Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-29
4 PEnsoNAL MATTER.

The following letter from Col. Colyar
explains itself. 1t is always a subject
of regret that matters of personal de-
traction, and defamation of personal
character should appear In our columns.
The first publication complained of was
taken from the editorial columns of a
contemporary newspaper, which we had
no reason to suppose had any motive to
misrepresent the facts, and as it was
upon subject which was at the time
exciting considerable interest, we pub
lished it without noticing particularly
the portions offensive personally to Col.
Colyar. He felt grossly injured, and
we opened our columns for his reply.
In this reply Mr.. Sanders found, as he
claimed, matter of gross injustice to
himself, and asked space to rejoin,
which was granted. With this we an
nounced the controversy at an end in
! our columns. Had we. supposed that
the first publication would have led to
such result, we should not have made
it, and now regret that any thing in re-
lation to this subject has appeared in
our columns, and especially regret the
appearance eff the matters personally
obnoxious. We have not cherished a
settled hostility to Col Colyar, as he
seems to suppose, and cheerfully give
| his note to us, which was not intend
ed for publication, that the public
may know the feelings of Indignation
with which he regards The letter Of Mr.
Sanders, published in the UNION AND
AMERICAN of the Doth inst. We do
not intend, if we can prevent it, that
our columns shall be used to do any
citizen injustice. We understand the
whole matter as to the removal of the
county seat by the County Court, and
the arrest of the Clerk and Master, is
now before the Hon. W. F. Cooper
upon motion to dissolve an iniunc-
ton obtained by Mr. Sanders, and we
understand the answer of the acting
Chancellor, Lewis Metcalf, and of John
Lockhart, chairman of the County
Court Of Grundy county, as well as the
other members of the County Court,
and the commissioners appointed to To-
cate the county seat, all contradict Mr..
Sanders statement of facts in toto.
When Mr.. Cooper decides the question
and we can see the record, we will do
Mr. Colyar the justice to publish the
facts as they are.
NOTE FROM COL. CoLYAR.
To the Union and American:
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 26, 1873
The note at the bottom of Sanders let
ter in your paper of to-day, prompts
me to address you this letter The
facts are, that without being asked, you
| copied from an exchange a scurrilous
article against me. l replied to the
facts without noticing the scurrilous
portion of the article 1t was strictly
reply. Then you open the columns
of your paper to a man wholly irre.
sponSibJe, who publishes an article
which is malicious and sLdnderous upon
its face; an article charging me with
crime, and subjecting me to the ridicule
and contempt of all Your readers; and
then you notify me that can't publish
anything in answer to it. Bear in mind
this personal attack was voluntarily
published by you. only replied. And
now comes the vile SANDER which you
publish this morning with the notice.
Of course, could not afford to reply
to such scurrility in a newspaper, but
as you publish it and then close the
door, the principle is the same as if l
had wanted to reply. 1 am private
citizen, and have made some enemies,
who frequently publish in country pa
pers spiteful sayings about me. All
these for several years you have copied
into the UNION AND AMERICAN. Of
this I have not complained, but l now
call your special attention to this per-
sonal injury, and leave the whole mat
ter for the present with you.
Very truly, A. S. COLYAR.