Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-21
SOMETHING PERSONAL.
A Correspondence that May Interest
the Public.


In the UNION AND AMERICAN of yester-
day there was the following paragraph:
eve learn that four prominent citizens Of
Memphis went to D alton, Ga, yesterday 10
meet party of friends from Knoxville on
business dire"
In the Knoxville Chronicle of the 10Th,
under the caption above we find the cores
pondence which has passed between Msj.
Moses l. Wicks, of Memphis, and Mr.. VIM.
Rule, of the Knoxville Chronicle, OCCASION
ed by letter written from Memphis by
Mr.. Rule to the Chronicle, which contains
illusions to and statements about Maj.
Wicks that were offensive to the latter.
Mr.. Rule republishes his Memphis letter to
which Maj. Wicks TOOK exceptions. Then
follows:
On the 23d day of December, the follow
ing communication was received at the
hands Of friend, addressed as below:
THE SAVINGS BANK OF MEMPHIS,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 90, 1S72.-Messrs.
Rule & Kicks, PfOpriet0rs Of the Knoxville
Chronicle:
DEAR SIRs: In your issue of the 10Th
Inst. there is q letter from Memphis over
the signature w. R., and bearing date the
10th inst. The libeIs contained in il can
not pass unnoticed. l intend 10 hold the
writer to a strict responsibility. You are
well aware Of the rules Of journalism, which
impose upon you responsibility for all ar
ticles published by you, or else a duty TO
give to the party demanding it, the name
of It's writer. | demand the name Of tie
wri'er of the article alluded 20.
Your immediate attention is requested TO
this matter. Respectfully,
81. j. WICKs.
On the next day the following reply
was sent:
KNOXVILLE, Dec. q, 1S72-SIR: Your
letter OF the goth inst, was handed to us
yesterday afternoon by q mutual friend and
we ans yer it by earliest return mail.
The letter from Memphis in the Daily
Chronicle of the 10Th, over the signature
"W. r." was written by Mr.. William
Rude, one Of the editors. and proprietors of
the paper. Ii was written while on bust
ness trip to your city, upon information
furnished to him by reliable gentlemen and
solely as matter of news. Mr.. Rule has
never, to his knowledge, seen you; has
never had any intercourse Of any kind With
you, and his letter, therefore, was not
written from any malice or Ill will toward
you, or with any desire or Intention to do
you any injustice. If you feel that any
wrong has been done you in that letter and
will inform us in what particular, we will
promptly AID cheerfully make all correc-
lions aud rep2rstiOn justice demands.
1t has always been our practice 10 open
our columns, free of charge, to every per-
sou who feels that injustice has been done
him by any statements in our paper, and
We now extend this privilege to you.
Not having knowingly done you any in
justice, we make this statement in simple
justice to ourselves and the gentleman from
whom we derived our information, who
were likewise, as we believe, uninfuenced
BIZ malice or i'll will.
We are well aware of our responsible
ties as editors and publishers, and shall al
ways endeavor to meet them honorsbly aud
manfully.
With the above explanation Of the cir
cumstances under which the letter refer
red to was written, we leave you TO tsko
such action In the matter as seems to you
proper. Very respectfully, your obedient
servants, RULE & KICKS.
To Maj. NJ. J. WICKs, Memphis, Teln.
On the oh day OF January, the following
was received:
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan. 3, lS7S.-Wm.
Rule, ESQ, Knoxville, Tenn.--Sir: In the
Knoxville Chronicle of the 10Th nit, there
appeared letter signed "W r, +" person
ally offensive TO me. | immedia ely de-
manded of the publishers Of that paper the
author of that article. Before receiving a
reply was forced TO leave Memphis, and
was unable &c return, being ice-bOund, un-
til this morning. have Just received the
letter of Messrs. Rule & Kicks, informing
me that you are the author. l therefore,
respectfully request an unconditional dis
clAimer Of any intention on your part to re-
feet upon my character for integrity or as q
gentleman. Respectfully, III. j. WICKs.
Next day the following reply was sent
KNOXVILLE, Jan. Z, 1873.-Sir: Your
favor Of the Sd inst, was handed me yester-
day by 5. u. Mckinney, Esq. In reply i
have to say that meant in the letter COM