Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-31
DAVIS.--ExIT.
why Registration Commits
sIOner Davis was 1te-
moved.


Yesterday we announced that Uncle
Jeems Davis, franchise Commissioner
for Shelby county, had been removed,
and NJ. T. Williamson, Esq, appointed
to the vacancy. Subjoined is the official
proclamation Of His Imperial Highness,
which tells the tale;
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF TESSEssrE. EXECUTIVE DEP'NT,l
NASHVILLE. Tenn, December "a, 1867.
Know ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS :
That /, William g. Brownlow, Governor
of the State Of Tennessee, for divers
good and sufficient reasons, have this
day removed and do hereby remove from
the Office of Com missioner of Registra-
ton for Shelby county, Tennessee, James
ID. Davis, who has been acting as Com.
missioner of Registration for the past
year for said county; and he is hereby
removed from the said Office, and from
any longer having any power or authority
to issue Certificates Of Registration to
voters, or in any other way to qualify any
person TO be q voter under the laws OF the
State Of Tennessee, heyeby revoking all
powers and authority heretofore granted
TO him as Commissioner OF Registration
or Register of voters for said county,
and revoking any commission heretofore
granted to him, so that all acts done by
him hereafter as such Commissioners Of
Registration or Register, shall be null
and void and of no effect, and any
appointments for judges and other Off
GERS of elections not yet held, made or
hereafter to be made by him, are hereby
set aside, and declared null and void and
of no effect; and the successor of said
Davis, as Commissioners Of Registration,
is hereby ordered and authorized to ap-
point all such judges and officers OF cleo
tons anew, appointing good aud true
loyal men, and no others; and all regis
tering of voters made and done since he
twentieth goth day OF December, 1867,
and all certificates ofregistratlon granted
or issued by said Davis since that date,
are hereby set aside, and declared null
and void and of no effect; and all judges
of elections are hereby ordered not to
regard any certificates issued by said
Davis since that date, and not to recog-
nize the same as legal or valid.
In testimony whereof l have
hereunto affixed my signature, and
RI @ caused the great seal of the State
| L'o' J to be affixed, at the Department
in Nashville, the 9th day of De-
cember, 1867.
By the Governor:
W. G. BRowNLow.
A. j. FLETCHER, Secretary of State.
As is we'll known, uncle Jeems bolted
the Beecher What-is-it," and became
an independent candidate for Tax Col
lector on Privileges. He controlled the
registration, and, if DESTROYS, could, in
sly way, materially augment his vote.
Having bolted, his crime was deemed
objectionable. As the lamented Arte-
mus Ward would say: ut was too
much; yes, burned sight too much; !"
and as Uncle Jeems could not be con-
trolIed while at the helm, it was deter
mined to give the helm to somebody else.
Another crime was laid at his door:
With characteristic obstinacy he refused
certificates to the hordes of unwashed
niggers the Beecherites have been crowd
ing into the suburbs from Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and other points outside the city
limits in order to carry the election by
fraud, and the fellows who have been
securing the country for the past two
weeks failed to find a sufficient number
of the certificates used by other darkies
last August to suit their purposes, Then
again, Uncle Jeems had issued certif
Gates to few Southerners, who, never
having stolen anything, we're not deemed
" truly loil."
General Smith didn't like it, nor did
Blewis like it. So Blewis posted off to
Nashville, explained to Brownlow the
necessities of the situation; and straight
way Uncle Jeems became bleeding
corpus.