Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-04
Ally Gators Letter.
KsoxyILLE, October 81. 1888.


At the special request Of Old Proc l
have made a tour Of inspection Of that
portion Of his kingdom known as Chatta-
nooga.
The old man said there was too much
unwbolesome activity among the Demo
Gratis down there and he wanted me 10 20
down and see what the loyal men were
doing to counteract it. ,u
Accordingly / packed up my saddle
bags and departed.
Soon after my arrival at Chattanooga
met the leaders of the loyal hosts.
They we're the Commissioners OF the
Metropolitan Police, better known as
Turbin the Turk, on account OF the IN
fiexibility of his moral principles, and
the judcious Dan. Trewhitt-the Chan
cellor Of that District
They we're glad TO see me, Of course,
and inquired with much anxiety as to the
health OF old Proc.
/ told them that be was still able to
curse the rebels with his usual vivacity,
and that he wanted to know what they
were doing for their country.
Turbin said that they had an eye TO
business, aud to the preservation Of loyal
supremacy in Chattanooga, and that l
might assure old Proc. that the thing was
all right.
he said they had got matters now ar
ranged to suit them.
The Judicious Trewhitt had exchanged
seats with Judge Adams, loyal but eau
tious man, aud they were going to en-
pannel negro jury to try a loyal Afri'
can, and let the Africans understand that
il was the native, fire-iried loyalists who
were thus vindicating their rights, and
not the Northern carpet-baggers.
They did so, and they got up healthy
jury.
This was done for the purpose of car
rying the city election.
Turbin informed me that the white
men were growing disloyal and there was
danger that the negro vote would split,
but he thought this would secure the
election of his candidate for Mayor, who
would be Mr.. Sharp, now one OF the man
ayers of the peniientiary.
Then in the State election next August,
Col W. B. Stokes, the author OF the Dun
can letter, would be elected Governor,
and the judicious Trewhitt would take
Stokes place as Congressman.
"Then you see. Ally" said he, with 3
wink of preternatural sagacity, we shall
keep it in the family" 4
This was eminently satisfactory, and
returned to Knoxville, and reported the
facts to old Proc, who seemed to be con-
tented with the situation.
The old man has been greatly dis
turbed at things lately, and especially at
the prosperity Of Democratic paper
called the Press and Herald, which, be-
ing published right under his nose, as il
were, is a source OF great trouble to him.
He said that to have peace it was me-
cessary to kill off all these Internal Demo
cratic editors, and he would freely grant
a pardon to any one who would do the
deed.
He deeply regretted the failure Of the
last attempt to get rid of the pestilent
senior editor Of the aforesaid diabolical
copperhead sheet.
The bold and manly manner in which |
the attack was made with big hickory |
stick from behind), had always been in |
favor with him, and having had some |
painful personal experience of the incon- |
yenience of rich enforcement of the |
laws 10 such cases made and provided,
he did not propose while he held the par
doning power to allow any loyal man to
suffer on that account
1.-THE Knoxville Wing, Ally" said he,
"of which / am Senior Editor, is con
Quoted upon high toned principles, and l
do not propose to allow any loyal man
TO be villifed or be abused by o rebel
sheet, as long as / conduct the Wing,
and / consider it my prefogatiye to abuse
the rebels as much as | think they de-
serve.
II am responsible for everything, and
should like to see the man that would
dare to lay his hands upon the Loru's
anointed."
l told him l admired his grit, and to
90 in and win.
We didn't talk much about the cleo.
ton, for the old man said he was tired
of the conversation, aud he was satifed
with the looks of things.
Loyalty was going to triumph, he |
trusted, and if it did he proposed to |
make the Tennessee rebels howl louder |
than ever.
Old Proc is truly great man.
Yours sdmiringly, ALLY GATOR.
NH