The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-04-05
Speaker Vaughn.

We received lettcr from bcn' Jonn
G. Vaughn, few days ago, In which he
requests us to say to the public that
when he became candidate for the po-
sition he now holds his connection with
the .Sweetmater Enterprise ceased, and
that he has not written line for It since
long before his election. Gen. Vaughn
was in the South on business for sew
eral months preceding the extra session,
and had not been in Swcetwater since
the Goth of December last.
lie, also, says in his letter: 81 saw an
article abiding to the Federal Court, MS
well rs the one in reference to your late
townsman, Mr., Helm, neither of which
approved of. believe Judge Trigg
to be one Of the purest and best Judges
on the Bench in the State or Govern
mcnt." Gen. Vaughn refers to those ar
ticles because their authorship has been
gratuitously charged to him. Since his
election to the Speakership Of the SEN
ate his enemies have been inccssant in
their assaults upon him. But for this
he would care nothing if they would
always confne themselves TO the truth.
During his life Gen. Vaughn has been
decided in politics and true to his party
and party friends; and though always
liberal and respectful toward political
opponents, he has recently been the sub,
icct of good deal of abuse and mis-
representation Mt the hands of unscrll-
pulous political enemies. All of which
he should and perhaps does, regard as
complimentary rather than otherwise
We don't understand that he is an aspi-
rant for further political prefermcnt oc-
cupying, as he has for some time, the
second Office in the State and discharS-
ing its responsible duties with credit to
himself and to the satisfaction Of his
constituents.
In the debate last week on the bill re-
districling the State, Gen. Vaughn is
reported in the Nashville papers as fol-
lows:
Speaker Vaughn denied the state
mcnt which had been made that he was
an aspirant for any office at the hands OF
the pcoplc in the Third District. lie
had been slandcred throughout the
State bv his enemies, but he cared moth
ing for that. In his position as Speaker
of the Senate. he had endcavored to
treat Republican Senators fairly.
Mr.. Gibson acknowledged that Speak
er Vaughn had always acted impartallv
toward Republican Senator'S. They had
no charge to make against him on that
score.
Mr.. Vaughn continuing: The argu
mcnt used bv the Republican Senators
that the Second District had been form
ed to gcrrymandcr Horace Maynard out
of Congress was wholly unfoundcd. 1t
seemed from the speech of the honora-
bic gentleman from Campbell (Mr. Glib
aon) that the disappointed aspirant to
Congressional hOnors was not Horace
MAYNARD, but the Senator from Camp
bell himself. That was the secret of
the honorable gcntlcman's opposition
to the bill. There need be no apprc-
tensions for Mr.. Maynard's future. lie
would, no doubt be provided for. Mr..
Vaughn referred TO the charges which
had been made against him personally
during the recess. and said: 81 have
been charged with having acted in a
way unbccomng n gentleman. ! pro-
nonncc these charges as false rs hell it.
SELF and the men who utter and hold
themselves responsible for these charges
here in my place denouncc as liars
and towards. and | am responsible for
what say. If were guilty of what
has been charged against me, and be.
longcd to the party in power at Wash
ington, it would be good recommends
ton for me, and | think could 90 to
Congress from the Third District"
Before adjourning the Senate adopted
unanimously q resolution of thanks to
Speaker Vaughn and other officers OF
that body for the faithful and efficient
manner in which they had discharged
the duties Of their respective positions