The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-06

WHEN ANDREW JOHNSON was first
spoken of for Congress, we favored
his election. We regret he did not
receive the nomination. We hoped
even after the Convention he could
run the race through without affect
ing the interests of the party. But
developments each day tend to con-
vince US that our opinion was founed
in error. His unquestioned ability
as a public debater is arousing the
people to degree bordering on dan
ger to the party. The evil fruits of
his announcement as candidate, are
cropping out in the shape Of John
son candidates" for every Office, from
constable to Governor. We are will
ing to shake hands with Mr.. JOHNSON
"across the bloody chasm of the war;
Just as willing as we are to shake
hands with any other man who oppos-
ed US during time when. the red arm
Of war was barred, and heated passion
ruled reason, but we cannot shake
hands with him across the, chasm
which his course is making in our
party. We do not propose to re-
hearse his war record-much as we
deprecate it-nor refer to his defense
of us since the war, nor his motive
for so doing. No matter what our
opinion of bis intellect is, we are
compelled to vote against him as a
disorganizer. We do not intend to
try to lash men into our opinion in
this regard, knowing, as we do, that
a large and respectable number Of
our fellow.citizens do not consider
him disruptionist, but on the con-
trary believe him TO be engaged ina
as the Banner expresses it--"holy
work." in opposing caucuses and
conventions. We are all more or less
opposed to, conventions; yet, para
doxical as th, declaration may seem,
they are necessary evils. Especially
at this time in Tennessee, we cannot
do without them. What do the de-
velopments of the last day or two
PROVE? They show that candidates
are popping out all overtbe State, as
thick as leaves in Valambrosa, on in
dependent tickets. The prospect
now is that it will cost us several
Congressman and various smaller Of
fees. A. s. CoLyAR has announced
himself for Governor on the John
son ticket, against JOHN c., Brown,
already elected by acclamation.', In
the ninth, Memphis Congressional
district, KELLAR has bottled the Con-
vention that nominated .LANDoN G.
HAYNES, and by SO doing almost
guarantees the election of BARBOUR
LEWIS, a Radical of the darkest hue.
In the seventh district there will pro-
badly be three candidates, ATKINS,
TRAVIS and THOMAS. for Congress,
which makes the election of DAUGH-
ERTY, a Radical, at least possible. 4 In
the Nashville district, STARK, Celia
DAY, BRIEN, aud WHITE have an
nounced themselves, and it only re-
mains for PRossER, or some" other
Radical to enter the field and be
elected, if they all run, the race
through. In MAYNkRp's district
CALpwELL and GARRETT are in the
field, and if both run through, will
only be electors for Radical Here
in our own district we. have ,WIuT!
TuoRNE, Norris, SowELL and proba-
bly, PERKINS, of Williamson, against
GIBBS, Radicsl, Who does not fore
see the result, Itadicsls will fill Of.
fees all over, the, State If The party
union is not preserved I'VE must
work for the nominees, though they,
may not be our personal choice. ID