Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-04

RUTTER's confession, and the testimC-
ny Of Mr.. PARHAM, when boiled down,
mean that thirty Or mora thousand dol
lars were paid out in bribss, TO members
Of the Legislature, to procure, for the
Tennessee National Bank, the custody Of
the School Fund and the deposits Of the
State officers OF this county and that
when the S6lS coo of the School Fund
was procured, it was at oDce shipped to
HUTCHINSON, President of the Metropol-
itan National Bank Of Washington, who,
having 3 maBis for stock and gold gem
bling, FILTERED it away, and his life with
it-dying about Is conveniently for his
survivisg partners in guilt as poor SAN
FORD, the State Treasurer, who, being
unused to that sort Of thing, preferred to
hide his shamed face in e finsl taking of.
Farther than this, which we some time
& published, We do not learn from the
synopsis OF evidence published by the
Avalanche yesterday morning, except
that tbs names OF those who received the
brides are given, that of BRoWNLOw be-
ing carefully withheld. His, We x
pected, would be one Of the list. RUT-
TER, when first arrested here, threatened
all sorts Of expOsures-amoDg other
things, promising the publication Of a
letter, or letters, from the nod Man o.,
the Mountains" in which that Piu.onic
parsonage addressed him as his "dear
friend" and talked Of his (RUTTER'sl
[" esteemed favors." In fact, RUTTER
promised that all the Radical LEADER,
including the sanetimOnious JOHN, Jr.,
he Of the School Board-should smell
hell - whether of the kind BROwNLow
administers, or the simOn-pure srti-
Gle, we are as q loss to discover,
since he has permitted the opportunity
to pass for an introduction Of either
kind OF birthstone. He does not tell as
how much, IL any Of the S6lS,00O fell to
the lot Of his bank, but in n confused,
jumbling sort Of way, cOnfesses himself
a fool Is President, rather than admit
himself a knaye, such as his testimony
would make HUTCHINSON appear to
have been. He is heavy on SMITH and
RICHARDS, and by bis evidence, coupled
with that of PARHAM, insureB the latter
such q "gitten DOM stains from his
Speakers platform as must prove fatal TO
his political future. as fer SMITH, "he
stands no show" A friend Just from
Nashville, who sits at our elbow, advises
US that his chances Of defeating LEFT
wICH, have entirely dwindled out.
Jealous of his position as an advanced
Radical, the members OF his party ia the
Legislature have determined That SMITH,
SIS q politician, must subslde and that the
beloved Of his bos5m-EAToN, jr.-shalI
sink with him RICHARDS accompany
ing the party. This last is a great
triumph for the BEAUMONT wing Of
Memphis Rsdicslism. BARBOUR LEWIS
is also inculpsted IS a party,
how far we are not clearly
advised. But, after all, this is
nothing more than the public Of Tonnes
see were prepared for. They have
known that bribery and corruption were
the rule with their Legislature, and that
the exception was honesty. The proof
is before them 10 the irrefutab!e charges
preferred by RUTTER and PARHAM.
These convict many OF the leaders in
the House and Senate. II the Committee
were to give RUTTER another turn, they
might procure from him the. tender aud
endeaTing missives Of the commander
in.chief Of all the militia OF Tennes see,
wherein that champion warrior tells of
esteemed faycrs and treasures him OF
his high consideration. Why RUTTER
has withheld these we are at g loss 10
surmise, unless 1t be that he seeks TO
carry out bis part OF q bargain that, if
he does not "peacb," HIS Excellency
will exert in his behalf the pardonlnR
power, and protect his life and liberty.
Can this be SOP