Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-28
Another Account OF the SheIbyvIIIe
Meeting.

10 the nashville American.
SHELBYVILLE, septemb. T 25.--For tie rea-
son that the account the local side
of your paper OF the twenty third inS ant, of
the little unple asantness between Colonel
Thomas and Governor Porter, at this place on
the twenty-f st, does the latter II justice,
being incnmt lete and inaccurate, l send you
a more detailed statement: "GOVernor Porter
opened the dls Gus n at twelve O'Clock,
'-0Iire Yardley (, lloWed and spoke unt1i
about four o'clock. Several OF the Gro Rd only
came 'ut or curiosity 10 hea- Hadley Quite
a number lived IN tue extreme limits of the
county, and desired to get To their homes be-
fore night, and some had heard Colonel
ThOn speak only few weeks ago at this
nl. &c, and q d not care TO hear bin again.
For these reasons many left the hall when
olonel Thomas arose, creating much confu-
sion, and causing the speaker TO show signs Of
diSpleasure. He beg n oy ssying there was an
organized force in all the county towns TO pre-
vent his having hearing. This statement, so
far as Shelhyvllle is concerned, is wholly un-
true. He reviewed Squire Hardley's speech,
aud then Govern, Fortrr's. Being in an III
humor when he began, he grew violent
ss he progressed, aud when he came 10
(rhomas) had, in the Iegis ature OF
IS69-7U voted against bill 10 exempt
two HUNDRED and fifty dollars worth Of ma
tell j in the hands Of mechanics, ne said the
governor had dealt with uufairDess toward
MN; had erveTted the record, and made
statement VT ich he knew to be infamously
false. He also expressed regret that the gov
ernOr was not present to b ar his language.
Some friend I the z JvernOr thought the mat
tim of ~. He was spoken to ust as he was in
the act OF getting into his vehicle TO start TO
Winchester, and returning Immediately to
Ine hail, he quietly tOOR his seat. h did not,
is stated ia your &C unit, ask Colonel
I Ih0mos 10 repeat what he had said; but Col
Onel Tho as, Sc ing the governor had return
ed, Ia milder terms than before, repeated his
denunciRtion. BE said be had stated that mis-
re ord had been misTe presented that state.
ments had been been made in regard to his
record which were false that he did not
know why the governor had re ,urned: he was
a lighting man, and bad come, perh ,ps or
the purpose OF plaN ing the bully. and folding
his aTm- he turned facing Governor Porter
End said: at this is your purpose, here | am.
shoot me- Governor Porter looked directly
at lClOuFl Thomas, but made no reply uutil
the colonel ha1 repeated the above language.
then Governor POI ter said to him, "You pro.
less to be a nOu-cOmbatant; l Woulu as
soon hurt child" Colonel Thomas turntd
to the audience and used language more de-
had uset in the absence OF the governor
Whei the colonel mad gotten through and
seated himsef {. Governor Porter Erose a d
taking tn stand sKed Colonel Thomas II "a.
meaut that mis- deductions from facts were
false, or that his sta ement of facts were false
Colonel Thomas equ1vO 'ated, but the gov rn-
or demanded a direct answer, and the colo
mel said when you stated that 1 voted
a2ains the II tn exempt two hundred and
nifty col iars wo Il atsrial in the hands of
mechanics, you perverted the record aud
made q statement which was false In fact"
he governor, turning to the audience said
he was not as had been said Of him, q nghtInR
man. that he was no bully and did not wish