Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-20
A prsGRAcEFuL TRICK.

puDllSneu one line OF TWO UtTOutWb llOli
the testimony. As to the balance, they
give their construction of it. Now, let us
compare the testimony as given with the
testimony as published, and note the diff
ference.
In order to understand the testimony,
the reader must remember that our MEM
bers of Congress were applying for their
seats in Congress and that Judge Temple
was being examined as to the condition of
affairs in Tennessee, and as to the feeling of
the " ScceSsiOnisis" to the General Gov
eminent. In answer to the question,
whether these gentlemen (scceSSioniSts)
who are acquiescing, and who say they are
willing to submit are not generally men
of capacity and influence and considera-
ton ?' he answered:
Jadgc Temples IN Judge Temples An-
s,6cr, as Reported By S,oer, as given in the
the Committee. Wig and Press and
Herald.
Ans. 4" Yes sir they Ans. Yes, sir; they
are generally, so far as are generally, so far as
| know, because those know, because those are
referring to secession the persons | generally
iStS) are the persons | come in contact with.
generally come in con- Here follows their con-
tact with. | have not struction ofwhat Judge
come in contact with Temple said.) He said
many of the common he never came in con-
REFUGEES, and | know tact with many of the
very little about their common PEOPLE, and
sentiments. II is gem that he knew very little
orally persons or posi- about their sentiments.
ton with whom | have He also said that it was
come in contact, or with generally persons of po-
whom | have had con- sition with whom he
versation' come in contact or with
whom he had CONVEX
sation.
From Judge Temples answer, as he gaze
it, it will clearly be seen that he was refer
ring only to the "lScceSsiOnistS,n for it was
of their feelings to the Government the
Committee desired to learn. 1t was of
them alone he testified, for he said
have not come in contact with many of
the common REFUGEES This testimony,
it will be remembered, was given early in
the year 1856, or late in 1865, when, it is
well known, but few of the common "refu-
gees" had returned to Knoxville. In his
practice as a lawyer about that time, Judge
Temple had occasion to meet more particu-
larry with secessionists "of position, -
many of whom were before our courts for
treason and prosecutions of various kinds,
both civil and criminal. 1t was, therefore,
of the feelings of the common refugees"
towards the Government that Judge Tenn
pie was at that time unable to speak, for
he had had but little opportunity then to
meet them, and know how they accepted
the results of the war.
This explanation must be clear and sat
i.fa 20. IN; lid oI
question now is. who is responsible for
this mean and unfair perversion of this
testimony? Very remarkable, indeed,
that both of our contemporaries should
qnote this testimony from the Messenger
Of Peace, of 18th March, 1866. They pre-
tend to have copied from that paper and
we are bound to suppose they did, until
the contrary is established. But if Hey
are innocent, somebody has Intentionally
imposed upon them. Who was ito We
heard of Judge Brown at Clinton, armed
with documents and books, from which he
was reading to the people the above testi-
mony. Now, we ask Judge Brown if he
did not see Judge Temples testimn ny in
the report of the Committee as published ?
We ask him further if he did not notice the
perversion made in the Messenger? We
ask our contemporaries, in turn, these
questions: Who furnished you the MesseH-
ger Of Peace of March, 1866? Was your
extract published from that paper? Did
the gentleman who furnished the MeSscn-
ger also furnish you the report; or was
anything said, or any comparison made
with the original?
We have no charges now to make; but
in this case, as in the Blount county affair,
our curiosity is somewhat excited, and we
would like to know who has been guilty of
this contemplate fraud. Will our con-
temporaries help us expose it?
Both the gentlemen named are candi-
dates for a responsible Judicial position.
If Judge Brown, or any Of his friends,
knew of this fraud, or propose to use it,
now that it is exposed, we intend to make
it known, and learn whether or not the
people approve such means to secure such
honorable position. If such tricks are
to he resorted to, we want to understand
ii. Are such frauds intended to help the
people choose a nOn-partisan Judiciary?
QUITE stir was created on our streets,
yesterday, by the reception of the news