Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-10
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
Hints From All Quarters as to
Popular Sentiment.
What Ii Said of Andrew Johnson's
Mcvements-RattIinr Csuinisnis O.
the CeIser FIasSd.

and while there may be lingering am
bitten 70 return to public life, it eau
hardly be strong enough to induce him
to seek its qualification at the expense
OF higher and nobler considerations,
In our Judgment there never was a
time in the history of the party when a
real active, busy, able, energetic and
thorough canvass was more needed in
the State election, and If we cannot
find men with the necessary mental,
moral and physical ability to make it
we had better throw up the sponge and
let the result 60 by default. There has
not been thorough canvass of the
State for some time, and the eonse.
quenee IL an amount of apathy and in
difference among the people in regard
to public matters never before witness
ed IN Tennessee.
Bolivar Bulletin,
Andrew johnson and a few of his
friends made a poor deal at Nashville
the other day. They wanted to get up
convention in A. Us interest, but
made complete izzle.
He is opposed to currency expansion
and is high up on that old hobby of his
low taxes" Let us sing:
A. ]. isa mighty man,
A man ofmight and main;
He was the wedge in 70;
And wants to split againl
GaIlatin Tenneseean.
We wish Col. Colyar quiet rest from
his recent political labers. he has
certainly had evidences enough to con-
vince any well balanced mind that he is
not the individual to lead a new party
movement. His most becoming course
now is to simmer.
Though for peace and reconciliation,
free, full, cordial, and honorable, with
what was known as the johnson ele-
ment Of the Democratic party In our
late Congressional contest, we are not
willing to keep our mouth shut in re-
gard to the position that johnson has
seen proper to take In the present atti-
tude of affairs. He INDUCES in furi-
GUS TRADE against the Funding and AS
sessment laws, yet, If we are rightly in
formed, heallowed himself to be under
stood as being In favor of those laws
particularly the funding law, when it
was undergoing discussion In the Legis-
lature.
Columbia Herald,
MIR. JohnsOn's opposition to the
funding bill is a mere subterfuge-his
real object is to disorganize and defeat
the Democratic party, and revenge him
self ON the white people of Tennessee,
by letting the Radicals again get pos
session of the State His present at
titude is that of bitterly disappointed
man, thwarted in all Of his schemes by
the will of the people. and willing to
avenge himself on them in any way for
it. We cannot think that the people
viii believe his shallow pretense of be-
ing against the present rate of taxa
ton because of sympathy with them.
The coming State canvass must be
made on straight Democratic prinei.
pies. No concessions or compromise
OF principle must be made In hope of
local or tempory success.
Memphis Ledger.
Col. Colyar is a man of brain, and
must have felt mortified at the failure
of the conference. The fact will now
begin to dawn on the minds of the
gentlemen that there is no room for
factions or a third party in this
State.
Manchester Democrat.
We believe We state the truth when
we say that nine-tenths of the members
of the Democratic party Tin which we
include all the opponents of Radicalism)
IN Coffee county are opposed to the
funding law; and yet, we can say with
equal truth, that they favor paying the |
States liabilities in full.
MurfreesbOro Monitor.
The Colyar disorganizers, numbering
about thirty, held pow-wow at the |
Maxwell House, Nashville, Tuesday. Re- |
sult--unimportant.
Knoxville Press and Herald.
The issues of low taxation and anti |
funding, which were presented in Lam
dis resolutions, might well enough |
have been left to the consideration of !
the State Convention, ere presented by
an outside party.
Chairman Burch has called a meet |
ing of the Democratic State Execu- |
tive Committee, on the 2lst inst. 1t |
is well enough to remember that the |
committee was appointed before the |
split, and several members, if not a |
majority, are johnson Democrats.
Two of the three East Tennessee mem
bers, John Blevins and John n.
Brooks, were ardent Johnsonians.
Memphis Register.
Col. John @. Brown, as chairman of |
the Democratic State Executive Com
mlttee, has called a meeting of the
committee, at Nashville, on Thursday,
the 2lst of May inst. This, we think
is a good move. 1t is time that the
work of organization was begun in
earnest. Recent development of the
enemies of Democracy have aroused
the masses of that party, and concert
OF action" is now the watchword.
Shelbyville Gazette.
According to the Rutherford treaty.
Bedford is entitled to the Senator this
year, and several aspirants were in town
Monday feeling the political pulse. Al
so several who would like to represent
US in the lower House were out on that
day. As yet no one ihas publicly an
himself for either of the posi-
tons, but We hear it whispered about
that Judge FL. L. Davidson and Mai.
A. A. Lands will probably be aspirants
FOR Senator and for Representative prop
er we understand that ThOs. OgelviEe, r.
z. Frierson and R. d. Miller are favor
ably spoken of.
Memphis Appeal.
Such meeting without A. S. Colyar
would be like playing Hamlet with
Hamlet omitted, and of course
Colyar was on hand with his intermin-
lble blather. Jesse F. Brown knows
when to hitch on and ride to fame.
The Radicals in the last election for
MEMBERS of the Legislature were in
want of tool to subserve their DUR
,oses, and Brown was selected and by
hem elected.