The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-08-01
accompanied by Mr. Trice, and put hi'
lantern inside the curtains.

fully described, but is not at liberty to de
u scribe for these columns The EXPIRES
u ident' reached his hand upward and back.
ward and ierked the curtains shut. The
two conductors precipitately retreated, ful
t w satisfied as TO the object of their curiosi
~ As we have said, these are statements
which Mr.. Trice has repeatedly y made, and
expressed his determination to stick to, no
matter what may happen.
Subsequent events go to show the deter
mined oifort that is being made in the
south TO squelch these charges against
Davis. The conductor made report to
the officer of the road of the occurrences
above related, and on the subsequent Sat-
urday received orders TO leave Memphis.
INTIMIDATION.
There had been quite q dust kicked up
on the road a short time previously by the
fact that the superintendent of the road,
II man named Ross, had been caught in
precisely similar predicament and had
been discharged for It, This made the Or
der to sleeping car conductors more inn
peratve than ever, as the president said
he was determined that the road should
acquire no bad reputation. Trice did not
obey the order to leave Memphis, and
went TO the depot to take his car out the
next day. AT station some distance from
Memphis-Brownsville-he met the assist
ant superintendent, who said II thought
you were ordered to leave Memphis q"
Trice said. 80 was, but don't do it.,
and don't intend to. This road can dis
charge me whenever It wants TO- but what
l have is in Memphis, my friends are
there, and intend to stav there. too"
| BRIBERY.
Another party talking TO Tricc said,
Somebody will hand YOU two or three
thousand dollars, and you will then leave
IrIce replied to him, 1.-THE man who APP
proaches me in that way will have to get
out of the way of pistol ball damn quick"
The letters referred to give more of Mr..
Trices statement than we have copied
above, but the remainder have nothing of
importance in them.
RECKLESS ACCUSATION.
Thus we find Mr.. jefferson Davis de-
nial treated very contemptuously by the
Cincinnati Chronicle and several other pa
pers. The Memphis appeal (said to be
Mr.. Davis organ) next comes to the res
cue in the following article:
From the Memphis Daily Appeal)
ISLANDER REYUTED.
We are not disposed to speak in undue
haste, even in defence of an injured fel-
low citizen or friend. We tn nix that a
, life of integrity and honor as pure as the
driven snow and as much above suspicion
as Casar's wife, as irreproachable as the
chaste name Of Calhoun, or the fame of Il
Lee or Washington, which has endured
for period bordering on three score
years and ten, should be a sufficient shield
against all calumny. Upon this have we
thought proper to rely in the case of a GER
tain charge brought by his enemies against
Mr.. Jefferson Davis. We have hitherto
declined 30 deny it in his behalf, lest we
might give countenance TO the idea that a
denial might be required. But we are
told that the silence Of the appeal is mis-
construed, and that an inference is drawn
therefrom tha, the charge brought to de-
fa.he him cannot be denied. While we
can be responsible for no mans honor but
our own, we find it necessary, in self de-
fense, TO say that we both deny and dis
believe the accusation made by the cores
pondent Of the Louisville Commercial.
q We believe it originated in malice alone,
: and that it is as false as 1t is Infamous.
! This same Individual visited Mr.. Davis
~ fer the purpose of interviewing him, and
'e was expelled by Mr.. Davis from his Office
Il only the day or day but one before. lie
J. was correspondent Of the Ncg York
'e Herald, writing for 50 much line TO the
e Louisville Commercials and Immediately Is
N after his expulsion, We have been told
- said ia the presence of two or more gen
sc temen in this city, that he would &c
.o even with Mr.. Davis. lie has essayed t,
nc do it by SANDER. He was expelled 70
using publicly the contents of letter
marked private and confidential writer
q by Mr.. Davis He was too degraded L
~ know or too vile to refrain from an in IA
- ] my irNppEsilla to bnparalla 7, /.
- not strange that such u creature should be
:, Il little sore and become malignant from
"A the touch Of Mr. Davis boot. Nor is i,
a strange that one capable Of violating con.
Il tidence among gentlemen should also be
J. capable of any SANDER necessary to graft.
.s fy revenge against the man he had in-
a jured. To such a reptile the motive was
u irresistible and no possible testimony from
n him Is worthy Of thought, or could receive
attention from any not the enemies of Mr.
Davis. Men of as high character MS liy,
in the world are to be found here and
lc throughout the state Of Mississippi whose
rs voucher in behalf Of the di.tinguish,d
ie statesman, soldier and ex-president goes
le back for forty years. We have ourselve,
Or had more or less acquaintance with hi
/ public and private reputation since 1898
ID ana living before lsiO four years in the
~ | Th''S ''NHkl WIN MN, never uehrQ u
Id breath to sully his fame from that day tc
eli this Notwithstanding the readiness with
nd which us whg antagonist and editor, wC
ed may then be supposed to have welcomed
It charges against political opponent Ifs
C. private life like that OF Jefferson Davi,
RS known intimately by millions, is not tc
n 90 unscathed among men, then we dos
'r pair OF finding Il fautless gentleman.
ID The card of Mr.. DAVIS appears in an.
e other column. He has never been sus
= pccted much less accused, Of falsehood
The whole story originated with an ignor
ant negro. 1t was readily gobbled up by
,e this revengeful correspondent, who may
If have easily instgated the negro to III,
n. slander, and probably did So No respec
ar table citizens will give 1t countenance
That will be left to the enemies of Mr. Dsv
al ls,who are numerous and powerful enough
he ana the enemies of the Southern people a
-, | well.
ch
IN THE CHARGE EXPLODED.
IN The correspondent of the HeraM re
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