Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-21
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Correspondents PUBLIC LEDokR.j
Mossr CREEK. October 10. 1859.
One of the most starsling tragedies thai
has for years disturbsd the quiet OF thii
community occurred last night at New
Market, o ANAL town on the East len
nessee and Virginia railroad. twenty-five
miles east of Knoxville. Col. william
Brszelton, son of General william
4 Brszelton, sr., shot himself through the
heart. and died instantly. The news
spread like wildfre and fell upon the
people like Q shock, for Col Brazelton
was widely known and universally loved.
Ten years ego LIE was houored with .
seat in the Legislature Of this State, and
at that time was one of the most dashing,
brilliant and promising young men Of
the State. At that time he was only
twenty-five years Of age He filled his
seat in the Legislature with honor and
distinction, and returned home with the
confidence and respect of bis compeers
and the people. At the outbreak
Of the late war he espoused
| the cause of the South, and for Q
wear held the position of Lieutenant. Col
onel of the famous First Tennessee Cav
alry. known as Carriers Regiment" one
of the most noted commands of the
Southern army. Afterwards, when Colonel
Garter was promoted to brigade comman.
der, Colonel Rrszelton was assigned to
duty on the etc r of the former, IN which
service he continued with the highest dis
tinctiops until the termination of the
war. He was chivslrous officer Of the
Napoleouic order, and his presence alone
on The field of battle was worth q whole
battalion. Enthusiasm of the highest or
der accompanied him wherever be went,
and where was the thickest of the fight
there could his plume be seen, there wa
wing his standard. Had be lived in the
DAYS of Bonaparte, he would have ranked
with Ney, MurAt and other immortaIlzed
heroes Of France and her glory. How
man of his history and career, of his fam
ily. and of his brilliant genius could, in
the bosom of his family, commit the ter
rible act of self-murder is far beyond the
ken Of human thought His light has
gone out forever; bis career is over, and
we draw the veil of charity over the last
mysterious act Of bis life. What awful
anguish, what terrible struggles be en-
dured 10 the last dark, lonely hour OF his
life, the world can never know. He has
left behind lovely and ACCOMPLISHED wife
and two blooming children. This humble
tribute to his memory will meet sincere
response from thousands Of his friends
throughout the State.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
II is well.known here, as elsewhere,
that his Alsermsnic honor, A. j is nov
besiepiur the capitol Of Tennessee for
the position Of q. S~Senstor. On the
ate DIS Of this same capitol, six years ago,
he stood and declared that slavery was
EXTINCT, Was ever such arrogance, such
assumption and such impudence equalizer
What right had lie, in the face of the Con-
stitutiou which be protested to venerate
80 much, to abolish or attempt to abolish
slavery The same right that he had to
organize and iusugurste the terrible
state Of anarchy with which we have been
cursed ever aimee the date of his )fa-
mons proclamation of freedom to the ne
qroes and slavery to the whites the
same right that be bad to reconstruct the
Southern States without the aid
or consent of Congress; the same
right that be had to demand the viola
ton of the Sherman and johnson treaty,
and the execution of Lee, BeanreRard
aud Davis; and lastly, the same right be
bad TO hang Mrs. Surratt, whose daughter
he permitted to remain one entire dark,
dreary night on the steps of the National
CAPITOL im ploring admittance all in vain.
These crimes are still fresh in the minds
of the people, and though he nay sue
coed 10 going to Washington as our Rep
reseutative, it will not be with the will or
ever consent of the masses. We want some
mar for Senator who is at least clear OF
the dsmnsble charges which hang over
the head of Andrew Johnson 10 East
Tennessee, the home Of this plebeian ty-
rant and voracious aspirant for Office, he
has but few friends. His race is about
run whether be becomes Senator or not
A Citing epiiaph an bis political tomb
would be, The Great Accident = Once
Military Gorernor by force, Fresidenf
bv accident and force Of circumstance.
and an arrGnt Demagogae and 7yrant
by Nature.
will close by saying one word in re-
ference to the oontem ptible action OF the
Knoxville Press and Herald, the organ
Of Andrew johnson, negro equality and
plastered Radicslism generally. The
circu instances are these: A few weeks
since correspondent of the Memphis
LEDGER stated in communication,
dated at this place, to that paper, that q
Southern msn, named Col Newman, had
been paid for horse stolen from him
during the war by man of Onion sen
timents-the latter the thief of th<ehorse
and that he (Col N had not 3rose-
cutsd the thief in considerations Of the
fact that he had received the fnll value of
his horse, and that Southern man since
the close Of the war has had no chance Of
redress at the hands Of Radicals In the
Radical courts. Tie last was st least in
fered from the tone Of the writer and from
known facts. The name Of the man who
stole the property WAS withheld for
prudential reasons. The Press and
Herald, ready to isjure anybody to
advance its own selfish, narrow spirit,
caught up the article 10 question,
and in an editorial under the head
of "Indiscreet Discretion" went on
TO say that the writer Of the article had
exposed Uol. Newman, and iBsinuated
that il would lead TO bis indictment for
being particeps erimeDis in failing TO re-
mort the man who stole his horse. The
Press and Herald knew that the LEDGER
was 40 evening paper. and would hardly
be ant 10 reach any of the political enc