Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-06
AMagisteriaI Protest.

4 Ihe following statement OF facts regard
| ing the peaceable condition of Davidson
county, and protest against Congressional
| interference with the civil government in
Tennessee, was yesterday presented by
John Fl. Baskette, Esq, to the members of
| the County Court for their signatures.
The document was signed by all the men,
bers of the court present, and last night
sent to Washington:
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Davidson COUNTY
We, the undersigned, Magistrates in and
for the State and county aforesaid, believ-
ing that great and strenuous effort have
been made for the purpose of inducing
Congressional interference in the domestic
affairs of this State, upon the ground that
the officers of the law were unable TO exc
cute the laws and keep the peace and quiet
of the community, and that portion of
of the citizens of the State had no liberty.
but are under serYile fear Of rowing bands
Of masked and disguised parties, do certify
under our official signatures, that the peace
and quiet Of the county never was better
than it is now, and has been ever since the
Inauguration of civil government in the
State in 1868. No depredations of the
class complained of, by those desiring re-
construction, have ever been perpetrated
within our jurisdiction. No persons have
ever been refused either State or
civil process, but we have al
ways granted process whenever in
formation has been lodged with us. The
people are quiet and industrious, working
to retrieve themselves of the casualties Of
the war, and the heavy and burdensome
taxation In consequence thereof All that
the people desire is quiet-liberty to con-
troll and manage their own domestic affairs
In accordance with the spirit and fInda-
mental laws of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ID the domestic government of other States
and communities We do certify further
that there is no necessity for troops to en-
force the laws. The officers appointed by
law have been able and are still able to
keep the peace in the country. Under
these circumstances, we do most soleunIy
protest against any interference from any
quarter in the domestic concerns of the
people of the State of TENNESSEE, behaving
the same would entail upon the people a |
long train of evils, political. civil, COM |
mercial and moral, that could never be |
remedied in a generation. In the name of |
God and humanity-in the name of civil |
and religious liberty, in the name of all we |
hold dear and sacred we do hereby |
enter our solemn protest against any con- |
gressional interference |
John H Baskette, I. d. Cassety, W. f.. |
Meacham, NJ. ]. Dolin, p. w. Rrien, Isaac |
Paul, James Wyatt, p Walsh. John Tar |
diff, NJ. Kerrigan, JAS. NJ Hinton, Jas. |
Haynes, Dan N. Neylen, N. Walker, Ernst |
Poll, w. A. Wherry, Charles Rich, w. A. |
Mathews, 2. McTigue, w. H Wilkinson, |
of'the first district; W. d. Baker, Jerry
Bowen, second Isaac Whitworth. James
Norwell, third; Hollis HaGer, z. T. Hays,
fourth; L. G. Hardy, Fl. Townes. fifth,
Jas. H. Still, Alfred Dunn, seventh; James
S. Williams, C. w. Spain, eighth; Nat F.
Dortch, Jas L. Patterson, ninth; W. B. Ew-
ing, twenty-frst; A Kennedy, twelfth; E. N.
Cullom, fourteenth; U. Gray, thirteenth;
Joseph l.. Lea, eleventh; s. Z. David
son, twelfth; Henry Holt, Jr., twenty third;
]. w. Bush, fifteenth; b. " Dodd, ff-
teenth; w. j. Chandle, sixteenth; J. I.
Elliston, tenth; j. NJ. Shivers, twentieth;
W. G.. Parrish, seventeenth; John w.
Rucker, eleventh; ID a. Phelan. twenty
fourth; E. H. Childress, eighteenth; II. 6.
Scales, tenth; d. S. Graves, nineteenth;
w. A. Knight, twenty fourth; Thomas L.
Saunders, twenty first; John Taylor, nine
teenth; G.. w. Burch, twenty-ffth; W. Cur
tbs, twenty-third; n b. Willis, twenty
second; H. Mcneil, twenty-third; H.
Campbell, seventeenth; j. G. Campbell,
twenty-second; ]. J. Dillahaunty, four
teenth; z. W, Maxey, eighteeth.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Davidson County
1 do certify that 1 am an acting Justice of
the Peace for the sixth civil district for the
State and comfy aforesaid, and do state
under nv official SIGNATURE that the letter |
read by W. b. Stokes on the floor of the
House of Representatives in regard to the
outrages said to have been committed in
this district, and no one has been ordered |
to leave the district, and no one has been |
hung as represented in said letter. The |
officers appointed by law are amply suf- |
fcient to execute the law, and the people !
are peaceable and quiet, and law abiding |
B. GRAY,
Justice of the Peace for Sixth District