Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-13
Circular.

Feilow- Citizens Of C,ristidna County bit, by
a Recent Act of the Legislature, changed to
London County.
| appear before you as q candidate for County
Court Clerk. am candid when say | desire
the office, if your sutirages will confer it on me-
though many friends have solicited me to rum
which l highly appreciate, and will be an in
centive to prompt me to action.
This "bunkum" with many candidates here
toiore that they take office ut a sacrifice through
patriotism, has played out, and the thin veil of
deception cannot deceive any longer. The local
office of County Court Clerk of Loudon county
will be a paying office with the vast resources
and wealth, and estates to be supervised through
the County Court, again am frank to say. II
| am Clerk, after the result of the contest, eN-
pect to fill the office myself and, under the law,
appoint a deputy to aid me in press of business,
absence or sickness.
The vast importance of the position of County
Court Clerk is often casually considered. 1t is
the most responsible of all the county offices,
when properly appreciated. He keeps the re-
cord and details of the monthly proceedings of
the Courts, in tranfers and sales of real estate,
takes the certificate of probate and acknowledge
ment records Wills administrations of estates,
and.issues letters of administration, makes set
Elements with administrators, guardians and
heirs, grants licenses, county privileges, and in
Vulnerable duties we will not attempt to detail.
In the organization of the county office, and to
facilitate business of the Courts, and with the
people, we would suggest that the books and re-
cords be opened out in proper form, legibly in
deXed and headed for easy reference, and the
business when recorded should be done correct
ly-that citizens at all times may understand the
entries when examining the records, and subject
to strict supervision of the Court at stated times,
and also filing correctly all important papers al
phabetically pertaining to the office.
In giving this synopsis, ! am aware of the re-
sponsibiity of the office, and the citizens, on the
4th day of August next, will determine upon
whom that responsibility will fall.
do not expect in the canvass to obtain the
office by any personal detraction of my oppo-
nents, nor attempt to derogate from their quail
fcations or claims, or arrogate to myself any
superior qualifications more than / have had
some practical experience as Clerk. i here
with append a statement from the late dis
tnguished Secretary of State, for considera-
ton:
"OFFIcE SECRETARY OF STATE,
March LIST, 1869
II take pleasure in stating that Lieut. j. NJ.
Alexander has been Engrosssing Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the Thirty-Fifth
General Assembly of Tennessee, and that as
such he has had much intercourse with the
office of Secretary of State; and that / found
him a prompt and efficient officer. ] will add
further, that | have considered him one of the
best Clerks to the Legislature since | have been
Secretary of State.
"a. J. FLETCHER,
Secretary of State
Colored voters, you are freemen and citizens
and | appeal to you for your support | sus-
tanned you in sympathy and acts until you OBJ
tanned your National manhood by the passage
of the Fifteenth Amendment by Congress and
ratified by the States, and will sustain its en-
forcement by law
Fellow-citizens, ] have been plain and candid
in what have said In conclusion, will remark
in the sectional policy that now controls cleo
tons, that issue will be forced upon us, however
we may deprecate it but when thrust upon me,
as a Republican, L will boldly meet it. | hear
its still mutterings already. We have Repub-
lican county, and can elect by uniting ! have
hastily adverted to the issue as the time of cleo
ton is only one month off, and may not appear
again in Il circular. Voters, should you honor
me with your confidence, pledge my acts and
fidelity to the interest of every citizen Should
it be otherwise | may yield without complaint
Very respectfully your obedient servant and
fcllow-citZen, j. NJ. ALEXANDER.