Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-24
SENATORIAL slFrINGS.1

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From Texas-Ex.Presideut JohnsOn't
Strengths the Fight Between Him
and B.0wn.-The shelby instruction
Programme Ventilated.
Knoxville Chronicle, (Rep.,
If some spirit who is able to foretell
that which viii come to pass, would
procure medium" at Nashville now
and ssannounce Its readiness to tell
who Is to be the lucky man for the Sen
ate, it might enjoy the pleasure of en-
tertaining few distinguished visitors
among them an ex-President, Gov
ernor and Savage.
Austin (Texas) Democratic Statesman.
The illustrious ex-President Andrew
johnson, now candidate for seat in
the United States Senate, whose name,
and peculiarities, and deeds, are as dis
tinctly defined and clearly written on
the broad, clear disc of public opinion
IN America as were Andrew Jackson's,
it Is said, viii receive, on the first bal
lot, majority of the votes of the Ten
nessee Legislature. Without a col.
league for the ex-President, Tennessee
can then boast Of having greater vol
ume of brain power in the highest
council chamber of empire, than any
member of the American Union.
Nashville Correspondence Of the Chicago
Tribune.
The fight will be between johnson
and Brown, and fierce and, maybe,
a prolonged contest, it promises to be.
Andy, as the people insist on calling
him, appears very sanguine of election
too sanguine, l judge. He claims
that he will come out of East Tennes-
see with twenty-four votes, sure; and
that he can reasonably calculate ON get
ting at least twenty-seven more from
the other two divisions of the State.
Fifty-one votes elect, the Legislature
being composed of exactly 100 men,
bers. johnson, judge, will develop
his best strength on the first and Sec
ond ballots, and, to me, it looks ex-
tremely doubtful if he receives more
than forty-fve votes. Still, the Legis-
lature, it is generally admitted, is some
what OF an uncertain quantity, and it
Is hazardous to anticipate how its
Senatorial favors Will be bestowed.
Gov. John @. Brown is looked upon
by many as the coming man. Possess
ing plausible and suave manners, and
a good deal of tact in the natter of
wire-pulling; with good party record,
and record as Rebel Major General
that may possibly be of some advan-
tage, his qualifications In these partic-
ulars viii stand him well In hand.
Nashville Correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Gazette.
Gov. Brown is generally recognized
as having the best chance for securing
the prize. The Governor is neither a
profound nor brilliant man, but he
possesses the safe qualities of tact,
shrewdness, and plausible and taking
manner. 1t must be confessed he has
made fair executive officer, frowning
on Ku-Kluxism and lawlessness of ev-
cry kind, and at thesame timeexhibiting
a large share of political liberation and
hberality. aHe is an ex-Rebel General,
but has forgotten, practically, at least,
what it is to be disloyal Ensconced,
as he is, IN his snug room In the Capt.
tol, and IN direct and official commu-
nication with all parts of the State;
with pleasant greeting for the way
faring legislator who may accidentally
drop IN, as it were, and with some lit
tie prestige, acquired during and since
the war, it can easily be imagined his
chances are mot to be sneezed at"
Memphis Ledger, Dec. p.
Democrat, correspondent in yes
terday's appeal, most forcibly sets
forth the outrage that would be perpe-
trated on a decided majority OF the
white voters who supported the present
of this county IN the
forthcoming Legislature, should they
vote for Andrew johnson for Senator
under such instruction" as we're
trumped up at the late election, having
been given by as many Radicals as
Democrats; and we hope that the Ap-
peal, prompted by a sense of duty to
the whole Democratic party, will give
Its protest against such a course by
our members from Shelby, if it be pos
sible they design pursuing it. The Ap- |
peal has already deprecated that this |
at instruction" was under |
taken, because, we infer, it knows as
well as we its fraudulent character. |
Andrew Johnson would have swept |
Overton, Haynes, Peyton, Smith,
Luke Finley and all the rest
Of the Democratic ticket from
the field, and substituted Etheridge,
VIM. NJ Smith, Gen. Williamson and
their brother Radicals which composed
his ayowed partisan cohorts, If the |
power had been his There is not one
Of the ingoing members of the State
Legislature who does not know and |
feel this is true; not one of them that |
is not perfectly cognisant of the stu
pendous fraud of this pretended sin.
To any honest mind the
appeals correspondent, Democrat"
deduces an irresistible conclusion IN
saying that "when the independent
(Etheridge) ticket went down in Shelby
county, Andrew johnson went down |
with it." That ticket was his own;
was In the field to fight his battle for
the United States Senate. He had no |
other. He had no love for any ticket
of its professed love for him.
The political complexion of ticket ex-
cites no interest IN Andrew johnson,
if Andrew johnson be left out. If |
he is not to be served, then it matters
but little to him whether Othelio kill |
Cassie or Cassie kill Othello. A Leg |
islative ticket for Shelby county. COM
posed entirely of negroes, with death
to the whites, negro supremacy and |
Andy Johnson for United States Sem
ator, written upon its banner, would |
have suited him just as well as the |
Overton-Democratic or the Etheridge. |
Independents, had it succeeded. 1t is |
right and proper that the will of the |
people should be heard AID respected |
by their public servants-especially the |
will of great parties-and had it been
fairly and honestly arranged so that a
sense of a majority Of the Democratic
Conservative people of Shelby county