The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-14
THE RECORD OF THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES.
OMISSIONS SUPPLIED.
DR.. QUININE MERCER.

DIR. QUININE MERCER.
The editor Of the Times, in his paper
ofthe llth inst, claims to be a refugee
from rebel oppression, and publishes a
letter recommending him to the secre-
tary Of the Treasury for an office, TO cor
roLorste the claim. This portion of
the Kentucky record Of this base i'm
poster has a very fair appearance. 1t
IL for that reason that he essays to
make it prominent He has nothing,
however. to cay about the imposition
he played on the people in Kentucky
in the publication Of the Dollar
Southerner," a Mandy PANTY literary
paper which he tried TO recommend
20 the support Of Southern readers as
Southern production, which should be
encouraged instead Of Northern papers,
some Of which, he said, every now
and then showed its cloyen foot, and
proved 10 be of the genuine ABBY Fol-
SON. WEsDEL PHILLIPS, LLOYD GARRIsoS
school-imDudcnt, etfciOlls, insidiots and
slaaderous; disseminating the most out
rageous falsehoods against the people
of the very section where they get their
best patronage The SOutherner -four
ished for awhile, if his lying editorials
are TO be credited, like green bay
tree" Subscriptions poured in from
Mississippi and Alabama, and from old
Virginia, and he was constrained 10 in
woke Heavens blessings on the fair la
dies of Charlottesville. This was a part
OF his system, as it is now in the case OF
the Times, TO hoodwink the public
and create the belief that he was pros
pering. The upshot of the SoutherneI
enterprise was, its premature death
1t died of TOO much mercer, and numerous
citizens of Kentucky, who had paid
him in advance, are 10 this day com
planning of the manner in which hs
diddled them.
There is another chapter ia his re-
cord, of which be seems TO be oblivious
in 1861, while he was handing rounC
his hat and soliciting alms as refuge,
from the tyranny of Lloyd Tilghman
he received a contribution in the shap,
of q mail agency. This afforded hin
an opportunity to speculate. His Gu
pidity, ever keen, always grasping, sug
gested the idea Of doing a big thing
The Southern Confederacy needed qui
nine-thoussnds of its ragamufiin sol
diery might die if that drug were no
supplied. Humanity as weh as cupid
~ justified an attempt TO send the dru
10 the sufferers So Blifl and Blacl
George coalesoed. Sam Mercer, Unite
States Mail Agent, and Jim Rowland
the rebel Provost Marshal at Hopkini
vile, ky, entered into an arrangement
whereby each might be profited, an
the rebel fever and ague patients furr
ished with quinine. The following LEI
ter from the godly--or godless-SAn
on the subject originally appeared j
the Louisville Journal, but we copy
rs il appeared in the Nashville Dali
Press, Of September 2s, 1884.
HENDERSON, KY, Nov. -, 1861.
DR.. Rowland: am at loss to kno
what 20 do in reference to our bushes
IN consequence of the departure of
from MRdisonville Let me make
suggestion for your consideration SUI
pose you get w. C. to come with hac
full Of passengers, or something els
! can easily pass HIM beyond the pici
cts with the package under Governn,e
seal lie can then break il open, If yo
wish to see that all is right: the good
Of course, must he paid for when he +,
ceives them. In consequence of +
port OF the occupation Of Madisonvill
by the feds, ] disposed of the larger 20
ton but can get plenty mOrt-as nluC
rs you wRnt--and will send YOU 800 q
quinine IN the first lot Tenness,
money IS worthless here and elsewher
cannot use II sc 50 per cent diEcoun
80 you must excuse me from taking
1 am compelled 10 use IL here / get
per o. (kentncky funds) and YOU shs
have Il At the same, which will give W
a splendid profit
Let me know Immediately what V
will do, and, IL you have given out u
idea, please mention il to some ~
who soiH DO. / do not apprehend al
check for four or Eve weeks yet
Your friend, :. c. NJ.
Now isn't this pretty kettle
fish Here is poor refugee, charit
bly, appointed TO Office by the gener
Government and aiding its enemie
by smuggling quinine 10 them und,
the broad seal of the Government
Why the wretch, If he had his du
would be serving the country at Alto
with other smugglers
And this fellow has the impuden,
to assail J. R Bingham, the Editor {
the Memphis Bulletin, a confidentis
friend aud agent Of Gov johnson
gentleman who has done the Uniol
cause good and efficient service in Gu
State Conventions, and on the Uniol
Central Committee Why, the miser
able mendicant and stipendiary is no
worthy TO loose the latches dillingham;
shoes He has been a fawning syco
plant so long, and licked so abiecily
the feet of men in Office about the
state Capitol, he misconceives human
nature, aud thinks all men like himself
lie may, by fraud and imposture de.
oe'Ve members Of the Legislature who
know him not Others he can -.
With these remarks, the p,,bl;.t.-.
Of the UNION, upon whom he ~. -.
imposed, but who refused a seoo,,a y, \,
tempt Of the kind, with scorn, let ~,
pass for 10 day.