The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-01-26
Letters from Blountvills.
BLouNTY1LLE, yan. 20, ]

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!, BLouSTviLLE, Jan. 20, 1866.
SIRs;-A correspondent Of tbs
Unton & American at Nashville, wri
ting from Bristol, has most wantonlJ
a~ssailed me as County Court Clcrk o.
Sullivan County. In tho first place
he charges tina. on the day Of tie cleo
ton in Blountvillc, for the ratifca,
ton or rejection ofan act Of tho Leg
islaiure TO remove the Court House
from Blouptville, that ! ffaudulently
signed blank certificates and placed
them in the hands Of persons with in.
sti uctions to ascertain who would vote
for Blountville, and then ill them up
and hand them TO such persons, all OF
which is VIGOROUSLY false, as I ecrti-
fed for only eight persons on that
day, MI Of whom proved their loyalty
according TO law, as the record will
show, lie further states that at
Moors' district, where at a previous
election held for Representative, there
was only two votes polled, and at the
Court House election tho same dis.
trict polled forty. How he ascertain,
cd that vote 7 know not, as thoro is
no such district in the county, conse-
quently that Is false. In the next
place he states that there arc only nine
or thirteen votes in the Biountyille
district, and at the Court House elec-
ton thorc were cast $40 votes, thus
endeavoring TO make the false impress
sion that there were l27 spurious
votes cast. The largely increased
vote cast at BlountvillO {if he had
wished to represent facts, can be ca
SLY accounted for. II was a day on
which a quarterly term ofthe Coun.
ty Cont was held, requiring the at
tendance Of all the Magistrates Of the
County, and the election being on tho
same day, drew 10 that point a large
concourse Of citizens from every por-
ton of the country, and in addition
there were no officers TO hold the cleo
ton in three districts in tho vicinity
of Blountville, which nearly all voted
at Blountville. And I would further
state that thiee fourths OF the Magls-.
trates of the county are opposed to the
removal of the Court House, and
whilst the matter was pending before
the Legislature, they made an appro-
priation and appointed commission.
ers to repair the Court House, 50 GER
tain were they that \ large majority
Of the people themselves were in ia.
yor of remaining where it Eow Is,
and consequently bis statement is
false. And | further say, that the man
who would give currency TO such q
statement Is simply contemplate, and
as such, I should not have noticed his
article, but he gives currency to q ru.
NOR which some ofthe defeated in the
believe to some extent, aud
! am confident will DO willing to hear
the truth.
l would further state on the subject
n real estate, (as ho is pleased to
:hArge,O that ! have no real estate in
.bO County, and as il regards my Of
ice, there was TO BIO no now County |
consequently il could not effect mel
whore is the question of money, re-
i estate, &c. to influence me 70 Ogade
he law, as be says.
] would here mention the fact, that
Though lboro was great intores. man.
IN tho election, yet tho vote
Ast was greatly smaller than at the
lst election for Representative. ]
.bereforo pronounce each and every
latsment mae by Conservative 10
20 the said election as mali
iously false. I tnoV sOmo mon who
T,Ts to be largely benefited By the
srnovsi, are disPlsAssd By The result
I'd are ready y believe any tale that