Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-05-28
OUR JUDICIARY.


EDITORS CHRONICLE I'VE have
a natural aversion for anything like
sectionalism, and a religious con-
tempt for anything that would tend
to array one section against another
i'm matters of purely local interest
but, on the contrary, we advocate
that sound republican and truly
American principle that the people
of different sections should look to
the public welfare as a unit, and that
the people, of whose interest the Of
flee is a representative, should desig-
nate the incumbent with as little
conventionalism and wire working
among the people as Is consistent
with harmony and dispatch.
We, however, see nothing incon-
sistent with these ideas, in suggesting
the propriety of justice and courtesy,
i'm asking Of our neighbors an equit-
able division of offices and recipro-
cation of courtesy, and we feel conf
dent that our liberal minded neigh
bors of Montgomery will appreciate
the liberality with which we have
come to the support of her candi-
dates, for the joint offices, in the
past, and, the high appreciation we
have manifested for the talent of her
representative men in all instances.
And now, that she has furnished us
most excellent Chancellor, Circuit
Judge and District Attorney-and
we are willing to concede her claims,
in part, to the same offices, and, also,
for one of still greater magnitude
yet we but express the feelings Of far
the greater portion of our people, and
reflect their wishes, when we say
that it Is but justice, as well rs cOur-
tesy, that Robertson county should
furnish the incumbent for Circuit
Judge during the next term +; most
especially when we can offer for the
position such merit and qualifications
as are impersonated in Col. Joe. C..
Stark, who has fully proved himself
to the satisfaction of the people as n
politician, considerate and true as a
jurist, able and reliable {; and, as a
citizen, man Of sterling merit and
possessing all the attributes that ex-
alt man, and has been identified
with our people from early life. We
earnestly hope and believe that our
neighbors of Montgomery will per-
ceive and concede the justice of our
claim, as they must understand that
it would be matter Of great conve-
nience to our people to have one
Judge among us, to whom we might
apply, in case of emergency, for an
injunction, or any other action that
might require promptness and dis
patch.
And, although we have heard It
suggested by some OF our neighbors,
that Judge kice has not had an OPP
portunity to establish himself, to
which we reply that we wish he
might have a judgship also, and
would not add one word THAT might
be construed as detracting a single
bud from his wreath of honor. But
it was generally understood, previous
to the last election, that we would
have Convention, and thatit would
doubtless order a general overhauling
and new start in all offices, which
the people, doubtless, understood to
have been an act of craftsmanship
and wisdom and the aspirants fully
anticipated all this before they en-
tered the contest. We conscientious
ly think that if our neighbors were
to grant us full justice and courtesy,
we ought, also, to furnish the Dis
trict Attorney; and can mention
among our young and rising attor-
neys men eminently fitted for the
office; but for the present, will con-
tent ourselves with the modest de-
mand of the judgeship.
We believe that our neighbors
have only to understand this matter
to concede the justice and modesty OF
our request, and only ask recipro-
cation of favors, and promise them
our future esteem and cooperation.
ROBERTSON"