Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-05-28

surrender OF his high trust Is demand
dof him, ndthdftoo, By his friends
And for what? That he Is wanting
In learning, ability, integrity, or eff
cheney? No, sir; but because he does
MOTIVE In one particular county ofthe
Circuit. We cannot and do not be-
lieve that this communication speaks
the voice of the independent, justice
loving people of old Robertson. She
would not ask an eminent and dis
tinguished son of hers, who, for so
many years, within her own borders,
struggled with disease and poverty,
to sacrifice his only means of support
to fight her battles with Radicalism,
for freedom and rights, and reward
him with Circuit Judgship for one
short twelve months when the con-
stitutional term of Office Is ten years.
Such was not the conduct Of Mont
gomery county towards one of Rob
ertson's distinguish SONS when SIM
ilarly circumstanced. When change
In the organic law Of the state, made
vacant the Office of Circuit Judge,
then held by the lainented Judge, w.
w. Pepper, of Robertson, when he
had served but short portion of his
official term, he became a candidate
for reelection before the people, old
Montgomery, recognizing the justice
of his appeal, responded by giving
him large majority over one of her
own honored and revered sons-Judge
III. s. Kimble. Will old Robertson
be deaf to to her appeal now, under
similar circumstances We cannot
do her the injustice to believe it. We
ask our correspondent to view this
subject, with us, in another light and
from a different stand point.
Let us compare the time the Circuit
Judges have resided in Springfield
and GAINESVILLE, respectively, since
they were made elective by the PEG
pie. Judge Pepper, who was elected
i'm the spring of 1854, presided over
our courts from that time to his
death, in 1860, a period of six years,
resided all the time In Springfield
Judge Wisdom who resided in Clarks-
vile, was elected in 1860, and presi-
ded over courts until 1861, when, the
war coming on, the Courts were sus-
pended until 1865, III which year he
died = not having been on the Bench,
more than two years. He was sue
ceeded by Judge Campbell, who can
not be fairly charged to either county;
but who resided, from 1866 to 1869, at
Springfield, having his residence but
for a part of one year, in GAINESVILLE.
Judge Rice, resident of GAINESVILLE,
has presided just one year. So we
see, when the balance is struck, that,
from the time the judiciary became
elective, the Circuit Judge has resi-
ded in Springfield nine years, and in
GAINESVILLE, only four. This is surely
not unjust to Robertson, especially
when we consider the amount of lagal
business arising and to be acted upon
at the two points.
Again which has, now, and has
had, for years, our Senator? With
the exception of the time covered by
the Brownlow despotism, when the
voice of the people was stifled by the
roll Of the drum-Robertson county.
Montgomery has delighted to honor,
with the highest representative Office
in the Legislature, your Menees, your
Cheatham, and your Hart. Is this
being unjust to Robertson? or treat
ing her talented and worthy sons
with indifference? No, sir! AS in
the past, $50 in the future, Montgom-
cry will be ready to honor any one
of Robertson's many worthy sons,
when it can be done without pal.
paple injustice to one of her own
worthy and eminent citizens. We
say again, that we do not believe that
the demand made by our correspon-
dent will receive the endorsement OF
the frank, manly and just people OF
Robertson county.
Among the errors In the commune
cation, now under consideration, is
the one that credits Montgomery
with the residence of w. J. Broaddus,
our worthy and able District Attor-
ney General. We would be proud Ia
claim him as citizen, but the fact is,
that he has resided for many years in
the always true and gallant county OF
Stewart, which has twice saved our
judicial ermlne from being soiled by
the hands Of radicals. 1t would, in
our opinion, be rank injustice to Mr.
Rice, Il worthy man and incorruptible
Judge, to say to him: The only use
we had for you was to break down
our enemies; you made the race fol
us and fought our battle against fear.
full odds; you have sacrificed youl
only means of living-your practice
-in obedience to our mandate but
now, it is all easy, with an open sea
and fair weather, and we will turn
you adrift to starve-not because you
are not competent and faithful, but
because you do not live in the right
place. Montgomery spurns the i'm
putation that she can be so recreanl
to justice and honor, and repels, as 4
Islander upon the generous people OF
Robertson, the assumption that they