Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-17
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THE RADICAL BENCH.
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From the Athens CEenn.l Postl
Judge HoUK. Of Anderson county, who
on the 4th Of July, at Nashville, so ably re-
commended himself 10 the gratitude Of sum
sER, STEVENS and the Col0red IennesssaH,
was born some years ago, in East Tennes-
see certainly no credit 70 his place Of ma
iyity,) since which time, he has gradually
advanced In life and intellect until, at the
present writing he bas arrived at the status
Of a fully developed champion Of the rights
Of negroes over white men. he once fgur-
ed as a Baptist circuit rider, but his practi-
ces not being in accordance with the rules
made and provided by that denomination to
govern Us members, he was expelled Az
ter a little length CT time he made applica-
ton for membership in the Methodist
church, and upon a short probation, he was
taken 10 its bosom, but there is no compe-
tent authority that this fountain ever recu-
peraled his moral character in any degree.
An instance occurred at Knoxville, after
Joining the Aiethodists that would argue
against the possibility Of his regeneration from
the WAYS Of the world. Ii is related that he
made a wager with another minister % that
o he could @Out-exhort and Out-preach him."
which being accepted, there ensued one Of
the most disgraceful scenes Of mOckery Of
religion and the Bible that could be well
imagined. The wager "a demijohn Of tangle-
loot was decided against them both, and it
is further related that the rereread HOUK
appropriated such an undue proportion Of
the stakes 20 his own private use, that he
became radically dlugganized trunk. Until
January, 1866, he was Numerically, rabidly
and furiously opposed to Governor BBowN-
ar.IL A fg.s4f D.
formed several gentlemen that lie was wri-
ting w. G.. BRowNLoW's biography that
he had completed about two hundred pages,
and wsuld finish the remainder at his leis-
ure. He was anxious 10 make a contract
with The fur hunters of East Tennessee, to
furnish him with a large supply or skunk
skins, with which be intended to bind the
editions which had already been ordered by
Henry A. WISE and IsHAM G.. HARRIS
Ii is probable that this scheme failed be-
cause no skunk-hunter could be found, mean
enough, 10 enter into a contract with him.
The 9Th Of July, 1866, finds HMM
company with ABNEI, the Confederate
shoemaker, MAYNARD, the Nj. G.. whopromis-
cd his constituents that he should always
oppose negro suffrage, DUGGAN, the State
Representative, who is the pioneer Of negro
sufirage-equalily in this State, and DINAH's
" lover so true" w. G.. BROwNLOw, the
overseer Of the Radical plantation Of Ten
nessee, and the editors Of the COlored Ten
negssdn and Press and IEnes-adyocating
the retr0grcssion Of the white race lie
says the brave Federal soldier prefers going
90 the polls with negrocs rather than rebels,
and that the laws Of Tennessee have hurried
the whites too rapidly in advance Of the
negro.
Go It, HoUKl Your little eccentricities
afford an immense fund for amusement here
in East Tennessee.
From the Knoxville Commercial. 18TH
HoUII on THE RANPAGE.-We learn from
gentlemen who were present when il oc-
Cured, that on Tuesday last, at Clinton, as
soou as the Circuit Court adjourned Judge
HoUK deconded from the bench and became
clamorous that Mr.. r. J. JARNAGTN, who
was present, defendant in a suit Of HOUK's
court, should be az once mobbed and hung.
Il was only through the determined, unAinch-
ing bravery OF the Sheriff Of Anderson coun-
Is, assisted by a few resolute men, that the
suggestion and aim of His Honor Cd was
not carried out Great God think of such
a thing as HOUK in q seal once filled by an
ALEXANDER and . WELcKER But fortu-
nately he is a Radical, and tirst-rate speci-
men