Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-21

AUSTIN, TEXAS, Nov. Is, 1873.-Yol
are probably not aware of the fact tina
the founder of the Nashville Ul.iol
"still Ii res" and can be found at hi
Office in this city any day "when no
professionally absent" Thirty-eighr
years ago nearly all the leading politi
clans of Tennessee and most of tn,
Journals of the State became dissatis
fled with the Democratic administra
ton of Gen. jackson, and it becam,
necessary that paper should be estab.
lished at the capital of the State that
would give firm and able support t.
the Democratic party.
HON. MEDICUS A. LONG,
under great difficulties, set the ball il
motion, and from the issuance of the
first number to the present day it has
preserved its fidelity and has ably bat
tied for the rights and liberties of the
people. The Democratic party contin
ued in hopeless minority until the
brilliant canvass of that great and good
man, James K. Polk, in 1889. His en-.
ergy, eloquence and sound reasoning
brought the people Of the State back
to the fold of Democracy. Such man
at the head of the government now,
would restore confidence and give peace
to the nation.
The Democracy of that day had high
minded, honorable competitors to con-
tend against-men who could be safely
trusted in any position. The Wings
of that day advocated with zeal and
earnestness the principles of their par
ty, and Notwithstanding the heated
contests, we had no fears, when they
were successful, that any part Of the
nation would be ruined by their policy.
We can look back with pride and pleas
ure to such men as Foster, Bell, and a
host of others of ourpolitical opponents
who were honest and able in the sup
port of their measures and enjoyed in
hi gh degree the confidence and es-
TEEN of their political opponents.
What great change since that day.
Now, the Republican party, with the
money of the government and the bay
onets of the army, do all in their power
to degrade and impoverish the people of
the South.
THE COMING ELECTROMAGNETIC
MAGNANIMITY.
The election for Governor and other
State officers comes off Tuesday, Dec.
2. There is no excitement in any part
Of the State, and but for the fact that
on the same day we elect new set of
county officers throughout the State,
the vote would be small. The people
seem to take more interest in the cleo
ton Of sheriffs, clerks, ETC., than they
do in the selection of Governor, Comp
troller, and State Treasurer. We will
surely defeat Davis, the present Gov
ernor. When he made his treaty with
the Indians, and pardoned the two
chiefs Santana and Big Tree, the Rad
ical press claimed for him great credit,
as it secured peace to our frontier
counties. But Davis had just got fair
ly into the canvass when he was start
led with the news that the Indians had
entered Texas and stolen a large num-
Der of horses. This information forced
him to call out six companies of
TEXAS RANGERS,
until Grant has time to recover from
the shock given him by Allen, of Ohio
Davis was very rigid in his treaty with
the Indians and in the very strongest
language and with great earnestness
told them that if they killed any more
Texans or stole any more horses, he
would not let them off again. Wouldn t
Stokes, the murderer of Fisk, be happy
if he could have made a similar treaty
with the Governor of New York?
ACCOMPLISHED FACTS-HoW A PARTY
NOT PARTY LOST A LAWSUIT, COSTS
AND ALL.
l heard one of the Radical orators on
the stump a short time since say that
the Radical party had accomplished its
object. There is no questioning this
fact From Grant all the way down
the ranks till you pass the lowest
and meanest of all, Ben Butler,
they have grown very rich.
Another thing they have accomplished.
They have made judges of our highest
courts out of men who were never
known to practice as lawyers. They
have accomplished great deal bymak-
ing great men out of the very smallest
material In olden times it was the
aim Of all parties to select our ablest
men for the Judiciary. Is it so now? In
the early part of 1872 Mr. Honey, the
State Treasurer, took a trip to New
York. When this news reached Gov
Davis he declared the office vacant and
put in DR.. Graham. Honey returned
and resorted to the District Court to be
put in possession of his office. He failed
in this application and appealed to the
Supreme Court. The decision of the
Court below was reversed, and here fol
lows short extract from the opinion OF
the Supreme Court:
George W. Honey VS.. B. Graham
appeal from Travis. This is not a suit
between the State and either of the
parties to this record, nor could the
State intervene to the prejudice OF
either party, unless it be shown clearly
that its rights would be otherwise pre-
JUDGED. We think no such showing
has been made"
From the above you will observe that
the State of Texas was in no way in
terested in the suit pending. The
learned judge closes the opinion as fol
lows:
Upon the appellant, Honey, execu:
ting to the appellee his receipt, in du-
plicate, for the same, and, on motion
of the Attorney-G General, it is ordered
and adjudged that the State of Texas
do pay all costs of this case incurred in
this and the district Court. Per Gu.
3'iam"
The Judges of the Supreme Court
the District Judge, the parties litigant
and the Attorney General for the State
are all firm believers in Republicanism
and they "show their faith by thei1
works get all they can and what they