Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-06-12
Rarnn Muuchausen Baxter.

t-,ao. a;a.rent oogpou,sns. the buzzard-winged
fame of Door Baxter hss become pretty extensive IN
Tennessee He has IS many christian names as
,bere vVara eolors in Josephs coat. BY the Union
men he Is generally called Brigham and Nun
cbaussn and by the rebels in 1861 he was dubbed
DIRTY Work Baxter The most appropriate Of
his several names, as we think, is Munchausen,"
Is indicative of the prominent trait in bis character
Islander Baron Munchsusen is famous as the
most INSCRIPTIONS and despetsts liar the world has
ever produced This propensity, developed in poor
Baxter when he was five years ola caused his friends
to name him Munchsusen The striking similarity
between " Munchausen," ST. and Jr. is shown by
the narration Of one Of the old mans statements,
viz: That he had seen greyhound who ran SO
rapidly as to leave his four legs behind him, mean
while the head and body Of the dog passed throug
several miles space in few minutea.n Manchausen,
"The Prince Of Liars" made this statement under
the solemn sanction Of an oath. II does seem an
unreasonable story, but if Munchausen associated
with such liars as Baxter, of Knoxville it is not
strange be should fall into the habit of making such
assertions as the one referred TO- Many assertions
have been made by our Knoxville Munehausen as
destitute Of truth any ever made by the old man
We have been led 70 these reflections by seeing
cards from Galloway, Arnell and others, eKposi ng
the falsehoods Of poor Baxter.
/ To correct every false statement ne makes would
require more printed pages than are contained in
Storey's Jurisprudence II is only few Of his lies
we have space 10 expose in one issue
/ Below Judge HOuk puts the matter in such form
as 10 leave Munchausen Baxter no alternative but
70 furnish the evidence on which he slandered Judge
/ Houk, or he branded Is a deliberate falsi6er We
copy the Judges Card froa The Conp'eroiag Of this
city:
CLnToN, Tenn, May 2lst 1867.
/ Editor R,loxriLle Commercial:
] SIR; John Baxter, in his recent speech at CleVe-
( land, used the following language:
Not long since the Judge Of one Of our judicial
circuits, headed drunken mob, at late hour Of the
night, to invade the quiet of worthy family which
had furnished three out Of four sons 10 the Federal
army, for the purpose Of lyehns the other son Tor
having been in the rebel service
Now, all / wish to say is, that as the Baxter f7'
have been pursuing me for the last twelve months
on the stamp through the press, and In the courts
presume this charge is intended 10 apply 70 me-
! 1 make this proposition TO Mr.. Baxter; Ii be
will state that he had reference TO me, and state
what family be alluded TO- in regard to the drunken
mob and fol, sons three having been contributed 10
the Federal army will prove him tteT by his
own witness. Come out Mr. Baxter II am
worthy to be assailed, you ought to have manhood
enough 70 meet the issue charge you as having
deliberately, wilfuly premedtatedly and malicious
ly lied. sfEr,1
With these propositions, ] shall leave Mr.. Baxter
until it can be ascertaned whether he viii give me
opportunity TO prove him guilty of making false
statements. ! am, truly
L. q, HOUR
Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Tennessee