Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-06-26

made mistake in some business for me in con-
nection with the office, but corrected it when |
pointed il out ohlm."
Judge Sweutnam then asked me "Can we make
the appointment now?" I answered, al do not
know, but suppose The Court could re-appoint
him, and have the order made stating that he was
re-appointed for two years from Nov 1855" /
stated also that SaItonstall had never up and
asked for nny pay, that he should have come up at
the end Of his term, and presented his accout, and
Informed the Court whether he desired the office
longer or not, and thought il very strange he had
not done o. to which Judge S. said "ccrtrinly."
William Burton was in the Office during the con-
versation, and suppose heard ALL
did not consider that Judge $. asked me for
my opinion a lawyer. nor even,for my opinion as
Clerk, for the purpose Of acting upon il, nor did
give to him or 10 any other member of the Court /
any opinion on the subject, except as stated above.
never spoke to any other member of the Court
Oh the subject before the action ot the Court was
had. had not examined the matter, it came up
in casual conversational attached no importance
to it--and never thought Of it, until informed OF
the action Of the Court in the evening Of the same
day by yourself, when | stated what have given
above, as near as can recollect
Respectfully, A. ]. HERNDoN.
My limited space will allow mo but few
words; I hope they will be plain and under
derstood.
Judge D. introduces Judge Sweatnam as
a 'U'tness; this is a very singular proceeding.
Judges d. and s. stand charged with GER
tain offence. Digges makes his statement
and called on his partner in the transaction
10 prove il, but l suppose his testimony
will 90 to the jury for what it is worth,
which l think is not much; but as he is up
| will cross examine him little. When |
read the statements, L was overwhelmed
with surprise, and the language of scripture
came forcbly to my mind: "Truth has fall
Ell in The street and jdstce has fled far from
man." S. says: ION the second day Of the
court proposed on the bench that we should
90 into the election of School Commissioner
Judge b. said we had not the right. On
the next day at the County Clerks Office
asked Mr.. Herndon for copy Of the School
law; he said he had none; then asked him
when Mr.. S. was appointed and when his
his term of Office expired. He remarked
that Mr.. s. was acting very singularly &o.''
Now it seems from his own words that he
proposed to hold the election when he did
not know when he was appointed or when
his term OF office expired, and had not seen
the law. He says Judge B, said we had
not the right. What did Judge Digges say?
S. does not say how the matter was dispos-
ed of for that day. But declare most EN-
phatieally and positively that the subject
was not mentioned ON the bench in my hear
ing, until the Sd day in the evening, and
have proved it by Burton. In all of the
conversations with Judge S. by, ,Deatherage,
Burton, and myself, Judge s. has never be-
fore antimQted, that the case came up on the
second day. Look what an answer he
makes Mr.. Herndon give to his question
1t will be seen from Mr.. HIS statement that
Judge S. never gave but one remark Of MIR
HIS, andthat was misquoted, and an entire
ly different meaning put upon it. Judge
S. also farther says that "Mr. Herndon sta
ted that our failing to make the appoint
ment at the Nov. term, did not preclude
us from making it at any subsequent term
1 BY reference to Mr.. HIS statement, this
will also be found 10 be false. Mr.. Hern-
don says no such thing: "he don't know -
but suppose they could rc-aEpoia! him. Sc
They seem determined to mention no ones
name Int they must tal,iry his word-uo
ON. sscones: even Mr.. Burton, !, charged
with t,l;rg ropnI the hat without apy AN.
,hor;t,, which is also false
JrdSe Dpges is re,,y anxious that | should
deny that once pronosed 10 remove Mr..
s The time To which he refers, was lust
about mar rrevious ia his removal. |
have no recolieo,ion what nv conversation
was. at that time. Yet the certificate OF
every man in Howard could not convince
mo ,ist v,os ever willing to displace him