Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-12
:. THE UPPER DOG IN THE FIGHT"

THE lFPEh DOU IN 'IDE EAOhA h
The other day the telegraph flashed the
news upon us that E. c. Camp, United
States District Attorney for East Tennes-
see, had been removed. This was attrib-
uted to ROderick Random Butler, who APP
pears to have a little matter Of spite against
Camp. But before people had ceased won
dering at this decapitation of ''loyal' man,
and why It should have been done, Senator
Brownlow rushed into print to claim the
honor for himself and Mr.. Horace Maynard.
In support of this claim he published let
ter addressed by them TO Grant, and added
with self-satisfied air, that he had 'reason
TO know that that letter fixed Mr.. Camp
and turned him under. Mr.. Camp had no
idea of giving it up so, and he went TO
Washington TO see about it. The Wash
ington Patriot of the 9th inst. makes this
report touching this set-tO:
''E. c. Camp, Esq, whose removal from
the position of United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of Tennessee we no
ticed last week, has succeeded in having
the order reconsidered by the President,
and with his new commission has left for
Knoxville. The removal was made at the
instance of Senator Brownlow and Repre-
sentatives Maynard and Butler, on repre-
sensations made by these gentlemen that
he was not identified with the Republican
party, and was professionally unfit for the
office. Being, however, from Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, the home of Secretary Delano, he ex-
perienced but little trouble in having that
gentleman interest himself in his behalf,
and have the President ignore the petition
which originally caused his removal. The
result is, the chagrin of the Republicans of
Tennessee, and an active issue between
them and the President"
The Knoxville Press md Herald of the
10th inst. makes this report:
at now seems that E. c. Camp, United
| States District Attorney for the Eastern
District of Tennessee, has more influence
with Ulysses than Brownlow, Maynard and
Butler combined. We learn from
a reliable source, that Camp was suspended
| at the request of BrOwnlOw & Co., but
when the facts were looked into, he was
Immediately reinstated again."
VIII Mr.. Brownlow, ''without intending
any newspaper controversy" tell the PEG
pie who did that? Is itpossible that Grant
has turned his back upon Brownlow and
Maynard, aud reinstated man whose soon,
tinuance in office is greatly injurious
to the Republican party and YOU
! (Grant's) administrations; MAI
who according to popular belief
and that Of w. G. Brownlow and Horace
Maynard, ''uses his office for personal emol
| ument;" a man who institutes prosecutions
against persons technically but not sub
stantially guilty of violations of the law, AND
then dismisses them upon defendants pay,
! ing the costs ~ Is it not too bad that ''thC
change recommended" by Senator Brown
low and Representative Maynard, which
''meets the hearty appreciation of the entire
Republican party Of East Tennessee" anC
who had ''clamored for it," should have ST
| little weight with Grant that he Immediately
undoes what they had inveigled him into
doing? As the fight now stands, Camp i
nquestionably the upper dog" but it vii
never do to give it up so. Mr.. Brownlow
! Try again.