Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-06


Mr.. EDIToR THE public expects me to notice Mr.
Stantons note, and long address !" 10 He people of
the Fourth Congressional District beth OF which APP
peared in the Weekly Bonner Of tho 18th. When
made my publication of the 22nd Of November in
the Nec EFd--his Dragging article before that time
published in the Banner was given that the people
might read both Sides
After my departure from Nashville Mr.. Stanton
published near three columns, fuse in sI important
statements without giving my article to which he
proposes to reply, well knowing that most of the
READERS of the Banner would never see it. there
fore requestits publication. Stanton makes himself
the hero Of Yankeetown McMinnville and SmihviIle.
Ii is not strange that he is silent upon mis- achieve
day after day for more than week; ne did not de-
nounce anybody or anything in ny presence and the
/ future viii show that he never will at any place
where gentlemen ought to fight.
/ 1t is now manifest that a change has come over
him; that his dream of glory has. been lost.
| His first publication p0rtrays him wandering
about McAIinnville and Smihville seeking some one
to fight and conquer. His last card is begging APP
peal to the sympathy of the public The ti1ckster
/ and poltroon is visible in both.
a small amount Of common sense would teach
Mr. Stanton that denuncistions cannot destroy evil
dence or disprove charges and that if anything
more ought % occur, that the initiative is properly
| with HIM He has been impeached with dishoaest
conduct IN regard to the United States Treasury,
and with contradictory swearing to screen himself
Gentlemen very rarely condesend to ehastse
guilty men thus publicly exposed. l will point out
a few of his mis-statements and submit his conduct
to the judgement OF those he has attempted to de,
ceIve.
lst. He tries to make the impression that con
ceaed the authorship of my article of the 9th o.
September and that he denounced the same when a
Mcsnuville; both of which statements are proven t.
be false by the fact that IL appears from his and Col
Murray published appointments, that they spoke a
Manchester on the Sd of September, at which last tins
and place have been informed by Col. Murray that
he harded Stanton a proof sheet of my article be
fore its publication with my note avowing the au
thorship.
How can Mr.. Stanton account TO the public fo
the statement of this undenlable falsehood,
l saw none of the correspondence between hin
and Mr.. Wallace. until after its publication.
After seeing my note at Manchester he had nj
more claim upon the editor Of the Nec Era. than
have now upon the editor of the Banner for the pub
LEGATION of his article But Stanton has tried to &c
up many issues, and divided responsibility to es
cape in the confusion.
' I'd. Mr.. Station endeayored to make the impress
sion that when making my publication of the I'D o
November had suppressed his letter dated the 6t
of November. He knew this statement to be falls
when he made It'll have caused his friend Co
Beckwith to make out statement Of the facts. il
the form of letter to Stanton, which shows tina
!. my language cannot with proprety reach down t
| his level.