Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-20

Inc gentleman ssyB ~ MS la6b SEN
tence, Il have no comments to make
upon it," This is simply preposterous,
for the first paragraph contains nothing
more or less thsn bic comments.
He would sacrifice me upon any
altar rather than to have his
financial policy interfered with,
and propose to show that such is the
cese before | close this communication.
l was called upon by many Of our citi-
zens, ere l lefg for ST. Louis, asking me
20 reconsider my resignation; even your
Local editor did SO, and, at his request, l
put him in possession OF the c~0rrespoh-
delcs between mysslf anu Mr. Mitchell,
which "a published IA the 18th inst. ia
the APPEAL. Immediately upon my re-
urn home, l withdrew my resignation,
for What judgment shall / dread, do
ing no wToHg.
II order mat the public may under
stand why this correspondence published
in the APPEALo OF the 9Th inst. bears date
May Both, 1868, L will state, on the morn
ing Of The day last referred 10, a paTticu-
lar friend Of mine informed me that at
the next meeting of the Board, charges
would be preferred against me, of bribery
IN the matter of the contract between
the City and the Nicholson Paving Com
pany, ana to prevent any more such
scenes AS was enacted in the Board
Of 1867 upon this very subject,
IcOnciuded, by anu with the advice of
my friend DR.. Jas, III. Keller, to at once
obtain the proof that would silence the
scandal. When the proof came by let
ter mot s telegram, as stated il the AP-
PEAL of the 7Jh inst, it was shown to a
humber OF nay friends, including Mayor
LelIwich ami other city officials, and
here the matter rested until, in the heat
of debste produced by my reviewing the
financial policy of the city government,
old McDaYitt interrupted me BY saying
that l had sold out tue city to me Nieh-
olson paving contr3etoTs." Now, Sirs,
mark, this occurred on the evening OF
the u inst, Yet this guardian of the
public veal has been IN possession of
what he then stated for six months, az L
am given 70 understand, and during
those six months he mas met with me- in
committee in Council, in Convention,
eat at me same table, drank out of the
same cup, and held SO high an opinion
of me after the BROWNSVILLE Convention
that ne told our friends that he GER
tainly must have misundarstood me
prior to that time. Applauding 10
the echo the position l COX in that
body, To snch an extent that I was
congratulated by my friends upon hav-
log received absOlutlOn from Father Nc.
DAvltt for all past differences in the
Board. AZ before stated, with this knowl-
edge for me past six months, he failed to
say one word in regard to il until l made
the charge and proved il, but which he
had previously denied, OK money being
hn-En NI9n nv the ngFU At nnA = uf a.hnaT
per cent per month, and that Ave thous-
and dollars had been borrowed at that
rate from the merchants Insurance Com
pany, OF which ne, Aid. McD&vitt, is
President. This was the eliminating
point OF MS wrath and bitterness, and
personal abuse and malevolence were re-
sorted to TO break down facts, when 1t was
found L could not De dislOdgeQ from the
position l had taken. | nave been a
member OF the Board for LRenty-thres
months, and 1 have Yet to learn thai l
must submit TO any particular line OF
policy dictated, or thai my constituents
sent nae TO represent them in voting
ONLY, or that Wnsu L undertake to argue
any measure or policy Introduced
by q mem Der or committee, that II is 10
be construed into a personal matter,
which has, however, always been the
case with Alderman McDavitt, when
l have taken up The suSjectfof finance.
In this it wOulu seem, that he errogAtes
|. 10 himself thaH ne alone constitutes the
CITY government, or that he is ''Sir Ora
Gle, and when he opens his mouth no dog
must bark.n In conclusion, [ state most
emphaticaily, 1 hav never received any
compensation whatever from Mr.. Mitch-
ell or any q CONNECTED with him, for
any service may have rendered MIN or
them ia the Nicholson contract. MIR.
Mftchell corrObOrated this statement in d
~aVersstion with u Of our first clLi-
O. 10 longer ago than the 18th inst,
Zens, sts,
LOUSY W. Il. PASSMoRE.