The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-02
TEN YEARS OF ALABAMA
1865-1874
No. Administration of Governor Patton
1865-1874

/ 10 such methods of war. Undoubtedly
Sherman had only recently formally IN
struoted Gen. A. J. Smith TO run FORREST
down in Mississippi and XIII MIN.
+ The President on application gave Gayle
a fun pardon.
In June. 1861, Judge BUSTED was sued
| foi corruption and conspiracy the re-
suit of frequent meetings OF the MONT
gomerv bar looking to his impeachment.
! The plaintiff in the suit seems 10 nave
been the very eminent law firm, Elmore'
+ Kpyes & Goldtbwaite. Other law firms,
/ Rice & Senple, Watts & Troy, John I.
/ Morgan became Interested. The matter
arose from the sale of plantation by DR..
| r. s. Williams of Montgomery county to
a New York purchaser by the name OF
Mott followed by Motifs efforts to recover
a large sum of gold he had paid Williams,
cash, on the land besides promissorY
notes. Gilmore, Sempe x Goldthwaite were
counsel for Mott.
Judge Busteed was an freshman of incor-
rigible instincts OF perturbation and COM
bativeness. lie took partisan stand in
Alabama from the outset and thus chal
lenged every lawyer at the bar to an en-
counter Probably Gen. John T. Morgan
got along with him better than many
others who practiced before him. He
published his approval OF the radical civil
rights bill, presided over a negro public
delivered an address to negroes and whites
IN the capitol at Montgomery indorsing it.
This bill repudiated the government Par
sons had set up and declared there was
no cvil law in this state. IT is remark
able that Busteed's teaching did so little
harm. The failure attests the normal feel
ing of good will of the blacks to the
whites. Exceptions. however, occurred.
On the Montgomery and West Point rail-
road negro made persistent effort to
take a seat on the white ear, and force
alone put him off At Macon now GET
ion) station. on the Selma and Meridian
railroad, a hurley negro stepped to the
door of the white car as If to enter w.
*. Mcconnell conductor, a giant in size,
was on the lookout for the attempt. He
placed a1imself across the door The negro
showed his ticket and demanded admit
lance. Mcdonnell was resolute and the
civil rights bill succumbed there once and
forever The Judge had black valet The
judge took the train at Selma for Mont
gomery, his valet by his side. Other me-
groes took the cue and seated themselves
In the white car. THE conductor a young
man of fine spirit. came along collecting
fares He ordered the negroes out; they
refused TO so and appealed to the Judge.
The judge made a speech, warning the
conductor and nstrncting the negroes on
their rights to stay. The thing was soon
over. me eOnd <NtOr and some white pas
sengers convinced the Judge and the
blacks that there was in Alabama a higher
law than some laws that get out from
Washington.
Court convened at Huntsville. Judge
Busteed asked for a guard from the gar
rison. The guard at the door searched all
who entered while the guard near the
seat of Judgment kept watch over the
bench
Confederate veterans made up the grand
jures, filed the petit juries, We're circuit
judges circuit clerks and sheriffs.s Gov
ernor Patton was sworn chief executive.
home made statutes filled the books.
Withal, Confederate veterans cried out.
1T was dark in the war time. it is darker
now Courts. nor statutes nor COVER
nors orders stood a minute athwart the
viii of the commander of the post garri-
son.
II was in the time Of Busted. The
Emitted States marshal was in NIontgOm-
cry expected in Selma to publish there
a certain official paper supposed to be
harmful to all the black belt. General
Morgan and General Pettus went to the
station in a hack. When the marshal
stepped off the train they invited him to
ride with them. They took him to The
Dallas county jail, locked him in and held
him there until they could get an order
from Washington against that particular
paper. The marshal later sat in the Sem
ate from the state of Oregon Turner was
ais name.
JOHN WITHERSPOON DuBOSE.