Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-22

/ POI TIE AelNlAe AEFIhAsI
MEssEs. EDIToRs Permit US through your
PAPER to congratulate the good people Of Mem
mis- on the the evident manifestation on the
part of some Of tae Aldermen 10 reform abu-
sss in our city government. There is, and has
been. enough Of them, God knows, and Mr.
/ Robinson will have to spread himself as wide
as a sefslng ben, il be can reform matters and
things in the police department, with the Mayor
at its head. The release Of Adams from jail
is the main feature in the case Of the action a.
the last meeting Of the Board.
It seems Adams was released The first the
publie knows Of the official action in the case,
is in a card from his honor the Mayor, IN which
be attempts, by Carmichael and somebody else,
to get himself certified cut Of the responsibility
OF the discharge Of Adams. For ourselves, we
could not see the necessity Of these certificates;
II Mavor Bsugh was conscious Of innocence
in this case, did be not know the community
would take bis word against a thousand?
I What has II cons to this, that the man who
/ has lust been elected by a most overwhelming
majority to the Office Of Mayor, has 90 little
! confidence in those who elevated bin, as to
suppose they would not take his word, without
his boIsteriag it up, in advance Of eoatrad iotion,
with certificates? We regret the Mayor felt
called on to take this course, on his own ae-
count az well as on sccount Of the Office he
holds. Well, Mayor Baugh asserts, in very
positive language, that be is innocent in this
thing; but from Tailor MalloTy's statements
in bis card, Mr.. Baugh is the only responsible
party in the case. He gave Mr.. Mallory gen
eraI instructions, and then explained to him,
verbally, what his general instructions meant
as to the length Of time. What meant a Tcd-
sonaBlc time 20. three:.or -four hours ?" We
We Know nothing about the case, except a.
stated in the cards referred to and if Mallory's
statements are true, the Mayor will have to
get up more certificates. But the whole mat
Ter is in the hands Of Alderman Robinson and
his committee, and re shall see what We shall
see.
But this case Of Adams being permitted to
escape through the agency Of the city officials,
is not the only one Mr.. Robinson had up. He
was opposed to paying for q barrel Of Dsdn's
besf that was ordered BY Rueker. He also OPP
posed ~Stsfnbach's having two, four or I'VE as
sistsnts to manage the ehaingsBg- (Righi
now be would like to ask Mr.. Ste'nbaeh a
question; Did you release the chain-gang on
the day Of the Mayors election, consisting of
some fourteen to eighteen men? and if so, on
whose order was it done-plesse answer?)
Mr.. Robinson was also down on Captain
O'Havre for running after drsys. This is all
wrong, Mr.. Robinson, for Mr.. 0'Havre could
attend to these same drsys AM eleetioneer al
the same time. This is not alt Mr.. R. wsI
down on the Committee on Accounts Of the
old Board, and is reported to have said: Fol
the last wear, ct least, many ofthe accounts sent
into the Board were never properly examined
Now this statement is either false or it il
true; and we suppose it is true, for Mr.. r
would not dare make such a statement, except
on the most reliable authority. Then who
we're The Committee on Accounts foT the old
/ BosrdP We ask, for information who they
were. and when we End out, We intend to cal
on those gentlemen to answer to their c%onstitu-
epts FOR their r~assslity in Office. We say to
Mr.. Alderman Robinson, 60 Oh! God speed
Won in your work Of moral reform II you
can clear out the stable you deserve to be not
oBly secretary and treasurer Of a swamp rail
road but also its President, and Navy Yard
land negotistor, to boot
One word Of advice to Mr.. R. DON'T rely
too much on the promises Of some Of the old
Aldermen to stand up to you in your attempts
at refora, because some people in his world
wont do to tie to but 60 on, q "a Tom Benton,
solitary and alone put the ball in motion and
keep it going. One question more What is
to become Of Alderman Finnis? he is looked
upon in this community as a great moral re-
forming Alderman, and now Robinson is taking
the wind out Of bis sails. Why, Finnie even
voted to pay fort the barrel Of whisksyf Come,
Colonel, 1rba up, or you are overheard.
LOOKER-ON.