The Hickman courier., 1871-06-24
Politics In Graves.
The paducah Kentnckiay makes the
following notes of the public speaking in
Graves, last Monday:

The Padueah Kentnckia,r- makes tht
following notes of the public speaking in
Graves, last Monday: a
JUDGE sILvERToorH
first took The stand. Ha.noke in high
terms OF the Graves county democracy
said he bad ccme 10 Msyfeid to discuss
the issues now pending between the
political parties of the country On the
result OF this struggle depended the ques
,ion of constitutional liberty. He then
referred to the revolutionary struggle, III
which our ancestors gained the inde
pendence of the thirteen colonies. aud
then to the Federal compact lie show
ed ihst originally il wa intended that
our + run of government should be re
publican one and so Continued until the
radical party gained power He then
went into an exposition of radicalism
which was terribly severe. He told the
people there was only one chance left
TO preserve even the semblance of repub
lican- liberty and that was for the de
mocrscy TO rally and hurl the radical
plunderers from place and power in 1872
lie was very severe on the new depart
ure fellows; denounoing all such as Civ
ing up principle. Evidently on the
question of accepting the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments as a fiuslity, Judge
Silvertooth is ready TO die in the last
ditch before he will DO any such
thing.
NEGRO TESTIMONY.
He did not wish tna~. misunderstood
os.-thia e,uastiy.l Hsss.,-.r,S5 to s,.sesti
the negro testimony bill IN the last Leg
islature He had been ssssilsd by the
public press and by prominen, members
of the democratic party He then
argued against its adoption We thought
the Judge at fault in bringing this quss
tion into the politics of the day. 1t has
long been regarded bJ the prominent
members of the party all over the Stae
as purely legal question. II is known
that the democracy we're divided on L
and its Introduction into the present car
vass must result in causing division il
the party. The Judge wound up long
and Iabored argument on this question
by stating that certain public Journals of
the country had led the people into error
on this question and they were RESPONSE
BILE for it. This arraignment of three
out of every four of the democratic news.
pap rs of the State was, TO say the least
Of it. presumptious That the Frank
fort YeonaGn, the Courier Journal, the
Louisville Ledger, Hickman Courier.
Columbus Dispatch, May6eld Democrat
aud Kentuckida with many other papers
should be wrong aud Judge Silyertooth
should be right, is one of the naryels Of
the age.
COL. LUCIAN ANDERSON
took the -tand at the conclusion of Judge
Sivertoo,h's speech He said he had
a-kei division of time with the Judge.
which wa refused him. and that as he
had nude such "a long speech il would be
an infringement on the time Of the legis
iative candidates Tor hia TO occupy the
time, yet after this the Colonel spike for
at east an hour After making his ar
gument IN defense OF the radical poiirie-
oi Granf's administration. aud charging
extravaganza and corruption on the Leg
i-lature of Kentucky; he said that So f,r
rs negro testimony was concerned the
radicals had nothing 10 do With II; that
some of the radicals OF Gnves county
were opposed to il on the ground bat
he negroes would be believed when they
testified in Judge Billiards. court while
no credence would he gi~@a-.to them in
he State courts. Col. Ander-ou was
listened to with attention and made
good radical speech Personally he is
popular with his neighhors, aud many OF
them express a-toni~hment ihlt he eau
belong TO the radical; but from bis speech
we are afraid, as he expressed himself
ibou, Judges Silvertooih aud Crossisnd;
hat be is beyond the pale OF political
salvation.
Judge Silvertooih made rejoinder
and defended the Kentucky Legislature
against the attacks of Col Anderson.