Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-26

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the Last Canvass-Is the Bulletin a
TunefuI "Organ:''-PrOgress Of the
War Between the CarPet-Baggers
and Home Radicals.
The following communication, hand
ed us by prominent Radical of this
county, throws some light upon the
causes which led to the row now going
on between the carpet-bag and native
factions of that party:
To the Editor of the Union and American.
NASHVILLE, April 25, 1S74.-I no.
ticed in late issue Of your paper a
communication purpoting to have been
written by some one in this city to the
Louisville Courier-JOurHGL. Ionly wish
to make few explanations and set the
matter right, as l am very well acquain-
ted with the facts. The correspondent
says in his letter that, in the last cam
paign, Prosser could have had the
nomination for Congress, had he want
ed it. The correspondent has been
either misinformed or the impression
which seems to be so positive In his
mind, that Proseer could have had the
Office had he wanted it, is a mere hal
lucination on his part. The men who
composed the convention referred to in
the correspondent letter know that
the matter has been misrepresented.
The convention met for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Con-
gress for the fifth congressional dis
trict. When the State Convention
met previous to the District Conven-
ton, the delegates from the fifth dis
trict met IN the Senate chamber, afterthe
adjournment of the State Co invention,
for the purpose eff nominating a candi-
date for Congress. Moses R. johnson,
colored, and W. F. Prosser, were
placed In nomination, but, before
the vote was announced, 1t became
known, in some way or other, that the
colored man had received majority of
the votes cast, and some delegate moved
at once that the Convention adjourn to
meet at Liberty Hall on the 22d of No.
vember following, which motion was
carried. If the vote had been an
nounced, johnson would have been
nominated as the candidate for Con-
gress from this District, from the fact
that he received a greater number of
votes.
So far as Prosser not wanting the office
is concerned, it can be authoritatively
stated that he and his friends worked
constantly during the time that inter
vened between the adjournment of the
State Convention and the Convention
held at Liberty Hall IN November, en-
deavoring to secure the nomination for
himself
The correspondent further says that
the Convention was composed mostly
of freedmen, and that they wanted to
give Prosser the Office. 1 was at all the
caucuses that were held when the bal
loting was had to ascertain who was
the strongest man, and Prosser never
received a vote. There were only six
teen freedmen in that Convention, and
not a single one Of these was in favor
Of the nomination of Prosser.
Again. The correspondent says that
Prosser is the controlling spirit here in
a Republican paper called the Bulletin.
This is an item of news to the Republi
cans of Nashville. In fact they would
not know that such a paper was really
in existence if it were not for the arti-
cles that the Nashville papers publish
as coming from the Bulletin.
The Republicans of Nashville Will
ever feel grateful to President Grant
for cutting off the official head of post
master Prosser, from the fact that they
are becoming disguised with the chronic
carpet-bag Office holders and Office
seekers. They want men who are iden-
titled with home interests and the in
forests of their Marty.