Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-03

Judge Hunters Addiction some
thing About n Truly LOiI OmeiaI-
More Radical RaseaIIfy Unearfhed
Railroad Matters.
Special to the Nashville Union and Dispatch.
CONTEMPT MATTERS.
MEMPHIS, April /, 1S6S.-The chief
sensation of the past two weeks has been
the Au0idhche h0becs corpus contempt case,
Of which the papers have advised you.
Although progressing quite spiritedly at
one time matters begin to look as though
il would spin out as long as the celebrated
case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce in the
"Bleak House" The points involved were
few, and the arguments lengthy and able
but after ten days TO revolve the matter in
bis ponderous mind, the Judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court is not prepared to furnish a
decision. He promises TO give the best in
his Judicial shop next Monday, but may
again postpone in order TO observe how the
cat Jumps. The upshOt is conjectural.
Waldran, the Judge, has many enemies in
his own party who do not hesitate to i'm
pute to him an abundance of unworthy,
and a paucity of worthy motives. One
prominent Radical politician openly as
serts that he is susceptible TO the blandish-
ments of greenbacks, if properly presented
to his consideration. This may be true or
untrue, have not had time to investigate.
But, being present during portion of the
argument Of the .ApalaRche case, ] am COM
PEELED 10 bear testimony to his seeming
desire to do Justice The case has placed
him in a somewhat delicate position. The
law and right are on the side Of the petit
TONERS, but the Judge Hunter influence is
being powerfully excited to fo-ce either a
declaration Of nOn.jurisdictiou or re-
manding Of the prisoners to Jail. As a
friend expressed il, the other day: "He'll
catch the devil, either way" Aware Of
the Justice Of their cause, the Apdldnche
people will be apt to wade into Waldran
Enthusiastically should he give in to the
Hunter faction, which comprises princi-
pally the class of Africans Brownlow is
daily disgorging from that Necessary Radi-
cal reform school, the penitentiary. And
should he decide according 10 the law,
Hunter, Beecher and the other thieves of
the party will pursue him mercilessly as
bloOdhounds.
SOMETHING ABOUT CANDIDATE FOR RAD
ICAL SYMPATHY.
| see the Radical papers are bowling
hideously over the so-called attempts to
assassinate Judge Hunter, and that func-
tionary's official announcement of being
afraid to hold his court. Your neighbor of
the Press and Times, whose antecedents
render him splendid material for leader
of the Hunter wing Of the Radical party,
has, believe, been ringing changes on it,
and even such journal as the New York
tribune has seen fit TO assume the entire
cock and bull story as gospel, and comment
accordingly. The whole thing is simply
ridiculous Hunter knew it to be lie
when he spread the stuff on his court re-
cords, but thought it would make capital for
Radicalism in the North. While protesting
fear TO hold court, protected by the Sheriff
and Deputies, he daily and nightly lounges
about the negro saloons and Keno rooms
unattended, save, perhaps, by some negro
gambler or other boon companion Of the
same sort. The white Radicals who aspire
20 respectability shun him as they would
the plague. His record is as bad as il
possibly could be without tracing him into
the penilentiary. Wherever he has resided
he has been held in the lowest esteem,
and TO no place where he ever lived year
dare he return. He has been tried in the
courts for theft, embezzlement, swindling,
and almost every other crime that an ar
rant coward can muster up courage to com
nit. His associates here are either known
or suspected thieves. His white right
bower is Beecher, late candidate for Mayor,
who is so odious that none but the sour
yier class of negroes will associate with
4 1ac =
a low, impudent, drunken negro gambler,
xho has a crowd of buliies at his back, and
consequently little influence. Yet this
man Hunter was appointed Judge of one
Of our most important courts by Brown
low, and is held up to the gaze of the world
as a "loyal" martyr. Just such martyrs
are being turned out of the penitentiary
by the great thief whitewasher, BrOwnlow,
for burglary, rape, murder and other fes-
tivities.
MORE RADICAL RAsCALITY.
Barbour Lewis, or Blewis, az the papers
call him, is wiggling like an eel over some
ugly developments. l observe that you
alluded 10 them on Sunday. Being chair
man of the County Commissioners, and
therefore, a judicial officer, it became a
grave misdemeanor TO speculate in county
warrants. He could not resist the tempta-
ton; the grand jury of the Municipal
| Court presented him, but the Prosecuting
Attorney, a tool Of the chairman, refused to
indict Judge Waldran's anxiety TO cover
matters led him to suppress all mention of
the ugly fact in the published report. Bnt
the Ardldnehe raised howl about il that
brought out the delicate morsel in a hurry.
Lewis squirms, not because ashamed, but
because the penalty is fine, removal from
office and disqualification. Hudson, the
Prosecuting Attorney, also squirms, because
in attempting to cloak his friends rsscality,
violated his oath of office, and the naughty
| ArdldnShe was saucy enough 10 say So
| Lewis has published a card in the Appeal
| pleading the baby act. He didn't know be
was violating the law; but now, knowing
/ il, will never do so any more. Hudson
will be apt to enter the same plea. Ii Is
generally supposed that officials take the
trouble to inform themselves of their du-
ties and responsibilities in order To avoid
trouble; but pursuit of the grab game
may have caused these eminently virtu
Gus gentlemen to overlook minor consider
atioas.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
| observe that Hen. Frank 5. Richard.
has become General Superintendent of the
Nashville and Northwestern railroad. Po
litically have less use for him than Fin
negan has for Queen Victoria, but person
ally everybody Skies him. OF one thinl
be assured: he ia one of the most ener
getic thorough, accomplished railroad Off
GERS in the State, and will make his depart
ment tell JUAN.
A LETTER published in the Brownsville
Rdnchero Of March Z, gives some addition
al facts in relation 10 the recent plot {,