Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-27
Iudge walkers card.

CENTERvILLE, IENN., Uct. %, 1855
To tbs Editor Union and american At the urgent
solicitation Of many of my personal friends, and in
justice 10 mys,lf address yeu this noie in order
that the public mind may be dsabusel of any pre-
JUDGE thai may exist therein against me from the
connection Of my name with the laie judicial cleo
lion in our STATE. No one could have been more
surprsel, and certainly no one deeIly regrets
than myself that any vote was cast for me in that
election. My name vas used not only without aus
thorily from me, but without any knOWledge, or
suspicion my part that it was to be used in
that election. The fret intimstiou that had from
any quarter whatever, that any persons would prob
ably cast their votes for me, received On the nom
ing Of the election, at WaynesbOrO, from Mr.. JAMES
ANDERSON, who had just returned rom Nashville
and who told me that he had understood, while abb
SENT that some votes would be cast for me in Colum
Bis and Nashville, and Immediately on receiving
this intelligence, requested my friends not to vote
for me- and asked their cooperation 10 prevent any
votes from being cast for me- and byTeasoH Of which,
l received not one vote at WaynesbOrO, where l was
st the time Of the election, and not one vote in
Wayne county. l received only about eighty six
votes in my entire Judicial Circuit, and only
y
where, had I been DESTROYS Of receiving votes, it
would not, perhaps, be extrsvagant to say that
could hove received more votes in my own Circuit,
than we're cast for me throughout the whole State;
at least, have been so assured by many Of my per-
sonal friends.
This public disclaimer on my part, Of all knoWl-
edge Of or participation in the scheme, whereby my
name was to be used secretly candidate perhaps,
should have been made by me at an earlier date,
and have delayed in go doing, partly from great
reluctance to appear in public card, and partly
from the fact, that until recent date, could offer
but little evidence in my support besides my own
denial for when the events transpired was totally
at loss to account for how my came to be used
as It vas in said election, and when and where tue
plan for 50 using it originated, and who were the
prime movers therein. Within the last twenty days
conclusive evidences have been furnished me by my
friends on is subject. I have been shown, and
have now in my possession, letters written by ". L.
MCCoNEIoO, of Memphis, to different persons, de-
failing the whole plan and the means of accomplish
ing it. l mean the defeat Of Judge WRIGHT by the
use Of my name and #hich letter shows eOnclusiyely
that was no party to the transaction aud had no
knowledge Of its existence and that was the very
person from whom the mat er to be kept secret
In one Of these letters The following language is
used: 1--WE must Dos let Walker himself know any
thing Of it," and in another, sand Judge WALLER
must be kept in the dark, and in another which
have not seen, but whose contents have been report
ed 10 me by my friends language similar to the
above is used.
Now had l been party to,the scheme or been no
tilted thereof why all the above caution 10 conceal
from me ell knowledge of the transaoiionf Since
had knOWledgs Of the existence Of The above letters
have wal ed in hope that those persons who took |
such unWarranted liberty in the use Of my name, |
would, when they had seen the false position in
which they had placed me and the injustice they /
had done to my reputation, have promptly come for
ward and dJne me justice aud relieved me from all |
blame and csnsure, q simple statement Of the |
facts on their part would have so fully done. Find
ing, boEever, harit is folly longer to rely on their
CT sense Ofjustce, am forced either
to scouissce silently in ,he great wrong that has
been done mo, or to make this apr cal to the pub
lie, however unpleasant 20 me or to others, may be
the performance Of this duty thus forced upon me
BY necessity.
I have heard that by some suspicious minds, an
inference has been drawn to ny prejudice from the
facts that I happened to be at Nashville few days
before the election snd that it ass been instituted
that while ct Nashville l was in caucus with the
Editor Of the Bcaner, fixing up the details Of the
plot. In these suruises sui suspicious gross iu-
justice has been done 10 me- / HsUsF saV the Editor
Of the Bonner ia my life that an asrs Of nor haVs
sUer had any correspondence with him on any sub
iect whatever. NV business in Nashville was in no
way connected with the Judicial election, but was