The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-02-13
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LR9TERAFROM 8. OLINGH. y. -
LEE VALLEY, Tenn, Feb. 9, 1878


LEE VALLEY, Tenn, Feb 9, 1878
To the Editor of the Morristown Ga zette:
In your columns of January 30th, 1,
notice letter from Jesse L. Rogers. of
Tazewelf, in which he makes a very vie
lent and reckless gOose-qIaU assault llpon
me personally and, as the GAZETTE
very properly refuses to further devote
its columns to personal controversy,
in which it is not concerned, laval my
self of the privilege of an Advertiser, to
briefly pay my respects to the 1rate de
tactO legislator.
letter, which was published in the SEA.
zETTE" of January 25th, Rogers uses
this language - brand the author of
that article as liar and c0aoard. A
| liar because he published a base false
hood-a coward because in doing so he
has concealed his name"
From the tone of the fellows Ian
guage, and considering the code of the
section of country he naisrepreseaats, one
would suppose that he or some fighting
| friend had on the war-paint and was
| spelling for row but, propose to
avoid his braggadocio style, and try to
reply to such points of his letter as /
| think necessary.
As to the Tar part, will say, that in
| the paragraph which disturbed the bile
in Rogers Juvenile stomach, gave the
| statements just as / received them from
! several of the most respectable and sub
stantial citizens of Claiborne and Han
cock counties, and were it not for my
reluctance to Involve others in a broil
raised by myself, l could produce letters
from prominent gentlemen of Claiborne
| to substantiate my assertions-that
Henry Patton was reelected fairly
| but was defrauded out of his seat by
Rogers friends"-and right here, I will
| say for MI Patton, that he is in ne way
| privy or responsible for anything have
said or written, nor had he any knowl-
/ edge of my intention to allude to the
late election in question, until he saw
my letter in the GAZETTE of January
23rd.
If Rogers is innocent of the knowledge
that he get into the legislature by fraud,
and if his tender feelings are wrongfully
wounded, ! and my informants are to
blame for it and not Mr.. Patton, who, ]
reiterate, had no completely in my com
munication.
As to the cOaoard part, I will simply
| say that Rogers lies like cur, when he
asserts that concealed my proper name
! from him. | know the tolo-headed little
/ whelp, and l know that he knows. as
does most of the readers of the GA
zETTE, who writes from Lice Valley
over the signature of ''Clinch :" besides,
have written to him and gave him my
proper name and address, and informed
! him that when himself or any Q5te=bodted
! friend desires to test of my courage, OIL
proof of my eowardice, I will always
/ be found ready and willing to Gcc0Ba7la0-
date q naigls6or. | am not so cowarlly as
to fear that any of my acquaintance
will believe Rogers assertions that an
a coward,
Now, as l am persuaded that De FactC
''arched his spinal column''-threw his
tail in the wind-rushed into print with
blood-thirsty adjectives, only to Greats
a little notoriety among the cut-throat
part of his constituency, l will suggest
/ that he has saddled mule he can't ride
or pl6w and that the readers of the
/ GAZETTE may not be interested in his
political history either by his or my yer
/ sion and that he and I postpone any
/ further discussion of this subject until
! we can do so face to face.
/ Begging pardon of the GAZETTE
and its readers, for my share of thi,
/ squabble,
am, respectfully, ETC.,
CLINoH.
/ NQFE Helmsl Please insert my
Id. verbatim Yours T. ] BERRY