The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-09
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SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1855.
Letter lr0m the H0n. \. G. faIIor.

SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1865.
Letter from the Hon.. \. G. Taylor.
For the Nashville Upioa.
1t is due to the Hon. Y G Taylor
that the following extract Of letter
from him should be spread before The
public. You win oblige his friends by
giving it 3 place in your columns:
Lox0AcomsG, n. j., March 81, 1865.
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But find have q powerful opPosi-
ton from a quarter whence expected
anything. else than attacks. did not
expect Governor Brownlow, whose
friend have ever been, through thick
aud thin, to attack ms, so soon after
his own elevation, nor ever. The truth
IS after his able and uniform opposition
to ezecmire dictation and against the
abuse Of q6faial influence in elections, /
supposed he would gather the guber>
material robes with dignity about his
person, and leave the election Of 0. S.
Senators 10 the honorable members OF
the General Assembly OF the State
That my friend, the Governor, has a
right to entertain = preference as TO
candidates, no one viii question, but
how far the expression Of that preser-
ence, through the publis press, could
with injurious and unjust remarks
against other gentlemen, who have sus-
tanned him, may eomport with good
taste, and the dignity of the Office to
which he has been elevated, is 8 mat
ter about which free and intelli
gent community will differ but little:
and how far such publications by the
Elebtiye Chief:of the State, may affect
the members Of the General Assembly
of Tennessee, is 8 question for them
alone to solve. If am not grossly
deceived, in the character of
the men who compose that
patriotic body, my excellent
friend, the Governor, viii find that
their bitter experience of Despotism,
for the last four years, has not 50 far
crushed out the spirit of manhood
within them, as to incline them to be-
come simply the exponents of his will.
Gov. BroWnlow. in late Issue of the
Knoxville Wing. offers some reasons
Why hs is opposed to me for Senator,
under the head of Remarks" he is
kind enough to preface these "Re-
marks" with an endorsement Of the
eleverness and talents of Col Taylor"
for which tender him. my grateful ac-
acknowledgements, and with the svoW-
al of our (his) personal friendship for
him (me) which most cordially re-
ciproeate. In theposition to which my
friends have assigned me, feel called
upon to make some observations upon
the matter Of those remarks
Gov. Brownlow expresses the opin-'
ion that his correspondent Anxious
gives me over.mueh honor and credit
for my labors in behalf Of the destitute
and suffering of East Tennessee i
leave the settlement Of this question
with "Amicus and the Governor. But
l cannot but observe, that if his further
statement, viz: that l divided the
honor and credit of raising funds, &c,
with Edward Everett and Col J. E
Peyton," be a charge, l have no de-
fence TO make to it
The Governor remarks that, to Mr..
! Everett, are we indebted for the most
Of all that was raised, which was done
"under the eye and by the personal sf-
| forts of Mr.. Everett" In answer, ]
have 10 say, that no loyal American,
and especially no East Tennessean, can
too highly honor the memory of this
great good man, who combined in his
character perhaps a greater number of
excellencies than any other man of
the age A profound statesman, q
ripe and accomplished scholar
finished orator-he stands = in
history, model American Christian
gentleman. Il is no detraction, how-
ever, 10 suggest that the eloquence, in
fiuence, and personal efforts, of Mr..
Everett, were enlisted and concentra-
ted, successfully, upon the relief move
ment for East Tennessee, by one man,
and that one man WAS he whom the
Governor charges with having divided
the credit and honor with 1ln Everett
and others, or to speak more justly, he
who laid all the honors freely at their
feet
The Governor furfher remarks, that
THE Relief Association paid him well
for what he (coI Tsylor) did'-and
the printer uses many italics, and cap
itals, in presenting the salary and per
diem, &c, which / received for my
work, in their service He also charges
that did not put in half my time, but
1ocketed the salary for the full time
&C. and that / acknowledged receipt Of
more than $4,000 from the committee
and from private contributions, &c
respond to the whole together. Any
member Of that committee, ] think
Governor BroWnloE himself, viii tel
you that the salary the COMMITTEES
gave me was voted, at their own in
stance, without a suggestion from me
Of 1 remember correctly on the sub
) ject CT is proper here to state that
: conceived the idea Of this EAst Ten
nesse Relief Association, and that
originated the programme under which
: at my urgent solicitation, the organ
izztion vas established The salar.
voted me was 1900 per annum. Wit
that sum l had to clothe aR almos
naked family Of twelve persons, ps
their transportation 70 New Jersey, an
\ support them, and prosecute the edr
: cation Of the children Ny salarl
measured by the average value Of gold
was less thAn $500 In addition I
= this, for travelling expenses receive
|. about S2l00, which were spent in III
y service Of the Society.
> Ny family lived economically, CLOSELY
and in comparative seclusion, and ye
In@ure you, that my salary did q.
= cover their expenses BY more tbs
$1,000 Although some weeks vel
lost from speaking, in providing for n
f.u,;lv .n5 during the excitement