Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-06-14
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a CARD.

We very much dislike to intrude our own
private and personal matters upon the public,
but feel constrained to make this simple
statement in vindication Of ourselves from a
charge brought against US in a meeting Of
the Managers of the Tennessee Orphan Asy.
lum. On this occasion, DR.. d. +. Wright
made speech in favor of Withdrawing all
further patronage from the CHRONICLES, on ac-
count Of Its 1hberality towards the Asylum.
In this connection, the course of the publish
ing House Of Morton b Co., of Louisville,
was polntedly contrasted with that of tho
Chronicle Office. From bill of $3.50, made
with the former, one hundred dollars had
been deducted, whilst 1t was said that the
Chronicle had made full charges against the
Asylum. The consideration of this subject
was postponed to some future meeting.
We should not concern ourselves about
DR.. Wrights opinion Of us, good or bad, but
having reason to suppose that others, whose
good opinion we do value, may credit his un.
just accusation Of "extortion, illiberality add
Indifferent work." we submit the following
facts to candid public:
An examination of our books will exhibit
an amount of Job work and advertising for
the Asylum, from April, 1866, to the pres.
ent timc, amounting to $l7l 10. Looking
over our files for the same period, We find
local notices Of the Tennessee Orphan Asylum,
for which we had the right to charge, and
which, If charged, would have amounted to
$l7o. Besides these notices, which were all
written to further the interest Of the Asylum,
there are many others in the local columns
about Its transactions, of purely general
interest, which, Indirectly beneittiug the in
s,itutiou, are not properly subject to printers
charges, and therefore all such are omitted
in the calculation. In our other columns have
appeared, during the same period, sundry
official statements from the officers of the
institution, which filled our space to the ex-
clusion of other matter. Indeed, nearly ev.
cry number Of our paper, from the establish
ment Of the Asylum, has contained some
gratuitous insertion in advocacy of its inte-
rests, For all these insertions not chargable,
we claim no sort of credit; but we do claim
10 have given tho Asylum $l7o worth Of
work, for which all newspapers can legiti-
anately charge.
Messrs. Morton l. Co., doubtless deserve all
tae encomiums Of the managers for their lib
erality; but how stand matters between us 2
Out of bill of $3.50, they deducted 500,
whilst out Of bill Of $34l 10, embracing
over year, and made up of numerous jobs,
we deducted $lT0. Whilst we have charged
$l7l 10 for dob work and matter In our
regular advertising columns, and given $l7o
worth of local notices during the same peri
TO the Asylwm. Besides, the establishment
of Messrs. Morton 4 Co., is large publish.
ing and book concern which may realize from
School books, 81 900 per annum, from the
Asylum, whilst as newspaper Office, we
Gun expect little more than the patronage
already given ua We have given the Asy-
lum one-hah Of our labor, and Messrs. Nor
ton 4 Co., less than one-third, although the
present and prospective patronage of the lat
ter Is far greater than ours, yet they arc
properly praisl for their liberaliiy and prop
crly awarded an honorary membership whilst
we arc unjustly and ungenerously denounced,
In regard to DR.. wrights proposition "a
encourage the printers Of other cities in pref
erepce to those at home, we have no osjec
ton to make on personal account We can
chesrinlly submit to the loss Of their patrons
age but can not surrender our Just claims to
fair treatment. If the charges preferred
against US are believed by the members OF
the Society, wo are sure that II is because
Of their entire ignorance Of the amount OF
Rratuitous notices we have given the Asylum,
and for which II is right and customary to
charge For the benefit Of such we add, that
these notices constitute the stock Of newspa-
per I,en as much as dry goods or groceries
do that Of the merchant ard to publish one OF
them without pay is equally as liberal as the
gin Of bag Of -four or bolt Of calico.
II having been suggested that we should
have included this gratuitous amounted $l7o
In our bill to the Asylum and then deducted
il in order to fully explain our liberality, il
is proper to say, that We have always been
averss to An osteutatious display of charities
Besides we never intended TO charge fol these
aud do not now claim any credit for theiI
gratuitous insertion, but a, the same time, W,
never expected them 10 be so entirely una.
preciated.
Having made these Statements which are
readily susceptible of disproval, If untrue
we submit 20 the public, and the manager
of the Asylum in particular, II 1t is not I
matter of simple justice to himself and to u
that DR.. Wright sustain his charges sgains
us or else withdraw them. For this purpos'
we offer him the use Of our columns.
In conclusion we have to say that we wisl
the largest measure OF success to the nobl'
charity the Tennessee Orphan Asylum pro
poses to foster, sad write only to vindicat
our own character from nnwarranted sssail
msnt. Respectfully,
NEBLETT 4 GRANT,
propristors OF the Chronicle.
RkLiolous,--A protracted meeting has bee
going on At the Cumberland Presbstera
Church. In this nlnce. since Sunday last aud