Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-17
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The Memphis Bulletin, bankrupt alike
resources, without brains, without money
aud utterly destitute OF principle, has for
many months been living upon charity
and subsistiBg by beggary and knRvish
trickeTy. Universally despised, an Oh
jet of general loathing, the contempt of
all who know it, of late it has sunk so
ANONYMOUSLY low as to become a sup.
plant for the pity even of its enemies.
When it can not dupe any more unfortu-
nate victims to give it credis, it plays
the mendie&nt and passes around the hat
begging for charity. Time and time
again it has been guilty of the most
shameless treaeheFy to every party
aud every principle. Nobody trusts
it moment. Within a few wears
it has been everything by turns,
and nothing long. Whatever would
pay could always have, for the
last six years, the feeble support OF the
Bulletin. True, It's dwelling stupidity,
as we'll as lis arrant knavery, Injuries any
cause it advocates. It's feeble enmity is
bTance Of its II ttuient friendship. Some
time ago, this wishy-washy sheet, which
has been ty turns furiously rebel, then
fie1cely Union, while the Federal forces
were here ana Union sentiments paid
best then again violently secesh after
the COnfedeTates returned from the war
aud became the social and financial
IL
drew Johnson would be removed from
Office by impeachment, and that Mr..
Wade would become President. True to
lis wretched scent for public plumber, it
turned over to the Radical party, and
has ever since been whining for sdmis-
sion to its ranks.
It's piteous appeals have thus far been
disregarded or treated with disgust and
derision. For months it has been bag
ging for the county printing, without
any success. On Monday LAST its impu-
dent opportunities became more pressing
than usual, and L expressed my opinion
plainly and distinctly Of its corrupt and
worthless character. Its application was
refused, and, on my motion, the printing
for the county was ordered to be let ont
to the lowest bidder. The defeated B,a-
letiH, ever begging crumbs of public pat
ronage, and now reduced so low as to
take potato psrings il it can't do better,
has labored in its feebleness and dullness
for three days, and at last, with help
outside, this morning produced its
little weakliDg OF an answer. The
sum Of ali is, in its own witless language,
that am " a walking smiling libel, on
judicial dignity % The pompous Pile
thoric tOdddting senior of the Bulletin
objects to my walking To please him
hereafter will ride when l can afford
to. The Bulletin adds, referring to me,
4" He smiles and smiles, and murders"
(the Bulletin "while he smiles.U
Smiling springs from a good conscience.
1t would be well If the gentlemen OF the
Bulletin could ever smile. Their hang
dog countenances are sadly the opposite
of smiling. They are lugubriously dis
NAL and woe begoDe. Since they Lost
the county printing the last ghost of
smile has vanished from their faces for
ever. As to the writer Of the said article
in the Bulletin, have only 20 say that 1
pardon his msIiguity because of his
dullness. Every word he has written
against me is UNANIMOUSLY false, and be
knows it. He proves himself to be liar
and scoundrel. His whole course in
this matter has been mean and con-
temptible. BARBOUR LEWIS.
Memphis, July 16, 1868.