Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-09

ed than at the appearance Of the above artiele.--
| As had ReUer written to Amos A. Lawrence, Esq,
upon the subject of East Tennessee affairs with the
view of obtaining either money or other material
aid, saw at glance that forgery, fraud and rob
berry of the mails formed the basis of this menda-
| cious article, and ! therefore wrote to Mr. Law
renee, (he first ard oalu letter ecer gorie1 bg 10
1r L. upon arg subject ,ohGteuer,) requesting him to
forward TO me the original letter or letters upon
which his draft had been predicated.
| have Just received his reply thereto, in which
he expresses his regret at the deception practiced
and encloses two letters, purpcrting 70 have been
written by me, as fellows
Asios LLwRrycE. Esq, inesr] Boston, Mass:
DEAR SIR received your kind favor yeserdIy, and hasten 10
Thank you the high regard you have my pa
trotism and my devotion ny country.
material aid 10 the way money, and If
succeed in arousing people to Tr aDee TO THIS dAnntbe
formidable Union East Tennessee which be
udic usly managed if se can obtain the "a alluded 70 HaI
ris Governor Of his State, viii not let rs have srs nor
money the eore ss dpsaI to yOH Let me hear from
Very yp.stfuy your mos; Obsiient s,rzant
KSoTv.IIE, CTrsN June 1861
lMos 4. LAwREloE, Esq /, tnesr) Boson, Mars.
you ncsTely your preferred aid We nr it n.ed
badly. yet have not been able to use your daam afraid
to co so seno me IL you can OOO Eng
IAud currency, il large tis oy matt via Cincinnati Besus
do il promptly Doat delay can now purchase lot 81
How PrOpO.e introduce aid or arms into East Ten
by what route ard by What method Answsr
- AEsREw JOHNSON
pronounce both of the above letters deliberate,
wiiiul, and unmitgated forgerles, perpetrated, no
doubt, with the view not only of injurIng me, but
of damaging the Union patty Of Tennessee by con
Meeting my name with Northern men and Northern
means in a manner supposed TO be obnoxious to the
noble patriots Of my own State.
Tho letter of the 18th ulumo, it seems, is the pri
vate letter to which Mr. Lawrence refers in his let
ter as published in the Enquirer, and upon which
the draft was drawn. This is the first forgery.
The letter of the 9th instant clearly shows that
tie draft, which could not be made available, so
palpabe was the fraud, was be retained and used
in the work of iDjuring me, just as circumstances
might favor; while the call for "S5,G00 or $4,000
in New England currency, In large Bills, if fayora
bly, responded to, would have served individual |
purposes and doubt not would have been unhesi- |
tatingly used therefor. To make this fraud and (
bold attempt at robbery still more conclusive |
will state the fact tHat on the 10Th May the date of
the first letter, / was present at and addressed j
large Union meeting in Ellzabethtown, one hundred |
and eighteen miles from Knoxville, where the above
letters were written and mailed and on the 9th
June, the date of the second letter was filing one
of series of appointments atMontgOmery aboutfor-
ty miles west of Knoxville. This town of Knoxville
let it be remembered is about seventy-ve miles dis
tant from GreenVilIe, by postofice address. shall
add further that there is not either in the body of
the letters the signatures thereto the slightest
similarity to my handwriting or signature.
1t would have been impossible for such fraudH-
ent and mail-robbing transaction to have been
ned on in the postofice at Knoxville without the
or consent of the postmaster, and he and
MS confederates must be held responsible for it by
N enlightened public judgment Time may develop
III the facts connected with this and other traRsac-
ions OF similar character perpetrated at this same
,ost Office
/ have not made this statement of facts for the
purpose of generating yself of treachery treason
md corruption, based upon the publication of the
Richmond Enquirer, for feel that / stand beyond
he reach of their shafts OF calumny and defama-
ion but my object is to expose the dishonorable
nd wicked means resorted to by secession" to car
y out its nefarious and corrupt designs in attempt
ng to overthrow and break up the best Government
be world ever saw. ANDREW JOHNSON
WASHINGTON, June 80, 1861. -,