Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-23

tuC -LdHh VI iEdSt 1tuuercct- al pOHrtD3S
and swindling concern TO receive its monies.
If Crozier's statements are true, he excul-
pates himself from all blame, and throws the
responsibility upon the State Bank. But the
State Bank denies the truth of his statements.
Crozier has been for years the Democratic
Comptroller of the State elected by strict
party vote. Old Cave Johnson was Polk IS
Post Master General, and is now. and has
been for years the President of the Bank OF
Tennessee, placed there by Andy JOhnson's
partiZian Board, and continued by Gov Har-
ris' direction. In matter of veracity be-
tween the distinguished Democratic leaders, 1t
is not for us to say who is liar. or who is a
swindler. We are little more liberal than
any other man of our party--we believe all
that each says of the other, until one shall
utter something Favorable, as it regards the
oiheri
In his card Mr. Crozier says, at would
have been just as easy for the writer of the
article in the Wing. to have published the
facts as to have given publication to the
falsehood." Indeed! Take this written card
Of The 18th inst, a. r. Crozier's saoorn-tO an
of the 18th inst, TO Lyon and Ramsey's
bill, and the sworn-to-bill of Lyon and Ram
sey. and the denial of the State Bank, and
we defy any man living, even a Philadelphia
lawyer. to tell what "the facts" are. and who
has sworn and published the falsehood. You
contradict other on odth-you contradict other
in your publications, and you give other the
lie privately, and charge other with swindl-
ing. Our only solution of these difficulties,
is that you are all Democrats; and knowing
other better than we know you, we dis
posed to credit you all?
In CTOZier's answer to Lyon and Ramsey,
Trustees of the Bank of East Tennessee. filed
9TH inst, OH psge 5, he swears: at is not
true, however, that Respondent, as Comp
troILer, ever sanctioned payments or recOg-
nized deposit into the Bank of East Ten
nessee, as a payment into the Treasury"
And yet, the Revenue Collector of BlOunt
County, holds letter from Respondent
Crozier, instructing him to pay the Revenue
into the Bank of East Tennessee. This was
not las Comptroller" however, but in his
individual capacity, either as a citizen Bank
err in Nashville, or a member of the State
Central Democratic Committee. 1t could
not have been as a Dry Goods Merchant in
Texas for he had not yet gone there 10 re-
sideI
On page 9TH, of this s,corn to answer now
filed in our Chancery Court, CrOzier ac-
knowledges the receipt from the Bank of
East Tennessee, of $500, of the Revenue, and
hmhS-does not swear positively, that the
reason why he never paid it over, was, that
he had not "been furnished with the proper
funds" Why did he receive improper funds?
Had he not in his hands as Churchwell's
agent. $4,000 of the issue of the Bank of
East Tennessee, most (which be had actually
put in circulation, and had value received
for them? But then that was not ''Gs Comp
troLLer," but as citizen Banker. We keep
this distinction, because it is as 'easy for the
writer of the article in the Wing TO have
published the fact as to have given publca-
ton to the falsehOod."
On page 8, of this s,oorn 10 dns1cer, he &C
knowledges to having been the Agent for the
Bank of East Tennessee, and to have circu-
lated Sl39, 900 of its issues Quite an efficient
Agent. we should say. Aud 10 in his pub
lshed card at Nashville. four days after filing
this answer under oath, he says: THE Bank of
East Tennessee never had any account in the
COmptroller's or Treasurer's Office, after the
passage of the resolution in 1854" And
yet, in, Respondents" answer of May 9TH,
he produces Churchwell's receipt for a settle
ment in 1856, covering the Sl39,000! And
Churchwell never became the owner of the
Bank until after the passage of that resOlu-
ton by the Legislature But it just occurs
To us that these heavy transactions were not
'Gs Comptroller" but as private citizen, and
owner of the famous Traders Bank"
On page 10, of "Rrspondent's' answer,
he admits that the Bank of East Tennessee
sent an account TO him on the 5th Of April,
1856, charging him with SITES; and while he
does not admit ii to be correct, he does not dis
pute the account, but says, he promptly
wrote to the Bank to know the items of which
it was composed" On page IL, he gives the
answer of the Bank, saying 10 him. at is
the amount Of the pirate arrangement bet'reen
you and Morro,o, which was S2O.0OO!'' On
page -, he denies having been the Agent of
the Bank of East Tennessee at all, and sperrs
that he was "ouly doing business for said
Churchwell individually" But the Bank
will prove in this suit. that the warrants is
sued, amounting to S. 900 at one time, were
issued from the ''Comptroller's or Treasur-
er's Office officially, and were so endorsed on
the back, aud these related TO the revenue
Yes, on the backs of these warrants, CToZieI
says, "as Comptroller" pay into the Bank o.
East Tennessee! Nor is this all. The Bank OF
East Tennessee will produce on its trial with
Crozier, toe'ty thirty letters Of his written to
to its officers in regard to the revenue
recognizing it as his agent-and all bear
ing date SINCE the passage Of The resolution by III,
Legislature. Whether the Trustees and Direc.
tors of the Bank of East Tennessee. will
deem it due to themselves aud the public, to
correct these false statements of the Comp
troller, we neither know nor care one far
thing We do know. however, that they have
the means of doing so!
In his card of the llth inst, Mr.. Crozier
says,-"As to the suits between the Bank OF
East Tennessee and myself, as we'll as those
against the Traders Bank. the public are not
concerned" We think differently. They in
volve the loss of fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars of the revenue of the State, for which
innocent parties are now sued. We think the
public are concerned with a matter of this
sort. 1t may not be our business to look into
this matter bIt it is a constitutional frailty OF
ours, which leads us frequently to look after
matters of this kind
Speaking of the Banks of Tazewell and
Claiborne, the Nashville Union, of a recent
date, says:
"Moshy mixed up things considerably while
he was in the office, and although he may not
have confused matters in regard to these two
Banks, there is evidently mistake some
where. and 1t is quite certain that there will
be a deficit in the assets of the Bank of Clai.
borne, &c"
Yss "Mosby mixed up things considerably
and as he acknowledged TO the stealing OF
S. 900 of the bonds of one of these banks
and has fed, il is we'll enough now, in these
times of high party excitement, to saddle
upon him anything, and rything that ma
have occurred in the Bank of Tennessee
where these bonds were kept by order of the
SSE' VIC O"hth VI thtcc h"b
banks, was Democrat, and Comptroller
Crozier was his Agent who protected his
issues, as well as officially signed his notes
The fact now, is established beyond controver-
sy. that there are more of the issues of the
Bank of Claiborne out. than il ever had bond,
on deposit, aud these ISSUES are countersignad
by Comptroller Crozier, who was the Agent
of Skeggs, and protected his issues-not "a,
Comptroller but as one of the owners of the
Traders Bank
On the 9th of July. 1857, Skeggs, the
owner of these banks, had Sl62 900 in bond,
on deposit, and consequently ought TO have
had no more circulation than that Col
Luttrell, after he came into office, as the sue.
cessor OF Crozier, signed for him and Rey-
nolds, 1864 sheets, making S56.64O, OF thi:
amount. S35. 900 was for bonds deposited-