The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-07-13
Political Fun in Tennessee.

A Chattanooga correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati COmmevciHl anticipate warm times
IN Tennessee. Andy Johnson has been
semi officially announced AS u candidate for
Congress ut nrge. What position he will
take IN tie canvass, whether he will rally
gracefully T." the support Of Greeley is
hard 10 determine. His opponent will I've
Henry s. FM,,c Of Nashville. Foote tor.
mal'y announced himself as candIta'c
lat Friday. In his card he filings out
sentence which cannot he mistaken. II has
the true F"ote ring. He ,ays: "H.ving
been Ma.nai,imOusiy rclirvui from civil
disabilities about three days since, by u
wise and paternal Government, and feeling
DESTROYS ut making \ proper display Of
gratitude, therefore | announce myself u
candidate fOrn seat IN the House Of Repre-
scntaiives Of the United States Congress
for the State ut large. declining Ia submit
my claims rs - candidate 1" q Caucus IF any
or either political party" This Is essential.
~ Foolish. He rarely writes sentence of
less than thirty words. The average Is
ab''u, fifty. When Andy Johnson ran for
the Senate, and the political atmosphere
about Nashville was at fever heat, FGote
wrote about - letter aday, setting forth the
dangers 10 our common country if A. J..
should succeed. Under the ins pira;ion IF
seldom tell below one hundred and twenty.
five words each.
1t FOote an! johnson run, and it looks a.
though they would. Tennessee will l,e The
thc,strr of III ciiedly lively canvass Dntl,
are men of acknowledged ability, and bon,
pre- emincntly fitted for the. stump. Foote
has met some of the first minds Of the
South in the field, and always came out Of
the contest :.ith iaurels. He defeated jeff.
Davis in Jeff's chosen hunting ground, and
was el,clcd over him Governor Of Miss,s.
sippi IN 1851. Going to California ia 1853,
he entered into active political life, Was
foremost in organizing the Know Nothing
party, and only lacked one vote Of being
elected To succeed Dr. Gwin in the United
States Senate. At the beginning Of the
war he demolished Yancey, and in all HE
contests he has never demolished himself.
He Was member of the Confederate House
of Representatives. and there maintained u
quarrel with DAVIS, which lasted rs long a.
the war. Since the war he has been resi-.
dent Of Nashville, engaged in writing his.
tory and prhcticing law.
He ,s, perhaps, the best read man in Ten.
nessec. He Is u natural student. In culture
and knowledge Ut hooks he is immensely
the superior 81 johnson. / hear that within
eighteen months he has read all the State
Supreme COur, Reports, embracing the
decision of y century. He has tasted 1T all
branches IT knowledge, and Is conve,sa
,iOnNIist Of rare power and beauty, backed
by Nh inexhausiai,lc fund Of knowledge.
vivid imagination and fsens speech.
Bnt - u insn ut great brain. force, huge
,nteilec: and mental pt,~er, amounting I"
genius itself, he Is the Inferior of Andrew
johnson. As u strong orator Johnson has
10 equnk in the State, not one: this was
tested years ago, when he overthrow the
greatest and bst Of the Wings. and their
majOritics with them M man has ever
yet Oeen scraped up who could stand ayains,
him - st ~