The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-06-07
} THE PEOPLE OF EAST TENNES.

II 1t is with sentiments of profound ant
sincere regret that now find myself f"rcet
to change, radically change, my opinion o
Gen. DUFF GREEN. Prior to the month u
June, l54S, had never seen Gen. Green
and only knew him by reputation as an edI'
tor of political newspaper. After he be-
came connected with the East tennessee
and Georgia Rairoad, heard many ns'nu
a'i"ns, and even direct chorgcs, 20 his prcJn
dice, bu, lie had by his gen'lcmnnly drport
mcn and engaging manners, 50 ingratlated
himssf with me that considered those in.
sinuations and charges as the promptIngs OF
molevoleht and enviOus hearts, and up Ia
the time of his surrcndering his contract my
feelings and conduct towards him had been
ever that of q sincere and coniidIrg friend.
Although Cor a few days after that event
,ork place his conduct was such that my
Judgment did not, nor could approve, yet
was disposed to attribute 1t to something
else rather than an obIqui'y of the heart
and | fondly ,rus,ed and believed that lit
tic time for reflection would bring about
change of feeling and conduct. The sew
cral addresses to the people of East Ten
nessce. by Gen. Green, has dlsSrpa'ed from
my mind that delusivc ant ipa'ion--particn'
larly his last address. Ga pamphlet Of six
teen pagcs,) conclusivcIy proves to my
mind, that if no, deranged in mind. he is
desperately wicked and reckless, wiIful'y
reckless in the assertion of facts.
The real object and purpose of Gen.
Grcen in publishing aud circulating that
p,mphIe, nigh, be very reasonably. and
have no doubt will be variously conjrctured,
but opprrhend no one yet certainly knows,
save the General himself. One thing is
very apparent in it to those who know the
facts to which it alIudcs. it so blends ant
connects truth and talsrhood, that it couit
only he the emana,ion of an ingenious in
lcIIrc, and depraved aud wicked heart.
1t is rot my purpose TO review and com
mcnt upon that pamphlet So far as it trcnt'
of the act of the Board Of Directors OF The
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Com
pany, and Of his own in relation to the con-
tract being given to him, and of its subsc-
quent surrender by him. ], makes wllfully
erroneous and false exposition Of the whole
affair by the suppression Of many most ma
terra facts, and by the assertions of more
untru,hs. # Gen. Green Inns only ont
grain of common sense LETT he must know
that noy there is MT even bure possibiHi,
of his ever again being connected with thu
Road rs n contractor, for could the Direclo'
~. will, the lights now before them, be per
suaded by fair promises, or cocrccd by
threats, to give him another contract, every
one of them should be sent to the penien
liary as felons or TO the lunatic asylum a.
idiots.
But Gen. Green has chosen TO introduce
me by name into his pamphlet. and. as hi
has placed ne in false position in severa
particulars, feel it due to truth md Il
myself that this matter should be set right
On the first page Of his pamphlet Gen
Green suys:
"My attention was called TO the Eas
Tennessee and Georgin Rail Road b,
Mr.. Crozier, then a member of Congress
ard Mr.. Van Dyke. then the President o
the Company, who came to Washington nit
urged me TO make contract, assuring ~,
that the company would give two hundrc,
Eye per cent. State bonds, (part of tn,
States subscription } three hundred ant
ff,y thousand dollars in bonds Of the Com
pany. guaranteed by the State, and tire
hundred thousand dollars IN money, to b
obtained by new subscriptions. "ne'half u
East Tennesree, md the other half in Sou,l
Carolina end Georgia. told him that i
: lie would first get the three hundred thou
sand dollars in new subscriptions, ! wOul'
find parties who would contract to make tn,
road. and take large par, in stock.
ale returned to Tennessee, by SoutI
Carolina aud Georgia. for the purpose o
getting their part Of the new subscription
which he failed to do, because those TO whom
he applied required that East Tennessee
should first do her part"
Now, 1t is strange, passing strange tina
Gen. Green should make such statement
rs are contained in the above extracts
The words. "and three huadrcd lhousant
dollars in money" are italcised in Gen
Green's pamphlet; this desire 10 be borne
| in mind ne il Droyes hc vrote tho words do