The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-11

ing manners and personal appearance,
is native of Bedford county, Tennes.
see, enlisted from Columbia in the Mau.
ry Grays, in 1851, was badly wounded at
the battle Of PerryvilIe, Ky.,--and still
carries the ball which made the wound
was paroled in 1865, returned to Maury
county and resumed his citizenship here,
and married in our midst.
Major Sol. PORTER, the other candi.
date for Circuit Court Clerk, did moi
speak. He is son of NIMRoD PORTER
Esq, who for many years was Sheriff OF
Maury county, and SO popular that no
one could beat him. The PoRrERs are
noted for their electioneering qualities,
and the Major is no exception. He was
elected Major of a cavalry regiment, we
believe, in the early part Of the late war.
He has seen serv ice i'm the Circuit Court
Clerks Office.
JOHN b. PADaETT, Esq, asked the
people to re-elect him to the Office O
County Court Clerk. He had filled that
office for number of years, and referred
to his books for evidence whether or no
he had subserved the interests of the
people during that time. 1t was all a
mistake about his having amassed for
tune from the emoluments of his office.
He had not made $500 year, and every
body knew he was not an extravagant
man, and did not have an expensive
family Although he was much averse to
Juggling into the convass these personal
matters, his competitors had made it
necessary. He had lost about 81, 600 by
taking Confederate notes in the Office in
his capacity of Clerk, and for several
| years he had not been working for his
family, but to get rid of this debt. He
had saved the public records during the
war, by moving them as often as old
| feminine cat does her kittens, and thus
| saved thousands of dollars to honest
men, who otherwise would have had to
pay the same thing twice over. He gave
an instance wherein he had saved some
parties much trouble and expense, and
possibly great loss, by being well posted
on legal points. Mr.. P. is native of
Williamson county, we believe, is about
medium sized, and well known to the
people of Maury county.
Major j. b. ANDERSON, Familiarity
known as "Uncle Bacon" next appear
ed and announced that he was also a can
didate for County Court Clerk. He had
held office but once, although he had
served the county during nearly forty
years, for other men, frequently while
they were at home in bed asleep. Now,
in his old age, he asked the people to
give him an Office of his own. The office
to which he aspired was not faithfully
filled by fine speaking, but by earnest,
steadfast, capable work. While he pos
sessed no Ciceronian eloquence, be was
willing for his past services to speak for
uim. Major b. is about ~ years old, of
short and chunky build, looks like a
Tennessean, North Carolina born, lives
on Rutherford Creek, where there is an
oak tree, which he came near being hung
to by the retreating Federals.
Capt. JOHN NJ. HICKEY mounted the
rostrum on his crutches, amid the yoctf
erous caeers of the crowded Court room
He came before the people as candidate
for the office of Clerk to the honorable
Court of Maury county. He congratu-
lated himselfupon having succeeded in
getting his competitors 20 precede him.
lie believed in rotation, and thought
Major A and Mr.. P. had been in office
about long enough to be rotated. The
former had grazed in the public pastures
for p years, and the latter had sucked the |
public teat for about Is years, and re- |
ceived for his services in that time $751; |
O00 While the first had grown tat at the |
public crib, the other was still hungry, |
and Qike Oliver TWIST cries for "More.'
Major claimed to be but an indifferent |
hand at electioneering, but the Captain
thought he ad-played one pretty cute
trick, at Hurricane Switch. He saw the
venerable gentleman handing around
among his friends a nice snow white
card, which he supposed contained on its
face an invitation to the Majors golden
wedding, but it proved to be 81. b. AL
DERsoN, candidate for County. Court
Clerk" Capt. III. said he early enlisted
in the Confederate army, and his first
sight of Mt. Parnassus was while listen
ing to missiles of death which issued
from that eminence. The people along
the Mt. Pleasant pike had bid him God
speed as he marched after the foe toward
Columbia and Nashville. Under these
inspiring influences, he marched on the
enemy's works at Franklin, and was
there made what they now beheld him.
After the war was over, he wished to go
to his fathers house in East Tennessee,
but found that impossible, as the loyal
lists up there had said the switches only
grew on the trees for the purpose of
scourging returned rebel soldiers. He
then thought of Maury county, and how
he had been treated here. He came, and
now after four years residence among
our people, he asked them to give him
the office of County Court Clerk for the
next term, which he believed he could |
fill with interest to himself and the pub.
lic Capt. II. is about six feet two, has |
sandy or red whiskers, is unmarried and |
fine looking.
JOHN LAMAR said lie was candidate |
for Sheriff of Maury county. He could |
not boast, like others, that he had been a |
soldier, but he believed he had sufficient |
reason in his gray hairs why he had |
failed to fight and die for his country. |
He had sons, however, who did follow |
the fortunes of the Lost Cause. He had |
been constable for a number of years,
and his efficiency, or inefficiency, as tie
case might be, was known to the people.
Mr.. L. is about Ga years old, has North |
Carolina aspect, lives in the edge of the
cedars, is quiet, pcaceable citizen, and
an efficient constable.
SIMS LATTA came on the Judges bench
and was received with many cheers.
He told the large audience that he was
candidate for Sheriff, and solicited their
votes. He had no long list of claims to
make for past services, but wanted the
office because he believed he could fill it
with honor to himself and benefit to the |
county. He had not been blessed with
the benefits of an early education, and
twas no orator as Brutus was" but had
endeavored to follow the teachings of his
father, who taught him that good