Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-03

The desperation Of the Republic
can party is manifested by the cir
culation of a forged letter from
Jefferson Davis, which appears as
genuine in their leading papers.
Here it is; it bears the stamp of the
lie in every line;
LASGHkM HOUSE,,
IONDON, Eng, joy %, 1875
To the Hon. John Kelly, Tammany Aall:
DEAR SRI am obliged to you for
your kind attention in transmitting to
me an i~nVitatian to attend your Tilden
and Hendricks meeting at Tammany
Hall this evening. / am heart and soul
with you in the good cause of Democratic
restoration and reform. The st. Nomi-
nees can coaAt on an almost broken
South in their support. l know Tilden
aud Hendricks we'll. While the Southern
people we're bsavely contending in the
field for four long years of cruel war,
your nominees, both in the forum as
private citizens, we're giving their politi-
cal aid and comfort 10 our righteous
cause. l think we will gain all We lost
BY the wal between the States in the
election Of those glorious champions Of
State sovereignty and the Constitution
as it was. Distance, however, will put
it out of my power to be present at your
meeting, and | use the Atlantic cable to
telegraph you my greeting. | shall be
home in November 10 cast my vote aud
use my influence with the Southern peo-
pie for our nominees, whose triumph
would be hailed here in England with
almost as much joy as it would in the
halls Of TammaRy. Perhaps ] may favor
my Democratic friends in New York
with a speech on completing nv Euro
pean mission. Yours, ever for Dem9c-
racy and reform, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
IT is not a matter of much con-
sequence, but to do exact justice
to Mr.. Etheridge We publish the
following card and editorial COM
ments which appeared in the Mary
vile Republican of September 80,
edited by w. B. Scott, the colored
Conservative who recently visited
Memphis:
AcARD.
was in Maryville on the day Ether.
idge and Maynard spoke, when e mob
attempted to prevent Or. Etheridgs and
Colonel John Williams, the latter q can
didate for Congress. from speaking. Mr..
Etheridge had finished bis speech after a
great many Interruptions and insults,
when Colonel Williams began his
speech. Alter Williams began, q large
crowd Of excited and angry men Of both
colors came up, aud from what they said
they evidently mistook Williams for
Etheridge, and began to make arrange
ments to take E~theridge, as they called
hum, down, and Archy Scott, a colored
man. and others, white and colored,
made a dash los the stand and inter-
rupted Williams aud BEsYented him from
finishing his speech.
There we're very few OF the mob sad
spectators sho kpsB either Williams or
Etheridge, and this is ns doubt the rsa.
son why W. B. Scott, jr., thought and
believed it was Etberidge be assisted in
protecting, when 10 fact heyFas protect
ing Colonel Williams. r. n. Hoop.
The above explanatory card corrects
an impression which many persons IS
well IS ourselves have been lsboriog IN.
der. Wa were honestly mistaken as to
the speaker assaulted, BOT tbs 4sin facts
Of our statement are correct. When
ever we are consineed that we are in
error we cheerfully make the necessary
corrections. We have never claimed
that we "saVed Mr.. Eiheridge's life;" We
only restrained ourselves and personal
friends from doing violence TO Ethoridge
Hs We supposed, but Bho Il nov ep-