The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-19

announced as the JOINT pfOdacGiOH Ol |
the Junior and senior editors Of that |
paper, renders it necessary that we
should for one time more recur to
the recent judicial appointment III |
the First Circuit; and we shall give
candidIy and frankly our animus in
the publication of the article they
comment upon so deliberately.
In the Jonesboro Herald and ITtb-
uyee, of the 18th inst, was published
a news letter from Blountyille. the
anonymous writer Of which only
hung his items of personal. court
and county news to the more start
ling and sensational Incorporation
of a series of resolutions purporting
to be the action of the people of Sui
livan county, denunciatory Of Gov,
Porter for what was therein termed
his " Indecent haste in the appoint
ment Of a successor to Judge Gill
lenwaters. Not a solitary name was
given by this anonymous cOrrespon-
dent as to who presided over the as
semblage, who acted as secretary,
or who shaped and presented the
condemnatory resolutions. 1t was
very palpable that the news letter
was communicated to the Herald
and Tribune for the sole purpose Of
giving publicity to the action Of
anonymous parties, who had them
selves made no public request for
their insertion in any paper.
On the morning Of the 8th these
identical resolutions, apparently
clipped from the HeruId and T1'ib-
auue'S letter, appeared in the Knox
vile Daily Tribune, and were intro
duced and commented upon as ema-
mating from the people Of Sullivan
county. We were surprised, aston
ished and mortifed-as were many
other friends of the two gentlemen
thus anonymously assaulted-that
resolutions of their character-with-
out, so lar as the reader was inform
ed, being communicated by any cor
respondent Of the Knoxville ITtb-
me, without the presence Of a soil
tary name to vouch for their re9ulari-
ty, without even a request or lntl-
nation that their publication in any
newspaper was desired or expected
by the authors-should be repub-
lished (under all the delicate sur
roundings of the editors of the ITt5-
me- in that paper, regarded and fos-
tered as it is by the Democratic par
ty Of this division az its chief leader
and organ, and, next to the GAZETTE,
probably the best read paper in its
section. And right then, seeing
only the magnitude of wrong done
to two honest and incorruptible men,
we expressed our surprise in what
we intended only as-plain and point
ed-as we know it was sincere-lan-
guage. For this expression, the ed
tors Of the Tribune, in that paper Of
the 18th, show that they are not
without sensitiveness on the subject,
and comment upon our surprise in
style and language as creditabIe to
us as it is to them. Their intimation
that our criticism arose from some
secret cause Of petty spite or imag-
mary wrong" the charge that it was
-" mean and malignant in spirit, we
pass by with the silence which they
deserve. Gentlemen from whom
such expressions and insinuations
emanate are in poor condition to
pirate about. conduct " discourteous
and unprofessional." Our remarks
were more particularly directed to
the junior editor of the Tribune for
the reason that we had been inform
ed but few days before, by gen
tleman connected with the Office,
that the senior editor was aud had
been for a considerable time confn-
ed to his room by pneumonia-that
the entire care, control
and management of the paper had
deVoived upon his associate. If our
was incorrect, it was
mistake for which we are not re-
sPonsible. We considered the pub
Of the-uDfathered resolutions
censurable, but we did not consider
that any Of the censure should, un-
der the circumstances, attach to the
senior editor. We deny the charge
that we have been guilty of dis
and professional con-
duct. We have ever been accus-
toned to express our sentiments in
dependently and without fear, and !
by the grace Of God we hope never
to have that spirit paralyzed to the
extent that we will fail to rise up in
defense Of upright, honest. incor-
ruptible personal andpolitical friends |
whenever they are so anonymously |
and outrageously assaulted. We |
have always endeavored to observe
those courteSies and amenities which |
are due each other from members OF |
The profession land 80 long as we re- |
tain control of a Journal. none shall !
outdo us in such spirit. This we
lope is the last allusion we will be
to make to the unpleasant |
and unfortunate affair. IF we have |
wounded the feelings of the editors
Of the Tribune, (from whose hands
We are conscious Of never having re-
:eived a personal provocation or dis
and for whom we en-
ertaiA none but the kindliest feel
ngs Of friendship it is one Of those
IN fortunate incidents that could
hardly have been avoided with JUS
ice to truth and the nature of the
,ase. and while we regret its occur
ence, still it is no more than their
was calculated to infict
N Governor Porter, Judge McKin-
ey, and all their friends. Now, even
1rant has expressed a willingness
0 accept peace, when houses and
DTS are not presented to him, nor
ost tradeships to his brother or
riends. " Barkis is Willin'." We
Xtend our hand across the bloody
hasm. Keno! Price Of the Nor