Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-11-07
A Card from Senator BrOWnlOw.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Inc reckless
Washington correspondent of some of the
leading Democratic papers of the North
| have made the removal of the United
States District Attorney for the Eastern
District of Tennessee the occasion for as
unjust and slanderOus criticism ofthe Presi-
dent of the United States as any with
which the vileSt of DemOcratice neWSpa-
pers abound.
1t is asserted by these letter writers that
the District Attorneys removed was
brought about through the efforts of Re
preventative r. r. Butler and because ofthe
action of the Attorney in the prosecution
of Butler for alleged frauds on the pension
office. If Mr.. Camp has been removed, as
announced by the newspapers, it has not
been done through the efforts of Mr.. Butler
alone, nor has the prosecution of Butler
any more connection, directly or indirec
tly, with the removal than a speech of
Queen Victoria on bull of eX-communi-
cation from Pope Plus TX.
Without intending any newspaper con-
troversy, subjoin the following document,
signed by Hon. Horace Maynard and my
self:
To the President Of the United States:
We would respectfully but earnestly re-
commend the removal of r. c. Camp as
United States District Attorney for the
Eastern District of Tennessee. We re-
commend this because his continuance in
office is greatly injurious to the Republican
party and your Administration.
1t is the popular belief that he uses his
office for personal emolument. Whether
such is the fact we are not prepared to say,
but such is public opinion. Without as
Stunning to decide whether such opinion is
well founded, it certainly exists, and is
very prejudicial to the Government and
those charged with its administration.
Many prosecutions are instituted against
persons technically but not substantially
guilty of violations of the law, and then
dismissed upon defendants paying the
costs.
We recommend in his place the appoint
ment of Hon. George Andrews, recently
one of the Judges of the Supreme Court,
erected by the people of the State but re-
moved by the recent change of the Con-
stitution by the rebels, which, among other
things, abolished that Court. Judge An
drews is gentleman Of high personal
character, sound lawyer and an upright,
fair-minded man.
We have the honor to be, &C.,
w. G. BROwNLOW,
HORACE MAYNARD.
/ publish this letter in vindication of the |
President, and upon this recommendation |
of Mr.. Maynard and myself / hare reason |
to knOaC that the action of the Administra-
ton was based. If Representative Butler !
endorsed the change recommended by |
Maynard and myself, it was because the |
Republicans of his District, in common |
with the entire party in East Tennessee, |
desired the change, and have clamored for |
it since long before Mr.. Butler was ar
raigned for alleged frauds on the Pension |
office. Certain it is that the change re-
commended in the foregoing letter to the |
President meets the hearty appreciation of |
the entire Republican party of East Ten |
nessee. And the ReteI-DemOcratic poll |
ticians openly express their regret at |
Camps removal, because, as they say, his |
continuance in office was injurious TO the |
Republican party. w. G. BROWNLOW.
KNOXVILLE, Nov. 9th.
The following Geographic correspond |
ence explains itself:
Is Brownlow willing there should be in
vestigations of the charges against me be- |
fore further action See him and answer |
Immediately. L. G. CAMP.
Ebbitt House.
KNOXVILLE, Nov. 1St.
Il. c. Camp, E66iH House, Washington
My convictions are the public interests
and good of the party require your remov-
al. This is basis of my recommendation,
without reference to any charges against
you. This is my reply to your telegram
to Judge Andrews.
w. G. BROwNLOw.