Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-24
/" That Forgery"

For the benefit Of 6ty subscribers aided 10 our
ns since the last issue Of the HIs We viii repub-
ish TIE following
cHATrASOOeA May 2s 1858
qousrnor Br0ignios.
SIR This is 10 inform you that DR.. White read
q my hearing q copy Of the WHIe about thst editor
1i the rebel paper in our town, Mr.. Kirby. BE was
g MHioT in the 4sth oolored regiment and in No.
vombor Of 1856 be was member Of the Union
League and rsn for Marshal on the Union ticket
hu, sold out 70 Mr.. Bosch, the rebel candidate.
Your friend, p. W. BMALLEY.
After we had told Kirby that we would give bin
the name Of the writer OF the letter II he demanded
tie same be published that such letter had been
received by us-thsi il was a forgery" To give
color 70 this accusation he published card from
Mayor Carr, Of Chattanooga, himself adding to the
card the osientatous signature Mayor Of Chatta
noogan The Mayer was asked BY Kirby if there
vas such men in Chattanooga as 2. W. Smalley or
Dr. White. He replied be knew no such men, and
20 Kirbys request gave him statement 70 this ef-
feet. From Mayor Carr we publish the folio wing
KNoxvi1Lr TExS, June 90 lses
EDITORS WHTG ! have seen ia the hands OF
Col John Brownlow what plrporis 10 be letter
dated At Chattanooga, May 25th, 1865, signed by
p W. Smnley. This letter IS tie same publis beu
velope bearing the post mark Of Chatt@no 'ga ~
direction being ia TIE hand iCritiRg as the tct
tcT. have no doubt thst the letter Is fabrication
as there is no person named Z. w. Smalley living
IN Chattanooga, nor DR.. White Neither wH'
Mr.. Bsseh candidate tha rebel ticket. Mr.
o. c. cARH.
We have shown the original letter 70 3 bali doser
men, all Of whom like Mayor Carr, will testify tbs
the envelope bears the official post-ofice mark O
Chattanooga, and that Tho direction on It Is ia ~
same hand ssrifii,g al tie letter This is proof con
elusive that the letter was mailed ct Chattanooga
Thst .os did not "forgo" or manufacture i is con
clusively shown in the fact that Il sssas gentle
IN high standing Of our own party--"a Radical o
the striolesl sect
From ell we can hear Of Kirby, we would not b
surprised 70 learn that h had this imposition made
upon us- 1t is say those who know him, just lik
hin A man who would esvesdrop gentlemen IL
private conversation for the purpose Of reportinl
what they say, would do almost anything. We bad
terribly provoked him. AID BY having himself as
sailed in connection with Radical be might ex
pect 10 impose a statement upon US relative 10 mer
and things in Chattanooga, where be knew our &C
suainisnce was very limited. To this Il may b,
fople0 "DeioIe Feoiituihs I'D 1tninE. Yea ought x
kloso its statements to be correct or the author o
them responsible" To this We reply there wa
nothing In the statement (which we understood {,
Be incorTect) ths. Kirby was member Of N,
Union League i,ieoasisssat with bis character o.
sntecedeBts BE aaiaits be IVES msrSbslllng for on
saaght on tie rebsls the sable boys Of the ssh Z
s. Colored Infantry.
Oar general charge which Kirby seeks 10 svsd,
the force Of BY charging forgery upon u.s. wa
that bic course a. this sime Is in ooaaicl With h
past record dramatically opposed 70 bis acts So,
PRINCIPLES before hs concluded 70 live bore and lool
to the robs,s for his meat hni bread. He dsnis.
lha. 30 hss been Radical, and 10 proof Of il swear
he was never in the League. Is Is less Radical T.
be AZ oGiesr Of coloFed troops than member Of Oh
Loyal Leaeue7
We AK pardon q our reader foT dignifying d,
little feea with 50 extended a notice We shat
not Do 20 again. BE don't deserve It, for be IS d
snsre tool OF Flsssing and others