The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-24
The Morristown Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. "a. 1877.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
TIE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.

j0int convention Of the General As.
sembIy for the Iast eight or ten days,
was terminated in the election Of
Judge James E. Bailey. Of Clarks-
vile, on the 73d ballot to-day. OF
the man / shall have something to
say anOn-of the principle involved
IN this result must FIRST speak. -
It was a family confict-the Re-
publican party being too far in the
minority to be thought OF az con-
testauts in the race. The Demo-
cratic party are alone responsible for
this result to their acknowledgements
throughout the country; a result
which, ! fear, may be received out
side Of the State as anything but
creditable to the judgment. to cay
nothing Of the sense Of justice, OF
those who have brought it about.
Yes, that noble independence Of spir-
It and sense Of right exhibited by
Governor Porter, year ago, in ap-
pointing an East Tennessee Demo
crat as successor to the Hon. An
drew Johnson-that long recognized
claim Of East Tennessee to one OF
the Scholarships has fallen under
the feet Of an unprincipled selfish
ness that, regardless of the party
good. sought only to aggrandize it
self. ~
1t is not the pure, dignifed and
gallant David NJ. Key who has been
defeated in this fight-but East Ten
nessee Democracy, who made him
their standard bearer and stood as 8
unit before their acknowledgements,
squarely and firmly, but modestly
and respectfully asking for q recog-
milton Of their hitherto undisputed
right to the Senatorship. And how
ever much Democratic members from
the other divisions of the State may
rejoice at their triumph over US, j
have an abiding hope and belief that
their Democratic constituency will
repudiate the victory as one that
brings no credit to them. 1t argues
astate Of things anything but favor
able TO the future peace and harmo-
ny Of our party in Tennessee, when
q, rule OF succession SO long acted
upon as this is trampled under foot !;
and IS an East Tennessean I know
not which most to lament--our own |
defeat or the lose of honesty in those |
whom We have hitherto been proud |
to call brother-Democrats OF the 9TH
er divisions Of the State. This may
be plain language, but not more Sc
we're than the occasion seems TO jus.
tify.
III the united Democracy OF East
Tennessee, with unparalleled una
nimity, had confidence in David 81.
Key, it ought to have satisfied the
most exacting minds Of Democrats
In other parts Of the State. Did We
have this confdenre in him? Look
to the record. Examine the vote
and you will there see for yourselves
that so far as East Tennessee had q
voice in making the successor of her
own great departed Commoner she
uttered it in favor Of her young and |
distinguished SON who has SO ably
and acceptsbly filed his place in the
United States Senate under the APP
pointment Of Governor Porter. She
will have q reckoning with those who
have defrauded her Of this honor at
another time - she will remember
those who have not kept good faith
with her.
/ have not time to speak now at
any length OF our new Senators.
Isham G. Harris was the choice of
the GAZETTE, las was expressed in
its columns before the last State
for one OF the two Sena-
torships. He has a well-earned fame,
not bounded by State or even Ma
tional Iines-it is worldwide. He /
has been seVey equal to The emergency.
no matter how great that might be, !
and this Is saying as much as could
be said for a Clay, Calhoun or {
Webster, and much more than can
be said Of the majority Of those with
Fhom he will soon be associated.
We predict for him a brilliant and
most useful career in his new field as @
Senator from Tennessee. It was .
lue to him that he should be elected,
or many reasons, two OF which only !.
ire briefly adyerted tO-frst. as an :
Ict OF justice to him, for he had been b
treated and secondly. in Z
Of his eminent fitness =
or the Office. The occasion-the :
'erils that seem to threaten us as a b
Iatiou, seemed most imperatively to g
all upon Tennessee for her best tai 81
mt and most statesmanlike men as y
er representatives in the National :,
enate, and that he ellis the measure (
{ this requirement. no Tennessean Ii
oubts. b,
The came may be said Of Judge q
iailey. so FAR as talent aid fitness y
nd stern and tried integrity or pur- -