Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-07

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them on the Turnpike Road and asked them .n ~
did not want their tolls reduced, and they rea1ny IL
nlied yes and he told them 10 sign that es.s-zs
when in trsah it was not q psfus0n, put nA'l-s 49,
dence in Greenfield, they signed IL -
In my No 2 of March 18th, said, "now sI IT,
spectfuIly ask you to controvert the iacts hare
not attempted to do sustain your char ge eon s -
shift it of others, nor bring up their endorsements
without their consent as you have Done chandler him
His guilty conscience has felt the whitening force
the word SANDER and for that reason he attempts 70
annlv il to me He ooses sight II the fact thai the
stre5qth of the word consists IN its being applied IN
truth and that speak the truth Of man, however
much il nav hurt, Is not SANDER Now, 10 TINS
csri sioned nv Greenfield and 10 others, and wound
mn NV saving and over 100 others, the foregoing
81 names appear as part OF the Ivy, anu many a!
more could have seen them Womb oou1 t ,he
made the same statemedt in relation 10 that lheSe
d have done and Greenfield himself the hrst slgner
70 it, except Mr. Shaw and still he calls my Cha e U
leadership on him riIe attack upon hun" he mls1p
l;sS the I'll il is charge upon the right one, for
1Is attack ON me- Now did SHAW tcIte this card anu
present it to Greenfield after signing 1t himself, or olo
Greenfield write il and lcheedLe around shaw ana IN
i,,ca him To mt his name first give the charge All
the force and effect of miaisteTIdt icoTk me InP
ton upon the credulity Of these honest ana unsus
pecting men is in perfect keeping Win 0reennelu a..
temnt To SANDER and stgmatize me an arbitrary tx
tortioner simply because dared meet the yrofS vi
Wesley Greenfield rather than betrdy my rus
In his last he asks me to repuDiisn the qusstlons
previously asked. Well, as be insists they nave
bearing on my official agent, VIII quote thein
from his little note. aud II i can answer
lest offend against the authority OF w ereennelo,
which with much facility he assumes at VIII hers
they are: SfDo you, agent Tor the state innA II
just or extortion TO charge the State and company
SIS for the hire of two old negroes worth $500 or $500
say about SO per cent. per annum on valuer DO YOU
pay over the State her part of the advanced pay
or do you keep it until the end Of the year and allow
interest on s Why did you haul large quantity oil
rock last from your farm considerable
(also few years ago) when you could nave gotten
near the Road and delivered at much less cost. 10
credit the State and Company for the hire OF the
hands while working for yourself and others during
harvest, SCI How much of the stock now owned by
indiyid1als was subscribed by thems How much per
mile did the State subscribe, and what did the Roaa
per mile 90 Now, sir, why do you ask these ques
tons? Does the matters they pertain to concern your
Did you feel about to be exposed in your
foul attempt SANDER and want TO raise another
issue TO cover your awkward retreat from the nTst
and did you because you kes0 if you Icee in my place
you would work the hands and not dgtOr them, OF use
the money and not pay interest on IT. or haul the rock
and charge much for it think would do the sane
That kind of philosophy is in the book studied
and the reasoning not being good, protest. But
addressed note to W. H. Hagans, asking for Informal
ton from the record, and a>o asking him how many
signatures the FIRST Petition presented to the
Board and whose name headed the list, and here IS
AT HONE, March 9th, 1861.
Gel THos B. JoHSsoS-Dear sir: In compliance with
your request date furnish you the facts from
the record Of the Road which Will enable you TO an
some interrogatores propounded 10 you IN pup
LEGATION the Patriot of 9TH inst the signature
of Wesley Greenfield. take pleasure in saying 1sf
the record shows that price or
for the two old negroes referred to is SIS for Dick
and 90 for Vna. These prices were submitted TO the
Board and by them approved, it being an equivalent
reduction former rates of nre TO that made on the
hands hired of Mrs. Jane Battle and others.
2. Tho dividends are declared semi annually by the
Board payable and after given day. The means out
Of which to pay this dividend is made up out Of mon
ey hand, and debts due the road at the several
gates numerous individuals, the earnings Of the
six preceding months being in that shape and collec
ted by you and some Instances these two sources
on
reliance is had tolls that may accumulate at the
gates by before the day for paying the dividends
have also in your semi annual reports reported
for the road interest accounts, the record does not
show whether this is deposit or on outstanding
debts collected. lam of opinion however they are, ON
both these dividends have been advertised in public
Journal of the city of Nashville when and where 10 be
paid and have been invariably paid when demanded or
applied for by the proper beneheiaries whether State
or individuals.
3rd. All can say the subject Of rock hauling is
that the record shows you charged $50 for 10 days
hauling rock last year, which account submitted
and explained to the Board, and by them approved
4th- Credits appear for the use Of hands, yourself
and hire TO others in harvesting &C. al full prices
5th In relation TO the amount of stock subscrib ed
by the State Stock subscribed by individuals amount
now owned by original subscribers &c respectfully
you the original subscription book and book
of transfers Of stocks The same book contains both
and is in the possession of James johnson, Esq., Pres
dent of the Board, and do not doubt but that he will
take pleasure in exhibiting said books TO you any
other person desiring 10 see it, or who may of right
demand sight
9th. There are 46 names TO the original petition
handed into the Board of Directors the 18th of Jan
uary last Wesley Greenieds heads the list Of
the column There also two other petitions pre-
scented on that day one signed by T. d. Harris, and
the other by G. W. SPAIN
These were all l or heard Of then and there
nor have l seen or heard of any others since.
W. H. HAGANS, Secretary \. I. p. Co.
Now this the petition Greenfield aludes in his bill
of calumny when he says "a In justice to myself vii
say never heard of the first petition until it pre-
sented TO me to sign for this the first and only peti
ton save that of Harris and Spain " and he then gOe
to say much the largest portion of the 40 ODD
was signed whilst in the hands of others whoeve
says the contrary ieSI This petition has 46
not 120-let the public say lcho it is that lies?
And this petition had in 1t the following Ito me
offensive language, of which the petitioners
appraised, which language they quote their owl
PLEASE READ FROM THEM
In petition presented to the Board of Directors
| the Nolensvis Turnpike Co., over signatures o
date January 11th, 1861 we it appears u
used the following words, to wit would petition
your honorable body relieve of an arbitrary rule
(and thnk an assumption of power not authorizes
by you-which language il not purpose or in
tenton to do we believe, nor did then, tina
Thos B. Johnson would or did use any such unauthor
lied power the said language attributed him,
had understood it we would not have signed th
petition We understood the paper and it rep
resented to merely petionilg for the reduction
/ tolls.
/ WILLIAM PAYNE, W. LYLE,
| VIM MoHLENHOFF JAMES WHTTSITT,
D. F. THOMPSON, N. d. CRISwEIL,
| j. V. HAYS, A L. HIGGINS.
The above needs no comment and then Greenfield
tells you in his bill of calumny that the reason Mr.
CrisweIl did sign it he absent when IN trutI
that very day that the Signature of Shaw and others
dated, CrisweI at Shsw's house where he frs
signed Greenfeld's little note just in front OF Green
| fields mansion.
| But hear Mr.. Crisweil over his own signature
/ saw Mr.. Greenfield at Shaw's house short time
before the publication of his card to which my name
appears and he induced me Ia sign it. never suspec
ted what was doing but seeing the card again
found l was injuring Thos B. johnson, whom l owe
i'll will, and Immediately sent him apology which
when met in sight of Greenfeld's house on FRIDAY
22nd inst, was pleased TO learn from him he had
N D. CRIswEL
the words Old Preacher in any dispdrdgina sense
Old age is honorable, and infancy ais the personifca
ton of nnocency. W. Shaw is an old feeble tot.
terng as it the brink of the grave in his
second infancy, has lately had his domicil burned
TO ashes, and as am told, all his household goods
including his wearing apparel lost, and this
occurring atthe door of my enemies they TO their
praise be it said, literally received him into
their arms and still continue TO care for him. and
is il strange under these circumstances excused him
for having his TO this slsnderous card before
Greenhelds and that in forming that grouse for him
Shdu (not to myself Greenfd would have it
said Greenfield wheedled around him, and to screen
himself and involve others, caused the name Of Sha :
to be placed before his, What other motive could
have had than just what my publication of the 18th
March shows TO the less guilty and hold
more guilty responsible the originator, and what
proof is wanted to show was right in my opin
ion of the instigator and that his guilty conscience
lashes him for it, than his effort to back of 1T
Does any believe that If his attempt stigma
tze arbitrary esOrtioHer could have succeeded
and the Board failed 10 sustain me, Greenfield would
have denied the leadership Not he Would he not
have disputed Che right of allies TO have shared Gss
part the gloryf But ne 10 ouatdkes in his scheme
and his rebellion against the laws and Constitution
| open handed justice is made manifest and seeing the
doom of all traitors staring hig in the face he refuses
TO let even old.mdn SAar out of the front Of his
column and tells you, I dropped him, Shaw and
others hoping TO win them over.'
Well, can't everybody see could have defended my
self against charge ofarbtrary extorton made by u
persons well the charge made by person
chose TO single out as believed the most guilty but
had not though dismissed the others, fully excused
them for they were still interested in having mad,
the charge AGAINST and guilty only less degree
certainly if chose to do so had right dismis,
| them and Greenfield says with hope OF winning
them over and indeed if could on honorable term
win them over, from the Of their way woule
gladly have done it, But alas they Joined TO