Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-03

a claim upon. At or about this time
paid him $780," = Z
| Letter from Lewis dated Memph
june 26, 1867, from which we quote !
follows: "You say that you viii pa
me for what i may do. have no feai
as to that, for / am satisfied that you az
a Thoroughly honest man, and will d
right. There should be settlement
our past transactions, and that, / trus
you will attend to soon. Horace May
nard viii be here Friday, and shall tn
to be with him considerably, and tall
over our affairs"
Letter from S. M. Arnell, dated at Co
lumbia, Tennessee, October IL, 1866
'How much / thank you for your accom-
mediation and kindoess and the whole
souled manner in which it was extended
yon can never know. / have mentioneC
it to my influential friends, whc are you
friends and ready with me to serve yon
at any hour and in any cause. The name
of the gentleman on the inclosed note il
man of property, both personal and
real, and is certainly worth thirty thou.
sand dollars" -,
Here follow kilograms from Arnell
dated at Washington, addressed to Sena..
tors Fuson and Senter, urging them to
sustain the interest Of Rutters bank as
the financial friend Of the State
Letter from #. s. Richards, dated Chi
eago, October 81, 1866, saying: 81 to-day
draw at sight on the Tennessee National
Bank, for $500. Your kindness will be
appreciated in practical way by me-"
Letter from same, dated Nashville, Jan.
81, 1867: Enclosed | send you my note
for $500, payable fifteen days from date
to order of K. s. Saunders, with which
wish to take up my note due the 4th proxi-
mo. When l got the accommodation
and gave my note due on the LIST proxi>
mo, | felt certain l could pay the note
when due, but being absent and depend
ing upon others, have to ask your in
diligence for short time longer l have
written Mr.. Saunders to step into the
bank and indorse the note. / that day
received notice Of my note FOR $1,000, in
dorsed by Col +. M. White, being pro-
tested on the 26th. l cannot understand
how the protest occurred, for at the time
l received the note you said would be
allowed to renew the note, and l sent a
note and the money to Col. White to re-
new the note some five days before the
note fell due. hope that you will not
refuse to renew the notes.
From same, dated March 4, 1867 /:
eve have done the best we could 10 carry
through your resolution. Ihaye worked
with your friend Parham, and we both
have, am sure, done the best we could.
The Senate has resolved that the fund
be reinYested, and there is no chance to
retain the fund as deposit in the bank"
Letter from w. j. Smith, dated Mem
phis, July %, 1868: IL do not think
there will be any trouble in f.rin the
committee up as you propose. You know
when work for any body leave no stone
unturned." sss
From same, Nashville, January Is,
1868: " l thank you for your proposition
to let US have that safe"
Letter from same to Hon. John Nor
man Memphis, September 81, 1868, urg-
ing a compromise with Rutter.
Letter from Thomas ]. Cypert, then a
Senator, dated Waynesbore, December
10, 1866, asking to have his note of
81, 100 discounted also two other letters,
written subsequently, complaining that
the request had not been complied with.
Dispatch from Senators w. h. Hall
and T. c. Muse dated Nashville, March
2, 1867, as follows: "The Senate reso>
luton authorizes the Governor TO settle
and TO invest in United States bonds on
special deposit. All is done for you that
could be-" --.-..
Another of March 4, 1867, from Sena-
tor Hall: Il shall have to ask you to do
me the favor to renew my note in your
bank for 81 900 for four months. Please
address me at Columbus, Ky."
Letter of March 6, 1867, from D. A.
Mum, then member Of the House, prais-
ing the faithful labors Of "our mutual
friend Parham" Cutters lobby agent.)
Several letters and dispatches dated
during December, 1866, and January,
1867, from volunteer" lobbyist, named
John Martin, of Memphis, who is very
iiffuse in recounting his services and fire.
lHent in his demand for money.
Letter of August &c, 1867, from John
Eaton, Jr, now State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, asking Rutter to see
that "the notes in the TenneSafe Nation
al Bank are not got hold Of so as to break
Us"
Letter from same, August 9, 1867,
saying, elected as | am to State Office
connected with the transaction you sug-
yest, l should prefer not 90 take part in it,
further than to ddDise NTH the Governor
lr others, should it be wished.
Letter from J. I. Hounstein, who was
sent from Washington to elsse up the
National Bank at Memphis,
lated from the Office of Comptroller of
Currency, Washington, February IL, 1867,
saying, II want you to let me havo 5000
f possible, 500 at least, for six months
REVELATIONS By THE KING LOBBYIST.
1t will be seen from the testimony
given below that the witness was in the
of Rutter's confidential adviser
and chieI.. lobbyist, as deep in the mud as
The rest were in the mire He can, there's
fore, speak "by the card" His reyela.
ions are rich.
II. 5. Parham, sworn: Question
Please state your name, age, residence
md occupation.
Answer My name is Richard s. Par
ham, my age is forty>three, my residence
Memphis, Tennessee, my occupation is
hat of an Attorney.at-law
Quest Please state if you are ac-
luainted with George Il Rutter, of Mem-
phis, and his relation to the Tennessee
Bank Of that city; if 80, when
you became so acquainted
Ans. am acquainted with George T.
Rutter | became acquainted with him
about the time the bank was organized,
and my acquaintance has continued TO
the present time.
Quest. Please look at the affidavit
here shown you and marked exhibit Il of
Rutter deposition, and also made ex"
hibit b of your deposition, and state the
under which it was made;
tISO SCdIo dll YOU may hnoW TelhIlNe W
the truth of the matter there sworn to;
also look at letters G, d, |, F and G. here
shown you and marked exhibits, ard
state all you may know relative to the
contents and truth of the statements
made in each of said letters, the oircum4
stances under which the letters were
written, who wrote them, and all you
may know relative to the transactions
ii ,cIosed, either in said affidavit or said
letters.
Ans. The affidavit shown me is mine,
made ON the day it bears date, | made it
1t the equest of Mr. Rutter he had pre-
GiOusly a written statement Of mine to