Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-26
TO THE PUBLIC,
I'd 7Hos. b. Johnson in particular,

And 7Hos. B. Johnson IN particular,
yITHo has taken near two weeks, ard whole col
w unn in the Nashville Patriot. TO answer, or
rather answer, what he calls Nv Gree5helds last
little note which was sanctioned and signed by
Johnson,s immediate neighborhood- But he chooses
to drop them with hope of winning them over) and
makes low vie attack upon me, TO try and eVade
fair exposition of his official acts, agent for the
State when he could have answered the questions pro
pounded in a few lines satisfactorily himself, the
State the public had justice been done But he
can't screen himself in that way, before TINS ntei-
gent community And just here will answer one OF
the questions for him, it IS record in the Comp
trollers Office viz That the money he received the
first part of 1859, amounting Sl440, not paid
until January 80; and $1,000 received the first part Of
1850, was not paid until January 81 The use OF
which money without interest IS of the questions
he thinks too little TO answer. And still be would
have the public Wel done thou good and faithful
servant The reports also show that the State diyi-
dend for 1858 so per cent than 1850, and
yet he advances the rates and drives travel off of the
road; and says the directory don't allow him to
transcend the chartered limits clearly intimatng
that if they did, he would do
Col. ThOs B. johnson says he himself IS Scnsconeed
in mpenetrabe fortress of truth and justice' But
unfortunately for HIM, the stronghold has been pene
trated demolished within the short space of few
days will be from the statement below of the
old Methodist Preacher las he calls him. Mr. Shaw and
Others And what his friend and relative Mr.
Patterson, says although Thos- B. johnson has pub
shed to the world, with view OF screening himself,
that he told him I insisted on his signing the first
card.) 81 did not tell Col. johnson Mr.. Greenfield in
sisted on my signing any card To the contrary, Mr..
c. suggested ome, account Of the relationship IN
the family not to sign the last, which did not intend
doiDg' His report of my speech before the Board,
is false as his statement about Mr.. Patterson
The community will see in his effort TO screen him
self and try SANDER me- he has caused the proof OF
over one hundred twenty witnesses to rise up
and say, do Thos. b. johnson you have tried 10
SANDER W. Greenfield and in so doing, have uttered
falsehood for our sanction and names ''oyer
hundred and twenty, p were filed in the Patriot Ohice
before publication and remained there for some
time after yours, and still be seen by calling on
W. Greenfield. We did not publish the long list of
because expected to pay for it with our own
money, and thought twenty and reference to ''over
hundred Others sufficient to satisfy any reason
able
In Justice to myself 1 will say 1 never heard OF the
first petition until it presented to me 10 sign and
that much the largest portion OF the some hundred and
twenty' odd was signed whilst in the hands OF others
whoever says to the contrary lies.
We have not (as BJohnson has by way oftrying to
screen hmSel coDdescended to refer To anything not
connected with the official management OF the road
unless it be TO ask him few questions as agent OF
the State. And bold he would have you be-
eve he is he did of the questions pro-
pounded although they had direct bearing upon his
conduct agent the State. Does he still expect
acquittal: Or does he think charges sustained?
Now Thos B. Johnson if you want any more publ
cations lust repubsh this and the questions which
have previously been propounded to You With the
proof here given of your iasehoods will leave you
to your quiet repose, if repose You can;
March end, 1851.
The nsinuation of Thos B. johnson that W. Green
field sought to screen HIMSELF by 'wheedlng' around
us, is not true We freely signed and sanctioned the
previous publications, and also this.
WM. SHAW, ID. TANKSIEY,
j. JOINER, ]. II. SMITH,
DAVID HUGHES, T. HAGAN,
J. Z. HOOD, b. u. HARRIS,
p. W. DAVIS
Mr.. Anderson and Mr. Criswell are the only persons
that asked to sign the last card who have not
signed this, but they are absent.
mar24-2t W. GREENFIELD.
CoRRECIIoN.-In the hurry of noting the absence Of
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Criswe forgot that the last
card presented 10 Roscoe, who did not sign it
because he said he did not know about the rock haul
ing and hiring out the hands. W GREENFIELD.