Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-14
CIRCULAR FROM SENATOR BRowNLow.
His Reply to Col. Baxter-To Whom 1t May
Concern.

His Reply to Col. Baxter-To Whom tt Ma.
| Concern.
A copy of the following letter having
come into our possession, and finding i
relates to matters heretofore appearing III
! the CHRONICLE, we give it to our readers
and invite their attention thereto.
The letter opens with the Senator'S re-
marks in the Senate, on the 10th January
| last, on the bill introduced by him for the
relief of Malinda Harmon, and the action
of the Senate, all of which we published in
the CHRONICLE of 25th January, 1871, to
which we refer.
Following the above, Senator Brownlow
says:
Since the foregoing, copied from the
Globe, has appeared in the leading news
papers of Tennessee of both political par
ties, this man Baxter has come out with a
small pamphlet in which he has attempted
to rescue himself from the odium which
justly attaches to him by the better class OF
parties in Tennessee, and which will cling
to him and his name as long as any Incl
dent Of the latewar is remembered by the
people of that State
He has been sending his pamphlets to
this city. |. perhaps, have as great faclli-
ties for publishing and circulating PAM
phlets as he has.
This man Baxter, an overbearing, inso-
lent bully, has more quarrels on his hands
than any one man in the State. Within
the past year he has attempted to prevent
the exposure Of his villainous and corrupt
deeds by prosecuting for SANDER the editors
of half a dozen of the leading newspapers
in the State. When / was elected Gov
ernor, disappointed and chagrined that he
was not chosen, he opened his batteries
upon me travelling over the country, circu-
lating his printed ISLANDERS, and delivering
his abusive harangues, advocating the dis
persion of Congress by Johnson at the
point of the bayonet, and in terms of low
blackguardism, comparing the whole Re-
publican people Of Tennessee to the con-
victs in the State prison.
The people of East Tennessee will bear
me out, that when took hold of him /
gave more on the penitentiary subject than
he had bargained for or could well afford
TO bear.
desire every one who can procure
copy of his pamphlet TO carefully read 1t
and hope he will extensively cir
culate it. / desire this because of two
points which he makes in his pamphlet:
First. He alleges that Messrs. Haynes,
Fleming, and Thornburgh, were associated
with him in this Harmon suit, the two
former Of whom were his law partners,
and that he (Baxter) bought in the inter-
est of Mr.. ThoFnburgh, and Of my (his)
partners, Messrs. Haynes and Fleming,
paying them the full amount of their debts,
with interest up to the time of purchase"
Thus upon his own confession he makes
the matter worse than had ever charged.
1t seems that Messrs. Haynes and Flem-
ing, and the legal representative of Mr..
Thornburgh, deceased, were unwilling to
do the dirty work of foreclosing the mort
gage and selling out the widow, but Bax-
Il Co. -,
speculation. He admits in his pamphlet
that the farm was worth fifteen thousand
dollars, and his mortgage enabted him TO
appropriate the property for 81 ,650 This
is his own showing of the case. q
That he did not so appropriate it is solely
owing TO the indignation aroused against
him by my exposure of his villainy. Since,
in his pamphlet, he has raised the stale
charge of falsehood, usual to criminals, in
regard to some points of difference between
us, / submit to the public the following
the originals of which, as refer
red to me while Governor of Tennessee by
the late lamented General George II.
are now in my possession:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March q, 1866.
M DEAR MADAM: Yourdamented and un-
fortunate husband, before and in view of his ex-
ecution, requested me to see that his own and
the body of his son were sent TO you for inter-
ment. This solemn injunction was faithfully
executed. Messrs Renshaw s. Crockett, under
takers of this city, we're engaged to perform this
labor, and one of them / believe,
accompanied their remains to Midway. I was
under the impression that they had been paid
by you for their services, but they have recent
ly presented to me bill for $40 for their SER
vices in this matter. Did you or any other
member of your family pay them anything for
their services? If so, when and how much was
paid? Please write me fully upon this subject
and if they have not been paid, they ought to
be, and hope you will take steps TO have it
done ut an early day.
In reference TO the debt which hold on the
estate, 1t is perhaps best for Us all that it be
paid. It is accumulating interest without any
corresponding benefit to the family. presume
that when paid it will have to be done BY a sale
of part of the lands on which ] hold deed in
will, unless it will work some special damage to
the family, take steps to have this done. But
IN doing this, desire, as far as the thing can be
done, TO sell such portion as the family may in
dicate and point out for this purpose. Do me
the faver TO confer among yourselves and with
sns.i Of your intelligent neighbors and friends
your wishes in the premises. Ny wish is to con-
form aS far SIS can in the collection Of this debt
to your interest and wishes
Reply as soon as you can do SO conveniently.
Yours, &C., JNo. BAXTER
Mrs jacob Harmon, MiGsOay, Tenn
MIDWAY, GREENE COUNTY, E. Tenn.
February ], 1867
MAJ. Gen. George II. Thomas, COMMANDING
Department, Louisville, Ky.
DEAR SIR: appeal to you for justice if it is
in your power, which think it is under Gene
raj Order No. :. Hoping it is in your power
TO release me, / will give you the particulars, as
follows: In November, 1851, my husband ane
two sons volnntaerad in the III g ee-v;ce ,,nJar