Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-24
A CARD from Mr. Mitchell-Ho. 8.

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Not until Mr.. L. J. Dupre had de-
famed me almost daily for three months
in The little organ he edits did turn
upon him aud rend him 10 showing up
the motives and the character OF his per-
sistent war upon me, went not hair s
breadth beyond the record | called no
vile names, nor uttered word unbeeom-
ing gentleman to speak; but the facts
were so damning that they disgraced
Dupre beyond redemption.
suppose some of his hackers have
told him that he cannot live in Memphis
unless he resents and relieves himself of
The degradation have put upon him.
And go he comes back at me in his hand
bill this morning, With his fav0rite
weapons-printer's ink and wilfu false
hoods. Among other charges, nov, he
makes the following:
J. That have neglected the family OF
an old friend, Henry d. Small.
2. That | was an army follower for
gain in the war
3. That did him no kindness 10 the
matter of bis bankruptcy.
4 That / cheated General Chalmers
end Robertson Topp out of charter at
Nashville.
With regard to this last accusation, /
have simply to say, if | have wrenged
General Chalmers aud Robertson Topp,
they are gentlemen TO whom | am will
ingly smensble.
With RECORD to Dupre's other charges,
] will simply LET my friends reply.
|. A generous-hearted Southern lady
answers Dupre's first and second speci-
fcations as follows:
MRS. sMALLs CARD.
Mesrrs. II. Cary and P. SkipEith:
SIRs-My deceased husband, Henry
D. Small, and Mr.. A. S Mitchell were
raised from boyhood together, and ]
ksow my husband was Mr.. MitchelPs
devoted friend to the day Of his death.
After my husbands death, in the latter
years of the war, and my children we're
helpless and homeless. and Mr.. Mitchell
procured us home to live in, and money
to live on, which all other friends had
failed to get for us / know further, that
ar. Mitchell secured relief for another
Southern widow lady and her daughter,
who was living with me, to the amount Of
three hundred dollars, and prevented
them from being turned into the street.
] know further, that be got another friend
of mine, wounded Confederate soldier
from the State CT Mississippi, released
from the Irving Block, when every other
Union man 10 Memphis, supposed 10
have influence, had failed 10 help him.
And | know that Mr. Mitchell always
refused TO be paid cent for relieving
the disiresses OF the Southern people.
Furthermore. Mr.. Mitchell is noV giving
70 my son, Henry Small, the best place
he ia competent TO I'll in the engineering
party Of his railroad And, further, as
60 Mr.. Mitchell being "in early life fed
hy my husbands family, or those con-
nec'ed With him, ! know that the only
cid (save friendship ever furnished Mr.
Miichell by my husband or his conn,c-
zion, was a sum OF money furnished by
NJ. Robert W. Sanford, my husbands
hr0lher-in-law, TO Mr.. Mitchell TO defrsy
his college expenses, which, as | have
often heard Mr. Sanford say, wns paid
back 10 him, dollar for dollar, with inte-
rest. MARY JANE SMALL
EDIToR LEDGER: The undersigned
COW publicly state and publish that Mrs.
Mary J. Small, widow Of Henry ID.
Small, who IL our amt, voluntarily gave
us the above statement, and we assert the
facts 10 be, within our personal know
ledge, true IN every particular.
III. CARY,
=. SKIPEiTH,
3. Dupre's third assertion that ! did
him no kindness in bankruptcy, repel
By his own admission, ss follows:
CARD or Mr.. KEATIyG
About the time Of filing bis petition in
bankruptcy, NJ. L J. Dupre, disiinc y
remember. expressed himself 70 me as
under obligations 70 Mr.. Mitchell and
other officers Of the Uniisd States
Court for the lesseniRg ct bis fees in
bankruptcy. J. ". kEATTsG
Finally, Dupre says be has not ,hksH
ary different notice Of ny reply TO his
abnse, because ] vas no gentleman.