Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-27
THE KNOXyILLE WING TO THE
stale JOURNAL, GREErING.

The exchange of compliments has
been resumed between the editors
of the State Journal and the Knox
vile Wing. In the first number OF
their paper, the editors of the State
Journal sent to the editor OF the
Wing greeting amissive which was
decidedly personal. The editor OF
the Wing responds as though he
liked that sort of sport, but says he
will "not initiate their coarse,
abusive style" but will ''ply them
with cold facts, which they may di-
| rest at their leisure" Some of the
Ucold facts" with which the Wing
plies its assailants are as follows:
| rGrisham denounces the statement
thai he had ever called the Union people
Of East Tennessee tories, as a vile Sian.
| der Now for the proof: The Jones'
boro Express was published in 1862 and
1868, perhaps also in 1851, by SLACK a
Grisham, viz: John Slack and Heo. Ed"
gar Grisham.
| "The files of that paper are before us.
From the issue of January %, 1863, we
make an extract as follows:
"'ToRY oUrRAGEs IN WESTERN NORTH
| CAROLINA.
| "'On Thursday night, 8th inst, a band
of tories from the mountains of East
| Tennessee and Laurel, North Carolina,
attacked the village OF Marshall, North
Carolina, taking the citizens prisoners
and robbing the whole town of whatever
yaluables were movable. When they
left they said their next move would be
| unou the armory at Ashville, North Car
DINA. A force of 800 men, under
Col Allen, of the Gath North Carolina
regiment, has been sent from Knoxville
TO capture the marauders. @ .rr....-
| nObseryel Those who are here
spoken of as "a band of Tories, from the
mountains of East Tennessee and Lau'
ell, North Carolina, and who are a.
used of committing Tory Outrages' In
Western North Carolina; and whose
CAPTURE by Col Allen "a Rebel colonel ID
| predicted, were Union people of East
Tennessee and North Carolina.
"This is an editorial article in the Ex-
, | press, at the head Of which is the maine
of Geo. Edgar Grisham, as one of the
proprietors and publishers.
t 'Again, Grisham was Secretary o
, | the Central Committee for the relief o
the families of INDECENT soldiers o
Washington county. lie was elected
= such, January 10, 1868. His name APP
. pears as such in the public proceeding
of that committee, published in tht
. Express of January %.
"The committee, of which Grisham
was member and officer, adopted a mo
tiop. that the Secretary draw up pc
: tition, to be signed by this committed
!. and to be presented to the Hon. County
| Court at it's next sitting-tO the eifec
e that the said Honorable Court be re-
r ouested, as the most expedient means fo
the relief of the widows, wives anC
children of the INDECENT soldiers o
( Washington county, that they forthwith
J. ! assess a tax or-say thirty cents to one
0 hundred dollars worth of property
l believing this to be the most equitable
= and lust mode TO secure the end de
sired ..,
: mThe motion was carried unanimously
d The motion was afterward amended t
{ include all families who required assis
4 lance from the hand of charity.
Q mRut a further motion was also mad
q and adopted, to circulate subscription
: and when the tax shonld be levied, hav
y the contribution actually made, deducte,
l. from the amount of the tax so levied.
: "These INDECENT soldiers Of Washing
y ton we're Rebel soldiers, and GrlshaI
: proposed TO levy n tax upon loyal mel
t n support the families of Rebel sol
diers
: Here we see this Simon pure loyahst
t, Who was always loyal, who never ha'
n svmnstby with rebellion, publishing
naner which denounced the Union me
a Of East Tennessee, az tories and OH
a ciating in January, 1865, as secretary Q
meeting which proposed TO levy Ia
J, of thirty cents on the hundred dollars, {
i support the families OF Rebel soldiers,
Why, Georgei
3 Having settled the editor IN
: chief of the State Journal I'd IL
I own satisfaction at least, the Whi'
s turns upon his associate as follows
"Mr Bowel, adds to Grisham's editOria
: in the State Journal of the 2lst inst, IN
: approval, and accepts the cOgnomen Q
"a the Rat Terrier of the State journal
a This man was pass examiner on tn
East Tennessee railroads for the Rebe
!, eonfoderacy. There was probably Il
: office in the whole cOniederaey-ex
= perhaps that CT the cOnsOripting officer
!, more Justly OdiOus to Union person
- thon tl,e one Mr.. Bowel filled. Why Wa
e !. od;ous2 Because the person who la
The pass had to take the oath to supper
a the ron(ederaey. This oath was printe
"a npon the back of the pass, and II per
snns should be found upon the tram with