Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-24

ATKINS AND MUsE.-Up to this
time we have said but little in re-
gard to the canvass for Congress in
this district This was partly ow-
ing to the fact that we did not con-
slider Judge Muse as being more
than q nominal candidate-an opin-
ion which we see no reason what
ever to change-and it was also
partly owing to the fact that we
were disposed TO treat amiably
fellow townsman who has the rep
utation of being amiable himself.
But the canvass between the COM
petitors is now over, and we desire
to say a word on the subject We
do not suppose that anyone who
| claims to be an opponent of Radi-
calism, will deny that Judge NJ. is
politically unsound. We do not
suppose anyone will claim that he
is superior to Gen. Atkins in states
manship, or in the experience that
is necessary to make the successful
legislator. These things are true,
and universally admitted TO be true,
and yet there are few men in this
community who are opposed to
Radical principle and practices who
will support Judge Muse. AS yet
the sole reason that We have ever
heard for this is that the Radical
candidate will be able to do more
for us in Congress than Democrat.
Judge NJ. it is said is in sympathy
with the administratiOn-wh which by
the way he denies when speaking
to Democratic audiences-and il is
claimed that he can do something
handsome in the way Of obtaining
favors for Jackson. As to whether
he promises to make the FOrked
Deer navigable stream and have
thisscity declared port of entry, or
TO establish a Federal court here,
or to give us a Federal fort with
garrison of soldiers, we cannot OK
actly tell, but this is the general
drift of the reasoning which we
have heard on this point. All this
was well enough before the elections,
but as the next Congress will be
Democratic and all appropriations
must originate in 1t, Radical rep
resentative viii not be likely to
prove a very successful worker in
the port Of entry and navigation
business
This reason for voting for Judge
Muse therefore falls, but even if it
did not, is it not the plain duty of ev-
cry enemy of Radicalism to vote for
some true and tried man of the
same kind? While Indiana and
Ohio are coming to the recue of the
South shall we fail in duty. There
is no longer any occasion to send
men to Congress to please Gen.
Grant, even if the motive under any |
circumstances could be deemed q |
worthy one. Send men to Washing
ton that Gen. Grant hates, and you
will be very certain to do right.
What is he, that his wishes should |
control the votes of freemen in Ten
nessee? Like u Roman emperor |
he has made his villa at the sea-
side the Capitol, and has tossed |
about like bauble the presidential
Office, which brings him $40 per |
day. lie went into Office promising |
peace, and the fulflllment has been |
riots in the East, oppression in the |
South, brigandage and discomfort |
in the West, and murder and up
roar everywhere, all of which re-
suited directly from bad govern
ment and utter disregard of the
interests of the people. To send
anyone to Congress to placate this
rude soldier is madness. 1t is worse
than madness, for 1t is a prostitu-
ton of the ballot, which claims to
be free. Vote for Gen. Atkins and
thus vote for the freedom of the
States south of us and for the last
ing prosperity of the whole country.
To do otheswise is to sell out for
the mere promise of a mess of port
tage. Let Judge Muse 80 down
with Grant, in the wild whirlpool
of disaster that awaits the Radical
party in November.