Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-12
The ilprTyglander.

showing lhe injustice that vas done j
the people of East Tennessee, par {
ticularly, in tho biz, Of which Mr. H.
Henry was the author, that passed I
the last Tenness zee Legislature for {
distr;cting tie State It viii be seen k
that the rule d! justice and right !
was violated, il order to place such a
wing tnaiqrity agaiast A!r, Johnson, in
his listri{k. rs % exclude him from
the halls II Congress where he had
been an Rpnore,l end honorable Rep
rasenlaiid4 f5r years Real the facts
as herewith sci forth, and then lei
the aispassiopate reader say whether
Nj. lsog's course in this matter
vas SUES IS should ehrae5eriz: a /
higl-m.ale.i, ioqoratle man. !
Bat, It + alleged, that Mr. /
Jdl-soa, as ifme.aber Of the Legisla-
ture. IN l842, set the example, ty
saalliag Maj. Htac's district with
about o2o thousand majority So
far as Mr.. Joias5n's par .rip4iion in
the matter is conetrasl It IS MT $50
nominated IN tAo bona = the legisla-
tivo records, Ne .i3eliere, Do not sus-
tain the assertion. When the bill
districting lie Slate, came to a vote
in the Legislature, Mr. Ln5asoa voted
againstIit, because he did not con
eoiye tbat it was just in oil its de-
fails. Nevertheless. it passed the
l.ie5.cr branch, Of whish Ar j, was a
member, and was tsto she House
yor IS fpreval Or opalesaaation =
VIII i vas there, awaiting action
N. Jcf .saa offered ajoipi resolution,
which, 4 passed, VS. 10 supercede
the bill Tat had been &C; ed upon.
Tits resolution provided { r a tempoi
r..y d.s.r.otias Of tip s. tie, to re-
main in force until the Ext session
Of lie Legislature, and bA It, Mr.
N.4sv's district vas 81 arr ni9 ed as to
u
gIy$ i some .Gf,y-t4rfe This MAORI
+! These arc some Of the facts rel
adv 2 to the d.strc,ias OF I'd 9 State
IL 1912. we simply as k u s read
CT 10 diyest himself 9f al prejudice
and decide fer himself which display
ed he greatest q gree Of magnanin
ity- Nj. J5fif.a o. y jar Zen
The Wing attempts to defen'
Nj. Henry ana his h enrym2nder b.
stating that
AMIR. johnson WAS Il member :
tha Legislature Of 1912, when Ma.
Henry's district was saddied wit
about 4 thousand democratic major
ty."
70 hotts r defence than, this, MS Gas
is pit;slle. The apportionment bi
Of IS4b vas a compromise. In
1os,ioz a that session had majorit
II he Senate. Neither party conl
control the matter; ard it Was agree
n Give the wings five members an
tho aAmadrats FIVE, leaving one d
tg;c+ ,lgso and Doubtful The Clark
III a:ssrFct was ID hooratic und'
tbe ,rrar.ionnlent 4 / 1882, and
c,n.inned uadqr TIA Of 1872; az
for this, wings and democrats we
equally responsible 70 the reaa
viii sec that It takes but a very s'n
~, ~" statement Of Gid IS tc anpihila
this ezcuse Of the " hig
The Wing says th4 t.,
aIIenry had Seen residing, ev
.;noe The ezistins organization
s.lsi i'm Tennessee, in a distri
ipvarwbcIln;ngly donocraiic- 3
c os't as lis brilliant talents and Pr
~ IN ropalari,y would long sine
1oost alrohably have Won for lam
80 nosition in Congress
NV W. 10 not hnow. that the dem
- ors re5ponsible Eor the select,
n; Uenry's residence. II
Of NY msnt 10 live among dem
Gu ~ y,rll haAe beeu easier I
cf+'7, = ,,aye thanI I'd ask five hu
dred men TO e.lanst gl'e' a.,
sccomn od.de rs o'l s s,o, asseI
ration9 l'ae Y III go o..a 4
Hih u ia..t 'at'-s II.