The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-08

BehaIf of d Tennessee Candi-
date-NaDoleonic Strategy, etc.
NEWPORT, Cooke county, Tenn, Nov. 2, 1876
To the Editor of the Niorristown Gazette:
The campaign in Cooke couoty, as
elsewhere through this Congression-
al District, and I may add through
the country at large has been thor-
ough--Governors. Senators. Repre-
sentatiyes. Electors Sgb-El ectors.
ct eetefa, bave in every count b. and
civfl district discussed upon the cor
ruption and short eomhgs Of their
respective opponents.= until tbe peo-
Die amazed and bewildered know
not for whom to cast their ballots.
All the appliances that human in
genuity could suggest have been
brought TO bear by each Of the con
tending parties to secure a tFiamPli;a
and before this shall have been pub
lisbed the battle will have been
fought and the victory announced.
Among the many incidents which
the present campaign has brought
forth, the following we consider too
good TO be withheld, and if tinged
with fiction il has tTu1 b Tor its basis |:
A Certain Ex.Judge-of this Judi-
cial District, was DESTROYS Of making
the last speech of the campaign "a
the mountain district of this county,
known as Upper Cosby without
oppositioh His residence is In
cambridge, Tenn. and his object
was to pass through Newport with
out being discovered. He is a reg
ular practitioner ofstlIe Newport Bar,
and for many years it was his ems
tom during the sittings Of the Cir
cult and Chancery Courts TO partake
of the hospitalities of Vim. Me-
SweelL, ESQ. To conceal his pGr-
pose. therefore, he resolved to re-
sort to O piece of strategy, which
was to make a night march FROM
cambridge, calculating upon reach
ing Newport about y o'clock al
night, aud FROM thence proceed to
Upper Cosby, reaching there about
8 o'clock the following morning. It
was q brilliantly conceived idea
Napoleon never originated a happier
one! Starting from Dandridge
about 9 o'clock in the night, he sue
ceeded in arriving at the suberbs of
Newport about midnight, and en-
camped upon an emincnce over +
looking the little village and the T
beautiful valley Of The Pigeon river.
1t was q glorious night, above him
were rtwinkling aud coruscating a
multitude OF stars-tlle fall moon
shed her siIvery light upon theeearth
below-the little town was wrapped
In gIumber, its citizens little dream
ing Of the presence Of 50 formidable
On enemy. It must nave been a
siloment ofexqujsite triumph, as the
Judge contemplated the sceHea
around him. Oh! if the sleeping
Democrats-o of Newport, in their Wild
est dreams, had but suspected the
near approach and awful presence
of the foe what would have been
the extent OF their terror, God only
knows. 1t would have been equal
90 that of the Turks, upon the mid-
night attack Of Marco Bozarris, so
familiar to the school boys OF our
generation and day. After resting
awhile. and congratulating himself
upon the success ofhis strategy, our
Judge, some what nervous Rom ex
citement-pale with watching, and
trembling with co!d-adyanced eau
tiously and stealthily to the resi-
dence of one of our citizens, and
gave a knock for admission. Now
the owner Of the residence, though
Republican, had never supported
the judge in any Of his former bat
ties but Tie reader may see that ID.
this resperC TIE Judge again initial
ed Napoleon. whom we remember
1hrew himself into the arms of Eng
land, on The presumption that as he
had no friends it was policy to com
nit his Derson into the keeping Of
the most magDanimous OF his enc
mics. Initiating the example OF
England. our host received the
Judge, who presently informed Ills
host Of his purpose, and begged, -
favor, that lie would procure a
horse upon which he might rlde'
He further stated that he wished 10
be far upon his Journey before the
day God shed his refulgent beams
upon the earth. Mine host maze
an honest effort TO comply with lhe
demands Of the Judge. but l@lieu'
And JAILED because Of most sln9u-
Lar errOr sthe. Judge 5 host had learn
ed that lie was still canvassing lor
judicial honors, and that his purpose
in going TO upper Cosby was TO Sc
cure votes for himself and not for
the Republican party. With this
impression upon his mind, lie APP
piled to his neighbor, Mr. Dogget,
an1 requested the use Of .Dogget' 5
horse for our hero Judge. Now, it
50 happened, that in the late contest
for the judgeship in this districts
Dogget was an ardent Supporter OF
Col. James NJ. Meek. for the very
poution TO which our Judge aspired.
Dogget, II seems, bad also learned,
some week or two ago. that our
Judge was still cRnyassing Jeifer-
son county. SO. when our host
made application to Dogget. for the
-nse of his fine dapple gray" Dog.
oct refused. But for this mistakin5
the judges o bjecf Dogs ghosfs q
stauncI RepuBfican. would have
freely loaned his steed. This search
and parIeying had consumed much
time. Soon an auFora. biushing and
smiling, would herald the approach
OF the sun-moments were precious
WHAT was to be done? The Judge,
unfortunately. when he had reached
the suberbs of Newport. too conf
IDENTIFY expecting assistance, had or