Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
HE WILL STICK.
Representative Giers WithdraWs His
ResignatiOn-Why He Thought Of
Declining 10 Serve.

Representative Giers WithdraWs His
ResignatiOn-Why He Thought OF
Declining TO Serve.
The following dispatch was received by
Gov. Brown, yesterday, from Mr.. G. &.
KNIGHTS Templar:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 30.-To His EX-
cellency, Gov. John c. Brown: At the
earnest solicitation of my friends, l am
constrained 10 withdraw my resignation
rendered you few days since. l am not
only actuated by the solicitations Of my
friends, but, after reflection, l deem it a
duty | owe to the native born citizens of
my adopted State-to whom | am, in a
great measure, indebted for my election to
the Legislatures well as to those citi-
zens who, like myself, have cast their lot
among Tennesseeans, to serve out the term
for which L have been elected.
Very respectfully, c. c. GIERs.
Gov. Brown Immediately telegraphed
Mr.. Giers as follows:
NASHVILLE, Nov. 80, 1sT4.-To c. c.
Giers, New Orleans: Your communion
ton proposing to tender your resignation
as a member of the Thirty-ninth General
Assembly Of Tennessee not having been
fled in my office, or accepted by me, prior
to your revocation of it, is returned to you
with pleasure, as requested by your dis
patch. JNo. Z. Brown, Governor.
On the way to New Orleans, the UNION
AND AMERICAN representative who &C
companied the Nashville party, interviewed
Mr.. Giers as to his reasons for resigning,
and by yesterdays mail we received the
fol owing report of the conversation:
Mr.. Giers said: "a few nights ago some
members of the Legislature and prominent
citizens of Nashville were at my house,
and we talked several hours over the work
to be done in the Legislature this winter.
There was a great deal of talk about the
mortgage laws, and l found there was a
great difference of opinion on that subject.
The lawyers say they are all right and are
as good as we can get, while the bankers
and real estate men want them changed.
Then there are the criminal laws, which
certainly need dOc;Oring. Why, I'm told
there are 400 men confined in the peniten-
Iiary now on the charge of petty larceny,
TO say nothing of the large number of pris-
Oners in the county jails of the State, for
which the counties are paying sixty cents
per day for board. There are dozen other
important measures which must be looked
after this winter, besides the ordinary leg
islation, and we all agreed that it would
take every hour of a mans time to at
t nd to his duties as mem
Der of the Legislature. At the
time l accepted the nomination, l expect
ed Col. Lee Crandall, the gentleman who
managed my bust ness while l was in
Europe, to take charge of it again, but
find that he cannot do so. Then the ques-
ton arose in my mind, shall l sacrifice
my own business during the winter and
devote myself entirely to the duties per-
tanning to the office of legislator, or shall
l sacrifice portion of those duties, and at
tend to my private affairs?' l weighed
this matter deliberately and conscientious
ly, and soon made up my mind. I was
not willing to give up my business entire
IL, and could not be 'half and half
member of the Legislature, and so concluded
TO resign, and in doing this know / con-
suited the best interests of the people of
Davidson county. My resigning may be
source of disappointment to some of my
friends, but | know that my retaining my
position would be, under the circumstances,
more of a disappointment, and that's why
l published my card this morning"