The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1874-05-30

and insinuation has been used by
some, the sacred compact d secrecy,
and private confidence, has been
sought by others in the propagation
of thin lies. All this have borne,
if not like a philosopher, / haze, new
ertheless, borne it with, l think,
commendable patience. Papers
friendly to me have, now and then,
sought t, have the authors of these
implied and direct charges 30 come
out in a more manly and specific
manner, but in vain, until q CORES
pondent OF the Chattanooga Com
n,erciaI belched forth his sluice of
vituperation over the signature of
Observer and to which / would
not allude were it not that his com
mnnication seems to have attracted
considerable attention" and to have
been pretty exter sively quoted from
by the Democratic journals. When
this anonymous correspondent assail-
ed me through the columns of paper
published outside of this Congress
sional District, himself supposed to
be a nonresident, and belonging to
the happy family Of official dependents,
I did not consider it at all incumbent
upon me to make any response what
ever. But now that the impression
is persistently sought to be made
that / am responsible for whatever
accidents or miyortunes, that may
befall those whose political interest
may conflict with my own, L would
prove wanting in self respect were I
not to meet the "billingsgate," and
inuendoes, at the threshold, and
disclaim any motive or desire for, OF
participation in, "a personal cam
paign." The broad statement is
made, that Il have) "The Judge has
showed bad taste, as well as bad
judgment, in commencing the fight
in the way be has. A persOad cam
paign-that is, campaign conducted
with SANDER and vituperation as its
weapons, rarely ever damages those
against whom its shafts are aimed,
but on the contrary rebounds with
bad effect upon those who hurl them.
Here the statement is made, substan
TALLY, that I have inaugurated "a
personal campaign, conducted aoth
Islander and cituperatiOn," which is
lust as far from the truth as the
genius of the English language will
supply words to express untruths
1 have neither directly nor indirectly
commenced "a personal campaign.
I have neither written nor instigated
the writing of anything of personal
character against any man now, @
likely to be, candidate in the APP
proachipg campaign. Being forced
to the statement, in self defence,
assert my conduct has been singular
" prudent, as o kind of inherine
vital principle, while trea ling among
the finder of the political magazine
"a personal campaign would be
averse to every sentiment of my
nature-certainly in conflict with the
course I have marked out and prefer
to pursue. As an evidence of my
purposes in this regard, I have re-
quested those editing papers friendly
to my election-and this request has
been both verbal and by letter-tc
use moderation and discretion, deal
ing in political facts and principles
and leaving the faults and misfor
tunes of rivals to sleep in the quiet
chambers of the minds of those to
whose knowledge they might come
L have only conversed on the subject
of the so-called Kingston scandal
when approached by others. I have
never given expression to an opinion
in reference thereto, further than to
say that such things are generally
exaggerated. And now to covertly
assail me. as "Observer" and others
have in regard to matter, from
which I have most prudently kept
aloof, is beneath the dignity Of a
contest for Congress. That part of
my arraignment, which assumes that
I have.done but littfsfor the Repub
Iican party may, perhaps, be both
fair and reasonable, but I cannot
refrain from the suspicion that it will
provoke a smile when considered in
the light of the purposes for which
tits made. 1t may be that I have
rendered but little service to the
Republican cause. Yet, I partici.
pated when the standard of the party
was first planted in Tennessee, and