The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-23
Il thn Nn.hrillc World. 18TH in.l.l
MARY SHARP.
Reply of Prof. Gardner to
Judge Turney
10 the World

SQNE,O IbIuCJ
To the World.
WNcnEsTER, Tenn, May -, So
much has been written about the reno
val Of Mary Sharp College from Win
chester to Nashville, that ! regret hav-
ing to say anything about IL at all, but
it becomes Il necessity for me to place
myself right before some who are inter
esled in the question, and | ask space in
your paper for this statement.
At the meeting Of some Of the citizens
of Nashville at the Baptist church, on
Summer street, the lst instant, after all
the speakers had finished, | was called
upon to say something. Your reporter
not using short hand, but, as suppose,
writing up from notes, while not mis-
representing but giving only the sub
stance Of what vas said, made me APP
pear in a wrong light with the people
Of Winchester.
| wish to say plainly something Of
what | remember to have said, and if
the reporter can confirm what | say |
hope he will do 50.
] stated that did not want to attend
the meeting to represent the Faculty Of
Mary Sharp College; thatI wanted Drs
Graves, Barrett or Johnston to be there.
They were men who could speak AS
for myself, if | had any strength it was
in my hand, as | was painter, and not
in my words. That when | had asked
that another be sent in my place, | was
told by the Faculty to 60 to Nashville
myself. They did not want to take an
active part in the meeting. On the
other hand they did not want to slight
the invitation for them to be present.
said, further, that the Faculty told
me to 60 and say nothing, unless to
answer questions which might be asked
me, but to keep my ears and eyes open
and see what was done that might re-
turn and tell them.
If remember correctly, this is about
what | said, as authorized by the Facul.
ty of Mary Sharp C,llage. The re.
maindcr gave as matter Of opinion
and upon my own authority.
| did not expect to be lionized when ]
returned to Winchester because of what
| said. expected that some men would
blame me, but | certainly di' not cx'
pcct that one of the principal men Of
the place, one occupyinga place Of hon
Ivr in the State, should, because stated
that the people of Winchester did not
seem to appreciate the Mary Sharp Col
lcge, dcnouncc the statement as Gun.
qualifcdly false" | refer to the letter
published to-day in the World from
Jackson, Tenn, and signed "P. Tar.
ney,"
Should Judge Turney meet me to-day
anywhere away from Winchester, | do
not believe he would know me- OF my
name and character he certainly knows
nothing more than that taught in the
college here. lie has heretofore mani.
tested no dislike to me, and why he
should throw the whole weight of his
word and name against my character as
n truthful man, IN one Of the leading
papers Of the State, on so small prov
ocation, ! cannot imagine | Thought
such an act beneath his dignity. | can
not conceive of II motive worthy of such
a man which would prompt him, after
ioiling TO reach such an cmnence us he
has gained, to hurl stones below upon
his fellow toilers.
| am native of the State of Tennes-
see. My iorelathers were of the pioneers
of the State, and moved to Nashville
when it was village. certainly have
Il right to try to rise within her borders.
My character is as precious to me and
mine rs his can possibly be to himself |
cannot afford to be silent when any
man thus speaks of me.
| have come to Tennessee, after seek.
ing abroad for information which |
could not get ut home, to live among
her people. wish to make my home
in your city, and do not want the peo-
pie who may know me there to know
me as being capable of telling false
hood.
What stated in the meeting as nv
opinion is the opinion of many of your
readers, and | leave the matter to be set.
tied in their minds whether mere OK.
preston of such an opinion when called
upon warrants the strong language used
by Judge Turney in reference to myself.
+ NJ. GARDNER
The reporter who took Prof. Gard
ner's remarks is not employed ON the
World now, and we have no means of
verifying his statements. Judge Tur-
ley's letter was not intended, we opine,
Is an attack upon the Professor, but up.
m the movement to remove an institu.
ion TO which he was very much at
ached, from the town, and, with the
horoughneSs for which he is celebrated,
re moved down everything before him.
I Prof. Gardner was mlsquoted it was
u fault and not Judge Turney's. Ed. i
Jay Gould, it is reported, will soon
elire from active business life and take
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