Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1861-06-15
New York and Georgia.

| To hs cxcelency +. d. MORuAS,
Governor of the State Of New York
SIR By proclamation dated 26th day of
| April last Joseph b. Brown, Governor Of the
State Of Georgia, sets forth and declares that
/ property Of the citizens of Georgia, Wheneyer
/ found within the limits of the anti-Sl4rery
| States, in which the said Governor includes
the state Of New York, is seized and forcibly
| taken from It's owners
And Gov. Brown further forbids and refuses
/ to allow the citizens of Georgia 10 pay their
| Indebtedness Of whatever kind or nature to
| any citizens Of this State, but invites them to
/ pny the same into the treasury OF the State OF
/ Georgia, in any funds baukable in Augusta or
! Savannah, End to receive tsercfors certificate Y
/ Of sums so deposited,
/ We now, MS officers of banks in the city of
| New York, doing business with banks, bank
/ ers, and merchants Of Georgia and other
/ States known as the Confederate States of
/ America, now IN revolt against the Govern
ment of the United States, deem it proper to
/ RppriZe your Excellency that we do distinctly
/ deuy the truth Of the statements SO made by
/ the said Governor Of The State OF Georgia.
The banks OF this city have paid, aud con-
tinue to pay in every case, all drafts against
funds deposited, whether by Southern, WeSt
/ ern, or Northern banks. bankers, % ---.,''ns
/ dealers, and any statement or allegation to the
/ contrary IS wholly uufounded.
| John A. Stevens, President Bank of Com
merce.
Gcorgc S. Coe, President Of American IL,
/ change Bank.
/ james GalL.tin, President Of National
/ Bank.
! John J. Crane President of Bank Ct Re-
/ public.
G D. Angels, Cashier Of Mechanics Bank
| jumeS NJ. Morrison, President IF Mapbeuap
Bank.
E. Williams, President of Metropolitan
Bank.
Reply Of Governor Morgan.
| STATE or New York, EXECUTIVE DEPARryFyr.
Albany, h0y 49, 1861.
GENTLENES II have received your ccm-
municatiOn of the 18th instant, formally de- ,
uying the truth of the statements made Nv 4
Gov. Brown, of Georgia in his proclanatsatt
Of the 2eth utimo.
You affirm that "the banks of the city CT
New York have paid, aud continue to pay in
every case, all drafts against funds and de-
posted whether by Southern, Western, or
Northern banks, bankers, and, dealers, and
that any statement or allegation to the con-
trary is wholly unfounded." This course !
believe to be emphaticaily IN oonsonance with
the sentiment OF the commercial aud business
classes throughout this State.
The sterling uprghtness Of the banks Of
the city ofNew York is widely known. Their
sensitiycness is natural under the oircum "a
stances, aud il is but proper that they shodldsF
meet with a prompt and broad denial, the4S
loose and il-founded assertions of his eI-
celleocy the Governor Of Georgia, so far rs
they affect them.
THE position taken by you, that business
obligations must be respected AS well now as
10 ORD. nary times, should command the re-
spect OF rebel as well MS Of loyal States. Re-
bellou affords neither nj the North or South =
an excuse Tor reputation by individualQtf ,
corporations and when the erciiemNN n
which now disturb the country shall hatc
been allayed no one will have the courage to
plead Il as a reason Tor disregarding his obli-
cations
! have the honor TO be, very respectfully
yours, +. D. MORGAN
To JoIS A. SrEvEYS, Esq, and others.