National Republican., 1877-09-04
THE ERRING BRETHREN.

A TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN UPON THE SUE
JECT-wHAT HE THINKS ABOUT POsTMAs-
TER GENERAL KEYS NEW ENGLAND
spEEcHEs-A SOUND VIEW OF THE NAT
TER
The following letter Is from Tenneses Re-
publican, native there and to the manner born"
As he observes, and who Is familiar with the facts
and circumstances attending Mr.. Keys canvass
before the Tennessee Legislature last winter and
who subsequently,, with other Tennesseans, urged
Mr. Keys appointment to place in the Cabinet,
visiting the President upon the subject:
The effect to do justice 10 and by all public men
word upon subject @ sriPiI n it.eif but MI mSsn
fed by . disgruntied press aud scheming polti.
fesrins 10 ""i the people, Of ths soutS-is1e soe
and non-combatants alike-as "erriug brethren"
Is most true that he did Il In the spirit which
untrue. The motives that have been set forth as
prompting the reference needs no refutaton bat
simple denial, which he has not spoken by word Of
mouth. simply because the man himself and bis
whole life stand forth a. the most crushing Of de
mails. Therefore Il would not be becoming In me
one ft @ y dws upon or sae Ss % r
and learn the lesson taught thinking and patriotic
people by this outburst Of hot headed disgust and
sensational and witty ~ editors and hair-splitng
n ne AZ, place e. the people 9f the North nm
derstand that Mr. Key In expressing cordially OF
feeling and prayerful hope that the much. talked.
unity Of feeling between the sections represents
the true manhood of the SOUTH "one OF whom he
Is which," the soldiers who fought the battles Of
that war. brought on BY the same class Of newspa
pcrs and political sorcheads that would now heap
contumely upon his head say his words Of
peace on earth. goodwill toward men, Ia nothing
but the expression Of the throbbng ofthat great
ts ns rpS h son.n ,odsy f tho
south, as rule, do not reflect the opinion or the
public feeling the people 1t but natural that
Take Tennessee for instance she has not over half
adozen daily papers In the whole state. They cost
as much as your newsc.t metIopolitan paper. The
people are mpoverised In consequence OF the late
war; they curse the newspapers and politicians
and preachers" to this day for dragging them into
not so high as In many other States, and, as a
natural consequence, the desire for newspapers Is
not 10 general railroad facilities are limited, and
the people are comparatively shut out The con-
sequence k the real people Of the state land II is
| about the same all over the SOUTH are, as a meas
nre, a. the mercy Of the poli,ical dcmag9sne and
age newspaper can become an organ shout the
| dear people" howl at the National Government,
| II they daredl and besn,irch any man with mud
who attempts 10 stand upon his fect likea man
and represent the real sentiments OF that people,
whom, ] protest & are loyal to the core and yearn
As evidence Of the truth Of my statement permit
remind you 81 1he se S canvas IN !, mn S
| ate, holding his scat then by virtue Of an appoint.
| ment made by Governor Porter upon the death OF
nately - made radical" speech upon the sucject
OF opening up the Mississippi case In the Senate,
and the whole Democratic. pres, from Garter 70
exception.) led on by the collumbiai dailies and
| "hooped-up' by all the "pennyroyal' popguns in
hs S.sis Opened up sGh ade upon him as
An outsider looking on las they are now doing
in this fresh attack would have imagined that To
propose the name of Key for senator upon the con-
vening OF the Legislature would subiectthe offender
70 Avolley OF hisses and summary dismissal fran
the body. Did Z! Dir. Key returned to Tcnnessec,
that impcrturbable dignity and manly courage
which charscterizes the man. What was the re-
heard peace ifom bis lips; they saw an honest man
looking them square In the face, and spite Of the
war Of newspapers and politicians, he received a
| votes, <a being the number required TO elect.
Almost Immediately thereafter he was called
here represent that people. and all the people OF
| the whole country n the council house" Of the
nation; and almost the first word he spoke IL made
the cue for just the same old OF words. But Il
will not avail. Those who did the fighting. and
who We're loyal through il ali, Alike hold up ,t tSt
and thereby gain the good viii Of those who's
Whole Whole people s Of the south. when ar. Key wen en-
into the Cabinet he did 80 knowing the sentimen
ofths South and The ierbearing manhood Of tina
| through the mails TO him urging him 10 accept
and thanking God that the day Of reconci Il
the reins Of Government who dared meet IL
question face to ace. and they reJoiced to b
, abls to furnish . man 70 meet him and represen
them In that same spirit And, Mr.. Editor. the
are not the people 10 be turned aside from pui
poses and hopes which lie 50 near their hearts by
mere joke. The newspapers, In their phrensy, an
the country stump orator may get them 10 believ
Mr.. Key " poor hand at Joke, but that Is abou
| all they will accomplish.
8 Then let the people Of the North, the East an
l. the West know that this hre-eatnK talk in IN
y South and this same old "Copperhead' In III
4 North does injustice To the South In that they mi
q represent her people. They dragged them In ono
( they will never do Il again. Marx my work thI
when the Presidential party 60 south In q fe
weeks Mr. Kew will 10 salcoDsei everywhere wit
y joyful acclaim, will the President, and the mt
!: ment they pass Mason and DixoI's line Hay,
u and Key" will sound forth frpm the O'er-frsugl
y hearts OF that great an grateful people. am n,
= one of the "erring Li1ihrcn," never having had
= thought IN sympsthy with that side, but like Ke
u being TsnnesseeNn native there and To tf
!. manner b0rr." they are mine aud am theirs, an
], ] rejoice IN an opportunity 10 pay tribute 10 u
r loyalty Of that people with whom differed, wit
Il whom now differ as TO party" but who
g loyal as or any other man can be. II Is an add
b. tional pleasure to be able To do this, standir
q merely upon the plane OF citizenship, and not
ar speak IL from the more elevated plateau OF u
le office holder. TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN,.
10 uAVrs lHpJTJn GEE THE SDIyrpCR