Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-15
Special Correspondence of the Appeal
ADJUTANT-GENERAL HAMB


NASHVILLE, January l2.-Captain
William r. Handy, the private secre-
tary of Governor Porter, will, by virtue
of his office, also be acknowledgement of
the State. He is a son Of Robert J.
Handy, of Paris, Henry county, where
he was born in 1874, and resided until
the spring of $780, when he removed to
Texas and there enlisted at the com.
mencement of the war in the Fourth
Texas regiment, Confederate States
army, commanded by Colonel Hood,
who afterwRId succeeded General Joe
Johnston, and led the fatal campaign
against Nashville. Captain Handy
served with his regiment until the battle
of ShaIpsburg, Virginia, where he WAS
badly wounded, and then discharged
from the service. In March, 1868, he
re-enlisted and joined MOTgan's COM
mand az commander Of General Adam
r. JobAsOn's escort. Captain Hamb by
made a gallant soldier, and in the me M
orable and brilliant raid Morgan made
through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio,
he never faitered, but was always in the
advance. He was captured near SYRIA
cuse, Ohio, and imprisoned at COlum-
bus, where he remained until February,
1865, when he was exchanged, and
reached Columbus, Georgia, in time to
engage in the last battles of the Con-
federRte forces against Wilson'S cavalry,
which was then raiding that section Of
the country. Returning home, Captain
Handy entered the law department CT
Cumberland university, Lebanon, in
1856, and being graduated there in 1867,
commenced the practice OF his profess
sion that fall, in Paris. He soon gained
by7t fn
health abandoned his chosen profession
and assumed the editorial management
of the Paris lntelLigencer. Not only as
a lawyer, tut as a journalist, Captain
Handy was successful; possessing as he
does, qualities and abilities that would
fit him for the duties of each profession.
Captain Handy subsequently, edited the
Union City Courier, which, under his
direction, was a lively and interesting
journal, equal in many respects to many
other papers more pleasantly ia
vored by circumstances and location.
Owing to the cholera in Union City,
Captain Handy removed his print
Jackson, Tennessee, where he
commenced the publication of the
Jackson Courier Herald, which journal
is in the enjoyment OF rich patronage
and brilliant prosperity, proud testi-
monial Of the intelligence, ability and
genius of its founder. Not long since
Captain Handy sold the Courier. Her.
aid, and resumed the practice of law.
He is an accomplished gentleman Of
affable manners, polite bearing and ex-
cellent social qualities that render him
popular, interesting and entertaining. He
will make a good secretary and adjutant-
general, and for the duties of the posi-
ton he is cminently fitted.
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
On the absorbing question OF who will
be senator in BTOwnlow's place, the sit
uation is indeed somewhat changed
since | last wrote you. 1t is believed by
many that Johnson is gaining strength
and influence, and thathis numerous Op-
ponents are disheartened aud democrat
lied as to combination, there can be
no doubt, and they are Tesorting to
various methods and means in the en-
deaVOr to defeat him and elect any man
but Johnson, no matter who that man
may be. So far their own dissensiOns
and local prejudices have prevented any
union among them, and the prevailing
impression is, that they cannot make a
combination solid and compact enough.
The members from East Tennessee,
from what Andy's friends say, will vote
sOlidly for Johnson. The question was
asked an East member yesterday, in my
hearing, why Mr.. johnson did not sup
port Judge Porter for governor. His re-
ply was, that "Mr. johnson did support
Governor Porter, and supported him
well, otherwise how could Judge Porter
get the large vote he received ia East
Tennessee if Mr.. johnson did not sup
port him? and how could We, who now
support Mr.. Johnson, be elected if we
were not friends of Judge Por-
ter &? The enemies Of johnson
charge him with being ANYTHING
but Democrat; they rake, scrape up,
and spring together the bad acts that
they charge ne has done in political life,
and paint them as h:deous and black as
they can, and scatter them broadcast to
the world, using much questionable
language in their denunciations, contra
dieting history and themselves in their
statements, and seriously imperiIling
the future success of the Democratic
party in Tennessee; impeTilling it, be-
cause 30 party can be kept together
while one of its greatest leaders, and
one who has more personal followers
than any man III Tennessee, is cursed,
assailed and denounced by other leaders
and partisans, simply for the reason that
they want him out Of the way. This is
blind policy, bad statesmanship, horrid
bungling in the management Of the
Democratic party in Tennessee, and its
natural result can easily be seen, and
needs no prophet" This is what Mr..
JOhnson's friends say; these are their
views, and these InaR are Democrats.
/ God grant that wiser and more temper
/ ate cOunsels prevail, and that whoever
is elected senator, every section Of the
State and every wing Of the party be
! fully and fairly satisfied, that intarpa |