The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-23

ing out Of creating new districts, and for
which the Legislature failed to provide. Or
perhaps, that enlightened body thought the
Chancellors would possess the powers OF
ubiquity, and could be in two different and
distant places at the same time.
cR- The Cleveland Despatch and the
Cleveland Banner have, for the last three
weeks, been descanting very largely, if not
learnedly, upon the causes, immediate and re-
mote, which led to the success of the one and
the defeat of the other candidate for Circuit
Judge in this Judicial Circuit. And not be-
ing able to arrive at any mutually satsfae-
tory solution ofthe why's and the whereforcs,
they are now employed in charging each 9TH
er with being mol guilty of writing tho able
and interesting articles which appear in the
editorial columns of their respective papers.
Now, young gentlemen, don't you think that
is a very small business to be engaged in,
and one in which your readers can feel but
little interest! There are other subjects to
employ your pens upon. The country at
large cares very little about Judge Gaut's
success or Judge Rowes' defeat, and we sus.
pcct there are communities, kingdoms and
principalities where the names of these re-
spectacle and talented gentlemen have never
penetrated nor been heard Of The election
resulted in the choice of a competent and
worthy man; but no one pretends that it
would have been otherwise had his opponent
proved successful. They were both regarded
as well qualified for the position, and the
election turned solely upon tho fact that
Judge Gaut, from his general bearing, man.
ncrs, and afiable department was popular
among the people; while his opponent, though
an honorable man, from certain stiffness of
manners and carriage, and distance in his in
tercourse with his fellow-citizens, was con.
sequently unpopular, even with many of his
own party, who believing the contest was one
with which political feeling and bias should
have nothing to do, determined to vote for
Judge Gaut, simply because they "lked him
best" as the phrase goes, believing him to
be equally well qualified as lawyer, jurist,
and in all other essential respects. This is
the plain, homely truth of the matter; this is
the whole secret of the result; and we do
not believe that unfair or dishonorable means
were resorted to by the candidates or their
friends, or had any thing to do with deter
mining the business. When the contest OPEN
ed, it was generally believed somebody would
be elected and somebody else defeated, and
there is no sense or propriety in either crow
ing or crying over the result. The elections
were taken out of the hands of the Legsla-
ture because il was thought the alleged sys-
TEN Of unfairness said to prevail in that bo-
dy would not prevail among the people, and
we regret to see limitations from any quar-
ter that tho latter, who it was commended
were most competent in such matters, should
have erred in the first trial under the new
mode of choosing the Judiciary. In all cleo.
tons, particularly where the people are the
umpires, thcvictors should always bear them
selves with moderation and forbearance, and
the vanquished with manly resignation
Then, let us hear no more about the "Harr-
son Platform" the "Garland Circular and
all that sort of thingwith which the Despatch
and the Banner have been edifying their
readers for the last few weeks. They had
nothing to do with determining the canvass,
tho people done that, knowing both cand-
dates, and are responsible for the result
The Despatch and Banner both displayed n
good deal of discretion during the tendency
of the election, and are not chargeable with
having interfered in it at all. Why should
they BIO found quarrelling about II now!
FEMALE EDUCATIONAL subject upon which
country editors and literary asses write col
umn or two every other week,
fy- The U. S. House of Representatives
has passed resolution to adjourn on the