Year: 1872

TEST.


From the Athens Post.


There seems to be a disposition among
seme of our political friends to get little
heated over the contest between Gen.
Cheatham and ex-President johnson, and
TO lose sight of other and more important
interests which are involved in the Novem-
her elections. II this tendency is not
checked, it viii soon run into bitter hostility,
with elimination and recrimination, to be
followed by serious disasters. There is
neither necessity nor excuse for such
course. Both are Democrats, and while
we regret and deprecate conflict between
members of the same political household,
as it is upon us wisdom and policy alike
dictate that all should strive to
render it as harmless as possible. We
regret Mr.. Johnson's course, and con-
fess that It was entirely unexpected to
us. At the same time, we believe we
can advocate the election of Gen. Cheatham
without abusing or attempting to disparage
his competitor. Our political opponents
are wide awake and on the watch, expect
ing to see the party rent asunder, as was
the Republican organization in the Stokes
Senter contest. and they are armed and pre-
pared at all points to take advantage of it.
There is an opportunity for total and ir-
reparable split, and it can only be avoided
bT caution and prudence and the exercise Of
q spirit Of forbearance on the part of the
respective friends and supporters of the con-
ants. So far as we are concerned in
this direction, we shall probably have SIS
much as we can well attend to in securing
the election of our District candidate for
Congress and our candidates for the State
Legislature, and it would seem like mad.
ness to permit ourselves to be involved in a
senseless quarrel one with another as to
which of two Democrats shall be elected
for the State at large.


We repeat our expressions of regret that
Mr.. johnson has thought proper to assume
an ''independent candidacy" as he might
have done good deal better and contribu-
ted more largely to the overthrow of the
Administration party by different course.
As already announced, we intend in our
.Ipoor way TO advocate the election of Gen.
TCheatham, but we don't propose to lose
sight of everything else and use our col
umns, or permit others to use them, in
fomenting strife and encouraging dissen.
sions, and we beg our friends who are di
yided between the two gentlemen to hall
and reflect a little, and avoid saying or do
ing ANYTHING calculated to embarass the
other elections or to aid the common enc
nv In bis efforts to regain control Of th,
State. We don't pretend to be much wise
than our generation, but in this we know
we are speaking the words of truth and so
berpess. 1t is full two months till the elec
tiop. and we have only to follow the die
tates of reason and the promptings of sell
preservation to come through all right.


From the Sweetwater Enterprise.


WE hoist the name of Gen. Cheatham q
the Democratic candidate for Congress froI
the S ate at large. Though we have fc
the past two or three months advocate
Andrew Johnson's claims for the position
we do not think, as a Democratic edltol


would be doing justice to the party tC


} go against the regular nominee. w


Therefore use the influence of the Ef
- Use for Cheatham, and do all in OF
power to secure his election, To write a
length on this subject would be useless, a
all members of the Conservative party {
Tennessee, who wish to see the party tr
umph in November next, will not hesitat
to cast their votes for Cheatham. So ma
II be.