The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-03-27
The OFlMYnAl JudgcsAlp--Our DUTY.

INC UHl9AKAHl JuNgeShAp-'OU Duly.
The sins for dieting a criminal Judge for
the arss Judicial y feOit is asohua The cleo.
ton takes place On the tSisd Thursday o.
April, pfoG,, as i'm DO seeA BY NO law vAieh
We copy below. Ia
Two candidates are 10 the fsld--Gsn. A.
". HOWARD, Of Greensviiie, and Col. Al.
BaOwS, Of J0nesborough. The political status
Of these gentlemen are well known % the
sSintrt-that Of The former being ~stsaiebi-
out, Unconditional Radical ep1blican-tha
Of the latter Conservative which, IN our lsxi-
son, means the Rebels Friend.d
General Howard has never shirked any Of
the great political questions ofthe day but
on the contrary, has ever been ~out-spOken
and frank upon them all, That Colonel
Brown has identified himself With the Con-
s%ervatire party-the party opposed to the
Congress Of the United States-and which ia
to-day working Ia the interest Of Andrsb
johnson Is a matter which hst himself will
not deny, or we are egregloRsly mistaken
" Birds of a feather aoek together!" pa gia.
We hare no desire, nor do we intend to
impugn any mans private chararter--thisi is
q matter, with US, only adopted in srlf-de-
fense-and we pledge ourselves nsrsr to sfyiks
the fyst blow. Bat Khcu once struck, we prel
sumo it to be our duty to defend ourselves
by every facility within our power consistent
with truth. We thsrefote wish 1t understood,
that though We are politically opposed
to colonel Brow, and exercise hereby Off
right, asa public journalist, to %criticise his
past political career, we shall eudeavor to
conduct the canvass in a courteous manner
until developments shall justify a different
course, which We trust win not occur.
II may be said that politics have nothing
to do with this question. They have all to do
with il, Let a Conservative be elected in
this, Andy Johnson's District, and the sam
will be heralded to the four quarters of the
earth as a GREAT CONSERVATIVE REBEL
VICTORY But we have too much conf
dencO in the valor, patriotism and'idelity Of
the Radical Onion people OF the Fist Judi
cial Circuit to vote for a Conservative for any
cfice-frOm the President Of the United
States down to an oyerseer of a public High
way and 1t is past our understanding why
Conservatives will throw themselves under
She crushing wheelS of tho Radical Jagger.
nNutl But so 10 is-and now and then we
have these "pleasingls painful" things to
chronicle.
General Howard is a poor man-N worthy
and honorable man. He has proved himself
10 &c a true and tried friend to RepublieaI
priucipies-ard the success 81 the Radical
Union psrty-by which the country was saved
from rebel tyranny and despotism. Let every
member Of lhe Uuio0 League and every Radi
cal Cnionist stlud by him, and give him tn,
most overwhelming vote ever polled in thii
district. Let US pross to the world tia
RRdiealism is " a thing Of life" Let Liberty
and Union, and Down with the Traitor " b.
our rallying cry, and the sun will never ris
on arebel-eonserVstiYe victory in Upper Eas
Ttnnesseel Never
The following is the law recently enacte,
creating the Judsesihp
I IN ACT 70 repeal a portion Of an Act passed Noyem
Der IS, 1857.
/, sEcrIoS l.. Be It enacted by the General Essembl
Of tho State OF Tennessee, That m net passed Nov. u
: 1867, creating a Judicial Criminal District IN the cour
ties o. Johnson Carter, Washington, Sullivan BaN
. AiD., GTsenr; Cock, Jefferson, Graingsr, and 1lAi
orn-, be, and came vs. hereby repealed 20 far as
! relates TO the cuuhties Of Jofc-sI, Grain5er, Gook'
aud Claiborne.
/. SEC. Bo IL further enacted, That the Criminr
Court for tho county Of sulljyaH slab be holden Oh IL
: second Mondays Of January, May AID sspteneef.
SECS. Be il further enacted, That ths Sherifs uf ID
respective eounties hereinafter mentioned, be, an
they are hereby, authorized aud diTeUtsdto open an
J hnld an election NJ the usual places % holding s~lsctipn
IN said counties for the purpose Of electing a Judge ~
the Criminal District composed. of the Counties ef Jon
son, Carter, Sullivan. Washington, GrrpnS. Hswkiu
! and Hancock, on The third Thursday 10 April. IaBs.
SEC. T. Do h further enacted That all lsws and par
} Of laws conflicting with this act be, and tho same Al
heruby repealed, and that this act shall take ehs,
=. 5. RIcHARps,
Speaker of,As House Of Representative
u. W. SENTER.