The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
The Martin controversy.
Did ETo HoId Federal POSITION
Efs Connection with SCh0Oi
Fund Matter.


In our last issue We promised ourself
to dismiss the Martin controversy from
these columns, except it might be to
give notice of any explanation which
Col Martin might deem necessary to
relieve himself Of auy apparent odium
attaching TO him from any publication
ia the COURIER Thjs promise We
shall Keep in as brief a manner as jus
tice viii permit, and then dismiss the
subject
The Ken'achton of the 18th instant,
contains a lengthy editorial and lengthy
personal card from Col Martin. Ia
the card he proceeds to answer the
question,
DID HE HOLD FEDERAL POSITION?
We quote word for word.
"Siuce the Warrens have made
portion of the public Interested in my
private affairs, I viii state the circum-
stances cut of which this last charge
probably grew. " hicA the Warrens could
- =, or,, .fa,.. I,siora or sinra tho.
made the charge ! year OF two after
the war closed, Col Rolfe : Saunders,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Eighth Tennessee District (appointed
by Andrew Johnson,) q democrat and
-, ;n,i,n.s,., ,,or.on,i f,;an5 of mine
ed me n assist him in The COLLECTION
az his ,,.,rrar+s The request was a
tir3 .ne ,,. Eg,7 Iss, .i,.55,, ,,,,leb
~ II.-.1 g., t5,,~>.,. h,,t US com.
III =. -. :, .a,.;re, - him that
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paragraph In ,ae same card, immediate
lv followius the above:
.A,,.bs. ,.l,or.a ,.,3s a.. III K
W-arrso i tbor r am .arret. .bao-cr
and 4is-o.ss If tl.f rbargs bv SAVING
!, ~,.a1ire. no ,roof came to
tle,tr.lr = uitb NV f,,,,ily nearly fve
vear- ar,o ~ nssea nermarept home
h p.4n..l T lr.nobt w;tb me .
prin,ipo .fi.e tlat cost when new
e11 r05 7 also l,ronaLc SO COO Ia
C1<I vti,b invested ia real estate In
Paducah.
Tho ab,ye na7.gr,nh- are word for
"otd 'ioln Oo'' ~ 81 ~ . '-'4' "''' ''-'
public viii note esch carefully.
FINAL svMNING Ur or THE coNTEo
vLHsY.
Tho P.5r.,h T.lgrro 5o}t,t June
2fth avcr.sssd , rr.lsrenes for Crosse
I.nd for Coucre>s aad Induced in
s.ne ieeulsr b.1 iuotFeusive references
I'd Col Martins candidacy. On the
2Sth If june Col Martin attacks the
ToIarey I'lautin a bitter personal caIi,
chareiua i5 with corruption in selling
i:s c5luuus TO certain railroad rings.
First blood bv Martin
july Bird. the TJjqcco Piaat retort-,
charging Martin with the same otIeuso
july D. Col. Martin responds. re-
aliraHn. his charges. but denying it as
against himself asserting that he was
offered $500 but refused.
July 10Th. tie T5acc9 Flaat re.
.ror3. maxine These a3 3Iitioual char
,as AGAINST roI Martin.
l.t7 Tint he was io,rie,.e3 !. .he
Tennessee school Feud 6ef,Iea,ion.
g,l qt,+I Ie al I,,j Federal no,
s,.;.-,' 'r,-fsr E.tfs .SeYol.rs a. Nrn.
mis-
JuIr 13-b tie Klut.clja,. contains
sre.eb If Cof Martin. in winch he
nr5uouncss the above two cbsrses -as
'.fsa,s EsfI " .r3 .Lair rpblisl,er os 81
vile slauderer. To an editorial on the
18Th, he Trououuces them, false in
every bHs, SylHbte ant P1rtleHidr