Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-28
nEn HOT INYEurryEs.

The BUllteT SpodhS VI ''bLlo Tou HOb luN6C-
tives now being heaped upon Johnson If
the Banner can find an invective or chfrge |
now heaped upon ex-Pcesident Johnsoa
which has not been heaped upon him by TIE |
Bonner again and again until it became
mountain high,we would like for the Banner
topoint it out. The Banner has not changed
Editors or proprietors within the LAST three
years. How does this read from its COL
umns relative TO Tennessee during the
war:
Her very capitol became a military court
of ipquisition, frequented by harlots in the
open day, ruled by suivelling inbecility
and debaHcheTy, while the Executive Cham
Der was little less than brottel, bar room
and bawdy house, in the center of which
was erected the throne of petty despot
and prosecutor of women and aged men.
Upon another occasion the Banner pub
lished communication two and half
columns in length, signed A. c. c.,
headed thus: Giving TRUTHS. REA-
SONS WHY Ex-PREsIDENT JOHNSON
SHOULD NOT DE ELECTED SENATOR
FROM TENNESSEE. A PRETENDEB Es-
TIMATED ACCORDING TO HIS ACTUAL
WEIGHT. a DEMAGoGUE MEASURED
ACCORDING TO HIS CLoTH-AND THE
MASK OF MARCELLUs ToRNi FROM THE
BRAzEN Front OF CALIGULA." That
lengthy and severe rsVieg of the political
history of Mr.. johnson concludes as fol-
lows: r u HF
'sTo elect man to occupy seat in C)N-
gress who repeatedly in the late canvass in
this State referred to President Grant as a
despot, and to Congress as a body of law
less and unprincipled conspirators against
the public liberties; to send a man to
| Washington who is understood on several
| occasions to have declared himself in favor
! of Tepltlidtiftg the national debt; to send
] Drawing and upstaTt factieniSt TO the coun-
cil-hall of the nation, for the avoWed pur-
| pose of waking anew the fires of sectional
strife and reviving those scenes of peril
Gus controversy and conflict from which we
are now at last obviously emerging; to do
this, too, under such peculiar and trying
| circumstances as are BOW surrounding us,
| would be such an instance Of supreme folly
and madness as have never for q moment
anticipated, and which, were it TO occur,
would justly awaken the surprise and in
dignation of every good and wise man in
the nation"
Referring editorially to this communion
ton, the Banner said:
"We would direct the especial attention
of cur readers this morning to the commu-
nication printed elsewhere in this Issue,
discussing the claims ofMr. johnson TO the
Senatorial successorship. More scathing
and more truthful ventilation of my poll
Cyl never found expression in public print.
We here contend that no true patriot after
calm perussl of them, could conscientiOusly
vote for Mr.. johnson as our representative,
or even advocate his claims and feel him
self an honest man."
Again the Banner said:
EMr. johnson, who has forced himself
upon the legislature, and before the people,
as a candidate for SENATOR, is the only
bone Of contention which now threatens to
divide the people of Tennessee. He knows
this, aud knowing it, has not the patriotism
70 withdraw. His election to the Senate
would result in inevitable division between
the people. His retirement would insure in
Simultaneous harmony and unanimity. VIII
we never shake off this old man Of the sea,
who has ridden US to death already? Shall
we produce disaffsction among the people
for one single citizen, who has grasped
more reward than all others, and, than al
others, deserves less consideration at our
hands ~
Again, the Banner said:
"One of Mr.. A. Johnson's pardon pur-
chased subjects is writing to the newspapers
to say that those who dare oppose his mas.
ter, "had better not press their points Of
opposition"
And SO we might go on al irJiRitun
quoting these red hot inveetives upon Mr.
johnson from the columns of the Bdlne
against Mr.. johnson. 1t is from the Banne
that these "red hot invectives" came, anC
| mona has used Them en- frpuupOtly and 81