Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-04

g utters calm, cool and deuberate f6lBehood.
u as the groundlsss assertaons OF the South"
The language quoted above is offensive TO
me, and demand It's prompt retraction.
Mr.. J. NJ. Greer, who is authorized To act for
me. Very respectfully, I'D. M. WATSON.
IREPLY NO. p
SENAToBIA, MISSISSIPPI,
9;z5 pm, May 81, 1851
Mr.. Ed NJ. Watson:
DEAR SIR-Your com munication of Q pm.
this instant received pm. In reply, state
that the language which gave onense to you
in the Holly Springs South news
paper OF the 25th instant; I've have inti-
- mated our belief that Hon. r. II. Taylo was
= the favorite candidate for congress of legis-
H lati We ring. We would not have made
- the charge upon other than convincing evil
Z" dence, and now the representatives from
" the verIesU doubling Thomas in the land OF
- its ruth. We trust that these gentle-
" men will not succeed in carrying out their
H programme " The card so-caIled turned
" turned out 70 be n Bulletin in small type,
- filing tbree-fourths Of a column, issued by
the legislators Of Tate to her citizeDs, telling
Is them why Its promulga0Ors did, and ali the
Il for congress. We do assert that they
h pledged themselves to support Mr.. Taylor
: before it was known VINO his opponent
q ciate members OF the legislature. strangely
e enough, no denial OF the charges maze is
q contained in their manifesto. 1t Is
l. the first bulletin ever is4ued by legisla-
E tors to their county for the purpoe of in
q duenclng q congressional election, and we
y await the effect with interest. II it sue ceeds
= we guarantee IL will not be the last. BuIle-
q tin No. will issue on The Presidential elec-
tiun que tion, and n os. 5, ank when the
people OF Tate have to assist In electing
state officers and county officers And
{ we have the s2tisfact on OF knowing further,
that every one VINO is opposed 10 Coo
mel Manning was pledged TO Captain
. Manning thought of seeking the once. 8 .
{ We did not charge that our pledged lsgisia-
= personal ambition, but we did say, .and
do say, thati If the apporuontng out OF
= of1ices by Legislative rings Is not frowned
. believe win, lead to great evils. :"
. Nor the advantage OF being the
center OF a circle-rlng is not class
81 sical-of friends under obligations.
In Tate, one of whose Legislators is Taylor
man, mailed, visored, and in the fight, thean
4 other two under obligations and only at
{ eating Captain Taylor to show their neutral
ity." Until these charges are proven or
vithdra wn, L will not Ietract anything said
,ommunication % Of this instant, i had publish
ID the Tidal, under date June LIST, marked
copy of which herewith hand you; Very
res pectfully, .. F. MASSEY.
There follows the ''marked" editorial.
To Our Readers.
AS there are many versions of the late un
between The eG1tor Of this jour
nal and Mr. ed. NJ. Watson, Of Holly Springs,
we feel conStrained TO give simple narrative
Of the events as they occurred.
Colonel Manning and Mr.. Ed. n. Watson
arrived in our village on Monday evening
lew words with him pleasantly and here we
desire to say that, so Tar as we know, there
mas occurred nothing to create any harsn
feelings between Colonel Manning and our
selves, .l+
About ten o'clock on the same even
ing The following communication was
handed US, viz:
sENAToBIA, s11z PM, May %, 1876.
dr. s. F. Massey:
DEAR SIR am the author of the arti cles
llied in an extra issue of the Tidal Wave, pub
ished on the evening of the tGenty-seventh
Instant. Tomorrow afternoon, at two O'Clock,
wlll be at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis,
Tenn eeSee, for the purpose OF further commu-
''''H WIN 1' Ed. II. WATSON.
To this letter we Immediately replied
n words and figures as follows, to-wit:
sENAToBIA, Miss, lO5< PM, May %, 1876.
Mr.. Ed. NJ. Watson:
DEAR SIR-Yours Of half-past nine clock,
his date, is just received. II you desire fur
her com mQnlC9JlOn WlJ0 me IL VIII receive
prompt attention at this place. Very resI ect-
Within an hour after the receipt Of Mr.
W Watson's letter our reply Was handed to HIM
n person by gentleman OF this town. Here
ne matter ended as lar as we know at this
writing. No communication, either verbal
u written, was received by US in reply TO our
etter handed Mr.. watson. Both gentlemen
eft on the early north. bound train next
and we have heard nothing from
Mr.. Watson since.
Vrp~', r. %.
,onduct in the matter. II his visit TO Sena-
Oia was 10 seek redress for grievances, there
was no necessity of going 70 Memphis to ar
lold ONCE in Mississippi, the penalty of the
Aw for giving or accepting challenge to nGht
duel would attach as we'll In Memphis as at
'enstobia. GSee Code OF 1871, section 2oSS
emained In Senatobia at least seven hours
Lfter the receipt of our letter, without COM
any further intention In the mat
er. The peace officers of the county knew
nothing whatever of this matter until some
lours after Mr.. Watson left. There was ume
,nough between the receipt of our letter and
he departure Of the train next morning for q
engtny correspondence, SIS both parties were
Judge John W. G. Watson, editor of the Rel.
his controversy. For him we have no feel
ng save that OF the very highest respect for
IFS character, veneration for his age, and ad-
for his ability,
10 Nj. Ed. n. Watson, who saws he is the
IuthoI of those articles In the Holly Springs
50Ith, to which we replied in our extra issue,
S before stated, We say that we will ac-
4 his assertion; and We here denantty chal-
enge him to the proof. To our readers we
I'VE apologies, but we shall ever feel IL a priv
lege as well as pleasure TO defend the good
lame Of the citizens OF our county, be they Of
Ugh or low estate.
mote NO. 81
TATE COUNTY, MIssI ssIPPI,l
June !, lS76-2 Am.
dr Sam F. Massey, senatobia, Mississippi:
DEAR SIa-Your note OF sk pm, May 81,
s7e, has been received, ana is unsatisfactory
o me. Your condition that prove or with
r4W the alleged charges contained in the ar
icles from the Holly Springs South, and
which you emoody ia your note, regard as
Vholly irrelevant. l, therefore, respectfully
epeat my demand that you retract the lam
u age pointed out by me as offensive in my
Iote Off pun, May 81, lS76. Very respectfully,
ED M. WATSON.
LREPLY NO. 81
sENAToBIA, ~ An, June /, 1876.
Ir. Ed. NJ. Watson:
DEAR SIR-In reply TO yours of 2 am, June
of pm, thirty-nrst ulttmo,
5 not satisfactory. have nothing farther to
nswer. Very respectfully,
MOTE NO. Al
TATE COUNTY, Miss, Il NJ, June L, 1876
fr. s. f. Massey, Senatobis, Miss:
DEAR SIR-In response to your no te of ~
m, this instant viii say, that since you
eciine TO AFFORD me satisf action. respectful
1lace where 8 meeting may take place be-
''- - ED.. NJ. WATSON.
CREPLY NO. A.