Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-23

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not being noticed ere this but your pa
per of Saturday not reaching me, at all
| is my excuse. Now that l have beer
sent copy with his luminous reply
marked, will proceed to see what ths
disclaimer is worth His self-laudatior
in the appeal was passed over in silence
By me; never quarrel with man FOL
holding extravagsnt opinions of himself
there are many who delight in sounding
their own praises, because no other per,
son does. Not word in my reply cat
be tortured into impugning his egotism'
1t was Justice" who touched him on
the raw about strsighest sect" an
Incorporating Democrat all my life.
But is it not little more than inconsist.
emit is it not closely approaching stupid
ity, to prattle OF straightest sect" and
"uncompromising Democracy" In the
same article which is intended as an at
tempt 10 split up the Democracy by urg-
ing the rejection of regular nominee,
against whom Fair Play" has been
dared to show proof Of dishonesty or in
competency Could he prove either
there might be some excuse for his
"ardeBt" Democracy making splitter
against nominee. You, sir, and all but
such ardent gentlemen as Fair Play"
who allow their zeal for friends to
outrun their judgments, know that
to be aa American citizen, and be honest
and capable, is the only qualification
which the "siraightest sect" and the
most Incorporating F" Democracy ex
acts from candidates, either before con-
yentions or before the people. Fair
Play" cannot show Reilly wanting in
any of these requisites; whence his OPP
positiou. then2 There are ten or eleven
candidates nominated. Why is one Sc
lected for " false and o6ious re affections"
and the remainder let alone2 Had
Fair Play" not written so much we
might be at loss to know why this an
tagonism to one of the nominees, and
his twsddle about untrue assertions"
constitutional liberty" "tyrant's sub
terfuges," and other high-sounding
phrases, which deceive none bpt those
who deal in them, might have the force"
he fancies they have; but alas he bad
not studied old Jobs remark, and wrote
more than prudence would nov dictate
as sensible. Passing over the paragraph
where, for the second time, he tells US
What be is, although not sentence in it
bat coala be riddled, that even his eff.
iroutery would be put to the blush; and
passing oyer his fair play in lacking to
that paragraph, as q reply, part Of my
letter, which all who have read it vii ad.
nit was called forth by portion Of bis
attack, which it is now either "neces-
siiy" or an expedieucy with him to
omit. Rpt ! am under the painful me
cessity" Of refssshing his memory. he
refers us to the Appeal in proof of his
DOT opposing Reilly on account OF teing
Irish. To his law, and his own testi-
mony, il 10 the very place from which |
and hnrd Teds Of other men get the idea
that Rielly's being irish wss the cause of
the trouble 10 Fair Playa sopl.
Now, Ms. LEDGER, to make this 80
plain that even Fair Play" will not
be slippery enough to evsde it, I will
reseat sound Democratic doctrine: to be
40 American citizen, capable and honest,
is suGaispt qualification for holding Of
ice; Reilly sasgesses this qualification;
therefore, Reilly Is eaiGiA e to office. 50
thought and said the Dsmocratis Cenven-
ton but certain Solomon called Fair
Flayp gays mol Correct at least one
error OF tie Gonyention, by superseding
Mr.. Reilly, and SO answer, because he
is but little known snSug W, Rnd that
little knowledge Of him, 1t 'is alleged, is
not much to bis credit" Where il the
Esoof of this7 Let that be forthcoming
before s.;;s gratuitously false accuser en-
beavers to deta- others from exposing bis
nonsense by blesnng 9t false and
odious reflections and " fabF1ssi,ons.
For the second time, We dare him to the
proof II be has a. y fair play" in his
CO.'S position, be viii give the proof, and
the people then can scdgs Toy themselves
Of who should 6rst complain OF falso
and odious reflections" But that insinl-
alton or "rehection was not sound
suough-someihing must be added; and
zhsti Listen, aud especially all
who have full faith in 1.-THE force
Of my views in the Appeal" Why did
not this forcible effort appear th9 second
time in tbs, psper7 But 10 his oFn tes-
timouy: BE forcibly says, and in the
Appeal, 100. by birth Mr. League is
an Irishmsn, sEf 20 believe tcas NJ.
Reilly. Shall men Of foreign kjFth mo-
nopolize one Of the most lucrative otkcss
in the gift of our citizsns7 Mast an OLD,
TIED, talented, popular native born ciii
zen giss gay 10 an. Irish succession =
These are "esiF Plays" own words.
with Irish succession sta,icjred, to give
greater force to bis views In the ~.
pal" Evidently bic views" are not
Of much force any place; and here is
the point whies proves IL: BE writes
himself-oue Of the ciraightest;"
makes 81 nncAlled for attack on
straight man. has no proof for bis false
and odiofs reflections" disclaims being
q Know Nothing, yet raves about for
eign birth. native bornN and Irish
succession" Mr.. "Fair Play" Won have
proved but this that your nom de plHMs
is 8 MISSIONER, aud you may prove 10 be
linesl descendant Of the immortal
5astise called Slagberry, Who delighted
in writing himself dowu-fha rarnainder