Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-02
Hon. John Gary.

the election, and see that Radicals
par excellence were returned for
the county Offices, but more espe.
cially his brother Jeems Henry. |
How he attended TO this role they |
infer from the result in Commons |
district, taken in connection with |
the fact, that seven or eight ne.
groes stood guard at the polls OH
election day, and marched up all
the american citizens of African
(de) scent" who came to said pre-
cinct, and made them vote the.
regular ticket" But this is pot
all; t'they say we find the hon.
orable John in another role. They
do say that honest John wants to
be Judge of the worshipful County
Court of Lincoln county, and it has
been said that he els the only man
capable of filling the place." and
this is the reason he is out of the
Legislature SO early-but Bloom
would run off and not provide for
an election; therefore, Brownlow
must appoint; and the Hon. VIM.
Wyatt and the Hon. Mr.. Hamil-
ton have petitioned Brownlow to
appoint honest John. "They say"
too, honest John has been taking
several oaths in the last few years
that in 1S61-2-3 he took and
administered the oath to support
the constitution of the CoNFEDE-
RATE STATES OF AMERICA, q number
iof times. Time rolled on, and
honest John became a candidate.
He then takes another oath, as
follows
81 do most solemnly swear that
l have never voluntarily borne
arms against the Government OF
the United States, for the purpose,
or with the intention of aiding the
late rebellion, nor have l, with any
such intention, at any time, given
aid, comfort, counsel or encourage
ment to said rebellion, or to any act
of hostility to the Government Of
the United States. further swear
that l have never sought or accept
ed any Office, either civil or militia
ry, or attempted to exercise the
functions of any Office, either civil
or military, under the authority or.
pretended authority of the social
ed Confederate States of america, OF
any insarrectionary State, hostile or
opposed to the authority of the
United States Government, with
the intent and desire to aid said re-
bellion; and that | have never
given voluntary support to any
such government or authority:
So help me God!'
Honest John is then elected to
the Legislature, and takes another
oath to support the constitution of
the State of Tennessee. Now the
constitution OF Tennessee provides
that
"No Senator or Representative
shall, during the time for which
he was elected, be eligible to any
office or place of trust, the appoint
ment to aehich Is rested IN the Exec
utire or the General assembly, ex-
cept the Office of trustee of a lite
rary institution" y ART. 2; 5 TO-
"M Judge Of any Court of laac
or equity, Secretary of State, At
torney General, Register, Clerk of
any Court of record, or person
holding any office under the au-
thority of the United States, shall
hare seat IN the General As
nor shall any person in
this State hold more than one lucra-
tire office at the same TIM" II ART.
2; S 26.
This is the constitution that
they say honest John took an oath
to support, and now to say that
he wants to be Judge of our wor-
shipful County Court after taking
such an oath, is certainly lima
tured and malevolent. Honest
John would not be guilty of such
conduct. And as to that little
thing Of swearing for and against
the Confederate States of America