Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11
RADICAL CORRUPTION.
Smith, the So-ealled Chancellor
of the First Chancery
Division
How He Secured His Election
by Deception and Fraud!

From the JonesbOro Union Flag, tRsdicai,} Dec g.
We are now informed that II. C. Smith,
the man who now sits upon the bench as
Chancellor of the First Chancery Division
of Tennessee, has appointed Mr.. B F.
SEingle to the position of Clerk and Mas
ter at Jonesboro. This fact necesSitates
a statement upon our part. 1t is as fol-
lows:
About six weeks previous to the judi
cial election in August last, this man
Smith came into our Office in this place,
and after the usual preliminary remarks,
stated to us that he had just visited Capt
Hackers office, and had had a converse
ton with him Tin regard to your (our) ap-
pointment as Clerk and Master at this
place" ''NOw,' said he, ''you know
what the Rebel constitution says
on the subject. I can make
no promise, but l want you
to support me with the Flag, and it
shall all be right" During the converse
ton, his assertion, 81 will make it all
right with you," was used several differ
ent times; and whilst he appeared to be
very cautious about the ''Rebel Constitu-
tion,n as he termed it, he appeared
equally DESTROYS to impress upon our mind
that he would give US the appointment if
we supported him with the Union Flag.
He requested US TO write to our friends
throughout the division, TO learn his
strength in the various counties, which
we did, and forwarded the replies to John
c. Smith at Elizabethton.
When about to leave our Office, and
whilst standing in the door, we remarked
to him that we should like to have some
positive assurance about the appointment.
Taking us by the right hand and shaking
it heartily, he remarked with much en-
phasis, " THINK | HAVE SAID ENOUGH To
SATISFY YOU THAT YOU WILL GET IT
These are Smiths exact words-leav-
ing no further doubt upon our mind about
the matter. If it was his purpose to de-
ceive and defrsud US of our labor and
thus to secure his election, and yet 60
unexposed, he is just that much mistaken
in his mani
Any one doubling this statement, by
calling upon Hon. Newton Hacker, the
Attorney General of this district, to
whom Smith made alike assurances in
regard to the matter, can have all reason
able doubts removed. Hacker is too
honorable and too jealous of his integrity
to state a falsehoOd for the benefit of
Smith, or any other individual.
1t may be asked why we supported
such manl We supported him because
we believed him to be an honest mana
man of his word: lust as we support
other7, until we are convinced of our
mistake.
We are aware that there are certain in
dividuals, averse to the truth, who will
say that it is ''sour grapes" upon our part
that we make this statement, and that we
are 'only mad' because Smith did not
give US the appointment. In tbelanguage
of the great and good Paul, eve are not
mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth
the words Of truth and sobeness !" Our
neighboEs and those who have known US
for wears know that we are notdependent
upon Smith for petty Office for support.
They know that by incessant toll and un-
firing energy we have made support for
ourselves and family-and are not ashamed
to continue 10 labor
We have in our possession history of
H. c. Smith, from his youth up, from the
lucid and truthful pen of a Minister of
the Gospel-which, by the way, is rich
and racy document. Let him deny the
above statement, and the public will be
further enlightened on the subject. BUS
iness is business :"