Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-24
LOCKWOOD AND HALsEY.

seBsste as yindicuve journalism. and
there is nothing more GbhoTent to the
true men who have pride in the noble
profession, an abuse OF the privileges
and power OF which amounts TO a
crime-indeed, sometimes is worse than
the worst crimes, IS when that power is
used 10 murier 3 reputation dearer than
life, to make which has cost perhaps
years OF anxious toll and weary hours Of
sollcltude. We were yesterday reminded
Of this by an article which appeared in
the Avalanche, in which the assertion IL
made Ia the teeth Of the conver. .fo,,
which nominated him ard IT, i. ys,i.l,o
Judgment which approved "a onno,pa.
ton, that Colonel Log. Nood ais not
"quilified TO disch' .,ys tho dpttas ~
"Judge Of the crira ainsl courtp This Is a
severe sehVen',e q, easily put together, no
douot, the meaning OF which is that after
tEen'y'-hve years experience in his pro-
lesion, Colonel LogwoOd has earned the
label Of mo account" at the hands of
paper which, remembering ais services
Is soldier and civilian, recalling his
useful devotion 10 his party, might have
contented itself with an opposition
more In accord with the sober+ruth, ar.;i
il oppose him it must, might have
phrased its views in words less sweeping
and more j1st. Strange that Colonel
Logwood ahOuld 1--we so long amongst
us and practice his profession for 90
mary years, and be accorded by press,
Pablo and bar, an 81 least respectable
and reputable position, without the least
suspicion, until now, that he is not fit
for criminal judge. Strange that we
have not before this learned that his
mind was so weak, and that his talents
might be wrapped in so small napkin
that he is not fitted to deal out Justice.
Here we have been svailirg ourselves
OF these came talents for years to ad-
vance our political purposes and
been landing him to the skies as
q man Of decided promise, an
effective speaker and logical reasoner,
all the time that the Avalanche knew
he sis not qualified to discharge the du-
ties Of judge of the crimiusI court"
Bat we don't believe the avalanche; we
don't even believe that the Avalanche
believes the Avalaache. Colonel Log
wood is known and spprec,ate toe
highly for any one in Memphis even
to entertain the AUQlanche's statement.
1t is contradieted by the whole tenor of
Colonel LogwOod's life, bis reasonable,
sensible, and laudable ambitions, and
his successful efforts in the army and at
the bar. We hope it has not Injured |
him as it was intended II should, Col |
onel LOgwOOd, as the convention assert |
ed by nominating him, has the ability |
TO I'll the office Of criminal court Judge |
creditsbly, and we hops he will receive |
sn overwhelming msjorily of the votes
OF the citizens Of Shelby. As the
Ledger says, Colonel Logwood "hss the
" knowledge Of law, and especially |
"ot criminal law, the general in
formation, the fne common sense and
"clear,' well-balSnced head to qualify |
"him for the position" and he will be
elected, opposition or no opposition" |
As to the attack on Judge Haley,
nothing 50 altogether upjustifiable has
ever appeared in a Memphis newspaper. |
As member Of the Democratic party, q |
reputable citizen, a lawyer Of ability and |
judge Of some experience, be had IS
much right to 20 before the convention |
as any other citizen, and there were |
many reasons why he might expect q |
nomination withC Ut In the least inviting |
the severity or exciting the ire of the |
Avalanche. That he is moral Ieformer |
ought to be q merit, AID not crime, as
the Avalanche seems 10 think; and that |
he is chairman u so useful body as the |
Democratic executive committee of the /
county ought to be distinction enough to
shield him fTom g malice so easily ex-
cited Tast he was passed by his fell
low-DemocEsts from the "woolssck 20 |
the pillOry" no one but the avalanche
could for q moment imagine; indeed, |
we think the expression is only used in
a Pickwickisn sense, es it were, and |
with q view to make the "sttsck on |
Hslsey" sill the more severe. But Hal-
sey will survive it. He can take our
word for it that no one doubts his abil-
ity ''ss q suitable man 10 dispense even
"hsnded justice, and to decide upon |
IL IN
object Of this unnecessary and uncalled
for singing of Judge Hslsey for news
paper castigstion is not made apparent
in the AUaLdnche's article, which we le.
produce elsewhere, but that there is an
Objsc and csuse for it must be sppa-
rent even to the most casual reader.
What is the object and what the cause?
II surely can't be bee2use he is an ex-
Federal soldier.