Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-30
The Sixth Congressional District-Hon.
John II. House.
To the American.

The Sixth Congressional District--Hon. |
John #. House.
To the American.
AT meeting Of the Congressional
of the Sixth District called |
through your columns, it was unanim- |
ously determined that, in view of the
fact that Col. j John F. House, of Mont
gomery county, is the only Democratic
candidate for Congress from this dis
trict. and that he has been unanim-
ously recommended for denomination
by the Democratic Conventions of the
several counties of the district, as we'll
as by the delegations from the counties
of the district to the State Convention
lately held in this city, it was entirely
unnecessary to call convention to-
gether for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for Congress. As chair
man of the committee, | am instructed
to announce Col. John f. House as the
Democratic candidate for Congress for
the Sixth Congressional District.
J. T. Brown,
CHM Dem. Cong. Com. 4
Sept. p, 1876.
In the Athenian republic every man
who held Office of any sort, had to
undergo the doK;imasiG before his term
of Office expired. This was scrutiny
conducted by high judicial function
aries into all the minutest items of his
public conduct, including his disposal
of public moneys intrusted to his
charge. If the result of the investi-
CATION was favorab BILE, he was promoted
to higher public honors, and if again
it resulted 10 his condemnation as an
unfaithful servant of the public, he
was punished with Gti81id which was
a degradation from his status as an
Athenian citizen, a disqualification
from Office and even from voting at
the public assemblies, placing him on
level with the perioeci, or persons
permitted to reside in Athens without
being recognized as citizens.
Col. House has now undergone his
dokimasia and triumphantly has he
passed the scrutiny. He has been
re-nominated to his high Office
with the entire appreciation of the
whole district expressed in the verdict
rendered by its representative men,
Nor has appreciation ever been better
deserved.
Col. House while he has shown him
self capable when occasion presented
of pleading the cause of the South
with an eloquence and manly dignity
which place him on a level with the
Lamars and Hills of the present Con-
gress, has been far from putting him
self forward as one of the mere takers
who go there to hear the sound of their
own voice. On the contrary there has
been no better committeeman than he
in the House. In fulfilling the duties
of the committee on elections for in
stance, he obtained credit for industry
acumen, and above all for impartiality,
not only with his own party, but with
the Republicans, who had the discrim-
nation to appreciate the equity which
they had not the principle to initiate.
And generally whatever the duties
falling to him they were executed
with fidelity and industry which COM
pei from all alike the verdict well
done, good and faithful servant"
At the Cumberland City barbecue
on Thursday week, we took notes Of
his able address delivered there, hop
ing to give a report of the speech in
this week S issue, on looking them over
however, we are satisfied that any re-
port we could make from them would
be signal injustice to the speaker and
we will say in general terms, that no
speaker or writer whom We have met
with since Congress adjourned has ex-
posed with such clearness, or de-
nounced with such a force of righteous
Indignation the e9n 81 IF tbafm mfr
tary despotism in the South for the
purpose of maintaining itself in pow
err. The reports and speeches of Nor
ton, the resolutions of Boutwell,, the
message of Grant, the instructions of
Taft to the United States Marshalls,
and of Cameron to Gen. Sheridan, all
we're made to converge as rays of light
upon focus, and make visible medi-
tated public crime, which if successful
produces nothing short of a sweeping
revolution.
Long may it be Col. Houses duty to
guard the interest and expound the
wishes of his native State in Congress.
There is no man better competent OF
more resolutely devoted to the purpose