Year: 1872

Gratifying and encouraging news reach
es us from various portions of the
battering ram District. Our able and gal
liant standard bearer, Col. Thornburgh, is
making most vigorous and effective can
vass. The enthusiasm of the people for
him is one of the most remarkable features
of our local politics. Not only has he the
hearty and honest support of the party
with which he has been identified, but
Conservative Union men and even some of
those who espoused the cause of secession
have the good sense to lay aside party pre-
judices and openly support the man by
whose election the community can expect
benefits that no reasonable man can claim
as likely to result from the election of eth
er of his competitors.


Col. Thornburgh's great popularity is
based partly on the warm personal regard
in which he is held by those who know
him; partly on his acknowledged high
personal qualifications for the position to
which the voice of the people has called
him to aspire, and partly we may hope, on
the calm judgment of men who sincerely
wish to elect the man whose presence in
Congress can be of most benefit to the en-
tire comm unity irrespective of party.


We can not name single man in our
community more thoroughly identified
with our industrial and other interests
more warmly endorsed and supported by
our workingmen to whose strong and skill
ful arms our community owes so much,
and at the same time better fitted to bear
our standard in the present struggle,


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workingmen's call has been followed by
zeal and enthusiasm which contrasts most
strongly with the apathy which followed
the action of the convention, where, after
much wire-pulling, manipulating and
managing, one of his competitors succeed
ed obtaining the nomination, by means
which we leave TO the explanation of the
defeated aspirants.


The canvass at present is being conduct
ed on the other side of the mountains
among the Middle Tennessee counties
which were tackled on to the district by
Legislation to defeat the will of the people.
Here he has to contend not only with the
personal popularity of Col. Garrett, the
present member from the old Stokes dis
trict, but with the efforts of the Cheatham
whippers in who support Caldwell, find
ing johnson and Garrett too much tinctur-
ed with Unionism. But even there, Col.
Thornburgh is making friends and Great
ing most favorable impression in the
joint discussions and will receive in some
places II handsome vote.


But soon they will reach the more east
erly portion of the district, and our candi-
date will find himself among those who
have known him from boyhood. Here,
in the community where he has been twice
entrusted with office at the hands of the
people, and acted with such WISDOM pru-
dence and integrity, as to command the
admiration even of political adversaries,
against them with unmistakable strength.
All indications are cheering, if we but do
our duty. A hard struggle has been i'm
posed on the people by the creation of this
most unnatural district, but in spite of
this Thornburgh, we confidently believe.
will be elected. His cause is the cause of
the people; he is worthy of the trust and
will carry on their standard to victory.