Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-02
UNION AND AMERICAN.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.

We publish this morning tue report OF
the Committee appointed by the Legisla-
ture TO investigate the charges of Mr.. John,
Baxters of Knoxville, sgainst Jones, Puryis
& Co., Printers 10 the State. BY refer
ence to our Legislative Proeeedings, it win
be seen that the gentlemen accus-
ed by CMr Baxter aro triumph
auty vindicated both by the report
of the committee and by vote of
each house, so overwhelming that Nr. Bax-
ters dearest friend did not dare
to call for the ayes and noes on the mo-
tion 70 adopt the report of the committee.
This result was not unexpected
to those who knew the unenyiable
reputation which Mr.. Baxter has obtained,
and the less enviable reputation Of the
Radieai Journal through which he squirts
his filth cThe gentlemen whose names are
signed to that report, coming from the
several divisions Of the STATE, are gentlsme .
of such integrity of purpo se, and strc' stric,
impartiality, that their lgrIatures. carry ire
sistible conviction Oft le; corr -ectness oftbeir
conclusions. ASai ast tkem stands ar
rayed the nam'4 of Mr. Gibson, of Camp
9 bell, whose c pposition was expected from
the firS'' an whose disapprobation is honor
We have earnestly eBdeavored to get a copy
of Mr.. Gibson's production, but have
utterly failed. 1t was our desire to
make special mention of it in connection
with his speech and the report of the Com
Mr.. Gibson is perhaps unknown to
the people of Tennessee. He is COMPARE
lively unknDwnto US. He was, we believe,
a Radical member of the constitutional
Convention, and one of the very few men,
berS Of that body who refused to
sign the Constitution that enfran-
chized the white people of the
State. With the exception of an anonv-
nous communication to the UNION AND
AMER1cAS, published some time previous
TO the calling of that convention, we be-
lieve he has no political history in Ten
nessee, whatever he may have been in the
State from which he came in the Turbulence
of the late civil war. A stranger to the
Public Printers, neighbor of Mr.. Baxter.
political asso' 2iate and AN alleged and
undenied correspondent Gn violation of
Senatorial dfgnity) of Radical journal, he
hastens TO move the appointment of the
committee Of investigation, for which the
State Printers asked, knowing that thereby
he forced b'mself on that committee. From
that moT.ent his verdict was believed to be
determined. But when he announce d in
coTT ittee, in substance, that he had "a hand
to.play, that which was doubt before became
dprOOf strong as holy writ" That smile
~'so Pensiye and childlike" reminded the
Committee, We are sure, of the Heather
Chinee whose name was "Ah Sin" especial
ly the Sin That ''hand'' he held and
which he was unwilling to 'sshow.o Glib
sons words) also reminded the Committee
that perhaps he had taken advantage of the
literature of the day, aud endeavored TO
play the two horse act Of 'the Heathen
Chines" and "BHl Nye." OF the latter we
might say in the language of Bret Harte's
iayOrite friend:
Aud my feelings were shocked
At the state Of Nye's sleeve,
Which was stuffed full of aces and covers
-Iad the lcith intent % dse<ire.
Which was All Sin, ana which was Bill
Nye il this "small gaT.e." We leave to Glib
son, Baxter, AMI the public to determine.