Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-19

Ter 10 single individual; part Of it, how
ever, does refer to talented but cratic
brother Of mine, who did, in Milwaukee,
New England, North Carolina and Missis-
sippi, do the things charged upon him. |
have striYen in the spirit Of a true brother
hood, in connection with my other broth
ers, to cover up his evil conduct. The az
ticle does. not contain a single allusiOn 10
any act of mine.
Mrs. Marshall wife of a minister here.
who knew my brother and Of his bad con-
duct, yesterday in the presence of her hus-
band, Mr.. g. NJ. Thomson, and myself, de-
elared positively thai l was not the man
though resembling him. This would be
true Of any Others, if they spoke truly, who
knew his face.
Mr.. Morton, who is referred to in an ar
ticle in the Age Of last evening, as having
recognized me as being in Baltimore dur
ing the Sunday School Convention, I'M
deFstand, says distinctly that he does not
recognize as stated, but if he did so state
he was mistaken. | was not in Baltimore
at that time and can prove It.
"Tbe Age says burned private letters
That is not true, and is the offspring Of
malicious suTmise. l see the Age states
that l came too late with my card to their
Office. The Age could have published my
card had they chosen, but they did not
choose. They say pretended to &C, for
the NeI0 York Herald and Chicago Times
at Gieeneville. l am an accredited cor
respondent Of both papers and have the
proof. l have never pretended to be other
than l am. A word as to the outrageous
treatment have received in this matter,
and close. believed the people Of Knox
vile fair-minded and Just, some have been
but too many the reverse. / have been de-
nOunced az a sharper, a fraud, etc., etc,
without hearing. In the name Of fair
play protest. most certainly shall clear
this matter up, and have only to ask a sus-
pension Of judgment until my side is heard
before l am Outlawed.
"TWO points are intimaied to me at this
moment by a friend, as TO be noticed in
this issue. First, some man here says am
the man who preached in Canton, Missis-
sippi, and that he heard me. If any one 50
states il is mistake; though likeness Of
brothers, L am not the man. Second, that
a collar was found with Warren marked on
it in my room. The WaTTens Of New York
are my cousins and friends. A collar aud
one or two other pieces OLD. (nOt c. War
ren's was changed for mine when at David
Warren's house last March. They were
not my size, and | threw them away. Ny
relationship to this family constitute much
of the trouble in this matter. G. w. War
rem is a cousin, and my brother took his
name. The matter Of correspondence di-
reeted to my care under that name, related
exclusively to my poor brothers folIies,
and was done as it was to try and recover
money, which he carried away unlaWfully,
from the vile woman who leeChed it from
him. One word aud l am done. Ny
brother was not the Baltimore man; whole
was know not. Ny brother died by his
own hand; and all this cOnfes lion, Wrung
from brothers heart broken with grief for
bis errors, charge upon the malice which
has not cared for private griefs nor been
just in extorting them. l came to Knox
vile rs a gentleman, and have been 4 gen
tleman among you, IS ! believe. i ask for
fair play. Of. COPELAND.
There was a good deal Of excitement on
the streets yesterday, growing out Of this
matter, and it was feared al one time that
violence would grow out Of It. Much OF
this grew Ous Of the fact that he was en-
gagged to be married 10 an estimable young
lady of this city.
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
Since writing the above, Copeland was
passing down Gay street, last night, TO the
Atkin House, and when passing in front Of
HOldren's grocery, he was set upon by
about twenty-five young men, when one Of
them knocked him down, and he was
treated 10 a coat Of tar and feathers. Ex-
cept a slight cut on the head, he escaped
unhurt, but was in a sad plight. He went
down to the Akin House where he was re-
fused admission to the rooms, and was al
lowed TO 90 into the depot where he wash
ed himself, and We suppose left on the
Eastern bound train this morning. We re-
gret that any violence should have been
shown him, for, as We have said often be
fore, we are opposed to mob law under any
We publish his card above,
because We are willing he shall be heard,
and not because we have any evidence that
what he states is true.