The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-18


Sinking from responsibility which marks
his whole Legislative career. lie teareu
the measure might nos te foP'iiqr. ami there
fore be made no independent noYe'neh !,
nor took any position By which TO e9ia1''
himself 70 H.
Hnt he had some bopes of it. and so took
stems to place himself in the right line
if il should prove 20 be popular and
oood ia Nv ggrec7neHt it was deter
rain.Iu Use special committee 20 con
81 cNNsYhe Aiion, and the names OF the
persan - placed upon the committee
yere a 5-ea.i upon Col Turner sug-
,,estcd Nr. TYLER be named hrst on
The com h zee which by parliamentary
usage woT Il make him Chairman THIS
was agreeaA,. Col. Turner was not put
upon the cSV |mittee.
Col TurnA- then wrote the resolution
raising the committee, and the next day
oITarcd II. See senate Journal 6i9.
Ev thus placing Mr.. Tyler at the head
~ tie committee, aud by keeping oil OF
IL himself. Col Turner would escape both
Tho labor and the responsibility of the
measure. II 1t turned out well. he could
claim a share or the whole of 1t. 1t II
,nrned out badly lie could repudihte IT,
and at the same time luxuriate, IN any
damage IL might iufiiet OH Tyler.
Ia; senator Cooke, of Louisville (whO
must bc something Of wag) came near
spelling the whole thing, by offering a
resolution adding Senator'S Turner and
PAYNE TO the committee, which was adopt
ed. Sec Senate Journal page $50, thus by
parliamentary courtesy, Col. Turner be
came Chairman Of the Committee.
Tie committee held meeting the same
evening, Saturday, March Is, ut which
Col Turner, ..declined 10 act "a its chair
man" asking to be excused on tie ground
that he had not qiUeR the subject Il thorough
coasidsyafion but that he knee that Nr. Ty-
Ter had. cl,i suggested that -hr. Tyler act Is
Citqirpssl. and PrsPare Tie report aud o'tt
Il.is Was agreed 30 hy che eoni', ..; 81, ri
day sunday, (Col Turner not being pres
emit Mr.. Tyler worked hard and faithful
" in making the calculations and prepar-
ing the report; and on Sunday evening
the 18Th. he called meeting of the cem-
mittee and submitted his work to them
which they accepted and adopted in toto.
! refer to the members of the committee
for the truth of these statements.
On Monday, March 20, Mr.. Tyler sub
mitted his report TO the Senate. See
Senate Journal, pages GSl, GS2, Oe5, 6ol
and 90.
TN ~ ttAht~tiANr AidIEh Alt tiAA tsittlt
up tor final action, when TO perfect it, Mr.
Tyler offered two amendments, which
were adopted aud the bill then passed
See Senate Journal page ~.
The bill was then sent forthwith 60 The
House, when ii passed that body, and the
Legislature adjourned next day, March D
This j. The history Of this measure, an,
I now submit it TO all Intelligent meI
whether L have not made my statement!
good.
What then must be thought of the ex
traordinary i'm Of Col. Turner that h
is the authoR5f this measure? | shall
not follow bad example and denounc'
his staten + as false. l have done
better. e PROVED them to be 50.
Whate ray be thought by those wh'
know Co ner best the committee di,
not belie'S2&A his lodging and refusing
tae Hn,p zap of the committee Wa
because hcoInpetency, bu, they di'
believe thSSlIe was unwilling to take th'
responsibility Of the measure, J1tht hc Sai
,rlcther u 5roulf l,rors 10 BE- popuidr.
After it had passed, it DID prove to b
popular. The newspapers spoke of it il
iligh terms. The Louisville Leiger Wa
peculiarly mplimcutary and very prop
erly gave the credit OF it to Mr.. Tyler
This, may "a well be supposed rs thos,
who know linn. Nlu not SUIT NOl. / ulHcr
Seeing that it WAS popular, he sent copic
Of il in every direction, and boldly lai'
claim 20 being the author of H. a. he i
now doing. which at the time ereate'
soma ittie controversy in the wspapers
Ny Mr. Tyler has submitted to thi
unwarrautcd claim of Col. Turner. Is no
for me to determine. II Is we'll know
10 hi. friends, however, that he assert
his authorship Of the measure, aud laug Ia
ri Col Turner fraudulent claims. Prob
ably lie has not thought the matter wort
"fussing' about. Aud possibly at thi
time he feels II delicacy in making al
issue with Col. Turner. During Con
s-.as.l ga - V4.ss-- p.lrtizAu- pass ION tc
decided only by Intelligent iuyesti CATION
Of one thing, however, feel sure, tina
Col Turner, in speaking of this matte
before Mr.. Tyler, will always do so il
measured terms, and assume only WIN
he is fairly entitled to. lie knows Mr.
TYLER too well TO venture upon arousin,
his indignation by making extravagaH
claims relative to il before his face.
lam done. My letter is already TO
lgnA but / cannot make il shorter an,
giyS an intelligent view OF the question
As il is, l am compelled to pretermit com
ment upon several points IN Col. Turner
letter which deserve notice. But these
may refer 10 hereafter. respectfully.
4 DEMOCRAT 7.