Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-29
REPLY OF THE STATE JOURNALTO
THE KNOXVILLE WING, 81

We mentioned in Sundays paper
that the State Journal here Stokes
organ) and the Knoxville Wing,
lSenter organ,) had resumed the
interchange of compliments more
emphatic than polite. While We do
not intend to soil our columns with
the harsher epithets which each ap-
plies to the other, we propose to
keep the readers of this paper
posted as to the spirit of this little
spat. With this view, we gave on
Sunday some extracts from the
Knoxville Wing touching the ante
cedents of the editor of the State
Journal. The latter paper replies
as follows: ............ ...... .-
"We have not been favored with an
exchange" by the cofined High Priest
bell weather of Beaver creek notoriety,
1.-THE so-called editor of the Knoxville
Whig,) since we commenced the publi-
eatiCn of our new paper, hence we. are
dependent upon our neighbors for " the
points" .... ...r
"The allusion which Pearne is said to
have made in regard to our connection
with "Relief Society,"" at the outbreak
of the rebellion, is the best thing he has
done in the whole course Of his wicked
and dissolute life to open to the world
the depravity, that runs riot in his cor-
rupt heart
alive remember rightly, it was Judge
Logan, of Knoxville, then a citizen Of
Jonesboro, who drew up the petition
which we presented to the honorable
county court Of Washington county, in
person, in behalf o. who?-the starving
women and children Of all parties! We
well remember seeing, poor, emaciated,
hsggard, ragged women and children,
wandering from place to place il search
of food to keep from perishing! We
well remember the cry of the orphan
children that came up from nearly every
street corner and hut in the land. We
well remember how des .itute the women,
who came down from the recesses of the
mountains, forty, fifty and some seventy
miles and more, on foot, weary, exhaust
cd, dying, followed by their little, bleed
ing barefooted children to only secure one
peck of Indian meal with which to stay
the ravages Of hunger? Yes! reader, we
we'll remember it all!-and it was at that
distressing crisis that "Relief Society"
was formed in Jonesboro, of which we
were elected Secretary, and which Soci-
ETY. did much, indeed, to alleviate the
condition Of the destitute people. We
look back upon it as one Of the brightest
gems upon our memory's stringsl-one
Of the prCudest acts we can boast OF, and
enjoy with sacred feelings of gladness.
We are proud that it was in our power
to do what we did, and only regret we
could do no more. There are many
families of both political parties whose
prayers this day ascend to the throne of
a just God in behalf of the noble work
accomplished by that little relief society.
But Pearne, Thomas Hypocrite Pearne,
with a malignity that has no parallel in
the annals Of civilization. would hound us
for thus doing an act of charity to the
starving"
But, George, what about that lit
tie piece in the "Rebel paper"
with the paternity of which the
Wing charges you had some init
mate connection, in which East
Tennessee Unionists were charac-
tered as tories? And, Stephen,
about that little pass business on
tho railroad? But badinage aside,
for the noble disinterested charity
exhibited by the senior editor of
the State Journal in the matter of
the needy women and children of
his county, he deserves the thanks
of every right-thinking man, and
the benefciaries of his efforts will
not be slow or stinted in acknowl-
edging their gratitude should OPP
portunity offer. What he did in
connection with the Relief Society
will long be remembered to his
credit,