The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-08-15
An Apostle OF L0yalty.
rom the Nashville Banner oftlr III.
Yesterdays Press aaa Times con.

Yesterdays Press aaa Times con.
aimed n base aud cOwdr.i rGgii to the
WIi"lc which appeared IN the New YorI
Fribwe oflast TUESDAY, advising Gov
nor Bro wn.ow 10 eurgauchise eYepy
Ar in Tennessee. The editorial Of The
Press md Times Ia base and c0warily
,ccause IL is replcte with r~nlseaood, and
because its author, S. c. Mercer, is {
professional Swiss, who pcddl d qui
nine to the Conloderatcs in 1861 as zQal
)usly as he peddles ''loyaity'' to til,
faithful at this present time. He came
to Nashville in 1862 us u camp-follow-
er Of Bucll's army. He was a KEEP
spaniel Of Andrew johnson whilst tlla'
individual was in power, For tlret
years he devoted himself to abusing in
nocent and motltnd'lg wonen an
children durip5 the absenr" Of thcil
natural protectors. AS soon As ia.
present State govcvnment came .u, ~
attached himself to It's ryA.., ... n.,
has since performed such attends. .a.
dirty work as decent R.dicA. wauI.
not touch. He is 4 foul wretch IN Vi.
own person, a filthy poltroon individU
ally, and Il vicious black-guard polite.
a%lly--one who would stab an enemy in
the dark, pick Il pocket, or rob Il vault
ill short, an open prostitute, whose
virtue, like his quinine, is always open
to the highest bidder.
The following letter of his, attended
by all the revo!tina details Of his crime,
was first published by the Louisville
Journal, then by the Nashville Press,
and afterwards by the old Union, whose
publication was suspended about yeal
ago. 1t has never been denied that VIC
have heard Of, nd can be established
by abundant proof. We quote from
the files Of the latter paper:
HENDERSON. Ky, Nov. Is. 1864.
DR. Rowland | am at a loss to know
what to do in reference to our business,
in consequence Of the departure from
Madisonville, Let me make q sugycs-
ton for your consideration. Suppose
you get w. c. to come with a hack full
Of passengers, or something else.
can easily pass him beyond the pickcts
with the packets, under Government seal.
He can then break it open, if you wish
to see that all is right. The goods, of
course, must be paid for when he re-
ceives them. In consequence Of re-
port of the occupation of Madisonville
by the Feds, | disposed of the larger
portion but can get plenty more--as
much as you T'ant-and will send You
300 OF. q~uinine in the first lot. Ten
nessee money is worthless here and
elsewhere. | cannot use it at so per
cent. discount, so you must excuse me
from taking it. l an compelled from
using it here. l get 81 per VI (Ken-
lucky funds and you shall have it at
the same, which will give you II spIen
did profit,
Let me know Immediately what You
will do, and, if you nave given out the
idea, please mention II to mn m9R Wa0
wW do. do not apprehend an check
for four or five weeks yet Your .ricna,
5. G.. III.
At the time the above was written
this malarious cur was q United States
assistant mail agent, sworn to fidelity
and entrusted with responsibility. He
simply proposed to violate his trust and
to use the postal seal for the conven-
fence of an illicit and disloyal contract.
1t is also said that he edited, in Ken
lucky, a weekly paper devoted to the
South, and it is certain that his career
in this city has been one Of personal
and political %indecency. There is not
a sentiment Of deiicacy or honor which
he has not violated, and he owes his
exemption from the chastisement he
richly deserves to the general dlsposi-
ton on the part Of the community to
keep the peace and to suffer the by
cones of the war to be by cones.
We give these facts to the Tribune,
and all others whom they may concern,
holding ourselves answerabla for them
in Court or ont Of Court. Hitherto we
have permitted this ~insensatc scoundrel
to 60 free because ofhis obscurity, and
because of an indisp)sition, over-fasti-
dious, perhaps, to delile our pen with
such a debusing subject. We write
these lines now on behalf Of truth and
justice, and we ask loyal men if such o
creature is to be considered a type of
loyalty, or allowed to debase the name
Of Ropublicanism with his foul breath ?