Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-05

paid it out myself, q great deal for drinks,
suppers, drives, loans, etc.
THE wARMEsT FRIENDS OF THE SD
SECTION.
O. Who did you regard as the warm
friends OF the measure ?
A. The warmest friends were ATnelI,
Fuson, Mullins, Duggan, Donaldson,
Mulloy, Patton, Wines and many others,
these were the gentlemen who consulted
together. In the Senate were Hall, Cy-
pert, Mckinney and others.
MYSTERIOUS sUMERsAULT.
O. From your letters you express some
doubts as to Richards, W. J. Smith and
others. Were these gentlemen enemies
of the bill ?
A. They both were enemies OF the
bill, for time. They afterward became
friends to 1t, and so expressed them
selves. During the investigation after
ward, Richards made the best speech on
the side OF the bank that was made in
the House. Inever made the initiative
to these gentlemen (Smith and Rich
srds). They approached me as cO-work-
ers and friends Of Rutter.
WHAT MONEYS RUTTER PAID OUT AND
TO WHO.
W AOA AAfC EDOACu VI IuDHCTH lA6L
you have disbursed. Do you know of
any other persons paying out any to the
same end Il?
A. The moneys 1 have heretofore
spoken of were those disbursed by N.Y.
self and Rutter, and are such as come
within my personal knowledge. 1 heard
Rutter say that he had given s. K. n.
Patton some money. l don't remember
the amount, think four or five thou
sand dollars; also Barbour Lewis, Gen.
Eaton, John Martin and Judge Leonard.
l understood him to say and mean that
these gentlemen had been paid for ser
vices rendered in getting the State de-
pOsits and the fiscal agency for his bank.
l hesrd him speak of having paid out
other moneys, but cannot state the con-
nectior,
NEWSPAPERS THAT SUPPORTED THE
MEASURE.
Newspapers were paid for inserting
articles favorable to the bank. These
articles were Usually written by outside
parties, and the papers paid to insert
them as editorials. / know that the
Fress and 7sraes was paid for inserting
an editorial which | wrote, recommend
ing the passage OF such q bill as was
finally passed. The Banner was paid for
Inserting an srtigle, as editorial but l
do not remember the substance; think
it was to prevent the passage Of q fiscal
agency bill, differing from the one we
passed. All these transactions took
place two years ago, and have siJss re-
called them since,
THROUGH WHOM CHECKS MERE DRAWN
Q, What bank IL Nashville usually
took your checks &?
a. msInly Wing, Toby & Co., though
they were taken by several banks and
persons. Most Of the checks drawn by
me went to Memphis by private hands.
vi.
Parham's Correspondence with
Rutter.
The following are copies OF kilograms
and letters, or portions thereof, addressed
by. PArhsm to Rutter:
NASHVILLE, February 5, 1S66.-All is
well here. Arnell says come. l say come
Immediately. r. f. PARHAM.
NASHVILLE, November s, 1851
have now been here long enough to min
gle with all our old acquaintsnces of the
Legislature, which have accordingly
done.
ARNELL AS RUTTER's FRIEND.
There are to-day about forty members
of the House in the city. Arnell, Nor
man, MullOy, Mullins, Wines, Harvey,
Brown, Patton and others, without any
previous mention Of you on my part il
quired of you snd the bank, and eX-
pressed themselves in most friendly
terms. l had especially long conver-
sation with Arnell las. night, who told
me that he was yesterday st tse Cover
nOr's room. l am sure that Arnell is
warmly your friend. He says that you
are all right with the State authorities,
and cannot be touched by anybodyi that
it is especially understood that you are
in every way protected, assisted and
benefited,
MULLINS sUBLITEST EFFORT AT WORD
PAINTING.
/ took drink NTH Mullins, and he
told me to tell you that he " remembered
you as lovely spot in ngeDlOTg'S l0aster"
as " the shGd010 Of q great rock iIa the
DESERT as the rose of Sharon ana the
Lily of the Vdlley;;" that "ds the cedar /
is among the trees Of Lebanon, so art |
thou among mem and much more did /
Brother Mullins proceed to sag until 1
,0aS lUedry Of the theme, and proposed to |
bet him q hundred dollars that he aUdlted /
~ COl1 OU UtOtc4s bHe oLsteojsCtH .yIts i
,OiH be granted anything you ask.
ARNELL BELIEVES IN RUTTER's PATRI-
OTIsM, AND DESIRES HIS PROSPERITY.
I told Arnell that you were foremost in
the Union cause and Union /
men, and could always be counted on.
Be SAID he knew this, and on account Of /
,u prOny, ne wanted you to make mo-
lures Don't forget to send me the checks
ave nesmised me. You know my expen-
which here ought to be liberal, and l
, vOte5eyer yet given Duggan that hat,
he reminded me yesterday, and
speethd for US, and worked for US. am
P. SD to my last five dollars. Yours,
lend fully, r. s. PARHAM.
$50 to I'll wish especially to make a
hall, { of the Clerk Of the Senate, and
,me N cultivate q few of its members. l
o5cr4 on this account, have to spend
money. r. s. P.
In anUSION-NONCHAL OF PAR
arhan HAM.
letter, dated Feb. Z, 1867.
assed, "a writes "There was to. day in
fOdfged a resolution in the Senate, and
passed, calling upon the committee to
eport instantly as to how they had set
led with the bank st Memphis, what
hey had done with the money they hsd
and what the present condition
Il the money on hand. This was done
y CarrigAn, (a Conservative. 1t does
lot amount to any thing; the committee
will report when they please, and not
'efore. r. s. PARHAM."