Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-05

Reported fraud on tho Government,
The Hon. Tazwell W. Newman, the Democrat
ic President of the Tennessee Senate, resigned his
position few days since. Brownlow in u letter
from Nashville, gives the following explanation Of
the matter:
~ There is quite IN excitement here, snys Brown
low, growing out Of n runior that the Speaker of
tho Senate, Tnz. W. Newmnn.is Involved in trans.
actions going to defrnud the General Government
out of monies, by means Of fraudulent pension
claims. find the following card from the Speak
er, in the fHion d. Amtrican of yesterday. and
an act of Justice 10 the writer, copy it, although
my paper has made no mention of such rumors.
TO TIE PUBLIC.
deem it due to say that denounce the late
charges that have been made against me, IA false
and slnnderous, Of the most malignant character
| shall demand immediate investigation.
and hold the riginntor to strict accountability,
assured that the whole matter has been commcn
ced for the rnrpose of destroying me- that s.oun-
drels may be protected from their rascalilics, ard
shall Immediately start to Washington city to de-
mand IN Investigation. Respectfully,
TAz. ". NEWMAN.
was in the Senate Chamber yesterday morning
when the Speaker called the Senate to oidcr and
rendered his resignation ~ Speaker. In doing so.
he took his stand upon the floor, and addressed
his brother Senators, raeerizing the charge
hellish aud dannable slander, originating with
scoundrcls who sought to conceal their own viilai
NY by assaults upon him. He denounced it rs
plot to destroy him--ayowed his purpose to leave
for the city oi Washington, that day. where he
would investigate the whole matter. and at all
hazards he would bring the guilty authors to JUS
tice, and cause them To suffer the severest pena,i-
es. lie was understood To nlludc mainly to IL for
mer Comptroller Of the State, who has removed to
Texas, as the author of the conspiracy and find
that many Of the friends of the Speaker trace tho
charges to the same source. | was called On yes
tcrday by the Speaker who stated that although
he differed with in politics he had always found
me candid frank. aud without hypocrisy, and ho
desired me to tell him il knew where and with
whom these charges had originated. told him in
the same courteous spirit in which he approached
me. that would tell him ull | knew. | then told
him that found the rumor to be out in all drec-
tons, and that while had spoken of it myself on
the road to this city, different persons, it had
nevertheless been here, and in Knoxville, weeks
ago. ! further stated that when spoke Of it,
Invariably gave the authority upon which it rest
ed; which was about this The United States Dis
trict Attorney, for East Tennessee, had received
charges and specifications from the Department,
against the firm Of 4. w. & j. W Newman of sew
eral years standing. for defrauding the Govern
ment in Pension claims in the counties Of Scott
Morgan and Campbell, as understood it, when
no such persons ever existed in said counties.
told him that the District Attorney had never
named 1t to me. or made an exhibit Of his orders
to prosecute to me- but that he had stated the al
legged facts to others. assured the Speaker also,
that there were no Wings or Opposition men con-
nected with the charges, either directly or indi.
rectly, and that understood it to originate with
Democracs alone ! He replied that he had sus-
pected just that thing-reerated his dcnuncia.
tions against the parties by name. and swore that
he would ferret ont and expose their ISLANDERS.