The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-08
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Appointment Of Savage and
Wilson Unconstitutional and
Void if not carrupt and
Wicked,
FiOm the Jackson Despatch.

From the jackson Despatch.
The act of Governor Marks ap-
pointing Messrs. Savage and Will
son counsel to defend the State
against the tender of new issue for
taxes, as shown by a communica-
tionin to-day's paper, is unconsti-
tutional, and is matter of surprise
to the Governors many friends and
supporters in this section, who are
unwilling to admit the ignorance of
theGovernor in the matter, and at the
same time puzzled to account for
such an act in any other manner.
Want of space will not allow an ex-
tended notice of this matter at
present, but we cannot refrain from
expressing the hope that Gov. Marks
will set himself right before the
people on this subject. We are
frank to say we cannot endorse an
official act that exhibits the phase
as shown by our correspondent:
EDITORS DISPATCH During the
closing hours of our '1ate lamen-
mented'' General Assembly, Sena
tor John H. Savage, of Warren, en-
grated an amendment on the APP
preparation bill, setting apart five
thousand dollars as a sacred fund to
be expended by His Excellency, the
Governor, in employing learned
counsel of recognized ability to as
sist the Acknowledgement of the
State in defending suits against
GnlIo4fAnC fOY. fai lt1rn op1
refusal to receive what is known as
the new issue bills of the Bank OF
Tennessee" when rendered in pay
ment of taxes due the State.
This amendment of the great (?)
Senator from Warren was warmly
seconded and zealously supported
by the "brave young Senator from
Sumner" S. Frank Wilson.
Their patriotic hearts bled pro
fusely, their eagle eyes grew dim
with disinterested and unselfiish
tears as they recounted the woes
and wrongs, outrages and oppres
sions beneath which the dear peo-
pie of Tennessee had been so long
grooming and staggering, and if the
name of that long suffering, much
abused people, they demanded an
appropriation of five thousand dol
lars to secure the best talent of the
land to ward off the intolerable
burden of taxation which would be
required to pay the eight hundred
thousand of "new issue"
The Legislature yielded to the de
mands of these self-sacrificing i'm
maculates, the amendment was adop-
ted and the five thousand dollars
appro priated for the peoples saliva
ton.
Now for the result: Before a
single suit is brought, before the
members OF the Legislature had
time to reach their homes, His Elk
cellency, Gov. Albert S. Marks, in
hot haste proceeded to appoint
learned, abe, legal counsel to rep
resent the peoples interest against
the ravenous and Unsuitable holders
of the "new ISSUE"
And whom did he select from the
long array of legal luminaries Of
which our State is so justly proud?
John H. Savage, of Warren, and 5.
Frank Wilson, of Sumnerl The
authors and originators of the APP
preparation, the inventors and pat
entees of this pIous scheme for
stirring up litigation and involving
the State in costs to the extent of
thousands of dollars, are prompt
ly selected and appointed to gather
the spoils. They indeed ''reap
where they have sown." Patriotic
Savage, "brave young Wilson" are
commissioned to fight the peoples
battles and "gobble up' the peoples
money, which they have so literally
appropriated. "Hinc, lilac lachry-
mae" the man of sin, the ungod-
ly and unpatriotic heather, sitting
afar off in the tents of the wicked
(new issue holders may irreverent-
ly exclaim, but no true believer in
disinterested, self-sacrificing pa
triotism (?)' would ever entertain
the proposition that Savage, the
immaculate and incompatible. or
Wilson the "young and brave" en-
glneered five Thousand dollar APP
preparation of the peoples money
for aught save the peoples good
Selah! But right here, Messrs. Ed
itors, may l mot being one of the
elect) respectfully, yea, tearfully
and prayerfully, call the attention
of the Executive and learned 81
able az legal counsel he appointed
to the following brief extract from
Article 2, Section 10 of the Consti-
tuition of I ennessee:
"No Senator or Rep
reseutative shall, during the time
for which he was elected, be eligi
BILE to any Office or place of trust,
the appointment to which is vested
in the Executive or General As
semby, except to the Office OF trus-
tee of literary institution.
Surely the Governor who helped
to frame our Constitution, and who
for eight years administered our
laws as Chancellor, did not over
look this provision when he made
his appointment. Surely the able,
legal counsel whom he appointed
were not ignorant of this constitu.
tional obstacle when they accepted!
Then, to explain and justify the APP
pointment and acceptance, we must
assume that the Governors great
heart so yearned for the peoples
salvation that he nerved himself to
override this plain constitutional
prohibition IN order to secure the
people whom he so dearly loved the
advice and assistance, the defence
and protection of the only two men
in the state whose courage, brains
and integrity promised the slightest
hope of relief; and that Savage and
Wilson, to whom the entire Consti-
tuition as well as all laws, bylaws
and amendents are as household
words, resolved TO sacrifice them
selves upon the alter of their State
in direct violation of its constitu
ton, because they alone were able
and willing to save her (for the
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