Year: 1869

The Tennessee Elcctions-Joy Mt the Resrtii--
The First Eject of the yirginin virtory--Its
Influence In the esouti-Disintesrati0n of the
| Radical Parfy--Iin,s for the Adminissra-
! tson--The Presidency in 1872 and the New
Party.


The result Of the Tennessee elections was received
here with expressions Of eradication and Joy. Up
TO Its announcement the greatest anxiety prevailed
among people who had just passed through SINH
lar ordeal and sympathy as to the fate OF sister
State under the same circumstances was univer-
sally felt Owing 10 the inactivity and old fogyisni
OF the Associated Press the glad tidings
did not reach here until the afternoon of yesterday
when full particulars up TO date were received
simultaneously by the Northern papers and the tele-
graph. When, however the news did appear on the
bulletin boards the people tbronged around them,
eagerly devouring each repors, and q continuous
stream OF the populace poured backward and for
ward to the newspaper Offices the entire evening.
The afternoon journals were sought and read with
avdty. and in the joyous and cheerful expression
OF the faces one met upon the streets IL was
easy to recognize that some event of more than ord
nary graduation had occurred. 1tforebly reminded
the observer OF the feeling experienced during the
Mar o tet the ~ @ oi great scSory ana
say, We helped you out In that election. Every.
where throughout the State there Is rejoicing at the





t1cuIarly in Tennessee, where the whites have SO
long been under the dominatlon OF the negro


The influence OF the Virginia election has been
felt throughout the entire country, but In the
South than elsewhere as In this section common
people. In Tennessee perhaps, this influence
has been stronger than IN any other State,
because of its situation relationship and the exist
ence OF political contest following close upon
that OF Virginia Any important political occurrence
IN one state has corresponding effect In the other.
negro domination and white Acknowledgement to the
splendid result first achieved In Virginia in the eec
ton Of Walker SO must the In Mississippi and
Texas follow, until AZ length great and permanent
change Will be worked OUT in the political status Of
the South If not the entire country. Universal suf
frage and universal amnesty is now the battle-cry
The day Of prescription Is past, and sound sense nd
reason must take the place OF passion and PARTISAN
snip; for the party that Will henceforth control the
destmies OF the South muss be non proscrptive and
liberal in it's policy.


BILE Is the rapid OF the radical party in
the South. Here especially Is this noticeable In the
who are daily seeking admission to the walker
ranks by the hundreds; and In the recent overture
OF colonel jenkins, chairman OF the radical State
Executive Committee, there Is an exhibition and ad
missi0n OF weakness. accompanied by an effort at
pemtence. which comes with q bad grace from such
serted and abandoned by the negroes aud tine forma-
tiOn OF coOred Walker clubs is now mania with
the late sable supporters Of Wells in every county In
the State and this Is one OF the potent reasons why
most OF the radicals have reinquished all IDEAS OF
coptesting any Of the elections or opposing the
gaty and unfafness OF the enforcement OF the test
oath by General CANDY Is conceded by them, any
circumstance that may occasion new elections will
but strengthen the now victorious party IN the Leg
iSiature


1t remains now with the administration to
recognize as trlumphs OF It's policy the grand
results just achieved In Virginia and Ten
nessee which will be succeeded by other VIC
the Southern States and many OF the Northern,
the coming elections may be considered foregone
conclusion; and with Virginia leader the South
will be unit IN the Presidential contest OF 1872.
General Grant should therefore open his eyes to the
importance Of encouraging the party as yet In
bryO which Is so largely in accord With his own
views and which claims to be representative OF his
pOncy. This party will soon assume such gigantic
proportions as be condition to dictate terms
and would well for those who have Presidential
aspirations TO cultivate lis friendship.