Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-20
GOV. BRowNLow,s vINDrcATIoN.

from this city By one of its representa-
lives who was lately in Knoxville.
Their correspondent after making
himself fully acquainted with the facts
openly declares that Governor Brown
low is entirely innocent of all
;he charges Of bribery made
against him in dispositions TAX
en- before the Legislative Commit
tee. The Courier. Journal is the most
radical Democratic Journal in tie
v hoie couutry, and it's publication Of
the article Of which part is given be-
low shows very plainly that the
trumped-up charges made against him
by few political ghouIs and jackals,
for political purposes, are utterly false.
After giving = short deecrip liCn If
Knox ville aud i s history, be says:
My object in visiting Knoxville was
= tkTee-fOld one, to- the least Of which
was 10 Learn JAs feels CONCERNING Ger
tain revelations promulgated by the
raDCrt Of The Investigating Com mittee
on The Sla.e Debt Question. which
we're published some days since in
several issues OF tHe Courier J0UrR0L
Bearing in mind the serious Caasgea
affecting he character OF ibe iate Gov
erBor BrUWIiOw, l tbougtlt i. AOL oo-
~ appropriate, bus suiGenJy just,
mat hiTF. 5TOwui0w Aid all the olneEz
of the late Governors family should
have an CppCr unity Of giving the PUB
lie, through the columns OF the Ou-
rier- Journal which, be il remembered,
49, RIFEgliss-
ton, their version of the charges re-
ferred to IN The com miLtee's repOEf,
based on testimony adduced b0tOIe
that committee. 70 Mrs. Brow blow,
therefore, my presence was made
known, and respectful request for : n
interview submitted. The II quesg " as
granted without delay, ana al LORT
named for the pr,J 5cttd Visit, a
mich IIae, ~ company Will a DIS
liDguished gentleman aud frjead OF
The family, 1 was promptly on HaDj.
~ g Wela pleasantly received by Eifs.
BTGwnI3w, Miss AUuBe BsnWHi"",
and d.. d. l.. 3 1yltcu, suu-ID-!aa q
he late Governor, and !. dis..ugGis
physician Of Knoxville,
Mrs. Brow AlOW is a wcli-pTcsaT'tu
lady of tifty-Ouo or tive, above the 2'-
erage height of ladies, diguih,d u
| uIIeu, ana amiabls and unaf1ecttl o1
Gluuner. She Is eviLenIy devoted TO
Inc emory of Ber husband, ana l.
r9sgluie in the DETERMINATIONS 10 de
feud uis good name and character Is
man ANA IS an ttiicJr WI Ild 6
uaui amusement size speaks OF the re-
cent al emp 10 U4acAeu tae name OF
her usbAau - charge u bTlDarY--~
"P.ease read this note" eatd she 10
me at The besIHnTHg Oi ,he interview.
ScruliLiziug tie envelope, observed
on The UPPER leituauu cof.eT: III net
delivered, etc, etc, return to The PeO~
pies Bank Of Knoxville, KHGNyI!le,
tennessee Opening the envelope
we ROCK IhtTeflUm business Ie.leF-
;t ST, = beIeOH was printed, Peoples
Ba1a # Knoxville, K loGyiiie, Tenn"
Tie envelope was ufttc Ed 10 Mrs.
VIM. Il. BcOsntoW, present" the
letter contained, IN uiJIUn to the
printed 5. orIs above referred t., the
following written ones:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 20, 1868.
-MIS ". q. BrO1gHt- u: Please az
cept ing compliment : ot
JOS. A. MABkY, t. y. &C ilIEE.
JOHN b BRANNER, Pr. trILsDH,
Taos CALL WAY.
IN ~" continued Mrs.tBEOWuluW,
after -uT correspondent had taken
cu9y st he nOsC, Il can give YOU al
the .-1-s couutC.eu Win the s. $50
alleged I'D nsyC been given Governor
Brow usUss. On September 70, date OF
the Sbuv- note, | was at home, here IN
this h.u aUd Tas Informed mat sew
eFAl geu .eman wished 10 see me Ia
my husb ud's room. Governor Brown
low was al that time a bed ridden in
valid. Repairing 20 his room, !
found there General jos. :. MabTy,
Col. E. n. McGnee and Messrs. john
r. Brauuer and Th0s. ii. Galloway,
in fact, ali Of the gentlemen whose
names appear appended TO The Lote,
except M.jIT K. L, Wilson.
after lus customary gr96ulgr CJl.
MCGlee add easea me ana SAID 10
suUzta8ce that he and the other iOCl
gentlemen uamyd-AlI prominent
railroad men--|eTe under great obi
cations 10 Governor Br0Wul0w lJf
hoy acts of kindness TO them per
sa.aily and as railroad meL-.hat
ley were aware that bis salary ~
Governor Wa Insufficient 10 permit
him 10 take ais family 10 Nashville,
ami they begged nae, IN view o. all
these thlngs, accept present tom
them. Al the conclusion OF u + ~ re-
marks, Co. hCGhee handed the note
which ! have shown you AID five
81 OG0 bills"
Nov, you will remember con-
tinued Mrs. BrowuloW, that GengIt,i
MabTy states III his testimony tt4ai
they first rendered the money 10 Gov
ernOs BrownlOW. TnGuote shows on
It's face hat he gentlemen meant il
for Iag, aud LUt FIR Governor Brown
low must have been written al the
Peoples Bank, aud brought fTCm
th. ice by the gentlemen mentioned.
I Az 70 impropriety in accepting he
u Juey u8 TT tie circumstances. The
s=utIemeu were a. lI@r time ali re-
puted wealthy. IleE - ere, [ believe,
with one eXcsp ion, al Democrats
They stood nigu a. citizens, and l
knew that my husband had done
them lavOrs time and agaln-bad rem
dsrsd them valuable services with ihe
authorities at Washington about TIE
railroads.
These gentlemen were undeJ Cb-
legations, l uEdeTs and to Governor
BTownIJw for personal end not Ctficiai
services ~
'Tnas was my understanding most
certainly. At the close OF the war the
railroads of this-State were all IN the
hands o. he General Government,
and lly husband used his influence,
nth before ana after he became Coy
-fi,t,r. TO have lie reads Tstuinzd 10
ilfe Original coml auies, but I'll get DR..
ss.,-nf0n ia PNDlaIn that 10 YOU. The