The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-28
.MEEKER ON THE RAMPAGE
New National Returning Board.

Three lawyers tongues turned inside out.-BURNs.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazettes
/ thought, last fall, was the meekest
man in Hamblen county; Returning
Boards troubled me very little; I knew
Mr.. Tilden was elected President by
large majority, and didn't care cuss
if the BARRIERS and horse jockey Wells of
Louisiana did throw out fifteen thousand
votes to count in Mr.. Hayes. often
swell with patriotism, and judged other
men felt as l did. still had confidence
in our leading men, even some of the
Radical party, but the Grand Commits
sion-now called the National Returning
Board-have knocked all the patriotism
left by Grantism into pi can no long
er shout
''My country, It is OF thee sing"
every man has his price," but as
some one has said, the aphorism only re-
fers to the 'venal, ambitious and snobs. !"
Can it be said of. our Supreme Judges2
Elected for life, and honored more than
any officers in our government. Good
Lord, where are we drifting The
whole thing is lie and fraud. What
spectacle the action of the three parti-
san lawyers of the Supreme Court pre-
sents to the American peUplel Tam
O'Shanter, in his memorable ride past
haunted Kirk-Alloway, where lie saw old
Nick, witches. ghosts, collins and dead
mems bones, and tomahawks with
blood red-rusted,' and among the most
horrible was
''Three lawyers tongues turned inside out,
With lies scanned like beggars clout."
Why, even his old mare Meg would
stand more aghast, at the actiOu of our
three lawyers tongues, than at all of
Kirk-Alloway's hobgoblins.
| feel no longer meek; my dander is
up. Epithets and abuse won't do, for
they are all honorable men; they can
do no wrong" Damphino; stop! l
can't cuss, for they are honorable men, -
&c. I could choke down with only an
occasional outburst of Indignation, when
that pious Christian statesman, What-d'-
ye-call- i'm, ruled Tennessee, who allow
ed the "sacred school fund" to be stol-
en-, after riding with it on an express
wagon all over the streets of Nashville.
Yes, over six hundred thousand dollars
in gold, that had been carefully guarded,
protected and returned to him by Gov.
Harris, to be stolen, and ne one punish
imaginary railroads and thieving corpo-
ratiOns; to be harrassed by his naeIisk and
sheriff's guards, in the "best and freest
government in the world" | say, /
could gulp that down, because was told
at every turn, that it was only by their
mercy and magnanimity that my con-
founded neck was not stretched. But,
since Freedom" as Cuffee says, be-
gin to feel almost equal with the "divine
and ordained people, who are to rule
this country whether by law or not"
Who can I respect now? and as Ether
idge used to say, elf we are to be ruled
by autocrats, for Gods sake give us men
of kingly mein and graces-give US gen
tlemen, men whom we can respect for
their intelligence and honesty" Now,
the idea of J. Madison Wells, stable
boy and faro-dealer deciding the Presi-
dency! I'm no longer meek.
Granny Hayes has no terrors for me,
but my loss of confidence in man is what
troubles me- Can respect, or even be
lieve mans oath, who will accept Office
under Hayes? No! Every intelligent
man in the country knows that Mr. Til
den was truly, honestly, and lawfully
elected. No one disputes that assertion,
but the want-to-be post-masters-and
they are numerous-say the Democrats
beat US voting, but we beat them count
ing" "My good friends, let me not stir
you up, for l have neither wit, nor
words, nor worth, nor action, nor utter
ance, nor power of speech" to do the
ing Board are "all honorable men"
Where is their honesty? Damphino!
Why, our gracious President publishes
his proclamation forbidding the people
of South Carolina to celebrate the 22d
of February Whew! A national holt
day wiped out by Grants ukase! The
next thing they will tell us that Wash
ingtOn was not the "Father of his coun-
try" I'm almost persuaded to doubt
that beautiful story about Washington
and his little hatchet;" at least, believe
that little George lied, and didn't cut
his papa's cherry tree. l learn new the
cries and philosophy from the Radicals
every day. Why, even our representa-
tive, Mr.. Tate, in an eloquent speech in
the House, defending General Grant. in
sending troops to South Carolina, with
much rhetorical flourish, asserts: We
have no evidence that Gen. Grant did
wrong" but he (Tate) well knows that
there was plenty Of innocent blood spilled.
hen-reOst was robbed. The
massacre occurred after Grants
army was stationed in South Carolina,
and the victims were white Democrats, |
butchered by Radicals. Where's your |
innocent blood? .I
I'll tell you what troubles me most is |
the "best general in the world" and hisl
party treat his "paroled prisoners, and |
The white-livered towards of the North" |
with so much gentleness. Pm afraid |
hat Grant and his party have been play |
ing spider 4
''Walk into my parlor," &c,
md that some have walked in There
8 no backbone in the leaders Of the |
Democratic party. However, Pm no |
Onger meek; can cuSs and stand it as /
ong as any one, as the old man said /
when he ate the maggots with his cheese.
Yours truly, MEEKER. 4
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