The New York herald., 1874-11-02
He .alk. 70 tne une..ered soyereigns Of rsnnsssee

He talks to the unlettered soveregns OF Tennessee
ears M and votes displays pH the biggest and most
highly colored Illustrations OF the text But once
IN the Senate, his friends have no doubt tnat MS
speech there will be decor0us as his state
papers While PRESIDENT though IN the tennessee
mountains ne wI always be ANDY Johnson"
the friend or the masses. and their patient ~
structor In sucn rudiments OF government as they
can best understand and best appreciate. Tax.
alton. Tor instance l. lavOrite topic with hlmself
and his audiences; for the most thrifty farmers in
the state though they manage TO get enough TO eat
ana TO wear, aud moderate renewal OF farm
STOCK and implements, are put 70 their wits ends
Tor money 10 pay tue accumulatIons OF taxes.
Mr. Johnson attributes this onerous burden OF tax
alton to the gfowtn VI aXtravagance and cOrrup-
ton IN government to place hunting and deness
on the part oi large proportion o. what ought 10
be the iaauslrions CLASS, 10 the excessive number
OF mlddemea IN he marts " trade, and to the
piunder OF The hard-w0rklng masses by the bloated
bondnoiding capitalists. How he proposes to
Just now; but his hearers listen with attention to
nus simple but vivid plcturing OF their wrongs.
N uos .e extent OF nls sn auu
cess with which he sets them forth.
THE THIRD AsPIRANT.
Inc tnlrd c0moatant, probably the real
opponent OF Johnson in the Tennessee triangular
conflict, Is the present Governor, John 9. Brown,
OF Giles. This gentleman has come prominently
and iavoraoly before the pubic lately by his as
sertion oil the right and power OF the State to
repress and punish crimes Committed against her
peace and dignity. without the Intervention OF the
all-grasptng ku klux act OF Congress, which at
tempts to ousi the State judiciary RON cognizance
not essentially political one. But II Is
doubtful II Governor Brown, however sincere and
Jealous personally, could DO what he assured the
UniTed States Attorney General he could do--tnat
Is, secure q lair trial and speedy punishment to
the Gibson county murderers. He is In the hands
OF the faction to which his nominal rival, but real
ally. Colonel Savage, belongs-the party that IN
days before the war held all the real estate. lived
OIL their rents ana mortgages and the sale OF the
increase OF their negro stock; attened In sort OF
drODslcal way, while the State at large lay supine
OF slowly decaying, and now lament as q real
SOcietv
value OF the negroes whom emancipation has
changed from chattels to men without actually
impnring their productive value CENTS worth.
Governor Brown, III his political character, is
esteemed weak man, but very cunning and
highly skilled IN combination or .'log rolllng.n
TINS leads to his being both feared and dis
trusted; but at this time his chances are not
considered good outside Of the State House Bonr-
noisy Savage, VIII be laid aside when the Legisla-
ture gets down to the real work OF elecIing
ParS0n BrOWEl0w's successor.
A POSSIBLE FOURTH CANDIDATE.
II one were compelled at this moment to guess
at the man on whom the democratlc-conservatlv
opposition Johnson viii settle. successful at
the polls, the guesser would IN nine cases out OF
ten, pltch upon Judge John NJ. Lea. or Nashville
Judge Lea Is wealthy man, highly descended and
connected. Tennesseean IN speech and manner
but gentleman wltnal, and so universally
things botn big and little as to be almost a phe
nomenon for a man VINO has been Ia pubic life and
taken sues @ IN poes ne Is On origna unlon
the Union party all through the war,
and never compromised himself IN the rebellion,
except by q small contribution to the equipment
or o military company when Nashville had gone
mad with the secession fever AT that time Union
men OF property, like Judge Lea trembling for the
safety OF their persons and possessions, were at
the mercy OF any staggering clustering, penniless
adventurer VINO chose to PIN Confederate badge
to his coat and dog the footsteps OF Union man
with subscription lists to raise companies in de-
fence OF Southern rights. II Judge Lea, or any
other acceptable man, is put In nomination bv the
conservatives after their expected triumph at the
polls, ex-President Johnson will have to stay at
Greenvillc Tor at least two or three years longer;
but nothing but the most unblushlng and success
iul treachery on the part Of the Legislature next
winter can defeat him by any representative or
the BOURBON element like Brown or Savage. He
looks hale and hearty enough to-day TO walt till
the spirit or a race horse and the courage OF
lion within him. despite oeleat, delay, rocule and
abuse. AT Greenvle, his quiet home, he busles
ernment and sound finance ard, whenever called
to 60 to Washington, Will be iOund ready to enter
upon what he regards as just and wise legislation
for al! man kind.