The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-07-18
A RAISE ISLANDER REFUTED.

A BASE ISLANDER REFUTED.
Il is know to the country that Gene'a'
Campbell, the Wing candidate for Governor.
after having successfully met his comp'f''
tor on the stump in Middle Tennessee and
tho Western District. was sken dangerous
" i'll at McMlnnvil'e, and was unable 10
proceed further in the canvass For time
doubts were entertained Of his recovery, $"
violent was the disease with which he had
been attacked. While he was thus pros
trate, as it were at deaths door, unable
even to turn himself in his bed, his com>
pe,i,or continued to fill the appoint.
men,s alone, although some of his own
political friends suggested to him the
propriety of disseminating The cnnvss', at
least until Gen. Campbell Should be able to
proceed with him. This he refused 10 do.
and he has gone on through East Tenncs.
see, making speeches at vsrious points,
finding fault with the Compromise mea-
sures, and discussing them in manner c"l'
cuIated to make the people dissatisfied with
them. thereby giving aid and comfort to III"
reckless ag'ators in other sections whose
aim and end is q dissolution of the Union.
But worse than all, there have NOT been
wanting those base and mean enough to
charge and put in circulation reports that
there was not much the matter with
Campbell. that he was feigning illness I"
avoid meeting Trousdale on the stump in
Eas, Tennessee" aud it is said that III"
Governor has encouraged these reports
Whether the last oe true or not. the base
fabrication has been extensively circulated.
and is now being use6 in remote sections
to iniurs the gallant Campbell. How un-
generous and unmanly thus to trent a."
honorable opponent, brave and gallant
gentleman, when stricken down by dIsess'!
Campbell afraid to meet Tro"sda'e in de-
hate before the people Of the Eastern Divi-
sion Of the State! Preposterous.
The SANDER having been very literally
circulated since the Governor entered East
Tennessee. a gentleman Of Knoxville adj
dressed a latter to a friend OF McMinnville
on the subject. The later Immediately sP.
piled to the physicians Of Gen. Campbell.
both Of whom are democrats, and they
promptly furnished him with the following
certificate, which brands the charge as
wi,ful and deliberate falsehood. and it's su.
thors az the basest Of sian aerers:
McM1NNvILLE, July 3. 1851.
We. the attending physicians OF Gen.
VIM, 3. Campbell, having heen Informed
that il has been rumored in East Tennes-
see, TO his prejudice. that he was MOI much
indisposed-that he was not disabled ny
disease from prosecuting the csnvass-or
that he WINS merely feigning disease TO avoid
the contest, take great pleasure H. p'"nonnc.
inp all such rnmors or insInuations false
and unfounded. We have been in con
sim, and unrprniiting st'enii"n on the Gen.
e,sl for the last two weeks. during tn"
Greater norton Of which time he has been.
not only una bic to GO on with the ranvnss,
Lu, utterly BILE T. leave his room at oil.
and barely sble to leave his bed fr mo-
ment al q time.
HIS disease is sccute dysentery or f"x-
disease than which none ~ more pa,n'n'
or mors effactunIIy disables the patient 'r""
Give ex.,,iop, We know that he h"s
been, and il now, unable 10 ger about ""f
do we :hnk i, OF oil probable that he VIII
be able befnre the election. to resume TIE
with any safety. and we shall 80
advise him. M HILL: .nr
THOS. c. SMART.
We trust we shall now hear no mtFe in
sinuations that " Campbell was not very
sick, but afraid 10 meet Trousdals on the
slump"