Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-07
RADICAL FILIBUsTERING

The Memphis Aualanche of the 9Th inst.
makes the following statement:
A characteristic trick was played yester-
day by four of the five members of the
Board of County Commissioners. The
parties contesting the recent elections
having been granted appeals to the Su-
preme Court, we're to come into court yes
| terday and file the necessary bonds. They
were in attendance with bondsmen at ten
o'clock, as required, but the only Commits
sioner present was Mr.. Merriman, who,
although unwell deemed it his duty to at
| tend on so important an occasion.
Barbour Lewis, F. W. Louis, w. II.
White and VIM. Hack failed to put in an
appearance, and although during the
morning a portion of them entered the
courthouse, none save Mr.. Merriman
| showed their faces in the court room. In
consequence, the appellants were prevented
from filing their bonds; and as yesterday
was the last day of the term, are by this
| dirtiest and most contemplate of tricks
cut off from remedy by appeal.
Much business of importance wac before
the board for transaction; but the hope of
being able to deprive the appellants of their
| legal rights induced four of the Commits
sioners to willfully violate agreements made
| by themselves, and shirk their duty. 1t
was a trick worthy of its authors, and pue-
rifle as contemplate.
Fortunately, the ignorance of the Com
missioners caused them to overshoOt the
mark. There are other methods which
will be applied, of reaching the case; but
the incident serves as another illustration
of the spirit of low, knavish, cunning and
pusilanimity characterizing the controllers
of that organization. Anywhere else than
scoundrel-ridden Tennessee, perpetrators of
such low tricks would he regarded "a be-
meath the snarlings of sheep thieving dogs.
Here among their fellows, the action is
viewed as manly and patriotic.
Here is a case for the virtuous indig.
nation Of Gov Brownlow and his satel,
lites. When certain members of the first
Legislature under his reign sought to de-
feat the passage of most iniquitous bill
by filibustering, the Governor and his
satellites were Mt loss to find words
strong enough TO denounce these mem
bers Of the Legislature. Here now are
officers appointed by the Governor, who
have taken an oath to administer the law
without favor, who sought by flibuster-
ing, by evading sworn duty, to defeat
three or four Conservatives in an appeal
to higher court from the decision which
these Commissioners had rendered in
contested election cases. 1t is by such
trick that these henchmen of
the Radical party seek to Sc
cure Offices for members Of their own
political organization. A more outrage
Gus, disgraceful attempt to deprive citi-
zens Of their rights was never before at
tempted in this State by men commits
stoned to administer the law. Win the
Governor, who was so prompt to denounce
filibustering in members of the Legisla.
ture, take any notice of this outrage on
right and justice, or is this part of the
work he requires Of these Commissioners
Will the Radical press denOunce this in
fraction Of the rights of suffers, or do
they regard it as praiseworthy act2 If
they are not prepared to denounce this
outrageous conduct they should advocate
the abrogation of all law, and the pro,
mitigation of a ukase appropriating all
Offices to Radicals and depriving Con-
servatives of every right supposed to be
a part Of the heritage of freemen.