The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-13

~ e-tt -~ct 2. -. Bingham Eeq-, the edit
, and proprietor Of she Nemphis Bulietis
: Being tolsrably vel aeqnainted with TIA
. gentlenaHs aniecedents, a. an editor /
this State. AID be being iar away, 7 fee
imfeiled = ~ ssmethins il reply 70 Ii
2 unf,uudei insinuasions made aga inst hin
By the editor Of he Times, gentlemai
who Is. I 500 ~ yeur psper q yesterday
charged with bslng concerned in smuggling
quinsne orer the lines 70 The rebels. usl
the word ainsineation,' for the attentive
reader ofths sttaekFn question. vii observ,
tat the editor of the Times has not The
nsrdihood 70 nsssri, in he Two column.
and shfse-qusrtszs devoted 10 The subject
that Nr. Bingham ever wrote one word q
the ontrsgeously srsasonsbls mater, Which
iseopisa fro1a to Memphis papots, neifse
of soliek arc zose. y tzEssraes. The Mem
phis Hazi1fin. from which quosations err
made, and The Memphis ADufancle, shess
both ceased 70 exist.
NJ. Binghsms who went . Memphis
sbout Eve yesrs ago from Virginia, becaue
attached to the Bnzlesin Is its reporter AMI
local editor, aad asterFards part proprietor,
still n he same editorial position. The
editor and proprietor Of that paper, At the
time Mr.. Bingham became connected with
il, was Col. Nc Mahoh. The Bulletin bat-
lied long and nobly against The abemina-
bic sehelnes Of the secessionists. The moot
alarming threats we're By the saoessionists,
against the establishment and those con-
nected with it. Mr. Bingham, IS being
comparative stranger in the city. was an
especial object Of their attention, and he
was more than once summoned before the
Vigilance COMMITTEES, Of Hhich Virulent
traitor, ar. Titus, was Chairnan. The most
serious thrssls were there made, ifhe should
dare further to express himself in favor Of
the Union. with Col. McMahon different
course vas pursued. he was Union man
in every atom Of his system, but man or
eutravsgznt habits. Piece and pay were
offered him, and he became g Quartermas-
ter in the Confederate Army, and the Bull
letin was merged in the Memphis zralGncAe,
and with the BulletiA died out the last pub
lie expression Of Union sensimentin Mem
phis. No ray Of light was left 20 cast 3
CLEAN on the Egyptian darkness-which
might be felt--that succeeded.
The editor Of the Avalanche was Mr..
Galloway, previously the editor Of The Sun
ney south, in Aberdeen, Mississippi--he |
was one Of the most thoroughly birthstone.
permeated Of The gang Of Southern ere
eaters For his eniBenee in treason, he
was made rebel Postmaster in Memphis.
Mr.. BiBghahi--now representing the in
terests Of the late Bulletin-tOok no part in
the editorship Of the paper, except to DO
something in the local department, aud
more in the mechanical, making up Of the
forms and acting as foreman, in the COM
position rom. The post Office business re-
curing much Of Mr.. GallOEay's time, and
Mr. bingham refusing 70 write any pcliti-
cal articles, the aid Of Mr.. Louis Dapree
was called and be was the scling asssoei-
ate editor The writer Of this communi-
cation was in no way connected with ny
or the parties or papers he names. The
circumstances he mentions were MASTERS Of
public noloriety at the time, FOR the sus-
picious rebels watched Hr. bingham mar
rowly, knowing him to be fnimicai to their
projects. They bossted that "Binshsin
was shslfed." When the brave Federal
navy conquered the opposing deet ID the
battle Of Mem phis, and delivered he city
from is oppresaors and plundsrers, M
Bingham at once stsrted loyal paper, and
called il BY the name OF the paper the
rebels had 90 hated and persecuted-THE
BULLETIN.
The Bulletin has ever since been among
the stsuBchest Union papers Of Tennessee.
Il has supported heartily President Lincoln
snd his meaaures-and Mr.. Bingham,
born and reared amid slavery,
boldly and unainchingly declared for the
extinction Of the "institation," when he
saw that proceeding was necessary TO the
overthrow Of the rebellion. The policy Of
GOV. johnson, also, had his warm synpa-
Thy, and it was his advocacy Of the John- {
,on oath and the emancipation policy that
brought down upon his head denunciation
nd delrsction, from The Kind Of 9 Union
men" who hated the one snd spit upon the
,ther. have thus met the insinuatiOns OF
he Times with a simple relation Of well
known circumstances. The reader can now
Judge Why incinuhtiou is resorted 70. That
Mr.. Bingham was not the author Of the
abominations reprinted in this
nily on Monday, may be pretty surely in
iefred By the fact that when the McMa-
hons, the GalloWays, the Duprees, and the
rest Of that "stripe, aed from the presence ,
of the old flag on its revising Memphis, I
Afr. Bingham remained behind, and at once I
began to aid in the revival of loyal senti- I
ment. When the traitors ran OF, is it likely I
that Mr.. Bingham would have remained
behind to support Mr.. Lincoln and Cover
nor johnson, and to advocate emancipation,
and the plan Of putting negroes in the
army, Il he had been writing or advocating ]
such foul sentiments, as those contained in
the extracts with which the person charged |
with completely in smuggling quiuine, is 20 I
extremely familiarg Let common sense Q
give the reply.
The conduct Of AR. Bingham, since he
was the owner and controller Of the BuIle-
Tia, even insinuslion has not dared to i'm
has been fai. hfal, consistent, and
patriotic. Before the rebellion he was a /.
warm Supporter Of Polk against the traitor !
Hsrris, for Governor; what he has been /
since hes been related. He has hsen pres d
snt in Nashville when State Conventions
have assembled; he has been several times
10 Washington 10 adyosste the States in !
lcresss with the President, ard tins depart
nents; be has been 70 Fortress MOaroe, !
md 70 Gen. Grant in hls lines, opposite
Rich nson.i. win the ssnae ohieot. n West I
Tennessee he has been the prominent up
holder Of loysl sentiment, aud Of the ad-
ministrativo policy Of the State aud wash
ington Governments. In ali this he has
asked nO.hpnors, and sought no pay, For
bis services, many members Of the Convex
tion, being ef opinion that enc Of the two
{. s. Senators should be from the Western
portion Of the State, expressed themselves
IL favor Of Dis being named for that posi-
lion. as sminently due to him. Yet, now,
because he asks for his psper portion Of
he work ths State requires 70 be done,
p snehe, Triy, and Sweetheart" open
mouth with such dstractive insinussioas,
Is those made BY person lsboEing under
he serious charge Of smuggling quinineso
ne rebels That person Il seeking for
himself che public printing, and the insin-
nations respecting q man whose public
.piria and devotion toloyai sediment hiss
been transcended by none, are made for the
purpose Of gaining the object soaght, BY
numbering the reputation Of 4 man hated
and perseouted By the rebels for his sttach-
nsnt t. the Union. L!
A "plain, unvarnished story e Acre
laid before the loyal people Of Nashvilis,