The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-12
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Br. Canine Mercer.

The editor Of the Times, in his paper Of
the llth inst, claims % be refugee rem
rebel opprsssion, ana publishes lettsr re
onmsading him 20 Che seursthsy of the
Treasury lor an. eaice. to eorrobofate The
claim. This porti0a Of the Ksntneky re-
cord Of this base impostor has a very fAir
sppssrance. his Tor that reason shat he
essays 70 make il proainent. Hehas 10th
ing. however, 10 sny abeut he Imposition
/ \ piss ed upon The pes. le in Reataeky i
ne publication Of the "Doiir s0utherner,''
3 uamby psIaby literary P6psf which he
tried toreccnmend to the support Ct South .
ern readers IS : Soat1sra prediction. which
shoald be encouraged Instead Of Northern
pspersg some one Of which, he said, aeyery
onw and than showed is cioren FOOT and
proved e be Of the gsru ne AHsE FcLs0z.
WEEBsL Psi .LiFs, LLOYD 6AEEIsox school
1nsPadsnf, egfcsosls, fnsidioass assf sldadsrOus.
disseminating The most outrageous false
hoods against The people Of she very sec
ton where they get their best patronage,
The s0utAernsr fIoufishsd for awhile, Il his
lying editorials are 70 be credited, 'like 3
green bay tres.a Subscriptions poured u
from Mississippi and Alabamas and nom
old Virginia, ana be was constrained 10 in
woke Heavens benisons on The fair ladies
OF Charlottesville. This was part of bis.
system, as It is nov in thscass Of the Fines,
to hoodwink the public, and create The be
lief that he was prOspering. The uPshot
Of the southerner enterprise vas, its pre-
mature death. Il died Of TOO mach mercer,
and numerous eisizsns Of Kentucky, who
hsd paid him in advance, are 70 this day
cosnplaining Of the manner IN which he
diddled them.
There Is another ehspter IN bis record, OF
which he seems entirely obliyiOus. In
| 1851, while ne vas handing round his nat
and soliciting aims Is refugee nom the
tyranny OF Lloyd Tilghman, he resolved q
contribution in he shape Of mail agency.
This afforded him an opportunity to speeu-
late. His cupidity, ever keen, always
prsspinr. suggested the idea Of doing 8
5ie thing. The Southern confsderaey
needed auinins--thousend Of is ragsmufiin
soldiery might die II the drug were not
supplied. Humanity as we'll as eupidity
justified an attempt to send the drug %
The sufferers. So Blifl and Black George
eoaieseed. Sam Mercer, United States Mail
Agent, End jim Rowland, the rebel Provost
Marshal ST Hopkinsville, Ky.,rentered into
an arrangement whereby each might be
profted, aud the rebel ague EDd fever pa
tienls furnished with quinihe. The follow
ing letter from the godfy-or godless-ssm.
on the subject, originally appeared in the
Louisville Journal, but We copy i Is it aP-
peared in the Nashville Daily Presss Of
September 20, 1884
HESDERsos, KY, Noy. Is, 1861.
) DR.. Rowlands I am al loss 70 know
what to do in reference 70 our business, IN
consciousness of ths departure Of b--- nom
= Madisonville. Let me make = suggestion
for your consideration. Suppose Joy get
". G. 70 come over with hask Tull Of pas
sen gers, OF something else. I can easily
pass him beyond the piekets withthe pack.
age under eoBerAs.ent seal. He can sheH
break it open, il yeu wish 70 see that al i
right: the goods, Of course, must be paic
ior when he receives them. In consequenel
Of report Of the occupation Of Madison
Vile BY the feds, disposed Of the large
portion, bot can get plenty nore-as muei
q vou want--and viii send you 800 o.
ouipine in the rst lot. Tsunessss money
is worthless here and elsewhere. eanno
use it at 50 per cent. discount, 50 you mus
, excuse me from taking it. am compelled
70 use it here. get 81 per o. (Kentack,
> fundsl and you shall have IT at the same
which will give you splendid profit.
Let me know Immediately what you will
do, and, II you have given out the idea
please mention il 10 some man who sOiA do
, a do not apprehend any check for four OF
> Eve weeks yet. Your friend,
s.C.M.
> Now isn't thisa pretty kettle Of fsh2'
Here is q poor refugee, chsritabiy appoint
}. cd to Office By the general GOvsrnnnsni
and siding its enemies, by smuggling
ouinine TO them under the broad seal Of tn
government Why the wretch if he ha
his due would be serving the country
= Alton with or or smugglers.
And this fellow has The impotence
!. assail j. B. Bingham, the Editor Of ID
Memphis Bulletin, confidential frien
I. and sgent Of Gov. JohnsOn--a gentlema
who has done the Union cause good an
Efficient service in our State Cor
!, vsntions, and on The Union centri
COMMITTEES. Why the miserabl
mendicant aud stipendiary is not worth
!. 70 loose the lsehets of Bingham's shoe
Il He has been awning sycOphant SO Ion
and licked 50 abiectiy the feet Of men
1, Office about the State Capitol, he miscoI
a ceives human nature, and thinks all mas
~ like himself. lie may, by fraud and ip
- posture, deceive members OF the Legist
turs Who know him not. Others he CT
not.
with these remarks, the publishers
,ss the USIoS, upon whom he was oncs il
u posed. but who refited second attempt
N the kind, with sesrn, let him pass for
re asyo u lE IL 2uIIie.
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