The Arkansas advocate., 1833-03-06

4 ll'tS beGil fepefSeH bY tile Superior C0ari lover whose decisions, as circuit iueIee. 1 they have eonlroI and jurisdiction; and { further; that but .jf;ass a5yeafs ai-e ever taken from his dcalsions. Those slate- aments, apprehcnd, will be found fully to answer ali the charges made agaiist mm asa judicial officer. These two, believe, arc the only charges affecting I.his judicial character, and fer which, foa Hat account, an impeachmcnt Is dc. sired.
 i9ihe residue of the charges land about which feel more concern. arc attacks upoa his frfaats characts r.-- There arc three charges of this dcserlp- ten. In the first fiaee, is iiss iiss | ;.i.t.ed Fthat on the evening Of an election di,y intle summer of Is90-fI well renen.- Der the time, Mir. Speaber,l was thena candidate for q seal inatins House, and God knows ] vas pressed tight enough. by tsssy adversary for my 3eolniort,l Il IS charged. that oa fltat das. and ell tl!..st occasion, an individual hy the name of smith Moss estnle up to Judge Johnson. about tile close Of The t.ol.s sstii U l6F.llis Candidate, fJudee Scare y. iay cofnpetitor and tliat tac Judge was drunk and ordered Moss to sileacc, aud thai upon bis refusal 10 ofeY the eoin. Eaand, dfcw lis pensknife and threaten. edto eat lis throat. This is tllee tlllrge, sir, and better defence to it than l eoald possibly make, is nlade by Moss himself ina letter to me on this subject. which nov have in my possession. As hls short viil.beg leave of the House To read t.
 l.1rriE I.oeK, Nov. 29, 1882. C'ol. .l. H. 1ssel1r,
 As William cnaHnins has, in liis pab- licatlonagains Judge Johnsor. referred to an oceitt9ence between tho Judge and myself at the election in 1893. and greatly fnisfepfesemcd it, l think 1t but justice totudge Johnson to state the Ge.. HcaffeHeo IS itreally took place. illthe evening of t!ie election on that day. was crying aat f9t {SSsearcy, one Of t5sz candidates for CeHgrss ss, Judge Jollii- sof ordered nc to keep silence, to. which demnrred. and thereupon some Eyarm words ensned between US. I1ut it lsaot tile that he threatcncd fo esls my tllroaf, or 10 commit any violence. upon ne-neither is 1t true that he was drunk. have tboueht il but justice to .a worthy, excellent, and popalar Judge. to give Il true statement Of this atlair. 4ou are at liberty 10 use this letter in. any gay you deem Becessary, to relufe the calamny attempted upon Judge Johnson.
 Respectfully, your ohd' scrvit,
 SMITH C. MOSS.
 Moss, it seems, las seen the charge of Mir. Cofnmi.ls. aitlsouthcsitafion. .pronounees it q eafanasnl. II seems from his letter tlEif, although he aud the Judge may differ ia politics, l1e desires his eontinuanee n the ollice he now holds, ,a,d say clnl1h4ii icaN ' that Jlldge Johnson IS q ssoft7sggl, ceqel2e1st, and l1epaas. .iar Judge.
 Tfe seeond charge, against the pyfuate character of Judge Johnson is, that oi inte.npefanee. This seems 10 he the charge upon which tue greatest reliance seems to be placed. This is tlie ene, to which the greatest nun.1 Der of witnesses have deposcd. By ex- amiaing the testimony, you will find that ono witness states that he !las seen jim intuAieaicd on one oceason; ailoiis- CT witness .4as secnhim soon one or tno occasiots; and the most aplsole log partis zatls and con!ederates state that they nave seen him so .ffeqae,alg-y yes, Sir, Frequently is tue word-a word WllicI ] shall never relish from this day foftl,,iti consequence of It's uncertain and indeli- mite meaning.
 suppose, Mir. Speaker, ifl needed if, thafi could obtain from you and ny other appropriateness in this city,a certi- hcate that am 3 ataalpf1ate man. ipro. fesS to be temperate, and yet allow fife 10 say, although Judge Johnson tas lly- ed to see nearly twice tic number of { years witch have seen, that positive Ely assert 1t IS my firm opinion, that ] ! have drank Of vine and liquors ii the bcouIse of inY life, tciee tie quantity which he has drank. Don't suppose from this statement that l was ever Il drunkard am just about as lntelnpe. rate now as ever was--i am certain i never was more so than nov am. in short, sir, lsnow no man on the face of this earth, who ever indulges in drink ing at all. that drinks less than he does. Bnt sir, l do not wish my unsupported statement to be taken as sufficient to ln- validate the testimony. of those who have deposed to this charge. Fortu- l nntolr Enr.aIndne Iohnsnn he is not plac.