The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-03-11
Secretary Fletcher.

IL is noticeable fact that the Sec
rotary of State for Tennessee, during
his four years possession of the Of
fee, has had more of respect which
comes from silence. Of the press. than
any other Radical of equal influence.
This has been the result. probably, of
general belief that he would finally
quit the bad company he was keep
ing. and ceasing having even the aP-
pearance of doing evil. lie has al
WAYS been Acknowledged As the ablest
man i'm the Radical ranks. in this
State, and his opposition to some of
BRowNLow's oppressive acts, made
people think he was in the wrong
pew. In the summer or autumn of
1860, Mr.. FLETCHER made a speech in
Columbia, in which he said he would
not live in Tennessee, if he were as
sured that the intelligent citizens
would always remain DISTINGUISHED.
Credulous persons were thus led to
y believe that the revolution which
was destined to give the enthralled
pepple their lost rights, would be
brought about and consummated by
3 Mr.. FLETCHER. But he has disap-
pointed these expectations, and is
now using all his energies to induce
Congress to bring Tennessee back toa
condition of war, tumult and distress.
He makes charges against the people
of the State in a quarter where he
knows his misstafements will be re-
ceiyed as law and gospel, and where
the successful refutation cannot sue
coed in reaching. Not content with
this unmanly conduct, he has request
b. ed the commander of the military at
!, Nashville to furnish him an escort TO
his native East Tennessee, to keep off
the Kuklux. That is telling one false
hood, and then telling another to
avoid detection.
The Franklin Review thinks Maui
ry County is trying to appropriate to
herself too many of the Judicial
offices. Our contemporary is willing
to let us have Judge NICHOLSON as
Chancellor, but wants the Circuit
Judge or the Attorney General 10
come from Williamson. As yet, we
have given expression to no opinion
OH the subject, and we will not give
our adherence to any man or men i'm
opposition to others that are equally
capable and qualified. I'm our judy
ment. i'm the selection of as high and
sacred ali officer as Judge, all petty
jealousies i'm regard TO localities
should he ignored even more than
prejudice and politics. If either |
Lawrence, Giles, Williamson or Mar
shall, possesses man better qualified |
for Judge or Attorney General, than
Maury and the other counties, we are |
for him. Each Judicial Circuit is a
whole, and the gentleman in ii most |
fitted by reason of ability, expert |
ence and worthy manhood, to fill !
either of those dignitied positions. |
should be chosen.
Judge MARTIN and Judge NICHoL- |
son were pardoned by President
JOHNSON in 1860, before the Four |
teenth Amendment became law.
and many think a special pardon is
not necessary for the removal oftheir
disability to hold office; but 10 .'ren-
der assurance dOubly sure" they have
applied. one to our Representative in
Congress. and the other TO Senator
FOWLER, for pardon. and have been
assured by them that no difficulty
will be had in getting their names
through in the next batch Of pardons.
No just ground can be found for OPP
position TO Judge NICHOLSON being
our Chancellor, but we want; and the
State needs and will have him on the
Supreme Bench.