The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

Gov. Porter has appointed Judge d
ator to fill out Senator Johnson's term
until the next Legislature meets.
"A gentleman of this county predict:
that Allen and Tilden will be the Demo
cratic team to drive into the White House
next year. 1t jingles well, although Til
den is specie resumpGonist and old
Bill isn't.
Pulaski, Tenn, held a meeting on the
9Th, and adopted resolutions showing
their respect for the memory of Senator
Andrew johnson. Eloquent speeches
were made by T. NJ Jones, J. A. Tinnon,
Judge Spoford, and Judge John V.
Wright The ex-President was proba-
bly, more earnestly hated in Pulaski, dur
ing his lifetime, than elsewhere, and their
tribute to his manly qualities does them
honor. The speeches were all in fine
taste, and those of Judges SpofOrd and
Wright, which are given in full, are full
Of eluqucnce and power. We make a
quotation from Judge SpOford, in refer
ring to the praise bestowed upon MIR.
johnson for being honest. Unhappy
the times, when the mere absence of a
vice in public man is magnifed into
virtuep Judge Wright said that the first
time he ever saw Mr.. johnson was in
Pulaski, when the latter was candidate
for Governor, and he was a candidate for
Congress. On parting with him, Mr..
johnson said to the youthful aspi-
rant: Stand by the people and they
will stand by you"
Hon. Wn. A. Graham, a distinguish
ed statesman of North Carolina, died at
Saratoga on the llth. He was born in
i
and trust, having been United States
Senator, Secretary of the Navy. In 1852
he was candidate on the Wing ticket for
Vice President with Gen. Scott. When
the war came up he went with his State.
He was not only splendid man, but
possessed such noble presence that the
eyes Of all turned invOluntarily towards
him when he approached crowd. Thus,
one by one, the statesmen of the purer
and better days of the republic pass
away.
Jesse WoodsOn, COL, was taken out
of Jail at MurfreesbOrO, last Friday night,
aud hanged, by a mob. He was charged
with having killed Mrs. W. r. Jarratt, on
the Murfreesboro and Columbia road,
near Salem. Just before the negro was
taken to Nashville, a mob came very
near killing him, and it seems strange to
us that trial was attempted in Muir
trees5orO. The Shelbyville papers made
light Of us when we stated there was q
crowd in Rutherford County that would
mob him when he was brought there or
trial, but it seems that we were correct
Before WoodsOn was hung, several days
were consumed in attempting to get 8
Jury. II is said that the evidence wRs
sufficiently strong to have convicted him
All Of which makes the action of the
mob, all the more uniustlhable and crimi
nal. They have simply committed muir
der under the laws OF the land;they had M
more right to take WoodsOn's life, thai
Of Mr. Jarratt, husband of the murdered
woman Where were the Sheriff and tn,
,Iailer when this mob took the law int
their own hands, Where was Capt. Rid
ley, and all other law abiding citizens2 i
Is said these lawless men we're not dis
guised, and let us see now if they will b.
prosecuted OF course nothing of tn
kind will be done, and Morton and Othe
Radical orators up North, will roll it a
a sweet mOrsel under their tongues, be
fore Radical audiences, and inflame tn
Northern heart against the South. 1t /
true these same Outrages are done ul
thcre-3ut this was negro. 1t is be
Hcvrd by some that the action of Gov
Porter in committing Jordan Hollis sen
teuCc, had something 10 do with the mob
biug of WoodsOn; but we think he woul'
have been mObbed anyhow.