Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-02
COUNTY COURT.
No Sndges of Elections, by Twenty
two 10 FIfteen-RaurORd Bonds
Interesting RepOrts--ApPrOpriat
-EdgefieId improvements, etc.

No Sndges of Elections, by Twenty
two 10 FIfteen-RaiIrORd Bonds
Interesting Orts--ApPrOpriatiOns
-EdgefeId improvements, etc.
The regular meeting of the County Court
Of Davidson was held yesterday, Judge
Glenn in the chair, and the following mem
bers present: Bush, Bumpass, Briley,
Baker, Burch, Brien, Childress, Chandler,
Cunningham, Cowsn, Cullum, Garfield,
Campbell, Curtis, Cassetty, Drake, Dolin,
Dortch, Dun, Dillahunty, Edwards, P. Gray,
M. Gray, Hagar, Hays, Hall, Hayne, Kerr
rigan, Kennedy, Mathews, Mcneil, Mea-
cham, McCarty, Maxey, Noryell, j. T.
Patterson, Pearcy, Phelan, Rich, Rucker,
Scales Shankland, Stewart, Tardiff, Towns,
Taylor, Williams, Wilkinson, Whitworth,
Willis.
The Judge stated that Hon. John c..
Gaut was present, and desired to make a
few remarks. Judge Gaut stated that the
Executive Committee had held meeting
in the morning to consider the proclama
ton of Governor Brownlow in regard to
the appointment of Judges of election by
the Commissioner of Registration The
committee were unanimous in theiropinion
that the County Court had the sole power
Of appointing Judges, Clerks and Receiver
and that by the new franchise law the
Commissioner had only the contingent
power formerly possessed by the Sheriff,
namely: to appoint judges where the
County Court fails to appoint, or where
those appointed by the County Court refuse
or neglect to serve. This was so very
plain that no lawyer possessed of par
ticle of common sense could doubt Its
meaning. Yet the Governor, himself a
candidate, and determined to elect himself
even at the risk of war and bloodshed,
having issued his proclamation expressing
his determination to carry out his own
views, even if it be necessary to call out
all the military force of the State, the Ex-
ecutive Committee recommend that the
County Court forego the exercise Of their
unquestionabe right to appoint Judges,
and for the sake Of peace, allow the Gov
ernor TO manage the election in his own
way, and let rs try to defeat him in the
election with his own Judges.
Esquire Mathews opposed yielding any
legal right the court possessed, and in
sisted on the court appointing Judges and
other officers, as according to law; and
if on the day of election they are re-
moved by force Of arms, they can retire
peacably aud yield to superior power.
Esquire Maxey said, since he had been
member of the County Court, he had
always tried to act according to law, and
not according TO instructions from Brown
low or any other individual. In this case
he was going to act according to his own
Judgment, and according TO his construc-
ton of the law; and he hoped the mem
bers would agree with him, and appoint
the Judgds, Clerks, and Receiver, as for
merly, notwithstanding the threats of
BroRnlow, and his tyrannical acts.
The question was here dropped for the
present.
A number of accounts were read and
passed for payment
Esquire Meacham reported everything
in good order at the Jail.
Esquire Wilkinson reported that there
had been admitted into the pesthouse'
seventy eight patients, of whom fourteen
had died, and sixty-four discharged-nOne
remaining
Esquire Towns reported all the roads in
pretty good order; on some of them, the
rock laid down had been two large and he
thought the officers of such roads ought to
be held accountable for working the roads
according TO law.
Esquire Willis, fromthe select committee
on charitable institutions, reported that
they had visited the Orphan Asylums and
the House of Industry. The committee
were well pleased with all they saw; the
orphans at ST. Mary's Asylum looked
| healthier than those in the Protestant
| Asylum, aud the farm belonging to the
| former institution was in much better con-
| dition than that belonging to the other. He
| hoped, however, that Esquire Cowan, who
had made out a regular report, would be in
| attendance soon, and that the court would
receive his report.
| Applications for relief were then in or
der, and created considerable discussion on
suspending the rule requiring all spplica-
| tons for relief to be accompanied by ath-
| davit. The rule was suspended for the
present session and relief grantedto a num-
Der Of paupers.
On motion, $50 was appropriated to each
orphan in the ST. Alary's and the Protes-
estant Orphan Asylums, towards their sup
port.
Esquire Cowan, from the special commit
tee, made his report on the condition OF
the Orphan Asylums. The Protestant Or
phan Asylum has thirty inmates, from six
teen years to infants. They we're much in
need of farming stock and tools. ST.
Mary's Asylum is under the charge Of the
Dominican Sisters there are sixty seven
children in the asylum, all Of them clean
and healthy, and happy as children can be.
The committee found everything IN good
order. The House of Industry is self-sus-
tanning The report was received and filed
and the clerk requested to furnish copy
to such papers as desire to publish It.
The court appropriated fifty dollars for
the relief Of jim Stanley, an old revolution
airy soldier, who was twelve years old wher
| CORVALLIS marched through North Caro-
lima, when he Joined the revolutionary
army, and fought through the war.
Amotion was Offered appropriating SI5o'
for the Assessor of the first district, for ser
vices the present year. On the call OF the
ayes and noes, the motion was lost by
vote Of nine TO fourteen. IL was ther
moved 20 $1,000 be allowed. The ayes an'
noes being called, that amount was appro
] priated by a vote of forty-three to two.
On motion $3.50 we're appropriated a
compensation for the Assessor Of the tent
district.
The Assessor ofthe thirteenth district wa
allowed $500.
The Assessor of the fiteenth district wa
allowed SIS.