Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-09-19
OUR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

Not only in our State but in every
other in the Union, is the nomination
of James d. Porter hailed with salts
faction by Democrats and Conserva-
tives. The selection of him by the
Democratic convention is taken for a
confession by the Democracy of Ten
nessee that hereafter, as heretofore,
they are to be in full sympathy with
their brethren of the north, the east
and the west on all the great questions
of local and national importance, and
will be found ready and willing in the
Federal congress, as out of it, to press
upon the attention of the people, until
they are cOnsummated, all the reforms
necessary to a restoration of the Union,
in fact as well as in name. Porter is
man of sterling good qualities, posses
sed of the knowledge and experience
necessary for the proper execution of
the duties that will devOlve upon him
as governor As the Russelville Pat
riot says, He is perhaps not a bril-
liant orator, but he will be fully able
to meet and handle any man whom the
opposition may bring out against him,
aud as the chief executive of the State,
will prove himself possessed of the
nerve to execute hislabOrs impartially,
knowing neither black nor white, rich
nor poor, laboring man nor capitalist.
NOuching for this, we have this incl
dent in his career as published in the
Patriot: Judge Porter was member
of the legislature which passed the
resolutions of secession, and was an
ardent secessiOnist as he was an ardent
soldier. EmmersOn Etheridge, Andy
johnson q Co., the Union men of the
State. took it into their heads to hold
a convention at Nashville for the pur-
pose of keeping the State in the Union.
AZ the stations along the road, and at
the depot at Nashville, Etheridge had
been hooted, and fears were entertain
ed that he would be mobbed if he at
tempted to leave by the train after the
failure Of said convention. Porter
was not intimate with Etheridge. but.
being one of natures noblemen. he
determined that the man, although
opposed to him in politics, and. as
Porter thought. attempting the down
fall of the grand old State, should not
be molested, but should be permitted
to 60 in peace. To this end he and a
friend. also a member of the legisla-
ture. and room mate, and, preparing
himself for all emergencies, proceeded
to the depot, fully determined to stop
any outbreak at all hazards. His de-
termination was communicated to none
other than his friond, apd Etheridge
does not know to-day that he owes any
such debt OF gratitude to Porter. y
The man who, at such time and under
such circumstances, when men were
mad with prejudice and wild with ex-
element such as have not before been
known in our country, when men had
lost their reason and all sought the
blood of those who opposed them-we
say. the man who under these circum-
stances could act the part as did James
ID. Porter then, is undoubtedly a 1T man
to be honored by the people now, and
will do honor to the proud State Of
Tennessee. We hope, says the Patriot,
that the Democrats and Conservatives
of Tennessee will do themselves the
credit of giving him the largest major
ity ever given to any man In the State.
Memphis Appeal.