is without profound
l
: OF the Constitution are essentially narrow
J and half fedged, sometimes eccentri
3 and fanciful-sometimes hackneyeC
3 and commonplace; his reading
sporadic and desultory; but witt
: a manner imposing by its affected earnest
3 ness, with vindictive envy and energetic
: dislike of refinement, be presents himsel
/. as identified with the rugged SONS OF labor
4 and by his cry Of "pGuUre peuple" thinks K
: override the intelligence and sober though
7 Of men who are better but more modes
r than himself. As to how he has bee
: hoisted into his present prominence
| whether he has been returned upon tn
= hands of his inventors to plague them
: Frankstein fearful to its creator, l sha
e not pause now to inquire. That be woul
/, be dangerous and mischievous elemen
e in the body polite is sufficient reason 70
IS me to endeayOr to exclude him. With hi