Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-13
LANDON c. HAHNES-HES CANVASS.
From the Memphis Appeal.

Almost solitary and alone Landon G.
Haynes fought tia battle for the Democrat
ic Conservative and Liberal party in the
ninth Congressional district. He stands
to-day, By the universal acclamation among
the white men, the most popular man in
the ninth Congressional district. He re-
eeived the solid vote of the anti-Radical
brains, Intellect, intelligence, deceGcy, and
dignity OF the white race throughout the
district against Mr.. Lewis. Look at the
political status of the two men. Haynes
was supported by white men; Lewis was
elected by negroes. Haynes was nominated
by full convention Of intelligent citizens,
regularly appointed by every county 10
the district. Lewis was nominated by
few self appointed delegates composed
of few whites and Sew blacks; Haynes
was voted for by the intelligence, the wealth
and the responsibility of the district. Lewis
bore the banner of the ignorant and the III
ferior class; Haynes represented the op-
pressed whites. Lewis was allied with tine
oppressoFs of his people; Haynes spoke for
those who Indignantly protest against the
wrongs, the insults and the degradation
heaped upon them. Lewis supported and
was supported by the party which is the au-
thor OF all our sorrows and cSlamities;
Haynes represented the party which en-
deavored to restore good government to all
classes. Lewis represented the party that
destroyed good government, and that has
tyrannized over the South. In such con-
test we had rather be Haynes defeated than
Lewis elected.
EMareellus exiled, more true Joy feels
Than Cesar with the Senate at his heels
NoY that & false and dishonest effort has
been made 10 show that Mr.. Haynes fell
behind his ticket in this district, we shall
comment on the vote. While Cheatham
received in Shelby 3,479 and johnson q
$50, Dir. Haynes received in Shelby 6,Oo5.
While in Faye.te Gen. Cheatham received
1880 votes and Mr.. Johnson los, Mr..
HAYNES received /, 440; within Eve votes of
equaling both of them. While in HGde-
man Gen. Cheatham received 972 votes and
Mr.. johnson 500, Mr.. Haynes received J.
200. Col. Keilar, who was run by his
friends notwithstanding his withdrawal, re-
ceived forty or fifty votes in the district.
Col. Haynes vote In Shelby, Fayetts aud
Hardeman was 9,688-Tipton not heard
from. This Congressional district is Radical.
Mr.. Haynes made as strong a race as any
man In the district could have made under
the circumstances. Senator DuBose was
right when he said that this district would
be Radical under the apportiOnment bill as
adopted, and We were wrong, and give him
full credit for superior judgment. There
are in the district SIXTY seoen thousand /
three hundred and serenity tlCO negroes, and
Sirty- eight thousand one hundred and one
,rhiteS. Counting out women and children !
upon the rule of eight to one, the differe nee
is about ninety votes. There are no doubt |
fifteen hundred white Radicals in the dis-
trict, which added TO the negroes, gives q
decided majority to the Radical party.
This Col Haynes warned the people was
the fact throughout the canvass, on the
stump and otherwise. But the A1atdnche
attempted to persuade the people that the
vote of the district would be twenty-five !
and that Barbour Lewis would
not get more than six or seven thousand |
votes. The AuaLdnche, however, kne " the |
above facts, for Col. Haynes Of en repeated
them fiOm the stump,