The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-07-01
removal of the County Site.

E6GIllONteI Oh BliG NOuIty olLCs
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
In your issue Of June the 10th. I
see a communication signed W. NJ
L., concerning the removal of the
county site of Cooke county where
in he says the proposition was re-
jected by the people by a vote for re
moval to J. G. Murray's 923 against
$40, no removal. Now here is a ma
jority of $50 votes for removal, and
yet, in the face Of this majority, this
learned Windgun says the PROPOSE
ton was rejected. Now who is it
that lies about the matter, Windgun
or the above figures? They are his
own. as stated in his communication
Truly it was rejected with a venge-
anee, with majority for removal to
]. G. Murray's of 353 votes. Why
could not Windgun tell the plain
truth about the matter. If he has any
gumption at all, (Which we doubt, he
might have known that the people of
this county would not submit tamely
to be lied about and misrepresented
in this manner, with q majority for
removal of 353 votes without reply
ing to his falsehoods. Again, in his
second verso he states, ''the 0pp0-
nents of our town. (Newport), were
defeated" and yet in his communica-
ton he says the removal party had a
majority of 353 for the county site
to be removed to Jane G. Murray's.
"Oh consistency, thou art a jewel"
and as the Irishman said, be jabers.
he is as full Of truth as an egg is full
of fresh beef" Again he talks: at
requires a two-thirds majority to re-
move a county site" He a lawyer
and yet so miserably ignorant Of the
Constitution Of the State he lives in.
He knows full well, if he knows any
thing about the Constitution, that
the Convention made an especial ex-
ception for this county and O'Bion
county in regard to the two-third
rule. 1t directly states, that a mat
jority of the votes of the county shall
rule this business. Not a two-thirds
vote, but majority of the votes of
the people. and if 923 votes for re-
moval, is not a majority over a mi
noFity Of $40 against removal, figures
are false. and Windgun is all houkey.
Again, another blast on his windhorn,
just hear him. Great excitement
prevailing y Yes, there was great
excitement at Newport, at the news
of 353 majority against them. Yes,
Windgun was forced to tell the truth
this time against his will. The coun-
ty was very calm.
All in vain, however. Jueta est
alea. The 353 majority was the
will of the people, and the EeaRerre OF
this good old county Of Cooke. We
have now replied to all of Windgun' s
falsehoods, and we will state TO him
for his ediication that we have, &
mean the people,, the Hon. Wm.
Mcfarland, of Morristown, a spIen-
did jurist and an accomplished law
yer. and an honest and clever man,
as our legal pilot in this business.
backed with a majority of $50 votes
given by the people of this county.
and a large capital to boot, to put it
through, | am truly sorry to hear
that Windgun is hopelessly sick from
the excitement he speaks about. Dr.
Fallstatf and DR.. Cadman both state
that he has chronic imitation of the
bladder. DR.. Cadman sounded him
with his long-eared sounding thing,
and says he can't be cured without
going up Salt river to Saltville, where
diet of salt and beans for q couple
of months will cure him. And now,
in conclusion, we say to him, magma
est veritas. ct prevalent Truth is
mighty, and will prevail.
PEACAN