Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-19
A. =. MITCHELL.

In our local column will be found 8 card
from DIR. MITCHELL, President OF the
Mississippi River Railroad, together with
two editorials from the Cairo Bulletin,
relative and IN answer TO several unkind
urjust and unnecessary paragraphs re-
feeling upon the earnest and indefa-
tigable President OF the Mississippi
River Railroad.
How any man, with the years of ex-
perience in public journalism that Gel
DUPRE hss enjoyed, could lend himself
to 80 ungrscious, not 10 say degrading q
task IS the villiicalion of good citizen,
passes Our comprehension and We can
only account for his extraordinary con-
duct by the belief hat he perpetrzted
the Objectionable paragraphs a. q time
when that spirit Of " fun and frolie" was
upon hins, during which, it is well
known to his friends, he spares nobody
hut himself, il, unfortunately, he has
access to the columns Of q newspaper.
During the past week be seems to have
been peculiarly possessed of this devil,
for he has struck out like q blind man,
and 30 ;oully. on more than one OCCASION
as 70 draw the fire Of Z eontempora-
ries in stringent and uumeasured terms.
He attempted an indecent attack upon
ourselves yesterday, but knowing his
weakness, and that he could net
he held responsible for what the types OF
sra ono. f,faroc,- D,,Ueysa --o,tS ~,u
We 10 not propose to more than make
this aliusiOn to it. But with Col. MITCH
ILL the case is different. Access to
newspapers is only gained by him 81
great expense and trouble as well as
time. He is q private cltizzn whose
daily walk and conversation" is be-
youd reproach a man full Of energy,
whose life has been devoted TO hard
work E msn Of character, well known
Throughout this his native State, in ST.
Louis, New York, and many psrts CT
Kentucky; a msn, that TO cur per-
sonal knowledge, regardless OF his
political opinions, is respected and
esleemej most highly in Cow
iDgton, the place OF his birth and
education, and wherever else he j.
known ia West Tennessee.
As the Ledger, Of last evening, very
properly insists the time has passed when
a man who ls living an active, indus
trious lie, as a good citizen, can De
%wantOnly attacked for his opinions
sake, and editors be Sustained ia such
conduct by the public. Were this policy
alwsys to be pursued, we should have
a very hell, eternal confus on and
trouble, instead Of the pesce, good fell
Iowship and immunity from unlawful
sssailment without which it will be i'm
possible for Us ever to achieve the mater
ial progress OF the country, which
all desire and which has SO
often been retarded by insis-
cretions like those scomplained of bv
the Cairo Bulletin and Mr.. MITCHELL.
If the invitations of the press and the
people, and the State Authorities, sent
broadcast 70 Enrope, and the Eastern
and Western States u the Union, urgirg
immigration, are conceived in the right
fpirit, II they are to mean anything, If
they are to be fruitful OF results, the
columns Of the newspaper press must
teen with other thar attacks upon eit-
zsas Of opposing political faith for thst
aith's sake; they must be filed with
reagsurlng sentences that the good laws
Of the S.sts will be faithfully
enforced for every man, gentle or sim
pie. pcor or rich, Yankee or Southron,
and that we are determined to lift this
land OF ours up to the level OF the highest
civ l'zatiOD. Condemning GRANTS inn.
ollelss, c1ndemning the usurpations Of