Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-02-03
SKETCH or SENATOR DALEY.

We copy the following biographical
sketch Of Senator j. u. Bailey from a
letter of u. w. f., the ClarAsville
correspUl-1ont of the Louisville Cou i
rier-Journal, under date Of january
25th;
The election Of Judge James ~.
Bailey to the United States Senate
after the severest contest ever knowtl
in the history of Tennessee. excepd
that between Bell and Nelson in 1852
is furnishing a theme for many Of the|
friends Of his opponents 10 air them
selves through the press Of the STATED
in literary productions which showI
more venom than sense. These mad i
caps are trying to produce the impres-
sion upon the minds Of the people IA
Tennessee thatthe Legislature has nod
expressed the will Of the people in the
electionsof Judge Bailey. ln Offering.
such ideas to the constituents of the
/ General Assembly they write them
selves down as ignoramuses lf there
! is any man in the world who respects
/ the sentiments Of men who elect him
to Office il is a member of a State Leg
islature. That Judge Bailey was The
choice Of the people Of Tennessee the
action of the Legislature has proven
conclusively, as he was elected By
handsome majority over every "peO
pies choice, lightning candidate
aud dark horse tied out in the
woods" While Judge Bailay friends
conducted the contest on fair aud hon
orablc principles, there were those 0l
the friends of his opponents who used
all manner Of means 10 traduco the
character Of Judge Bailey, a Democrat
who, although he may never have
legged for Office as some OF his com
petitors have done, is known through
out the State as a man Of sterling
qualities, solid requirements. great
personal influence and a high toned
Christian gentleman. The friends of!
Judge Bailey bear no III will against
any of tho defeated candidates. The
right to offer for Office belongs I'd
no single gentlemen, aud, when q man
performs Onerous duties for his party
for the mere purpose Of securing polit-
ical emolument, he is no patriot, but,
on the other hand q demagOgue. Let
~ sum hAAu hH ANunhNMs
Judge James Il. Bailey was born iu
Montgomery county, Tennessee, about
six miles from this city, in 1922. lle
attended college at the old University
of Nashville. At fifteen years of age
he was appointed deputy clerk under
his father, aud assisted him in his
office when not engaged 10 professiona
duties, in writing up the records Of tht
court until he was thirty years Of are
AT the age of eighteen he began the
study of law under George q. Boyd
and was associated with that gentlemaI
as student and partner until Mr
Boyd's death. In politics Mr.. BaileHl
was a staunoh Whig, and soon assumed
a position as leader in that party. Id
1852 he was elected as hoater to thd
Legislature from Montgomery and
Stewart counties, and in 1859 he wuH HM
again elected to the Legislature. lid
raised the Forty-ninth Tennessee reg
iment at the beginning Of the war. o
which he was Colonel, and after th,
war he returned home and resume,
the practice Of his profession, takin
as his Office the second story Of iram
house on Franklin street, now occupic
as barber shop l well remembe
the office sign he imprOvised on thi
occasion. 1t was portion Of the 20
Of dry goods box, upon which, by thi
aid of a markingpo he had trace
his name, u. Il. Bailey, Attorney-a1a
Law. These we're impeeunious timed
and 'greenbacks" were exceedlnglIN
scarce to thOse who had wasted foul
years in the Southern ConlederacJ
The Court House at that time, anI
the law court in the rear, which
known far and near as Poverty Row
was occupied by Federal troops III
barracks. For this reason PARTED
owning Offices in the law court wen
compelled 20 rent other places Bus
ness poured in upon Colonel Ballet
and in a short time his practice assnu H
ed its onte-beLiHm proportions. INIT
within the last four or five years JUDI
Bailey has not been prominent in pol
tics, but has devoted his whole tim
aud attention 10 his profession, whic
has probably been co-exteusive wit
any other lawyer of this State. Durir
Governor Browns administration II
was appointed as a special Judge upo
the Supreme bench-a position
filled ably, aud in which, in the al
charge Of its duties, he gained rept
tation as a well-read and thoroug
jurist. A distinguished lawyer
sound politician, an honest an
thorough business man, rs a worth
successor Of one ofthe ablest Senate
ever honored with a seat in tho Unnc
States Senate from Tennessee. he I'D
but to come forward on the floor of III
Senate TO earn distinction for himse
and the State he represents as one Z
the most influential menbers Of th
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