Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-12
HOW RADICALs OBTAIN OFFICE

HOW AABIOAA9 OhAAAR VII II.
A few weeks ago Gov. Brownlow re-
moved r. f. Boyle, Commissioner Of Re-
gistration for Gibson county, Radical
and an appointee Of the Governor, and by
proclamation declared his official acts
null and void for fraud and irregu-
larity." Mr. Boyle addressed note to
the Governor asking the names Of the
persons who had preferred these charges
and for a statement Of the fraud aud ir-
regularity with which he was charged
But the Governor did not so much as
deign an acknowledgment Of the receip
Of Mr.. Bogle's note, much less furnish
him the specifications upon which the
Governor had acted Mr.. Boyle rightly
regards this as shabby treatment from a
Governor, and he furnishes very plausi-
bic reason why there has been such
marked reticence about the executive
Office He says:
81 predict that no name will ever be
given no one will voluntarily make known
his connection with this infamous plot,
concocted for the vile purpose Of foisting
into Office a few corrupt and loathsome
scamps. who knew that they had no chance
under fair aud impartial registration"
This is the testimony Of Radical as
to why the registration in Gibson county
was annulled This explains how cleo
tons are carried in Tennessee liza man
happens to be appointed Registrar who
will not prostitute his Office to the success
Of a clique who could not command the
confidence Of the voters of such county,
the Governor is appealed to, and he sets
aside the registration, and appoints some
man who will do the dirty work me-
cessary to the corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS
men Here Is the evidence Of a Radical
that he did do this very thing in Gibson
county The substantial, tsxspaying
people of Tennessee will not wonder after
this how it has happened that "bummers,
Adventures and men heretofore re-
garded as wholly irresponsible, have
been elected 20 Offices of trust and great
responsibility, Offices for which they
would not have received hundred votes
before the war, in the various coun-
ties Of the Stage 1t is for the accom-
plishment of this purpose that hundreds
of the best and truest citizens Of various
counties have been refused certificates of
registration by plant tools of the Cover
nor, after they had been registered by
former Registrar This statement of
Mr.. Boyle explains how it has happened
that the class Of men who were generally
successful in the late county elections in
Middle and West Tennessee, were ena-
bled to secure the positions they COW
eted. Under the franchise law and that
authorizing the Governor to declare null
and void the registration of counties, the
grossest frauds have been practiced, and
because Of the partisan character of the
Judiciary, and the complete power which
the Governor exercises over that branch
of the State government, the people of
the State can have no redress for these
fragrant abuses The whole State gov
eminent is conducted upon the single
idea that the Radical party is the Slate,
and everything is made to bend to its re-
quirements. How long will free peo-
pie be called upon to submit to such a
usurpation--a usurpation that would cost
the Queen Of England her throne, if not
her head