The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-14


IN the Nashville Union Of Saturday, the
18th list, under the head Of "Bank Of Ten
nessee," ASTON aiding frauds developed
etc [ find a publication which does me
gross Injustice, and which IS not corrected
IN the correction" in the issue Of that pa
per of Sunday, the 18th inst.
The fscts are simply these; BE ng ct the
capitol on thursday last, on other business,
I was in the act Of leaving the building,
when met Mr., S. J. Carter, one OF the
| Representatives from Davidson county, who
! accosted me and stated that the Bank Com
mirtec were about 10 resume the examine
ton OF the affaIrs Of the Bank of Tennessee,
that be hal looked for me some days, and
desired 70 know when | could assist them in
the examination Of the books, or words to
/ that effect. I informed him that was very
busy during the day, aod that at night
would be the most convenient time for
me-we then agreed 70 meet At the
| COmptToller's room that night. About 4 a
| o'clock / arrived and found Mr.. Carter and
Mr.. Hatchett, the Comptroller after some
conversation foreign 70 the subject Of our
meeting, Mr.. Carter Informed me that be
vas about 10 introduce bill TO wind up the
Bank Of TeUnesses "a copy Of which he
handed me and which I read) and that he
desired some information 20 enable him 10
sus ain his bill. / told him ] would most
sheerfully give any in my power, aud asked
| whst be wished particularly. Amongst
other things he asked what amount OF circu-
iation or bank notes were issued by the
bank after the sth Of Nay, 1861. replied
that I could give the information from the
1 books Of the bank. We then, accompanied
By Mr.. Hatchett, repaired to an adjoining
room, where the books and papers Of the
bank wrre, and commenced q search for
them. There were quite q number Of boxes
/ "a - Ia. q 49,
| required until near nine o'clock, without
success, I, at the request Of SIR. Carter, gave
a list Of them to Mr.. iIatchett, who pro-
posed 10 look further FOR them. Mr.. Carter
remarked that he would send for me when
the books were found, aud We separated.
In the conversation referred 10 above, no
such question was asked by me as reported
in the Union. "How did you discover that
notes had been dated backg'' Nor Of course
was any such answer made by Mr.. Carter
as that attributed to him. Claiborne did not
cranky tell Carter that large sum hsd
been dated back for the express purpose q
/ giving il greater value" etc etc, Al stated
| By the Union. "Nr. Carter at once asked
| Claiborne 10 accompany him add examine
the books" etc. The conversation above
rceited, indeed, nearly al the Conversation
having any bearing upon the matte- in
| question, occurred 10 the room where W.
were searching for the books. The article
OF the Union bays tthere is no way Of dis
tinguishing the genuineIfrom the spurious
except hy book in the bsnk in which an
exact account Of the ma ter had been ke y,
never knew Of, nor do / believe that amy
other than the regular books OF the bank
had been kept, these books, when found,
viii explain the whole question of the err
cuiation OF the bank.
No words Of mine uttered at any time,
could by auy pos,ibiliy be construed into
| a satement that large sum, not less
| $ ,oo0, coo, and perhaps sd,o0e, 200 had been
| dated back, etc, as stated BY the Union ln
short, the whole article IN that paper, as far
az my name Il implicated, Is sheer labriea-
tion. Ii the Union got its information from
other sources it should go have stated,
and thus have prevented the necessity Of
my name appearing in the public prints,
and much against nay will.
Mr.. Carter called at my Office on Saturday
morning Just as I had finished seading the
article IA the Union OF the llth, and as
was about 70 write him note on the sub
ject. lie was apparently as much astonish-
cd as ! was stated that he had remarked 70
, gentleman before breakfast that no such
conversation had taken place, aud promised
that he would haze ID corrected.
HENRr 1. CLnBoRSE.
, NAsHyLEE, Nov. 18th, Is65.-The fore
going stat ment Of Mr.. Claiborne, former
Cierkof the Bank Of Tennessee, 80 FAR IS re-
lhtcs 10 the conversation and statement hg
should have made on Thursday evening
{ last at the Capitol Building, touching the
| Back Of Tennessee, 10 correct 70 the best OF
my recollection. 5. W. HArcHErr.