Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
The Es-, Tennessee wesleyan unIver.


Wy attention has again beet called
to me HoiSton Methodist An article
ihrre higgins with This statement I;
e Ne ubished, ~ au item of new~,
some lime since that tie East Tennes
zee Wesleyan University was to he
sold AT public auction, and that 1t was
believed ny some that the present trus-
tees could not make good title. Our
statement WAS made under good Au
thority, aud we have no reason to wish
to withdraw it,
Why does not this editor now pub
lish as an Item uf news that the
sale, uf which he speaks, will not take
place? Most OF the Democratic papers
in East rennessee did this, aud had
not mentioned II previously. But SEE
how iugeniously he words this para
graph! one would understand by it
that he refuses To Withdraw his state
ment in regard tie the safe of the insli-
tuition. Verify his character for slip
perry" Is justly due. In regard to the
statement that the present Trustees
can not make good title, it must be
remembered that he made this state
meut, and now renews IL, knowing all
he facts in the case. !. That The pres
ent Trustees have held the property
under color of title for more than seven
years. .. That it was purchased by
them at Chancery sale and the pur-
chase money since paid. 3. That the
NJ. Il. Church, South, (or individuals
representing that Church) attended
this Chancery sale, and had the same
opportunity of buying that other had.
A. Mr.. Rowley, to whom tue debts
against the property were then due,
authorized his attorney to give to the
NJ. r. Church, South, the refusal of
the property, which was done. s. That
the wives of the prominent -outhern
Methodists in Athens, were on the
streets in Athens about that time,
trying to raise money to buy the prop
erty at said Chancery sale. g. That
while Price was publishing al Knox
vile that the present trustees could
not make a good title, and that the
purchaser would buy a lawsuit, Il meet
ing of represe u tatives of the M.
! T.. Church, South, called together by
no less an official than the Presiding
Elder of the Athens District, was be-
ing held in Athens for the purpose of
taking steps looking to the purchase
of the properly at this sale so gratuit-
ously advertised by the H0LStOn Meth
odist. The editor of the HOiston Meth
OdiSt may not have known this last fact,
| but If he did not, il shows that there
are others in his own church who
think the present title legal-the other
facts none knew better than he, for
they have been brought out again and
again in response to similar charges
nd insinuations. No other paper, SO
far IS my knowledge goes, has ever
given moments consideration to such
Il f1imsy pretext.
IL those who make assertions that O
title can not be made to the property
have any confidence in what they say
they would not have slept on their
rights for more than seven years, espe-
cially when they have been challenged
To test the matter at the end of the
law. The witnesses are all living
why delay this matter longer? We
defy them TO appeal to Caesar. Let
them do this or cease their war on this
score. Or If the HolSton Methodist will
not do this let it give its authority 10y
which it sustaius its assertion, OF
stand convicted before the public of a
fabrication and Misrepresentation oil
facts merely for the purpose of iujur-
! ing school OF sister denomination.
People of all parties and sects here
where the case is best understood, dc
not question the legality of the title OF
the present owners.
He says the article in the CHRoNI.
GLE was malicious, because it con.
tanned personal accusations and in
nuendoes against him, and coward
ly, because the author did not come
out over his proper signature In
regard to the first charge l plead
guilty as to the accusations, y
and "not guilty" as to the "innuen-
does, " or, if guilty" on that score, il
is unintentional. | meant to make
them all accusatiOns.n Now let him
read the articleover again, and what he
understands as "innuendoes" Just con-
slider as direct ACCUSATIONS. Then If he
will give the first article and this, OF
their substance, without suppressing
any of the facts, to his readers, | will
be satisfied. As to. the second charge
cowardice," if he will call on the
editor of the CHRONICLE he can OBJ
tain the authors proper signature. u
He is authorized to give it. What
matters IT, however, who is the writer
of an article till some of the facts are
denied and disproved? In the mean
time, il might be well to call the atten.
ton of the HolStOn Methodist to somC
communications which appeared il
its columns under the, signature o
Crawford, " attacking the University
at Athens, whose proper signature
was demanded aud The editor refused
to give it,. The writer OF this at on,
time demanded the proper sigma
turen 90 an article attacking and mis-
repre- uring a preacher and whole
cOugr trion in the Nj, b. Church, anC
the cd ur nt the HOlstOn Methodist re-
fused to I'VE it.
He says further, against the Ath
ems school, as a school, we have neve
urged an objection" Let us see how
this harmonizes with the facts in the
case. He has charged time and agail
that the NJ Il. Church came in posses
sion of the property by the use o
illegal means, and will he tel
his readers what 1t is intended
this statement shall accomplish i
these means are never to be tested 10y
law? He has published that the