Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-21
Number 50.

iooN "i'h SuSplclon and jealousy upon all cIalms coming against his county, not only councils and advises how illegal claims may he collected, but absolutely becomes the agent of this man Harrison-brings his claim to the county-then to the seat of justice, presents to the court of which he is the judge, explains Harrison's claim, and moved and obtained an allowance in his favor for $G00, and the judgment order of the Sth of August shows this to be true- Judge Davis was the only man who said wor in favor of this claim. He was Iar- rison's agent, his counselor, his judge, and court. | hope Judge Davis as he is the trustee of the only fund now in the county, will tell Us how he come to get this agen- cy?-tell us what per centage Mir. Il. allows him, or did the Judge buy the old fourteen year old scrip at fifty per centum discount? How was it Judge, this old scrip has been gone from us a long time-give us its his tory and tell of the revolutions and the dangers it has passed" Ohl l believe you promised to make your report in Octo Der next-then to open your bosom and disclose all important secrets, and tell us to whom this scrip was issued who carried it from it's native land (Chicot? )-who has had 1t during its long absence, and how did it get back so neatly bundled up like c loec- yer'S packogeS
 Judge Davis is the first man of wealth who ever wanted to incur reSpOnsibihty- ah. yes, but the Judge knows there was no responsibility on him-no bond to the county had by him been given, and under the circumstances would have been worth less if 1t had We now see why it was that you had so much solicitude for the welfare of the county as to make yourself special treasurer without giving bond Judge Davis, if one of his county men should go to him for the redemption of scrip out of the money on hand, he would be told that he held that money for another | purpose. No, you are more interested ill | the nabob of St. Louis than the citizens of | Chicot.
 We have no school fund scarcely 1 in the county, and but one public school; and if the school fund had been properly | husbanded byAhe county court there would now be 8 school fund of 800 900; money | enough for every indigent family of children to obtain almost liberal education. Judge Davis should show why when making set | clement with the collector something was not said about the school fund.- What has become of the fines, grocery license, ped ' dIer's show mem $ and itinerant merchants You have been on the bench as a county judge ever since 1850 and connected with the county court since 1886, and have you ever raised your voice in favor of protecting this all important school fund-the records aIe silent A few minions and menials who hang on this Sir Ely Impy of Chicot for na- triton will be offended at this article, but all good citizens will know that 1 am right bv the record l willnot sit in silence and see the county fund used in any such a man. ner by>a man whose avrice is only exceed ed by his cunning; by a man whose erbani. tv. socialitv and pretended liberalitv are only commensurate with his disposition and success in grabbing county funds l can not leave this old scrip matter, without re- marking that when he Davis presented it for cancellation, redemption, and all the time he was talking about 1t, his counte- nance was down, and his conscience in con fict with his lower passions strutted the veines upon his forehead, and the sweat rolled from him in no small sized drops.- No man seems to have more soicitude for the welfare of the public to hear him talk he goes to church and heard him reading his pryer in the Episcopal service-" G food Heavens what world and men that live in it.
 These fellows, whose nutrition is extract ed from the bubbles of the corrupt attluent. will Say this article is full of partiality, and will ask the question; why are not the other members of the court implicated? because, like Samuel Chase, Judge Davis is the only man (member of court) who mani fested any interest in the affairs above mo- ticcd. lie was the originator, and again. you will notice all these things have been done by Judge Davis, at the adjourned terms of the county court, and when few persons are about the seat of iustice-and this is not all he makes orders at one term of the court and if they do not suit his friends, he will set them aside at the ensuing term-Originate new business al the ad- iourned term as he did in the old Scrip mat ter and without notice to the county or her agent, take 5600 of the hard earned money of the people to speculate in tI.e redemp- tion of scrip that Is nearly fifteen years of age Asa judge of a court his conduct in tins respect is without precedent On the bench he Is partial and never consults the Jaw if his own interest can be promoted by ac-I commodating friend; to accommodate his friends and himself, probate and county. courts are held on the same day-calls them adjourned terms.
 Probate record book B., page 554, July adjourned term, Aug. 10th, 1S59-from this date you may find on the Chicot pro- bate record the appointment of Mr. James F. Robinson (with his full knowledge and probably on his own motion) an attorney of this place, as guardian of free negro ia girl named Cambell) under twentv-onc years of age; and in the order of appoint ment we learn that the court fudge Davis) compelled the guardian to execute bond for the faithful performance of his guar dianship, and farther ordered the guardian to make out an account of S5,000 in favor ot his ward, and probate it against an estate Neal Cambell's.) This appoint ment of guardian for free negro and it spread upon our public records where every gentleman or individual can see it, and know 1t, to me as well as every southerner, is one of the most shocking and revolting because it was the most illegal and unwar rantable-yes, the most dangerous act that Judge Davis could possibly have commit ted. The law of Arkansas no where re cognizes the right of the probate court make such an appointment. A negro is nc citizen and cannot sue, and this doctrine has been fully settled by the supreme court of the U. s. and that of our own State (Dred Scott, and l Eng. 509.) Gould's Digest chapter 76, page 556, sec. 9-says the county court shall bind out as apprentices or servants until they are twenty one years of age, all free negroes; but Judge Davis without any law, and in county where every effort is made to bansh every possi- ble feeling of freesoiism, mngles upon the same record the guardian of free negro and those of the orphan children of the country. The man who acts thus witho.t 1 any authority of law has but one more Stpp