Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31
AN iRREPREssIBLE JoURNAL,

There is trouble IN the Republican
camps in East Tennessee. In the first
congressional district there appears to
be a determined effort to GUST Roderick
Random Butler, who has made himself
obnoxious to hosts of the faithful In
the second district rebellion against the
reigning house is also cropping out in
a rather rank way. The Maryrile Re-
publscan states that "Mr. Russell; pro-
pr1etor of the LowdOB Journal, has
been put to the necessity of procuring
another outfit for the publication of
his paper. 1t appears that the mate
rial upon which that paper was former
ly printed belonged TO a stock COM
pany, one of whom owned half the
stock, and refused to lease it again to
Mr.. Russell, except on condition that
he would support Thornburg for re-
election to Congress, which he refused
TO do, and hence had to get a new
Office" which the Republican is "glad
to hear him say he has succeeded in
doing" The Journal comes out under
date of March % with "Judge L. @.
Houk, of Knox county," as its candi-
date for Representative in Congress
from the second district, who, it claims,
''has a frmer hold upon the popular
mind, and is more universally esteemed
as a man of capacity, and integrity,
than any man Of his age in the State"
and it proposes ''to honor him by an
election on the Republican ticket"
The Journal, in reference to its ticket,
protests that it is not proverbial for
strange doctrines..or adopts for choos-
ing strange ::bed-fellows, but with the
present lights before it, ''the duty Of
the Republican party in Tennessee is
so plain" that fearing its readers may
not see this duty as it looms up before
the Journals vision, it proceeds TO en-
tighten "all the world and the rest Of
mankind" especially Of the
Republican sort. as to what
that duty is. 1t may interest Demo-
Gratis to see how the Journal fixes up
things for the next canvas and how
the State is to be carried for the Re-
publicans, and so here it is:
"We are satisfied, could an alliance
be formed by those who supported
Andrew johnson for Congress from
the State at large, and the Republican
party, and agree to a fair division of
honors, success would crown the effort;
and by electing the Hon. Horace May
nard Governor of Tennessee and An
drew Johnson to the United States
Senate, a great work can be accom-
plished and the people of the whole
State benefited, the Ship of State
glide beautifully on In the still waters
of peace and tranquility, presenting
that grandeur experienced only by a
people having full confidence in the
ability, purity, and sound statesman
ship of their immediate rulers.
We propose to talk
about it, so that it may be understood,
so that the proper steps may be taken
throughout the State to organize and
elect such men to the next Legislature
as sill support Andrew johnson for
United States Senator. We should not
forget that Andrew johnson dida great
work in the interest of those who OPP
pose the grand failures of the present
rulers of Tennessee. We should re-
member that the supporters of Andrew
johnson are now alienated from the
Bourbons, and, if we show a fraternal
it is as easy for them to enter
our camp as to return home to be
abused and Ostracised. The times are
propitious for Just such an alliance,
and to meet the nervous pulsations of
the body polite, now being pro-
dUced by the fraternal feeling
the hard-fsted yeomanry
of the country in the vari-
Gus oranges throughout the land, it
is certainly just the thing. We give
below our ticket. For Governor, Hon.
Horace Maynard; for Congress, second
district, Hon. L. G. Houk; for Senator,
any good Democrat or Republican who
will vote for Andrew johnson for
United States Senator; for Representa-
tive, any good Republican who viii vote
for Andrew Johnson for United States
There are not many gudgeons among
Andrew JOhnsOn's supporters, certain
ly non among those Democrats who
voted for him for Congress, and it is
safe to say the Journal will get fisher
mans luck" for its trouble, SO far as
they are concerned.