Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-09-12
Cheatham and Johnson.
The Voice of the Press.
From the Memphis Appeal. }

(From the Memphis Appeal.)
The name of General Cheatham
appeared at the masthead of the
Appeal yesterday morning, just
iorty-eight hours afteI hls nomina-
ton; and this paper will most cor
daily aid the people of Tennessee
IN electing him to the Congress Of
/ United States. General Cheatham
is one of the most popular men in
Tennessee; has served the peo.
pie faithfully, and to defeat
him would be a disgrace to the
State. His career as soldier
and citizen deserves the sympa-
thy of all who honor courage in
action, dictated by nobility of
soul. In war be is as courageous
as the lion, and in peace as ten
der as woman. His life illus
trates the truth of that philoso-
| ply which teaches the brave are
the loving, the tender the daring.
The noble responses made to the
nomination of General Cheatham,
foretokens his triumph in Novem-
Der next, and the signal over
throw OF the Independents, who,
in politics, are regarded with as
much contempt as guerrillas in
time of war. The news from
all parts of tha State indicate a
popular uprising of the people
to defeat the conspiracies of the
Radicals and the independents
But all who are struggling to de-
feat Grant, and to elect the ticket
which appears at the head of this
column, must get to work. 1t is
but little over two months to the
election, and there is much work
to be done in that brief period Of
time.
From the Union City Courier.I
We nail to our mast head to-day
the name of General Cheatham as
the choice OF the Democracy of
Tennessee for Congressman from
the State at large. For thirty
years his name has been identified
with the history of Tennessee, and
with the honor and renown her
sonS have won on every battle
field, from Monterey to the City
of Mexico, and from Belmont to
the closing scenes of our dreadful
civil wor. Foremost in war, by
reason of his high courage, wisdom
aud sagacity which form the mill
tary leader; the same courage,
wisdom and sagaeity, and patriot
ic self devotion, point him out as
eminently qualified to be oUr
standard bearer in the civil strife
now waging for the restoration of
the tights and liberties, peace and
prosperity OF our country. A
Democrat of Democrats, brought
at the feet of Jackson, and
an original secesSionist, be yet
appreciates, the change wrought
by our civil war. He would
bury out OF sight the dead issues
of the past, with all the animosi.
ties engendered by them, and
unite with all the honest, patri-
otic and unselfish of every name
and section, to root out the evils
of the times, and restore again
thel fair fabric of national and con-.
stitutional liberty. With him
democracy is a principle of self
sacrificing devotion to the best
and highest interests Of his coun-.
try, and not to the petty purposes
OF any party,
From the Shelbyville Commercial,
In opposing johnson and seek
ing his defeat because another
was nominated, we appeal alike
to our people who were for and
against our recent county Conven-
tion. The work at Nashville
was fair, and Johnson would have
accepted nomination. He asked
a nomination by an assembly last
Saturday-night and one man said
Eve nominate your whereupon
he responded, 81 will be your
standard bearer" We hope Re-
publicans will vote for a sincere
honest man, who never used q
party lash.
From the Athens Post.
We regret the unfortunate and
somewhat muddled condition of
the political situation in Tennes-
see at this journalistic hour, but
do not feel at all embarrassed by
it. To our view the path is plain
enough. AS long as we elect to
remain in association with, or to
publish paper in support of, any
political organization, we propose
to conform to its established prac-H