The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-07-24
COMMUNICATION.
HARRtsos. TEtk.. July Is, 1857,

On my arrival at home from Marion cour
| ty, found in the Cleveland Banner m ed
torial giving mn account of the discussion b.
tween myself and Burch at Cleveland, on tn
I'd July, 1857, and, to my astonishmenL !
that editorial find total departure fror
truth, which should characterize the writing
of an editor. Such being the case, sens
OF duty lmpels me to notice il in such wa
as to correct the errors. In doing so ] wi
remark, that care not for what the editO
says about the result of the discussion, Q
who demolished the other, or of the style @
tone Of the discussion. All of these he ha
right to speak of as he may see proper, b.
he has no right in stating facts used in de
bate to give them differently from the truti
This the editor of the Banner has done
knowingly, wiIfully, and rorruptly, in pc
litcal sense. First-he states that | use
the words, "Where in the devil will you I'm
true Democrat!" This expression, use
by him, to use mild expression, is lie q
the character above stated, and il he decline
to take down his editorial. then ] pronounc
him politically a liar and scoundrel, in re
sorting to such base and false calumny +
weaken my vote in Bradley county-whic
no one but political knave would stoop Il
The expression used was this ] charge,
Burch with voting against the law compel
ing Rail Roads to drain their ponds m,
bitches, &c. Birch justified on the ground
as he argued, "the overseer or track laye
should be- responsible, instead of the Com
pany." In reply to this remarked, "who i
the devil ever heard of IN overseer on u Raj
Road" This expression had used in othe
speeches and have used since, but | neve
used or thought of the expression laid to mi
charge in the Banner of July 10th, 1857, ant
the editor well knows 1t.
Agan-he saws said wac the candidat,
OF tie KnoD Nothing party, and gloried IL
it. This, us stated, is untrue, but did say
that was the American candidate and NJ
American in heart and soul, and expected t.
die battling for the principles of the Amer
can party and gloried in it, but that | wa'
not the wax work Of any man or set of men
So the editor has lied in stating that part Of
my remarks, and he knows it.
Again-he SAYS charged the democratic
party as advocating doctrines 'odious, dam
nable, and which smell to high heaven
This statement is likewise untrue. ] done
no such thing. But did say shat the doc.
trine of Alien Suffrage was odious, infa.
nous, damnsbe, and its effects smell TO high
heaven, politically speaking" In the same
connection said, MS all present will remem.
Der, that charged no party in particular with
il, but such was the result of territorial leg.
isia.;aa, aid that Douglass, the Northern
giant of Democracy, had come out against it,
az | had his speech then on the table, R. N
Edwards, Esq, having done me the Kindness
to hand it to Inc on previous request. And
further stated that the democratic party
had split on that question, some advocating
it and others denouncng it. All this the
editor of the Banner heard and well knows,
and why did he thus lie on political ndver-
sary? If Burch caRnot advocate his doctrine
with success, he needs no help from as weak
a soul and palsied brain MS tina, Possessed by
the editor of the Banner. The evident OBJ
ject of the editor of the Banner was to drive
from nv support those democrats who, as
freemen, desired to cast their votes for me.
/ could have had no motive or interest in
making the statements he charges to have
been made by me. was then upon the de-
mocratc soil where was raised and received
what little education have, and in the heart
of Democracy; among whom are to be found
many Of my warmest and best friends, and
for whom would go, in all things, to the
utmost extent in my power, consistent with
honesty aud proprlety.
should not have noticed the lying of the
editor, had it not been for the fact that but
few Democrats from the country were in
Cleveland on that day, and my silence might
he construed into an admission of the charges.
Thus thinking. have deemed it duty to
myself and friends to denounce the charges
alluded to as false and untrue, and the editor,
in that respect as n political liar. And tor
all have said nm responsible. ] hope you
will do me the favor to publish this denim.
citation, and hope the editor of the Banner
will do so, copy Of which send him.
Respectfully, ID. C. TREWHlTT.