The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-14
More of the Union and Americans Misrepresenta-


The Union and american, in the midst of it,
desperation, strikes apparently without aim
and uses words without any tolerabe regard
for their meaning. In Its issue Of yesterday il
says:
"Yet a statement is got out at the Bdn7er Office
signed By the t1co kpoW nothing editors at Ano1Vite,
that al Jacksboro Gov. JOHNSON did just achat he
did at every speaking Ia West TENNESSEE The whole
thing is fraud, to get up an excitement" DC.
"a statement got ont at the Banner Office,
&c. What does this language mean, if it is
not intended to convey the impression that the
statement" in question was manufactured at
the Banner office? Now what are the factsi
A printed copy of the statement, signed by
VIM. G. BRowNLow, editor of the Knoxville
Wing, JOHN NJ. FLEMMING, editor of the
Knoxville Register, and certified by MOSES
WHITE, candidate for Representative on the
American ticket in Knox county, and JOHN
d. MoADoo Of Sumner county, giving history
of the discussion between the candidates for
Governor at Jacksboro', was received through
the mail by the American Executive State
Committee, and one or more copies were re-
ceived by other persons.
The statement was reprinted at the Banner
Office as we'll as at this Office, from different
copies, received through the mail, and appear
ed simultaneously yesterday morning in the
three daily papers of this city, advocating the
American cause. To characterize statement
thus authenticated before the public, and first
published in East Tennessee, as got olt" at
the Banner Office, as signed by the two editors
only, without making any mention Of the two
highly respectable witnesses who sustain them,
as "a fraud, to get up an excitement" &c, is
an abuse of language and a Misrepresentation
or perVersion of the facts wholly without ex-
cuse. If any ''fraud" has been perpetrated in
this connection, it consists in the UliOR's gross
and multiplied perversions.
The Union further states that Gov. johnson
defended his white basis proposition sin the
the west" exactly "wIth the same arguments
which he is using in the East" Wed deny this
statement, and challenge the proof. 1t is con-
Trajectory of the current history of Andrew
Johnson's discussions of this question on tho
stump, in the last as well as in the present
canvass
We appeal to the current history of the
present canvass in proof that Gov. johnson
did not do Eat every speaking in West Ten
nessee" just what he is reported by these wit
nesses as doing sat Jacksborough."
We DEFY the Union to show from any we'll
authenticated source, that Gov. johnson has
made the same appeals, addressed the same
arguments, to the people generally 10 Middle
aud West Tennessee, on this question, which
he is here reported as using in East Tennessee,
and which he was reported, without contra
dictioa, as using in some parts Of East Tennes-
see during the last canvass.
Those who heard Gov. johnson in West and
Middle Tennessee, will know how much credit
to attach TO the statements of the Union and
american hereafter, Judging from its reckless
ness on this OCCASION Thousands of men know
that he Gov. j. made no such argument, and
no such incendary appeal in Middle aud West
Tennessee, as reputable witnesses have asserted
that he made at Jacksborough. And what
further evidence can the citizens of Tennessee
require TO convince them that Andrew John
con is playing the game of the most reckless
demagogueg appealing to the narrowest preju-
dices, and rousing jealous hate in the minds
of one class of our citizens against another !
VIII such man be tolerated.