Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-26

and the Uote of Mr.. Reid for Chancellor.
do not despair of getting his kindest
wishes for my success if I do not get his
his vote. Mr. Reid viii have to excuse
me if occasi onally differ with him on
questions of morals as well as questions
of law. He may assume the guardian
shin of ma LCIsO k;loaOLedge, and aOeagh
| it in his cdpocSous intellect, but on the
question of morals he ought to allow
the church some jurisdiction Ego
Tn the excitement of the mo-
ment the ardent temperament of Mr..
Reid has caused himto give attention to
charges against me, which / know in
his cooler moments he will regret. He
charges mewith saying that 'Mr. Rexford
is a bad man and scoundrel." Now, /
never used such language; never said
one word about Mr.. Rexford. His con-
duct toward me has always been respect
full and polite-as much so as that of Mr..
Reid himself. | knew nothing of his
recommendation to office by Mr.. East till
| saw it in the paper. l knew nothing of
Mr. East's fees, and have never said one
word about his private matters. I
have made more speeches in his defense
than any of his supporters, and he had
the courtesy to approach me and thank
me for denying the slanderous reports cir
culated against him by his enemies.
am not responsible for what any
man says or publishes. / have
endeavored to conduct myself as a
Christian gentleman, and l have borne all
the ISLANDERS and reproaches heaped upon
me for having the cool effrontery to offer
myself for Chancellor with such patience
and grace as God has given me. --
MIR. Reid is one of 10000 voters in
this county, and in that proportion is his
judgment entitled to respect and consid-
Grafton by you, and no further. He ap-
pears TO be the especial champion of Mr..
East; he got up the petition TO get Mr..
East to become candidate for Chancel-
Tor after he had told dozen different
persons that he did not intend to run for
the office. l would remind Mr.. Reid that
the contest is between me and Mr.. East,
and | would commend him TO one of the
proverbs of Solomon: He that passeth
by and meddleth with strife that belong
eth not to himself, is like one that taketh
a dog by the ears. Farewell, Mr.. Reid,
| part with you more in sorrow than in
anger, and I pray you spare me in future;
open upon me no more wide gates of rid
icule, sarcasm, bullyism, and whistle
up no more criticisms and homilies of law
and morals upon me this hot weather,
they are terrible to a fat man. You
must not murder me with your wit, your
wrath and your sciolist claims in
order to get your friend East to walk
over the track without contest.
And now call upon my low-citizens
to vindicate my character at the polls on
the day of the election. have stood by
you through good and evil report; have
rejOiced with you in the day of rejoicing,
and have mourned with you in the day
of sorrow. was born upon the soil of
Tennessee-the fate of her people has
been MY fate. Like Moses of old, l
chose to suffer reproach with her people
rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a season. l could have joined the Radi-
cal party and had honOrs and offices
heaped upon me; but / abided the fate of |
the people. l have had back seat for |
seven long years, whilst Mr.. East has Oc-
oNPASu 4" AlOHI SoA'' anu INV P4OPoSO W
the people to put him on back seat and
give me the front seat. This is all 1 have
asked or desired, and for making this
modest request have been rebuffed and
abused, prosecuted and condemned; but |
from the sentence of condemnation passed |
upon me by Mr.. Reid, lpray and appeal |
to the great tribunal of the people, and |
ask them to review and reverse his de- |
cision. VIII you do it, my fellow-citizens,
or will you sanction his decision and |
yield the precious right to choose your
own officers to hinl2 J. B. WHITE.
NASHVILLE. july %. 1870.