The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-13
The geeOra Of the EdltOr Of the
Times.
omissions supplied.
Dr. saIaIns Mercer.


The editor Of the Times, IN he pAper q
the li.h inst, claims to Be . refugee rom
,.b.l oppression, and publishes letter rec
oomenalpc him 70 the Secretary OF the
treasury for an Office, % eorrOborste The
clam. This portion of The Kentncky re-
s eora II this base inpOstor has very iair
appearance. It Is for that reasen thai re
-e.sevs y make Il prominent he pas notn-
,rg. however, 70 say shout the imposition
he played upon the people in kentneky n
tbs publicstion Of tbs Dollar southerner'
nsn6y PANTY literary paper which ne
tried 10 recommend 70 the support Of soush
ar, resasr, as q sontAern production, which
,boula he encouraged inssead Of Northern
osn.rs. some one Of which, he said, ''eTery
nov and then showed It's cloven foot and
proved u Be Of the genuine Ass4 Folsoz'
wrrpR1. Pm Lfrs, LLOYD GAEEIsok schooi-
Tapideuf, ofcioss, iAsidiolis, and sla'ia eTois'
dlsueminatiug the most outrageous iasse-
hoods against the people Of the very sec
ton where they get their best patronage"
The saushernor fourished for awhile, Il his
Icing editorials are 70 be credited, ''iiks
Green bay tree" Subscriptions poured IN
from Mississippi and AlabaDa, and from
,ss Virginis. and he was constrained 70 IN
Yoke Heavens oenisons on the Jar laaiea
al chsrlostesville This was part Of ms
system, as il Is nov in sh,' case Of the Times
I, hoodwink the public, and create the De-
lief that he was prosPering. The upshos
Of the soushsrner enterprise WAS, ita pre-
mature death. Il died Of toe sNaeA naeTeer'
ana numerous eitisens Of Kentucky, who
had Maid him in advance, are 70 this day
complaining Of the manner IN which ne
diddisd them.
There Is another chapter in his record, Of
which be seams entirely Obliyious. In
lsei. while he wa handing round his hat
ana soliciting alma IS refugee rom the
syran~y Of Lloyd Tilghmsn. he received .
contribution in the shape Of mail agency.
This stIorded him an opportunity . spsen-
late. His eupidity, ever keen, always
grasping, suggested the idea Of doing s
big thing. The Southern coniederaey
needed ouinine-taousands Of is Fagamuiin
soldisry might die Il the drug we're not
Supplied. Humanity a. veil IS cupidity
iust6sd an attsmpt 10 send the drug 70
the saaerers. 30 Bill and Black George
coalesesd. Sam Mercer, United States Hail
Agent, and Jim Rowland, the rebel Provost
Msrshsl at Eopkinsville. KY, entered into
sn ssreagsmens whereby each might be
prchGed, and The rebel sgae and fever pa
tlehis Furnished with quinine. The follow
ing letter from the godly-Or godless--sarn,
OF the subject, originally appeared in the
Louisville Journal, but We copy It IS il sP-
pesred in the Nashville Daily Press, Of
ssptsmbsF e, lss4
HssDHasoE, KT., Nov. Is, 1881.
DE-. Rowlandk am st loss 20 kpow
what to do IL reference to our business, in
consequence 81 the depsrtare Il L. rom
Jacksonville. Let mo make q suggestion
Ter your consideration. Suppose you get
VIC. to come over with hack full Of pas
ssnrcra, or somsthing else. ! can easily
asss him beyond she piekets with the pack
.Fe aadsr Gopsrnmea; ssai. he can ther
break Is open, If you wish to see thai al is
siehi; The eoods, Of course, must be paid
ior when he receives them. In consequence
81 q report Of the occupation Of Msdison-
Vile By the feds, disposed OF the larger
portion, bat can gss plenty uiore--ssiuuch
as you want--sad viii send you soc OF.
oasniue ia ne fsss lot. Tennessee money
i Worthless here and elsewhere. osnnoi
use il 81 So per Gems. diseosnt, - you must
excuse me from taking IL. Tam compelled
TO use L here. ] get - per o.. lKentueky
funds shs pe shall have il at the same,
which viii give you splendid profit.
Let rae know immediately what you viii
do. and, Il yea have givoz Qua the idea.
please mention IL 10 some saaa who sei8 90,
! do 500 sPprehend say check FOR four or
I've weeks yet. leur freud,
s. c. II.
Now is'nt this g ePresty Kettle Of fshS"
Here IL . poor refugee, eharitably appoint.
ed 70 ofhce BY the general Government,
and siding is enemies, By smuggling
Qainlae 70 them under ale broad seal Of she
ooxernmsnti why the wretch-if he lad
kis aue wouid be serving the country 81
Alton with otSeF smugglers.
Ana this fellow has the impotence q
asssil J. D. Biagham, the Editor Of ths
Memphis Buiietin, confidential friend
aud scent Of Gov. gohnaon-a gsntienan
who has done Che unioA cause good and
efficient service in our state Con-
veusiona. aud On the Unioa Central
Committee. why the miserable
nehdicAnt snd slipeudia-y is not worthy
70 loose she laehets Of Bipgham's shoes,
He has bees iawning syeephsnt % long,
and licked % abiectIy The feet Of men in
ofice shout the State Capitol, he miscon-
eeives human nature, and thinks all men
like himself. he may, BY fraud sEd inn
posture, decisive members Of the Legisia-
tare who know him not others hecs
not.
With these remarks, the publishers Of
the uzIoS. apoH whom he wns once I'M
posed, bat who refused second attempt Of
the kind. with scofn, let him pass Cor 20
day.