Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-31
The Editorial OF the Bulletin, War
moths Card, and Mr.. Jewell's Stat
meRt-What Led to Bgeriy's
Bath.
Pretty Severe All ROund-Hidden Traths
ReVealed-The Proposed Duel
Social Equality Plays
Principal Part.

4nSlr testimony Qlu not vary llateflal-
! ly from the account of the affray given
by Elk. Governor Warmoth, which was
Itelegraphed Saturday. After hearing
all the evidence Judge 5taes decided
that the charge OF murder was not
proven against Warmoth, and the pris-
oner was discharged.
he following extracts from the editO-
rial in the Bulletin are those which seem
to have given most offense TO the ax-
governor, and to which he specially de-
voted himself in the card which he pub
lished in reply:
Immediately upon the occupation OF
the executive chair, he cunningiy de-
! vised laws investing him with powers
greater than those exercised by any po-
tentate Of Europe.
| Having thus secured himself in his off,
cial position, his next aim was TO pro-
vide himself with the sineWs OF war,
| Entering the highest Office in the State
as bankrupt, having been previously
| supported by paltry contributions from
| the poor negroes, whom he had deluded
into the belief that he was their friend
and savior, he felt the necessity of pro
viding himself with the requisite means
for sustaining that dignity, elegance and
style which his exalted position de-
manded. His fertile brain was than set
4 TO work to concOct measures for filing
his pockets in the shortest time possible.
First, the monopoly Of the whole city
| Judicial printing was conferred upon the
| Republican, 8 large interest in which
was conveyed to him in consideration
Of this lucrative contract. Then came
the Ship Island canal swindle, by which
he made handsome sum in a way that
was peculiar. Then came the slaughter
house monopoly, in a large amount of
stock OF which he was interested. Then
came quickly after the Chattanooga
railroad fraud, stock in which he like
wise Owned TO a large amount. After.
ward, the law giving assessors and tax
collectors five per cent. commission, q
part OF which, rumOr says, had to be
turned over to him as compensation by
the officers for their appointment whose
designations in blank were in the hands
of WarmOth, who by this means, st any
time he saw proper, or whenever any of
his sppointees proved Tecalcitrant, could
cause vacancy simply by filling up the
blank. With such revenues floating into
his Golfers it is not surprising that ere
the close of his term of Office he could
boast of his millions filched from the
people whose interests he had sworn to
protect. Having obtained now all the
money and power he desired-in fact,
everything his heart could wish, save
social recOgnitiOn-he set to work assid-
uousiy TO gaio that most precious boon
which had been denied to him on all
sides aud in every quarter. His money
could not purchase this privilege, and
his political power availed him nothing
Ia the accomplishment Of his cherished
object. The idea suggested itself, then,
that he Yould make amends for mis- past
corrupt and Infamous management Of
the State government by offering to the
white people to turn over to them the
future control of their State. His re-
ward was to be social recognition, obliy-
ion for the past, and future respect, with
an equsl showing for political honors.
Bat in this he failed. He found our peo-
pie ineXOTsble, and, although few were
hoodwinked by his scheme, aud fell
prey to his seductive proposals, the great
mass Indignantly rejected his overtures.
de is the arch instigatOr Of every dia-
bolical act that disgraees the statute
book OF this State, and he is the indi-
viduai whom the people should and do
hold responsible for all the woes from
which our people have so long suffered
GOV. wARMOTH's "CARDU
IN reply to the above was published
over his own signature, and concluded
as follows:
81 do not seek to avoid the RESPONSE
billty which attaches to me for any of
my official acts. No one is more alive
10 the mistakes / made or more regrets
them than l do. The organization of
the Metropolitan police in this city was
deemed a necessity for the protection of
the State government, which, with the
lives Of its officials, at that time was
constantly threatened by the mob under
the leadership of Mr.. Jewell and such
infiamable men as he. The eonferring
OF the printing on the Republican has
always been q sore spot on Mr.. Jewell's
skin since he, who was a senator at the
time, proposed 10 vote for the printing
bill il fifty thousand dollars worth Of
printing under it should be given to the
Commercial Bulletin, OF which be was
the editor, aud which proposition
was declined. The statement that
l ever had any connection with the
Ship Island canal swindle, slaughter
house monopoly, or the Chattanooga
railroad company, with the insinuatiOn
that received or owned any interest in
any of them except what i paid for, is
absolutely, unequivOcally and notori-
ously false. The only interest l ever had
In any Of them was some shares pur-
chased in the Slaughter-hOusec company,
for which, paid twenty-nine dollars and
seventeen cent? per share, and sold, after
keeping them eight months, for thirty
dollars. It is said that
a good liar ought TO have a good men,
Ory. So ought a man who sets himself
up as a public scold and fault-1nder to
remember his own black spots before
he oints 70 those he imsgines he sees in
other people. Even il / had aspired to
social distinction, as you say, such aspi-
IatiOns have never turned in the direc-
tiOn OF the managers OF the New Orleans
Bulletin, or MT. Jewell,
AlR. JEWELS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Jewell gave his account OF the Ori-
gin OF the trouble: 400 Tuesday night u
he said, "GOYernOr Warmoth brought
to the BlJiIetia office the prnoi-sheeis of
8 letter written by him in reply TO an
editorial published in the Bulletin upon
the Star cars. After reading it / ad-
vised Governor Wsrmoth against pubt
fishing 1t, being so entirely iDconsisten-
with his present political position that it
would necessarily expose hinn to severe
criticism, in which / would be forced to
join. He expressed his willingness to
take all such consequences. WhereupOn
had the article published in the next
days issue, accompanied with such edi-
tOrial remarks as ] deemed pertinent to
the issue. Having thus brought him.
self prominently before the public rs an
unqualified sdvocate of social equality, |
published ssecond editorial, reviewing |
his entire political career. In reply to |
this editorial he published q card, |
over his own signature, in the |
PioGyl1le, which I considered a per-
sonal TehectiOn upon myself Of such an |
unwRrranted character as to Justify me |
in demanding OF him personal satisfao- |
ton. This message was borne by my
friends and accepted by him. The |
meeting was subsequently arranged to |
take place with pistols, at ten PAGES;
and there rests my part at Il > story. |
Mr. Hyerly was present on Christmas |
Gay, when the heeonsultation Of my friends |
took place, and considering himself also |
personally aggrieved by Warmothis |
card, he expressed himself as determine
ed to seek satisfaction in a different
manner than that selected by myself.n
Mr.. Jewell added: "Mr. Warmothis |
present Incarceration IN the parish |
prison merely delays action il my own
difficulty, aud he viii be held to 3 strict |
accountability as soon as he is released.n
FUNERAL OF BYERLY.
NEW ORLEANS, Defender 27.-The
funeral Of the late Mr. Byerly wss large
ly attended to-day. Over eighty car
r.ages we're in line, and hundreds Of peo-
pie followed on foot. Public sentiment
Incitnea tn ravard the honoicide az iusSi.