Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-14
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
Hunter OD a Lee Share-Or a Lee
ShQre ON Hunter.

The following is the last bulletin from
the seat Of war in Africa. The Law
Court seems to be rather getting the bet
ter Of the Criminal, Just at present; bat
from indications looming events cast
their shadows befOre) the next pamphlet
of Hunters will demolish his opponents.
We understand that II will contain some
rich disclosures about the personnel of
the Law Court" We s'sO understand
. blood - 10 to be spilled II the promised
disclosures ara made. With ths mos.
perfect equanimity We say 20 the two dis
iinRuished c0mbstants-pitcl in
Bat let US return to our shesp-here is
the card of the Law Court. waioh eX-
plains how the thing was to be done:
Editors Post: Please Insert the am Ia
Wit published by Bsecher and Hunter,
and Ia immediate connection the follow
ing. 1 think they will be sufficient to
dispose OF the matter. They are IS fol-
lows:
"Thst on Saturday, the 81 day of
April, 1859, Hon. Henry s.. Lse, Judge
Of the Law Court OF Memphis, osms
into the Court Recess and said 10 afiant,
while speaking Of the approaching eIec
ton for Judges, that this dgnt between
Hunter aud Smith, for tina Cfflee Of Chan
CItAlls WOAsu OOaANAA4a8 aB ~ UANlA -
few dsys Of the nomination, SO that both
parties would be Disguised with each
other AID bring out a third man, and
that L (Lecl am to ne the man.
II sm informed by Henry Sailor,
Hugh Clouston and Charles SWeaFs, who
are now working for Smith, under the
direction OF Barbour Lswis. hat il is
Barbouf's plan to use Aiston's money up
to the tiae of the convention, n then
present Lee as ac-0mpromiss candidate"
~ Stale Of tennessee, Shelby County, IS:
Flank s,eibsr, being duly sworn, on
oath says /: That the affidavit contained
in the pamphlet published by Bsecher
and Hunter, made by me in regard to
remarks made by Ju5ge Lee, was not in
tended to be made by me-. l did not
read il. aud did not intend to state Judge
Lee evqr made any such remark to me,
or thst I heard him make it. l never
heard him make any u remark In my
life. FRANK SrEIBER
~ Subscribed and sworn to this 10Th
day Of April, 1859, before me.
J. I. ELLIOTT, J, p"
1.-THE undersigned hereby state that
we never informed Frank Stsibsr, or any
other man that sit was Barbour Lewis
plan TO use Aiston's money up to the
lime of the Convention, and hen present
Lse as q compromise candidate , and
never used language of that substance or
effect, and k0OY OF nothing OF that sub.
stance or t1f ct. But we know Judge
Lee has always expressed 3 disineiiDa-
ton TO slow bic nsms to De used in sDy
way for said office; and that Judge Lee
did reluctantly, and after great urging,
consent to be q candidate for the Law
Court.
"BEMPAIs, April 10, 1e9.
"HUaH X. CLOUSTON,
JOHN HENkY SAILOR,
&C Y. SWEAHS."
Little Reeeher publishes an advertise
ment card in the San, pretending to give
an account Of a conversation between
himself and myself at the time be was
running for Mayor, or, rather, was IAN
didate for the nomination. Suffice II 70
say that Bsecher called me into the
SQUARE and asked me to drop DR.. Shaw
whom everybody knows L was support
| ing) and come to his support, and he and
his friends would, in return, support me
| fer Attorney General. / respectfully de-
e!ined the proposition aud left him, and
| tbat was ali there was of that CONVERSE
ton. Auy statement to the contrary is
simply false.
L will say, In short, Mr.. Editor, as !
have said 10 public, that with the per-
sonal and private character Of Judge
Hunter 1 have nothing to do IL 10 Ger
tsinly foreign to my nature to deal With
such matters. He aspiPes to q position
for which 1 cannot support him, and
that is al there is of iG. Because | will
not do 80, he and bis friends seek TO st
tack me personally. They msy do So
it will not alter my course.
The column OF Beeeherisms mo dis
respect to Henry Ward-I mean p. d
oeecherisms) contained In the Sun OF this
morning, presents such an array OF n
diculOus nonsense and pslpable false
hoods, and emauates from such q source
as to render either notice of its state
ments or contradiction unnecessary. !
shall take no further notice Of these mat
ters. RESPECTFULLY, II, 8. LEE.