Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-04
GEORGE JUSTIFIEy y.
An Attempt by Radical Politicians Of
Mississippi to Inculpate General
George as Responsible for
"Safe Conducts"
Exposed.
A Dispatch, Written at the Express Re.
quest Of an Agent Of the United
States Government, Explained
Creditably and HOnOrably.
jackson (Miss) Times, RadicaJ.I

jackson Miss Times Radical
Some time siDns we printed two xtra-
ordinary telegraphic dispatc hes which were
nrst mads public ehrou+h The report of the
senate lal committee which visited Missls-
sippl Tor the purpose OF Investigating the elsc
tion IN this state in 1875. The dispatches are
as fellows:
Campbell and Calhoun, Canton, Mississippi
"lt warner goes TO Madison, see by all means
that he Is not hurt. We are nearly through
new, s..id sure TO win. Don't let as have any
trou Die VI tnat sort on our hands. he viii
probably Dc a. his store to night. ht.,.
ITO General George:
Your te egram of last night saved A. War
ner at calhoun. q Arr A. JOHNSON"
Put now comes General G orge, who is a
gentleman OF character and sanding in the
community, and who is universally acknowl-
'dged to bs u good citizen, Notwithstanding
the iact that he is chairman OF the Democrat c
state executive committee, with card which
monOpOl yes an entire column OF he MIs>is-
sippl Plot. As an act of justice to General
George personally, we reproduce that portion
OF ms communication to the Pilot which re-
ferS to the disp Hches in tn Times General
George says, through the column of the Pilot
regarding the dtspatc nes in question, and We
cheerfully give him the benefit of his state
ment.
"The mention OF General Warner as one
whose blood had been saved by my 10 terven-
lion affords me the Opportu lIty of explain
ing the circumstances under which my dis
paGch to MessIs S. Campbell and calhoun was
written. Mr.. &. X. Chase, who was here
as the represe tative of the then attor-
ney-general, Judge PierrepOnt, came TO
my dwelling on Monday nigh next preceding
the election in NOvem Oer last and slated to
me that he had Information which caused
him TO feel that W arner was 10 dagger, and
that he mad by an oversight OmitteI to InIOrm
Warner OF 1t, and he urge me TO send uis-
pat1n 10 some responsible parties in Madison
count which WOuld have the effect OF pro-
teetIUg General warner. 1 informed Mr.
Chase ha did not believe WAIner was In
EF1UnfpSt nAn a 90 hfTnr for
so believing. He PEI sisteU, however, in his
Teque t, AND offered 10 Sc d the dispatch If
would write one. AT Mr.. ,hsse's reqpesi,
and to gralify him, and b-iUg wIIIIng
10 afford Mr. Warner all the protection In my
power II he were, contrary TO my belief, in
Danger, l wrote the dispatch owe alluded
t., giving 1t tust such 10 ms as MIR. haSe ue-
ireu, and he forwarded 1t. A I'D L light heTe
properly add tha, on several eVious occa-
s,OBs had sent dispatches at Mr. h 4se's in
stance. That disp ALch lab JuG Warner) ap
ears to have been auswertd d by Cart a.
Johns n 10 the effect tuat IL had saved
warner; but since he matter has AS umt d
such ncJi ious tmportafls-, / have Inquired
into the authorship, AMI have learned Lha
there is no such person as the supposed senoer.
Fhe person hOm tnat sigma ure is intended
to Itpres MT is Ca tain ". Cart Johnson, ma
ne VIII es 10 me, under date of u.ust 18TH,
that the dispatch was vile toIgery;
aeiLher did IL my self nor authorized anyone
else t. send ii. 1 was not within
dve miles OF a telegraph once that
day (the day the dispalcn was senD. II
q A.
1 20 not know him. l have no Information
concerning him whatever You will observe
that my despatch Is not addressed 10 hun, but
% Campbell a, Calhoun anu the answer,
which is o convict the good people of Madi-
>On county of des1gu LU assAsSIl ale General
Warner, i, IN the no me of myth al person
age, orlf in tended to be understood as coming
from real man, is vile fog Ty.' 1t Is
proper here To say tuaJ, meet ng edge Camp
bell few day S after ny disp Was senJ u
him, lie informed me tna 1t was who lly un-
necessary, d that Warner was t IN the
slightest danger. 1t is possible should have
IN ade this explanation OF the Warner dis
Path earlier. ON It's first publication my
Inclination was tuen to make the eXplana-
ii a, uut wss advi, ed TO The coAtrary an; !
dout ted mysel as to Its necessity or pi OpTiety.
q D not now Sst.b Ltso ca pls4 a. iotI snOuiQ De
made now sin, q IL Will never Ieacn those
whom it publication was mainly iltende,I
to infl luence, VIZ, tle peop Of the north. But.
ati II may be well Tor 1t to be known how
a dis Jatch, written at the 1nstigatiOn of aD
agent Of eUuited states govern M mt coupled
with an answer which turns out 10 be a 1OT-
gerry, has been made the groundwork of q
charge of disorder anu laWIesSness sgainSt the
peopIe and of the Sale. Allow me to say that
while am alwaS Willing to atfO.d such pro-
lection as may be iu my poH e. to any person
VINO may apparently need 1t, however unde-
serving tie may b, Yet do not desire 10 De
held up at the expense of my lellow-cittzens
as the protector OF any from dangers wholly
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