Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-14
The Outrage Factory in Full
Blast.
The CarOlinas Unrepresented-
No Prominent Republicans
From the North.
Tennesseeans Scarce as Hen
Teeth.
Brooks and Clayton the Main
COnspiratOrs.
"BloOdy" Instructions from the
Congregational Committee.
Proceedings, Incidents, and Personal
Points

CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 13.-The morning
trains brought in further accessiOns to the
carpet-bag delegations, and by the time the
Convention was called 70 Order-l2 N.-its
aggregate strength was about one hundred
and twenty-five, cRe-third being negroes.
No. man claiming to represent either
North or South Carolina has turned up,
which looks rather queer, when the object
for which the Convention was called
and the peculiar political status Of these
States are considered. Only one excuse
seems to be urged for this significant lack
of reconsideration is, that most of
the delegates appointed from the Carolinas
are lawyers, and that their business in the
courts has kept them at home. But when
one glances al the perSO1lel Of the conven-
ton, and remembers that the average car
pet-bagger has a softer thing of ii than
earning bare subsistence by the dull
drudgery of the law, except as Judge,
States Attorney, or in some other fat Office,
a more satisfactory solution is needed. So
far as South Carolina is concerned, the
split in the Radical party has become seri-
ous enough TO keep the leaders Of both fac
tions at home With Moses, Chamberlain,
and others of the carpet-bag ring who have
so long plundered the prOstrate State, it is
certainly no time for swapping knives,
while the reform element. headed by
Judge Green for GOverndr, and supported
by the Conservatives, have no sympathy
whatever with the Chattanooga movement.
Although delegation composed of the
most prominent Republicans Of Missouri
was anpouneed through the st. Louis pa
pers as having been appointed to attend the
convention, not one has arrived TO date.
Tennessee makes a miserable showing,
and her delegation does not Occupy
one fifth of the seats set apart for that prrr-
pose. A few Knoxville and Chattanooga
politicians of local celebrity are all that
have dared to identity themselves with this
''convention OF stubborn Republicans and
the outrage programme it met to car
~ ont.
Arkansas has big stake here. | indica-
ted in my dispatch Of last night that
Brooks, Clayton, Dorsey and Mcclure
meant mischief, and this view will be fully
substantiated before the Convention adj
journs. Their plan is, in brief, to secure
such declaration from the Convention, as
will force Grant to step in and oust the
Democratic State officials elected to-day,
besides bringing such pressure to bear on
Congress, as will cause it to declare
the Baxter administration and the
action of the constitutional Convention
invalid. 1t is the last move they have left,
and will be played with all The desperation
of despair. There object in coming here
was altogether personal and selfish.
With carpet-bag rule established in Arkan-
sas, the party in the South may go to
the dogs for all they care. Mcclure is a
trim-built sort of fellow, with clean-cut
features, keen dark eyes and long, flow
ing beard. lie plays draw-poker like an
angel, and will make more than his ex-
penses out of his brother delegates before
he leaves Chattanooga. The sOubriquet,
''POker jack" is understood to have some
bearing upon his skill in that line. Sarber,
another Arkansas delegate, was United
States Marshal for the Western District
of Arkansas, until the gigantic frauds
brought to light by the Washington cores
pondent of the st. Louis RepublicGn, last
winter, compelled Grant TO suggest that his
resignation would be acceptable. In this
Arkansas crowd is also Judge John
Whytock, of the Brooks Supreme Court,
whose efforts TO squelch Baxter were fol-
lowed speedily by his. own iecapitation.
Pinchback is unquestionably the ablest
man in the Louisiana delegation. He
talks freely and with apparent frankness
about affairs in that State, and is the only
delegate from that State in whom Kellogg
does not hold prCprietOry interest. He i:
exceedingly well posted on current polit
ical questions, conyerses fiuently and well
dresses in admirable taste, and would bC
taken for white man by casual observers
Sheldon, Darrell and Sypher, all carpet
bay members of Congress, are also here a.
delegates.
The most notable person from Alabam;
is Spencer, ex-sutler of the Federal army
now United States Senator, and the wors
hated carpet-bagger-and Justly so-in that
State. EX-GOv. Parsons occupies a seat
near by. He has the look of a soured, dis
appointed man. Repudiated by the people
whom he betrayed, his services have no
received at the hands of the Radical party
such substantial recognition as he hac
hoped for. Democrats regard him as tn,
ablest man of his party in Alabama.
The following orders from headquarter
were handed to each delegate this morning
sBIOOdy Instructions"
To Mr.. Blank, delegate to ChattanOOg;
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