Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-29
Personal.


It is not exactly the province OF an ed
itor to pick up the personal quarrels OF
/ his friends, but it is his prerogstive
and duty TO defend those friends when
| attacked by the tongue OF SANDER 1t is
| on this principle, therefore, n being
thoroughly conversant with the facts,
that we take upon ourself the answer
ing of a card which appeared In the
the shane of an advertisement In the
EreafnQ Ledger of yesterday, signed by
W. f. Norris, and making grave charges
against Mr.. s. B. Wright, the local agent
OR q. Dan & Co. 1t is not our purpose
10 dnsweT the card OF this man w. r
! Norris. We pronounce it q tissue OF false
hoods and misststements from beginning
70 and, unworthy Of notice, except that
il might affect the character of Mr..
Wright abroad, or where he is not
known. We will simply give q plain
statement Of facts. d.
1t has been our good fortune to know
Nr. Wright, personally, ever since our
connection with the APPEAL, and Il
know Of him for 8 much longer period
and during our intercourse with him,
which for months past has been daily
and almost hourly, we have eve found
him to be all that a gentleman and a man
Of business should be-truthful, hon0ra-
Die, polite and courteous to all, and pos
sessed in the highest degree of that quail
ity 80 necessary to the making of q true
gentleman-ehsrity. Some months ago,
when Mr.. Wright first came to this city
and established his offcs, a man came
to him in rags, and told him
that hs was without occupation, and
totally without means of suppoft-nO
place to sleep, and nothing to eat. On fur
Their conversation with him, Mr.. Wright
found that he wrote 8 good hand, and
without asking a reference, gave him
clothing, secured him a boarding house,
and gave him employment at what was
then considered by him liberal pay. He
went to work in Mr.. Wright's office, and
for q time bshsved himsslf very well,
and Mr.. Wright introduced him to ali
OF his friends, ourself among the rest.
His natural character, however, soon
began to be apparent, and he
took TO drinking very hard-gOing on
several prolonged "sprees,' negleeting
his business, ~betrsying the confidence Of
hia employer, and making companions
Of the lowest and vilest creatures In the
com munity. Mr. Wright bore with this
conduct some time, but finally one of this
mans sprees culminsted IL the Ad-
ans street Station, where he was locked
I'D and spent = day and night. Even
this did not totally destroy the kindness
Of Mr.. Wright's feelings toward
him, and he made n more
attempt to redeem hin, but in
vain. He WIS compelled to notify him
that he must cease his business cOnnec-
ton with the house of R. q. Dun & Co.,
and with s deliescy of which the recipi-
ent was not deserving, instead OF dis
charging him, allowed him TO 10itIdrd10
by q card which appeared 10
the Avalanche. This was e month or so
ago, and since this time Mr.. Wright has
been prosecuted by such notes as the
following, (which is mild to some of the
appeals which this creature who now
attempts to Willy Mr.. Wright, from time
to time, addressed HIM:
MEAPEIs, Tenn, Augpste, 1868.
s. B. Wright, ESQ.,:
Dear Friend: Language is inadequate
to express my regard for you and yours.
1 can only say, please forgive and forget
the past let all wrong deeds which /, or
hers. have committed - Obliterated
nom the book Of remembrance ; let Us
peranbG!ste the path Of life, hand in
hand, and still be, as we always have
been, brothers; let ug strive 10 do TO
others as we would that they should do
to us. Mr.. Wright, please try 4e Onee
more in the employ Of r. G. Dun 4 Co.
actions speak. | am, sir, very respect
fully, your true friend,
During the stag Ia this cityof Mr.. Web
ster, the manager Of tbs sgency st New
Orleans, certain changes iOere suggested,
but were cot to affect Mr.. Wright, exeept
as they might remove him to a higher AID
more extended sphere OF action. The fol-
lowing il sn extract from his report to
the house in New York:
HAs to Mr.. Wright, 1 am Satisfied he
has done ali that can be done, and that
his social standing In the community IS
not ereeHsd by that Of any manager IN
the Association"
We will not pursue this sRbjsot any fur
tber. It resolves itself into q very small
c,mpass. Mr.. Wright discharged this
creature for incompetency and practices
not bseomiug q gentleman. He tried
every means to be reinstated, and failed,
because Mr.. Wright had lost all conf
dence in him and now, acting On the i'm
nulse that always actuates such eharsc-
ters. who are more ready to forgive those
Who have injured them, than those whom
thew have Injured, he has maligned and
Wandered him. With this We dismiss
him.