The Nashville Daily Union

The Campaign--Col. Stokes.
[Correspondence of the Nashville Union.]
CARTAGE, Tenn. Oct. 10, 1864
Allow me a short space in the columns
of your valuable paper to give your
many readers an account of the progress
of the canvass in this and adjoining
counties.
The canvass in behalf of Lincoln
and Union, has been commenced and
is being vigorously carried on by Colonel
Wm. B. Stokes. Elector on the Union
ticket.
On the 3d inst. at this place, the
Colonel addressed a large and intelligent
audience, comprised of the loyal citizens
of the county, and the officers and
men of the 1st Regt Tenn. Mounted
Infantry. He spoke at length on the
general issues of the day, and from the
frequent applause which greeted his
patriotic sentiments, we think the address was well received.
On the 5th inst., the Colonel addressed
his former constituents at Liberty, DeKalb
county. Although the weather
was very inclement, a large and enthusiastic
crowd turned out to hear his
address. The Colonel spoke two hours
and a half, and in point of eloquence
as well as earnest devotion to the cause
in which he is battling, and in support
of the Administration in its struggle to
maintain the integrity of the Government,
he made one of his best efforts.
Alluding to the Chicago Convention
and the platform adopted there, he said
the whole thing was managed and controlled
by men in the interest of, and
sympathizing with the rebels. He reviewed
Pendleton's congressional record,
and having served as a member
with that celebrated copperhead, he
spoke from his personal knowledge.
He challenged any one to show where
or when George H. Pendleton ever voted
a single dollar to feed and clothe the
soldier. He denied that the war was a
failure, and asked if the victories of
Sherman and Sheridan were failures on
the part of the Administration. He
showed that in Congress the members
of the peace party, with their
acknowledged leader, Pendleton, at
the head, had voted against confiscation
when the rebels had confiscated $400,000,000
of Southern debts due the
merchants of the north; that they constantly
opposed every measure to
strengthen the Government, and
weaken the rebels. He referred to
Southern speeches to prove that the
success of McClellan constitutes the
sole hope of the Confederacy. He
showed conclusively that the cessation
of hostilities was equivalent to recognition
of the Southern Confederacy, and
that the army must be maintained in
idleness to await a parley or treaty,
contrary to and not recognized by the
Constitution. In conclusion the Colonel
paid glowing tributes to the integrity,
wisdom and humanity of the Administration,
and the patriotism and devotion
of Gov. Johnson, and urged the loyal
people to arise in all their glory and
strength and unite in suppressing the
rebellion, by casting their votes for
"Abe and Andy."
The Colonel will speak throughout
this district and you may be assured,
if the friends of the McClellan faction
-the bushwhackers -will allow a free
election, that the "Mountain District"
will give the Union ticket a large majority.
Yours truly,
E. SMITH