Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-10-26

A KENTUCKY correspondent wants
to know if there is any probability
that Tennessee will go back upon its
glorious record" by sending Andrew
johnson to Congress. The question
is poser. The time was when we
could have answered it by an emphatic
mol But times change and men
change with them. Men who, but
yesterday, were proud and apparently,
true-h hearted southerners are to-day,
the deluded supporters of the South 5
worst enemy. Men who were wont to
take pride in decorating the graves of
fathers, brothers and sons who offered
up their lives in defense of the "lost
cause" are to-day, weaving chaplets
for the brow of the man whose allies
slew the men whose bodies fill the
graves which Andy stigmatizes as ig-
nominious and their Wondering ten
ants, as criminals and traitors. Men
who but short time ago, were work
ing for enfranchisement that they
might be able to assign back seats to
TO scallawags and arpet-baggers, are
now doing their best to prepare front
scat for the petty tyrant and unscrupu-
lous demagogue who, during and since
The war, stripped them of every con
stitutional right and placed them be-
meath the feet of their former slaves,
armed and equipped for every atrocity
which their Moses suggested for the
humiliation and degradation of his
present ardent white supporters.
We impute no dishonest motives to
the bulk Of these men, but regret ex-
ceedingly their strange delusion be-
cause OF the disastrous results to which
1t may lead. Neither will VIC attempt
IN alalysis of tho mental and moral
idiosyncracies which sometimes distort
the moral perceptions and warp the
judgments Of otherwise, good men,
But we should mislead our correspon
dent, did We fail to state that there
are two other classes of men support
ing Andy and for whom we have no
apology to make. The one class sup
ports him with no higher motive than
TO break down every form of organi-
cation by which harmony and success
can be secured by the friends of good
government. The other class supports
him, nominally, knowing that every
vote given him will, practically, be q
vote for Maynard. These last arc
Radicals in disguise and shout for
johnson with a Maynard ticket in
their pocket The disorganizers rally
TO the support of johnson because OF
his success in disorganizing constitu,
tional government during his military
goyernorship aud accidental Presi.
dency, IF they are Conscientious en-
cmes Of free government; they too
arc honest, The disguised Radicals
arc stool-pigeons aud decoy-ducks tC
hotray Cheatham men into the sup.
port of Maynard
This brief classification of the dis,
cordant elements in Tennessee poll.
ties, will enable our correspondent to
form as correct an idea of the proba.
bilitlos as we can furnish from the
same premises. We sometimes hope
however, that as the day for final &C,
ton approaches, the magnitude of the
issue involved will carry the convic
ton to the minds of many, of tho
more honest and patriotic Of the sece
''crs from the line of safe presidents
that this is no time for indulging pref
udiccs and trying experiments tina
may result in lasting injury totheil
own and their country's best interests
Delusivc as this hope may be, we hav,
still an abiding faith that Chcathan
will beat Maynard-Johnson being il
The race only as Maynard's j0cky.
There is still another class, Of whom
better things m1y have been expected
who say they cant vote for Cheathau
because he is the montal inferior O
johnson. II intellectual power nee
ossarily means wisdom, the objection
may be a'yalid ono, but those VIII,
raise it, are not aware how severe
censuro il is upon the man tits intend
ed to oxalt Tho culogy bar, the pie
uf ignorance in cNtcnuation of hi
crimes against the Constitution am
the only inference is, that he know
iugly aud with criminal intent, mad
war upon the Constitution and ever
material right it guaranteed 10 III
people Of Tennessee and the Soutl
Ills limo Of conduct must bring %
tAinA,ns mea % tAa coaeluaion thar