Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-23
THE CHANCELLORSHIP.
Facts from the Records of Edward
III. East and jackson IL. White.

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On last Sunday morning a communics
ton appeared in the Republican Banne
and the UNION AND AMERICAN entitled
''Facts from the Record of Edward Il
East. Its allegations were
l. That Mr.. East was Republican, a
proven by his own admission, by the in
dorsement of prominent Nashville RepuI
icans, and by his recommendation for a
important position of the leading Republi
can of Nashville, namely, Mr.. J. P. Rex
ford. #t.t
2. That Mr.. East did not (as claime
for him) save the corporation Of Nashvill
| from financial ruin, but that his decision
was simply a refusal to undo what anothe
had done, and was merely a negative ac
quiescence In the decision of said Chacel
lor, the Hon. @. H. Smith.
3. That Mr.. East was not the devote,
friend of the Nashville corporation, but a
the lawyer of Mayor Alden in 1867 made
speech against the corporation of Nashville
and its citizens, inducted Alden into officr
and then made the corporation pay his fee
In other words, that he took one THOUSAND
dollars from the tax-burdened people O
Nashville when he mad rendered no SerUic
therefor, Gsd had not e0eB been empl0yet
1by them.
These were facts stated in dispassionatt
way, and were free from personal abuse
Proof clear and Succcint in regard to the
above statements was ready to be given,
Proof has not been called for; nor have the
above facts been denied by Mr.. East OIL
any of his friends Why this ominous ST.
lence, lasting through an entire week:
It means that neither Mr.. East or his
friends can cOntrovert a single one of the
above charges. Undenied, they must be
true. This community will consider them
true, and will make up their popular ver-
dict accOrdjRglyi
Now for the anonymous attacks during
the past week upon jackson b. White,
East's competitor for Chancellor. Firstly:
as to the anonymous communication in
Tuesday mornings BdRneT, entitled ''The
Chancellorship. Its only merit was vim
dictiveness against Mr.. White, puerility in
defense of Mr.. East. Its author had bet
ter try his hand again. Let him keep cool
next time, for before he was evidently mad
and goaded to desperation. Like the cut
tle-fish, which emits an inky fluid to es-
cape its hereditary enemy the sword-fiAh,
Mr.. East, through his would. be-friend (and
Heaven deliver. .mesfrom such a friend, has
made charges against MIR. White to cover
up his own record. However, IN this he
has failed ''The member of the bar"
wishes, and the people demand an an
swer to the charges against Mr.. East,
above set forth. 1t is rumored, you say,
that ''Mr. White personally applied to Mr..
TiDooID for OFioa 1rbiIct ba xuoe DraeiJaDE
of the United States" In the first place,
tbs IS nat so. In the second place, did not
the writer of the article, and one other
chosen friend, start the rumor? If you
did, talk of demagoguery and partisanship
no longer. Why do you not make the
charge direct? Why; admit, simply for
arguments sake, that there was an applica-
ton for Office, and even an actual accept
ance thereof under Mr. Lincoln before the
war, it would not at all affect Mr.. Whites
Southern record during and since the war.
Secondly: The anonymous communi-
cation published in the Banner of We'd
nesday, from the Chicago Journal, entitled
''The Views of a Tennesseean about the
Peculiar Institution, is a falsehood from
beginning to end. Mr.. White authorizes
US TO say that he did not converse with
such correspondent, nor did he ever give
utterance to the views there attributed to
him. He knows nothing of its author. Is
the one who had this letter republished its
author? Does he say by inuendo what he
dare not say openly? Is he the ''they-
say-er" of that which he dare not father?
Thirdly: Let US reply to 20. in Cor
ner." His filings at the rectitude of Mr..
,F Il in h
to which he refers, are in eCeTy loGy
g10URdlesS. Mr. Whites known integrity
of character in this community is in itself
sufficient answer. to all such fellows as
80. in a Corner" The mouthings of the
poor fellow, considering the actual truth
of the case, which he has so glaringly mis-
represented, remind one of the old story OF
the dog barking at the moon. Now for the
facts of a case which 20. in Corner" has
not stated correctly. 20. in a Corner
makes false impression at the beginning
of his article; namely, that Mr.. White bor-
rowed money iRdicidWaLy from Enoch
Cunningham, and refused to repay him.
As an iRdiCidUdl, Mr.. White never bor-
rowed any money from him, nor had
any suit with him, and never as
partner begged from him
any money loan. Just before the
fall of Fort Donelson, Cunningham came
to Mr.. Whites law office and found there
present him and G. G. Cantyell, his partner
in a cotton farm South. Cunningham
stated to them that che had $500 in Con-
federate money which he wished them to
take South and invest; that they could
probably use it, while he could not. "
WI G.
mark you, on condition that they would
send or carry it South, and also repay it, if
it was not lost but If 10 1cas lost In inCest-
lhent or otlteraoise nothing S1dS to be re-
paid. Cunningham handed the money
over to White & Cantrell on the db0re con.
ddionS, and took the firm note
at twelve months, without inter-
est Now, Cunningham is a money
lender; has made his fortune in this way,
and all who know him will see that some
thing terrible was the matter TO induce
him to let money go out of his hands on
a note at twelve months, without interest.
Cunningham s money was lost, and White
& Cantrell almost bankrupted by the
war. Cunningham was the first man to
sue. The firm told him ''to wait and they
would pay after a while; that by the con-
tract they owed him nothing; that if he
sued he would get nothing that if he
went to law he must take the benefit OF
law" However, Cunningham pressed the
matter. and White & Cantrell resisted the
payment, claiming that they owed him
nothing.
The suit was ultimately compromised,
and Cunningham accepted in satisfaction
of his pret6Rded claim notes on other par
ties. which netted him forty-fve cents on
the dollar. Col. Milan was paid in the
same way For the truth of this statement,
the community is referred to G. G. Can
trell and Abe Demoss. So Cunningham
forced on White & Oantrell his money, on
conditions ''that if it was lost by invest
ment or otherwise, nothing was to be re-
paid. The money was lost, and although
by the terms of the contract White Il Can
trell owed him nothing, still they paid him
forty-fve cents on the dollar. Is not this
equity and good conscience? Is there any
swindling here? II any one was swindled,
il was White & Cantrell and not Cunning
ham. So the statements of 20 in Corner"
are here shown not to be correct. The
next time he writes an article let him re-
late things fairly and nOsin garbled man.
ner. 80 in Corner" must be some non-
descript who misstates facts for effect.
Henceforth to all such penny-a-hners |
would simply say, ''Shoo fly, don't bodder
me.
Now for statement Of facts, which Mr..
East or his friends cannot controvert, and