Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-01
CARTER AND JOHNSON.
Who Was EIeeted?-A card from Maj.
GraYsOn.

Who Was EEeeted?-A Gard from Maj.
GraysOn.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald.
was surprised to see in your paper a
few days since, an article in which it was
claimed that Capt J.J. r. Boyd was ell
ected from the counties Of Carter and
Johnson as q Suffrage Republican. /
perhaps would have allowed the article
to have passed unnotieed but from the
fact that it was published on information
furnished by Capt Boyd himself Now
what are the facts in the case2 Capt
Boyd claimed, in the canvass, in every
speech he made, to be Stokes Radical
ofthe deepest dye, and charged that l
was not a sound RsdiOll; in fact, that
was not Radical at all, but COnserva-
tive. And in his speech at Taylorsville
he told the people that he had called on
me to tell whether | was Radical or
not; that had steadily and all the while
refused to answer the question; and when
asked if was a Radical of the deepest
dye, that had answered no, and did not
vote that ticket
Now, Mr. Editor, what have stated
in this brief card, am able to prove by
the testimony of Hon. Fred. Slimp and
Thos S. Smytb, Esq, and others
Another error in the article to which
would call especial attention is that Capt.
Boyd claims to be elected, which is not
true, as am abundantly able to prove
and have the evidence in my possession
to do So And, again, during the can
vass, Capt Boyd was opposed to any
amendment to the constitution Of the
State, for fear that Rebels would vote,
whilst | favored such amendments as
time and common sense had indicated.
Hoping that you will give this hastily
written article place in your valuable
paper, am your humble serv't
J. w. NJ. GRAYsON.
From the GreenevilIe National Union.
was in Elizabethtown shortly after
the recent election, and think it but
Justice that the public should know the
trickery resorted to by the motley crew
in Carter county to defeat the Hon.
Elijah Simerly and Colonel W NJ
Grayson.
Defeat staring them (the "mOtleys")
full in the face, it was very apparent
that something must be done. Hence a
herculean exertion was put forth by
sending out their emissaries the day
before the election in various directions
more particularly upon what is called
the "Simerly Railroad" where there
were quite number of pure Radicals
at work, who it was feared would
vote for Col. Grayson and Mr. Simerly.
They were collected together and
brought to Elizabethton and put in a
large storehouse, where they were well
fed and liquOred, and additions con-
tinued to be added to their number until
| the crowd became so dense-the effluyia
arising from such compact body OF
RadicaliSm lit became necessary to turn
them out and corral them as you would
mules, until the hour for voting, when
they were formed in double file with
music in front, and msrshals on either
side with swords or clubs in their hands,
and marched to the polls and voted in
solid phalnnx for Boyd and Singletary,
thus defeating Grayson and Simerly.
My informant further states that quite
a number Of those Radicals 90 voting
were lately from North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, and Washington county, and some
Of them minors. 1t is greatly to be
hoped that an honest Legislature, such
as we have, will not treat such course
of high,handed fraud and duress with
the least degree Of allowance, and that
Grayson and Simerly will be admitted to
seats as members of the next Legislature
| NOT RADICAL