Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-20
CHANCELLOR RARRY.


stated by the Huntsville Vtdette in the
following article, taken from paper.
While we will not take sides as between
our friends in the race for chancellor in
a neighboring district, yet we give place
to friendly tribute to fearless and ups
right judge, who in the past, has not
hesitated to do his duty by enjoining il
LOCALITIES which were being perpetrated
by the yiOlators of constitutional liberty :
| From the HartsvilIs Vidette
The.proclamation Of Gov. Senter, dated
March 9, orders an election for Chancellor
Of the Seventh Chancery Division of the
State, to be held at the various places of
voting il the division comprising the
counties of Jackson, Macon, Smith Sums
ner, Robertson, Montgomery and Stew
art, on Thursday the 18th of April, 1869.
The people Of this division are familiar
with tho events which have transpired
in connection with the Office since 1865,
but as His Honor Judge Barry is again
before the people for re- election, it is due
to him as citizen, and it is due to his
official record that the people of the en-
tire division shall know all the facts cons
nected with the history of this important
subject.
Judge Barry was first appointed to the
office by GOV. Brownlow, and he &C.
cepted the position at the urgent solicita-
ton of the people of the district, endorsed
by the almost unanimous voice of the
members of every bar in the division.
But when oppression became the order
OF Brownlow, and when the people were
oVerrun by his military officials, and an
appeal was made to the judiciary for re-
lief, Judge Barry fearleSsly did his duty
and enjoined all proceedings which, in
his opinion, were entertainments upon
the existing law. He was the only man
who dared to do what he conscientiously
believed to be right, in violation of the
known wishes and arbitrary dictation of
Brownlow, who had appointed him.
Let the Corporations Of Nashville and
Gallatin speak in regard to the matter. |
1t is well known that when other
Judges, who were also appointees of |
BrownlOw, were avoiding and trim
ming" upon those questions involving
the vital interest of the voting popula-
ton and were refusing to take action,
that Judge Barry did not hesitate to hold
offenders to account 2tnder the laiO for
their usurpations and violations of the
constitution.
He made the race against Laucke in
fha Gana nf haunnafC ard L.
nOunced the corruption and dishonesty
Of the illegal organization which had
usurped the authority OF the people, and
was overriding and crushing to atoms the
people and their dearest constitutional
rights, and he was defeated only by the
most fragrant and palpable frauds, backed
by tn militia called out in certain local.
tiles to bring about his defeat
After, by fraud and violence, his ad- |
Yersary, Laucke, was declared by his
political master and his minions to have
been elected, Judge Barry entered the
lists against them before the Supreme
Court of the State, and so exposed the
illegality and corruption of the pretended
election that even the judicial sppointees
Of Gov. Brownlow declared the election |
illegal and void.
1t has been the custom and conceded
privilege of the successful contestant,
(when an election has been declared void
On account of fraud and illegality) to
again make the race, if be desired and
certainly this ought to be conceded to
Judge Barry without opposition, and
especially as His Excellency, Gov. Senter
has seen fit, no doubt at the earnest soli>
citation of Laucke or his friends, to OBJ
serve IAN indecent haste in ordering an
election on the 18th of April next instead
of letting it take place in May at the same
time with other Judicial elections &C
cording to the resolution passed by the
Legislature.
There may perhaps be some persons in l
the district who are disaffected towards
Judge Barry, nut what Judge was ever
on the Bench who did not have enemies
if he dared TO do his duty. All earnest
men have their peculiarities of manner
and temperament, but his fearlessness-l
his outspeken candOr-his honesty of
purpose and conscientious discharge of
duty while upon the Bench has never
been questioned by even his most bitter
aSsailants.