Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-06-26

Of tie Modoc and Kakur Dsmocra>
cycf North Carolina:
SIR-fOur editorial in reply to the
criticism I gavcyo several weeks ago,
find in your newspaper of the 9th inst.
Although you occupy over column and
a half, I find. to my establishment, that
you have nothing to say in excuse or ex,
tOnuation OF your coarse aud bitter do,
uunciation Of Lincoln, Candy, Thomas,
aud other distinguished friends of the
Federal Government, now deceased -
Your time and space are taken up in
proving to the world by quotations from
my debate with Pryne; that prior to, and
at the breaking out of the war, l was a
pro-slavery man. This is known, perhaps,
to every intelligent man North and South
and is, therefore, no news to your readers
or mine.
In this same debate from which you
quote, as well as in all my editorials aud
public addresses, announced myself as
unuttsrably opposed to secession and the
dissolution of the Union and declared my
purpose, whenever the conflict came, to
stand by the Union at all hazards and to
the last extremity.
Thirty>fve years ago. in book I pub
lisbed, | predicted that extreme men
North and South would bring on con-
hict of arms and although | was writing
in defense of John Wesley, when de.
nouEced for having characterized the slave
trade as pir acy, l further declared that
when the conflict came | would stand by
the Federal Government, let the fate of
slavery be what it might.
There is nothing in your reply to me
requiring further notice save you taunt
me with not having taken up arms in DC,
half of the Union cause. | reply that
your party imprisoned me 1T the COM
mencement of the war, and made me
physically Incapable of bearing arms. |
bad but two sons who both went into the
army, and one Of them is suffering to-day
from wounds received in battle. In this
connection will say that neither myself
or my sons received an education at West
Point, at the expense of the Government
as you did, and neither of US were under
an oath to fight for the Government, as
you were. You owed the Government a
debt Of gratitude.
If there be criLe
OF deeper die than all the guilty train
OF human vices, tits ingratitude."
give, herewith, an extract of letter
received by me from citizen of North
Carolina, Of high character.
ALLOW me in the name oftbe loyal peo-
pie of North Carolina, to tender thanks to
you foryour we'll mcrited and scathing let
ter to Gen. D. Ii. Hill; of the Charlotte
Home, who is now generally known here
as Capt. jack" This Capt. Jack who by
the way, is a worse man than his name-sake
of the lava beds, will probably reply to
your letter.
will give you few points in his his
tory and character. Asyou may we'll sup
pose, Hill is mean brute, of low instincts.
and by joining a church has 'stolen the
livery of heaven to serve the Devil in."
If not an active member, he has been a
prompter Of the kuklux klsn in this State,
and gloated over their inhuman outrages,
and defended them through his newspaper,
when justice was pursuing them for their
horrid crimes. He hates the Government
and its friends with all the mslignancy Of
his coward heart. As evidence OF his bru-
tai nature, | give you the following incident
related to me by the surgeon Of his COM
mand in Virginia On a very cold night,
when the ground vas covered with snow, a
soldier who had been out on a scout, re-
turned to the camp quite fiozen, and so
bewildered that he could not find bis quar-
ters. nor any one who could direct him;
he then asked to be shown the quarters of
Gen. Hill, whittier he'went. On his arri>
val Hill was out, and the sick frozen sol-
dier went into bis tent and fell asleep on
the straw. Hill coming in, saw The soldier
and Indignantly inquired why he was
there. When tho soldier told him the
reason, Hill, with horrid oath, drove him
from bis tent. placed him under guard,
and the next day had corporal punishment
inflicted upon the poor soldier"
viii you tell the public, General Hill,
what sort of corporal punishment you
had inflicted upon this poor, sick confeaer-
ate soldier, and whether it was tying up
by the thumbs. as you ailege Candy did an
acknowledged malsfactor!
Ny North Carolina correspondent fur
.her says:
az few years ago, sud since the wal
net General j. Bankhead Magruder at a
hotel in Norfolk. The name aud conduct
of Gen. d. ii. Hill came up in cOnyersa-
ton and Magrudsrhad much t0say Of him
which may Be summed up as follows: