Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-28

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BLcrSryILLE. Tenn, jan -. 1896.
EnrroRs @uxIos SxD AnERrcAS:"
Under the head ofyeur East Tennessee CORES.
pendent i ind my reputation most puil1 as
ssiled a. county court clerk q Sullivan county
In the FIRST place. Mr. Conservative charges
that on the day Of the election held IN Blonnf.
he Lssslat,re 70 rsSsese he court house from
BlornfriIe to Bristol, that fraudulenty signed
certificates Of loyalty, and placed them in the
hands Of persons with instructions @ ascertain
who world vote for BIo1ntville, and then fill them
up and band 70 such peEsonsi all Of which Is sio-
toriously false, certified for only eight v0terz
on that day. all Of whom proved their LOYALTY ac-
cordirx TO law, as the record VIII show. He fur
thor states that in Moores distrirf. when at q
previous election for Representative. there were
only two votes polcd that IT the present election
no,ea tbey nov Is dssr n ne sna
~. Consequently that il false.
Ia the next place he states, that there are only
zine votes in the Blcuufvile district. and at the
court house election there were cast one hundred
and Forty votes, thus endeayoring 20 make the
false impression that there were one hundred and
thirfy-on spurious votes east. Well. i can in
form hin. thai the largely increased vote ut
Biountylle can be easily accounted for ior 1t was
quarterly court day Tor the county, and the elec-
ton being on the same day, drew to this point q
csnty sd "A aSs;t;on there were ~ afs - w y,
hold election In three districts In the vicinity
of Bl0untville; hence many Of the voters came
and voted at Bl9untyille. And l would further
say. that threc-fourths of the magistrates Of the
county are opposed 10 the removal Of the court
house, and whilst the matter was pending IN the
Legislature. they made an appropriation and APP
pointed commissioners to have the old court house
repaired. 30 certain were they that large major
ity Of the people would favor IT, and we're opposed
TO its being removed. And now l would say 10
Mr. Conservative, that the man who would give
currency to such statements is simply contempti-
bic. and as such should not have noticed his ar
ticlc, but he gives currency TO rumor which
some Of the defeated in the election may believe
% some extent, and i am confident they are viii
The subject of roal estate, that i have no real es
tate in the county. So when IL his question Of
money, real estate. &c. to influence me-t0 evade
the law, rs he says | would 7? would here men
ton the fact, that although there was great inter-
est manifested in the election, yet the vote cast
was smaller by two hundred than in the election
for Representative. - wv
1 now pronounce each and every statement
made by conservative in reference to the said
election malciousy false. / know some men who
were 10 have been largely benefited by the re-
TO believe any tale that injuries the character Of
the opposite party. To such / have made the
above statements. and wish them TO examine
my books and get the truth before they hiss dog
On me. Conservative ins;nuates that the Gov
ernor will consider aad set the election aside. bat
am confident the Governor will not be inhu-
enced by the chife-srashed in this matter. much
less the dirty. unvarnished copperhead who
strikes in the dark. The charge is grave one. If
tive. he Is either dog or bear. and. so far rs
am concerned, he exercise his brutal instincts
in barking or growing TO suit his nature.
WM. G. SyAPP.