Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-04-24
HOWELL E. JACKSON.
His appointment to the JudgeshIp Good
One.


To the Chronicle
Good morning and goodbye. 4"
I'VE welcome the new United States
Judge and we bid farewell to the old
Senator with the hearty assurance that
we know OF no one whom we could
have so easily have spared. "-DeDl0cut
April 10th.
The above quotations are the heading
and closing sentances OF an article en-
the appointment OF Howell E...Jackson
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of Judge Baxter, of the 9th Ju-
dlclal District, composed Of Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, No bet
ter appoint could have been made.
lie is both jurist and statesmen OF no
ordinary caste, and was the noble peer
OF his Democratic contemporaries in the
present senate and do most heartily
thank Grover Cleveland for this judi
clous appointm ent, and repeat "good
morning Judge Howell E. jackson. "
Lovers frequently use the sweet words
goodbye" 1 add, God bless you,
Judge, your clear conception of legal
rights and Jurisprudence justifes the
belief that you will honor and dignity
the bench, and may yet fill higher po-
sition in life. The speeches Of Howell
e. Jackson OF Feb. 10th, on National
Aid to Education, and the 22nd and
23rd OF March upon the resolutions OF
the committee on the judiciary con-
demning the president and Attorney
General for refusing to furnish papers
or demand Of the Senate are effusi ons
OF knowledge and learning.
In his speech on National Aid, page
Z, he quotes Art 3 OF ordinance 1877,
religion, morality and knowledge De-
ing necessary to good government and
the happiness of mankind, schools and
the means OF education shall forever be
encouraged" His closing remarks in
that speech are prophetic. "This meas
ure may fail, but esteem it great
personal privilege as we'll as high and
patriotic duty to give it my humble
support for | am impressed with the
conviction that if we would provide
against the dangers which no free gov
eminent has yet survived, if we would
make certain the ultimate success 81 cur
great political experiment against the
experience of history stands arrayed we
must take wiser precaution than any
have ever yet taken by distributing far
and wide among our people that in
telligence which will alone constitute
the safe guard and protection of our
political Institutions Thomas Jeffer-
erson wrote the declaration of indie
pendence and ordinance of 1882. "All
down the avenues of time the voice of
the great departed are calling to us
warning us of the errors which have
wrecked the mighty empires and king
doms of the past" On the 22nd OF
March Senator Jackson said II am
clearly OF the opinion that in SO far
as these acts to make removals from
office dependent upon Senatorial con-
sent they constitute an encroachment
upon the constitutional rights and pow
ers Of the President. Numerous au-
thorities are cited to sustain his opinion
and in this able state paper he SAYS.
No President for the past century OF
our government has ever acted with
more moderation, none has acted with
more conscientious regard for the
public interest, and yet at the very out
set OF his administration he is INSTRUCTED
in this way, and on grounds that are
wholly unwarrented. He may well
appeal fro m the Senate to the country
which will sustain him in his actions"
| am not surprised at Mr.. Cleveland's
letter and the unanimous confirmation
OF his appointment by the Senate. If |
the Blair Bill dies on the Calender / |
should like to hail Judge jackson about
the ides OF June, 1888, "Good evening
Judge" and on the ides of November
GOOD morning President Jackson"
r. s. PAYNE.
April IS, 1886.