Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-01-11
Senator rswHEow Oh tire PcrSi-
deE1ial Question.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31,1S71

Editors Knoxville Chronicle:
During the holidays 1 have kept my
room and entertained visitors as we'll as
[ knew how. | may say to you, and
through you to the country, that the Presi-
DENTAL campaign is opening with spirit
and enthusiasm. The rebel Democracy
are looking for a candidate from among
the Republicans, aid evidently have no
faith in running a man of their party aid
principles. They hope to obtain the con-
sent of some talented and ~well-known Re-
publican to head the ticket, and upon him
to unite the whole Democratic party and
such Republicans as they can seduce to
his support But it all won't do; Grant
isstronger to-day than when lie was elected.
The opposition to Grant are organizing
vigorously and charging upon him all
manner of frauds and villainics.
The clamor for a committee of ~investi-
cation and retrenchment, and the Repub-
licans have given them that, the committee
being composed of able and experienced
men, with one of the purest men in Con-
gress as Chairman, to-wit: Governor
Buckingham, of Connecticut. Already
they have commenced sending before this
committee charges against Grant and
somo of his appointces. They can't sus-
tain their charges and hence the whole
affair will end in smoke and rebound to
the credit of Grant and increase of his
popularity and strength. True, there are
about half a dozen Republicans in the Sen
ate of character, influence and talents,
who make war upon the President and his
supporters, and there is an equal number
in the House who arc said to favor his de-
feat, but the people have their eyes upon
them and they will judge for themselves.
They nave no hope CT defeating him if he
is renominatcd. Their strongest efforts
will be put forth in the National Noninat-
ing Convention, to defeat his denomination.
To renominate Grant is to elect him. To
defeat his denomination by the National
Convention is to install the rebel Democra-
cy and to place the vast power and patron
age of the Government in the hands of
the men who are laboring day and night
to bring on another rebellion.
The great battle really to be fought,
will come off in the National Convention
and hat convention will be held either in
Washington, Philadelphia or New York.
1t is important that the States, though
they may not be able to give their e~lector-
al votes to the Republican candidates,
should send Grant delegates to the Ma
tional Nominating Convention. 1 hope
Tennessee will be well represented. We
ought to have at least two delegates from
each Congressional District. and four from
the State at large. These delegates would
only cast a vote, equal to the electoral
vote cast by the State, and by their pre-
scncc and participation in the work of the
Convention cheer up and animate the Re-
publican forces. The Republicans, who
Grant, are united and harmonious,
and l may add determined. The only
event in which he can be defeated is to
upon his opponent the eleven seceed-
States and the great State of New
York, carrying them by intimidation and
fraud. The unfounded charges of corrup-
ton lnaliciously made against the Presi-
dent and the equally false and malicious
of extravaganza against his Ad-
ministration. is the entire stock in trade,
upon which his enemies rely in the COM
ing contest. The truth is, and the same
will be brought to light, that the defalea-
tons have been fewer and the robberies
less under the present than under any
previous administration for thirty years
considering the number of Office
and the amount of money hand
led and disbur1ed.
w G. BRoWNIow- 1