The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-16
THE RECORD OF THE EDITOI
OF THE TIMES.
OMISSIONS SUPPLIED.
DIR. QUINIEE MERCER.

The editor of the Times, in his paperk
ofthe llth inst, claims to be refugeeE
from rebel oppression, and publishes al
letter recommending him 10 the Secre- /
tary of the Treasury for an office, to cor
roborate the claim. This portion Of
the Kentucky record of this base i'm !
poster has very fair appearance. III
is for that reason that he essays TOT
make IL prominent He has nothing
however, to say about the imposition
he played on the people in Kentucky
in the publication of the DollarE
Southerner," NANNY PANTY literary
paper which he tried to recommendE
to the support Of Southern readers as
Southern production, which should beE
encouraged instead of Northern papers,
rome of which, he said, "every nowR
and then showed its cloven foot, andH
proved to be of the genuine ABBY Fol
som, WENDELL PHILLIPS, LLOYD GARRISON
school-;mpudent, e5fciOus, insidioHs and
slanderOss; disseminating the most out /
rageous falsehoods against the peopleS
of the very section where they get theirS
best patronage. The Southerner flour
ished for awhile, if his lying editorials
are TO be credited, alike a green bayE
tree" Subscriptions poured in from
mississippi and Alabama, and from old I
Virginia, and he was constrained to in S
woke Heavens blessings on the fair la
dies of Charlottesville This was part
of his system, as it is now in the case Of 5
the Times, to hoodwink the public
aud create the belief that he was pros
pering. The upshot of the Southernerg
enterprise was, its premature death =
IL died of TOO mach mercer, and numerousE
citizens Of Kentucky, who had paid 5
aim in advance, are to this day CONT
planning of the manner in which he 8
diddled them.
There is another chapter in his res
cord, of which he seems to be oblivious
In 1861, while he was handing round
his hat and soliciting aims as 8 refugeee
from the tyranny of Lloyd Tilghman,
he received a contribution in the shapeS
of a mail agency. This afforded him
an opportunity TO speculate His Gu
pidity, ever keen, always grasping, sug-S
eested the idea of doing a big thing. q
The Southern Confederacy needed qui-;E
nine-thousands of its ragamufin sol &
diery might die if that drug were not!S
supplied. Humanity as well as cupidi-&
" justified an attempt to send the drug4
to the sufferers. So Blifl and Black i
George coalesced. Sam Mercer, United$
States Mail Agent, and Jim Rowland,
the rebel Provost Marshal at Hopkins
vile, Ky, entered into an arrangementN
whereby each might be profited, and 81
the rebel fever and ague patients furn.
ished with quinine. The following let S
ter from the godly-or godless-Sam,
on the subject, originally appeared in
the Louisville Journal, but We copy its.
as ii appeared in the Nashville Daily 6
Press, of September %, 1864. 6
HENDERSON, KY, Nov Is, 1861. e
DR.. Rowland: am at loss to knowSs
what to do in reference to our business, b
in consequence of the departure of L 81
from jacksonville Let me make az
suggestion for your consideration Sup H
pose you get w, C. to come with a hack&
full of passengers, or something else. E
| can easily pass him beyond the pick~E
cts with the package ander Gover7nent3
seal He can then break it open, If youE
wish to see that all is right; the goods, 81
OF course, must be paid for when he re- 81
ceives them. In consequence of a re-
port of the occupation of Madisonvilleh q
by the feds, disposed of the larger por- 81
ton, but can get plenty more-as muchs
as YOU want--and will send you 800 OF 81
auinine in the first lot Tennessee3
money is worthless here and elsewhere. 81
/ cannot use il at 50per cent discount
20 YOU must excuse me from taking il "a
am compelled 3c.1sse * here. l get 81 s.
per OF (Kentucky funds) and you shallss
have it at the same, which will give you
y splendid profit. 81
Let me know Immediately what you
viii do, and, if you have given out the
idea, please mention it to some man
who all do / do not apprehend any
check for four or FIVE weeks yet
Your friend, 5. c. NJ.
Now isn't this a pretty kettle of e
fshg' Here is poor refugee, charita- &
bly, appointed to office by the general
Government, and aiding its enemies,
by smuggling quinine to them UNDER
the broad seal of the Governments
Why the wretch, if he had his duel
would be serving the country at Alton &
with other smugglers. u
And this fellow has the impudenceE t
10 sssail J. b Bingham, the Editor ofR
the Memphis Bulletin, confidential
friend and agent of Gov. Johnson-aH
gentleman who has done the Union s. ,
cause good and efficient service in our
State Conventions, and on the Union 70
Central Committee Why, the nniser- Ea
able mendicant and stipendiary is notS
worthy to loose the latches of Binghams
shoes. He has been fswnirg syco IS
phant so long, and licked so abjectlyE
he feet of men in Office about the
State Capitol, he misconceives humanS
nature, and thinks sill men like himselfA
tie may, by fraud and imposture, de
GIVE members of the Legislature whoA
NOW him not Others he can not
With these remarks, the publishersA
# the USIox, upon whom he wss once 4
imposed, but whe refused a second at =
empt OF the kind, with scorn, let himg(
Ass for to-day. Is
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