Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-29
f. +. WILLHITE,
II. y. HOUK,
NJ. V. KING,
w. y. ANDERSON.

And vet, i'm the face of such proof as
this, Mr.. Williams most emphaticaliy
denies that he ever made such charge,
aud attempts to divert attention from
the race for Attorney General by charg-
ing me with having made the same
warfare on Mr.. McGutley, when | was
a candidate against him for the nomi-
nation before the Republican Conven.
ton of 9th May last. When this charge
was made upon me by Mr.. Williamsin
his speech on last Saturday, and when
7 remembered that his informant had,
during the war, been engaged IN pres
sing Union mems guns here in East
Tennessee, this fact, together with the
falseuess of the charge, caused me TO
denounce ii in language which frank
Nv confess that ! am now ashamed Of,
but which was called forth 10y Mr.. WI
liams, so that if any one became Of
feuded at what | said the sin lies at
Williams door, AS he 10y his little mean,
dirty aud contemplate illusions to
myself and relatives provoked me to
make use of language which l am not
in the habit of INDUCING in.
He further stated that at the conclu-
sion of my remarks ia majority OF
the crowd started to leave the house.
This is true, and had it not have been
for me, a majority of the crowd would
have left the house without hearing
Williams rpioindeT. But his detected
countenance awakened "A sympathetic
feeling i'm my breast, and thereupon l
requested my friends to stay and hear
what Mr.. Williams had to say, which
thew reluctantly consented to do.
Mr. Williams tries To excuse him
self for the attack made upon me in
his speech Mt New HOpewell, on the
grounds that had abused him in his
absence. This charge ] unhesitatingly
pronounce false, and l know that
can show, bY the statement of gen
tleman of Williams own party, who
has heard me in every speech that
have made in the canvass, and who
will bear me out in the'assartiOn, tha
never uttered an unkind or "A disre
spectful word of him. For ] wei
knew that he tWilliams) could be de
feated without resorting to PERSONAL
ties. In speech delivered by me
Union Grove, in the 18th district, las
week, | did state that so far as the lega
attachments of the two gentlemen
were concerned, that there was n
comparison between them, and tina
McGufiey was in this respect VIII
hams SupeIlOI u laCI "hiNi S'O',
one who is acquainted with the tw
aspirants must acknowledge.
And yet for this Mr.. Williams grow
vrathy, ana accuses me of being hi
enemy, when in fact am his FRIEND
for really l can not bear malice toward
a. little a fellow as Williams has latel
proven himself to be.
1t will be remembered by the CIT
zens Of Knoxville that shortly ate
Mr.. McGuffey received the Repuoiica
nomination for Attorney Gener'
his wife was stricken down by that fe
disease, consumption, with Whic
disease she fingered for number
weeks, when she died. During b.
sickness, Mr.. McGuffey requested m
as a friend to simply go into the coul
try and tell the people why II was tn
he could not visit them in persol
This /, under the peculiar circun
stances by which he was surrounds
agreed to do, and since that time
have represented him as best coul
It was for this reason that have take
such an active part in the canvass, al
not that / had anything against b
competitor, Mr.. Williams.
Respectfully, DC,
July u, "a. 4. A. H. NEi-soN'