Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-16
III RADICAL WAR.
The Bulletin Again Floors the
Post.
Gen. Smiths Qualifications "a
San Honorable Gentleman
and Gallant soldier"
Slightly Dis
CuSsed.

The Bulletin is pursuing the war which
It inaugurated against the Post and its
protoges, in the beginning OF the can
vsss, In q most savage and relentless
manner. For awhile, as long as the
Honorable (GOd save the mark ! Barbour
Lewis YVES at home, and his vast intel
leet, keen wit, and profound learning ~
could be brought in play as g counter
battery, the conflict was lively,-we may
say, terrific; but since that "geGat de
combat has been absent, (since he Wss
compelled, it is said, by a mortal dread
Of the "Ku-k lux democracy" 10 leave
the city between sunset and the dawn
ing), the guns OF The Post have made but
feeble replies, and of lsTe, indeed, they
have ceased to reply altogether. The
Bulletin, meanwhile, having finished
Up the Estons, now turns its guns
upon w. J. Smith, the Posts pet
Hero" and commenced an assault upon
his lines day before yesterday by re-
counting chspter No. l Of his military.
history. In this chapter the proceedings
of the court martial, convened at Boil
var, Tenn, December 9th, 1888, to try
smith are given st length. We regret
that the document is too voiuminOus to
copy in full the following, however,
sra the Bulletins Introductory remarks {:
Daring TIE late war the army OF the United
States was composed mainly Of men VINO On
tered from a Hesir re 70 defend sud prese We The
Union rom The a9sEEl-s Of rebel meme.
There were, however. some Eteu VINO used the
uS5fOrm OF the Federal solder to commit acts
that were dishOnorable ana dsscacefai. The
rscOrdE o.tGs different division a1d corps head
gusrters coa.aiu documents Jhss have, III
many instances, be5S loss AEat OF IN tns rush
ofImpOrtsut even 5 with which me pef-oi was
Embellishments - hich often eiTe an lns1sHI
INTO the true character Of INDIVIDUALS, not
Otherwise 10 be obtained
7re Memphis Post has much 10 say about W,
J smith as an honorable gentleman and a
gallant soldier, Tue Congressional Executive
Committee, in their address 10 the Republican
yo5ers OF the Eighth District, have made q ter
Srfb.e exposure OF the record OF W. }. smith ia
the Legislature Ct Tennessee. They have
shown that he regularly sold his vote. ana the
enormous price for which ne sod II ia several
instance. and 10 whom ne SOLD il, The damn
ing story should cause every honest voter
who has thought OF casting his ballot Tor
smith 70 demand from hun q Iul and complete
refutatinn, or, in Gaze OF his TSilure 10 prove
the charges false. 10 refuse al iurLher support
Of a Inau capable OF such infamous cunducL.
Ihs committee declined 10 say RnyJhirg O;
Smiths military record, but We nave been
searching through the old orders OF the six
teenth srmy corps, and we find smiths mSrE
thers Just as plain and unmIstakaols IS Ia the
cases OF the sale or himself to the FrfightiDg
Company, the Memphis Llty Halfway Com
pany, or the EOncOunAh IuTup3k company
We thought the D.an cCu-d not haXs gone In 50
strong in his hTst lapse from virtue,
Read the following general order, and see
from what small beginnings the hero OF Non
connah has risen to his present lofty eminence
Here follows the official copy of Gene
rsl Orders No. 1913, THE order OF the court
martial before which Smith was ar
raigued). The charges are four IN number,
and are rs follows: Charge l., Rob
berry" To this are appended five speci-
h~estions, setting forth the dates, place,
etc, Of the robbeTies. Charge IL, "Mis-
application and e-mbezzlement Of public
property entrusted 10 him." To this
charge two specifications are appended.
Charge Ill, Decentralization, con-
duct to the prejudice OF good order
snd military discipline" One specifca-
ton. Charge w, conduct UDbecom
ing an officer and a gentleman" -Four
specifications fix the particulars of this
charge.
The Bulletin concludes by saying:
Now We do not undertake to say that W. J.
Saith was guilty OF a single one Of these char
gss, Int we ask any man who has served as e
soldier IN either amy, Il he ever heard Of such
g. list o! charges being brought by MS superior
officers against an honorable gentleman and
Il gallant SOLDIER"