Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-11
nj CoUnr HOUSE QUESTION

stance Of an address delivered by the Hon. J..
T. Swayne before the last county court at
Raleigh on the court house and jail question,
and published in the APPEAL Of the Sd inst.
An address from such a source, the very
~lesrped and honorable Judge of the criminal
court Of The city Of Memphis, might veasons-
bly be supposed to contain a full and tair
statement Of facts in reference to the SUBJECT
matter Of his address. Add as a member Of
the court and committee, on the court house
and Jail, / feel it due the court and committee
to correct some of the gross errors into when
the learned Judge has fallen,
We are informed 10 the first paragraph OF
he address, that The court did not feel the i'm
p~ortanee Of the subject as bis honor, the judge
did, and therefore was thankful for an oPPor-
tunity of addressing them.
In the closing paragraph we learn that the
object Of TIE address was fully attained the
court was enlightened, and s%traightway an
spnronriation. Si5O.OO0 mads to build q court
bapss And hence the necessity Of publishing
fbst address, that it might be known that IN
der tia Inspiration the appropriation was made.
,vould not bv any means deprive the honora-
he inAve If that hatterihg compliment TO his
own abilities, for in truth he made quite a
eourish in appeals and demands 70 tue
court, and surely no better eVluence
could be given Of the kind and courteous els,
position Of the court, than that they nesIu
rssnecfFuTv. The court is charged BY his
Honor Of gross delinquency in duty IN not
having nroyided these buildings IN the short
sn,re of one year, since the Legislature passed
az acf 10 that effect. Now it may not be amiss
IN inform his Honor that the legislature has
passed no act requiring the county court TO
build a cour, house in the city OF memphis,
and that since it has been made the duty or tls
county court TO furnish rooms and furniture,
ami dsfrav the expenses Of the courts OF the
citv Of Memphis, it has been regularly done,
and thst. too, without any invldious distinetloa
foward the city of Memphis, as the honorable
Tu9ge fears exist. We Of the court fully and
with pride recognize the city Of Memphis as a
mart Of the county Of Shelby, and feel taat
/ their interests are one and are heartily tIea
of such destinations from the honorable Judge
or anv others Of the citizens Of Memphis that
are wont to cry out invidious distinction II
forsooth the court refuses to grant them even
the widest appropriations while the truth IS
~ aDpropriations asked Of the county court,
the ratio Of refusal is largely against the
country, the opinion of the Judge to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. His Homer IS informed
that the city Of Memphis pays Sl2,OOO OF
] AlBO.NUN. revenue EDlitNAcA aAA An" my
about $4,000, in the form Of othce rents, are
appropriated in Memphis.
'Tuiy, such an assertion presumes largely
upon the Ignorance Of the court, or argues a
profound Ignorance Of the matter on the part
Of his honor. It is well known that, under
the amended charter of the city Of Memphis,
which gave back to the county treasury tue
revenue collected within the corporate limits
Of the city, with the corresponding obligation
- - e Nha rounfw m defr2V all the eV-
~penses of her courts, and other items Of ex-
pense, such as the burial Of psupers, inquests,
etc, that the city was largely benefited BY the
transaction.
The court entered upon the work Of building
a court house upon principles OF economy, as
well as respect for the character Of her courts,
and have ever been willing to make a liberal
donation for that purpose, and had already
taken the initistory steps to that end. And
hence the court, as far as l have learned, was
utterly at a loss 10 divine the object Of bis
honor's address.
The iafl was already located and under con-
tract. But we are told the location is a bad
one, unhealthy, and at too great a distance
from the court house. Now, bis honor ought
10 have known, as every practical man does
know, that the jail anywhere in the vicinity
of any locality that would be acceptable to
the citizens Of Memphis for The court house,
would be declared a nuisance and sbated.
The committees first location Of the Jail in
connection with the court house, was based
upon the hope Of finding sewerage through
deep wells dug to the sand but this theory
was condemned, and the cry OF discomfort
raised, and the court in consequence recsded
from that intention, and the committee have
ever since been endeavoring TO find 3 location
accountable to the ciiy-but are now satisfied
that such an effort is entirely futile, because Of
the great difference Of opinion existing in the
CITY on the subject. The honorable Judge
comes forward lust here with a laboTed argu-
ment in favor Of building both the court house
and rail on the promenade, an idea not at all
original with bis honor; for that was the very
FIRST proposition considered by the committee
in connection with the city council. and sUg-
gested BY a distinguished member Of the bar,
Hon John Sale, and decided that the city au-
tborities had no power to appropriate any part
of the promenade for such a purpose. With
these facts before US, is it not plain that the
selected location Of the jail is the only suitable
and practicable one within the limits Of the
CITY? That we bave.high authority for this
opinion, we advert to the fact that the city au-
thorities offered to the committee an adjoining
lot. which would have been accepted bat for a
simple fact connected with the title; and fur
Their, that the present location met the appro-
baton Of that distinguished philsnthropist,
DR.. Merrill, whose labors With the committee
] IN AUe HeAeGLtQl OF Dulu Tue fldn cuA EoNabi'n
Of the lail, were gratefully receiVed-and 1t
NAV not be amiss to say-whose advice and
opinions ruled largely in the action Of the
committee. mo. S. DICKASON.
WILL WE HAVE PFAcE.-senator WIsFALL
made a speech a few days since at the Mills
House in Charleston, in which be said
There are those who tell you we viii have
peace, but I believe il not. Fort Sumter may
or NAV not be evacuated fort Piekens may or
may not be evacuated but take my word for
it. the fort at Tortugas and the fort at Key
West will not be evacuated. Take my word
for it, the jurisdiction Of the United States
Government never will be withdrawn from
New Mexico and Arizona. Take my word for
il. your commissioners and ministers never
will be recognized or received at Washington.
Take my word for it. that the Government Of
the United States will nev-r attempt to restrain
the citizens Of the border States from warning
Hpon you on their own Individual responsibility.
Mr.. Abraham Lincoln will neither cultivate
peace nor declare war, and will not restrain
the citizens Of that Government from warning
upcn us, and raids and robberies will, | be-
lieve, be Of frequent occurrence.
DISTINGUISHES P~REvATEs,-A Barrancas
correspondent Of the Clayton Banner thus
speaks of two distinguished private5 in the
camp near Pensacola;
Besides officers, We have many distinguished
privates, two Of whom are the Hons. Jas. l..
Pugh and E. c. Bullock, who are equally eff
cient in the field as in the forum. 'Twould
seem that there ia some reality in such mems
patriotism. In exchanging citizens garb for
that of soldiers, they manifest a willingness
to defend the cause Of their choice and adVo-
cacy. As in the charge Of public trusts, so
they are useful in their defense. With shovel
and spade in hand, they may often be seen
throwing sand in the erection Of batteries, and
are prompt in the performance Of dFudgery as
soldiers in turn with each o'her, thus making
a practical demonstration Of their 'faith by
their works"
THREE CHEERS FOR THE MARYLAND
LINE All sons of Maryland have not forgot
ten the spirit and the days Of old. The Balti-
more Sun says;
Mr.. George Howard and DR.. Cornelius How
ard, sons Of the late Governor Howard and
grandsons Of Col. John Edgar Howard, to-
gether with Vivian Brent, ESQ, a young law
Yer Of this city, and John G. Herbert, grand
son OF the late Hon. John G. Herbert, Of Mary
land, left in the Norfolk boat on Wednesday
evening, to prefer their services to the South
ern Confederacy.
These gallant gentlemen have arrived at the
Charleston botel.-Charlesto1 Courier.
TRooPs, TRooPs, TRooPs.-0ur Government
is being put on a war footing. Everywhere
we hear the sound of arms. During the last
few days fully two thousand troops have pass
ed through Columbus on their way to the seat
Of war. Every train from Macon is filed
with armed soldiery, while the boats from
Florida are streaming with banners, bearing
along gallant men. Two regiments have gone
on their winding wsy-the Florida and Geor-
gial One large company from Louisville,
Ala, also passed through Columbus. We are
In the midst Of the hustle, and the soldiers
have the best wishes Of our citizens and the
smiles Of our lovely ladies.-C~o Columbus, (GG.)
Times, Sth.
THE REVENUE FLAG.-We learn that on
Wednesday last the revenue flag Of the Con-
federste States was adopted, DR.. H. P. Ca
pers, Of South Carolina, having presented a
design for it which was considered very suita-
bic. It might be described as, follows: Three
large bars, arranged perpendiculsrly instead
Of horizontally, as in the national dag. The
coloFs are eonsecutively, blue. white and red.
In the blue bars there are seven stars, ranged
in a circle. The flag, with the exception Of