The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-09-27

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or all OF the candidates and let that eRamin-
alton be test Of legal qusliica,ins, Ny le-
gal stndy CONNIE ced the 9th day Of JannA-
ny, 1859, and continued until the Ord Mon
day in November 1860, when / was examined
by Chancellor S, ]. W, Lncky and admitted
to practice. | read II long and tedious course,
d%evoting ell ny time between the periods
above named, to study.
But now, as to our individual claims upon
our party for its support. never held an
office Of any kind either at the hands Of the
people or otherwise, and therefore can
claim 4 clear record. My friend Mr.. Smith
has been In office for some ten or fifteen
years aud is now holding the Office Of Clerk
and Master Of the Cbancery Court for Carter
County, and has been for several years, he
sides having two Offices, one at Knoxville
and one at EliEabethton, in which he is car
rying on the business Of a Claim Agent from
which he derives in the way Of fees several
hundred dollars per annum. This for an old
Bachelor, think is doing exceedingly well,
and with which he should be contented, at
least for a while. Mr., Smith is personally a
friend of mine, and | have nothing more to
say in regard to his claims, further than
| think he ought to have given me his inau.
euce in this race, instead of being a candl-
date blmself. This is a conviction founded
upon justice and right, as I believe, aud
growing out Of our past associations, which
be understands.
Parson GillOnwaterS a few years ago, pro-
fessed to be called Of God to preach the Cos
pei, which call be obeyed for several years,
and until he married a wife, and then
like the man who was invited to the mar
riage feast excused himself upon the ground
that he had a wife, and therefore could not
obey the call further. He has been rather a
fortunate man, having been successful on the
18th day of August 1864, in setting one Of
the best Offices in East Tennessee that of
General Agent of the East Tennnesse Re-
lief Association, with headquarters at Knox
vile. He continued in this office from the
18th day OF August 1864 to March LIST 1866,
for which he received twehty-eigt hundred
dollars as a salary, and besides that has
never settled With the Treasurer of the asso-
citation MS a letter now in my possession from
one o. the officers shows. How the funds Of that
association have been disposed Of | am not
able to say, neither have | found any person
that knows. But With all this he is not sat.
isfed, he is yet hungering and thiIstiug af-
ter office, after the Ioaves and fishes. Going
out of the Relief Association he enters the
courthouse, the temple of justice, and after
a few months practice, a vacancy occurring
on the bench, he declares his pnrpose OF ris-
lug higher, and now treats with perfect con-
tempt the claims of every other candidate,
speaking Of himself as the only man that
has any claims upon our party or the people
of the Judicial Circuit. This is a specimen
of vain Boosting and egOtism not usually
found in a man whose legal requirements
are no greater than those ofMr. Ginenwaters
are represented to be.
His brethren in the ministry are reasoning
powerfully with HIM, to induce him to again
enter upon the work Of the Lord which he
prOfPssed to be called to do some fifteen
years age. They tell him that they need 10y
al men in the church, that the rebels are op-
them at every step, throwing every
obstruction possible into and across their
r.'1 aud now is the time be can do great
goo they implore him to come to the rescue
of loyalty in the church of God; but no, his
call depends npon the amount of money there
is in the proposition, and seeing but little in
the church he turns his eyes to where he sees
the gold glitter, and there all is we'll. Where
treasure is, there will his heart be also.
bis heart Is hard and it is useless to talk
10 him
will say for the benefit of the people, that
In case ! should be elected, ! will push the
of the Court and of parties forward
rapidly as possible; there shall be no loss
Of time that justly belongs to the people.
They have a right to the time of the court,
and should be the successful candidate
they shall have it. ! will guard the interest
the public as far as my Official duties e1-
Tend, as closely as it can be done by any per-
ION. Hoping in the approaching election, to
the choice Of a majority of my fellOw-citl
sens, have the honor to be,
Very respectfully
NAT. B. OwESI.